The genus Caulobacter is a gram-negative bacterium characterized by asymmetric cell division and stalk. Although infection with Caulobacter species is rare, a case has been reported in a patient undergoing intermittent peritoneal dialysis.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by alpha proteobacteria
H01148 Caulobacter infection
Pathogen
Caulobacter sp.
Comment
The isolate in the first report was found to be sensitive to meropenem, imipenem, erythromycin (disk only), aminoglycosides, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and sulfadiazine.
