A novel MLST sequence type discovered in the first fatal case of Laribacter hongkongensis bacteremia clusters with the sequence types of other human isolates

A novel MLST sequence type discovered in the first fatal case of Laribacter hongkongensis bacteremia clusters with the sequence types of other human isolates

Laribacter hongkongensis is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, motile, S-shaped, asaccharolytic, urease-positive bacillus in the Neisseriaceae family of β-proteobacteria. To date, all patients with L. hongkongensis infection have survived, including the two patients with L. hongkongensis bacter...

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Main Authors: Cindy WS Tse, Shirly OT Curreem, Ingrid Cheung, Bone SF Tang, Kit-Wah Leung, Susanna KP Lau, Patrick CY Woo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
bacteraemia
infections
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2014.39

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2014.39

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