AUTHOR=Pinto Tatiane Nobre , Oliveira Laura M. A. , da Costa Gisela L. , Costa Natália Silva , Francisco Elaine Cristina , Pinto Tatiana C. A. , Oliveira Manoel M. E. 

TITLE=Detection of Hanseniaspora opuntiae in anovaginal samples of pregnant women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—a case report

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1394663

DOI=10.3389/fcimb.2024.1394663

ISSN=2235-2988

ABSTRACT=<p>In this study, we report the first isolation of <italic>Hanseniaspora opuntiae</italic> obtained from four pregnant women in Brazil. Clinical isolates were obtained from four samples taken between 35 and 37 gestational weeks, as part of the routine antenatal care for maternal colonization screening for <italic>Streptococcus agalactiae</italic> group B. The patients were immunocompetent, with two of them diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus. Species identification was performed by MALDI-TOF MS and rDNA sequencing. While <italic>Hanseniaspora</italic> species have not traditionally been considered a typical opportunist pathogen, our findings emphasize the importance of investigating and screening for <italic>Hanseniaspora</italic> in pregnant populations, highlighting <italic>H. opuntiae</italic> as a potential agent of human infections.</p>