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Serratia fonticola isolated from a leg abscess
C Bollet1, M Gainnier, J M Sainty
1Laboratoire de Microbiologie et d'Hygiène Hospitalière, Hôpital Salvator, Marseille, France.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|April 1, 1991
Summary
Serratia fonticola, a bacterium, caused a large leg abscess in a patient after an accident. This marks the first reported human infection caused by this specific Serratia species.
Area of Science:
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Case Reports
Background:
- Serratia fonticola is a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in water and soil environments.
- Human infections are rare, with limited documentation in scientific literature.