Pantoea species
From IDWiki
- Non-encapsulated, non-spore-forming, Gram-negative bacillus with yellow pigment
- Member of the Enterobacteriaceae
- Cuases disease mostly in plants, and rarely in humans
- Found on plants, on buckwheat, and in human feces
- About 20 species, of which human diseases have been described with P. agglomerans, P. brenneri, P. conspicua, P. eucrina, and P. septica
- Associated with "cotton fever" in people who inject drugs
- Present in the feces of cotton beetles
References
- ^ M Gajdács. Epidemiology and antibiotic resistance trends of Pantoea species in a tertiary-care teaching hospital: A 12-year retrospective study. Developments in Health Sciences. 2019;2(3):72-75. doi:10.1556/2066.2.2019.009.
