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Ko S, Nguyen HMT, Lee W, Kim D. Developing the PIP-eco: An integrated genomic pipeline for identification and characterization of Escherichia coli pathotypes encompassing hybrid forms. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2024; 23:3040-3049. [PMID: 39175796 PMCID: PMC11340603 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2024.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 07/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains are distinguished by their diverse virulence factors, which contribute to a wide spectrum of diseases. These pathogens evolve through the horizontal transfer of virulence factors, resulting in the emergence of hybrid pathotypes with complex and heterogeneous characteristics. Recognizing their profound impact on public health, this study introduces the PIP-eco pipeline, a comprehensive analytical tool designed for the precise identification and characterization of E. coli pathotypes. This PIP-eco pipeline advances beyond traditional molecular techniques by facilitating detailed analysis of both single and hybrid pathotypes. It integrates targeted marker gene analysis, virulence factor-based phylogenetic analysis, and pathogenicity islands (PAIs) profiling to elucidate the genetic diversity of E. coli pathotypes and support their accurate classification. This integrative approach enables PIP-eco to uncover connections among various E. coli pathotypes, highlight shared virulence factors, and provide insights into their evolutionary trajectories. By utilizing experimentally validated marker genes, the pipeline ensures robust identification of pathotypes, particularly those of hybrid pathotypes. Additionally, PAI analysis offers comprehensive genetic investigations, revealing strain-specific variations and potential virulence mechanisms. As a result, the PIP-eco pipeline emerges as a useful tool for dissecting the evolutionary dynamics of E. coli and characterizing complex pathotypes, addressing the critical need for accurate detection and understanding of hybrid pathotypes.
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- Seyoung Ko
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Food Microbiology, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Cheongju 28159, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Bonardi S, Conter M, Andriani L, Bacci C, Magagna G, Rega M, Lamperti L, Loiudice C, Pierantoni M, Filipello V. Emerging of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O177:H11 and O177:H25 from cattle at slaughter in Italy. Int J Food Microbiol 2024; 423:110846. [PMID: 39079448 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110846] [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: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/18/2024]
Abstract
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are zoonotic pathogens frequently carried by cattle, responsible in humans of mild to bloody diarrhoea, haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and even death. In 2023-2024, a study on STEC contamination of hide and carcasses of dairy cattle at slaughter was planned in Emilia-Romagna region (northern Italy). When the study was still in progress and 60 animals were sampled, the detection of STEC O177 isolates reached high rates and gained our attention. A total of five O177 STEC strains were detected, namely four from three carcasses (5.0 %) and one from a hide sample (1.7 %). The isolates were typed by WGS as following: 1) STEC O177:H11 sequence type (ST) 765 (stx2a+, eae+), detected from one carcass; 2) STEC O177:H25 ST659 (stx2c+, eae+) detected from three carcasses and one hide sample. One carcass was contaminated by both STEC serotypes. The isolates carried other virulence determinants often found in STEC strains associated with HUS, namely the exha, astA and espP genes, together with genes for adhesion to the epithelial cells of the gut (lpfA, fdeC, fimH) and non-Locus for Enterocyte Effacement (LEE) effector protein genes (nleA, nleB). The STEC O177:H11 isolate harboured antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes to β-lactams (blaTEM-1A), aminoglycosides (aadA1, aph(3″)-Ib, aph(6)-Id), trimethoprim (dfrA1), sulphonamides (sul1, sul2), tetracyclines (tetA), (tetB), streptothricin (sat2), and quaternary ammonium compounds (qacEdelta1). On the contrary, the STEC O177:H25 isolates carried no AMR genes. Persistent carriage of STEC O177:H25 ST659 (stx2c+, eae+) at farm level was assessed by testing animals of the same herd sent to slaughter. Interestingly, the colonies of STEC O177:H11 and STEC O177:H25 had different morphology on CHROMagar™ STEC plates, being mauve and colourless, respectively. Since mauve is the colour STEC colonies commonly have on the CHROMagar™ STEC medium, our findings can help microbiologists in the selection of uncommon serotypes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first detection of STEC O177 from carcasses and hides of dairy cattle at slaughter. Noteworthy, the STEC-positive hide was classified as "very dirty" thus stressing the need of clean animals entering the slaughter chain, as required by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Since STEC O177 has been responsible of HUS in Europe, our data could add information on the source of uncommon serogroups in human infections.
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- Silvia Bonardi
- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna, Via Bianchi 9, 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- National Veterinary Service, Via Vasari 13/A, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- National Veterinary Service, Via Vasari 13/A, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food Safety, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna, Via Bianchi 9, 25124 Brescia, Italy
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Faúndez F, Iñiguez G, Fehrmann-Cartes K. Detection of Escherichia coli O157H7 and Campylobacter jejuni in Bovine Carcasses in Two Slaughterhouses in Bio-Bío District, Chile. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2024; 21:409-415. [PMID: 38568114 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2023.0137] [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] [Indexed: 07/11/2024] Open
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) and Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) are pathogenic microorganisms that can cause severe clinical symptoms in humans and are associated with bovine meat consumption. Specific monitoring for E. coli O157: H7 or C. jejuni in meat is not mandatory under Chilean regulations. In this study, we analyzed 544 samples for the detection of both microorganisms, obtained from 272 bovine carcasses (280 kg average) at two slaughterhouses in the Bio-Bío District, Chile. Sampling was carried out at post-shower of carcasses and after channel passage through the cold chamber. Eleven samples were found to be positive for E. coli O157:H7 (4.0%) using microbiological and biochemical detection techniques and were subjected to a multiplex PCR to detect fliC and rfbE genes. Six samples (2.2%) were also found to be positive for the pathogenicity genes stx1, stx2, and eaeA. Twenty-two carcasses (8.0%) were found to be positive for C. jejuni using microbiological and biochemical detection techniques, but no sample with amplified mapA gene was found.
