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Lochmann F, Flatschacher D, Speckbacher V, Zeilinger S, Heuschneider V, Bereiter S, Schiller A, Ruzsanyi V. Demonstrating the Applicability of Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry to Quantify Volatiles Emitted by the Mycoparasitic Fungus Trichoderma atroviride in Real Time: Monitoring of Trichoderma-Based Biopesticides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2024; 35:1168-1177. [PMID: 38708575 PMCID: PMC11157538 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.3c00456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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The present study aims to explore the potential application of proton transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PTR-ToF-MS) for real-time monitoring of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs). This investigation can be broadly divided into two parts. First, a selection of 14 MVOCs was made based on previous research that characterized the MVOC emissions of Trichoderma atroviride, which is a filamentous fungus widely used as a biocontrol agent. The analysis of gas-phase standards using PTR-ToF-MS allowed for the categorization of these 14 MVOCs into two groups: the first group primarily undergoes nondissociative proton transfer, resulting in the formation of protonated parent ions, while the second group mainly undergoes dissociative proton transfer, leading to the formation of fragment ions. In the second part of this investigation, the emission of MVOCs from samples of T. atroviride was continuously monitored over a period of five days using PTR-ToF-MS. This also included the first quantitative online analysis of 6-amyl-α-pyrone (6-PP), a key MVOC emitted by T. atroviride. The 6-PP emissions of T. atroviride cultures were characterized by a gradual increase over the first two days of cultivation, reaching a plateau-like maximum with volume mixing ratios exceeding 600 ppbv on days three and four. This was followed by a marked decrease, where the 6-PP volume mixing ratios plummeted to below 50 ppbv on day five. This observed sudden decrease in 6-PP emissions coincided with the start of sporulation of the T. atroviride cultures as well as increasing intensities of product ions associated with 1-octen-3-ol and 3-octanone, whereas both these MVOCs were previously associated with sporulation in T. atroviride. The study also presents the observations and discussion of further MVOC emissions from the T. atroviride samples and concludes with a critical assessment of the possible applications and limitations of PTR-ToF-MS for the online monitoring of MVOCs from biological samples in real time.
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- Franziska Lochmann
- Institut
für Atemgasanalytik, Universität
Innsbruck, Innrain 52a and 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut
für Mikrobiologie, Universität
Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse
25d, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut
für Mikrobiologie, Universität
Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse
25d, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut
für Mikrobiologie, Universität
Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse
25d, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut
für Atemgasanalytik, Universität
Innsbruck, Innrain 52a and 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut
für Atemgasanalytik, Universität
Innsbruck, Innrain 52a and 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut
für Atemgasanalytik, Universität
Innsbruck, Innrain 52a and 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut
für Atemgasanalytik, Universität
Innsbruck, Innrain 52a and 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Identifying volatile in vitro biomarkers for oral bacteria with proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16897. [PMID: 34413397 PMCID: PMC8377122 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96287-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We have measured the volatile fingerprints of four pathogenic oral bacteria connected to periodontal disease and dental abscess: Porphyromonas gingivalis (three separate strains), Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella nigrescens and Tannerella forsythia. Volatile fingerprints were measured in vitro from the headspace gas of the bacteria cultured on agar. Concrete identification of new and previously reported bacterial volatiles were performed by a combination of solid phase microextraction (SPME) and offline gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). We also studied the effect of the reduced electric field strength (E/N) on the fragmentation patterns of bacterial volatiles in online proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PTR-ToF-MS). We aimed to discover possible new biomarkers for the studied oral bacteria, as well as to validate the combination of GC-MS and PTR-MS for volatile analysis. Some of the most promising compounds produced include: 1-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (1MeTIQ), indole, and a cascade of sulphur compounds, such as methanethiol, dimethyl disulphide (DMDS) and dimethyl trisulphide (DMTS). We also found that several compounds, especially alcohols, aldehydes and esters, fragment significantly with the PTR-MS method, when high E/N values are used. We conclude that the studied oral bacteria can be separated by their volatile fingerprints in vitro, which could have importance in clinical and laboratory environments. In addition, using softer ionization conditions can improve the performance of the PTR-MS method in the volatile analysis of certain compounds.
