Is Pantoea dispersa a pathogenic bacterium?

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Dr. Prabhavathi Paulraj

Pantoea species are primarily plant pathogens. Still now the Pantoea dispersa has not been reported as a causative organism for neonatal sepsis.

Dipak Paul

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Joel Dube

Quite interestingly, I recently isolated a strain of Pantoea dispersa from some papaya samples. So, I am also suspicious of this pathogen now.

Anne Mette Madsen

I have found Pantoea dispersa as an airborne bacteria associated with waste collection work