Stenotrophomonas maltophilia K279a

Stenotrophomonas_maltophilia
Names Stenotrophomonas maltophilia K279a
Accession numbers NC_010943
Background The Xanthomonadaceae are a family of Gram negative bacteria belonging to the order Xanthomonadales in the gammaproteobacteria. They are typically characterized as environmental organisms and are found in soil and water, as well as plant tissues. Many Xanthomonadaceae, especially species from the genera Xanthomonas and Xylella, cause plant diseases. Only one, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, has isolates known to be opportunistic human pathogens.Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (strain K279a) is the third most common nosocomial non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli. This is a nosocomial opportunistic pathogen of the Xanthomonadaceae. The organism has been isolated from both clinical and soil environments in addition to the sputum of cystic fibrosis patients and the immunocompromised. Routinely, it resides in showerheads and other moist places where it grows as biofilm. The two most common diseases caused by S. maltophilia are bacteremia and pneumonia with infection being via an indwelling catheter or ventilator, respectively. The sequence reveals an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug and heavy metal resistance. This organism can act as a reservoir of antimicrobial drug resistance determinants in a clinical environment, which is an issue of considerable concern. (HAMAP: STRMK)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gammaproteobacteria
Order:Xanthomonadales
Family:Xanthomonadaceae
Genus:Stenotrophomonas
Species:maltophilia
Strain K279a
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (17-JUN-2008) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(24-MAY-2007) Crossman L.C., Pathogen Sequencing Unit, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge,
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger
Isolation site Blood of a elderly male patient undergoing chemotherapy at the Bristol Oncology Unit, Bristol, UK in 1998
Isolation country United Kingdom
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Multiple
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases Blood, respiratory, and urinary infections
Pathogenicity Yes