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Plesiomonas
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MICROBIOLOGY
- P. shigelloides is a facultative, anaerobic, Gram-negative rod weakly related to the species of Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrionaceae.
- Ubiquitous environmentally, it can be isolated from soil, usually fresh water, fish, shellfish and a wide range of animal species.
- Mechanism of diarrhea due to Plesiomonas shigelloides is unknown. It is capable of producing a cholera-like enterotoxin, thermostable enterotoxin, and also a thermolabile enterotoxin.
- Many isolates produce beta-lactamases.
- Usually susceptible to fluoroquinolones and carbapenems.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- P. shigelloides is a facultative, anaerobic, Gram-negative rod weakly related to the species of Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrionaceae.
- Ubiquitous environmentally, it can be isolated from soil, usually fresh water, fish, shellfish and a wide range of animal species.
- Mechanism of diarrhea due to Plesiomonas shigelloides is unknown. It is capable of producing a cholera-like enterotoxin, thermostable enterotoxin, and also a thermolabile enterotoxin.
- Many isolates produce beta-lactamases.
- Usually susceptible to fluoroquinolones and carbapenems.
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Last updated: January 3, 2018
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Auwaerter, Paul. "Plesiomonas." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2018. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540437/all/Plesiomonas.
Auwaerter P. Plesiomonas. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2018. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540437/all/Plesiomonas. Accessed January 23, 2021.
Auwaerter, P. (2018). Plesiomonas. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved January 23, 2021, from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540437/all/Plesiomonas
Auwaerter P. Plesiomonas [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2018. [cited 2021 January 23]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540437/all/Plesiomonas.
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