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Escherichia fergusonii






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Escherichia fergusonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Escherichia
Species:
E. fergusonii
Binomial name
Escherichia fergusonii

Farmer et al. 1985

Escherichia fergusonii is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped species of bacterium. Closely related to the well-known species Escherichia coli, E. fergusonii was first isolated from samples of human blood. The species is named for American microbiologist William W. Ferguson.[1]

Pathogenicity[edit]

Some strains of E. fergusonii are pathogenic. It is known to infect open wounds in humans and may also cause bacteraemiaorurinary tract infections. Strains causing these infections have been found to be highly resistant to the antibiotic ampicillin, though some are also resistant to gentamicin and chloramphenicol.[2] An antibiotic-resistant strain of the species was found to be associated with an incidence of cystitis in a 52-year-old woman in 2008.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Farmer JJ, 3rd; Fanning, GR; Davis, BR; O'Hara, CM; Riddle, C; Hickman-Brenner, FW; Asbury, MA; Lowery VA, 3rd; Brenner, DJ (January 1985). "Escherichia fergusonii and Enterobacter taylorae, two new species of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical specimens". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 21 (1): 77–81. doi:10.1128/JCM.21.1.77-81.1985. PMC 271579. PMID 3968204.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • ^ Mahapatra, A; Mahapatra, S; Mahapatra, A (July 2005). "Escherichia fergusonii: an emerging pathogen in South Orissa". Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 23 (3): 204. doi:10.4103/0255-0857.16598. PMID 16100434.
  • ^ Savini, V; Catavitello, C; Talia, M; Manna, A; Pompetti, F; Favaro, M; Fontana, C; Febbo, F; Balbinot, A; Di Berardino, F; Di Bonaventura, G; Di Zacomo, S; Esattore, F; D'Antonio, D (April 2008). "Multidrug-resistant Escherichia fergusonii: a case of acute cystitis". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 46 (4): 1551–2. doi:10.1128/JCM.01210-07. PMC 2292955. PMID 18256229.
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