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Table 1.
Acanthamoeba
is a genus of amoeba commonly found
associatedwithbiofilms in thepremiseplumbingofbuildingwatersystems.
Many disease causing bacteria, including
Legionella
,
Pseudomonas
and
Mycobacteria
are parasites of
Acanthamoeba
. Growth of bacteria within
amoebaand then lytic release into theenvironment results inamplification
topotentiallydangerous levels of bacteria.
Table1
Bacterial Parasites
HumanDiseases
References
Afipia spp.
Possible link to septic arthritis, bonemarrow infections
LaScola 2000
Rickettsiales
Infections transmitted by ticks and other insects
Fritsche 1999
Burkholderia
pseudomallei
Melioidosis (infections that can lead topulmonary, bloodstream,
and/or organdisease)
Inglis 2000
CandidatusOdyssella
thessalonicensis
Unknown. Anewlydescribed genus and species of obligate
intracellular
Acanthamoeba
parasite
Birtles 2000
Chlamydia
pneumoniae
Community-acquired pneumonia and/or bronchitis; possible
associationwith atherosclerotic vascular disease andwith
asthma. Causative agent inPsittacosis.
Essig1997
Coxiellaburnetti
Community-acquired pneumonia
Maurin1999
Ehrlichia-
like
organisms
Unknown. Possible link to ehrlichosis (bacterial infections
transmitted by ticks)
Michel 1995
Francisella tularensis
Tularemia
Abd 2003
Helicobacter pylori
Peptic ulcer disease (90%of all ulcers)
Winieck2002
Legionella spp.
Legionellosis
(Legionnaires’Disease)
Rowbotham1980
Barker 1992
Legionella
-like
amebic parasites
Potentially causes community-acquiredpneumonia
Adeleke 1996
Listeria
monocytogenes
Listeriosis (food poisoning)
Ly1990
Mycobacterium spp.
Bacteremia, multi-organ bacterial disease, pulmonary infections,
especially inHIV/AIDS patients
Steinert 1998
Neochlamydia
harmannellae
Potential
Chlamydia
-like intracellular pathogen
Horn2000
Parachlamydia
acanthamoeba
Possible community-acquired pneumonia
Greub 2002
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
Pneumonia, folliculitis, burn infections
Greub 2004
Simkanianegevensis
(in theBacterial
Order
Chlamydiales
)
Associatedwith bronchiolitis in infants and pneumonia in adults.
Chlamydia
-like intracellular pathogen
Kahane 2001
