Kalamiella piersonii is a urease-negative gram-negative bacterium belonging to the Erwiniaceae family. K. piersonii has been isolated from the urine of a struvite stone patient, which suggests that the organism can be an opportunistic pathogen in susceptible hosts.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
16 Diseases of the genitourinary system
Diseases of the urinary system
Urolithiasis
GB70 Calculus of upper urinary tract
H02626 Kalamiella piersonii infection
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by enterobacteria
H02626 Kalamiella piersonii infection
Rekha PD, Hameed A, Manzoor MAP, Suryavanshi MV, Ghate SD, Arun AB, Rao SS, Athmika, Bajire SK, Mujeeburahiman M, Young CC
Title
First Report of Pathogenic Bacterium Kalamiella piersonii Isolated from Urine of a Kidney Stone Patient: Draft Genome and Evidence for Role in Struvite Crystallization.
