A case of community‐acquired pneumonia caused by Bacillus subtilis subsp. natto in an immunocompetent patient

We report a rare case of pneumonia and bacteremia caused by Bacillus subtilis subsp. natto in an immunocompetent patient. B. subtilis subsp. natto is a gram‐positive spore‐forming bacteria and a subspecies of B. subtilis . Natto is a Japanese traditional food made by fermenting soybeans with B. subtilis subsp. natto which can produce nattokinase.