Diagnostic challenges within the Bacillus cereus-group: finding the beast without teeth

Diagnostic challenges within the Bacillus cereus-group: finding the beast without teeth

The Bacillus cereus-group (B. cereus sensu lato) includes common, usually avirulent species, often considered contaminants of patient samples in routine microbiological diagnostics, as well as the highly virulent B. anthracis. Here we describe 16 isolates from 15 patients, identified as B. cereus-gr...

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Main Authors: Veronika Muigg, Aline Cuénod, Srinithi Purushothaman, Martin Siegemund, Matthias Wittwer, Valentin Pflüger, Kristina M. Schmidt, Maja Weisser, Nicole Ritz, Andreas Widmer, Daniel Goldenberger, Vladimira Hinic, Tim Roloff, Kirstine K. Søgaard, Adrian Egli, Helena M.B. Seth-Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus cereus
clinical microbiology
MALDI-TOF MS
Next generation sequencing
Routine Diagnostics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297522000920

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