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. 2018 Feb;24(2):370–373. doi: 10.3201/eid2402.170913

Table. Culture results for Wohlfahrtiimonas spp. from samples collected from patient with septicemia and wound myiasis and the patient’s home, Washington, USA*.

Collection batch no. Sample no. Specimen Specimen description Culture Wohlfahrtiimonas spp.
NA
1
Blood
Isolate sent to public health laboratories from admitting hospital
Aerobic growth on blood agar (isolate 22912)
1
2
Fly larvae (unidentified species, n ≈ 20)
Larvae collected from underneath carpet where patient was found
Growth on diluted homogenate on blood agar at 25°C (isolate 22913)
1
3
House fly (Musca domestica)
Emerged from larvae of sample no. 2
No growth
1
4
Unidentified species in the family Calliphoridae
Emerged from larvae of sample no. 2
No growth
1
5
Calliphora vicina
Emerged from larvae of sample no. 2
No growth
2
6
Green bottle fly and eggs (Lucilla sericata)
Green bottle fly caught inside the patient’s home and laid eggs inside a sterile container
Not cultured
2
7
Lucilla sericata larva
Larva obtained from the egg in batch no. 2
Growth on fifth wash (isolate 22914) and diluted homogenate (isolate 22915) on blood agar at 25°C
NA 8 Meat and fruit Fed to flies from samples 3–7 were extracted No growth

*NA, not applicable