Penicillin-Susceptible, Oxidase-Negative, Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Bacillus megaterium in Disguise of Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a bacterial pathogen of major concern. The spores of this bacteria can survive harsh environmental conditions for extended periods and are well recognized as a potential bioterror weapon with significant implications. Accurate and timely identification of this Bacillus species...
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| author | Shih Keng Loong Boon Teong Teoh Jefree Johari Chee Sieng Khor Juraina Abd-Jamil Siti Sarah Nor’e Nur Izyan Samsudin Noor Syahida Azizan Che Norainon Yaacob Asma Anati CheMatSeri Nur Hidayana Mahfodz Sazaly AbuBakar |
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| description | Bacillus anthracis is a bacterial pathogen of major concern. The spores of this bacteria can survive harsh environmental conditions for extended periods and are well recognized as a potential bioterror weapon with significant implications. Accurate and timely identification of this Bacillus species in the diagnostic laboratory is essential for disease and public health management. Biosafety Level 3 measures and ciprofloxacin treatment were instituted when B. anthracis was suspected from a patient with gangrenous foot. 16S rDNA sequencing was performed to accurately identify the suspected bacterium, due to the superiority of this method to accurately identify clinically isolated bacteria. B. megaterium was identified as the causative agent and the organism was subsequently treated as a Biosafety Level 2 pathogen. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6fe4f97fe478475189faef41b5fdc01a2025-08-20T03:34:00ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332017-01-01201710.1155/2017/25780822578082Penicillin-Susceptible, Oxidase-Negative, Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Bacillus megaterium in Disguise of Bacillus anthracisShih Keng Loong0Boon Teong Teoh1Jefree Johari2Chee Sieng Khor3Juraina Abd-Jamil4Siti Sarah Nor’e5Nur Izyan Samsudin6Noor Syahida Azizan7Che Norainon Yaacob8Asma Anati CheMatSeri9Nur Hidayana Mahfodz10Sazaly AbuBakar11Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaBacillus anthracis is a bacterial pathogen of major concern. The spores of this bacteria can survive harsh environmental conditions for extended periods and are well recognized as a potential bioterror weapon with significant implications. Accurate and timely identification of this Bacillus species in the diagnostic laboratory is essential for disease and public health management. Biosafety Level 3 measures and ciprofloxacin treatment were instituted when B. anthracis was suspected from a patient with gangrenous foot. 16S rDNA sequencing was performed to accurately identify the suspected bacterium, due to the superiority of this method to accurately identify clinically isolated bacteria. B. megaterium was identified as the causative agent and the organism was subsequently treated as a Biosafety Level 2 pathogen.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2578082 |
| spellingShingle | Shih Keng Loong Boon Teong Teoh Jefree Johari Chee Sieng Khor Juraina Abd-Jamil Siti Sarah Nor’e Nur Izyan Samsudin Noor Syahida Azizan Che Norainon Yaacob Asma Anati CheMatSeri Nur Hidayana Mahfodz Sazaly AbuBakar Penicillin-Susceptible, Oxidase-Negative, Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Bacillus megaterium in Disguise of Bacillus anthracis Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Penicillin-Susceptible, Oxidase-Negative, Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Bacillus megaterium in Disguise of Bacillus anthracis |
| title_full | Penicillin-Susceptible, Oxidase-Negative, Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Bacillus megaterium in Disguise of Bacillus anthracis |
| title_fullStr | Penicillin-Susceptible, Oxidase-Negative, Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Bacillus megaterium in Disguise of Bacillus anthracis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Penicillin-Susceptible, Oxidase-Negative, Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Bacillus megaterium in Disguise of Bacillus anthracis |
| title_short | Penicillin-Susceptible, Oxidase-Negative, Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Bacillus megaterium in Disguise of Bacillus anthracis |
| title_sort | penicillin susceptible oxidase negative nonhemolytic nonmotile bacillus megaterium in disguise of bacillus anthracis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2578082 |
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