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Coburn PS, Miller FC, LaGrow AL, Mursalin H, Gregory A, Parrott A, Astley D, Callegan MC. Virulence-related genotypic differences among Bacillus cereus ocular and gastrointestinal isolates and the relationship to endophthalmitis pathogenesis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1304677. [PMID: 38106476 PMCID: PMC10722173 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1304677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Background Bacillus cereus (Bc) can cause self-limiting gastrointestinal infections, but when infecting the eye, can cause rapid and irreversible blindness. This study investigated whether clinical ocular and gastrointestinal Bc isolates differed in terms of virulence-related genotypes and endophthalmitis virulence. Methods Twenty-eight Bc ocular, gastrointestinal, and laboratory reference isolates were evaluated. Hemolysis assays were performed to assess potential differences in hemolytic activity. The presence of twenty Bc virulence-related genes was assessed by PCR. A subset of ocular and gastrointestinal isolates differing in PCR positivity for 5 virulence genes was compared to strain ATCC14579 in an experimental murine model of endophthalmitis. At 8 hours post infection, retinal function was evaluated by electroretinography, and intraocular bacterial concentrations were determined by plate counts. Results Gastrointestinal Bc isolates were more hemolytic than the Bc ocular isolates and ATCC14579 (p < 0.0001). Bc ocular isolates were more frequently PCR-positive for capK, cytK, hblA, hblC, and plcR compared to the gastrointestinal isolates (p ≤ 0.0002). In the endophthalmitis model, mean A-wave retention did not differ significantly between eyes infected with ATCC14579 and eyes infected with the selected ocular or gastrointestinal isolates (p ≥ 0.3528). Similar results were observed for mean B-wave retention (p ≥ 0.0640). Only one diarrheal isolate showed significantly greater B-wave retention when compared to ATCC14579 (p = 0.0303). No significant differences in mean A-wave (p ≥ 0.1535) or B-wave (p ≥ 0.0727) retention between the selected ocular and gastrointestinal isolates were observed. Intraocular concentrations of ATCC14579 were significantly higher than the selected ocular isolate and 3 of the gastrointestinal isolates (p ≤ 0.0303). Intraocular concentrations of the selected ocular isolate were not significantly different from the gastrointestinal isolates (p ≥ 0.1923). Conclusions Among the subset of virulence-related genes assessed, 5 were significantly enriched among the ocular isolates compared to gastrointestinal isolates. While hemolytic activity was higher among gastrointestinal isolates, retinal function retention and intraocular growth was not significantly different between the selected ocular and gastrointestinal isolates. These results suggest that Bc strains causing gastrointestinal infections, while differing from ocular isolates in hemolytic activity and virulence-related gene profile, are similarly virulent in endophthalmitis.
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- Phillip S. Coburn
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
- Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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Aoyagi T, Kishihara Y, Ogawa M, Ito Y, Tanaka S, Kobayashi R, Tokuda K, Kaku M. Characterization of Ba813 harbouring Bacillus cereus in patients with haematological malignancy and hospital environments at a medical centre in Japan. J Med Microbiol 2020; 69:999-1004. [PMID: 32530394 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introduction. Bacillus cereus harbouring Ba813, a specific chromosomal marker of Bacillus anthtacis, is found in patients with severe manifestations and causes nosocomial outbreaks.Aim. We assessed the genetic characteristics and virulence of Ba813(+) B. cereus in a hospital setting.Methodology. Three neutropenic patients with haematological malignancy developed B. cereus bacteraemia within a short period. Fifteen B. cereus were isolated from different sites in a haematology ward. A total of 18 isolates were evaluated for Ba813- and B. anthracis-related virulence, food poisoning-related virulence, genetic diversity, bacteria motility and biofilm formation.Results. Ba813(+) B. cereus was detected in 33 % (1/3) of patients and 66 % (9/15) of the hospital environment. The 18 strains were divided into 2 major clusters (clade 1 and clade 2), and 14 strains were classified into clade 1. All Ba813(+) strains, including four sequence types, were classified into clade 1/the cereus III lineage, which is most closely related to the anthracis lineage. Two strains belonging to clade 1/non-cereus III carried the B. anthracis-associated cap gene, but not Ba813. B. cereus, including Ba813(+) strains, had significantly lower prevalence of enterotoxin genes than clade 2 strains. In clade 1, B. cereus, Ba813(+) strains showed significantly higher swimming motility and biofilm formation ability than Ba813(-) strains.Conclusion. Ba813(+) B. cereus, which are genetically closely related to B. anthracis, were abundant in a haematological ward. Ba813(+) B. cereus with high motility and biofilm formation abilities may spread easily in hospital environments, and could become a hospital-acquired infection.
