Publications by authors named "Kanami Kojo"
Open Forum Infect Dis
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- Subspecies serovar Oranienburg (SO) is typically a foodborne pathogen that rarely leads to serious infections like bacteremia; however, in 2018, 12 cases were reported in healthy individuals in southern Kyushu, Japan.
- A study using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) aimed to explore the genetic similarities of the bacteremia strains and other SO isolates, revealing the bacteremia strains formed a distinct cluster.
- Findings indicate that the 12 cases resulted from a single SO clone, which may have a propensity for causing bacteremia, highlighting the need for increased surveillance on this clone and its relatives in future studies.
