Ralstonia mannitolilytica

Ralstonia mannitolilytica is a Gram-negative soil bacterium. Pseudomonas thomasii and Ralstonia pickettii are synonyms.[1]

Ralstonia mannitolilytica
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
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
Pseudomonas thomasii Phillips et al. 1972

Ralstonia mannitolilytica has been implicated as an opportunistic pathogen in hospital-acquired infections,[2] including a 1976 United Kingdom outbreak due to a contaminated distilled water supply,[3] a 1989 outbreak in Taiwan caused by contaminated 0.9% sodium chloride solution,[4] and a 2005 outbreak in children in the United States that was linked to contaminated Vapotherm respiratory gas humidification devices.[5]

References
  1. Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.
  2. Ryan, M. P.; Adley, C. C. (2014-03-01). "Ralstonia spp.: emerging global opportunistic pathogens". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 33 (3): 291–304. doi:10.1007/s10096-013-1975-9. ISSN 1435-4373. PMID 24057141. S2CID 8228942.
  3. Baird, R. M.; Elhag, K. M.; Shaw, E. J. (1 November 1976). "Pseudomonas Thomasii in a hospital distilled-water supply". Journal of Medical Microbiology. 9 (4): 493–495. doi:10.1099/00222615-9-4-493. PMID 1003456. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. Pan, HJ; Teng, LJ; Tzeng, MS; Chang, SC; Ho, SW; Luh, KT; Hsieh, WC (May 1992). "[Identification and typing of Pseudomonas pickettii during an episode of nosocomial outbreak]". Zhonghua Minguo Wei Sheng Wu Ji Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi = Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology. 25 (2): 115–23. PMID 1473371.
  5. Jhung, M. A.; Sunenshine, R. H.; Noble-Wang, J.; et al. (1 June 2007). "A National Outbreak of Ralstonia mannitolilytica Associated With Use of a Contaminated Oxygen-Delivery Device Among Pediatric Patients". Pediatrics. 119 (6): 1061–1068. doi:10.1542/peds.2006-3739. PMID 17545371. S2CID 23305295. Retrieved 28 July 2015.


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