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- Tetsuji Aoyagi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aobaku, Sendai, Japan
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- Infection Control Team, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, BML, Inc., 1361-1, Matoba, Kawagoe, Japan
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- Infection Control Team, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Infection Control Team, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Infection Control Team, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aobaku, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aobaku, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aobaku, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aobaku, Sendai, Japan
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Aoyagi T, Oshima K, Endo S, Baba H, Kanamori H, Yoshida M, Tokuda K, Kaku M. Ba813 harboring Bacillus cereus, genetically closely related to Bacillus anthracis, causing nosocomial bloodstream infection: Bacterial virulence factors and clinical outcome. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235771. [PMID: 32658912 PMCID: PMC7357740 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bacillus cereus commonly causes catheter-related bloodstream infections (BSIs) in hospital settings, and occasionally occurs fatal central nervous system (CNS) complications. B. cereus harboring Ba813, a specific chromosomal marker of Bacillus anthracis, has been found in patients with severe infection and nosocomial BSI. However, the bacteriological profile and clinical feature of Ba813 (+) B. cereus are unclear. Fifty-three patients with B. cereus BSI were examined. Isolates were evaluated for Ba813, B. anthracis-related and food poisoning-related virulence, multilocus sequencing typing, and biofilm formation. Patients’ clinical records were reviewed retrospectively. The 53 isolates were comprised of 29 different sequence types in two distinct clades. Seventeen of the 53 (32%) B. cereus isolates including five sequence types possessed Ba813 and were classified into Clade-1/Cereus-III lineage which is most closely related to Anthracis lineage. No B. cereus possessed B. anthracis-related virulence genes. Ba813 (+) strains showed a lower prevalence of enterotoxin genes than Clade-2 strains (n = 4), but no difference from Clade-1. Ba813 (+) strains showed significantly lower biofilm formation than Clade-1/non-Cereus-III (n = 22) and Clade-2 strains, respectively. Compared to Clade-1/non-Cereus-III and Clade-2 B. cereus, Ba813 (+) strains were isolated more frequently from elderly patients, patients with indwelling central venous catheter rather than peripheral venous catheter, and patients who remained in the hospital for longer before BSI onset. No significant differences in disease severity or mortality were observed. Though two of the ten Ba813 (-) strains in Clade-1/Cereus III were isolated from the patients with CNS complication, no significant difference was observed in the bacterial profile and clinical characteristics among Clade-1/Cereus III strains. In conclusion, our report suggested that Ba813-harboring B. cereus strains, genetically closely related to B. anthracis, were abundant among B. cereus strains in the hospital setting, and might cause catheter-related nosocomial BSI. However, it did not affect the clinical outcomes.
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- Tetsuji Aoyagi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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Environmental Presence and Genetic Characteristics of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae from Hospital Sewage and River Water in the Philippines. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.01906-19. [PMID: 31704681 PMCID: PMC6952235 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01906-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) cause severe health care-associated infections, and their increasing prevalence is a serious concern. Recently, natural ecosystems have been recognized as important reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes. We investigated the prevalence and genetic characteristics of CPE isolated from the environment (hospital sewage and river water) in the Philippines and found several CPE, including Escherichia coli and other species, with different carbapenemases. The most prevalent carbapenemase gene type was NDM, which is endemic in clinical settings. This study revealed that isolates belonging to carbapenemase-producing E. coli CC10 and K. pneumoniae sequence type 147 (ST147), which are often detected in clinical settings, were dominant in the natural environment. Our work here provides a report on the presence and characteristics of CPE in the environment in the Philippines and demonstrates that both hospital sewage and river water are contaminated by CPE strains belonging to clinically important clonal groups. