Hiding in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: Opportunistic Pathogens May Cross Geographical Barriers

Table 4

Case reports for bacterial infections caused by bacteria listed in Table 2 as presented in the literature.

Bacteria	Specimen of isolation	Country	Ref.
Citrobacter freundii	Blood, urine	USA, South Africa	[38, 47]
Enterobacter amnigenus	Eye	USA	[48]
Enterobacter asburiae	Blood	South Africa	[47]
Enterobacter cloacae	Stool	USA	[49]
Enterobacter hormaechei	Blood/trachea, nasopharynx/rectum	USA	[50]
Enterobacter ludwigii	Bone	India	[51]
Enterococcus casseliflavus	Cerebrospinal fluid	Italy	[52]
Enterococcus faecalis	Blood	South Africa	[47]
Enterococcus faecium	Cerebrospinal fluid	USA	[53]
Enterococcus hirae	Blood	France	[54]
Enterococcus raffinosus	Pelvic hematoma	Germany	[55]
Escherichia coli	Stool	USA	[49]
Klebsiella oxytoca	Stool	Austria	[56]
Klebsiella pneumoniae	Urine/liver, trachea	USA, South Africa	[47, 57]
Pantoea agglomerans	Blood	Italy	[58]
Rahnella aquatilis	Blood	Italy	[58]
Raoultella planticola	Peritoneal fluid, soft tissue, wound	Brazil, Ireland, Saudi Arabia	[39, 59, 60]
Serratia liquefaciens	Blood	USA	[37]
Serratia marcescens	Eye	USA	[61]
Staphylococcus aureus	Blood	Italy	[62]