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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 1998, p. 2138-2139, Vol. 36, No. 7
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. konkukian (Serotype H34) Superinfection: Case Report and Experimental Evidence of Pathogenicity in Immunosuppressed Mice

Eric Hernandez,1,* Francoise Ramisse,2 Jean-Pierre Ducoureau,3 Thierry Cruel,1 and Jean-Didier Cavallo3

Laboratoire de Biologie1 and Service de Réanimation,3 Hôpital des Armées Begin, 94160 Saint Mandé, and Centre d'Etude du Bouchet BP3, 91710 Vert-le-Petit,2 France

Received 15 January 1998/Returned for modification 29 January 1998/Accepted 13 April 1998

We present a case of severe war wounds infected by Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H34 and describe the experimental protocol used to demonstrate its ability to infect mice after cutaneous inoculation. This case is interesting because B. thuringiensis is considered to be a contaminant in laboratories and receives inadequate attention.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Biologie, Hôpital des Armées Begin, 69 Avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint Mandé, France. Phone: 1-43-98-50-00. Fax: 1-41-46-63-21. E-mail: hnz.eric{at}mailexcite.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 1998, p. 2138-2139, Vol. 36, No. 7
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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