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Broendum SS, Williams DE, Hayes BK, Kraus F, Fodor J, Clifton BE, Geert Volbeda A, Codee JDC, Riley BT, Drinkwater N, Farrow KA, Tsyganov K, Heselpoth RD, Nelson DC, Jackson CJ, Buckle AM, McGowan S. High avidity drives the interaction between the streptococcal C1 phage endolysin, PlyC, with the cell surface carbohydrates of Group A Streptococcus. Mol Microbiol 2021; 116:397-415. [PMID: 33756056 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Endolysin enzymes from bacteriophage cause bacterial lysis by degrading the peptidoglycan cell wall. The streptococcal C1 phage endolysin PlyC, is the most potent endolysin described to date and can rapidly lyse group A, C, and E streptococci. PlyC is known to bind the Group A streptococcal cell wall, but the specific molecular target or the binding site within PlyC remain uncharacterized. Here we report for the first time, that the polyrhamnose backbone of the Group A streptococcal cell wall is the binding target of PlyC. We have also characterized the putative rhamnose binding groove of PlyC and found four key residues that were critical to either the folding or the cell wall binding action of PlyC. Based on our results, we suggest that the interaction between PlyC and the cell wall may not be a high-affinity interaction as previously proposed, but rather a high avidity one, allowing for PlyC's remarkable lytic activity. Resistance to our current antibiotics is reaching crisis levels and there is an urgent need to develop the antibacterial agents with new modes of action. A detailed understanding of this potent endolysin may facilitate future developments of PlyC as a tool against the rise of antibiotic resistance.
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- Sebastian S Broendum
- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Eccles Institute of Neuroscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Structural Biology Initiative, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Monash Bioinformatics Platform, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, College Park, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, College Park, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Wang Y, Guo H, Bai Y, Li T, Xu R, Sun T, Lu J, Song Q. Isolation and characteristics of multi-drug resistant Streptococcus porcinus from the vaginal secretions of sow with endometritis. BMC Vet Res 2020; 16:146. [PMID: 32434590 PMCID: PMC7238638 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-020-02365-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background Sow endometritis is a common disease in pig breeding farms after artificial insemination, which leads to gray-green vaginal secretions and decreased conception rates. It is important to perform an etiologic diagnosis for effective treatments and control of diseases. The aim of this study was to carry out a pathogenic detection in five specimens of vaginal secretions collected from sick pigs with endometritis, implement identification of the pathogens by phenotypic detection and 16 s rDNA sequence and phylogeny analysis, and determinate antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates. Results A Streptococcus strain was isolated and identified from all of the five specimens. The isolate was positive for Voges-Proskauer (V-P) and for the hydrolysis of arginine, esculin and myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG). Acid formation was observed for sorbitol, mushroom sugar, sucrose, and glucose. The 16S rDNA sequence of the isolate possessed 99.93% similarity to that of Streptococcus porcinus. The phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequence showed that the isolate belonged to the same clade as the S. porcinus strains from humans, pigs, and other animals. The isolate exhibited multi-drug resistance to aminoglycosides, quinolones, macrolides and tetracyclines except being sensitive to some β- lactams such as penicillin G, cephalothin, cefazolin, cephradine and cefuroxime. Conclusions A S. porcinus isolate with multi-drug resistance was identified from vaginal secretions of sows with endometritis in one pig breeding farm, which suggests that the sow endometritis was caused by S. porcinus infection during artificial insemination. This study indicates that sensitive antibiotics such as penicillin G or some cephalosporins could be used for treatment of the diseases. In addition, the study hints that bacterial multi-drug resistance is a tough problem for disease treatment in pig farms.
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- Yawen Wang
- Hebei Province Research Center of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China
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- School of Life Science, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, China
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- Hebei Province Research Center of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China
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- Hebei Province Research Center of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China
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- Hebei Province Research Center of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China
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- Baoding Animal Disease Control and Prevention Center, Baoding, 071000, Hebei, China
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- Baoding Animal Disease Control and Prevention Center, Baoding, 071000, Hebei, China
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- Hebei Province Research Center of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.
