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Zhu Y, Wu S, Guo F, Dong Z, Chen Y, Chen Y. Structural characteristics of sulfated xylogalactomannan isolated from Caulerpa okamurae and its anticoagulant activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 275:133743. [PMID: 38986975 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133743] [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: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Due to wonderful taste, rich nutrition and biological functions, many marine green algae in the genus Caulerpa have been recently developed as candidates for green caviar. A novel water-soluble sulfated xylogalactomannan CO-0-1 was obtained from the green algae Caulerpa okamurae. CO-0-1 was mainly composed of mannose (Man), galactose (Gal), and xylose (Xyl) at the ratio of 4.4:4.0:1.4 with the molecular weight at 470 kDa and the sulfate content at 12.78 %. The sulfated xylogalactomannan had Man at the backbone with →4)-β-D-Manp-(1→ and →2)-β-D-Manp-(1→ as the main chain and branches at O-3 position. The side chains contained →3)-β-D-Galp-(1→ and minor →2)-β-D-Xylp(1→. The sulfate groups only distributed at the side chains and at O-6 position of →3)-β-D-Galp-(1→ and O-4 position of (1→2)-β-D-Xylp. The anticoagulant activity indicated that CO-0-1 displayed intrinsic anticoagulant and specific anti-thrombin activities. The investigation expanded the utilization and development scene and scope of the green algae Caulerpa okamurae.
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- Yanlin Zhu
- College of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, People's Republic of China.
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Kasimova AA, Kolganova AS, Shashkov AS, Shneider MM, Mikhailova YV, Shelenkov AA, Popova AV, Knirel YA, Perepelov AV, Kenyon JJ. Structure of the K141 capsular polysaccharide produced by Acinetobacter baumannii isolate KZ1106 that carries KL141 at the chromosomal K locus. Carbohydr Res 2024; 538:109097. [PMID: 38555658 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2024.109097] [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: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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The structure of the K141 type capsular polysaccharide (CPS) produced by Acinetobacter baumannii KZ1106, a clinical isolate recovered from Kazakhstan in 2016, was established by sugar analyses and one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The CPS was shown to consist of branched tetrasaccharide repeating units (K-units) with the following structure: This structure was found to be consistent with the genetic content of the KL141 CPS biosynthesis gene cluster at the chromosomal K locus in the KZ1106 whole genome sequence. Assignment of the encoded enzymes allowed the first sugar of the K unit to be identified, which revealed that the β-d-GlcpNAc-(1→3)-d-GlcpNAc bond is the linkage between K-units formed by the WzyKL141 polymerase.
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- Anastasiya A Kasimova
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; D. I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin and Yu. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119997, Moscow, Russia
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- State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Health Group, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
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Kasimova AA, Shashkov AS, Shneider MM, Sheck EA, Mikhailova YV, Shelenkov AA, Popova AV, Knirel YA, Kenyon JJ. The Acinetobacter baumannii K239 capsular polysaccharide includes heptasaccharide units that are structurally related to K86 but joined by different linkages formed by different Wzy polymerases. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 262:130045. [PMID: 38336317 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130045] [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: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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The K239 type capsular polysaccharide (CPS) isolated from Acinetobacter baumannii isolate MAR19-4435 was studied by sugar analysis, one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. K239 consists of branched heptasaccharide repeats (K-units) comprised of five residues of l-rhamnose (l-Rhap), and one residue each of d-glucuronic acid (d-GlcpA) and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (d-GlcpNAc). The structure of K239 is closely related to that of the A. baumannii K86 CPS type, though the two differ in the 2,3-substitution patterns on the l-Rhap residue that is involved in the linkage between K-units in the CPS polymer. This structural difference was attributed to the presence of a gtr221 glycosyltransferase gene and a wzyKL239 polymerase gene in KL239 that replaces the gtr80 and wzyKL86 genes in the KL86 CPS biosynthesis gene cluster. Comparison of the two structures established the role of a novel WzyKL239 polymerase encoded by KL239 that forms the β-d-GlcpNAc-(1→2)-l-Rhap linkage between K239 units. A. baumannii MAR19-4435 was found to be non-susceptible to infection by the APK86 bacteriophage, which encodes a depolymerase that specifically cleaves the linkage between K-units in the K86 CPS, indicating that the difference in 2,3-substitution of l-Rhap influences the susceptibility of this isolate to bacteriophage activity.
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- Anastasiya A Kasimova
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin and Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119997 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (IAC), Smolensk State Medical University (SSMU), Kirova St. 46a, Smolensk 214019, Russia
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- State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
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Kasimova AA, Sharar NS, Ambrose SJ, Knirel YA, Shneider MM, Timoshina OY, Popova AV, Perepelov AV, Dmitrenok AS, Hsu LY, Hall RM, Kenyon JJ. The Acinetobacter baumannii K70 and K9 capsular polysaccharides consist of related K-units linked by the same Wzy polymerase and cleaved by the same phage depolymerases. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0302523. [PMID: 37975684 PMCID: PMC10715181 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03025-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Bacteriophage show promise for the treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii infections that resist all therapeutically suitable antibiotics. Many tail-spike depolymerases encoded by phage that are able to degrade A. baumannii capsular polysaccharide (CPS) exhibit specificity for the linkage present between K-units that make up CPS polymers. This linkage is formed by a specific Wzy polymerase, and the ability to predict this linkage using sequence-based methods that identify the Wzy at the K locus could assist with the selection of phage for therapy. However, little is known about the specificity of Wzy polymerase enzymes. Here, we describe a Wzy polymerase that can accommodate two different but similar sugars as one of the residues it links and phage depolymerases that can cleave both types of bond that Wzy forms.
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- Anastasiya A. Kasimova
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin and Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin and Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, Singapore
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Bharali MM, Santra A. Total Synthesis of 6-Deoxy-l-talose Containing a Pentasaccharide Repeating Unit of Acinetobacter baumannii K11 Capsular Polysaccharides. J Org Chem 2023; 88:8770-8780. [PMID: 37340701 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Herein, we report a concise synthetic approach for the first total synthesis of a pentasaccharide repeating unit of Acinetobacter baumannii K11 capsular polysaccharides containing a rare sugar 6-deoxy-l-talose. The pentasaccharide was synthesized in a convergent manner using a [3 + 2] block glycosylation strategy. During this synthetic strive, we used a 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl (Troc)-protected monosaccharide unit to achieve a high yield during the glycosylation to synthesize a trisaccharide, and chemoselective deprotection of the Troc group from the trisaccharide was carried out under a mild, pH-neutral condition, keeping the O-glycosidic bond, azido, and acid/base sensitive group intact. A thiotolylglycoside disaccharide donor containing 6-deoxy-l-talose was synthesized for the first time by the armed-disarmed glycosylation method between two thiotolylglycosides.
