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Gluconobacter as well as Asaia species, newly emerging opportunistic human pathogens among acetic acid bacteria.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2010
Alauzet Corentine, Teyssier Corinne, Jumas-Bilak Estelle, Gouby Anne, Chiron Raphael, Rabaud Christian, Counil François, Lozniewski Alain, Marchandin Hélène
Abstract excerpt
Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) are broadly used in industrial food processing. Among them, members of the genera Asaia, Acetobacter, and Granulibacter were recently reported to be human opportunistic pathogens. We isolated AAB from clinical samples from three patients and describe here the clinical and bacteriological features of these cases. We report for the first time (i) the isolation of a Gluconobacter sp. from...
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