Ralstonia mannitolilytica explained

Ralstonia mannitolilytica is a Gram-negative soil bacterium. Pseudomonas thomasii and Ralstonia pickettii biovar are synonyms.^{[1] [2]}

Ralstonia mannitolilytica has been implicated as an opportunistic pathogen in hospital-acquired infections,^[3] including a 1976 United Kingdom outbreak due to a contaminated distilled water supply,^[4] a 1989 outbreak in Taiwan caused by contaminated 0.9% sodium chloride solution,^[5] and a 2005 outbreak in children in the United States that was linked to contaminated Vapotherm respiratory gas humidification devices.^[6]

External links

• Genera Ralstonia at J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
• Type strain of Ralstonia mannitolilytica at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. .
2. Z. Y. Zong, C. H. Peng: Ralstonia mannitolilytica and COPD: a case report. In: European Respiratory Journal, Band 38, 2011, S. 1482-1483;, PMID 22130767, Epub 30 November 2011.
3. Ryan. M. P.. Adley. C. C.. 2014-03-01. Ralstonia spp.: emerging global opportunistic pathogens. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. en. 33. 3. 291–304. 10.1007/s10096-013-1975-9. 24057141. 8228942. 1435-4373.
4. Baird. R. M.. Elhag. K. M.. Shaw. E. J.. Pseudomonas Thomasii in a hospital distilled-water supply. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 1 November 1976. 9. 4. 493–495. 10.1099/00222615-9-4-493. 1003456. free.
5. Pan. HJ. Teng. LJ. Tzeng. MS. Chang. SC. Ho. SW. Luh. KT. Hsieh. WC. [Identification and typing of Pseudomonas pickettii during an episode of nosocomial outbreak].. Zhonghua Minguo Wei Sheng Wu Ji Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi = Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology. May 1992. 25. 2. 115–23. 1473371.
6. Jhung. M. A.. Sunenshine. R. H.. Noble-Wang. J.. A National Outbreak of Ralstonia mannitolilytica Associated With Use of a Contaminated Oxygen-Delivery Device Among Pediatric Patients. Pediatrics. 1 June 2007. 119. 6. 1061–1068. 10.1542/peds.2006-3739. 28 July 2015. etal. 17545371. 23305295.