Laribacter hongkongensis definition - medical term
A novel type of bacterium first isolated in
Hong Kong in 2001 from the blood and empyema (pus in the chest) of a man with alcoholic
cirrhosis. Laribacter hongkongensis has been associated with (but not yet proven
to cause) community-acquired gastroenteritis and traveler's diarrhea. Risk factors
for infection include consumption of fish and minced freshwater fish meat. Laribacter
hongkongensis has now been recorded in countries in Asia (China and Japan), Europe
(Switzerland), Africa (Tunisia), and Central America (Cuba), suggesting that the
bacterium is of worldwide importance. has now been recorded in countries in Asia
(China and Japan), Europe (Switzerland), Africa (Tunisia), and Central America (Cuba),
suggesting that the bacterium is of worldwide importance.
I n technical terms, Laribacter hongkongensisis a facultative anaerobic, motile,
non-sporulating, non-fermentative, urease-positive, gram-negative, S-shaped bacillus,
and belongs to the Neisseriaceae family of the ß-subclass of Proteobacteria.
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