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- Felipe Faúndez
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de Las Américas, Concepción, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de Las Américas, Concepción, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de Las Américas, Concepción, Chile
- Núcleo de Investigaciones Aplicadas en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Universidad de Las Américas, Concepción, Chile
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Faria AM, Araújo ICS, Ferreira LL, Bastos TSA, Figueira SV, de Souza Almeida AM, Andrade MA, Linhares GFC. Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and detection of virulence genes of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. isolated from white-lipped peccaries and collared peccaries. Braz J Microbiol 2024; 55:2035-2041. [PMID: 38713279 PMCID: PMC11153414 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01359-1] [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: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli are implicated in human and animal infections and require antimicrobial treatment in many situations. Faecal samples of healthy white-lipped peccaries (Pecari tajacu) (n = 30) and collared peccaries (Tayassu pecari ) (n = 60) obtained in three farms located in the Midwest Brazil. The antimicrobial profiles of commensal E. coli from P. tajacu and T. pecari from commercial herds in Brazil were isolated and analyzed and virulence genes were detected. Among 90 healthy animals, no Salmonella spp. were isolated. However, 30 samples (27%) tested positive for E. coli, with 18 isolates from P. tajacu and 12 from T. pecari, representing frequencies of 58.0% and 38.7%, respectively. Additionally, other Enterobacteriaceae family bacteria were detected but not included in this analysis. However, individual samples from 30 animals tested positive for E. coli, of which 16 were isolated from P. tajacu presenting multidrug resistance and six were isolated from T. pecari presenting a similar pattern. The E. coli virulence genes detected were papC (pilus-associated pyelonephritis) in five isolates, tsh (temperature-sensitive hemagglutinin) in one isolate, and eae (enteric attachment and effacement) in one isolate. The serum resistance gene, iss (increased serum survival), was detected in four isolates. An association between these genes and the presence of hemolysin was also observed in one isolate. Thus, T. pecari and P. tajacu are potential reservoirs of pathogenic and multidrug-resistant and E. coli. Faecal E. coli of healthy P. tajacu and T. pecari could act as a possible reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes in environment.
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- Adriana Marques Faria
- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary School, Universidade Federal deMinas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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Léguillier V, Heddi B, Vidic J. Recent Advances in Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Bacterial Detection. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:210. [PMID: 38785684 PMCID: PMC11117931 DOI: 10.3390/bios14050210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The rapid and sensitive detection of pathogenic bacteria is becoming increasingly important for the timely prevention of contamination and the treatment of infections. Biosensors based on nucleic acid aptamers, integrated with optical, electrochemical, and mass-sensitive analytical techniques, have garnered intense interest because of their versatility, cost-efficiency, and ability to exhibit high affinity and specificity in binding bacterial biomarkers, toxins, and whole cells. This review highlights the development of aptamers, their structural characterization, and the chemical modifications enabling optimized recognition properties and enhanced stability in complex biological matrices. Furthermore, recent examples of aptasensors for the detection of bacterial cells, biomarkers, and toxins are discussed. Finally, we explore the barriers to and discuss perspectives on the application of aptamer-based bacterial detection.
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- Vincent Léguillier
- INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institut, Université Paris-Saclay, UMR 1319, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France;
- ENS Paris-Saclay, Laboratoire de Biologie et Pharmacologie Appliquée (LBPA), UMR8113 CNRS, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- ENS Paris-Saclay, Laboratoire de Biologie et Pharmacologie Appliquée (LBPA), UMR8113 CNRS, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institut, Université Paris-Saclay, UMR 1319, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France;
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Dhehibi A, Terrak M, Seddik MM, Hammadi M, Salhi I. Development of a bispecific Nanobody anti-F17 fimbria as a potential therapeutic tool. Protein Expr Purif 2024; 215:106411. [PMID: 38056514 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2023.106411] [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: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli F17+ are associated with various intestinal and extra-intestinal pathologies, including diarrhea, and result in significant animal mortality. These infections rely on the expression of virulence factors, such as F17 fimbriae, for adhesion. F17 fimbriae form a protective layer on the surface of E. coli bacteria, consisting of a major structural subunit, F17A, and a minor functional subunit, F17G. Because of the evolution of bacterial resistance, conventional antibiotic treatments have limited efficacy. Therefore, there is a pressing need to develop novel therapeutic tools. In this study, we cloned and produced the F17G protein. We then immunized a camel with the purified F17G protein and constructed a VHH library consisting of 2 × 109 clones. The library was then screened against F17G protein using phage display technology. Through this process, we identified an anti-F17G nanobody that was subsequently linked, via a linker, to an anti-F17A nanobody, resulting in the creation of an effective bispecific nanobody. Comprehensive characterization of this bispecific nanobody demonstrated excellent production, specific binding capacity to both recombinant forms of the two F17 antigens and the E. coli F17+ strain, remarkable stability in camel serum, and superior resistance to pepsin protease. The successful generation of this bispecific nanobody with excellent production, specific binding capacity and stability highlights its potential as a valuable tool for fighting infections caused by pathogenic E. coli F17+ strain.
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- Asma Dhehibi
- Livestock and Wildlife Laboratory (LR16IRA04), Arid Lands Institute (I.R.A), University of Gabès, Médenine, 4119, Tunisia.
