Fly Reservoir Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas Bacteremia in a Human
Jesse H. Bonwitt
, Michael Tran, Elizabeth A. Dykstra, Kaye Eckmann, Melissa E. Bell, Michael Leadon, Melissa Sixberry, and William A. Glover
Author affiliations: Washington State Department of Health, Shoreline, Washington, USA (J.H. Bonwitt); University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom (J.H. Bonwitt); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J.H. Bonwitt, M.E. Bell); Washington State Public Health Laboratories, Shoreline, Washington, USA (M. Tran, K. Eckmann, W.A. Glover); Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, Washington, USA (E.A. Dykstra); Yakima Health District, Yakima, Washington, USA (M. Leadon, M. Sixberry)
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Figure 1. Green bottle fly (Lucilla sericata), caught inside home of patient with septicemia and wound myiasis in Washington, USA. The fly laid eggs inside a sterile container, and a Wohlfahrtiimonas spp. were isolated from a larva hatched from these eggs. Photo courtesy of T. Whitworth.
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