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- Mrinmoy Manash Bharali
- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Roshini J, Patro LPP, Sundaresan S, Rathinavelan T. Structural diversity among Acinetobacter baumannii K-antigens and its implication in the in silico serotyping. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1191542. [PMID: 37415807 PMCID: PMC10320297 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1191542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging opportunistic pathogen. It exhibits multi-, extreme-, and pan-drug resistance against several classes of antibiotics. Capsular polysaccharide (CPS or K-antigen) is one of the major virulence factors which aids A. baumannii in evading the host immune system. K-antigens of A. baumannii exploit the Wzx/Wzy-dependent pathway that involves 13 different proteins for its assembly and transport onto the outer membrane. A total of 64 (out of 237 K-locus(KL) types) known K-antigen sugar repeating structures are discussed here and are classified into seven groups based on their initial sugars, QuiNAc4NAc, GalNAc, GlcNAc, Gal, QuiNAc/FucNAc, FucNAc, and GlcNAc along with Leg5Ac7Ac/Leg5Ac7R. Thus, the corresponding seven initializing glycosyltransferases (ItrA1, ItrA2, ItrA3, ItrA4, ItrB1, ItrB3, and ItrA3 along with ItrB2) exhibit serotype specificity. The modeled 3D-structural repository of the 64 K-antigens can be accessed at https://project.iith.ac.in/ABSD/k_antigen.html. The topology of K-antigens further reveals the presence of 2-6 and 0-4 sugar monomers in the main and side chains, respectively. The presence of negatively (predominant) or neutrally charged K-antigens is observed in A. baumannii. Such diversity in the K-antigen sugar composition provides the K-typing specificity (viz., 18-69% in terms of reliability) for Wza, Wzb, Wzc, Wzx, and Wzy proteins involved in the Wzx/Wzy-dependent pathway. Interestingly, the degree of uniqueness of these proteins among different K-types is estimated to be 76.79%, considering the 237 reference sequences. This article summarizes the A. baumannii K-antigen structural diversity and creation of a K-antigen digital repository and provides a systematic analysis of the K-antigen assembly and transportation marker proteins.
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Shashkov AS, Kasimova AA, Arbatsky NP, Senchenkova SN, Perepelov AV, Dmitrenok AS, Chizhov AO, Knirel YA, Shneider MM, Popova AV, Kenyon JJ. Complete chemical structure of the K135 capsular polysaccharide produced by Acinetobacter baumannii RES-546 that contains 5,7-di-N-acetyl-8-epipseudaminic acid. Carbohydr Res 2023; 523:108726. [PMID: 36446189 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2022.108726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A structurally diverse capsular polysaccharide (CPS) in the outer cell envelope plays an important role in the virulence of the important bacterial pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii. More than 75 different CPS structures have been determined for the species to date, and many CPSs include isomers of a higher sugar, namely 5,7-diamino-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxynon-2-ulosonic acid. Recently, a novel isomer having the d-glycero-l-manno configuration (5,7-di-N-acetyl-8-epipseudaminic acid; 8ePse5Ac7Ac) has been identified in the CPS from A. baumannii clinical isolate RES-546 [Carbohydr. Res. 513 (2022) 108,531]. Here, the complete chemical structure of this CPS, designated K135, was elucidated. The CPS was found to have a branched tetrasaccharide K unit and to include the higher sugar as part of a 8ePse5Ac7Ac-(2 → 6)-α-Gal disaccharide branching from a →3)-α-D-GlcpNAc-(1 → 3)-β-D-GlcpNAc-(1→ main chain. Assignment of glycosyltransferases encoded by the CPS biosynthesis gene cluster in the RES-546 genome enabled the first sugar of the K unit, and hence the topology of the K135 CPS, to be determined.
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- Alexander S Shashkov
- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin & Y. A Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow, Region, Russia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
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Cahill SM, Hall RM, Kenyon JJ. An update to the database for Acinetobacter baumannii capsular polysaccharide locus typing extends the extensive and diverse repertoire of genes found at and outside the K locus. Microb Genom 2022; 8. [PMID: 36214673 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Several novel non-antibiotic therapeutics for the critical priority bacterial pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii, rely on specificity to the cell-surface capsular polysaccharide (CPS). Hence, prediction of CPS type deduced from genes in whole genome sequence data underpins the development and application of these therapies. In this study, we provide a comprehensive update to the A. baumannii K locus reference sequence database for CPS typing (available in Kaptive v. 2.0.1) to include 145 new KL, providing a total of 237 KL reference sequences. The database was also reconfigured for compatibility with the updated Kaptive v. 2.0.0 code that enables prediction of 'K type' from special logic parameters defined by detected combinations of KL and additional genes outside the K locus. Validation of the database against 8994 publicly available A. baumannii genome assemblies from NCBI databases identified the specific KL in 73.45 % of genomes with perfect, very high or high confidence. Poor sequence quality or the presence of insertion sequences were the main reasons for lower confidence levels. Overall, 17 KL were overrepresented in available genomes, with KL2 the most common followed by the related KL3 and KL22. Substantial variation in gene content of the central portion of the K locus, that usually includes genes specific to the CPS type, included 34 distinct groups of genes for synthesis of various complex sugars and >400 genes for forming linkages between sugars or adding non-sugar substituents. A repertoire of 681 gene types were found across the 237 KL, with 88.4 % found in <5 % of KL.
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- Sarah M Cahill
- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Kasimova AA, Dudnik AG, Shashkov AS, Shneider MM, Christofferson A, Shelenkov AA, Mikhailova YV, Kenyon JJ, Knirel YA. The K218 capsular polysaccharide produced by Acinetobacter baumannii isolate 52-249 includes 5,7-di-N-acetylpseudaminic acid linked by a KpsS3 glycosyltransferase. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 218:310-316. [PMID: 35872309 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.135] [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: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Two acylated forms of the higher sugar, 5,7-diamino-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-l-glycero-l-manno-non-2-ulosonic acid called pseudaminic acid, Pse5Ac7Ac and Pse5Ac7RHb where R indicates (R)-3-hydroxybutanoyl, have been found to occur in many capsular polysaccharide (CPS) types produced by isolates of an important human pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii. The presence of either a psaABCEDF or psaABCGHF gene module at the K locus (KL) for CPS biosynthesis determines the type of the variant produced. Here, an A. baumannii clinical isolate 52-249, recovered in 2015 in Moscow, Russia, was found to include a novel psaABCIJF gene module in the KL218 sequence at the K locus. The CPS from 52-249 was extracted and studied by sugar analysis and partial acid hydrolysis along with one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. A branched tetrasaccharide repeating unit was identified, which included a →3)-α-d-Galp-(1→6)-α-d-GlcpNAc-(1→3)-β-d-GalpNAc-(1→ main chain and Pse5Ac7Ac attached as a side branch, indicating that the psaABCIJF gene module is associated with synthesis of this variant. The K218 CPS was found to be structurally related to the K46 CPS of A. baumannii, and a comparison of the two structures enabled the assignment of glycosyltransferases. A KpsS3 protein for the α-(2→6) linkage of the Pse5Ac7Ac residue to D-Galp in K218 was identified.
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- Anastasiya A Kasimova
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin & Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Arbatsky NP, Shashkov AS, Shneider MM, Popova AV, Kasimova AA, Miroshnikov KA, Knirel YA, Hall RM, Kenyon JJ. The K89 capsular polysaccharide produced by Acinetobacter baumannii LUH5552 consists of a pentameric repeat-unit that includes a 3-acetamido-3,6-dideoxy-d-galactose residue. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 217:515-521. [PMID: 35843396 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Acinetobacter baumannii isolate LUH5552 carries the KL89 capsule biosynthesis gene cluster. Capsular polysaccharide (CPS) isolated from LUH5552 was analyzed by sugar analysis, Smith degradation, and one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The K89 CPS structure has not been seen before in A. baumannii CPS structures resolved to date and includes a 3-acetamido-3,6-dideoxy-d-galactose (d-Fucp3NAc) residue which is rare amongst A. baumannii CPS. The K89 CPS has a →3)-α-d-GalpNAc-(1→3)-β-d-GlcpNAc-(1→ main chain with a β-d-Glcp-(1→2)-β-d-Fucp3NAc-(1→6)-d-Glcp side branch that is α-(1→4) linked to d-GalpNAc. The roles of the Wzy polymerase and the four glycosyltransferases encoded by the KL89 gene cluster in the biosynthesis of the K89 CPS were assigned. Two glycosyltransferases, Gtr121 and Gtr122, link the d-Fucp3NAc to its neighboring sugars.
