# Bacteremia and Community-Acquired Pneumonia Caused by Pantoea stewartii Subspecies indologenes, Australia

## TL;DR

A macadamia farmer in Australia developed a rare infection from a plant pathogen likely contracted on the farm.

## Contribution

This is the first report of Pantoea stewartii subspecies indologenes causing human infection in Australia.

## Key findings

- The patient had bacteremia and pneumonia caused by Pantoea stewartii subspecies indologenes.
- The infection likely originated from an environmental source on the farm.
- Inhalation is the suspected route of transmission.

## Abstract

We report infection with the phytopathogen Pantoea stewartii subspecies indologenes in a macadamia farmer from southeast Queensland, Australia. The patient had bloodstream infection and pneumonia develop after an unidentified inoculation event. Investigation determined that the most likely mode of transmission was inhalation from an environmental source on the farm.