DISEASE: Methylobacterium infection


Entry
H01147                      Disease                                
Name
Methylobacterium infection
Description
Methylobacterium species are fastidious, pink-pigmented, gram-negative bacilli that rarely cause human infections. It has been reported to that the bacterium can cause catheter-related infection in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients.
Category
Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
 Bacterial infections
  Infections caused by alpha proteobacteria
   H01147  Methylobacterium infection
Pathogen
Methylobacterium radiotolerans
Methylobacterium thiocyanatum
Methylobacterium aminovorans
Methylobacterium lusitanum
Reference
PMID:21734032
  Authors
Lai CC, Cheng A, Liu WL, Tan CK, Huang YT, Chung KP, Lee MR, Hsueh PR
  Title
Infections caused by unusual Methylobacterium species.
  Journal
J Clin Microbiol 49:3329-31 (2011)
DOI:10.1128/JCM.01241-11
Reference
PMID:1600002
  Authors
Kaye KM, Macone A, Kazanjian PH
  Title
Catheter infection caused by Methylobacterium in immunocompromised hosts: report of three cases and review of the literature.
  Journal
Clin Infect Dis 14:1010-4 (1992)
DOI:10.1093/clinids/14.5.1010

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