Abstract
We report the first documented case of pathogenic human infection caused by Herbaspirillum spp, a class of gram-negative organisms related to Burkholderia spp, presenting as bacteremia and cellulitis in a patient with aquatic exposure. Herbaspirillum spp may be an under recognized human pathogen associated with freshwater exposure. Routine biochemical testing may be insufficient to rapidly distinguish the organism from more virulent aquaphilic organisms causing cellulitis. However, Herbaspirillum spp cellulitis responds well to common antimicrobial agents.
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