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Gonzales M, Jacquet P, Gaucher F, Chabrière É, Plener L, Daudé D. AHL-Based Quorum Sensing Regulates the Biosynthesis of a Variety of Bioactive Molecules in Bacteria. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1268-1284. [PMID: 38390739 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Bacteria are social microorganisms that use communication systems known as quorum sensing (QS) to regulate diverse cellular behaviors including the production of various secreted molecules. Bacterial secondary metabolites are widely studied for their bioactivities including antibiotic, antifungal, antiparasitic, and cytotoxic compounds. Besides playing a crucial role in natural bacterial niches and intermicrobial competition by targeting neighboring organisms and conferring survival advantages to the producer, these bioactive molecules may be of prime interest to develop new antimicrobials or anticancer therapies. This review focuses on bioactive compounds produced under acyl homoserine lactone-based QS regulation by Gram-negative bacteria that are pathogenic to humans and animals, including the Burkholderia, Serratia, Pseudomonas, Chromobacterium, and Pseudoalteromonas genera. The synthesis, regulation, chemical nature, biocidal effects, and potential applications of these identified toxic molecules are presented and discussed in light of their role in microbial interactions.
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- Mélanie Gonzales
- Aix Marseille Université, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille 13288, France
- Gene&GreenTK, Marseille 13005, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille 13288, France
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Wang J, Yu Y, Raheem A, Guo Y, Ma Q, Lu D. The distribution characteristics of aerosol bacteria in different types of sheepfolds. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1348850. [PMID: 38420208 PMCID: PMC10900508 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1348850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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With the development of modern sheep raising technology, the increasing density of animals in sheep house leads to the accumulation of microbial aerosols in sheep house. It is an important prerequisite to grasp the characteristics of bacteria in aerosols in sheep house to solve the problems of air pollution and disease prevention and control in sheep house. In this study, the microorganisms present in the air of sheep houses were investigated to gain insights into the structure of bacterial communities and the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria. Samples from six sheep pens in each of three sheep farms, totaling 18, were collected in August 2022 from Ningxia province, China. A high-volume air sampler was utilized for aerosol collection within the sheep housing followed by DNA extraction for 16S rRNA sequencing. Employing high-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing technology, we conducted an in-depth analysis of microbial populations in various sheep pen air samples, enabling us to assess the community composition and diversity. The results revealed a total of 11,207 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) within the bacterial population across the air samples, encompassing 152 phyla, 298 classes, 517 orders, 853 families, 910 genera, and 482 species. Alpha diversity and beta diversity analysis indicated that differences in species diversity, evenness and coverage between different samples. At the bacterial phylum level, the dominant bacterial groups are Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria, among which Firmicutes (97.90-98.43%) is the highest. At the bacterial genus level, bacillus, Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, etc. had higher abundance, with Bacillus (85.47-89.87%) being the highest. Through an in-depth analysis of microbial diversity and a meticulous examination of pathogenic bacteria with high abundance in diverse sheep house air samples, the study provided valuable insights into the microbial diversity, abundance, and distinctive features of prevalent pathogenic bacteria in sheep house air. These findings serve as a foundation for guiding effective disease prevention and control strategies within sheep farming environments.
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- Jiandong Wang
- Institute of Animal Science, NingXia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, NingXia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, NingXia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, NingXia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Latifi F, Hashemi A, Kalani BS, Pakzad I, Hematian A. abkBA toxin-antitoxin system may act as antipersister modules in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates. Future Microbiol 2023; 18:707-714. [PMID: 37552216 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2022-0271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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Aim: Persistence cells comprise a subpopulation of bacteria that is resistant to treatment. In this study, the role of the toxin-antitoxin (TA) system in the formation of persistence cells of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates was investigated. Methods: After confirming all isolates, TA systems abkBA, mqsRA and higBA were identified. Persister cells were confirmed using the standard method. Real-time PCR was used to compare the expression of TA systems in isolates in persistence and normal states. Results: The abkAB system was present in all isolates; 4% of isolates formed persister cells. The expression level of the abkB gene in persistent isolates showed a sevenfold increase compared with nonpersistent isolates. Conclusion: The abkBA system is proposed as an antipersistence target in A. baumannii isolates.
