Far East Scarlet-Like Fever Caused by a Few Related Genotypes of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Russia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;22(3):503-6. doi: 10.3201/eid2203.150552.

Abstract

We used multivirulence locus sequence typing to analyze 68 Yersinia pseudotuberculosis isolates from patients in Russia during 1973-2014, including 41 isolates from patients with Far East scarlet-like fever. Four genotypes were found responsible, with 1 being especially prevalent. Evolutionary analysis suggests that epidemiologic advantages could cause this genotype's dominance.

Keywords: Enterobacteriaceae; FESLF; Far East scarlet-like fever; Russia; Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infections; bacteria; bacterial CNF1; bacterial infections; clonal evolution; multilocus sequence analysis; scarlet fever; skin diseases; yopE protein (Yersinia).

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Fever / epidemiology*
  • Fever / microbiology*
  • Genes, Essential
  • Genotype*
  • Humans
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Phylogeny
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Russia / epidemiology
  • Serogroup
  • Virulence Factors / genetics
  • Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / classification*
  • Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / genetics*
  • Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections / epidemiology*
  • Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections / microbiology*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Virulence Factors