First isolation of Yersinia entomophaga in human urinary tract

A.-S. Le Guern (1, 2) , Cyril Savin (1, 2) , S. Bremont (1, 2) , G. Payro (3) , D. Bon (4) , E. Carniel (1, 2) , Javier Pizarro-Cerdá (1, 2)

1 Yersinia
2 CNR - Centre National de Référence de la Peste et autres Yersinioses - National Reference Center Plague and Yersinioses
3 Laboratoire Cerdibio Charentes (Saintes)
4 CH Angoulême - Centre Hospitalier d'Angoulême

Yersinia entomophaga is an insect pathogen first isolated from larvae of Coleoptera in New Zealand in 2011. We report here the first isolation of Y. entomophaga from human urine. Using whole-genome sequencing, we confirmed the presence of specific chromosomal virulence genes and identified a plasmid harbouring a quinolone resistance gene.

Keywords: CA-ASB; catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria; catheter-associated urinary tract infection; CAUTI; urinary tract infection; Yersinia; yersiniosis

Domains: Microbiology and Parasitology; Bacteriology; Genomics [q-bio.GN]

A.-S. Le Guern, Cyril Savin, S. Bremont, G. Payro, D. Bon, et al.. First isolation of Yersinia entomophaga in human urinary tract. New Microbes and New Infections, 2018, 26, pp.3-7. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2018.08.002⟩. ⟨pasteur-02545824⟩