First report of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica from soft tissue and bone infection at an unusually high northern latitude

Folia Microbiol (Praha). 2015 Mar;60(2):155-8. doi: 10.1007/s12223-014-0355-x. Epub 2014 Oct 11.

Abstract

Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica is a rare human pathogen mostly associated with parasitic flies. This is the report on W. chitiniclastica infection in the soft tissue and bone at a 58°N latitude in the northern temperate climate zone. The importance of correct identification of clinically relevant bacteria is highlighted.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Estonia
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Soft Tissue Infections / complications
  • Soft Tissue Infections / microbiology*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Xanthomonadaceae / classification
  • Xanthomonadaceae / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KJ169569