[isolation and identification of leclercia adecarboxylate in clinical isolates in china]. | 1987, 3 strains of gram-negative straight rods were examined from 3 cases of patients with diarrhea. it's producing yellow pigment, fermentative metabolism of carbohydrates, oxidase test negative and motility with the help of peritrichous flagella. through systematic biochemical identification, calculation of g+c mol% and homology of dna/dna, the species of leclercia adecarboxylate are identified. while the susceptibility to certain antibiotics and the pathogenicity for white mice are tested, an ... | 1992 | 1598758 |
[new enterobacteriaceae found in medical bacteriology moellerella wisconsensis, koserella trabulsii, leclercia adecarboxylata, escherichia fergusonii, enterobacter asbutiae, rahnella aquatilis]. | characteristics of 6 "new" enterobacteriaceae species, occasionally isolated from human sources: moellerella wisconsensis, koserella trabulsii, leclercia adecarboxylata, escherichia fergusonii, rahnella aquatilis, enterobacter asburiae are described and compared with those of closely related species. | 1989 | 2742218 |
[isolation of leclercia adecarboxylata in a cirrhotic patient]. | | 1993 | 8461375 |
distribution of diaminopropane and acetylspermidine in enterobacteriaceae. | polyamines of 97 strains (60 species) belonging to 18 genera of the family enterobacteriaceae were determined by high performance liquid chromatographic analysis. in addition to putrescine and cadavarine, diaminopropane was widely distributed in enterobacteriaceae and almost ubiquitously within enterobacter, pantoea, erwinia, leminorella, proteus, leclercia, morganella, klebsiella, hafnia, rahnella, serratia, and tatumella species and sporadically within citrobacter, escherichia, moellerella, pr ... | 1996 | 8742354 |
[species of enterobacteria new to medicine]. | the paper presents main biological characteristics of six new species of enterobacteria, which may cause a number of infectious processes in man: moellerella wisconsensis, koserella trabulsii. leclercia adecarboxylata. escherichia fergusonii. rahnella aquatilis, enterobacter asburiae. the characteristics presented allow the bacteriologists of the laboratory of health services to isolate and to identify the above-mentioned enterobacteria. | 1996 | 9044705 |
leclercia adecarboxylata infections: case report and review. | leclercia adecarboxylata has been rarely isolated from environmental and clinical specimens. on review of the world literature, we found two reports of l. adecarboxylata infection: one report described a patient with hepatic cirrhosis, and the other described a child dependent on total parenteral nutrition. l. adecarboxylata was isolated from five infected patients who were evaluated at our institution. three patients had lower-extremity wound infections in which l. adecarboxylata was part of a ... | 1997 | 9243038 |
[isolation of leclercia adecarboxylata in ulcer exudate]. | | 1998 | 9808889 |
leclercia adecarboxylata peritonitis in a child receiving chronic peritoneal dialysis. | a 5 year old boy with end-stage renal disease presented with clinical and laboratory findings of peritonitis. peritoneal fluid revealed infection with leclercia adecarboxylata. this is a motile, gram-negative bacillus, formerly designated enteric group 41 and escherichia adecarboxylata. to our knowledge, this is the first reported case of peritonitis due to this organism. | 2000 | 11149108 |
identification by 16s ribosomal rna gene sequencing of an enterobacteriaceae species with ambiguous biochemical profile from a renal transplant recipient. | traditional ways of identification of bacteria by phenotypic characteristics cannot be used for non-cultivable organisms and organisms with unusual biochemical profiles. in this study, an enterobacteriaceae was isolated in pure growth from the mid-stream urine of a 67-year old renal transplant recipient with urinary tract infection. conventional biochemical tests did not reveal a pattern resembling any known member of the enterobacteriaceae family. the vitek system (gni+) showed that it was 18% ... | 2001 | 11248520 |
isolations of leclercia adecarboxylata from a patient with a chronically inflamed gallbladder and from a patient with sepsis without focus. | leclercia adecarboxylata was isolated from a patient with a chronically inflamed gallbladder, together with enterococcus sp. the organism was considered clinically significant and was susceptible to all antibiotics tested. another strain of l. adecarboxylata was cultured from blood, together with escherichia hermannii and e. faecalis, from a patient with sepsis. | 2001 | 11283116 |