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- InBioS-Centre for Protein Engineering, University of Liege, B-4000, Liege, Belgium
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- Livestock and Wildlife Laboratory (LR16IRA04), Arid Lands Institute (I.R.A), University of Gabès, Médenine, 4119, Tunisia
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- Livestock and Wildlife Laboratory (LR16IRA04), Arid Lands Institute (I.R.A), University of Gabès, Médenine, 4119, Tunisia
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- Livestock and Wildlife Laboratory (LR16IRA04), Arid Lands Institute (I.R.A), University of Gabès, Médenine, 4119, Tunisia
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Damyanova T, Dimitrova PD, Borisova D, Topouzova-Hristova T, Haladjova E, Paunova-Krasteva T. An Overview of Biofilm-Associated Infections and the Role of Phytochemicals and Nanomaterials in Their Control and Prevention. Pharmaceutics 2024; 16:162. [PMID: 38399223 PMCID: PMC10892570 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16020162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Biofilm formation is considered one of the primary virulence mechanisms in Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogenic species, particularly those responsible for chronic infections and promoting bacterial survival within the host. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in discovering new compounds capable of inhibiting biofilm formation. This is considered a promising antivirulence strategy that could potentially overcome antibiotic resistance issues. Effective antibiofilm agents should possess distinctive properties. They should be structurally unique, enable easy entry into cells, influence quorum sensing signaling, and synergize with other antibacterial agents. Many of these properties are found in both natural systems that are isolated from plants and in synthetic systems like nanoparticles and nanocomposites. In this review, we discuss the clinical nature of biofilm-associated infections and some of the mechanisms associated with their antibiotic tolerance. We focus on the advantages and efficacy of various natural and synthetic compounds as a new therapeutic approach to control bacterial biofilms and address multidrug resistance in bacteria.
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- Tsvetozara Damyanova
- Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Akad. G. Bonchev St. bl. 26, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (T.D.); (P.D.D.); (D.B.)
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- Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Akad. G. Bonchev St. bl. 26, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (T.D.); (P.D.D.); (D.B.)
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- Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Akad. G. Bonchev St. bl. 26, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (T.D.); (P.D.D.); (D.B.)
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- Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. K. Ohridski”, 8 D. Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Akad. G. Bonchev St. bl. 103-A, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Akad. G. Bonchev St. bl. 26, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (T.D.); (P.D.D.); (D.B.)
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Motta RG, Motta LSAM, Bertolini AB, Prado AM, Thyssen PJ, Hernandes RT, Orsi H, Rall VLM, Gouvea FLR, Guerra ST, Guimarães FF, Joaquim SF, Pantoja JC, Langoni H, Ribeiro MG. Identification of Escherichia coli isolated from flies (Insecta: Diptera) that inhabit the environment of dairy farms harboring extraintestinal virulence markers. J Appl Microbiol 2023; 134:lxad301. [PMID: 38086616 DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxad301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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AIMS We investigate extraintestinal pathogenic genes (ExPEC) related to virulence of Escherichia coli in flies from the dairy environment. METHODS AND RESULTS We collected 217 flies from nine dairy farms, which were submitted to microbiological culture. Fifty-one E. coli were identified using mass spectrometry. Eleven dipteran families were identified, with a predominance of Muscidae, and a minor frequency of Tachinidae, Drosophilidae, Sphaeroceridae, Ulidiidae, Syrphidae, Chloropidae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, and Piophilidae. A panel of 16 virulence-encoding genes related to ExPEC infections were investigated, which revealed predominance of serum resistance (traT, 31/51 = 60.8%; ompT, 29/51 = 56.9%), iron uptake (irp2, 17/51 = 33.3%, iucD 11/51 = 21.6%), and adhesins (papC, 6/51 = 11.8%; papA, 5/51 = 9.8%). CONCLUSIONS Our findings reveal Dipterans from milking environment carrying ExPEC virulence-encoding genes also identified in clinical bovine E. coli-induced infections.
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- Rodrigo G Motta
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Maringa, Umuarama, PR, 87507-190, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-681, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-681, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Biology, Biology Institute, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Biology, Biology Institute, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-681, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-681, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-681, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-681, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-681, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-681, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-681, Brazil
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Abban MK, Ayerakwa EA, Mosi L, Isawumi A. The burden of hospital acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20561. [PMID: 37818001 PMCID: PMC10560788 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
Abstract
The burden of Hospital care-associated infections (HCAIs) is becoming a global concern. This is compounded by the emergence of virulent and high-risk bacterial strains such as "ESKAPE" pathogens - (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter species), especially within Intensive care units (ICUs) that house high-risk and immunocompromised patients. In this review, we discuss the contributions of AMR pathogens to the increasing burden of HCAIs and provide insights into AMR mechanisms, with a particular focus on last-resort antibiotics like polymyxins. We extensively discuss how structural modifications of surface-membrane lipopolysaccharides and cationic interactions influence and inform AMR, and subsequent severity of HCAIs. We highlight some bacterial phenotypic survival mechanisms against polymyxins. Lastly, we discuss the emergence of plasmid-mediated resistance as a phenomenon making mitigation of AMR difficult, especially within the ICUs. This review provides a balanced perspective on the burden of HCAIs, associated pathogens, implication of AMR and factors influencing emerging AMR mechanisms.