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- Nikolay P Arbatsky
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin & Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia; State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin & Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
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Involvement of a Phage-Encoded Wzy Protein in the Polymerization of K127 Units To Form the Capsular Polysaccharide of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolate 36-1454. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0150321. [PMID: 35475638 PMCID: PMC9241936 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01503-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A comprehensive understanding of capsular polysaccharide (CPS) diversity is critical to implementation of phage therapy to treat panresistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. Predictions from genome sequences can assist identification of the CPS type but can be complicated if genes outside the K locus (CPS biosynthesis gene cluster) are involved. Here, the CPS produced by A. baumannii clinical isolate 36-1454 carrying a novel K locus, KL127, was determined and compared to other CPSs. KL127 differs from KL128 in only two of the glycosyltransferase (gtr) genes. The K127 unit in 36-1454 CPS was the pentasaccharide β-d-Glcp-(1→6)-d-β-GalpNAc-(1→6)-α-d-Galp-(1→6)-β-d-Glсp-(1→3)-β-d-GalpNAc in which d-Glcp at position 4 replaces d-Galp in K128, and the glycosyltransferases encoded by the different gtr genes form the surrounding linkages. However, although the KL127 and KL128 gene clusters encode nearly identical Wzy polymerases, the linkages between K units that form the CPS chains are different, i.e., β-d-GalpNAc-(1→3)-d-Galp in 36-1454 (K127) and β-d-GalpNAc-(1→4)-d-Galp in KZ-1093 (K128). The linkage between K127 units in 36-1454 is the same as the K-unit linkage in five known CPS structures, and a gene encoding a Wzy protein related to the Wzy of the corresponding K loci was found encoded in a prophage genome in the 36-1454 chromosome. Closely related Wzy proteins were encoded in unrelated phage in available KL127-carrying genomes. However, a clinical isolate, KZ-1257, carrying KL127 but not the prophage was found, and K127 units in the KZ-1257 CPS were β-d-GalpNAc-(1→4)-d-Galp linked, confirming that WzyKL127 forms this linkage and thus that the phage-encoded WzyPh1 forms the β-d-GalpNAc-(1→3)-d-Galp linkage in 36-1454. IMPORTANCE Bacteriophage therapy is an attractive innovative treatment for infections caused by extensively drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, for which there are few effective antibiotic treatments remaining. Capsular polysaccharide (CPS) is a primary receptor for many lytic bacteriophages, and thus knowledge of the chemical structures of CPS produced by the species will underpin the identification of suitable phages for therapeutic cocktails. However, recent research has shown that some isolates carry additional genes outside of the CPS biosynthesis K locus, which can modify the CPS structure. These changes can subsequently alter phage receptor sites and may be a method utilized for natural phage resistance. Hence, it is critical to understand the genetics that drive CPS synthesis and the extent to which genes outside of the K locus can affect the CPS structure.
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Gordillo Altamirano FL, Kostoulias X, Subedi D, Korneev D, Peleg AY, Barr JJ. Phage-antibiotic combination is a superior treatment against Acinetobacter baumannii in a preclinical study. EBioMedicine 2022; 80:104045. [PMID: 35537278 PMCID: PMC9097682 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Clinical phage therapy is often delivered alongside antibiotics. However, the phenomenon of phage-antibiotic synergy has been mostly studied in vitro. Here, we assessed the in vivo bactericidal effect of a phage-antibiotic combination on Acinetobacter baumannii AB900 using phage øFG02, which binds to capsular polysaccharides and leads to antimicrobial resensitisation in vitro. METHODS We performed a two-stage preclinical study using a murine model of severe A. baumannii AB900 bacteraemia. In the first stage, with an endpoint of 11 h, mice (n = 4 per group) were treated with either PBS, ceftazidime, phage øFG02, or the combination of phage and ceftazidime. The second stage involved only the latter two groups (n = 5 per group), with a prolonged endpoint of 16 h. The primary outcome was the average bacterial burden from four body sites (blood, liver, kidney, and spleen). Bacterial colonies from phage-treated mice were retrieved and screened for phage-resistance. FINDINGS In the first stage, the bacterial burden (CFU/g of tissue) of the combination group (median: 4.55 × 105; interquartile range [IQR]: 2.79 × 105-2.81 × 106) was significantly lower than the PBS (median: 2.42 × 109; IQR: 1.97 × 109-3.48 × 109) and ceftazidime groups (median: 3.86 × 108; IQR: 2.15 × 108-6.35 × 108), but not the phage-only group (median: 1.28 × 107; IQR: 4.71 × 106-7.13 × 107). In the second stage, the combination treatment (median: 1.72 × 106; IQR: 5.11 × 105-4.00 × 106) outperformed the phage-only treatment (median: 7.46 × 107; IQR: 1.43 × 107-1.57 × 108). Phage-resistance emerged in 96% of animals receiving phages, and all the tested isolates (n = 11) had loss-of-function mutations in genes involved in capsule biosynthesis and increased sensitivity to ceftazidime. INTERPRETATION øFG02 reliably drives the in vivo evolution of A. baumannii AB900 towards a capsule-deficient, phage-resistant phenotype that is resensitised to ceftazidime. This mechanism highlights the clinical potential of using phage therapy to target A. baumannii and restore antibiotic activity. FUNDING National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia).
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- Fernando L Gordillo Altamirano
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Infection Program, Department of Microbiology Monash University, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Science, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Infection Program, Department of Microbiology Monash University, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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Peng D, Wen Y, Bi S, Huang C, Yang J, Guo Z, Huang W, Zhu J, Yu R, Song L. A new GlcNAc-containing polysaccharide from Morchella importuna fruiting bodies: Structural characterization and immunomodulatory activities in vitro and in vivo. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 192:1134-1149. [PMID: 34656541 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This study investigated the purification and characterization of a new immunomodulatory GlcNAc-containing polysaccharide (MIPB70-1) from Morchella importuna with molecular weights of 20.6 kDa. Structural analysis indicated that MIPB70-1 was composed of GlcNAc:Gal:Glc:Man with molar ratios of 1.00:7.16:5.54:5.61, and its primary structure was characterized as a repeating unit consisting of →6)-α-D-Glcp-(1→, α-D-GlcpNAc-(1→, α-D-Galp-(1→, β-D-Glcp-(1→, →6)-α-D-Manp-(1→, →4)-α-D-GlcpNAc-(1→, →4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→, →3,6)-α-D-Manp-(1→, →2)-α-D-Galp-(1→, →2,3,6)-α-D-Manp-(1→. Immunological assays indicated that MIPB70-1 enhanced the phagocytic function and promoted the secretion of nitric oxide (NO) as well as cytokines through targeting Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on macrophage membrane and activating the downstream signaling pathways in RAW 264.7 cells. MIPB70-1 regulated mouse immunity to counteract the immune damage caused by the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide (CTX) in vivo. Furthermore, MIPB70-1 enhanced the anti-tumor activity of doxorubicin (DOX) and inhibited the growth of tumors, by immunomodulation in the orthotopic murine model of 4T1 breast cancer. These results demonstrate the potential of this GlcNAc-containing polysaccharide as an immune enhancer.
