the following information is not yet verified
Taxonomy
Family: Flavobacteriacea
Natural habitats
In the environment, does not belong to the normal flora of the human being.
Clinical significance
This organism has been isolated from clinical specimens, including blood, respiratory samples, wounds, pleural fluid,and the urinary tract, though it is an extremely rare cause of nosocomial infection, it may be significant resistant to many antibiotics, including carbapenems.
Altough infection with W. falsenii remains rare, this bacterium should not be underestimated mainly because of its natural resistance to many available antimicrobials.
the following information is not yet verified
Gram negative rods
2-3 µm in length
they occur singly
obligate aerobic
Colononies are very small after 24 hours,
some strains displayed yellow-pigmented colonies after prolonged incubation.
McConkey NLF
BBAØ no growth