Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Pathog Dis. 2013 Mar;67(2):132-5. doi: 10.1111/2049-632X.12028. Epub 2013 Feb 26.
Bordetella holmesii is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that causes respiratory disease in healthy individuals and invasive infections among patients lacking splenic function. We used 16S rRNA gene analysis to confirm B. holmesii as the cause of bacteremia in a child with sickle cell disease. Semiconductor-based draft genome sequencing provided insight into B. holmesii phylogeny and potential virulence mechanisms and also identified a toluene-4-monoxygenase locus unique among bordetellae.
支气管败血博德特氏菌是一种新兴的机会性病原体,可导致健康个体的呼吸道疾病和脾功能缺失患者的侵袭性感染。我们使用 16S rRNA 基因分析确认支气管败血博德特氏菌是镰状细胞病患儿菌血症的病因。基于半导体的草图基因组测序深入了解了支气管败血博德特氏菌的系统发育和潜在的毒力机制,还鉴定了博德特氏菌中独特的甲苯-4-单加氧酶基因座。