Abstract
Herbaspirillum species, colonized the plant rhizosphere, also called rhizobacteria, are plant growth-promoting bacteria. Recently we isolated Herbaspirillum from blood cultures of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and identified by PCR and gene sequencing. Herbaspirillum may be a potential pathogenic bacteria. Although the exact role that these species play in ALL patients is unknown, their differentiation from other species has serious implications for clinical care and patient well-being.
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We thank Hui Cao, Valiyeva F and Hu Xu for their editing and proofreading the manuscript. This work was supported by the social development of Zhenjiang city (grant no. SH2008042), the Health Bureau of Jiangsu Province (grant no. H200859); the social development of Jiangsu province (grant no. BS2007041), SCI-Tech Innovation Team of Jiangsu University (grant no. 2008-018-02); Natural Science Foundation of Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province and Innovation Fund for candidate of doctor in Jiangsu Province (grant no. 09KJB310001and CX09B_217Z, respectively).
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Chen, J., Su, Z., Liu, Y. et al. Herbaspirillum Species: A Potential Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patient. Curr Microbiol 62, 331–333 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-010-9703-5
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