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- Molly Kukua Abban
- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, P.O. Box LG 54, Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box LG 54, Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, P.O. Box LG 54, Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box LG 54, Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, P.O. Box LG 54, Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box LG 54, Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, P.O. Box LG 54, Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box LG 54, Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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Visser JA, Yager D, Chambers SA, Lim JY, Cao X, Cegelski L. Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid (NDGA) Inhibits CsgA Polymerization, Bacterial Amyloid Biogenesis, and Biofilm Formation. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300266. [PMID: 37195016 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Escherichia coli and other Enterobacteriaceae thrive in robust biofilm communities through the coproduction of curli amyloid fibers and phosphoethanolamine cellulose. Curli promote adhesion to abiotic surfaces and plant and human host tissues and are associated with pathogenesis in urinary tract infection and food-borne illness. The production of curli in the host has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. We report that the natural product nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) is effective as a curlicide in E. coli. NDGA prevents CsgA polymerization in vitro in a dose-dependent manner. NDGA selectively inhibits cell-associated curli assembly and inhibits uropathogenic E. coli biofilm formation. More broadly, this work emphasizes the ability to evaluate and identify bioactive amyloid assembly inhibitors by using the powerful gene-directed amyloid biogenesis machinery in E. coli.
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- Joshua A Visser
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, 380 Roth Way, Keck Building, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, 380 Roth Way, Keck Building, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, 380 Roth Way, Keck Building, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, 380 Roth Way, Keck Building, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, 380 Roth Way, Keck Building, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, 380 Roth Way, Keck Building, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Fernández M, Casaux ML, Fraga M, Vignoli R, Bado I, Zunino P, Umpiérrez A. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Associated with Calf Mortality in Uruguay. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1704. [PMID: 37512877 PMCID: PMC10383947 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11071704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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In Uruguay, the mortality of dairy calves due to infectious diseases is high. Escherichia coli is a natural inhabitant of the intestinal microbiota, but can cause several infections. The aim of the work was to characterize E. coli isolates from intestinal and extraintestinal origin of dead newborn calves. Using PCR, virulence gene characteristics of pathogenic E. coli were searched. The pathogenic E. coli were molecularly characterized and the phylogroup, serogroup and the Stx subtype were determined. Antibiotic susceptibility was determined using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes with PCR. Finally, clonal relationships were inferred using PFGE. Gene characteristics of the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and Necrotoxigenic E. coli (NTEC) were identified. The prevalence of the iucD, afa8E, f17, papC, stx1, eae and ehxA genes was high and no f5, f41, saa, sfaDE, cdtIV, lt, sta or stx2 were detected. The prevalence of STEC gene stx1 in the dead calves stood out and was higher compared with previous studies conducted in live calves, and STEC LEE+ (Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)) isolates with stx1/eae/ehxA genotypes were more frequently identified in the intestinal than in the extraintestinal environment. E. coli isolates were assigned to phylogroups A, B1, D and E, and some belonged to the O111 serogroup. stx1a and stx1c subtypes were determined in STEC. A high prevalence of multi-resistance among STEC and qnrB genes was determined. The PFGE showed a high diversity of pathogenic strains with similar genetic profiles. It can be speculated that EHEC (stx1/eae/ehxA) could play an important role in mortality. The afa8E, f17G1 and papC genes could also have a role in calf mortality. Multidrug resistance defies disease treatment and increases the risk of death, while the potential transmissibility of genes to other species constitutes a threat to public health.
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- Magalí Fernández
- Departamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Avenida Italia 3318, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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- Plataforma de Investigación en Salud Animal, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Estación Experimental INIA La Estanzuela, Ruta 50, Km 11, Colonia 70000, Uruguay
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- Plataforma de Investigación en Salud Animal, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Estación Experimental INIA La Estanzuela, Ruta 50, Km 11, Colonia 70000, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología, Facultad de Medicina, UdelaR, Av Alfredo Navarro 3051, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología, Facultad de Medicina, UdelaR, Av Alfredo Navarro 3051, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Avenida Italia 3318, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Avenida Italia 3318, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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Okuno M, Arimizu Y, Miyahara S, Wakabayashi Y, Gotoh Y, Yoshino S, Harada T, Seto K, Yamamoto T, Nakamura K, Hayashi T, Ogura Y. Escherichia cryptic clade I is an emerging source of human intestinal pathogens. BMC Biol 2023; 21:81. [PMID: 37055811 PMCID: PMC10100065 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01584-4] [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: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Within the genus Escherichia, several monophyletic clades other than the traditionally defined species have been identified. Of these, cryptic clade I (C-I) appears to represent a subspecies of E. coli, but due to the difficulty in distinguishing it from E. coli sensu stricto, the population structure and virulence potential of C-I are unclear. RESULTS We defined a set of true C-I strains (n = 465), including a Shiga toxin 2a (Stx2a)-producing isolate from a patient with bloody diarrhoea identified by the retrospective analyses using a C-I-specific detection system. Through genomic analysis of 804 isolates from the cryptic clades, including these C-I strains, we revealed their global population structures and the marked accumulation of virulence genes and antimicrobial resistance genes in C-I. In particular, half of the C-I strains contained hallmark virulence genes of Stx-producing E. coli (STEC) and/or enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC). We also found the host-specific distributions of virulence genes, which suggests bovines as the potential source of human infections caused by STEC- and STEC/ETEC hybrid-type C-I strains, as is known in STEC. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate the emergence of human intestinal pathogens in C-I lineage. To better understand the features of C-I strains and their infections, extensive surveillance and larger population studies of C-I strains are needed. The C-I-specific detection system developed in this study will be a powerful tool for screening and identifying C-I strains.