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- Fatemeh Latifi
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam, Iran
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Yuan T, Qazi IH, Yang P, Zhang X, Li J, Liu J. Analysis of endophytic bacterial flora of mulberry cultivars susceptible and resistant to bacterial wilt using metagenomic sequencing and culture-dependent approach. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:163. [PMID: 37067654 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03599-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Endophytes have a wide range of potential in maintaining plant health and sustainable agricultural environmental conditions. In this study, we analysed the diversity of endophytic bacteria in four mulberry cultivars with different resistance capacity against bacterial wilt using metagenomic sequencing and culture-dependent approaches. We further assessed the role of 11 shared genera in the control of bacterial wilt of mulberry. The results of the present study showed that Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria were the three dominant phyla in all communities, with the representative genera Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas. The diversity analysis showed that the communities of the highly and moderately resistant varieties were more diverse compared to those of the weakly resistant and susceptible varieties. The control tests of mulberry bacterial wilt showed that Pantoea, Atlantibacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Acinetobacter were effective, with a control rate of over 80%. Microbacterium and Kosakonia were moderately effective, with a control rate between 50 and 80%. At the same time, Escherichia, Lysinibacillus, Pseudomonas, and Rhizobium were found to be less effective, with a control rate of less than 40%. In conclusion, this study provides a reasonable experimental reference data for the control of bacterial wilt of mulberry.
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- Ting Yuan
- College of Animal Science, Regional Sericulture Training Center For Asia-Pacific, South China Agriculture University, Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, Regional Sericulture Training Center For Asia-Pacific, South China Agriculture University, Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sakrand, 67210, Pakistan
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- College of Animal Science, Regional Sericulture Training Center For Asia-Pacific, South China Agriculture University, Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, Regional Sericulture Training Center For Asia-Pacific, South China Agriculture University, Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, Regional Sericulture Training Center For Asia-Pacific, South China Agriculture University, Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China
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- College of Animal Science, Regional Sericulture Training Center For Asia-Pacific, South China Agriculture University, Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, China.
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Li XS, Qi Y, Xue JZ, Xu GY, Xu YX, Li XY, Muhammad I, Kong LC, Ma HX. Transcriptomic Changes and satP Gene Function Analysis in Pasteurella multocida with Different Levels of Resistance to Enrofloxacin. Vet Sci 2023; 10:vetsci10040257. [PMID: 37104412 PMCID: PMC10143902 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci10040257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Pasteurella multocida (Pm) is one of the major pathogens of bovine respiratory disease (BRD), which can develop drug resistance to many of the commonly used antibiotics. Our earlier research group found that with clinical use of enrofloxacin, Pm was more likely to develop drug resistance to enrofloxacin. In order to better understand the resistance mechanism of Pm to enrofloxacin, we isolated PmS and PmR strains with the same PFGE typing in vitro, and artificially induced PmR to obtain the highly resistant phenotype, PmHR. Then transcriptome sequencing of clinically isolated sensitive strains, resistant and highly drug-resistant strains, treated with enrofloxacin at sub-inhibitory concentrations, were performed. The satP gene, of which the expression changed significantly with the increase in drug resistance, was screened. In order to further confirm the function of this gene, we constructed a satP deletion (ΔPm) strain using suicide vector plasmid pRE112, and constructed the C-Pm strain using pBBR1-MCS, and further analyzed the function of the satP gene. Through a continuously induced resistance test, it was found that the resistance rate of ΔPm was obviously lower than that of Pm in vitro. MDK99, agar diffusion and mutation frequency experiments showed significantly lower tolerance of ΔPm than the wild-type strains. The pathogenicity of ΔPm and Pm was measured by an acute pathogenicity test in mice, and it was found that the pathogenicity of ΔPm was reduced by about 400 times. Therefore, this study found that the satP gene was related to the tolerance and pathogenicity of Pm, and may be used as a target of enrofloxacin synergistic effect.
