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Wen H, Zhou W, Wu Y, Li Y, Zhu G, Zhang Z, Gu X, Wang C, Yang Z. Effective treatment of a broad-host-range lytic phage SapYZU15 in eliminating Staphylococcus aureus from subcutaneous infection. Microbiol Res 2023; 276:127484. [PMID: 37659336 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127484] [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: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
Abstract
Multidrug resistance (MDR) Staphylococcus aureus is frequently isolated from food products, and can cause severe clinical infection. Bacteriophage (phage) therapy is a promising biocontrol agent against MDR S. aureus in food contamination and clinical infections. In this study, the antimicrobial susceptibility of 47 S. aureus isolates from three swine farms, two slaughterhouses, and four markets (Yangzhou, China) were evaluated. The biological characteristics of four lytic S. aureus phages were compared and the lytic activity of phage SapYZU15 against MDR S. aureus was assessed using milk, fresh pork and a mouse model of subcutaneous abscess. The results showed that 28 S. aureus isolates (59.6%, 28/47) exhibited multiple antibiotic resistance to at least three different classes of antibiotics. Compared to SapYZU01, SapYZU02, and SapYZU03, SapYZU15 had a shorter latent period (10 min), larger burst size (322.00 PFU/cell), broader host range, wider temperature stability (-80 to 50 °C), and pH stability. Furthermore, SapYZU15 significantly reduces the counts of S. aureus in milk and pork (5.69 and 1.16 log colony-forming unit/mL, respectively) at 25 °C and controls the growth of S. aureus at 4 °C. Compared to the mice infected with S. aureus MRSA JCSC 4744 and cocktail (S. aureus YZUsa1, YZUsa4, YZUsa12, YZUsa14, and MRSA JCSC 4744), treatment with SapYZU15 led to faster tissue healing, less weight loss, and lower viable S. aureus counts in the murine abscess model. Moreover, prevention with SapYZU15 effectively inhibited abscess formation through a synergistic effect with pro-inflammatory cytokines. Consequently, our results suggest that SapYZU15 is an effective strategy for controlling S. aureus contamination in food products, and possesses an immense potential to treat and prevent clinic infection caused by MDR S. aureus strains. The interactions and mechanisms between SapYZU15 and its bacterial host differed depending on the model, temperature, and multiplicity of infection (MOI).
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- Hua Wen
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China.
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- School of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology, ShenZhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China
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Szymanek-Majchrzak K, Młynarczyk G. Genomic Insights of First ermB-Positive ST338-SCC mecV T/CC59 Taiwan Clone of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Poland. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158755. [PMID: 35955887 PMCID: PMC9369149 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We report the first Polish representative of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), lukS/F-PV-positive, encoding the ermB gene, as a genetic determinant of constitutive resistance to macrolides, lincosamides, and streptogramin B antibiotics, cMLS-B. This is the first detection of the CA-MRSA strain responsible for nosocomial infection in the Warsaw Clinical Hospital. Resistance to β-lactams associates with a composite genetic element, SCCmec cassette type VT (5C2&5). We assigned the strain to sequence type ST338 (single-locus variant of ST59), clonal complex CC59, spa-type t437, and agr-type I. Genomic-based comparison was designated SO574/12 as an international Taiwan clone, which has been so far described mainly in the Asia-Pacific region. The ermB gene locates on the chromosome within the 14,690 bp mobile element structure, i.e., the MESPM1-like structure, which also encodes aminoglycoside- and streptothricin-resistance genes. The MESPM1-like structure is a composite transposon containing Tn551, flanked by direct repeats of IS1216V insertion sequences, which probably originates from Enterococcus. The ermB is preceded by the 273 bp regulatory region that contains the regulatory 84 bp ermBL ORF, encoding the 27 amino acid leader peptides. The latest research suggests that a new leader peptide, ermBL2, also exists in the ermB regulatory region. Therefore, the detailed function of ermBL2 requires further investigations.
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Lin YT, Tseng SP, Hung WW, Chang CC, Chen YH, Jao YT, Chen YH, Teng LJ, Hung WC. A Possible Role of Insertion Sequence IS 1216V in Dissemination of Multidrug-Resistant Elements MES PM1 and MES 6272-2 between Enterococcus and ST59 Staphylococcus aureus. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1905. [PMID: 33266174 PMCID: PMC7760966 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Sequence type 59 (ST59) is the dominant type of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Taiwan. Previously, we reported that ST59 MRSA harbors enterococcal IS1216V-mediated multidrug-resistant composite transposons MESPM1 or MES6272-2. The MES were found to have a mosaic structure, largely originating in enterococci and partly native to S. aureus. The current study aimed to track the origin of the MES and how they disseminated from enterococci to ST59 S. aureus. A total of 270 enterococcal isolates were analyzed, showing that two ST64 Enterococcus faecalis isolated in 1992 and 11 clonal complex 17 Enterococcus faecium harbored MESPM1-like and MES6272-2-like structures, respectively. Sequence analysis revealed that ST64 E. faecalis strain N48 acquired the MESPM1-like structure on the plasmid pEflis48. The pEflis48 harbored the enterococci-originated region (erythromycin, kanamycin, and streptomycin resistances) and the S.aureus-originated region (chloramphenicol resistance) of MESPM1 but was separated by the replication region of the plasmid. Homologous recombination between the two direct repeats of IS1216V resulted in excision of the replication region of the plasmid to regenerate MESPM1. The p4780-1 and pV19 of E. faecium carried MES6272-2-like structures with IS1216V, albeit with multiple insertions by other insertion sequences. The findings show that IS1216V plays important roles in bidirectional gene transfer of multidrug resistance between enterococci and S. aureus.
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- Yu-Tzu Lin
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung 404333, Taiwan;
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan;
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807377, Taiwan;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (C.-C.C.); (Y.-H.C.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (C.-C.C.); (Y.-H.C.)
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- Infection Control Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807377, Taiwan;
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807377, Taiwan;
- School of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Sepsis Research Center, Center of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
- Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804201, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100229, Taiwan;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (C.-C.C.); (Y.-H.C.)
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807377, Taiwan
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Yoshino R, Yasuo N, Sekijima M. Identification of key interactions between SARS-CoV-2 main protease and inhibitor drug candidates. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12493. [PMID: 32719454 PMCID: PMC7385649 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69337-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The number of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (COVID-19) has reached over 114,000. SARS-CoV-2 caused a pandemic in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and is rapidly spreading globally. It has been reported that peptide-like anti-HIV-1 drugs are effective against SARS-CoV Main protease (Mpro). Due to the close phylogenetic relationship between SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, their main proteases share many structural and functional features. Thus, these drugs are also regarded as potential drug candidates targeting SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. However, the mechanism of action of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro at the atomic-level is unknown. In the present study, we revealed key interactions between SARS-CoV-2 Mpro and three drug candidates by performing pharmacophore modeling and 1 μs molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. His41, Gly143, and Glu166 formed interactions with the functional groups that were common among peptide-like inhibitors in all MD simulations. These interactions are important targets for potential drugs against SARS-CoV-2 Mpro.
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- Ryunosuke Yoshino
- Transborder Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan
- Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan
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- Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, J3-23-4259 Nagatsutacho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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- Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, J3-23-4259 Nagatsutacho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan.
- School of Computing, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J3-23-4259 Nagatsutacho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan.
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