Clinical significance of the genus Weissella: a brief review

This review provides the characteristics of representatives of the Weissella genus, including W. confusa, W. cibaria, and W. viridescens. The morphological, cultural, biochemical serological properties of these microorganisms belonging to the genus Weissella were described. It also discussed the uni...

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Main Authors: Svishcheva M.V., Kolesnikova E.A.
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Language:Russian
Published: Interregional Association for Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2025-03-01
Series:Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия
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Online Access:https://cmac-journal.ru/publication/2025/1/cmac-2025-t27-n1-p18/cmac-2025-t27-n1-p18.pdf
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description This review provides the characteristics of representatives of the Weissella genus, including W. confusa, W. cibaria, and W. viridescens. The morphological, cultural, biochemical serological properties of these microorganisms belonging to the genus Weissella were described. It also discussed the unique aspects of their microecology and the challenges associated with their identification in clinical practice. Clinical cases resulting from infections caused by representatives of the Weissella genus are examined, with a particular focus on the manifestations and progression of the associated diseases. Importantly, these pathogens pose a significant threat to immunocompromised patients, individuals with chronic illnesses, and those who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell, liver, or skin graft transplantation, as well as elderly patients. Furthermore, it has been observed that Weissella genus representatives exhibit resistance to antibiotics such as vancomycin, cefotaxime, levofloxacin, metronidazole, teicoplanin, imipenem, and meropenem.
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spelling doaj-art-b1fbbbbe2b4f42639de7f4f41b170b492025-08-20T02:39:58ZrusInterregional Association for Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial ChemotherapyКлиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия1684-43862686-95862025-03-01271182210.36488/cmac.2025.1.18-22cmac-2025-t27-n1-p18Clinical significance of the genus Weissella: a brief reviewSvishcheva M.V.0Kolesnikova E.A.1Moscow Financial and Industrial University Synergy, Moscow, RussiaPirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, RussiaThis review provides the characteristics of representatives of the Weissella genus, including W. confusa, W. cibaria, and W. viridescens. The morphological, cultural, biochemical serological properties of these microorganisms belonging to the genus Weissella were described. It also discussed the unique aspects of their microecology and the challenges associated with their identification in clinical practice. Clinical cases resulting from infections caused by representatives of the Weissella genus are examined, with a particular focus on the manifestations and progression of the associated diseases. Importantly, these pathogens pose a significant threat to immunocompromised patients, individuals with chronic illnesses, and those who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell, liver, or skin graft transplantation, as well as elderly patients. Furthermore, it has been observed that Weissella genus representatives exhibit resistance to antibiotics such as vancomycin, cefotaxime, levofloxacin, metronidazole, teicoplanin, imipenem, and meropenem.https://cmac-journal.ru/publication/2025/1/cmac-2025-t27-n1-p18/cmac-2025-t27-n1-p18.pdfweissella confusaweissella cibariaweissella viridescenssepsisopportunistic microorganismsendocarditis
spellingShingle Svishcheva M.V.
Kolesnikova E.A.
Clinical significance of the genus Weissella: a brief review
Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия
weissella confusa
weissella cibaria
weissella viridescens
sepsis
opportunistic microorganisms
endocarditis
title Clinical significance of the genus Weissella: a brief review
title_full Clinical significance of the genus Weissella: a brief review
title_fullStr Clinical significance of the genus Weissella: a brief review
title_full_unstemmed Clinical significance of the genus Weissella: a brief review
title_short Clinical significance of the genus Weissella: a brief review
title_sort clinical significance of the genus weissella a brief review
topic weissella confusa
weissella cibaria
weissella viridescens
sepsis
opportunistic microorganisms
endocarditis
url https://cmac-journal.ru/publication/2025/1/cmac-2025-t27-n1-p18/cmac-2025-t27-n1-p18.pdf
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