Laribacter hongkongensis

Laribacter hongkongensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Beta Proteobacteria
Order: Neisseriales
Family: Neisseriaceae
Genus: Laribacter
Species: L. hongkongensis
Binomial name
Laribacter hongkongensis
Yuen et al. 2002

Laribacter hongkongensis is a species of bacteria. It is facultatively anaerobic, non-sporulating, gram-negative, seagull- or spiral rod-shaped.[1] It is potentially pathogenic.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Yuen, K.-Y.; Woo, P. C. Y.; Teng, J. L. L.; Leung, K.-W.; Wong, M. K. M.; Lau, S. K. P. (2001). "Laribacterhongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Novel Gram-Negative Bacterium Isolated from a Cirrhotic Patient with Bacteremia and Empyema". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 39 (12): 4227–4232. doi:10.1128/JCM.39.12.4227-4232.2001. ISSN 0095-1137.
  2. Teng, J. L. L.; Woo, P. C. Y.; Ma, S. S. L.; Sit, T. H. C.; Ng, L.-t.; Hui, W.-t.; Lau, S. K. P.; Yuen, K.-y. (2005). "Ecoepidemiology of Laribacter hongkongensis, a Novel Bacterium Associated with Gastroenteritis". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43 (2): 919–922. doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.919-922.2005. ISSN 0095-1137.
  3. Woo, Patrick CY; Lau, Susanna KP; Teng, Jade LL; Que, Tak-lun; Yung, Raymond WH; Luk, Wei-kwang; Lai, Raymond WM; Hui, Wai-Ting; Wong, Samson SY; Yau, Hon-Hung; Yuen, Kwok-yung (2004). "Association of Laribacter hongkongensis in community-acquired gastroenteritis with travel and eating fish: a multicentre case-control study". The Lancet. 363 (9425): 1941–1947. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16407-6. ISSN 0140-6736.
  4. Raja, M. K., S. S. Lulu, and A. R. Ghosh. "A novel pathogen for gastroenteritis: Laribacter hongkongensis." Indian journal of medical microbiology 31.2 (2013): 204.

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