Human pathogenic Mycobacterium kansasii (former subtype I) with zoonotic potential isolated from a diseased indoor pet cat, Japan

Emerging Microbes and Infections

Aki Hirabayashi¹  Masato Suzuki¹  Yoshihiko Hoshino²  Mitsunori Yoshida²  Hanako Fukano²  Norihisa Ishii³  Shinpei Wada⁴  Tsukasa Terazono⁵ 

[1] Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Mycobacteriology, Leprosy Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan;National Sanatorium Tamazenshoen, Higashimurayama, Japan;Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan;Terazono Animal Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan;

关键词: Mycobacterium kansasii;    Infectious diseases;    emerging;    zoonoses;    diseases reservoirs;    nontuberculous mycobacteria;   

DOI  :  10.1080/22221751.2021.1878935

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in humans have increased in prevalence in recent decades. Mycobacterium kansasii is one of the most prevalent human pathogenic NTM species worldwide. Herein, we report the first isolation of M. kansasii from an indoor domestic cat in Japan. Comparative genome sequence analysis of the feline isolate showed this pathogen is genetically identical to human pathogenic M. kansasii.This finding suggests that M. kansasii has a potential risk of zoonoses and requires the “One Health” approach to control NTM infection.

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