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- Miki Okuno
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Infectious Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
- Department of Infectious Disease, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, 810-0065, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Miyazaki Prefectural Institute for Public Health and Environment, Miyazaki, 889-2155, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, 537-0025, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Miyazaki Prefectural Institute for Public Health and Environment, Miyazaki, 889-2155, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, 537-0025, Japan
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- Division of Planning, Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, 537-0025, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Infectious Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Infectious Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan.
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Chicken Production and Human Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates Differ in Their Carriage of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Factors. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0116722. [PMID: 36651726 PMCID: PMC9973021 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01167-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Contamination of food animal products by Escherichia coli is a leading cause of foodborne disease outbreaks, hospitalizations, and deaths in humans. Chicken is the most consumed meat both in the United States and across the globe according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Although E. coli is a ubiquitous commensal bacterium of the guts of humans and animals, its ability to acquire antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes and virulence factors (VFs) can lead to the emergence of pathogenic strains that are resistant to critically important antibiotics. Thus, it is important to identify the genetic factors that contribute to the virulence and AMR of E. coli. In this study, we performed in-depth genomic evaluation of AMR genes and VFs of E. coli genomes available through the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System GenomeTrackr database. Our objective was to determine the genetic relatedness of chicken production isolates and human clinical isolates. To achieve this aim, we first developed a massively parallel analytical pipeline (Reads2Resistome) to accurately characterize the resistome of each E. coli genome, including the AMR genes and VFs harbored. We used random forests and hierarchical clustering to show that AMR genes and VFs are sufficient to classify isolates into different pathogenic phylogroups and host origin. We found that the presence of key type III secretion system and AMR genes differentiated human clinical isolates from chicken production isolates. These results further improve our understanding of the interconnected role AMR genes and VFs play in shaping the evolution of pathogenic E. coli strains. IMPORTANCE Pathogenic Escherichia coli causes disease in both humans and food-producing animals. E. coli pathogenesis is dependent on a repertoire of virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance genes. Food-borne outbreaks are highly associated with the consumption of undercooked and contaminated food products. This association highlights the need to understand the genetic factors that make E. coli virulent and pathogenic in humans and poultry. This research shows that E. coli isolates originating from human clinical settings and chicken production harbor different antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors that can be used to classify them into phylogroups and host origins. In addition, to aid in the repeatability and reproducibility of the results presented in this study, we have made a public repository of the Reads2Resistome pipeline and have provided the accession numbers associated with the E. coli genomes analyzed.
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Motamedi H, Ari MM, Shahlaei M, Moradi S, Farhadikia P, Alvandi A, Abiri R. Designing multi-epitope vaccine against important colorectal cancer (CRC) associated pathogens based on immunoinformatics approach. BMC Bioinformatics 2023; 24:65. [PMID: 36829112 PMCID: PMC9951438 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-023-05197-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND It seems that several members of intestinal gut microbiota like Streptococcus bovis, Bacteroides fragilis, Helicobacter pylori, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius may be considered as the causative agents of Colorectal Cancer (CRC). The present study used bioinformatics and immunoinformatics approaches to design a potential epitope-based multi-epitope vaccine to prevent CRC with optimal population coverage. METHODS In this study, ten amino acid sequences of CRC-related pathogens were retrieved from the NCBI database. Three ABCpred, BCPREDS and LBtope online servers were considered for B cells prediction and the IEDB server for T cells (CD4+ and CD8+) prediction. Then, validation, allergenicity, toxicity and physicochemical analysis of all sequences were performed using web servers. A total of three linkers, AAY, GPGPG, and KK were used to bind CTL, HTL and BCL epitopes, respectively. In addition, the final construct was subjected to disulfide engineering, molecular docking, immune simulation and codon adaptation to design an effective vaccine production strategy. RESULTS A total of 19 sequences of different lengths for linear B-cell epitopes, 19 and 18 sequences were considered as epitopes of CD4+ T and CD8+ cells, respectively. The predicted epitopes were joined by appropriate linkers because they play an important role in producing an extended conformation and protein folding. The final multi-epitope construct and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) were evaluated by molecular docking, which revealed stable and strong binding interactions. Immunity simulation of the vaccine showed significantly high levels of immunoglobulins, helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells and INF-γ. CONCLUSION Finally, the results showed that the designed multi-epitope vaccine could serve as an excellent prophylactic candidate against CRC-associated pathogens, but in vitro and animal studies are needed to justify our findings for its use as a possible preventive measure.