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Ibrahim W, Carr L, Cordell R, Wilde MJ, Salman D, Monks PS, Thomas P, Brightling CE, Siddiqui S, Greening NJ. Breathomics for the clinician: the use of volatile organic compounds in respiratory diseases. Thorax 2021; 76:514-521. [PMID: 33414240 PMCID: PMC7611078 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Exhaled breath analysis has the potential to provide valuable insight on the status of various metabolic pathways taking place in the lungs locally and other vital organs, via systemic circulation. For years, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been proposed as feasible alternative diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for different respiratory pathologies.We reviewed the currently published literature on the discovery of exhaled breath VOCs and their utilisation in various respiratory diseasesKey barriers in the development of clinical breath tests include the lack of unified consensus for breath collection and analysis and the complexity of understanding the relationship between the exhaled VOCs and the underlying metabolic pathways. We present a comprehensive overview, in light of published literature and our experience from coordinating a national breathomics centre, of the progress made to date and some of the key challenges in the field and ways to overcome them. We particularly focus on the relevance of breathomics to clinicians and the valuable insights it adds to diagnostics and disease monitoring.Breathomics holds great promise and our findings merit further large-scale multicentre diagnostic studies using standardised protocols to help position this novel technology at the centre of respiratory disease diagnostics.
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- Wadah Ibrahim
- Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Institute for Lung Health, Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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- Institute for Lung Health, Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Institute for Lung Health, Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Institute for Lung Health, Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Institute for Lung Health, Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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Kwok AMF. Primary extragenital mixed malignant Mullerian tumour presenting as a painful splenic mass: A case report and review of the literature. World J Obstet Gynecol 2019. [DOI: 10.5317/wjog.v8.i2.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Kwok AMF. Primary extragenital mixed malignant Mullerian tumour presenting as a painful splenic mass: A case report and review of the literature. World J Obstet Gynecol 2019; 8:13-24. [DOI: 10.5317/wjog.v8.i2.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mixed malignant Mullerian tumours (MMMTs) are highly aggressive cancers that present at a late stage and are associated with a poor long-term prognosis. They are characterised by the presence of both epithelial and sarcomatous tissue types on histological examination and hence are known as biphasic tumours or carcinosarcomas. MMMTs almost always arise in the female genital tract (most commonly the uterus) but extragenital sites are also possible. Treatment options are limited and usually consists of surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy.
CASE SUMMARY A 74-year-old woman presented with a 1-wk history of worsening left upper quadrant abdominal pain and a perisplenic mass on computed tomography (CT) scan. Features on imaging raised the possibility of a malignant process but were not diagnostic. Splenectomy was performed and histology confirmed the presence of a mixed malignant Mullerian tumour. A subsequent pelvic ultrasound identified another heterogenous cystic mass in the Pouch of Douglas without evidence of primary pathology in the uterus or adnexa. A second operation was performed for this with curative intent but previously-unknown widespread metastases were encountered at laparotomy. A biopsy of the pelvic mass confirmed it was also a MMMT with identical histological features to the perisplenic mass. There was no clinical or histological evidence of the MMMT having arisen primarily from the female genital tract. The patient subsequently suffered multi-organ failure and was palliated, succumbing to death on the 19th post-operative day.
CONCLUSION Primary extragenital MMMT arising from the spleen or peritoneum represents an atypical form of an already rare gynaecological tumour.
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- Allan Mun Fai Kwok
- Department of Surgery, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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Maurer DL, Ellis CK, Thacker TC, Rice S, Koziel JA, Nol P, VerCauteren KC. Screening of Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds for Detection of Disease in Cattle: Development of Lab-scale Method. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12103. [PMID: 31431630 PMCID: PMC6702204 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47907-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The primary hurdle for diagnosis of some diseases is the long incubation required to culture and confirm the presence of bacteria. The concept of using microbial VOCs as "signature markers" could provide a faster and noninvasive diagnosis. Finding biomarkers is challenging due to the specificity required in complex matrices. The objectives of this study were to (1) build/test a lab-scale platform for screening of microbial VOCs and (2) apply it to Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis; the vaccine strain of M. bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin; and M. kansasii to demonstrate detection times greater those typically required for culture. SPME-GC-MS was used for sampling, sample preparation, and analyses. For objective (1), a testing platform was built for headspace sampling of bacterial cultures grown in standard culture flasks via a biosecure closed-loop circulating airflow system. For (2), results show that the suites of VOCs produced by Mycobacteria ssp. change over time and that individual strains produce different VOCs. The developed method was successful in discriminating between strains using a pooled multi-group analysis, and in timepoint-specific multi- and pair-wise comparisons. The developed testing platform can be useful for minimally invasive and biosecure collection of biomarkers associated with human, wildlife and livestock diseases for development of diagnostic point-of-care and field surveillance.
