Thefacts thatfourstrains were isolated from blood and that several others were isolated from hospital patients suggest that e. Enterobacter sakazakii has no importance as an enteric pathogen, but it is a rare cause of neonatal meningitis and sepsis. It is commonly considered a causative pathogen of nosocomial infections 3, 4, and it does not usually cause diseases in animals other than humans. Enterobacter asburiae, enterobacter hormaechei, enterobacter kobei. First report of enterobacter hormaechei with respiratory disease in. All refseq genomes labelled as being in the genus enterobacter were downloaded from ncbi refseq resulting in 1,249 genomes. Enterobacter hormaechei was first identified as a unique species in 1989.
Enterobacter cloacae complex has been increasingly recognized as a nosocomial pathogen representing the third major enterobacteriaceae species involved. High contiguity genome sequence of a multidrugresistant hospital. Enterobacter hormaechei is a species of gramnegative bacterium, belonging. The name enterobacter hormaechei is proposed for a new species of the family enterobacteriaceae, formerly called enteric group 75, which consists of 23 strains, 22 of which were isolated from humans. Macrocolony of ndm1 producing enterobacter hormaechei.
Besides the importance of enterobacter cloacae species complex as a nosocomial pathogen, little is known about the frequency of each species genotype. Enterobacter a new species the family enterobacteriaceae. Pdf six species and six additional genovars are combined within the. Pdf an outbreak of enterobacter hormaechei infection and. Pdf outbreak of enterobacter hormaechei septicaemia in. Enterobacter hormaechei was suggested in 1989 as a new member of enterobacter family, during the last twenty. Pdf enterobacter hormaechei was first identified as a unique species in 1989. Enterobacter hormaechei is a gramnegative bacterium within the enterobacter cloacae. Enterobacter hormaechei is a gramnegative bacterium within the enterobacter cloacae complex, and has been shown to be of clinical significance by causing nosocomial infections, including sepsis. Carbapenemresistant enterobacter hormaechei st1103 with imp26 carbapenemase and esbl gene blashv178. Characterization of an extendedspectrum betalactamase.
Outbreak of enterobacter hormaechei septicaemia in newborns caused by contaminated parenteral nutrition in brazil. Enterobacter cloacae is less susceptible to chlorination than escherichia coli. Full text carbapenemresistant enterobacter hormaechei st1103. Carbapenemresistant enterobacter hormaechei st1103 with imp. It may also be isolated in meat, hospital environments, and on the skin of man as a commensal. First report of enterobacter hormaechei with respiratory disease in calves. Pdf species of the enterobacter cloacae complex are widely encountered in nature, but they can act as pathogens. Between 29 november 1992 and 17 march 1993, an outbreak of e. An outbreak of enterobacter hormaechei infection and colonization in an intensive care nursery article pdf available in clinical infectious diseases 246.