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Al-Mamun A, Ahammad I, Ahmed SS, Akter F, Hossain SI, Chowdhury ZM, Bhattacharjee A, Das KC, Keya CA, Salimullah M. Pharmacoinformatics and molecular dynamics simulation approach to identify anti-diarrheal potentials of Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. against Vibrio cholerae. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:14730-14743. [PMID: 36927394 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2191736] [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] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Vibrio cholerae, the etiological agent of cholera, causes dehydration and severe diarrhea with the production of cholera toxin. Due to the acquired antibiotic resistance, V. cholerae has drawn attention to the establishment of novel medications to counteract the virulence and viability of the pathogen. Centella asiatica is a medicinal herb native to Bangladesh that has a wide range of medicinal and ethnobotanical applications including anti-bacterial properties. In the present investigation, a total of 25 bioactive phytochemicals of C. asiatica have been screened virtually through molecular docking, ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity) analyses, and molecular dynamics simulation. Our results revealed four lead compounds as Viridiflorol (-8.7 Kcal/mol), Luteolin (-8.1 Kcal/mol), Quercetin (-8.0 Kcal/mol) and, Geranyl acetate (-7.1 Kcal/mol) against V. cholerae Toxin co-regulated pilus virulence regulatory protein (ToxT). All the lead compounds have been found to possess favorable pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamics, and molecular dynamics properties. Toxicity analysis revealed satisfactory results with no major side effects. Molecular dynamics simulation was performed for 100 ns that revealed noteworthy conformational stability and structural compactness for all the lead compounds, especially for Quercetin. Target class prediction unveiled enzymes in most of the cases and some experimental and investigational drugs were found as structurally similar analogs of the lead compounds. These findings could aid in the development of novel therapeutics targeting Cholera disease and we strongly recommend in vitro trials of our experimental findings.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Abdullah Al-Mamun
- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chattogram, Bangladesh
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- Bioinformatics Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chattogram, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Bhuyan SK, Vairale MG, Arya N, Yadav P, Veer V, Singh L, Yadava PK, Kumar P. Molecular epidemiology of Vibrio cholerae associated with flood in Brahamputra River valley, Assam, India. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 40:352-356. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Perveen S, Chaudhary HS. In Silico Screening of Antibacterial Compounds from Herbal Sources Against Vibrio cholerae. Pharmacogn Mag 2016; 11:S550-5. [PMID: 27013793 PMCID: PMC4787087 DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.172960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background: The prolonged use of antibiotic viz., tetracycline, quinolones, ampicillin, etc., to reduce the infection of cholera, may failed due to the emergence of new Vibrio cholerae antibiotics resistant strains. Moreover, these antibiotics even restricted for patient suffering from severe dehydration. Hence, there is a call to find an alternative therapeutics against V. cholerae. The natures serve different herbs in its lap which might contain several natural therapeutic compounds almost all diseases. Computer-aided designing is the initial steps for screening the novel inhibitors. Objective: To identify and evaluate natural compounds with low side effects with high efficacy against V. cholerae has been done. Materials and Methods: In silico screening, absorption, digestion, metabolism, and excretion (ADME), and docking of herbal compounds have been performed on to the target ToxT (transcriptional activator of V. cholerae). The compound with good ADME properties and drug-likeness property were subjected to docking. Results: From 70 herbal compounds, some compounds such as aloin, campesterol, lupeol, and ursolic acid showed a violation of the rule of five and compounds such as lupeol and beta carotene showed negative binding energy. Luteolin, catechin, brevifolin, etc., compounds were selected based on ADME, drug-likeness property, and docking studies. Conclusion: Two compounds named catechin and luteolin showed better inhibition properties against ToxT and good ADME and drug-likeness property were selected as a better lead molecule for drug development in future. The Genetic Optimization for Ligand Docking fitness score for catechin is 48.74 kcal/mol and luteolin 38.12 kcal/mol. SUMMARY Vibrio cholerae became antibiotic resistance and associated with several cholera epidemic and pandemic. Hence, there is a need to find an alternative therapeutics against V. cholerae. Many herbal compounds present in nature having high medicinal value. From in-silico study, found two compound Luteolin from Tulsi and Catechin from Green Tea which showed good binding energy and druggish property.
