First Report of Acute Cholecystitis in Human Caused by Fish Pathogen, Lactococcus garvieae

Abstract

We herein report the first case of acute acalculus cholecystitis in human caused by Lactococcus garvieae, which is known as a fish pathogen. A 69-year-old fisherman underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to severe inflammation in the gallbladder. The isolate obtained from the gallbladder was identified as L. garvieae by the 16S rRNA and manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase (sodA) gene sequence analysis.e gallbladder. The isolate obtained from the gallbladder was identified as L. garvieae by the 16S rRNA and manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase (sodA) gene sequence analysis.