| H01337 | |
| H number | H01337 |
| Name | Laribacter hongkongensis infection |
| Description | Laribacter hongkongensis is a facultatively anaerobic, nonsporulating, gram-negative, spiral rod-shaped bacterium belongs to the Neisseriaceae family of the beta-subclass of Proteobacteria. L. hongkongensis was isolated from the blood and empyema of a cirrhotic patient and associated with freshwater fish-borne gastroenteritis and traveler's diarrhea. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Laribacter hongkongensis HLHK9 [GN:lhk] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | Intermediate host: freshwater fish, such as grass carp and bighead carp |
| Other DBs | - |
| Reference | PMID:11724825 AUTHORS Yuen KY, Woo PC, Teng JL, Leung KW, Wong MK, Lau SK TITLE Laribacter hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel gram-negative bacterium isolated from a cirrhotic patient with bacteremia and empyema. JOURNAL J Clin Microbiol 39:4227-32 (2001) DOI:10.1128/JCM.39.12.4227-4232.2001 PMID:19283063 AUTHORS Woo PC, Lau SK, Tse H, Teng JL, Curreem SO, Tsang AK, Fan RY, Wong GK, Huang Y, Loman NJ, Snyder LA, Cai JJ, Huang JD, Mak W, Pallen MJ, Lok S, Yuen KY TITLE The complete genome and proteome of Laribacter hongkongensis reveal potential mechanisms for adaptations to different temperatures and habitats. JOURNAL PLoS Genet 5:e1000416 (2009) DOI:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000416 |