TY - JOUR AU - Sinclair, Holly Angela AU - Chapman, Paul AU - Omaleki, Lida AU - Bergh, Haakon AU - Turni, Conny AU - Blackall, Patrick AU - Papacostas, Lindsey AU - Braslins, Phillip AU - Sowden, David AU - Nimmo, Graeme T1 - Identification of Lonepinella sp. in Koala Bite Wound Infections, Queensland, Australia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 1 SP - 153 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report 3 cases of koala bite wound infection with Lonepinella koalarum–like bacteria requiring antimicrobial and surgical management. The pathogens could not be identified by standard tests. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and housekeeping genes identified the genus. Clinicians should isolate bacteria and determine antimicrobial susceptibilities when managing these infections. KW - Lonepinella KW - koala bite KW - wound infection KW - Phascolarctos cinereus KW - Pasteurellaceae KW - saliva KW - bacteria KW - zoonoses KW - 16S rRNA KW - rpoB KW - colony morphology KW - Lonepinella koalarum KW - infB KW - recN KW - housekeeping genes KW - Australia DO - 10.3201/eid2501.171359 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/17-1359_article ER - End of Reference