| Ralstonia insidiosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Burkholderiaceae |
| Genus: | Ralstonia |
| Species: | R. insidiosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ralstonia insidiosa Coenye et al.. 2003 | |
Ralstonia insidiosa is a Gram-negative, environmental bacterium.[1] It has been shown to be a pathogenic in immunocompromised patients in hospital settings.[2] This bacterium is closely related to Ralstonia pickettii.[3][4]
References
- ^ Coenye T, Goris J, De Vos P, Vandamme P, LiPuma JJ (July 2003). "Classification of Ralstonia pickettii-like isolates from the environment and clinical samples as Ralstonia insidiosa sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (Pt 4): 1075–1080. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02555-0. PMID 12892129.
- ^ Ryan MP, Adley CC (March 2014). "Ralstonia spp.: emerging global opportunistic pathogens". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 33 (3): 291–304. doi:10.1007/s10096-013-1975-9. PMID 24057141.
- ^ Ryan MP, Pembroke JT, Adley CC (August 2011). "Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Ralstonia pickettii and Ralstonia insidiosa isolates from clinical and environmental sources including High-purity Water. Diversity in Ralstonia pickettii". BMC Microbiology. 11 (1): 194. doi:10.1186/1471-2180-11-194. PMC 3175462. PMID 21878094.
- ^ Ryan MP, Pembroke JT, Adley CC (October 2011). "Differentiating the growing nosocomial infectious threats Ralstonia pickettii and Ralstonia insidiosa". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 30 (10): 1245–7. doi:10.1007/s10096-011-1219-9. PMID 21461848.