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- Devin L Maurer
- Iowa State University, Dept. of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- USDA-APHIS-WS-National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, USA
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- USDA-ARS, National Animal Disease Center, Mycobacterial Diseases, Ames, IA, 50010, USA
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- Iowa State University, Dept. of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Iowa State University, Dept. of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
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- USDA-APHIS-WS-Wildlife Livestock Disease Investigations Team, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, USA
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- USDA-APHIS-WS-National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, USA
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Küntzel A, Oertel P, Fischer S, Bergmann A, Trefz P, Schubert J, Miekisch W, Reinhold P, Köhler H. Comparative analysis of volatile organic compounds for the classification and identification of mycobacterial species. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0194348. [PMID: 29558492 PMCID: PMC5860768 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background Species of Mycobacteriaceae cause serious zoonotic diseases in mammals, for example tuberculosis in humans, dogs, parrots, and elephants (caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and in ruminants and humans (caused by M. bovis and M. caprae). Pulmonary diseases, lymphadenitis, skin diseases, and disseminated diseases can be caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Diagnosis and differentiation among Mycobacterium species are currently done by culture isolation. The established diagnostic protocols comprise several steps that allow species identification. Detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) above bacterial cultures is a promising approach towards accelerating species identification via culture isolation. The aims of this project were to analyse VOCs in the headspace above 13 different species of mycobacteria, to define VOC profiles that are unique for each species, and to compile a set of substances that indicate the presence of growing mycobacteria in general. Materials & methods VOCs were measured in the headspace above 17 different mycobacterial strains, all cultivated on Herrold’s Egg Yolk Medium and above pure media slants that served as controls. For pre-concentration of VOCs, needle-trap micro-extraction was employed. Samples were subsequently analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. All volatiles were identified and calibrated by analysing pure reference substances. Results More than 130 VOCs were detected in headspace above mycobacteria-inoculated and control slants. Results confirmed significant VOC emissions above all mycobacterial species that had grown well. Concentration changes were measurable in vials with visually assessed bacterial growth and vials without apparent growth. VOCs above mycobacterial cultures could be grouped into substances that were either higher or equally concentrated, lower or equally concentrated, or both as those above control slants. Hence, we were able to identify 17 substances as potential biomarkers of the presence of growing mycobacteria in general. Conclusions This study revealed species-specific VOC profiles for eleven species of mycobacteria that showed visually apparent bacterial growth at the time point of analysis.
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- Anne Küntzel
- Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis at the ‘Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut‘ (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Jena, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis at the ‘Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut‘ (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Jena, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis at the ‘Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut‘ (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis at the ‘Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut‘ (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Jena, Germany
- National Reference Laboratory for Paratuberculosis, Jena, Germany
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Rees CA, Burklund A, Stefanuto PH, Schwartzman JD, Hill JE. Comprehensive volatile metabolic fingerprinting of bacterial and fungal pathogen groups. J Breath Res 2018; 12:026001. [PMID: 28952968 PMCID: PMC5832594 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7163/aa8f7f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The identification of pathogen-specific volatile metabolic 'fingerprints' could lead to the rapid identification of disease-causing organisms either directly from ex vivo patient bio-specimens or from in vitro cultures. In the present study, we have evaluated the volatile metabolites produced by 100 clinical isolates belonging to ten distinct pathogen groups that, in aggregate, account for 90% of bloodstream infections, 90% of urinary tract infections, and 80% of infections encountered in the intensive care unit setting. Headspace volatile metabolites produced in vitro were concentrated using headspace solid-phase microextraction and analyzed via two-dimensional gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC×GC-TOFMS). A total of 811 volatile metabolites were detected across all samples, of which 203 were: (1) detected in 9 or 10 (of 10) isolates belonging to one or more pathogen groups, and (2) significantly more abundant in cultures relative to sterile media. Network analysis revealed a distinct metabolic fingerprint associated with each pathogen group, and analysis via Random Forest using leave-one-out cross-validation resulted in a 95% accuracy for the differentiation between groups. The present findings support the results of prior studies that have reported on the differential production of volatile metabolites across pathogenic bacteria and fungi, and provide additional insight through the inclusion of pathogen groups that have seldom been studied previously, including Acinetobacter spp., coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, and Proteus mirabilis, as well as the utilization of HS-SPME-GC×GC-TOFMS for improved sensitivity and resolution relative to traditional gas chromatography-based techniques.