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- Hamid Motamedi
- grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran ,grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Microbial Biotechnology Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Nano Drug Delivery Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Nano Drug Delivery Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- grid.412112.50000 0001 2012 5829Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. .,Medical Technology Research Center, Health Technology Institute,, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. .,Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Health Technology Institute,, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Martins LDSA, Motta RG, Martinez AC, Orsi H, Hernandes RT, Rall VLM, Pantoja JCF, Nardi Júnior GD, Ribeiro MG. Virulence-encoding genes related to extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli and multidrug resistant pattern of strains isolated from neonatal calves with different severity scores of umbilical infections. Microb Pathog 2023; 174:105861. [PMID: 36427660 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Umbilical infections in calves comprise a major cause of neonatal mortality and have been related to a variety of microorganisms. E. coli is an opportunistic enteropathogen characterized by a diversity of virulence factors (VF). Nonetheless, the gene profiles that encode VF associated with umbilical infections in calves and their effect on the clinical severity remains unclear. In this scenario, microbial identification (with an emphasis on E. coli), was carried out among 150 neonatal calves (≤30 days of age) with umbilical infections, where the omphalopathies were clinically scored as mild, moderate, or severe. Also, a panel of 16 virulence-encoding genes related to extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) were investigated, i.e., fimbriae/adhesins (sfa/focDEa, papA, papC, afaBC), toxins (hlyA, sat, cnf1, cdt), siderophores (iroN, irp2, iucD, ireA), invasins (ibeA), and serum resistance (ompT, traT, kpsMT II). Bacteria and yeasts isolates were identified using mass spectrometry. Bacteria, yeasts, and fungi were isolated in 94.7% (142/150) of neonatal calves sampled. E. coli was the agent most frequently isolated (59/150 = 39.3%), in pure culture (27/59 = 45.8%) and combined infections (32/59 = 54.2%), although a great variety (n = 83) of other species of microorganisms were identified. Clinical severity scores of 1, 2, and 3 were observed in 32.2% (19/59), 23.7% (14/59), and 44.1% (26/59) of E. coli infections, respectively. The ExPEC genes detected were related to serum resistance (traT, 42/59 = 72.2%; ompT, 35/59 = 59.3%, kpsMTII, 10/59 = 17%), invasins (ibeA, 11/59 = 18.6%), siderophores (iucD, 9/59 = 15.3%; iroN, 8/59 = 13.6%), and adhesins/fimbriae (papA, 8/59 = 13.6%; papC, 15/59 = 9.6%). The presence of each virulence gene was not associated with the case's clinical score. Among all isolates, 89.8% (53/59) showed in vitro resistance to sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and 59.3% to ampicillin (35/59), while 94.1% (55/59) revealed a multidrug resistant profile. Great complexity of bacteria, yeast, and fungi species was identified, reinforcing the umbilical infections of neonatal calves as a polymicrobial disorder. The high occurrence of E. coli (39.3%) highlights the role of this pathogen in the etiology of umbilical infections in calves. Furthermore, a panel of ExPEC genes was investigated for the first time among calves that were clinically scored for case severity. The high prevalence of traT and ompT indicates that these serum resistance-related genes could be used as biomarkers for further investigations of ExPEC isolates from umbilical infections. Our results contribute to the etiological investigation, clinical severity scoring, antimicrobial resistance pattern, and virulence-related to ExPEC genes involved in umbilical infections of neonatal calves.
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- Lorrayne de Souza A Martins
- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Sao Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618 681, Brazil.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Maringá, Umuarama, PR, 87507 190, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Maringá, Umuarama, PR, 87507 190, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, 18618 689, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, 18618 689, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, 18618 689, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Sao Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618 681, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Sao Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618 681, Brazil
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Gomes R, Denison Kroschel A, Day S, Jansen R. High variation across E. coli hybrid isolates identified in metabolism-related biological pathways co-expressed with virulent genes. Gut Microbes 2023; 15:2228042. [PMID: 37417543 PMCID: PMC10332235 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2228042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Virulent genes present in Escherichia coli (E. coli) can cause significant human diseases. These enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) isolates with virulent genes show different expression levels when grown under diverse laboratory conditions. In this research, we have performed differential gene expression analysis using publicly available RNA-seq data on three pathogenic E. coli hybrid isolates in an attempt to characterize the variation in gene interactions that are altered by the presence or absence of virulent factors within the genome. Almost 26.7% of the common genes across these strains were found to be differentially expressed. Out of the 88 differentially expressed genes with virulent factors identified from PATRIC, nine were common in all these strains. A combination of Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis and Gene Ontology Enrichment Analysis reveals significant differences in gene co-expression involving virulent genes common among the three investigated strains. The co-expression pattern is observed to be especially variable among biological pathways involving metabolism-related genes. This suggests a potential difference in resource allocation or energy generation across the three isolates based on genomic variation.
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- Rahul Gomes
- Department of Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, USA
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- Department of Earth, Environment, and Geospatial Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Norepinephrine Effects on Uropathogenic Strains Virulence. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10112248. [DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10112248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The degree of virulence correlates with adhesion, biofilm formation, motility and the capacity to quickly colonize biological surfaces. The virulence of the bacteria that have colonized the urinary tract may be modified by substances dissolved in urine. One such substance is the norepinephrine (NE) hormone, which may be present in human urine, especially in times of stress and under changes in the activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldesterone system. In this work, we study the influence of NE on the biomass, biofilm formation, matrix production, adhesion, motility and metabolism of uropathogenic strains of E. coli and S. aureus. We used Congo red and gentian violet staining for detection of matrix and biomass formation, respectively. The optical density was measured by a multichannel spectrophotometer. The motility of bacterial cells was measured on semi-solid agar at 24 h and 48 h. The metabolic activity was analyzed by MTT assay. It was shown that the metabolic activity of E. coli was stimulated by NE, which led to the increasing synthesis of virulence factors such as biofilm production, adhesion, and motility. At the same time, NE did not activate the S. aureus strain’s metabolism and did not change its adhesion and motility. Thus, the virulence activity of uropathogenic E. coli may be modified by NE in urine.
