Herbaspirillum

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Herbaspirillum


Background

  • Genus of Gram-negative bacillus within the class Betaproteobacteria
  • Oxidase-positive and afermentative
  • Environmental, associated with maize and rice
  • Generally non-pathogenic
  • Case reports of infections in humans, mostly in cystic fibrosis or immunocompromised patients1

Clinical Manifestations

  • Bacteremia without clinical focus
  • Central line infection
  • Pneumonia

Management

References

  1. ^  Rashmi Dhital, Anish Paudel, Nidrit Bohra, Ann K. Shin. Herbaspirillum Infection in Humans: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2020;2020:1-6. doi:10.1155/2020/9545243.