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The genus Streptococcus includes Gram-positive organisms shaped in cocci and organized in chains. They are commensals, pathogens, and opportunistic pathogens for humans and animals. Most Streptococcus species of veterinary relevance have a specific ecological niche, such as S. uberis, which is almost exclusively an environmental pathogen causing bovine mastitis. In contrast, S. suis can be considered as a true zoonotic pathogen, causing specific diseases in humans after contact with infected animals or derived food products. Finally, Streptococcus species such as S. agalactiae can be sporadically zoonotic, even though they are pathogens of both humans and animals independently. For clarification, a short taxonomical overview will be given here to highlight the diversity of streptococci that infect animals. Several families of antibiotics are used to treat animals for streptococcal infections. First-line treatments are penicillins (alone or in combination with aminoglycosides), macrolides and lincosamides, fluoroquinolones, and tetracyclines. Because of the selecting role of antibiotics, resistance phenotypes have been reported in streptococci isolated from animals worldwide. Globally, the dynamic of resistance acquisition in streptococci is slower than what is experienced in Enterobacteriaceae, probably due to the much more limited horizontal spread of resistance genes. Nonetheless, transposons or integrative and conjugative elements can disseminate resistance determinants among streptococci. Besides providing key elements on the prevalence of resistance in streptococci from animals, this article will also largely consider the mechanisms and molecular epidemiology of the major types of resistance to antimicrobials encountered in the most important streptococcal species in veterinary medicine.
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Pérez-Sancho M, Vela AI, García-Seco T, González S, Domínguez L, Fernández-Garayzábal JF. Usefulness of MALDI-TOF MS as a Diagnostic Tool for the Identification of Streptococcus Species Recovered from Clinical Specimens of Pigs. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170784. [PMID: 28125697 PMCID: PMC5268416 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The application of MALDI-TOF MS for identifying streptococcal isolates recovered from clinical specimens of diseased pigs was evaluated. For this proposal, the MALDI BDAL Database (Bruker Daltoniks, Germany) was supplemented with the main spectrum profiles (MSP) of the reference strains of S. porci, S. porcorum and S. plurextorum associated with pneumonia and septicemia. Although these three species showed similar MALDI profiles, several peaks were recognized that can be useful for their differentiation: S. porci (4113, 6133, 7975 and 8228 m/z Da), S. plurextorum (3979, 4078, 4665, 6164, 6491, 6812, 7959 and 9330 m/z Da) and S. porcorum (3385, 3954, 4190, 6772, 7908, and 8381 m/z Da). After adding these MSPs, an evaluation was conducted to determine the accuracy of MALDI-TOF MS for the identification of streptococci from diseased pigs using 74 field isolates. Isolates were identified as S. suis, S. porcinus, S. dysgalactiae, S. hyovaginalis, S. porcorum, S. alactolyticus, S. hyointestinalis and S. orisratti. This is the first time that the latter three species have been reported from clinical specimens of pigs. Overall, there was good concordance (95.9%) between the results obtained from MALDI-TOF MS identification (best hint) and those from genotyping. Our results demonstrate the good performance of MALDI-TOF MS (100% sensitivity and specificity) for identifying most of the species of streptococci that can frequently be isolated from diseased pigs. However, conflicting results were observed in the correct identification of some isolates of S. dysgalactiae and S. alactolyticus.