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- Dan Peng
- Department of Pharmacology, Jinan University 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Biotechnological Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Jinan University 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Jinan University 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Biotechnological Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Jinan University 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Biotechnological Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China; Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Jinan University 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Kasimova AA, Arbatsky NP, Timoshina OY, Shneider MM, Shashkov AS, Chizhov AO, Popova AV, Hall RM, Kenyon JJ, Knirel YA. The K26 capsular polysaccharide from Acinetobacter baumannii KZ-1098: Structure and cleavage by a specific phage depolymerase. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 191:182-191. [PMID: 34537298 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.09.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The KL26 gene cluster responsible for the synthesis of the K26 capsular polysaccharide (CPS) of Acinetobacter baumannii includes rmlBDAC genes for l-rhamnose (l-Rhap) synthesis, tle to generate 6-deoxy-l-talose (l-6dTalp) from l-Rhap, and a manC gene for D-mannose (D-Manp) that is rare in Acinetobacter CPS. K26 CPS material was isolated from A. baumannii isolate KZ-1098, and studied by sugar analysis, Smith degradation, and one and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy before and after O-deacetylation with aqueous ammonia. The following structure of the branched hexasaccharide repeating unit of the CPS was established: →2)-β-D-Manp-1→4-β-D-Glcp-1→3-α-L-6dTalp-1→3-β-D-GlcpNAc-(1→3↑14│Acα-L-Rhap-2←1-α-D-Glcp The structural depolymerase of phage vB_AbaP_APK26 cleaved selectively the β-GlcpNAc-(1 → 2)-α-Manp linkage in the K26 CPS formed by WzyK26 to give monomer, dimer, and trimer of the CPS repeating unit, which were characterized by high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry as well as 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The wzyK26 gene responsible for this linkage and the manC gene were only found in six A. baumannii genomes carrying KL26 and one carrying the novel KL148 gene cluster, indicating the rare occurrence of β-GlcpNAc-(1 → 2)-α-Manp in A. baumannii CPS structures. However, K26 shares a β-d-Glcp-(1 → 3)-α-l-6dTalp-(1 → 3)-β-d-GlcpNAc trisaccharide fragment with a group of related A. baumannii CPSs that have varying patterns of acetylation of l-6dTalp.
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- Anastasiya A Kasimova
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin & Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin & Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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- State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology. Brisbane, Australia.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Tickner J, Hawas S, Totsika M, Kenyon JJ. The Wzi outer membrane protein mediates assembly of a tight capsular polysaccharide layer on the Acinetobacter baumannii cell surface. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21741. [PMID: 34741090 PMCID: PMC8571296 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01206-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Identification of novel therapeutic targets is required for developing alternate strategies to treat infections caused by the extensively drug-resistant bacterial pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii. As capsular polysaccharide (CPS) is a prime virulence determinant required for evasion of host immune defenses, understanding the pathways for synthesis and assembly of this discrete cell-surface barrier is important. In this study, we assess cell-bound and cell-free CPS material from A. baumannii AB5075 wildtype and transposon library mutants and demonstrate that the Wzi outer membrane protein is required for the proper assembly of the CPS layer on the cell surface. Loss of Wzi resulted in an estimated 4.4-fold reduction in cell-associated CPS with a reciprocal increase in CPS material shed in the extracellular surrounds. Transmission electron microscopy revealed a disrupted CPS layer with sparse patches of CPS on the external face of the outer membrane when Wzi function was lost. However, this genotype did not have a significant effect on biofilm formation. Genetic analysis demonstrated that the wzi gene is ubiquitous in the species, though the nucleotide sequences were surprisingly diverse. Though divergence was not concomitant with variation at the CPS biosynthesis K locus, an association between wzi type and the first sugar of the CPS representing the base of the structure most likely to interact with Wzi was observed.
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- Jacob Tickner
- grid.1024.70000000089150953Centre of Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- grid.1024.70000000089150953Centre of Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- grid.1024.70000000089150953Centre of Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- grid.1024.70000000089150953Centre of Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Arbatsky NP, Popova AV, Shneider MM, Shashkov AS, Hall RM, Kenyon JJ, Knirel YA. Structure of the K87 capsular polysaccharide and KL87 gene cluster of Acinetobacter baumannii LUH5547 reveals a heptasaccharide repeating unit. Carbohydr Res 2021; 509:108439. [PMID: 34555685 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2021.108439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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K87 capsular polysaccharide (CPS) was isolated from Acinetobacter baumannii isolate LUH5547 that carries the KL87 capsule biosynthesis gene cluster at the chromosomal K locus. Studies by sugar analysis, selective chemical cleavages, and 1D and 2D 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy showed that the CPS has a branched heptasaccharide repeat (K unit) containing one residue each of d-glucose (d-Glсp), d-glucuronic acid (d-GlсpA), N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (d-GlсpNAc), 6-deoxy-l-talose (l-6dTalp), and three residues of l-rhamnose (l-Rhap). The following structure of the CPS was established: →3)-α-L-Rhap-(1→2)-α-L-Rhap-(1→3)-α-L-6dTalp-(1→3)-β-D-GlcpNAc-(1→2↑1β-D-GlcpA-(4←1)-α-D-Glcp(2←1)-α-L-Rhap The position of a minor O-acetyl group present in the CPS was not determined. Functions of enzymes coded by genes in the KL87 gene cluster were tentatively assigned and found to be consistent with the CPS structure.
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- Nikolay P Arbatsky
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia; State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin & Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology. Brisbane, Australia.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Zhang M, Li X, Yang W, Rao C, Xia Y, Wang S, Mao X, Li Q, Yan J. Structural characterization of a novel pentasaccharide repeating unit from Burkholderia pseudomallei strain BPC006 and its role in diagnosis and immunogenicity. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 205:114340. [PMID: 34474230 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114340] [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: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei causes melioidosis - an infectious disease with high mortality. Its varied clinical manifestations and resistance to many antibiotics make it a potential biothreat agent and calls for a robust diagnostic assay and effective vaccines. Bacterial cell surface polysaccharides are considered a valuable target for diagnostics and as protective antigen candidates. This study characterized the structure of polysaccharides of B. pseudomallei clinical strain from Hainan, China. A novel structural domain [→3-(α-D-Manp-1→3-α-D-Manp)2-2Me-α-L-6dTalp-1→] was identified by chemical analysis, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and 1D/2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Immunofluorescence and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that the serum antibodies against the purified polysaccharide antigen could recognize and bind specifically to B. pseudomallei strains. Additionally, the assays revealed cross-reactivity with polysaccharides from different clinical strains. The polysaccharide antigen also exhibited a strong reaction with the sera from melioidosis patients. Thus, the pentasaccharide repeating unit residue could be a potential candidate antigen for the melioidosis serodiagnosis and vaccine development.
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- Meijuan Zhang
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China.
