Ralstonia mannitolytica De baere et al. 2001 Pseudomonas thomasii Phillips et al. 1972 Ralstonia mannitolilytica is a Gram-negative soil bacterium.

Pseudomonas thomasii and Ralstonia pickettii biovar 3/thomasii are synonyms.

[1][2] Ralstonia mannitolilytica has been implicated as an opportunistic pathogen in hospital-acquired infections,[3] including a 1976 United Kingdom outbreak due to a contaminated distilled water supply,[4] a 1989 outbreak in Taiwan caused by contaminated 0.9% sodium chloride solution,[5] and a 2005 outbreak in children in the United States that was linked to contaminated Vapotherm respiratory gas humidification devices.

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