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- Marta Pérez-Sancho
- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
- Campus de Excelencia Internacional (CEI) Moncloa, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
- Campus de Excelencia Internacional (CEI) Moncloa, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Evaluation of methods for identification and determination of the taxonomic status of strains belonging to the Streptococcus porcinus-Streptococcus pseudoporcinus complex isolated from animal, human, and dairy sources. J Clin Microbiol 2012; 50:3591-7. [PMID: 22933599 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01481-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ninety-seven animal, human, and dairy Streptococcus porcinus or Streptococcus pseudoporcinus isolates in the CDC Streptococcus strain collection were evaluated on the basis of DNA-DNA reassociation, 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing, conventional biochemical and Rapid ID 32 Strep identification methods, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing to determine their taxonomic status, characteristics for species differentiation, antimicrobial susceptibility, and relevance of clinical source. Nineteen of the 97 isolates (1 human, 18 swine) were identified as S. porcinus. The remaining 72 human isolates and 6 dairy isolates were identified as S. pseudoporcinus. The use of 16S rRNA or rpoB gene sequencing was required to differentiate S. porcinus from S. pseudoporcinus. The human and dairy S. pseudoporcinus isolates were biochemically distinct from each other as well as distinct by 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing. Therefore, we propose the subspecies denominations S. pseudoporcinus subsp. hominis subsp. nov. for the human isolates and S. pseudoporcinus subsp. lactis subsp. nov. for the dairy isolates. Most strains were susceptible to the antimicrobials tested, with the exception of tetracycline. Two strains of each species were also resistant to clindamycin and erythromycin and carried the erm(A) (S. pseudoporcinus) or the erm(B) (S. porcinus) gene. S. porcinus was identified from a single human isolate recovered from a wound in an abattoir worker. S. pseudoporcinus was primarily isolated from the genitourinary tract of women but was also associated with blood, placental, and wound infections. Isolates reacting with group B antiserum and demonstrating wide beta-hemolysis should be suspected of being S. pseudoporcinus and not S. agalactiae.
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Donovan DM, Foster-Frey J. LambdaSa2 prophage endolysin requires Cpl-7-binding domains and amidase-5 domain for antimicrobial lysis of streptococci. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008; 287:22-33. [PMID: 18673393 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01287.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Streptococcal pathogens contribute to a wide variety of human and livestock diseases. The routine use of antibiotics to battle these pathogens has produced a new class of multidrug-resistant streptococci. Thus, there is a need for new antimicrobials. Bacteriophage endolysins (peptidoglycan hydrolases) comprise one group of new antimicrobials that are reportedly refractory to resistance development. The LambdaSa2 prophage endolysin gene was recently isolated from a Group B streptococcal genome, expressed on an Escherichia coli plasmid, and shown by homology screening and biochemical analysis to harbor an amidase-5 (endopeptidase) domain, an amidase-4 (glycosidase) domain, and two Cpl-7 cell wall-binding domains. In this study, turbidity reduction and plate lysis assays indicate that this hydrolase shows strong lytic activity toward Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus equi, GES, and GGS. Deletion analysis indicates that the N-terminal endopeptidase domain with both Cpl-7 domains can lyse with a higher specific activity than the full-length protein (against some strains). This dual Cpl-7 domain truncated version also shows weak lytic activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the coagulase negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus xylosus. The truncated constructs harboring the glycosidase domain are virtually inactive, showing only minimal activity on plate lysis assays.
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- David M Donovan
- Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Lab, ANRI, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, USA.
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Gaudreau C, Simoneau E, Labrecque O, Laurence RA, Laferrière C, Miller M, Raynal L, Rallu F. Epidemiological, biochemical and antimicrobial susceptibility characteristics of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus isolated in Quebec, Canada, from 1997 to 2006. J Med Microbiol 2008; 56:1620-1624. [PMID: 18033830 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47295-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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From 1997 to 2006, in the province of Quebec, Canada, 15 isolates of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus from 1 urine and 14 vaginorectal cultures were recovered from the genitourinary tract of pregnant women. All these women originated from the Caribbean or sub-Saharan Africa (P=0.00045 compared with a suitable control group). The S. pseudoporcinus isolates were compared to eight isolates of Streptococcus porcinus identified in Quebec from 1995 to 2006, all from animals, of which five were swine. 16S rRNA gene sequencing was required to differentiate between S. pseudoporcinus and S. porcinus animal isolates.