Abbreviations used:V. cholerae: Vibrio cholera, ADME: Absorption, digestion, metabolism and excretion, CT: Cholera toxin, TCP: Toxin co-regulated Pilus, GOLD: Genetic Optimization for Ligand Docking, Asp: Aspartic acid, Arg: Arginine, Lys: Lysine, Thr: Threonine, Tyr: Tyrosine, KEGG: Kyoto encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes.
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- Sabah Perveen
- Department of Biotechnology, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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You KG, Bong CW, Lee CW. Antibiotic resistance and plasmid profiling of Vibrio spp. in tropical waters of Peninsular Malaysia. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2016; 188:171. [PMID: 26884358 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5163-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Vibrio species isolated from four different sampling stations in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia were screened for their antimicrobial resistance and plasmid profiles. A total of 138 isolates belonging to 15 different species were identified. Vibrio campbellii, V. parahaemolyticus, V. harveyi, and V. tubiashii were found to predominance species at all stations. High incidence of erythromycin, ampicillin, and mecillinam resistance was observed among the Vibrio isolates. In contrast, resistance against aztreonam, cefepime, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole, and sulfonamides was low. All the Vibrio isolates in this study were found to be susceptible to imipenem, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, chloramphenicol, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and oxytetracycline. Ninety-five percent of the Vibrio isolates were resistant to one or more different classes of antibiotic, and 20 different resistance antibiograms were identified. Thirty-two distinct plasmid profiles with molecular weight ranging from 2.2 to 24.8 kb were detected among the resistance isolates. This study showed that multidrug-resistant Vibrio spp. were common in the aquatic environments of west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
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- K G You
- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Jain M, Kumar P, Goel AK. Emergence of Tetracycline Resistant Vibrio cholerae O1 Biotype El Tor Serotype Ogawa with Classical ctxB Gene from a Cholera Outbreak in Odisha, Eastern India. J Pathog 2016; 2016:1695410. [PMID: 26881083 PMCID: PMC4735907 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1695410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In September 2010, a cholera outbreak was reported from Odisha, Eastern India. V. cholerae isolated from the clinical samples were biochemically and serologically confirmed as serogroup O1, biotype El Tor, and serotype Ogawa. Multiplex PCR screening revealed the presence of various genes, namely, ompW, ctxB, zot, rfbO1, tcp, ace, hlyA, ompU, rtx, and toxR, in all of the isolates. The isolates were resistant to co-trimoxazole, nalidixic acid, polymyxin B, spectinomycin, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and vibriostatic agent 2,4-diamino-6,7-diisopropylpteridine (O/129). Minimum inhibitory concentration of tetracycline decreased in the presence of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), suggesting the involvement of efflux pumps. PCR analysis confirmed the presence of class I integrons as well as SXT elements harbouring antibiotic resistance genes in all isolates. Sequencing revealed the presence of ctxB gene of classical biotype in all the isolates. The isolates harboured an RS1-CTX prophage array with El Tor type rstR and classical ctxB on the large chromosome. The study indicated that the V. cholerae El Tor variants are evolving in the area with better antibiotic resistance and virulence potential.
