Inquilinus limosus

Inquilinus limosus is a bacterium[1] first isolated from cystic fibrosis patients' lungs, and is rarely observed elsewhere, prompting extensive research into its biology.[2][3][4][5]

Inquilinus limosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Alphaproteobacteria
Order:
Rhodospirillales
Family:
Rhodospirillaceae
Genus:
Inquilinus
Species:
I. limosus
Binomial name
Inquilinus limosus
Coenye et al. 2002

References
  1. Coenye, T.; Goris, J.; Spilker, T.; Vandamme, P.; LiPuma, J. J. (2002). "Characterization of Unusual Bacteria Isolated from Respiratory Secretions of Cystic Fibrosis Patients and Description of Inquilinus limosus gen. nov., sp. nov". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40 (6): 2062–2069. doi:10.1128/JCM.40.6.2062-2069.2002. ISSN 0095-1137. PMC 130740. PMID 12037065.
  2. Bittar, Fadi; Leydier, Anne; Bosdure, Emmanuelle; Toro, Alexandre; Reynaud-Gaubert, Martine; Boniface, Stéphanie; Stremler, Nathalie; Dubus, Jean-Christophe; Sarles, Jacques; Raoult, Didier; Rolain, Jean-Marc (2008). "Inquilinus limosusand Cystic Fibrosis". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 14 (6): 993–995. doi:10.3201/eid1406.071355. ISSN 1080-6040. PMC 2600277. PMID 18507928.
  3. Chiron, R.; Marchandin, H.; Counil, F.; Jumas-Bilak, E.; Freydiere, A.-M.; Bellon, G.; Husson, M.-O.; Turck, D.; Bremont, F.; Chabanon, G.; Segonds, C. (2005). "Clinical and Microbiological Features of Inquilinus sp. Isolates from Five Patients with Cystic Fibrosis". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43 (8): 3938–3943. doi:10.1128/JCM.43.8.3938-3943.2005. ISSN 0095-1137. PMC 1233925. PMID 16081934.
  4. Wellinghausen N, Essig A, Sommerburg O (March 2005). "Inquilinus limosus in patients with cystic fibrosis, Germany". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 11 (3): 457–9. doi:10.3201/eid1103.041078. PMC 3298263. PMID 15757565.
  5. Salvador-García C, Yagüe-Guirao G, Pastor-Vivero MD, Sáez-Nieto JA (2013). "Chronic colonization of Inquilinus limosus in a patient with cystic fibrosis: First report in Spain". Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. 31 (6): 414–5. doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2012.11.013. PMID 23352213.

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