Identification of Lonepinella sp. in Koala Bite Wound Infections, Queensland, Australia

Authors :: David Sowden
Lindsey J. Papacostas
Phillip Braslins
Conny Turni
Paul Chapman
Holly A. Sinclair
Patrick J. Blackall
Graeme R. Nimmo
Lida Omaleki
Haakon Bergh
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 153-156 (2019), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019.
Abstract: We report 3 cases of koala bite wound infection with Lonepinella koalarum-like bacteria requiring antimicrobial and surgical management. The pathogens could not be identified by standard tests. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and housekeeping genes identified the genus. Clinicians should isolate bacteria and determine antimicrobial susceptibilities when managing these infections.

Subjects :: recN
Male
Epidemiology
lcsh:Medicine
0302 clinical medicine
Medical microbiology
Bites and Stings
030212 general & internal medicine
bacteria
biology
Lonepinella koalarum
Dispatch
Middle Aged
koala bite
Antimicrobial
Housekeeping gene
Infectious Diseases
wound infection
Female
Queensland
Pasteurellaceae Infections
Phascolarctidae
Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty
housekeeping genes
030231 tropical medicine
infB
Microbiology
lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
03 medical and health sciences
Phascolarctos cinereus
Identification of Lonepinella sp. in Koala Bite Wound Infections, Queensland, Australia
biology.animal
medicine
Animals
Humans
lcsh:RC109-216
16S rRNA
Aged
saliva
lcsh:R
Australia
16S ribosomal RNA
biology.organism_classification
zoonoses
colony morphology
Lonepinella
Pasteurellaceae
rpoB
Bacteria

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