Abstract
Shewanella putrefaciens and Shewanella algae are Gram negative, nonfermentative and oxidative bacilli whose the main phenotypic feature is the production of hydrogen sulfide gas. Widespread in the environment, both S. putrefaciens and S. algae species are rare human bacteria although they are reported with increasing frequency as a cause of opportunistic infection in humans, such as skin and soft tissue infections and bacteremia. Chronic infections of the lower limbs and liver disease have been identified as risk factors for bloodstream infection, with a faster course and a poorer prognosis in the last case. S. algae appears to be more virulent than S. putrefaciens. Most human S. putrefaciens strains are isolated from bacterial flora, which puts to question its clinical significance. Molecular biology must be used for an adequate identification because S. algae can easily be mistaken for S. putrefaciens with usual tests.
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