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Yakovlieva L, Fülleborn JA, Walvoort MTC. Opportunities and Challenges of Bacterial Glycosylation for the Development of Novel Antibacterial Strategies. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:745702. [PMID: 34630370 PMCID: PMC8498110 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.745702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Glycosylation is a ubiquitous process that is universally conserved in nature. The various products of glycosylation, such as polysaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids, perform a myriad of intra- and extracellular functions. The multitude of roles performed by these molecules is reflected in the significant diversity of glycan structures and linkages found in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Importantly, glycosylation is highly relevant for the virulence of many bacterial pathogens. Various surface-associated glycoconjugates have been identified in bacteria that promote infectious behavior and survival in the host through motility, adhesion, molecular mimicry, and immune system manipulation. Interestingly, bacterial glycosylation systems that produce these virulence factors frequently feature rare monosaccharides and unusual glycosylation mechanisms. Owing to their marked difference from human glycosylation, bacterial glycosylation systems constitute promising antibacterial targets. With the rise of antibiotic resistance and depletion of the antibiotic pipeline, novel drug targets are urgently needed. Bacteria-specific glycosylation systems are especially promising for antivirulence therapies that do not eliminate a bacterial population, but rather alleviate its pathogenesis. In this review, we describe a selection of unique glycosylation systems in bacterial pathogens and their role in bacterial homeostasis and infection, with a focus on virulence factors. In addition, recent advances to inhibit the enzymes involved in these glycosylation systems and target the bacterial glycan structures directly will be highlighted. Together, this review provides an overview of the current status and promise for the future of using bacterial glycosylation to develop novel antibacterial strategies.
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- Liubov Yakovlieva
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Hamidian M, Ambrose SJ, Blackwell GA, Nigro SJ, Hall RM. An outbreak of multiply antibiotic-resistant ST49:ST128:KL11:OCL8 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates at a Sydney hospital. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 76:893-900. [PMID: 33452522 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To understand the acquisition of resistance genes by a non-GC1, non-GC2 Acinetobacter baumannii strain responsible for a 4 year outbreak at a Sydney hospital. METHODS Representative isolates were screened for resistance to antibiotics. Three were subjected to WGS using Illumina HiSeq. One genome was completed with MinION long reads. Resistance regions were compared with known sequences using bioinformatics. RESULTS Isolates were resistant to third-generation cephalosporins, gentamicin and tobramycin, sulfamethoxazole and erythromycin. Sequenced isolates were ST49 (Institut Pasteur scheme) and ST128 (Oxford scheme) and carried KL11 at the capsule locus and OCL8 at the lipooligosaccharide outer core locus. The complete genome of isolate J9 revealed that the resistance genes were all in plasmids; pRAY* contained aadB, and a large plasmid, pJ9-3, contained sul2 and floR genes and a dif module containing the mph(E)-msr(E) macrolide resistance genes. Transposon Tn6168, consisting of a second copy of the chromosomal ampC gene region flanked by ISAba1s, confers resistance to third-generation cephalosporins. Tn6168 is located inside the mph(E)-msr(E) dif module. pJ9-3 includes a set of four dif modules and the orientation of the pdif sites, XerC-XerD or XerD-XerC, alternates. A large transposon, Tn6175, containing tniCABDE transposition genes and genes annotated as being involved in heavy metal metabolism, uptake or export was found in the comM gene. Other ST49:ST128:KL11:OCL8 genomes found in the GenBank WGS database carried Tn6175 but neither of the plasmids carrying the resistance genes. CONCLUSIONS An early carbapenem-susceptible A. baumannii outbreak recorded in Australia was caused by an unusual clone that had acquired plasmids carrying antibiotic resistance genes.
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- Mohammad Hamidian
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,The ithree institute, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Akum FN, Kumar R, Lai G, Williams CH, Doan HK, Leveau JH. Identification of Collimonas gene loci involved in the biosynthesis of a diffusible secondary metabolite with broad-spectrum antifungal activity and plant-protective properties. Microb Biotechnol 2021; 14:1367-1384. [PMID: 33347710 PMCID: PMC8313283 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In greenhouse and field trials, a bacterial mixture of Collimonas arenae Cal35 and Bacillus velezensis FZB42, but not Cal35 alone or FZB42 alone, was able to protect tomato plants from challenge with the soilborne fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici (Fol). To identify genes and mechanisms underlying this property in Cal35, we screened a random transposon insertion library for loss of function and identified two mutants that were impaired completely or partially in their ability to halt the growth of a wide range of fungal species. In mutant 46A06, the transposon insertion was located in a biosynthetic gene cluster that was predicted to code for a hybrid polyketide synthase-non-ribosomal peptide synthetase, while mutant 60C09 was impacted in a gene cluster for the synthesis and secretion of sugar repeat units. Our data are consistent with a model in which both gene clusters are necessary for the production of an antifungal compound we refer to as carenaemins. We also show that the ability to produce carenaemin contributed significantly to the observed synergy between Cal35 and FZB42 in protecting tomato plants from Fol. We discuss the potential for supplementing Bacillus-based biocontrol products with Collimonas bacteria to boost efficacy of such products.
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- Fidele N. Akum
- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of California DavisDavisCAUSA
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- Novozymes Inc1445 Drew AvenueDavisCAUSA
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- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of California DavisDavisCAUSA
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- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of California DavisDavisCAUSA
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Acinetobacter baumannii K106 and K112: Two Structurally and Genetically Related 6-Deoxy-l-talose-Containing Capsular Polysaccharides. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115641. [PMID: 34073255 PMCID: PMC8199413 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Whole genome sequences of two Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates, 48-1789 and MAR24, revealed that they carry the KL106 and KL112 capsular polysaccharide (CPS) biosynthesis gene clusters, respectively, at the chromosomal K locus. The KL106 and KL112 gene clusters are related to the previously described KL11 and KL83 gene clusters, sharing genes for the synthesis of l-rhamnose (l-Rhap) and 6-deoxy-l-talose (l-6dTalp). CPS material isolated from 48-1789 and MAR24 was studied by sugar analysis and Smith degradation along with one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The structures of K106 and K112 oligosaccharide repeats (K units) l-6dTalp-(1→3)-D-GlcpNAc tetrasaccharide fragment share the responsible genes in the respective gene clusters. The K106 and K83 CPSs also have the same linkage between K units. The KL112 cluster includes an additional glycosyltransferase gene, Gtr183, and the K112 unit includes α l-Rhap side chain that is not found in the K106 structure. K112 further differs in the linkage between K units formed by the Wzy polymerase, and a different wzy gene is found in KL112. However, though both KL106 and KL112 share the atr8 acetyltransferase gene with KL83, only K83 is acetylated.
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First Description of the Composition and the Functional Capabilities of the Skin Microbial Community Accompanying Severe Scabies Infestation in Humans. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9050907. [PMID: 33922793 PMCID: PMC8146700 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9050907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Epidemiological studies link Sarcoptes scabiei infection and impetigo. Scabies mites can promote Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) and Staphylococcus aureus infections by breaching the skin barrier and excreting molecules that inhibit host innate immune responses. However, little is known about the composition and the function of the scabies-associated microbiota. Here, high-throughput whole-metagenome sequencing was used to explore the scabies-associated microbiome. Scabies mites including their immediate microenvironments were isolated from two patients with severe scabies in Northern Australia. Two ~45–50 million paired-end reads Illumina libraries were generated of which ~2 (5.1%) and 0.7 million (1.3%) microbial reads were filtered out by mapping to human (hg19) and mite draft genomes. Taxonomic profiling revealed a microbial community dominated by the phylum Firmicutes (A: 79% and B: 59%) and genera that comprise Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Acinetobacter, and Corynebacterium. Assembly of the metagenome reads resulted in genome bins representing reference genomes of Acinetobacter baumannii, Streptococcus dysgalactiae (Group C/G), Proteus mirablis and Staphylococcus aureus. The contigs contained genes relevant to pathogenicity and antibiotics resistance. Confocal microscopy of a patient skin sample confirmed A. baumannii, Streptococci and S. aureus in scabies mite gut and faeces and the surrounding skin. The study provides fundamental evidence for the association of opportunistic pathogens with scabies infection.