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- Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
- Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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Purkhart R, Becher G, Reinhold P, Köhler HU. Detection of mycobacteria by volatile organic compound analysis of in vitro cultures using differential ion mobility spectrometry. J Med Microbiol 2017; 66:276-285. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Roman Purkhart
- IfU Diagnostic Systems GmbH, Gottfried-Schenker-Straße 18, 09244 Lichtenau, Germany
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- BecherConsult GmbH, Froebelweg 33, 16321 Bernau, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Naumburger Str. 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Naumburger Str. 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Functional characterization of the Mycobacterium abscessus genome coupled with condition specific transcriptomics reveals conserved molecular strategies for host adaptation and persistence. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:553. [PMID: 27495169 PMCID: PMC4974804 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2868-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus (MAB) is a highly drug resistant mycobacterium and the most common respiratory pathogen among the rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria. MAB is also one of the most deadly of the emerging cystic fibrosis (CF) pathogens requiring prolonged treatment with multiple antibiotics. In addition to its “mycobacterial” virulence genes, the genome of MAB harbours a large accessory genome, presumably acquired via lateral gene transfer including homologs shared with the CF pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia. While multiple genome sequences are available there is little functional genomics data available for this important pathogen. Results We report here the first multi-omics approach to characterize the primary transcriptome, coding potential and potential regulatory regions of the MAB genome utilizing differential RNA sequencing (dRNA-seq), RNA-seq, Ribosome profiling and LC-MS proteomics. In addition we attempt to address the genomes contribution to the molecular systems that underlie MAB’s adaptation and persistence in the human host through an examination of MABs transcriptional response to a number of clinically relevant conditions. These include hypoxia, exposure to sub-inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics and growth in an artificial sputum designed to mimic the conditions within the cystic fibrosis lung. Conclusions Our integrated map provides the first comprehensive view of the primary transcriptome of MAB and evidence for the translation of over one hundred new short open reading frames (sORFs). Our map will act as a resource for ongoing functional genomics characterization of MAB and our transcriptome data from clinically relevant stresses informs our understanding of MAB’s adaptation to life in the CF lung. MAB’s adaptation to growth in artificial CF sputum highlights shared metabolic strategies with other CF pathogens including P. aeruginosa and mirrors the transcriptional responses that lead to persistence in mycobacteria. These strategies include an increased reliance on amino acid metabolism, and fatty acid catabolism and highlights the relevance of the glyoxylate shunt to growth in the CF lung. Our data suggests that, similar to what is seen in chronically persisting P. aeruginosa, progression towards a biofilm mode of growth would play a more prominent role in a longer-term MAB infection. Finally, MAB’s transcriptional response to antibiotics highlights the role of antibiotic modifications enzymes, active transport and the evolutionarily conserved WhiB7 driven antibiotic resistance regulon. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2868-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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The search continues for a rapid diagnostic test for TB that has high sensitivity and specificity and is useable in sophisticated environments and in deprived regions with poor infrastructure. We discuss here the modern bioanalytical techniques that can be used to discover biomarkers of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, focusing on techniques using GC. We will also discuss the use of GC-MS to identify volatile organic compounds in the headspace of bacterial culture or in samples of breath, serum or urine. Biomarkers discovered in the 'clean' environment of culture may differ from those in patients. A number of biomarkers have been found in patients, with little consistency in the various studies to date. Reproducibility is difficult; the impressive results found initially with a few patients are rarely repeatable when a larger sample series is tested. Mycobacterial lipids offer promise for distinguishing M. tuberculosis from nontuberculous mycobacteria directly in sputum.