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Kong ASY, Maran S, Yap PSX, Lim SHE, Yang SK, Cheng WH, Tan YH, Lai KS. Anti- and Pro-Oxidant Properties of Essential Oils against Antimicrobial Resistance. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11091819. [PMID: 36139893 PMCID: PMC9495521 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11091819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The rapid evolution of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has remained a major public health issue, reducing the efficacy of antibiotics and increasing the difficulty of treating infections. The discovery of novel antimicrobial agents is urgently needed to overcome the challenges created by AMR. Natural products such as plant extracts and essential oils (EOs) have been viewed as potential candidates to combat AMR due to their complex chemistry that carries inherent pro-oxidant and antioxidant properties. EOs and their constituents that hold pro-oxidant properties can induce oxidative stress by producing reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to biological damage in target cells. In contrast, the antioxidant properties scavenge free radicals through offsetting ROS. Both pro-oxidant and antioxidant activities in EOs represent a promising strategy to tackle AMR. Thus, this review aimed to discuss how pro-oxidants and antioxidants in EOs may contribute to the mitigation of AMR and provided a detailed description of the challenges and limitations of utilizing them as a means to combat AMR.
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- Amanda Shen-Yee Kong
- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Health Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women’s College, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 41012, United Arab Emirates
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- Health Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women’s College, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 41012, United Arab Emirates
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- Faculty Health and Life Sciences, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN, Putra Nilai, Nilai 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, UCSI University, UCSI Heights, 1, Jalan Puncak Menara Gading, Taman Connaught, Cheras, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- Health Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women’s College, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 41012, United Arab Emirates
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Cheng X, Zheng H, Wang C, Wang X, Fei C, Zhou W, Zhang K. Effects of salinomycin and ethanamizuril on the three microbial communities in vivo and in vitro. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:941259. [PMID: 36033856 PMCID: PMC9413843 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.941259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The fate of a drug is not only the process of drug metabolism in vivo and in vitro but also the homeostasis of drug-exposed microbial communities may be disturbed. Anticoccidial drugs are widely used to combat the detrimental effects of protozoan parasites in the poultry industry. Salinomycin and ethanamizuril belong to two different classes of anticoccidial drugs. The effect of salinomycin and ethanamizuril on the microbiota of cecal content, manure compost, and soil remains unknown. Our results showed that although both salinomycin and ethanamizuril treatments suppressed some opportunistic pathogens, they failed to repair the great changes in chicken cecal microbial compositions caused by coccidia infection. Subsequently, the metabolite5 profiling of cecal content by LC-MS/MS analyses confirmed the great impact of coccidia infection on chicken cecum and showed that histidine metabolism may be the main action pathway of salinomycin, and aminoacyl tRNA biosynthesis may be the major regulatory mechanism of ethanamizuril. The microbial community of manure compost showed a mild response to ethanamizuril treatment, but ethanamizuril in soil could promote Actinobacteria reproduction, which may inhibit other taxonomic bacteria. When the soil and manure were exposed to salinomycin, the Proteobacteria abundance of microbial communities showed a significant increase, which suggested that salinomycin may improve the ability of the microbiota to utilize carbon sources. This hypothesis was confirmed by a BIOLOG ECO microplate analysis. In the animal model of coccidia infection, the treatment of salinomycin and ethanamizuril may reconstruct a new equilibrium of the intestinal microbiota. In an in vitro environment, the effect of ethanamizuril on composting and soil microbiota seems to be slight. However, salinomycin has a great impact on the microbial communities of manure composting and soil. In particular, the promoting effect of salinomycin on Proteobacteria phylum should be further concerned. In general, salinomycin and ethanamizuril have diverse effects on various microbial communities.
