Fly Reservoir Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas Bacteremia in a Human

Bonwitt, Jesse H.; Tran, Michael; Dykstra, Elizabeth A.; Eckmann, Kaye; Bell, Melissa E.; Leadon, Michael; Sixberry, Melissa; Glover, William A.

doi:10.3201/eid2402.170913

Fly Reservoir Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas Bacteremia in a Human

Bonwitt, Jesse H.; Tran, Michael; Dykstra, Elizabeth A.; Eckmann, Kaye; Bell, Melissa E.; Leadon, Michael; Sixberry, Melissa; Glover, William A.

Authors

Dr Jesse Bonwitt jesse.bonwitt@durham.ac.uk
Honorary Associate

Michael Tran

Elizabeth A. Dykstra

Kaye Eckmann

Melissa E. Bell

Michael Leadon

Melissa Sixberry

William A. Glover

Abstract

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 isolates possibly represent a new species within the genus Wohlfahrtiimonas.

Citation

Bonwitt, J. H., Tran, M., Dykstra, E. A., Eckmann, K., Bell, M. E., Leadon, M., …Glover, W. A. (2018). Fly Reservoir Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas Bacteremia in a Human. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(2), 370-373. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.170913

Journal Article Type	Article
Online Publication Date	Feb 1, 2018
Publication Date	Feb 1, 2018
Deposit Date	Feb 8, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Feb 8, 2018
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Print ISSN	1080-6040
Electronic ISSN	1080-6059
Publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	24
Issue	2
Pages	370-373
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.170913