Open AccessIsolation of the human-associated bla CTX-M-15-harbouring Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 from a tortoise in the UK
Author(s) -
Geoffrey Foster,
Manal AbuOun,
Romain Pizzi,
Bryn Tennant,
Margaret McCall,
Muna F. Anjum
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
access microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2516-8290
DOI - 10.1099/acmi.0.000172
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , isolation (microbiology) , biology , human pathogen , pathogen , tortoise , microbiology and biotechnology , clone (java method) , virology , zoology , genetics , bacteria , gene , escherichia coli
The ST307 multidrug-resistant CTX-M-15-producingKlebsiella pneumoniaeis an emerging pathogen, which has become disseminated worldwide in humans but is rarely reported from other reservoirs. We report the first isolation ofK. pneumoniaefrom an animal in Europe and also from a reptile, a captive tortoise, whose death it probably caused. Detection of this clone from an animal adds to evidence of niche expansion in non-human environments, where it may amplify, recycle and become of greater public health concern.