Halomonas johnsoniae: review of a medically underappreciated genus of growing human importance.
The growing genus Halomonas includes bacteria favoring or tolerating high-saline/halide and high-pH environments. Infections are rarely reported. A patient developed Halomonas johnsoniae (previously reported only as dialysis unit environmental contaminants) bacteremia. The medical community is alerted to the pathogenic potential of the genus, particularly in a dialysis setting.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California 95128-2699, USA. stevens@stanford.edu
David A
DA
Stevens
Kwang Kyu
KK
Kim
Nancy
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Johnson
Jung-Sook
JS
Lee
John R
JR
Hamilton
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D005260:Female; D020632:Halomonas / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects