Human infection with Halomonas venusta following fish bite.
Halomonas venusta, a moderately halophilic, nonfermentative gram-negative rod, is reported for the first time as a human pathogen in a wound that originated from a fish bite.
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. avg@immv.unizh.ch
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von Graevenitz
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Bowman
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Del Notaro
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Ritzler
D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D020632:Halomonas / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012623:Seawater; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*