KEGG   DISEASE: Laribacter hongkongensis infection
Entry
H01337                      Disease                                
Name
Laribacter hongkongensis infection
Description
Laribacter hongkongensis is a facultatively anaerobic, nonsporulating, gram-negative, spiral rod-shaped bacterium belongs to the Neisseriaceae family of the beta-subclass of Proteobacteria. L. hongkongensis was isolated from the blood and empyema of a cirrhotic patient and associated with freshwater fish-borne gastroenteritis and traveler's diarrhea.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
 Bacterial infections
  Infections caused by beta proteobacteria
   H01337  Laribacter hongkongensis infection
Pathogen
Laribacter hongkongensis HLHK9 [GN:lhk]
Comment
Intermediate host: freshwater fish, such as grass carp and bighead carp
Reference
PMID:11724825
  Authors
Yuen KY, Woo PC, Teng JL, Leung KW, Wong MK, Lau SK
  Title
Laribacter hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel gram-negative bacterium isolated from a cirrhotic patient with bacteremia and empyema.
  Journal
J Clin Microbiol 39:4227-32 (2001)
DOI:10.1128/JCM.39.12.4227-4232.2001
Reference
PMID:19283063
  Authors
Woo PC, Lau SK, Tse H, Teng JL, Curreem SO, Tsang AK, Fan RY, Wong GK, Huang Y, Loman NJ, Snyder LA, Cai JJ, Huang JD, Mak W, Pallen MJ, Lok S, Yuen KY
  Title
The complete genome and proteome of Laribacter hongkongensis reveal potential mechanisms for adaptations to different temperatures and habitats.
  Journal
PLoS Genet 5:e1000416 (2009)
DOI:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000416
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