Emayella augustorita, New Member of Pasteurellaceae, Isolated from Blood Cultures of Septic Patient

Abstract

We report discovery of a new bacterial genus and species of the family Pasteurellaceae by using phylogenetic and metabolic analysis. The bacterium, Emayella augustorita, was isolated from blood cultures of a patient in France diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma of the intestines and who was treated with a biliary prosthesis placement.

Keywords

• Pasteurellaceae
• bacteria
• bacteremia
• new genus
• new species
• blood culture