Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. konkukian (serotype H34) superinfection: case report and experimental evidence of pathogenicity in immunosuppressed mice.
We present a case of severe war wounds infected by Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H34 and describe the experimental protocol used to demonstrate its ability to infect mice after cutaneous inoculation. This case is interesting because B. thuringiensis is considered to be a contaminant in laboratories and receives inadequate attention.
Hernandez
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Laboratoire de Biologie, Hôpital des Armées Begin, Saint Mandé, France. hnz.eric@mailexcite.com
Ramisse
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Ducoureau
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Cruel
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Cavallo
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JD
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009336:Necrosis; D012703:Serotyping; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D015163:Superinfection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology