title: Human infection with Photorhabdus asymbiotica: an emerging bacterial pathogen.
abstract: The three currently recognised Photorhabdus species are bioluminescent bacteria that are pathogenic to insects. P. luminescens and P. temperata form a symbiotic relationship with nematodes that infect insects. P. asymbiotica, on the other hand, has only been isolated from human clinical specimens from the USA and Australia. The bacterium has been associated with locally invasive soft tissue and disseminated bacteraemic infections. An invertebrate vector for P. asymbiotica has not yet been identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, Australia. jgerrard@bigpond.net.au
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gerrard
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Waterfield
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vohra
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: ffrench-Constant
mesh_terms: D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D020637:Photorhabdus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D017196:Rhabditida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*