Emerging human pathogen Shewanella algae

Shewanella algae is an emerging pathogen with an increasing rate of association in clinical samples worldwide. Exposure to marine and brackish waters has frequently been linked to human infection. The present study has examined the prevalence of the bacterium in shrimp which is a brackish water crop. The bacterium was isolated from about 8% of the shrimps’ samples cultured and sold in different parts of West Bengal, India. The isolates produced hemolysin and were thus considered virulent. An increase in the occurrence of human infections caused by S.

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Shewanella algae infections are rare in humans. Repeated isolation of the same organism from two different patients suffering from burn wound infection and successful treatment thereafter confirms the need of utmost microbiological vigilance to identify the unusual pathogen.

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Reversal of carbapenem-resistance in Shewanella algae by CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing Antibiotic resistance in pathogens is a growing threat to human health. Of particular concern is resistance to carbapenem, which is an antimicrobial agent listed as critically important by the World Health Organization. With the global spread of carbapenem-resistant organisms, there is an urgent need for new treatment options. Shewanella algae is an emerging pathogen found in marine environments throughout the world that has increasing resistance to carbapenem.

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