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Boots AW, Smolinska A, van Berkel JJBN, Fijten RRR, Stobberingh EE, Boumans MLL, Moonen EJ, Wouters EFM, Dallinga JW, Van Schooten FJ. Identification of microorganisms based on headspace analysis of volatile organic compounds by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Breath Res 2014; 8:027106. [PMID: 24737039 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/8/2/027106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The identification of specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by microorganisms may assist in developing a fast and accurate methodology for the determination of pulmonary bacterial infections in exhaled air. As a first step, pulmonary bacteria were cultured and their headspace analyzed for the total amount of excreted VOCs to select those compounds which are exclusively associated with specific microorganisms. Development of a rapid, noninvasive methodology for identification of bacterial species may improve diagnostics and antibiotic therapy, ultimately leading to controlling the antibiotic resistance problem. Two hundred bacterial headspace samples from four different microorganisms (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae) were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to detect a wide array of VOCs. Statistical analysis of these volatiles enabled the characterization of specific VOC profiles indicative for each microorganism. Differences in VOC abundance between the bacterial types were determined using ANalysis of VAriance-principal component analysis (ANOVA-PCA). These differences were visualized with PCA. Cross validation was applied to validate the results. We identified a large number of different compounds in the various headspaces, thus demonstrating a highly significant difference in VOC occurrence of bacterial cultures compared to the medium and between the cultures themselves. Additionally, a separation between a methicillin-resistant and a methicillin-sensitive isolate of S. aureus could be made due to significant differences between compounds. ANOVA-PCA analysis showed that 25 VOCs were differently profiled across the various microorganisms, whereas a PCA score plot enabled the visualization of these clear differences between the bacterial types. We demonstrated that identification of the studied microorganisms, including an antibiotic susceptible and resistant S. aureus substrain, is possible based on a selected number of compounds measured in the headspace of these cultures. These in vitro results may translate into a breath analysis approach that has the potential to be used as a diagnostic tool in medical microbiology.
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- A W Boots
- Department of Toxicology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Manginell RP, Pimentel AS, Mowry CD, Mangan MA, Moorman MW, Allen A, Schares ES, Achyuthan KE. Diagnostic potential of the pulsed discharged helium ionization detector (PDHID) for pathogenic Mycobacterial volatile biomarkers. J Breath Res 2013; 7:037107. [PMID: 23867723 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/7/3/037107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Pathogenic Mycobacteria cause diseases in animals and humans with significant economic and societal consequences. Current methods for Mycobacterial detection relies upon time- and labor-intensive techniques such as culturing or DNA analysis. Using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, four volatile compounds (methyl phenylacetate, methyl p-anisate, methyl nicotinate and o-phenyl anisole) were recently proposed as potential biomarkers for Mycobacteria. We demonstrate for the first time the capabilities of a field-deployable, pulsed discharge helium ionization detector (PDHID) for sensing these volatiles. We determined the analytical performance of the PDHID toward these Mycobacterial volatiles. Detector performance was moderately affected over the temperature range of 150 to 350 °C. The linear dynamic range for all four analytes exceeded three orders of magnitude. The limits of detection (LOD) and quantitation (LOQ) were calculated as 150 and 450 pg respectively, for all compounds, except methyl phenylacetate (LOD and LOQ, 90 and 270 pg, respectively). Control charts revealed that the PDHID detection system was generally stable, and deviations could be traced to common causes and excluded special causes. Grob tests and ionization potential data suggest that the PDHID is capable of detecting Mycobacterial volatiles in a complex milieu such as culture headspace or breath samples from tuberculosis patients. The diagnostic potential of the PDHID is critical to our goal of a handheld, field-deployable 'sniffer' system for biological pathogens and chemical warfare agents.
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- Ronald P Manginell
- Microsystems-Enabled Detection Department, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS0892, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0892, USA.
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