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Specific Interaction of Novel Friunavirus Phages Encoding Tailspike Depolymerases with Corresponding Acinetobacter baumannii Capsular Types. J Virol 2021; 95:JVI.01714-20. [PMID: 33268523 PMCID: PMC8092837 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01714-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most clinically important nosocomial pathogens. The World Health Organisation refers it to its «critical priority» category to develop new strategies for effective therapy. This microorganism is capable of producing structurally diverse capsular polysaccharides (CPSs), which serve as primary receptors for A. baumannii bacteriophages carrying polysaccharide-depolymerasing enzymes. In this study, eight novel bacterial viruses that specifically infect A. baumannii strains belonging to K2/K93, K32, K37, K44, K48, K87, K89 and K116 capsular types were isolated and characterized. The overall genomic architecture demonstrated that these viruses are representatives of the Friunavirus genus of the family Autographiviridae The linear double-stranded DNA phage genomes of 41,105-42,402 bp share high nucleotide sequence identity, except for genes encoding structural depolymerases or tailspikes which determine the host specificity. Deletion mutants lacking N-terminal domains of tailspike proteins were cloned, expressed and purified. The structurally defined CPSs of the phage bacterial hosts were cleaved with the specific recombinant depolymerases, and the resultant oligosaccharides that corresponded to monomers or/and dimers of the CPS repeats (K-units) were isolated. Structures of the derived oligosaccharides were established by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The data obtained showed that all depolymerases studied were glycosidases that cleave specifically the A. baumannii CPSs by the hydrolytic mechanism, in most cases, by the linkage between the K-units.IMPORTANCE Acinetobacter baumannii, a nonfermentative, Gram-negative, aerobic bacterium, is one of the most significant nosocomial pathogens. The pathogenicity of A. baumannii is based on the cooperative action of many factors, one of them being the production of capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) that surround bacterial cells with a thick protective layer. Polymorphism of the chromosomal capsule loci is responsible for the observed high structural diversity of the CPSs. In this study, we describe eight novel lytic phages which have different tailspike depolymerases (TSDs) determining the interaction of the viruses with corresponding A. baumannii capsular types (K-types). Moreover, we elucidate the structures of oligosaccharide products obtained by cleavage of the CPSs by the recombinant depolymerases. We believe that as the TSDs determine phage specificity, the diversity of their structures should be taken into consideration as selection criteria for inclusion of certain phage candidate to the cocktail designed to control A. baumannii with different K-types.
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Involvement of a multifunctional rhamnosyltransferase in the synthesis of three related Acinetobacter baumannii capsular polysaccharides, K55, K74 and K85. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 166:1230-1237. [PMID: 33159946 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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KL55, KL74, and KL85 capsular polysaccharide (CPS) biosynthesis loci in Acinetobacter baumannii BAL_204, BAL_309, and LUH5543 genomes, respectively, are related and each contains genes for l-Rhap and d-GlcpA synthesis. The CPSs were isolated and studied by sugar analysis, Smith degradation, and 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The K55 and K74 CPSs are built up of branched octasaccharide repeats (K units) containing one residue each of d-GlcpA and d-GlcpNAc and six residues of l-Rhap. The K55 unit differs from the K74 unit in the linkage between D-GlcpA and an l-Rhap residue in the K unit (1 → 3 versus 1 → 2) and linkage between K units. However, most K units in the isolated K74 CPS were modified by β-elimination of a side-chain α-l-Rhap-(1 → 3)-α-l-Rhap disaccharide from position 4 of GlcA to give 4-deoxy-l-threo-hex-4-enuronic acid (1:~3 ratio of intact and modified units). The K85 CPS has a branched heptasaccharide K unit similar to the K74 unit but with one fewer α-l-Rhap residue in the side chain. In contrast to previous findings on A. baumannii CPSs, each K locus includes fewer glycosyltransferase (Gtr) genes than the number required to form all linkages in the K units. Hence, one Gtr appears to be multifunctional catalysing formation of two 1 → 2 and one 1 → 3 linkages between the l-Rha residues.
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Cahill SM, Arbatsky NP, Shashkov AS, Shneider MM, Popova AV, Hall RM, Kenyon JJ, Knirel YA. Elucidation of the K32 Capsular Polysaccharide Structure and Characterization of the KL32 Gene Cluster of Acinetobacter baumannii LUH5549. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2020; 85:241-247. [PMID: 32093600 DOI: 10.1134/s000629792002011x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Capsular polysaccharide (CPS), isolated from Acinetobacter baumannii LUH5549 carrying the KL32 capsule biosynthesis gene cluster, was studied by sugar analysis, Smith degradation, and one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The K32 CPS was found to be composed of branched pentasaccharide repeats (K units) containing two residues of β-D-GalpNAc and one residue of β-D-GlcpA (β-D-glucuronic acid) in the main chain and one residue each of β-D-Glcp and α-D-GlcpNAc in the disaccharide side chain. Consistent with the established CPS structure, the KL32 gene cluster includes genes for a UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase (Ugd3) responsible for D-GlcA synthesis and four glycosyltransferases that were assigned to specific linkages. Genes encoding an acetyltransferase and an unknown protein product were not involved in CPS biosynthesis. Whilst the KL32 gene cluster has previously been found in the global clone 2 (GC2) lineage, LUH5549 belongs to the sequence type ST354, thus demonstrating horizontal gene transfer between these lineages.
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- S M Cahill
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, 141701, Russia.,State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, 142279, Russia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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Wyres KL, Cahill SM, Holt KE, Hall RM, Kenyon JJ. Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii loci for capsular polysaccharide (KL) and lipooligosaccharide outer core (OCL) synthesis in genome assemblies using curated reference databases compatible with Kaptive. Microb Genom 2020; 6:e000339. [PMID: 32118530 PMCID: PMC7200062 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Multiply antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections are a global public health concern and accurate tracking of the spread of specific lineages is needed. Variation in the composition and structure of capsular polysaccharide (CPS), a critical determinant of virulence and phage susceptibility, makes it an attractive epidemiological marker. The outer core (OC) of lipooligosaccharide also exhibits variation. To take better advantage of the untapped information available in whole genome sequences, we have created a curated reference database of 92 publicly available gene clusters at the locus encoding proteins responsible for biosynthesis and export of CPS (K locus), and a second database for 12 gene clusters at the locus for outer core biosynthesis (OC locus). Each entry has been assigned a unique KL or OCL number, and is fully annotated using a simple, transparent and standardized nomenclature. These databases are compatible with Kaptive, a tool for in silico typing of bacterial surface polysaccharide loci, and their utility was validated using (a) >630 assembled A. baumannii draft genomes for which the KL and OCL regions had been previously typed manually, and (b) 3386 A. baumannii genome assemblies downloaded from NCBI. Among the previously typed genomes, Kaptive was able to confidently assign KL and OCL types with 100 % accuracy. Among the genomes retrieved from NCBI, Kaptive detected known KL and OCL in 87 and 90 % of genomes, respectively, indicating that the majority of common KL and OCL types are captured within the databases; 13 of the 92 KL in the database were not detected in any publicly available whole genome assembly. The failure to assign a KL or OCL type may indicate incomplete or poor-quality genomes. However, further novel variants may remain to be documented. Combining outputs with multilocus sequence typing (Institut Pasteur scheme) revealed multiple KL and OCL types in collections of a single sequence type (ST) representing each of the two predominant globally distributed clones, ST1 of GC1 and ST2 of GC2, and in collections of other clones comprising >20 isolates each (ST10, ST25, and ST140), indicating extensive within-clone replacement of these loci. The databases are available at https://github.com/katholt/Kaptive and will be updated as further locus types become available.
