Fly Reservoir Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas Bacteremia in a Human
Wohlfahrtiimonas species bacteria were isolated from the bloodstream of a patient with septicemia and wound myiasis. Environmental investigations identified a Wohlfahrtiimonas sp. among insects in the Americas and in a previously undescribed vector, the green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata). The isola...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2018-02-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0913_article |