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and genetic characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in hospital sewage and river water in the Philippines, which has a typical tropical maritime climate. We collected 83 water samples from 7 hospital sewage and 10 river water sites. CPE were identified using CHROMagar mSuperCARBA, and Gram-negative strains were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) or 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae strains were identified using PCR and DNA sequencing, and transferability of carbapenemase genes from the CPE was investigated with conjugation experiments. Genotyping was performed using multilocus sequence typing (MLST) for Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Out of 124 Enterobacteriaceae isolates, we identified 51 strains as CPE and divided these into 7 species, 11 E. coli, 14 Klebsiella spp., 15 Enterobacter spp., and 11 others, including 4 additional species. Conjugation experiments via broth mating and using E. coli J53 revealed that 24 isolates can transfer carbapenemase-encoding plasmids. MLST analysis showed that 6 of 11 E. coli isolates belonged to clonal complex 10 (CC10). Of 11 K. pneumoniae strains, 9 unique sequence types (STs) were identified, including ST147. Five types of carbapenemase genes were identified, with the most prevalent being NDM (n = 39), which is epidemic in clinical settings in the Philippines. E. coli CC10 and K. pneumoniae ST147, which are often detected in clinical settings, were the dominant strains. In summary, our results indicate that hospital sewage and river water are contaminated by CPE strains belonging to clinically important clonal groups. IMPORTANCE Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) cause severe health care-associated infections, and their increasing prevalence is a serious concern. Recently, natural ecosystems have been recognized as important reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes. We investigated the prevalence and genetic characteristics of CPE isolated from the environment (hospital sewage and river water) in the Philippines and found several CPE, including Escherichia coli and other species, with different carbapenemases. The most prevalent carbapenemase gene type was NDM, which is endemic in clinical settings. This study revealed that isolates belonging to carbapenemase-producing E. coli CC10 and K. pneumoniae sequence type 147 (ST147), which are often detected in clinical settings, were dominant in the natural environment. Our work here provides a report on the presence and characteristics of CPE in the environment in the Philippines and demonstrates that both hospital sewage and river water are contaminated by CPE strains belonging to clinically important clonal groups.
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Akamatsu R, Suzuki M, Okinaka K, Sasahara T, Yamane K, Suzuki S, Fujikura D, Furuta Y, Ohnishi N, Esaki M, Shibayama K, Higashi H. Novel Sequence Type in Bacillus cereus Strains Associated with Nosocomial Infections and Bacteremia, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis 2019; 25:883-890. [PMID: 31002057 PMCID: PMC6478208 DOI: 10.3201/eid2505.171890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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This sequence type was dominant in isolates from bacteremia patients in 3 hospitals. Bacillus cereus is associated with foodborne illnesses characterized by vomiting and diarrhea. Although some B. cereus strains that cause severe extraintestinal infections and nosocomial infections are recognized as serious public health threats in healthcare settings, the genetic backgrounds of B. cereus strains causing such infections remain unknown. By conducting pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing, we found that a novel sequence type (ST), newly registered as ST1420, was the dominant ST isolated from the cases of nosocomial infections that occurred in 3 locations in Japan in 2006, 2013, and 2016. Phylogenetic analysis showed that ST1420 strains belonged to the Cereus III lineage, which is much closer to the Anthracis lineage than to other Cereus lineages. Our results suggest that ST1420 is a prevalent ST in B. cereus strains that have caused recent nosocomial infections in Japan.
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Kakuta R, Yano H, Kanamori H, Shimizu T, Gu Y, Hatta M, Aoyagi T, Endo S, Inomata S, Oe C, Tokuda K, Ozawa D, Goto H, Katori Y, Kaku M. Helicobacter cinaedi infection of abdominal aortic aneurysm, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis 2015; 20:1942-5. [PMID: 25340262 PMCID: PMC4214303 DOI: 10.3201/eid2011.140440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Huang CH, Chang MT, Huang L, Chu WS. The dnaJ gene as a molecular discriminator to differentiate among species and strain within the Lactobacillus casei group. Mol Cell Probes 2015; 29:479-484. [PMID: 26050941 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2015.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Identifying Lactobacillus casei and its closely related taxa at the species and strain level using only phenotypic and genotypic (16S rDNA sequence homology analysis) techniques often yields inaccurate results. In this study, the dnaJ chaperone gene was investigated as a molecular target for inter- and intraspecies discrimination within the Lb. casei group as well as for the development of specific primers for species identification. The results showed that most of the examined strains could be clearly distinguished from closely related species based on the sequenced fragments. At the interspecies level, the dnaJ sequence similarities were 81.7%-85.5%. However, at the intraspecies level, the dnaJ sequence similarities were 96.2-100% and could be assigned to different haplotypes in Lactobacillus paracasei and Lactobacillus rhamnosus, respectively. Compared to the 16S rRNA gene, the dnaJ sequence showed greater variation at both the species and strain level. Thus, the dnaJ gene can be proposed as an alternative marker for the Lb. casei group that provides higher discriminatory power than the 16S rRNA gene. In addition, species-specific primers were developed and subsequently employed in two-plex minisequencing analysis and shown to be specific for Lb. paracasei and Lb. rhamnosus. Our data indicate that phylogenetic relationships in the Lb. casei group can be resolved using comparative sequence analysis of the dnaJ gene and that the Lb. paracasei and Lb. rhamnosus species can be simultaneously identified using a novel species-specific minisequencing assay.
