Bacillus thuringiensis infection

Definition:

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.

References:

[1]. E Hernandez, et al. Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H34 isolated from human and insecticidal strains serotypes 3a3b and H14 can lead to death of immunocompetent mice after pulmonary infection. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 1999 May;24(1):43-7. [Content Brief]

[2]. E Hernandez, et al. Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. konkukian (serotype H34) superinfection: case report and experimental evidence of pathogenicity in immunosuppressed mice. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Jul;36(7):2138-9. [Content Brief]

[3]. P H Damgaard, et al. Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated from infections in burn wounds. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 1997 May;18(1):47-53. [Content Brief]

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