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- M. Jain
- Biotechnology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, India
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- Biotechnology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, India
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- Biotechnology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, India
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Jain M, Kushwah KS, Kumar P, Goel AK. Molecular Characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 Reveals Continuous Evolution of Its New Variants in India. Indian J Microbiol 2013; 53:137-41. [PMID: 24426099 PMCID: PMC3626962 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-013-0372-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Vibrio cholerae, the causing agent of cholera is still a major health challenge in most of the developing countries. In this study, V. cholerae strains collected from different cholera outbreaks in India over a period of past 7 years were found to have various toxigenic, pathogenic and regulatory genes viz. ctxAB, zot, tcp, hlyA, ace, ompU, ompW, rfbO1, toxT and toxR. The biotype specific genes rstR and rtxC revealed the El Tor biotype in majority of the isolates. However, variants among the isolates were found having genotype of both the biotypes. Sequencing of ctxB gene revealed the presence of altered ctxB of classical biotype with additional variations in isolates of 2007. Mismatch amplification mutation assay PCR also confirmed the isolates belonging to classical biotype. Antibiogram of the isolates revealed resistance for nalidixic acid, co-trimoxazole, streptomycin, and polymyxin B and susceptibility for tetracycline among most of the isolates from India. However, V. cholerae isolates from a recent outbreak in Eastern India were resistant to tetracycline. The study corroborated the continuous emergence and wide-spread of multidrug resistant El Tor variant strains in the Indian subcontinent.
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- M. Jain
- Biotechnology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior, 474 002 India
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- Biotechnology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior, 474 002 India
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- Biotechnology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior, 474 002 India
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- Biotechnology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior, 474 002 India
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Jaiswal A, Koley H, Ghosh A, Palit A, Sarkar B. Efficacy of cocktail phage therapy in treating Vibrio cholerae infection in rabbit model. Microbes Infect 2013; 15:152-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2012] [Revised: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Kumar P, Jain M, Goel AK, Kamboj DV, Kumar O. Tetracycline resistant V. cholerae O1 biotype El Tor serotype Ogawa with classical ctxB from a recent cholera outbreak in Orissa, Eastern India. J Infect Public Health 2012; 5:217-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2011] [Revised: 09/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Rahmani F, Fooladi A, Marashi S, Nourani M. Drug resistance in Vibrio cholerae strains isolated from clinical specimens. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung 2012; 59:77-84. [PMID: 22510289 DOI: 10.1556/amicr.59.2012.1.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cholera is a serious epidemic and endemic disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae. SXT is an integrative conjugation element (ICE) that was isolated from a V. cholerae; it encodes resistance to the antibiotics chloramphenicol, streptomycin and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim. One hundred seven V. cholerae O1 strains were collected from cholera patients in Iran from 2005 to 2007 in order to study the presence of SXT constin and antibiotic resistance.The study examined 107 Vibrio cholerae strains isolated from cholera prevalent in some Iranian provinces. Bacterial isolation and identification were carried out according to standard bacteriological methods. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) to four antibiotics (chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole, and trimethoprim) were determined by broth microdilution method. PCR was employed to evaluate the presence of established antibiotic resistance genes and SXT constin using specific primer sets.The resistance of the clinical isolates to sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprime, chloramphenicol, and streptomycin was 97%, 99%, 99%, and 90%, respectively. The data obtained by PCR assay showed that the genes sulII, dfrA1, floR, strB, and sxt element were present in 95.3%, 95.3%, 81.3%, 95.3%, and 95.3% of the V. cholerae isolates.The Vibrio strains showed the typical multidrug-resistance phenotype of an SXT constin. They were resistant to sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprime, chloramphenicol, and streptomycin. The detected antibiotic resistance genes included dfrA for trimethoprim and floR, strB, sulII and int, respectively, for chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole, as well as the SXT element.
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- Farideh Rahmani
- 1 Islamic Azad University Department of Microbiology, Zanjan Branch Zanjan Iran
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- 2 Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences Applied Microbiology Research Center Tehran Iran
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- 3 Babol University of Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology and Immunology Babol Iran
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- 4 Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences Chemical Injury Research Center Tehran Iran
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Goel AK, Jiang SC. Association of Heavy Rainfall on Genotypic Diversity in V. cholerae Isolates from an Outbreak in India. Int J Microbiol 2011; 2011:230597. [PMID: 22194751 PMCID: PMC3238380 DOI: 10.1155/2011/230597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 09/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The outbreak of waterborne disease cholera has been associated with rainfall and flooding events by contamination of potable water with environmental Vibrio cholerae. The continuation of the epidemic in a region, however, is often due to secondary transmission of the initial outbreak strain through human waste. This paper reports, on the contrary, a rapid shift of genotype from one V. cholerae strain to another one in an epidemic region. V. cholerae isolated from patients during 2005 cholera epidemic in Chennai, India were characterized using PCR identification of toxin genes, antibiogram, and genomic fingerprinting analysis. The results showed that in spite of the similarity of toxin genes and antibiogram, the Vibrio isolates grouped into two different clusters based on the ERIC-PCR fingerprinting. Each cluster corresponded to a distinct peak of cholera outbreak, which occurred after separate heavy rainfall. The results suggest that the rainfall event can bring various genotypes of V. cholerae strains causing multiple outbreaks.