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- Kelly L. Wyres
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Structure of the K128 capsular polysaccharide produced by Acinetobacter baumannii KZ-1093 from Kazakhstan. Carbohydr Res 2019; 485:107814. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.107814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Arbatsky NP, Kenyon JJ, Kasimova AA, Shashkov AS, Shneider MM, Popova AV, Knirel YA, Hall RM. K units of the K8 and K54 capsular polysaccharides produced by Acinetobacter baumannii BAL 097 and RCH52 have the same structure but contain different di-N-acyl derivatives of legionaminic acid and are linked differently. Carbohydr Res 2019; 483:107745. [PMID: 31349142 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.107745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The K8 and K54 capsular polysaccharides were isolated from Acinetobacter baumannii BAL 097 and RCH52, respectively, and studied by sugar analysis, partial acid hydrolysis and selective solvolysis with CF3CO2H in the presence of 2-methyl-1-propanol, along with 1D and 2D 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The following structures of related branched tetrasaccharide repeats (K units) of the polysaccharides were established: where Leg indicates 5,7-diamino-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-d-glycero-d-galacto-non-2-ulosonic (legionaminic) acid and R indicates (R)-3-hydroxybutanoyl or acetyl in the ratio ~2.5:1. The sequences of the KL8 and KL54 capsule gene clusters were closely related. The difference in the acyl group at O-7 on the sidechain legionaminic acid is due to differences in two genes in the legionaminic acid biosynthesis cluster. The wzy genes encoding the K unit polymerases are also different and make different linkages between the K units, allowing the first sugar of both K units to be identified as d-GlcpNAc. The shared Gtr20 glycosyltransferase, also encoded in KL63, forms the α-l-FucpNAc-(1 → 3)-d-GlcpNAc linkage, and Gtr19 was predicted to form α-d-GalpNAc-(1 → 3)-l-FucpNAc. Gtr18 from KL8 is 75% identical to Gtr108 from KL54 and both would link the Leg derivative to d-GalpNAc. Hence the genes present at the K locus were consistent with the composition and structures of the K8 and K54 capsular polysaccharides.
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- Nikolay P Arbatsky
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Higher Chemical College of the Russian Academy of Sciences, D. I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin & Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia; State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Kenyon JJ, Arbatsky NP, Shneider MM, Popova AV, Dmitrenok AS, Kasimova AA, Shashkov AS, Hall RM, Knirel YA. The K46 and K5 capsular polysaccharides produced by Acinetobacter baumannii NIPH 329 and SDF have related structures and the side-chain non-ulosonic acids are 4-O-acetylated by phage-encoded O-acetyltransferases. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0218461. [PMID: 31220143 PMCID: PMC6586298 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii isolate NIPH 329 carries a novel capsular polysaccharide (CPS) gene cluster, designated KL46, that is closely related to the KL5 locus in A. baumannii isolate SDF but includes genes for synthesis of 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-l-glycero-l-manno-non-2-ulosonic (di-N-acetylpseudaminic) acid (Pse5Ac7Ac) instead of the corresponding D-glycero-D-galacto isomer (di-N-acetyllegionaminic acid) (Leg5Ac7Ac). In agreement with the genetic content of KL46, chemical studies of the K46 CPS produced by NIPH 329 revealed a branched tetrasaccharide repeat (K unit) with an overall structure the same as K5 from SDF but with â-Pse5Ac7Ac replacing α-Leg5Ac7Ac. As for K5, the K46 unit begins with d-GalpNAc and includes α-d-GlcpNAc-(1→3)-d-GalpNAc and α-d-Galp-(1→6)-d-GlcpNAc linkages, formed by Gtr14 and Gtr15 glycosyltransferases, respectively. The Gtr94K46 glycosyltransferase, which is related to Gtr13K5, links Pse5Ac7Ac to d-Galp in the growing K unit via a â-(2→6) linkage. Nearly identical Wzy enzymes connect the K46 and K5 units via a α-D-GalpNAc-(1→3)-α-D-Galp linkage to form closely related CPSs. Both Pse5Ac7Ac in K46 and Leg5Ac7Ac in K5 are acetylated at O4 but no acetyltransferase gene is present in KL46 or KL5. Related acetyltransferases were found encoded in the NIPH 329 and SDF genomes, but not in other strains carrying an unacetylated Pse or Leg derivative in the CPS. The genes encoding the acetyltransferases were in different putative phage genomes. However, related acetyltransferases were rare among the >3000 publically available genome sequences.
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- Johanna J. Kenyon
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin & Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia
- State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Higher Chemical College of the Russian Academy of Sciences, D. I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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The K90 capsular polysaccharide produced by Acinetobacter baumannii LUH5553 contains di-N-acetylpseudaminic acid and is structurally related to the K7 polysaccharide from A. baumannii LUH5533. Carbohydr Res 2019; 479:1-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The K5 capsular polysaccharide of the bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii SDF with the same K unit containing Leg5Ac7Ac as the K7 capsular polysaccharide but a different linkage between the K units. Russ Chem Bull 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-019-2432-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Functional Analysis and Antivirulence Properties of a New Depolymerase from a Myovirus That Infects Acinetobacter baumannii Capsule K45. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.01163-18. [PMID: 30463964 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01163-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is an important pathogen causative of health care-associated infections and is able to rapidly develop resistance to all known antibiotics, including colistin. As an alternative therapeutic agent, we have isolated a novel myovirus (vB_AbaM_B9) which specifically infects and makes lysis from without in strains of the K45 and K30 capsule types, respectively. Phage B9 has a genome of 93,641 bp and encodes 167 predicted proteins, of which 29 were identified by mass spectrometry. This phage holds a capsule depolymerase (B9gp69) able to digest extracted exopolysaccharides of both K30 and K45 strains and remains active in a wide range of pH values (5 to 9), ionic strengths (0 to 500 mM), and temperatures (20 to 80°C). B9gp69 was demonstrated to be nontoxic in a cell line model of the human lung and to make the K45 strain fully susceptible to serum killing in vitro Contrary to the case with phage, no resistance development was observed by bacteria targeted with the B9gp69. Therefore, capsular depolymerases may represent attractive antimicrobial agents against A. baumannii infections.IMPORTANCE Currently, phage therapy has revived interest for controlling hard-to-treat bacterial infections. Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging Gram-negative pathogen able to cause a variety of nosocomial infections. Additionally, this species is becoming more resistant to several classes of antibiotics. Here we describe the isolation of a novel lytic myophage B9 and its recombinant depolymerase. While the phage can be a promising alternative antibacterial agent, its success in the market will ultimately depend on new regulatory frameworks and general public acceptance. We therefore characterized the phage-encoded depolymerase, which is a natural enzyme that can be more easily managed and used. To our knowledge, the therapeutic potential of phage depolymerase against A. baumannii is still unknown. We show for the first time that the K45 capsule type is an important virulence factor of A. baumannii and that capsule removal via the recombinant depolymerase activity helps the host immune system to combat the bacterial infection.