isolation of leclercia adecarboxylata from an infant with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. | | 2001 | 11340546 |
[bacterial peritonitis due to leclercia adecarboxylata in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis]. | | 2001 | 11446916 |
[septic arthritis due to leclercia adecarboxylata of probable iatrogenic origin]. | | 2003 | 12586025 |
isolation from blood culture of a leclercia adecarboxylata strain producing an shv-12 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase. | we report on the first isolation of an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing leclercia adecarboxylata strain from the bloodstream in a 58-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia. the strain, resistant to ceftazidime, cefotaxime, and aztreonam, produces the shv-12 beta-lactamase, one of the most common variants found in italian nosocomial isolates of enterobacteriaceae. | 2003 | 12682173 |
soil microbial populations, community composition, and activity as affected by repeated applications of hog and cattle manure in eastern saskatchewan. | a field site near humboldt, saskatchewan, was annually treated with hog or cattle manure and cropped to canola, spring wheat, barley, and canola from 1997 to 2000. during each growing season, soil was analyzed for microbial populations in terms of activity and community structure, and crops were assessed for root rot and foliar diseases. microbial activity in soils treated with cattle manure was higher than in soils treated with hog manure or urea. similarly, nitrous oxide emissions from soil in ... | 2003 | 14608420 |
[isolation of leclercia adecarboxylata from wound exudate of a diabetic patient]. | | 2004 | 14967103 |
comparison of the low-frequency magnetic field effects on bacteria escherichia coli, leclercia adecarboxylata and staphylococcus aureus. | this work studies biological effects of low-frequency electromagnetic fields. we have exposed three different bacterial strains-escherichia coli, leclercia adecarboxylata and staphylococcus aureus to the magnetic field (t<30 min, b(m)=10 mt, f=50 hz) in order to compare their viability (number of colony-forming units (cfu)). we have measured the dependence of cfu on time of exposure and on the value of the magnetic field induction b(m). viability decreases with longer exposure time and/or higher ... | 2004 | 15110299 |
degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a newly discovered enteric bacterium, leclercia adecarboxylata. | a bacterial strain, ps4040, capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for use as the sole carbon source was isolated from oily-sludge-contaminated soil. the 16s rrna gene showed 98.8% homology to that of leclercia adecarboxylata. comparative molecular typing with the clinical strain of l. adecarboxylata revealed that there were few comigrating and few distinct amplimers among them. | 2004 | 15128584 |
natural antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and biochemical profiles of leclercia adecarboxylata strains. | leclercia adecarboxylata is an opportunistic human pathogen that phenotypically resembles escherichia coli. the natural susceptibilities of 101 leclercia strains to 70 antimicrobial agents were investigated. mics were determined with a microdilution procedure in cation-adjusted mueller-hinton broth (all strains) and isosensitest broth (some strains). natural susceptibility patterns were assessed using german (din) standards (when applicable). in addition, biochemical properties recommended for t ... | 2004 | 15301675 |
gamma proteobacteria can nodulate legumes of the genus hedysarum. | the bacteria hosted in the root nodules of the three mediterranean wild legume species hedysarum carnosum, hedysarum spinosissimum subsp. capitatum, and hedysarum pallidum, growing in native stands in different habitats in algeria were isolated. bacteria were recovered on yeast-mannitol-agar or on minimal media from a total of 52 nodules. isolates were analyzed by amplified ribosomal dna restriction analysis (ardra) using the enzyme cfoi, and further sorted by rapd fingerprinting. a total of ten ... | 2004 | 15368852 |
[a clinical isolate of leclercia adecarboxylata from a patient of pyelonephritis]. | | 2005 | 16296332 |
occurrence of strains producing specific antibacterial inhibitory agents in five genera of enterobacteriaceae. | striking differences in the production of specific inhibitory agents affecting other strains of the same (or of related) species were found between genera of the family enterobacteriaceae. we tested 50-163 strains each of the potentially pathogenic genera: escherichia, citrobacter, enterobacter, kluyvera, and leclercia for their ability to produce bacteriophages, high-molecular-weight (hmw) and low-molecular-weight (lmw) bacteriocins and siderophores against the same sets of strains, using the c ... | 2007 | 17211543 |