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- Chien-Hsun Huang
- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, 331 Shih-Pin Road, Hsinchu 30062, Taiwan
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- National Health Research Institutes, Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, 331 Shih-Pin Road, Hsinchu 30062, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, 331 Shih-Pin Road, Hsinchu 30062, Taiwan.
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Ogawa H, Ohnuma M, Squarre D, Mweene AS, Ezaki T, Fujikura D, Ohnishi N, Thomas Y, Hang'ombe BM, Higashi H. Bacillus cereus from the environment is genetically related to the highly pathogenic B. cereus in Zambia. J Vet Med Sci 2015; 77:993-5. [PMID: 25797134 PMCID: PMC4565826 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.15-0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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To follow-up anthrax in Zambia since the outbreak in 2011, we have collected samples from the environment and the carcasses of anthrax-suspected animals, and have tried to isolate Bacillus anthracis. In the process of identification of B. anthracis, we collected two isolates, of which colonies were similar to B. anthracis; however, from the results of identification using the molecular-based methods, two isolates were genetically related to the highly pathogenic B. cereus, of which clinical manifestation is severe and fatal (e.g., pneumonia). In this study, we showed the existence of bacteria suspected to be highly pathogenic B. cereus in Zambia, indicating the possibility of an outbreak caused by highly pathogenic B. cereus.
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- Hirohito Ogawa
- Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka 10101, Zambia
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Ogawa H, Fujikura D, Ohnuma M, Ohnishi N, Hang'ombe BM, Mimuro H, Ezaki T, Mweene AS, Higashi H. A novel multiplex PCR discriminates Bacillus anthracis and its genetically related strains from other Bacillus cereus group species. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122004. [PMID: 25774512 PMCID: PMC4361551 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Anthrax is an important zoonotic disease worldwide that is caused by Bacillus anthracis, a spore-forming pathogenic bacterium. A rapid and sensitive method to detect B. anthracis is important for anthrax risk management and control in animal cases to address public health issues. However, it has recently become difficult to identify B. anthracis by using previously reported molecular-based methods because of the emergence of B. cereus, which causes severe extra-intestinal infection, as well as the human pathogenic B. thuringiensis, both of which are genetically related to B. anthracis. The close genetic relation of chromosomal backgrounds has led to complexity of molecular-based diagnosis. In this study, we established a B. anthracis multiplex PCR that can screen for the presence of B. anthracis virulent plasmids and differentiate B. anthracis and its genetically related strains from other B. cereus group species. Six sets of primers targeting a chromosome of B. anthracis and B. anthracis-like strains, two virulent plasmids, pXO1 and pXO2, a bacterial gene, 16S rRNA gene, and a mammalian gene, actin-beta gene, were designed. The multiplex PCR detected approximately 3.0 CFU of B. anthracis DNA per PCR reaction and was sensitive to B. anthracis. The internal control primers also detected all bacterial and mammalian DNAs examined, indicating the practical applicability of this assay as it enables monitoring of appropriate amplification. The assay was also applied for detection of clinical strains genetically related to B. anthracis, which were B. cereus strains isolated from outbreaks of hospital infections in Japan, and field strains isolated in Zambia, and the assay differentiated B. anthracis and its genetically related strains from other B. cereus group strains. Taken together, the results indicate that the newly developed multiplex PCR is a sensitive and practical method for detecting B. anthracis.
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- Hirohito Ogawa
- Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Paraclinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Division of Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Diseases Control, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Pathogenic Microbes Repository Unit, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
- Division of Infection and Immunity, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Global Station for Zoonosis Control, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Murata K, Hoshina T, Saito M, Ohkusu K, Yamamura K, Tanoue Y, Ihara K, Hara T. Bacterial pericarditis caused by Lactobacillus iners in an infant. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2012; 74:181-2. [PMID: 22818098 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Revised: 06/11/2012] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We report the case of a 6-month-old male infant with bacterial pericarditis due to Lactobacillus iners. Although the culture of pericardial fluid was negative, L. iners was identified by 16S rRNA gene amplification by polymerase chain reaction and a subsequent sequence analysis. This weakly pathogenic bacterium could develop a severe infection in infants.
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- Kenji Murata
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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