Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Human Pathogens?

We report two Australian patients with soft tissue infections due to Photorhabdus species. Recognized as important insect pathogens, Photorhabdus spp. are bioluminescent gram-negative bacilli. Bacteria belonging to the genus are emerging as a cause of both localized soft tissue and disseminated infe...

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Autores principales: Gerrard, John G., McNevin, Samantha, Alfredson, David, Forgan-Smith, Ross, Fraser, Neil
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2902266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12603999
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0902.020220
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author Gerrard, John G.
McNevin, Samantha
Alfredson, David
Forgan-Smith, Ross
Fraser, Neil
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McNevin, Samantha
Alfredson, David
Forgan-Smith, Ross
Fraser, Neil
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description We report two Australian patients with soft tissue infections due to Photorhabdus species. Recognized as important insect pathogens, Photorhabdus spp. are bioluminescent gram-negative bacilli. Bacteria belonging to the genus are emerging as a cause of both localized soft tissue and disseminated infections in humans in the United States and Australia. The source of infection in humans remains unknown.
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spelling pubmed-29022662010-07-15 Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Human Pathogens? Gerrard, John G. McNevin, Samantha Alfredson, David Forgan-Smith, Ross Fraser, Neil Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report two Australian patients with soft tissue infections due to Photorhabdus species. Recognized as important insect pathogens, Photorhabdus spp. are bioluminescent gram-negative bacilli. Bacteria belonging to the genus are emerging as a cause of both localized soft tissue and disseminated infections in humans in the United States and Australia. The source of infection in humans remains unknown. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-02 /pmc/articles/PMC2902266/ /pubmed/12603999 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0902.020220 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Gerrard, John G.
McNevin, Samantha
Alfredson, David
Forgan-Smith, Ross
Fraser, Neil
Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Human Pathogens?
title Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Human Pathogens?
title_full Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Human Pathogens?
title_fullStr Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Human Pathogens?
title_full_unstemmed Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Human Pathogens?
title_short Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Human Pathogens?
title_sort photorhabdus species: bioluminescent bacteria as human pathogens?
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2902266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12603999
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0902.020220
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