Contamination of a hospital plumbing system by persister cells of a copper-tolerant high-risk clone of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Audrey Jeanvoine (1, 2) , Alexandre Meunier (1, 2) , Hélène Puja , Xavier Bertrand (1, 2) , Benoît Valot (1) , Didier Hocquet (1, 2)

1 LCE - Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249)
2 CHRU Besançon - Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Besançon

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is an important opportunistic pathogen that thrives best in the distal elements of plumbing and waste-water systems. Although nosocomial outbreaks of PA have been associated with water sources, the role of the plumbing system of healthcare premises as a reservoir for this pathogen is still unclear.

Mots clés: Copper; One health; Persisters; Premises plumbing; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Domaines: Microbiologie et Parasitologie

Audrey Jeanvoine, Alexandre Meunier, Hélène Puja, Xavier Bertrand, Benoît Valot, et al.. Contamination of a hospital plumbing system by persister cells of a copper-tolerant high-risk clone of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Water Research, 2019, 157, pp.579-586. ⟨10.1016/j.watres.2019.04.011⟩. ⟨hal-02315692⟩