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High Osmotic Stress Increases OmpK36 Expression through the Regulation of KbvR to Decrease the Antimicrobial Resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0050722. [PMID: 35658577 PMCID: PMC9241633 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00507-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a pathogen known for its high frequency of antimicrobial resistance. Responses to various environmental stresses during its life can influence the resistance to antibiotics. Here, we demonstrate the role and mechanism of KbvR regulator in the response to environmental osmotic stress and in the effect of osmotic stress on antimicrobial resistance. The kbvR mutant strain exhibited increasing tolerance to high osmotic stress and certain antibiotics, including β-lactams. The expression levels of KbvR and outer membrane porin OmpK36 were upregulated in response to high osmotic stress in the wild type (WT), and the deletion of kbvR decreased the expression level of ompK36. The membrane permeability of the kbvR mutant strain was decreased, which was partly restored through the upregulated expression of OmpK36. The DNA affinity purification sequencing (DAP-seq) and microscale thermophoresis (MST) assay disclosed the binding of KbvR to the promoter of the ompK36 gene, indicating that KbvR directly and positively regulated the expression of OmpK36. The high osmotic stress increased the susceptibility to β-lactams and the expression of ompK36 in the WT strain. However, the increased ompK36 expression and the susceptibility to β-lactams in the kbvR mutant strain under high osmotic stress were lower than those of WT. In conclusion, our study has identified that high osmotic stress in the environment influenced the resistance of K. pneumoniae to antibiotics and that the regulation of KbvR with OmpR on the expression of OmpK36 was involved in countering high osmotic stress to change the antimicrobial resistance. IMPORTANCEKlebsiella pneumoniae is considered a global threat because of the rising prevalence of multidrug-resistant strains and their optimal adaptation to clinical environments and the human host. The sensing and adaption abilities of bacteria to the environmental osmotic stress can change the expression of their outer membrane porins, membrane permeability, and resistance to antibiotics. This study reports that KbvR is a newly found regulator that can be upregulated under high osmotic stress and directly regulate the expression of OmpK36 to change the resistance of K. pneumoniae to β-lactam antibiotics. The results demonstrate how adaptation to high osmotic stress changes the sensitivity of K. pneumoniae to antibiotics. The mechanism can be used to sensitize bacteria to antibiotics and highlight new potential strategies for exploiting shared constraints in governing adaptation to diverse environmental challenges.
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Steimbrüch BA, Sartorio MG, Cortez N, Albanesi D, Lisa MN, Repizo GD. The distinctive roles played by the superoxide dismutases of the extremophile Acinetobacter sp. Ver3. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4321. [PMID: 35279679 PMCID: PMC8918354 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08052-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter sp. Ver3 is a polyextremophilic strain characterized by a high tolerance to radiation and pro-oxidants. The Ver3 genome comprises the sodB and sodC genes encoding an iron (AV3SodB) and a copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (AV3SodC), respectively; however, the specific role(s) of these genes has remained elusive. We show that the expression of sodB remained unaltered in different oxidative stress conditions whereas sodC was up-regulated in the presence of blue light. Besides, we studied the changes in the in vitro activity of each SOD enzyme in response to diverse agents and solved the crystal structure of AV3SodB at 1.34 Å, one of the highest resolutions achieved for a SOD. Cell fractionation studies interestingly revealed that AV3SodB is located in the cytosol whereas AV3SodC is also found in the periplasm. Consistently, a bioinformatic analysis of the genomes of 53 Acinetobacter species pointed out the presence of at least one SOD type in each compartment, suggesting that these enzymes are separately required to cope with oxidative stress. Surprisingly, AV3SodC was found in an active state also in outer membrane vesicles, probably exerting a protective role. Overall, our multidisciplinary approach highlights the relevance of SOD enzymes when Acinetobacterspp. are confronted with oxidizing agents.
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- Bruno Alejandro Steimbrüch
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET-UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina.,Plataforma de Biología Estructural y Metabolómica (PLABEM), Ocampo y Esmeralda, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET-UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina. .,Plataforma de Biología Estructural y Metabolómica (PLABEM), Ocampo y Esmeralda, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina.