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- Christiane Gaudreau
- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) - Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montréal, QC H2X 3J4, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) - Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montréal, QC H2X 3J4, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
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- Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
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Bekal S, Gaudreau C, Laurence RA, Simoneau E, Raynal L. Streptococcus pseudoporcinus sp. nov., a novel species isolated from the genitourinary tract of women. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:2584-6. [PMID: 16825387 PMCID: PMC1489492 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02707-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Streptococcus strains from animal and human sources identified biochemically as Streptococcus porcinus were investigated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The nine human strains isolated between 1997 and 2005 formed a single cluster with more than 2.1% dissimilarity with S. porcinus strains from animal sources. A novel species, Streptococcus pseudoporcinus sp. nov., is proposed.
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- Sadjia Bekal
- Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, 20045, Chemin Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada H9X 3R5
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Duarte RS, Barros RR, Facklam RR, Teixeira LM. Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Streptococcus porcinus isolated from human sources. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:4592-601. [PMID: 16145112 PMCID: PMC1234105 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.9.4592-4601.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of 25 Streptococcus porcinus isolates recovered from human sources were investigated and compared to the characteristics of 17 reference strains obtained from nonhuman sources. All of the S. porcinus isolates were beta-hemolytic (wide zones), susceptible to vancomycin, gave positive results for the leucine aminopeptidase and l-pyrrolidonylarylamidase tests, and produced acids from mannitol and sorbitol. Most of them were positive for the CAMP test and resistant to bacitracin. The isolates were susceptible to most of the 14 antimicrobials tested, except for tetracycline, for which 80% of the human isolates and 35.2% of the nonhuman strains were resistant. The tet(M) and the tet(O) genes were detected in 23 (88.5%) and 8 (30.8%) of the 26 tetracycline-resistant isolates, respectively. Analysis of whole-cell protein profiles obtained after sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed a high similarity among the profiles. Chromosomal DNA was analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) after digestion with SmaI and by random(ly) amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR using primer 1254. Analysis of SmaI-restricted genomic DNA revealed the substantial genetic diversity among S. porcinus isolates from nonhuman sources, which were also serologically more diverse. Most of the human isolates belonged to serogroup NG1 and shared highly related PFGE profiles that were distinct from profiles of isolates from nonhuman sources. These results were in agreement with those obtained by analysis of amplicons after RAPD-PCR, indicating the potential ability of these techniques for typing S. porcinus and suggesting the occurrence of a few clonal groups of S. porcinus strains adapted to the human host.
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- Rafael S Duarte
- Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco I, Cidade Universitária, Brazil
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Martin C, Fermeaux V, Eyraud JL, Aubard Y. Streptococcus porcinus as a cause of spontaneous preterm human stillbirth. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:4396-8. [PMID: 15365054 PMCID: PMC516326 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.9.4396-4398.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report, to our knowledge, on the first case of a woman suffering stillbirth due to Streptococcus porcinus on the basis of microbiologic and histologic data.
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- Christian Martin
- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dupuytren, 2, Avenue Martin Luther-King, 87042 Limoges Cedex, France.
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Abdulmawjood A, Weiss R, Lämmler C. Species identification of Streptococcus porcinus by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA. Res Vet Sci 1998; 65:85-6. [PMID: 9769079 DOI: 10.1016/s0034-5288(98)90033-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Streptococcus porcinus reference strains and routine isolates belonging to Lancefield's serogroup E, P, U and V and to various serotypes of serogroup E were examined for their 16S ribosomal DNA fingerprint pattern. Oligonucleotide primers complementary to 16S rRNA genes were used to amplify gene fragments by polymerase chain reaction from genomic DNA. The amplified 1450 bp fragment was subsequently digested with the restriction enzyme BpiI resulting in two fragments with a size of approximately 1250 bp and 200 bp. All 45 S porcinus investigated in the present study could be identified on the basis of this characteristic 16S rDNA fingerprint pattern and clearly differentiated from 16 control strains of various species and serogroups of genus Streptococcus. The present results demonstrate the potential application of 16S rDNA analysis for identification of S porcinus, a species which might express various group- and type-specific antigens.
