Ralstonia mannitolilytica
Species of bacterium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ralstonia mannitolilytica is a Gram-negative soil bacterium. Pseudomonas thomasii and Ralstonia pickettii biovar 3/thomasii are synonyms.[1][2]
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Ralstonia mannitolilytica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Burkholderiales |
Family: | Burkholderiaceae |
Genus: | Ralstonia |
Species: | R. mannitolilytica |
Binomial name | |
Ralstonia mannitolilytica corrig. De Baere et al. 2001 | |
Synonyms | |
Ralstonia mannitolytica De baere et al. 2001 |
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Ralstonia mannitolilytica has been implicated as an opportunistic pathogen in hospital-acquired infections,[3] including a 1976 United Kingdom outbreak due to a contaminated distilled water supply,[4] a 1989 outbreak in Taiwan caused by contaminated 0.9% sodium chloride solution,[5] and a 2005 outbreak in children in the United States that was linked to contaminated Vapotherm respiratory gas humidification devices.[6]