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Lynch JP, Clark NM, Zhanel GG. Infections Due to Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex: Escalation of Antimicrobial Resistance and Evolving Treatment Options. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 43:97-124. [PMID: 35172361 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1741019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bacteria within the genus Acinetobacter (principally A. baumannii-calcoaceticus complex [ABC]) are gram-negative coccobacilli that most often cause infections in nosocomial settings. Community-acquired infections are rare, but may occur in patients with comorbidities, advanced age, diabetes mellitus, chronic lung or renal disease, malignancy, or impaired immunity. Most common sites of infections include blood stream, skin/soft-tissue/surgical wounds, ventilator-associated pneumonia, orthopaedic or neurosurgical procedures, and urinary tract. Acinetobacter species are intrinsically resistant to multiple antimicrobials, and have a remarkable ability to acquire new resistance determinants via plasmids, transposons, integrons, and resistance islands. Since the 1990s, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has escalated dramatically among ABC. Global spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR)-ABC strains reflects dissemination of a few clones between hospitals, geographic regions, and continents; excessive antibiotic use amplifies this spread. Many isolates are resistant to all antimicrobials except colistimethate sodium and tetracyclines (minocycline or tigecycline); some infections are untreatable with existing antimicrobial agents. AMR poses a serious threat to effectively treat or prevent ABC infections. Strategies to curtail environmental colonization with MDR-ABC require aggressive infection-control efforts and cohorting of infected patients. Thoughtful antibiotic strategies are essential to limit the spread of MDR-ABC. Optimal therapy will likely require combination antimicrobial therapy with existing antibiotics as well as development of novel antibiotic classes.
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- Joseph P Lynch
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology; Department of Medicine; The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Medical Microbiology/Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Song P, Wang ML, Zheng QY, Wang P, Zhu GP. Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 from Acinetobacter baummanii (AbIDH1) enzymatic characterization and its regulation by phosphorylation. Biochimie 2020; 181:77-85. [PMID: 33290880 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Acinetobacter baumannii encodes all enzymes required in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and glyoxylate bypass except for isocitrate dehydrogenase kinase/phosphatase (IDHKP), which can phosphorylate isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) at a substrate-binding Ser site and control the carbon flux in enterobacteria, such as Escherichia coli. The potential kinase was not successfully pulled down from A. baumannii cell lyase; therefore, whether the IDH 1 from A. baumannii (AbIDH1) can be phosphorylated to regulate intracellular carbon flux has not been clarified. Herein, the AbIDH1 gene was cloned, the encoded protein was expressed and purified to homogeneity, and phosphorylation and enzyme kinetics were evaluated in vitro. Gel filtration and SDS-PAGE analyses showed that AbIDH1 is an 83.5 kDa homodimer in solution. The kinetics showed that AbIDH1 is a fully active NADP-dependent enzyme. The Michaelis constant Km is 46.6 (Mn2+) and 18.1 μM (Mg2+) for NADP+ and 50.5 (Mn2+) and 65.4 μM (Mg2+) for the substrate isocitrate. Phosphorylation experiments in vitro indicated that AbIDH1 is a substrate for E. coli IDHKP. The activity of AbIDH1 treated with E. coli IDHKP immediately decreased by 80% within 9 min. Mass spectrometry indicated that the conserved Ser113 of AbIDH1 is phosphorylated. Continuous phosphorylation-mimicking mutants (Ser113Glu and Ser113Asp) lack almost all enzymatic activity. Side-chain mutations at Ser113 (Ser113Thr, Ser113Ala, Ser113Gly and Ser113Tyr) remarkably reduce the enzymatic activity. Understanding the potential of AbIDH1 phosphorylation enables further investigations of the AbIDH1 physiological functions in A. baumannii.
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- Ping Song
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, Anhui, China; College of Biological and Food Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, Anhui, China.
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases and Key Laboratory of Biomedicine in Gene Diseases and Health of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, Anhui, China.
