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Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol.
Sec. Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1609676
This article is part of the Research TopicPerspectives in Clinical Infectious Diseases: 2024/2025View all 6 articles
A Rare Wohlfahrtiimonas Strain Linked to Human Infection
Provisionally accepted
- 1Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- 2Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- 3Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- 4Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
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Wohlfahrtiimonas is an infrequently encountered Gram-negative bacterium capable of infecting humans and, in severe instances, precipitating sepsis. Presently, three species within the Wohlfahrtiimonas genus have been identified, with Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica being the sole species implicated in human infections. To date, there has been only one documented case of human infection with W. chitiniclastica in China. In this study, we present an additional case of human infection with a Wohlfahrtiimonas species. Notably, through 16S rRNA gene sequencing and whole-genome sequencing, the strain was identified as an unclassified species closely related to W. chitiniclastica DSM 18708 T . The result of different oxygen concentrations culture indicated that it is a facultative anaerobe.
Keywords: Wohlfahrtiimonas, bacterium, Sepsis, 16S rRNA gene, Whole-genome sequencing
Received: 10 Apr 2025; Accepted: 28 May 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Ping-Hua Qu, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, Guangdong Province, China
Li Chen, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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