Volume 9, Number 2—February 2003
Dispatch
Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Human Pathogens?
John G. Gerrard*
, Samantha McNevin†, David Alfredson*, Ross Forgan-Smith†, and Neil Fraser‡
, Samantha McNevin†, David Alfredson*, Ross Forgan-Smith†, and Neil Fraser‡Table 1
Misidentification of Photorhabdus isolates from patients 1 and 2 by commercially available bacterial identification systems
| System | Misidentification | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| MicroScan Walkaway Rapid Neg BP Combo Panel Type 4 | Shewanella putrefaciens | 99.97% |
| MicroScan Walkaway Neg BP Combo Panel Type 11 | Pseudomonas oryzihabitans | 85.46% |
| BioMérieux Vitek GNI+ V1316 | Providencia stuartii | 99% |
