Open AccessFirst use of whole-genome sequencing to investigate a cluster of Yersinia enterocolitica, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2017
Author(s) -
Thomas Inns,
Stephen Flanagan,
David R. Greig,
Claire Jenkins,
Keeley Seddon,
Toong Chin,
Joanna Cartwright
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000856
Subject(s) - yersinia enterocolitica , whole genome sequencing , kingdom , cluster (spacecraft) , biology , genetics , yersinia infections , genome , computational biology , dna sequencing , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , computer science , escherichia coli , programming language , paleontology
In May 2017 we were notified of a cluster of Yersinia enterocolitica-positive isolates from Liverpool. The purpose of this work was to investigate this cluster of cases and find a possible common source. We combined epidemiological information with whole-genome sequencing (WGS) results, which indicated that these cases were unlikely to be from the same source. This investigation provides evidence that WGS could be used to investigate future clusters of Y. enterocolitica cases.