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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Main Authors: Jesse H. Bonwitt, Michael Tran, Elizabeth A. Dykstra, Kaye Eckmann, Melissa E. Bell, Michael Leadon, Melissa Sixberry, William A. Glover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0913_article