Rouxiella chamberiensis

Rouxiella chamberiensis is a member of the family Yersiniaceae, and is the only member of the genus Rouxiella described so far. It is implicated in the deaths of three infants in France, and was found to be a contaminant of parenteral nutrition bags.[2][3][4]

Rouxiella chamberiensis
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Rouxiella
Species:
R. chamberiensis
Binomial name
Rouxiella chamberiensis
Le Flèche-Matéos et al. 2015[1]

References

  1. A.C. Parte. "Rouxiella". LPSN. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. Le Fleche-Mateos, A; Levast, M; Lomprez, F; Arnoux, Y; Andonian, C; Perraud, M; Vincent, V; Ar Gouilh, M; Thiberge, J. M.; Vandenbogaert, M; Diancourt, L; Caro, V; Burguiere, A. M.; Manuguerra, J. C. (2015). "Rouxiella chamberiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new Enterobacteriaceae isolated from parenteral nutrition bags" (PDF). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 65 (Pt 6): 1812–8. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.000179. PMID 25747423.
  3. "Science. The "Rouxiella chamberiensis" killer bacteria Chambery" (in French). Ouest France. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. "Chambéry babies – Official recognition of the new bacterium identified by the Institut Pasteur, Rouxiella chamberiensis". Institut Pasteur. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 17 April 2015.


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