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- A Abdulmawjood
- Bakteriologie und Hygiene der Milch, Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen, Germany
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Lämmler C, Cirak N, Smola J. Studies on biochemical, serological and further characteristics of Streptococcus porcinus. ZENTRALBLATT FUR VETERINARMEDIZIN. REIHE B. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. SERIES B 1998; 45:235-43. [PMID: 9640104 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1998.tb00788.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In the present study 70 Streptococcus porcinus isolates could be identified and further characterized by cultural and biochemical properties, by determination of their antibiotic susceptibility and by serological classifications. The S. porcinus included serogroup- and serotype-reference strains, presumptive group candidates and isolates obtained from routine diagnostics. All cultures investigated appeared with a broad zone of beta-haemolysis on sheep blood agar showed a CAMP-like reactivity in the zone of staphylococcal beta-lysin and had the typical biochemical properties of this species. Determination of antibiotic susceptibility revealed a high number of cultures to be susceptible to ampicillin, bacitracin, chloramphenicol, penicillin and vancomycin. Resistances could be observed for erythromycin, minocycline, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, streptomycin and tetracycline. Serogrouping and serotyping could be performed with autoclaved extracts of the bacteria and group- and type-specific antisera prepared against reference strains and group candidates by immunodiffusion reactions. By serogrouping almost all cultures could be classified into serogroup E, U, V or P. Some group E streptococci could additionally be serotyped with type II, VI, VII and group X specific antiserum indicating that group X represents an additional type antigen of serogroup E. None of the antigen preparations reacted with serotype IV, V or group candidate NG1 specific antiserum. The described properties might help to identify and further characterize isolates of the species. S. porcinus, possibly useful in epidemiological aspects.
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- C Lämmler
- Institut für Bakteriologie und Immunologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany
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Hirota K, Kanitani H, Nemoto K, Ono T, Miyake Y. Cross-reactivity between human sialyl Lewis(x) oligosaccharide and common causative oral bacteria of infective endocarditis. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 1995; 12:159-64. [PMID: 8589666 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.1995.tb00188.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The expression of sialy-Lewis(x) (sLe(x); Neu5Ac alpha 2-3 Gal beta 1-4) (Fuc alpha 1-3) GlcNAc-R) on oral bacteria producing infective endocarditis was determined by a whole-cell enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and an immunoelectron microscopy using the well-characterized anti-sLe(x) monoclonal antibody SNH-3 (mAb SNH-3; IgM class). mAb SNH-3 reacted strongly with whole cells of oral bacteria: Streptococcus sanguis, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Eikenella corrodens and Porphyromonas gingivalis. The negatively stained immuno-electron micrograph of Streptococcus pyogenes showed many reactive gold particles on the cell surface. Our findings demonstrated the existence of immunologic mimicry between the sLe(x) oligosaccharide and cell surface antigens of many species associated with infective endocarditis. We propose the hypothesis that if these bacteria escape their normal habitats, the surface components that mimic the sLe(x) oligosaccharide might bind to host antigens of the selectin family which could promote binding to endothelial cells and, consequently, initiation of the events leading to infective endocarditis.
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- K Hirota
- Department of Microbiology, Tokushima University, School of Dentistry, Japan.
