DISEASE: Bacillus thuringiensis infection


Entry
H01399                      Disease                                
Name
Bacillus thuringiensis infection
Description
Bacillus thuringiensis is a close taxonomic relative of Bacillus cereus and an insect pathogen that is widely used as a biopesticide. Additionally, this bacterium is known to induce myonecrosis in immunosuppressed mice after cutaneous infection. Human infection is unusual, and apart from gastrointestinal tract infections or those following laboratory contamination, there are only two clinical reports of B. thuringiensis infection. Both the cases were isolated from severe human tissue necrosis by burn wounds or severe war wounds.
Category
Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
 Bacterial infections
  Infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
   H01399  Bacillus thuringiensis infection
Pathogen
Bacillus thuringiensis [GN:btk]
Reference
PMID:9215586
  Authors
Damgaard PH, Granum PE, Bresciani J, Torregrossa MV, Eilenberg J, Valentino L
  Title
Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated from infections in burn wounds.
  Journal
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 18:47-53 (1997)
DOI:10.1111/j.1574-695X.1997.tb01026.x
Reference
PMID:10340711
  Authors
Hernandez E, Ramisse F, Cruel T, le Vagueresse R, Cavallo JD
  Title
Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H34 isolated from human and insecticidal strains serotypes 3a3b and H14 can lead to death of immunocompetent mice after pulmonary infection.
  Journal
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 24:43-7 (1999)
DOI:10.1111/j.1574-695X.1999.tb01263.x
Reference
PMID:9650985
  Authors
Hernandez E, Ramisse F, Ducoureau JP, Cruel T, Cavallo JD
  Title
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. konkukian (serotype H34) superinfection: case report and experimental evidence of pathogenicity in immunosuppressed mice.
  Journal
J Clin Microbiol 36:2138-9 (1998)
DOI:10.1128/JCM.36.7.2138-2139.1998

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