Raoultella terrigena

Raoultella terrigena
Raoultella terrigena colonies after a 48-hour culture on sheep blood agar under aerobic conditions.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Pseudomonadota
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Enterobacterales
Family:
Enterobacteriaceae
Genus:
Raoultella
Species:
R. terrigena

Raoultella terrigena is a Gram-negative bacterial species of the genus Raoultella, previously classified in the genus Klebsiella.[1] It has primarily been isolated from soil and water samples,[2] but rarely from humans. Studies have estimated fewer than 1% of healthy people harbor this species.[3] This species has rarely been shown to cause disease[4] in humans despite expressing many of the virulence factors expressed by other Klebsiella species such as Klebsiella pneumoniae.[5]

Phylogenic comparisons between the 16s rRNA and rpoB genes of this and other Klebsiella species have suggested classification into a newer genus, Raoultella,[1] a reclassification that has been adopted.[6]

R. terrigena is considered a factor in melamine toxicity. In culture, R. terrigena was shown to convert melamine to cyanuric acid directly. Rats colonized by R. terrigena showed greater melamine-induced kidney damage compared to those not colonized.[7]

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  2. ^ Izard D, Ferragut C, Gavini F, Kersters K, De Ley J, Leclerc H (1 April 1981). "Klebsiella terrigena, a new species from soil and water". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 31 (2): 116–127. doi:10.1099/00207713-31-2-116.
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  4. ^ Lekhniuk N, Fesenko U, Pidhirnyi Y, Sękowska A, Korniychuk O, Konechnyi Y (May 2021). "Raoultella terrigena: Current state of knowledge, after two recently identified clinical cases in Eastern Europe". Clinical Case Reports. 9 (5): e04089. doi:10.1002/ccr3.4089. PMC 8123537. PMID 34026135.
  5. ^ Podschun R, Fischer A, Ullmann U (August 2000). "Characterization of Klebsiella terrigena strains from humans: haemagglutinins, serum resistance, siderophore synthesis, and serotypes". Epidemiology and Infection. 125 (1): 71–78. doi:10.1017/S0950268899004124. PMC 2869571. PMID 11057961.
  6. ^ Euzéby JP. "Results for "raoultella"". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature – integrated into the DSMZ’s Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date (PNU) database.
  7. ^ Zheng X, Zhao A, Xie G, Chi Y, Zhao L, Li H, et al. (February 2013). "Melamine-induced renal toxicity is mediated by the gut microbiota". Science Translational Medicine. 5 (172): 172ra22. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.3005114. PMID 23408055. S2CID 23408614.