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Facklam R, Elliott J, Pigott N, Franklin AR. Identification of Streptococcus porcinus from human sources. J Clin Microbiol 1995; 33:385-8. [PMID: 7714197 PMCID: PMC227953 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.33.2.385-388.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Streptococcus porcinus is normally associated with infections in swine. Cultures of this streptococcal species are rarely reported from human infections. In the past 10 years, we have identified 13 cultures of S. porcinus from human sources from persons living in the United States and Canada. Seven of the strains were identified in the past 15 months. Nine of the strains were of a single serogroup, provisionally called C1. In addition, nine of the strains were isolated from the genitourinary tract of reproductive-age female patients, some with delivery problems. S. porcinus strains could be identified by hemolytic, serologic, and physiologic characteristics. All strains were susceptible to penicillin, erythromycin, and other antimicrobial agents. Fifty-four percent of the strains were resistant to tetracycline. These findings suggest that we may be seeing a change in the flora of the genitourinary tract of humans. Whether these isolates are significant pathogens is unknown at this time.
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- R Facklam
- Streptococcus Reference Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333
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The initiating factor in the hyperacute rejection of pig organs by human or non-human primates is believed to be related to the presence of preformed "natural" antibodies in the host. In 1991, we demonstrated that human anti-pig antibodies were IgG, IgM and IgA and bound most strongly to oligosaccharides with an alpha galactose (alpha Gal) terminal residue. These included (i) alpha Gal-R (alpha galactose), (ii) alpha Gall-3 beta Gal-R (B disaccharide), (iii) alpha Gall-3 beta Gall-4 beta GlcNAc-R (linear B type 2 trisaccharide) and (iv) alpha Gall-3 beta Gall-4 beta Glc-R (linear B type 6 trisaccharide) where R is (CH2) 8COOCH3. In vitro studies using both the chromium release assay and a live/dead staining technique demonstrated that the cytotoxicity of human sera towards pig cells can be significantly reduced or abolished by immunoadsorption of the serum with immunoaffinity columns of an alpha Gal structure, particularly those with an alpha 1-3 linkage, and not by a large selection of other carbohydrates. Similarly, human anti-pig antibodies can be largely inhibited or "neutralized" by the addition of an alpha 1-3Gal di- or trisaccharide to the serum. Staining of pig vascular endothelium utilizing a panel of carbohydrate-specific lectins and immunoaffinity antibodies demonstrated the presence of three different carbohydrate epitopes, namely (i) alpha Gall-3 beta Gall-4 beta GlcNAc-R (linear B type 2 trisaccharide (ii) alpha NeuAc2-3 beta Gall-4 beta GlcNAc-R (sialyl-N-acetyllactosamine), and (iii) beta Gall-4 beta GlcNAc-R (N-acetyllactosamine). We have investigated organs from several breeds of pig and have concluded that the alpha Gal epitope is either monomorphic or at least has a high incidence in porcine species, since we have not found any pig negative for this antigen. Human vascular endothelial cells have at their surface the same lactosamine-ended precursor and sialylated chains as pigs, but instead of terminal alpha Gal they express the fucosylated polymorphic ABH histo-blood group epitopes. As we have found no evidence that human or baboon plasma contain antibodies directed against sialic acid or lactosamine, and as human tissues contain both of these carbohydrates, it seems unlikely that either of these epitopes plays a role in the vascular rejection that takes place when pig organs are transplanted into primates. Unfortunately, the alpha Gal disaccharide and trisaccharides were not available to us in the large quantities required for extracorporeal immunoadsorption or continuous intravenous infusion in adult baboons.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- D K Cooper
- Oklahoma Transplantation Institute, Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City 73112
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This review provides a limited discussion of antibody-mediated immune responses to bacterial pathogens which cause disease in swine. Serum antibody titers or responses have been used to correlate immunization or convalescence with protection from a given disease or infectious agent. Though much effort has been devoted to the elucidation of the host's antibody response to bacterial antigens, there are limited examples where an antibody response to a singular antigen has induced protection from disease. Antibody responses have been shown to be very effective in neutralizing bacterial exotoxins, e.g. Escherichia, Pasteurella, Actinobacillus, and inhibiting the ability of bacterial pathogens to colonize mucosal surfaces, e.g. Escherichia, Salmonella. The protective role of monospecific antibody responses to other bacterial components are less clear; however, antibody responses are generally polyclonal in nature and are an important component of the host immune response following the onset of disease. Anticapsular antibodies have been shown to enhance phagocytosis of numerous pathogens, e.g. Actinobacillus, Streptococcus, Pasteurella. Humoral immune responses directed against the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of many Gram-negative organisms have been shown to enhance phagocytosis and the activation of complement, e.g. Salmonella. Anti-LPS antibodies have also aided in the identification of the serotypic diversity of Gram-negative organisms, e.g. Serpulina, Salmonella, Pasteurella. Antibody responses to the outer membrane proteins of Gram-negative organisms enhance phagocytosis, activation of complement, or inhibit bacterial adhesion to host cell. Adhesion of Gram-positive microorganisms, e.g. Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Clostridium, to eukaryotic cells can be inhibited by antibody against the peptidoglycan and these peptidoglycan-specific antibodies may also facilitate opsonization of these organisms. Mycoplasma species have been shown to be metabolically inhibited by antibody directed against membrane proteins. In addition to the protective aspects of humoral immunity, the host's antibody response has been used as a diagnostic and epidemiological tool to identify or determine the prevalence of infectious agents.
