Torres, Jordan L.Faulhaber, Jason R.2023-07-282023-07-282023-072214-2509http://hdl.handle.net/10919/115914<i>Lysinibacillus sphaericus</i> is an environmental organism often considered a contaminant when isolated from patient specimens due to its rare association with human disease. Here we report a case of triple valve endocarditis caused by <i>L. sphaericus</i> infection. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first documented case of endocarditis caused by this bacterium.application/pdfenIn Copyright32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences3202 Clinical SciencesHuman GenomeGeneticsInfectious DiseasesRare DiseasesHeart DiseaseCardiovascular2 Aetiology2.2 Factors relating to the physical environmentInfectionArticle - Refereed2023-07-28https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01856