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Hyun M, Lee JY, Kim HA. Comparison of the Clinical and Genotypic Characteristics of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains According to Sex in Korea. Microb Drug Resist 2022; 28:988-996. [PMID: 36256861 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2021.0144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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In this study, we compared the microbiological, genotypic, and antibiotic resistance characteristics of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains in patients with pyelonephritis in Korea according to sex based on data corresponding to the February 2015 to June 2018 period. Based on Escherichia coli phylogenetic group analysis, gene virulence detection, and subgroup analyses by sex, we observed that the antibiotic resistance percentages and proportions corresponding to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing UPEC were higher in males than in females. In addition, phylogenetic group B2 showed predominance in both the male and female groups, which further showed similar adhesion molecule distributions. Toxin-associated factors, hlyA and cnf1, were more common in males. In clinical presentations, urinary predisposing factors, complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), concomitant bacteremia, and persistent fever were also more common with males. Although females and males showed UPEC genotypic differences, there were no differences between them with respect to poor outcomes. Persistent fever was associated with community-acquired infection and bacteremic UTI and relapsed UTI within 3 months was associated with urinary tract stone. In future, it will be necessary to conduct multicenter studies, involving more cases on UPEC to validate our results.
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- Miri Hyun
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Sandwich-Based Immunosensor for Dual-Mode Detection of Pathogenic F17-Positive Escherichia coli Strains. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23116028. [PMID: 35682707 PMCID: PMC9181454 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bacterial diseases cause tremendous economic losses due to high morbidity and mortality in livestock animals. F17A protein, the major subunit of F17 fimbriae, is one of the most prevalent and crucial virulence factors among the pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolated from diarrheic and septicemic animals of various species. Purification and detection of this protein is regarded as an interesting field of investigation due to its important role as a therapeutic target, such as vaccines, and as a diagnostic tool. In this context, polyclonal rabbit antibodies recognizing F17A protein (anti−F17A antibody) were developed and used for its detection. In fact, sandwich biosensor using anti−F17A/gold nanoparticles conjugates as capture probe and anti−F17A antibody labelled with horseradish peroxidase as signal amplification probe was developed for electrochemical and fluorescent detection of purified F17A protein and live F17–positive E. coli bacteria. Good specificity and sensitivity for detection of F17–positive E. coli strains were obtained. The dynamic range for the biosensor varies from 1 × 102 to 1 × 109 CFU·mL−1 (R2 = 0.998) and the detection limit (LOD) and the IC50 value were estimated to be 37 CFU·mL−1 and 75 CFU·mL−1, respectively.
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The OmpA of commensal Escherichia coli of CRC patients affects apoptosis of the HCT116 colon cancer cell line. BMC Microbiol 2022; 22:139. [PMID: 35590263 PMCID: PMC9118694 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-022-02540-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer ranks third globally among all types of cancers. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota of people with CRC is one of the effective agents in the tumorigenesis and metastasis in this type of cancer. The population of Escherichia coli strains, a component of gut microbiota, is increased in the gut of people with CRC compared with healthy people. So, E.coli strains isolated from these patients may have a role in tumorigenesis. Because the most isolated strains belong to the B2 phylogenuetic group, there seems to be a linkage between the bacterium components and malignancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, the proteomic comparison between isolated Ecoli from CRC patients and healthy people was assayed. The isolated spot was studied by Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) and Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The results showed that the expression of Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) protein increased in the commensal E.coli B2 phylogenetic group isolated from CRC patients. Additionally, we analyzed the effect of the OmpA protein on the expression of the four genes related to apoptosis in the HCT116 colon cancer cell line. RESULTS This study identified that OmpA protein was overexpressed in the commensal E.coli B2 phylogenetic group isolated from CRC patients compared to the E.coli from the control group. This protein significantly decreased the expression of Bax and Bak, pro-apoptotic genes, as well as the expression of P53 in the HCT116 Cell Line, P < 0.0001. LC-MS and protein bioinformatics results confirmed that this protein is outer membrane protein A, which can bind to nucleic acid and some of the organelle proteins on the eukaryotic cell surface. CONCLUSIONS According to our invitro and insilico investigations, OmpA of gut E.coli strains that belong to the B2 phylogenetic group can affect the eukaryotic cell cycle.
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Breastfeeding as a regulating factor of the development of the intestinal microbiome in the early stages of life. Eur Food Res Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-022-04012-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Boeckman JX, Sprayberry S, Korn AM, Suchodolski JS, Paulk C, Genovese K, Rech RR, Giaretta PR, Blick AK, Callaway T, Gill JJ. Effect of chronic and acute enterotoxigenic E. coli challenge on growth performance, intestinal inflammation, microbiome, and metabolome of weaned piglets. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5024. [PMID: 35323827 PMCID: PMC8943154 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08446-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Post-weaning enteropathies in swine caused by pathogenic E. coli, such as post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) or edema disease (ED), remain a significant problem for the swine industry. Reduction in the use of antibiotics over concerns of antibiotic resistance and public health concerns, necessitate the evaluation of effective antibiotic alternatives to prevent significant loss of livestock and/or reductions in swine growth performance. For this purpose, an appropriate piglet model of pathogenic E. coli enteropathy is required. In this study, we attempted to induce clinical signs of post-weaning disease in a piglet model using a one-time acute or lower daily chronic dose of a pathogenic E. coli strain containing genes for both heat stable and labile toxins, as well as Shiga toxin. The induced disease state was monitored by determining fecal shedding and colonization of the challenge strain, animal growth performance, cytokine levels, fecal calprotectin, histology, fecal metabolomics, and fecal microbiome shifts. The most informative analyses were colonization and shedding of the pathogen, serum cytokines, metabolomics, and targeted metagenomics to determine dysbiosis. Histopathological changes of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and tight junction leakage as measured by fecal calprotectin concentrations were not observed. Chronic dosing was similar to the acute regimen suggesting that a high dose of pathogen, as used in many studies, may not be necessary. The piglet disease model presented here can be used to evaluate alternative PWD treatment options.
