Ralstonia insidiosa

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Ralstonia insidiosa
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Burkholderiaceae
Genus: Ralstonia
Species:
R. insidiosa
Binomial name
Ralstonia insidiosa
Coenye et al.. 2003

Ralstonia insidiosa is a Gram-negative, environmental bacterium. [1] It has been shown to be pathogenic in immunocompromised patients in hospital settings. [2] This bacterium is closely related to Ralstonia pickettii. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Coenye T, Goris J, De Vos P, Vandamme P, LiPuma JJ (July 2003). "Classification of Ralstonia pickettii-like isolates from the environment and clinical samples as Ralstonia insidiosa sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (Pt 4): 1075–1080. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.02555-0 . PMID   12892129.
  2. ↑ Ryan MP, Adley CC (March 2014). "Ralstonia spp.: emerging global opportunistic pathogens". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 33 (3): 291–304. doi:10.1007/s10096-013-1975-9. PMID   24057141.
  3. ↑ Ryan MP, Pembroke JT, Adley CC (August 2011). "Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Ralstonia pickettii and Ralstonia insidiosa isolates from clinical and environmental sources including High-purity Water. Diversity in Ralstonia pickettii". BMC Microbiology. 11 (1): 194. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-11-194 . PMC   3175462 . PMID   21878094.
  4. ↑ Ryan MP, Pembroke JT, Adley CC (October 2011). "Differentiating the growing nosocomial infectious threats Ralstonia pickettii and Ralstonia insidiosa". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 30 (10): 1245–7. doi:10.1007/s10096-011-1219-9. PMID   21461848.
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