Escherichia fergusonii explained

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

Some strains of E. fergusonii are pathogenic. It is known to infect open wounds in humans and may also cause bacteraemia or urinary 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]

External links

• KEGG GENOME: Escherichia fergusonii
• UniProt Taxonomy: Escherichia fergusonii
• Type strain of Escherichia fergusonii at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Farmer JJ. 3rd. Fanning, GR . Davis, BR . O'Hara, CM . Riddle, C . Hickman-Brenner, FW . Asbury, MA . Lowery VA, 3rd . Brenner, DJ. Escherichia fergusonii and Enterobacter taylorae, two new species of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical specimens.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. January 1985. 21. 1. 77–81. 10.1128/JCM.21.1.77-81.1985. 3968204. 271579.
2. Mahapatra. A. Mahapatra, S . Mahapatra, A . Escherichia fergusonii: an emerging pathogen in South Orissa.. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. July 2005. 23. 3. 204. 16100434. 10.4103/0255-0857.16598. free.
3. 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. Multidrug-resistant Escherichia fergusonii: a case of acute cystitis.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. April 2008. 46. 4. 1551–2. 18256229. 10.1128/JCM.01210-07. 2292955.