New Pasteurellaceae bacterium isolated from septic patient with potential antibiotic resistance.
- A new bacterium belonging to the Pasteurellaceae family was isolated from a septic patient in France.
- The patient, a 74-year-old woman with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the intestines, had severe bacteremia of digestive origin.
- The bacterium, named Emayella augustorita, was found in blood cultures and exhibited unique characteristics not commonly seen in Pasteurellaceae species.
- Whole-genome sequencing confirmed that the bacterium belonged to a new genus and species within the Pasteurellaceae family.
- The bacterium is described as a short gram-negative coccoid to rod-shaped organism with specific biochemical properties.
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Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Critical Care