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Lin H, Ma J, Sun J, Qin Z, Jiang B, Li W, Wang Q, Su Y, Lin L, Liu C. Identification and Characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Farmed American Bullfrogs ( Rana catesbeiana). Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0357922. [PMID: 36602331 PMCID: PMC9927386 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03579-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major cause of nosocomial infection and is considered a clinically important bacterium with antibiotic-resistant strains. There are few reports of K. pneumoniae infections in cultured aquatic animals, and no natural infection has been reported in amphibians. From September to October 2021, a high-mortality disease outbreak occurred in a pond-raised American bullfrog farm in Guangzhou, China. The infected bullfrogs were characterized by multiple organ congestive enlargement and inflammation. A pathogenic bacterium was isolated from the viscera of infected bullfrogs and confirmed to be K. pneumoniae by morphological, biochemical, and phylogenetic analyses. Infection experiments confirmed the virulence of the pathogenic strain against bullfrogs and tadpoles. A histopathological examination showed that the strain was harmful to multiple organs. Antibiotic resistance experiments indicated the isolate was a carbapenemase-producing multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae (MDR-KP) strain. This study is the first report of K. pneumoniae infected American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) and amphibians. These results will shed light on the pathogenicity of K. pneumoniae and help prevent and control K. pneumoniae infections in bullfrogs. IMPORTANCE Klebsiella pneumoniae is recognized as the most common multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen in humans, and little is known about its pathogenicity in aquatic animals. Recently, K. pneumoniae was found to cause substantial mortality and morbidity in American farm frogs. This was the first report of K. pneumoniae infecting amphibians. In this study, we analyzed the biochemical, growth, and phylogenetic characteristics of the K. pneumoniae strain and described the symptoms and pathological features of infected bullfrogs and tadpoles; this will provide useful data for the prevention and control of infectious diseases, which has been suggested to decrease economic losses in bullfrog farming and reduce the potential threat to public health posed by K. pneumoniae.
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- Han Lin
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, Innovative Institute of Animal Healthy Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, Innovative Institute of Animal Healthy Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, Innovative Institute of Animal Healthy Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, Innovative Institute of Animal Healthy Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, Innovative Institute of Animal Healthy Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, Innovative Institute of Animal Healthy Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology of Guangdong Province and Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development of Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, Innovative Institute of Animal Healthy Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, Innovative Institute of Animal Healthy Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, Innovative Institute of Animal Healthy Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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Molina-Henao EH, Graffe MY, De La Cadena EP, Serrato IM, Correa A, Romero LV, Caicedo PA, Ocampo CB. Culturable microbial composition in the midgut of Aedes aegypti strains with different susceptibility to dengue-2 virus infection. Symbiosis 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-019-00646-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A Moldy Application of MALDI: MALDI-ToF Mass Spectrometry for Fungal Identification. J Fungi (Basel) 2019; 5:jof5010004. [PMID: 30609833 PMCID: PMC6463175 DOI: 10.3390/jof5010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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As a result of its being inexpensive, easy to perform, fast and accurate, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-ToF MS) is quickly becoming the standard means of bacterial identification from cultures in clinical microbiology laboratories. Its adoption for routine identification of yeasts and even dimorphic and filamentous fungi in cultures, while slower, is now being realized, with many of the same benefits as have been recognized on the bacterial side. In this review, the use of MALDI-ToF MS for identification of yeasts, and dimorphic and filamentous fungi grown in culture will be reviewed, with strengths and limitations addressed.
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Lee H, Park JH, Oh J, Cho S, Koo J, Park IC, Kim J, Park S, Choi JS, Shin SY, Sung GH, Kim J. Evaluation of a new matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry system for the identification of yeast isolation. J Clin Lab Anal 2018; 33:e22685. [PMID: 30298531 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.22685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Currently, three commercial in vitro diagnostic matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) systems are widely used in clinical laboratories. The ASTA MicroIDSys system (ASTA Inc, South Korea) is a newly developed MALDI-TOF MS system used for the identification of pathogenic microorganisms. In the present study, we assessed the performance of the ASTA MALDI-TOF MS system for the identification of pathogenic yeast from clinical samples. METHODS We tested 284 clinical yeast isolates from various clinical specimens using ASTA MALDI-TOF MS, and the results were compared with those using molecular sequencing of the ITS or D1-D2 regions of rDNA and biochemical assays. RESULTS A total of 284 isolates were tested and found to be distributed across 14 species including Candida albicans (n = 100) and other yeast species (n = 184). ASTA MALDI-TOF MS correctly identified 95.1% (270/284) of the yeast species compared to molecular sequencing. Among them, 262 isolates showed acceptable MALDI-TOF MS scores (≥140), and 98.1% (257/262) isolates were identified correctly. In addition, among 22 isolates with a MALDI-TOF MS score <140, 59.1% (13/22) of the isolates showed concordance with molecular typing at the species level. Clustering analysis revealed the effectiveness of the new MALDI-TOF MS system for the identification of yeast species. CONCLUSIONS ASTA MALDI-TOF MS showed high accuracy in the identification of yeast species; it involves facile sample preparation and extraction procedures. ASTA MALDI-TOF MS is expected to be useful for yeast identification in clinical microbiology laboratories due to its reliability and cost-effectiveness.
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- Hyeyoung Lee
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Institute for Healthcare and Life Science, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Institute for Healthcare and Life Science, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, International St. Mary Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Institute for Healthcare and Life Science, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea.,Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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