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Chromobacterium violaceum

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Chromobacterium violaceum
a gram-negative bacteria found in tropical and subtropical areas. It is associated with pneumonia and other infections in several species.


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Chromobacterium violaceum is an aerobic, gram-negative bacillus usually found as a saprophyte in soil and water in tropical and subtropical regions (1).
1) These pneumonias are associated with many organisms (eg, Aeromonas, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Chromobacterium violaceum, and Pseudomonas species), and difficult to distinguish from noninfectious adult respiratory distress syndromes.
CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM PNEUMONIA IN A CHILD WITH A NEAR-DROWNING EVENT.
 
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