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- A. K. Goel
- Biotechnology Division, Defense Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior 474 002, India
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Biotechnology Division, Defense Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior 474 002, India
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Jain M, Goel A, Bhattacharya P, Ghatole M, Kamboj D. Multidrug resistant Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor carrying classical ctxB allele involved in a cholera outbreak in South Western India. Acta Trop 2011; 117:152-6. [PMID: 21147057 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/02/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cholera is a fatal diarrheal disease characterized with enormous fluid loss through stools. A total of 41 Vibrio cholerae isolates collected from a recent cholera outbreak in Solapur, South Western India were found to belong to serogroup O1, biotype El Tor and serotype Ogawa. Molecular analysis revealed the prevalence of different toxigenic and pathogenic genes in the isolates. All the isolates harboured rstR(El)(Tor) allele indicating the presence of CTXΦ(El)(Tor). However, cholera toxin (ctxB) gene sequencing and a ctxB allele specific PCR of the isolates confirmed the presence of ctxB of classical biotype. The antibiogram profile revealed the resistance for several antibiotics including nalidixic acid, polymyxin B, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, rifampicin and vibriostatic agent 2,4-diamino-6,7-diisopropylpteridine (O/129). All the isolates were PCR positive for class 1 integron and SXT elements also. Fingerprinting analysis revealed the clonal relationship among the outbreak isolates. The results suggested the involvement of multidrug resistant V. cholerae El Tor biotype isolates having ctxB gene of classical biotype in the cholera outbreak.
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Kitaoka M, Miyata ST, Unterweger D, Pukatzki S. Antibiotic resistance mechanisms of Vibrio cholerae. J Med Microbiol 2011; 60:397-407. [PMID: 21252269 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.023051-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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As the causative agent of cholera, the bacterium Vibrio cholerae represents an enormous public health burden, especially in developing countries around the world. Cholera is a self-limiting illness; however, antibiotics are commonly administered as part of the treatment regimen. Here we review the initial identification and subsequent evolution of antibiotic-resistant strains of V. cholerae. Antibiotic resistance mechanisms, including efflux pumps, spontaneous chromosomal mutation, conjugative plasmids, SXT elements and integrons, are also discussed. Numerous multidrug-resistant strains of V. cholerae have been isolated from both clinical and environmental settings, indicating that antibiotic use has to be restricted and alternative methods for treating cholera have to be implemented.
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- Maya Kitaoka
- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Tamrakar AK, Jain M, Goel AK, Kamboj DV, Singh L. Characterization of Vibrio cholerae from deep ground water in a cholera endemic area in Central India. Indian J Microbiol 2009; 49:271-5. [PMID: 23100781 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-009-0043-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2008] [Accepted: 09/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A total of 8 out of 11 deep ground water samples collected from different villages in Central India were found contaminated with Vibrio cholerae non O1, non O139. In a multiplex PCR, isolates were found positive for ompW gene but negative for ctxAB and rfbO1 genes. However, isolates from two places were positive for tcp and zot genes, indicating their intestinal colonization and toxigenic potential. Antibiotic susceptibility studies revealed that all isolates were multidrug resistant. Although, none of the isolates was found PCR positive for the mobile genetic elements, class 1 integrons and SXT constins. The results of this study corroborated that deep ground water can also be an important reservoir of V. cholerae in plane endemic areas, suggesting a continuous monitoring of water samples for timely prevention of the disease.
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- Akhilesh K Tamrakar
- Division of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226 001 India
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