Bacillus thuringiensis is a close taxonomic relative of Bacillus cereus and an insect pathogen that is widely used as a biopesticide. Additionally, this bacterium is known to induce myonecrosis in immunosuppressed mice after cutaneous infection. Human infection is unusual, and apart from gastrointestinal tract infections or those following laboratory contamination, there are only two clinical reports of B. thuringiensis infection. Both the cases were isolated from severe human tissue necrosis by burn wounds or severe war wounds.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
H01399 Bacillus thuringiensis infection
Hernandez E, Ramisse F, Cruel T, le Vagueresse R, Cavallo JD
Title
Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H34 isolated from human and insecticidal strains serotypes 3a3b and H14 can lead to death of immunocompetent mice after pulmonary infection.
Hernandez E, Ramisse F, Ducoureau JP, Cruel T, Cavallo JD
Title
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. konkukian (serotype H34) superinfection: case report and experimental evidence of pathogenicity in immunosuppressed mice.