isolation of leclercia adecarboxylata from the blood culture of an asymptomatic platelet donor. | bacterial contamination of platelet (plt) components is a leading cause of transfusion-related fatality. aabb and the college of american pathologists require that blood centers and transfusion services have a process for detecting bacterial contamination in plt products. | 2007 | 17880606 |
isolation of leclercia adecarboxylata from blood and burn wound after a hydrofluoric acid chemical injury. | | 2009 | 18457924 |
enterobacteriaceae and related organisms isolated from shell eggs collected during commercial processing. | in the united states, commercial shell eggs are washed and graded before retail. since passage of the egg products inspection act in 1971, processing guidelines have been set to ensure that external and internal characteristics are maintained. however, less is known about how commercial processing affects the safety of shell eggs. to identify enteric bacteria entering plants and persisting throughout processing, eggs were collected from 3 us commercial shell egg-processing plants on 3 separate v ... | 2008 | 18493013 |
leclercia adecarboxylata in an immunocompetent patient. | leclercia adecarboxylata is a rarely reported human pathogen, most commonly affecting immunocompromised individuals. in reported cases of immunocompetent patients infected with this organism, it is seen exclusively in the context of polymicrobial infections. we report here the case of an abscess in an immunocompetent patient that grew out l. adecarboxylata as a pure culture. the limited literature available on this organism is reviewed, and the potential implication of this finding is discussed. | 2008 | 18566150 |
leclercia adecarboxylata cholecystitis in a patient with metabolic syndrome. | | 2008 | 18570585 |
fatal spontaneous bacterial peritonitis by leclercia adecarboxylata in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma. | | 2008 | 18705825 |
post-traumatic infection of the lower limb caused by rare enterobacteriaceae and mucorales in a young healthy male. | enterobacter amnigenus and leclercia adecarboxylata are gram-negative aerobic bacilli of the family enterobacteriaceae that have been isolated from water and, rarely, from various clinical specimens. absidia is a filamentous fungus of the class zygomycetes that is ubiquitous in nature and can cause infection, primarily in immunocompromised hosts. here, we describe an infection of the left lower limb caused by e. amnigenus and l. adecarboxylata with subsequent isolation of absidia spp. in a patie ... | 2009 | 18945631 |
[epididymo-orchitis and bacteremia caused by leclercia adecarboxylata]. | | 2008 | 18951742 |
a case of leclercia adecarboxylata endocarditis in a woman with endometrial cancer. | leclercia adecarboxylata, a motile, gram-negative bacillus of the enterobacteriaceae family, is rarely recovered as a pathogen. we report an exceptionally rare case of l. adecarboxylata endocarditis complicated by embolization of the kidney and spleen in a 48-year-old woman with endometrial cancer. after 4 weeks of antimicrobial treatment, she recovered without sequelae. | 2009 | 19214035 |
successful management of tunneled hemodialysis catheter-related bacteremia by leclercia adecarboxylata without catheter removal: report of two cases. | | 2009 | 19369102 |
[infection of reservoir-central venous catheter by leclercia adecarboxylata in a patient with ewing sarcoma]. | | 2010 | 19481227 |
antibiotic susceptibility profiles of uncommon bacterial species causing severe infections in italy. | this study presents the results of the italian "severe infections project" involving bacteria that can be considered rare causes of disease. we isolated 30 uncommon human pathogens from a total of 60 strains (1.2% of all the isolates). the most frequent sources of uncommon human pathogens were primary bloodstream infections (48.3%) and pneumonia (20%). species such as comamonas testosteroni, enterococcus hirae, kluyvera ascorbata, kluyvera cryocrescens, leclercia adecarboxylata and ochrobactrum ... | 2009 | 19567344 |