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Kenyon JJ, Arbatsky NP, Sweeney EL, Shashkov AS, Shneider MM, Popova AV, Hall RM, Knirel YA. Production of the K16 capsular polysaccharide by Acinetobacter baumannii ST25 isolate D4 involves a novel glycosyltransferase encoded in the KL16 gene cluster. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 128:101-106. [PMID: 30664967 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A new capsular polysaccharide (CPS) biosynthesis gene cluster, KL16, was found in the genome sequence of a clinical Acinetobacter baumannii ST25 isolate, D4. The variable part of KL16 contains a module of genes for synthesis of 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-l-glycero-l-manno-non-2-ulosonic acid (5,7-di-N-acetylpseudaminic acid, Pse5Ac7Ac), a gene encoding ItrA3 that initiates the CPS synthesis with d-GlcpNAc, and two glycosyltransferase (Gtr) genes. The K16 CPS was studied by sugar analysis and Smith degradation along with 1D and 2D 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, and shown to be built up of linear trisaccharide repeats containing d-galactose (d-Gal), N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (d-GlcNAc), and Pse5Ac7Ac. The d-Galp residue is linked to the d-GlcpNAc initiating sugar via a β-(1 → 3) linkage evidently formed by a Gtr5 variant, Gtr5K16, encoded in KL16. This reveals an altered or relaxed substrate specificity of this variant as the majority of Gtr5-type glycosyltransferases have previously been shown to form a β-d-Galp-(1 → 3)-d-GalpNAc linkage. The β-Psep5Ac7Ac-(2 → 4)-d-Galp linkage is predicted to be formed by the other glycosyltransferase, Gtr37, which does not match members of any known glycosyltransferase family.
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- Johanna J Kenyon
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin & Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Institute of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Smolensk State Medical University, Smolensk, Russia
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- Institute of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Smolensk State Medical University, Smolensk, Russia; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia; State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Shashkov AS, Kenyon JJ, Arbatsky NP, Shneider MM, Popova AV, Knirel YA, Hall RM. Genetics of biosynthesis and structure of the K53 capsular polysaccharide of Acinetobacter baumannii D23 made up of a disaccharide K unit. Microbiology (Reading) 2018; 164:1289-1292. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Alexander S. Shashkov
- 1N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- 2School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- 3Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- 1N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- 4M. M. Shemyakin and Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- 5Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia
- 6State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- 1N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- 2School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- 7School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Kasimova AA, Kenyon JJ, Arbatsky NP, Shashkov AS, Popova AV, Knirel YA, Hall RM. Structure of the K82 Capsular Polysaccharide from Acinetobacter baumannii LUH5534 Containing a d-Galactose 4,6-Pyruvic Acid Acetal. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2018; 83:831-835. [PMID: 30200867 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297918070064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Type K82 capsular polysaccharide (CPS) was isolated from Acinetobacter baumannii LUH5534. The structure of a linear tetrasaccharide repeating unit of the CPS was established by sugar analysis along with one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Proteins encoded by the KL82 capsule gene cluster in the genome of LUH5534 were assigned to roles in the synthesis of the K82 CPS. In particular, functions were assigned to two new glycosyltransferases (Gtr152 and Gtr153) and a novel pyruvyltransferase, Ptr5, responsible for the synthesis of d-galactose 4,6-(R)-pyruvic acid acetal.
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- A A Kasimova
- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia. .,Higher Chemical College of the Russian Academy of Sciences, D. I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, 125047, Russia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. .,Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, 141700, Russia. .,State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, 142279, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. .,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Kasimova AA, Kenyon JJ, Arbatsky NP, Shashkov AS, Popova AV, Shneider MM, Knirel YA, Hall RM. Acinetobacter baumannii K20 and K21 capsular polysaccharide structures establish roles for UDP-glucose dehydrogenase Ugd2, pyruvyl transferase Ptr2 and two glycosyltransferases. Glycobiology 2018; 28:876-884. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwy074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Anastasiya A Kasimova
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninskii prosp., Moscow, Russia
- Higher Chemical College of the Russian Academy of Sciences, D. I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, 9 Miusskaya pl., Moscow, Russia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Cnr of Maze Cres and Butlin Ave, Darlington Campus, Sydney, Australia
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninskii prosp., Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninskii prosp., Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9 Institutskii per., Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia
- State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- M. M. Shemyakin & Y. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya ul., Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninskii prosp., Moscow, Russia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Cnr of Maze Cres and Butlin Ave, Darlington Campus, Sydney, Australia
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Cnr of Maze Cres and Butlin Ave, Darlington Campus, Sydney, Australia
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Kenyon JJ, Kasimova AA, Shashkov AS, Hall RM, Knirel YA. Acinetobacter baumannii isolate BAL_212 from Vietnam produces the K57 capsular polysaccharide containing a rarely occurring amino sugar N-acetylviosamine. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2018; 164:217-220. [PMID: 29300154 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The structures of capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) produced by different Acinetobacter baumannii strains have proven to be invaluable in confirming the role of specific genes in the synthesis of rare sugars through the correlation of genetic content at the CPS biosynthesis locus with sugars found in corresponding CPS structures. A module of four genes (rmlA, rmlB, vioA and vioB) was identified in the KL57 capsule biosynthesis gene cluster of A. baumannii isolate BAL_212 from Vietnam. These genes were predicted to direct the synthesis of 4-acetamido-4,6-dideoxy-d-glucose (N-acetylviosamine, d-Qui4NAc) and the K57 CPS was found to contain this monosaccharide. The K57 structure was determined and, in addition to d-Qui4NAc, included three N-acetylgalactosamine residues in the main chain, with a single glucose side branch. The KL57 gene cluster has not been found in any other A. baumannii genomes, but the rmlA-rmlB-vioA-vioB module is present in the KL119 gene cluster that would likely produce a d-Qui4NAc-containing CPS.
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- Johanna J Kenyon
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,Higher Chemical College of the Russian Academy of Sciences, D. I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Oliveira H, Costa AR, Konstantinides N, Ferreira A, Akturk E, Sillankorva S, Nemec A, Shneider M, Dötsch A, Azeredo J. Ability of phages to infectAcinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumanniicomplex species through acquisition of different pectate lyase depolymerase domains. Environ Microbiol 2017; 19:5060-5077. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Hugo Oliveira
- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira; University of Minho; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira; University of Minho; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira; University of Minho; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
- Laboratory of Microbiology; Wageningen University; Stippeneng 6708 WE Wageningen The Netherlands
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira; University of Minho; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira; University of Minho; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira; University of Minho; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Laboratory of Bacterial Genetics; National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48; 100 42 Prague Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Molecular Bioengineering, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya St; Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry; 117997 Moscow Russia
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Max Rubner-Institute, Institute for Physiologie and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9; 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, LIBRO - Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira; University of Minho; 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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Kenyon JJ, Kasimova AA, Notaro A, Arbatsky NP, Speciale I, Shashkov AS, De Castro C, Hall RM, Knirel YA. Acinetobacter baumannii K13 and K73 capsular polysaccharides differ only in K-unit side branches of novel non-2-ulosonic acids: di- N -acetylated forms of either acinetaminic acid or 8-epiacinetaminic acid. Carbohydr Res 2017; 452:149-155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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