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- M J Wannemuehler
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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Cooper DK, Good AH, Koren E, Oriol R, Malcolm AJ, Ippolito RM, Neethling FA, Ye Y, Romano E, Zuhdi N. Identification of alpha-galactosyl and other carbohydrate epitopes that are bound by human anti-pig antibodies: relevance to discordant xenografting in man. Transpl Immunol 1993; 1:198-205. [PMID: 7521740 DOI: 10.1016/0966-3274(93)90047-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Human anti-pig antibodies were obtained by perfusing pig hearts (n = 4) and kidneys (n = 8) with human AB or O plasma followed by elution with 3 M NaSCN. The antibodies were screened against a panel of 132 synthetic carbohydrates conjugated to bovine serum albumin using an enzyme-linked immunoassay. An anti-immunoglobulin antibody was also used to detect immunoglobulin deposits on pig tissues. Four carbohydrate molecules with a terminal alpha-galactose residue bound all but one of the human anti-pig kidney antibodies and most of the anti-pig heart antibodies. These were: (i) alpha Gal(1-->3)beta Gal(1-->4)beta GlcNac (linear B type 2); (ii) alpha Gal(1-->3)beta Gal(1-->4)beta Glc (linear B type 6); (iii) alpha Gal(1-->3)beta Gal(B disaccharide); and (iv) alpha Gal(alpha-D-galactose). Immunoglobulin deposition was documented post-plasma perfusion in all pig hearts and particularly strongly in all pig kidneys. These results suggest that human anti-pig antibodies are mainly directed against alpha-galactosyl structures. Extracorporeal immunoadsorption of human plasma through columns of the specific synthetic carbohydrate(s) might lead to depletion of anti-pig antibodies and allow discordant xenografting in man. Alternatively, the infusion of the specific carbohydrate(s) for a period of several days might result in neutralization of the anti-pig antibodies and allow accommodation to take place.
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- D K Cooper
- Oklahoma Transplantation Institute, Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City 73112
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Hommez J, Devriese LA, Castryck F, Miry C. Bèta-hemolytic streptococci from pigs: bacteriological diagnosis. ZENTRALBLATT FUR VETERINARMEDIZIN. REIHE B. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. SERIES B 1991; 38:441-4. [PMID: 1950251 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1991.tb00893.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Bèta-hemolytic streptococci from lesions in pigs were identified as S. dysgalactiae biotype "equisimilis" and S. dysgalactiae serovar L, S. porcinus, S. agalactiae, E. faecalis and CO2 dependent and broad bèta-hemolytic S. suis. Data are provided which can be used in the interpretation of commercial identification systems. Tests results and physiological characteristics which complete identification procedures using coagglutination tests are proposed and discussed.
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- J Hommez
- Regional Veterinary Investigation Centre, Torhout, Belgium
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