degradation of pyrene by an enteric bacterium, leclercia adecarboxylata ps4040. | a newly discovered enteric bacterium leclercia adecarboxylata ps4040, isolated from oily sludge contaminated soil sample was reported for degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (appl environ microbiol 70:3163-3166, 2004a). this strain could degrade 61.5% of pyrene within 20 days when used as sole source of carbon and energy. the time course degradation experiment detected several intermediate products and the metabolites were identified by gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis. ... | 2010 | 19590967 |
enterobacteriaceae and related organisms isolated from nest run cart shelves in commercial shell egg processing facilities. | enterobacteriaceae, including salmonella, may be recovered from foods and processing facilities. high levels of enterobacteriaceae in the processing plant environment can be an indication of inadequate sanitation. this experiment was designed to determine if nest run egg carts serve as reservoirs for enterobacteriaceae. eggs that are produced by hens not housed in buildings connected to the processing plant are referred to as nest run. many of these eggs are transported to the plant on carts to ... | 2009 | 19762864 |
bacteria colonizing root nodules of wild legumes exhibit virulence-associated properties of mammalian pathogens. | bacteria not proficient in nitrogen fixing symbiosis were proven able to invade root nodules of three wild legumes of the genus hedysarum in algeria and to be multiplying in these in place of the natural rhizobium symbionts. the involved species featured taxa known as human pathogens including: enterobacter cloacae, enterobacter kobei, escherichia vulneris, pantoea agglomerans and leclercia adecarboxylata. a direct screening of the phenotypic determinants of virulence using human cultured cells ... | 2010 | 19916054 |
recovery and screening for antibiotic susceptibility of potential bacterial pathogens from the oral cavity of shark species involved in attacks on humans in recife, brazil. | the number of incidents involving sharks and humans at beaches in recife, on the north-eastern brazilian coast, is among the highest worldwide. in addition, wound infections in survivors are common; but the nature and risk of the aetiological agents is unknown. in the present study, 81 potential bacterial pathogens were identified in the oral cavity of sharks involved in attacks in recife, and were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility tests using the standardized disc-diffusion method. the maj ... | 2010 | 20413619 |
occurrence of gram-negative bacteria in hens' eggs depending on their source and storage conditions. | the aim of this study was to analyse the qualitative composition of gram-negative microbes, mainly of the family enterobacteriaceae, including pathogenic bacteria such as salmonella, in the albumens and yolks and on the shells of hens' eggs, depending on their source and on the temperature and duration of their storage. a total of 375 table eggs were studied, from a large-scale poultry farm, a small-scale poultry farm and a supermarket. each group was divided into 5 subgroups according to the te ... | 2010 | 21033566 |
leclercia adecarboxylata cellulitis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. | leclercia adecarboxylata is a rare, gram-negative rod that has been infrequently reported in the literature. the organism has been documented to cause solitary infections in immunocompromised hosts and polymicrobial wound infections in the immunocompetent. we present a case of an 8-year-old boy with significant past medical history of acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed cellulitis due to local infection by l. adecarboxylata. this case is presented to raise awareness of this rare organism' ... | 2011 | 21385207 |
leclercia adecarboxylata, an unusual hemodialysis catheter-related infection. | | 2011 | 21626134 |
late onset leclercia adecarboxylata bacteremia in a premature infant in the nicu. | late onset sepsis is a unique entity in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu), as organisms involved are, by definition, nosocomial. as such, a limited number of microbes are characteristically involved. leclercia adecarboxylata is a gram negative bacillus rarely cultured in a clinical context, with the few published cases primarily involving immunocompromised adults. we present an ex-26 week newborn girl who developed late-onset sepsis with leclercia adecarboxylata bacteremia, in the nicu. th ... | 2011 | 21793901 |
dissemination of the rmtb gene carried on incf and incn plasmids among enterobacteriaceae in a pig farm and its environment. | to investigate the prevalence and characterization of 16s rrna methylase-producing bacteria in a pig farm and its environment in east china. | 2011 | 21852287 |