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Mayer C, Muras A, Parga A, Romero M, Rumbo-Feal S, Poza M, Ramos-Vivas J, Otero A. Quorum Sensing as a Target for Controlling Surface Associated Motility and Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC ® 17978 TM. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:565548. [PMID: 33101239 PMCID: PMC7554515 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.565548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The important nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii presents a quorum sensing (QS) system (abaI/abaR) mediated by acyl-homoserine-lactones (AHLs) and several quorum quenching (QQ) enzymes. However, the roles of this complex network in the control of the expression of important virulence-related phenotypes such as surface-associated motility and biofilm formation is not clear. Therefore, the effect of the mutation of the AHL synthase AbaI, and the exogenous addition of the QQ enzyme Aii20J on surface-associated motility and biofilm formation by A. baumannii ATCC® 17978TM was studied in detail. The effect of the enzyme on biofilm formation by several multidrug-resistant A. baumannii clinical isolates differing in their motility pattern was also tested. We provide evidence that a functional QS system is required for surface-associated motility and robust biofilm formation in A. baumannii ATCC® 17978TM. Important differences were found with the well-studied strain A. nosocomialis M2 regarding the relevance of the QS system depending on environmental conditions The in vitro biofilm-formation capacity of A. baumannii clinical strains was highly variable and was not related to the antibiotic resistance or surface-associated motility profiles. A high variability was also found in the sensitivity of the clinical strains to the action of the QQ enzyme, revealing important differences in virulence regulation between A. baumannii isolates and confirming that studies restricted to a single strain are not representative for the development of novel antimicrobial strategies. Extracellular DNA emerges as a key component of the extracellular matrix in A. baumannii biofilms since the combined action of the QQ enzyme Aii20J and DNase reduced biofilm formation in all tested strains. Results demonstrate that QQ strategies in combination with other enzymatic treatments such as DNase could represent an alternative approach for the prevention of A. baumannii colonization and survival on surfaces and the prevention and treatment of infections caused by this pathogen.
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Affiliation(s)
- Celia Mayer
- Departamento de Microbioloxía e Parasitoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía, Edificio CIBUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Microbioloxía e Parasitoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía, Edificio CIBUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbioloxía e Parasitoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía, Edificio CIBUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Microbioloxía, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica da Coruña, Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas da Coruña, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Microbioloxía, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica da Coruña, Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas da Coruña, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-Instituto de Investigación Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbioloxía e Parasitoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía, Edificio CIBUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Monem S, Furmanek-Blaszk B, Łupkowska A, Kuczyńska-Wiśnik D, Stojowska-Swędrzyńska K, Laskowska E. Mechanisms Protecting Acinetobacter baumannii against Multiple Stresses Triggered by the Host Immune Response, Antibiotics and Outside-Host Environment. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E5498. [PMID: 32752093 PMCID: PMC7432025 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Acinetobacter baumannii is considered one of the most persistent pathogens responsible for nosocomial infections. Due to the emergence of multidrug resistant strains, as well as high morbidity and mortality caused by this pathogen, A. baumannii was placed on the World Health Organization (WHO) drug-resistant bacteria and antimicrobial resistance research priority list. This review summarizes current studies on mechanisms that protect A. baumannii against multiple stresses caused by the host immune response, outside host environment, and antibiotic treatment. We particularly focus on the ability of A. baumannii to survive long-term desiccation on abiotic surfaces and the population heterogeneity in A. baumannii biofilms. Insight into these protective mechanisms may provide clues for the development of new strategies to fight multidrug resistant strains of A. baumannii.
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- Soroosh Monem
- Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (S.M.); (A.Ł.); (D.K.-W.); (K.S.-S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (S.M.); (A.Ł.); (D.K.-W.); (K.S.-S.)
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- Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (S.M.); (A.Ł.); (D.K.-W.); (K.S.-S.)
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- Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (S.M.); (A.Ł.); (D.K.-W.); (K.S.-S.)
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- Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland; (S.M.); (A.Ł.); (D.K.-W.); (K.S.-S.)
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