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- Justin X Boeckman
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.,Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Gastrointestinal Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.,Department of Grain Science and Industry, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.,School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, College Station, TX, USA.,Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. .,Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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Foster-Nyarko E, Pallen MJ. OUP accepted manuscript. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2022; 46:6522174. [PMID: 35134909 PMCID: PMC9075585 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuac008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli has a rich history as biology's ‘rock star’, driving advances across many fields. In the wild, E. coli resides innocuously in the gut of humans and animals but is also a versatile pathogen commonly associated with intestinal and extraintestinal infections and antimicrobial resistance—including large foodborne outbreaks such as the one that swept across Europe in 2011, killing 54 individuals and causing approximately 4000 infections and 900 cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome. Given that most E. coli are harmless gut colonizers, an important ecological question plaguing microbiologists is what makes E. coli an occasionally devastating pathogen? To address this question requires an enhanced understanding of the ecology of the organism as a commensal. Here, we review how our knowledge of the ecology and within-host diversity of this organism in the vertebrate gut has progressed in the 137 years since E. coli was first described. We also review current approaches to the study of within-host bacterial diversity. In closing, we discuss some of the outstanding questions yet to be addressed and prospects for future research.
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- Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko
- Corresponding author: Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom. E-mail:
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7AL, United Kingdom
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TU, United Kingdom
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Louge Uriarte EL, González Pasayo RA, Massó M, Carrera Paez L, Domínguez Moncla M, Donis N, Malena R, Méndez A, Morrell E, Giannitti F, Armendano JI, Faverin C, Centrón D, Parreño V, Odeón AC, Quiroga MP, Moreira AR. Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli of the phylogroups A and C in dairy calves with meningitis and septicemia. Microb Pathog 2022; 163:105378. [PMID: 34982979 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Escherichia coli is an important cause of septicemia (SEPEC) and neonatal meningitis (NMEC) in dairy calves. However, the diversity of virulence profiles, phylogroups, antimicrobial resistance patterns, carriage of integron structures, and fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance mechanisms have not been fully investigated. Also, there is a paucity of knowledge about the virulence profiles and frequency of potential SEPEC in feces from calves with or without diarrhea. This study aimed to characterize the virulence potential, phylogroups, antimicrobial susceptibility, integron content, and FQ-resistance mechanisms in Escherichia coli isolated from calves with meningitis and septicemia. Additionally, the virulence genes (VGs) and profiles of E. coli isolated from diarrheic and non-diarrheic calves were compared between them and together with NMEC and SEPEC in order to identify shared profiles. Tissue and fluid samples from eight dairy calves with septicemia, four of which had concurrent meningitis, were processed for bacteriology and histopathology. Typing of VGs was assessed in 166 isolates from diverse samples of each calf. Selected isolates were evaluated for antimicrobial susceptibility by the disk diffusion test. Phylogroups, integron gene cassettes cartography, and FQ-resistance determinants were analyzed by PCR, sequencing, and bioinformatic tools. Furthermore, 109 fecal samples and 700 fecal isolates from dairy calves with or without diarrhea were evaluated to detect 19 VGs by uniplex PCR. Highly diverse VG profiles were characterized among NMEC and SEPEC isolates, but iucD was the predominant virulence marker. Histologic lesions in all calves supported their pathogenicity. Selected isolates mainly belonged to phylogroups A and C and showed multidrug resistance. Classic (dfrA17 and arr3-dfrA27) and complex (dfrA17-aadA5::ISCR1::blaCTX-M-2) class 1 integrons were identified. Target-site mutations in GyrA (S83L and D87N) and ParC (S80I) encoding genes were associated with FQ resistance. The VGs detected more frequently in fecal samples included f17G (50%), papC (30%), iucD (20%), clpG (19%), eae (16%), and afaE-8 (13%). Fecal isolates displaying the profiles of f17 or potential SEPEC were found in 25% of calves with and without diarrhea. The frequency of E. coli VGs and profiles did not differ between both groups (p > 0.05) and were identical or similar to those found in NMEC and SEPEC. Overall, multidrug-resistant E. coli isolates with diverse VG profiles and belonging to phylogroups A and C can be implicated in natural cases of meningitis and septicemia. Their resistance phenotypes can be partially explained by class 1 integron gene cassettes and target-site mutations in gyrA and parC. These results highlight the value of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in pathogenic bacteria isolated from food-producing animals. Besides, calves frequently shed potential SEPEC in their feces as commensals ("Trojan horse"). Thus, these bacteria may be disseminated in the farm environment, causing septicemia and meningitis under predisposing factors.
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- Enrique L Louge Uriarte
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y Desarrollo Sostenible, INTA-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IPADS, INTA-CONICET), Ruta 226 km 73.5, Balcarce, 7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y Desarrollo Sostenible, INTA-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IPADS, INTA-CONICET), Ruta 226 km 73.5, Balcarce, 7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IMPaM, UBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1121ABG, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IMPaM, UBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1121ABG, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IMPaM, UBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1121ABG, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IMPaM, UBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1121ABG, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y Desarrollo Sostenible, INTA-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IPADS, INTA-CONICET), Ruta 226 km 73.5, Balcarce, 7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y Desarrollo Sostenible, INTA-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IPADS, INTA-CONICET), Ruta 226 km 73.5, Balcarce, 7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y Desarrollo Sostenible, INTA-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IPADS, INTA-CONICET), Ruta 226 km 73.5, Balcarce, 7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Ruta 50 km 11, Estación Experimental La Estanzuela, Semillero, 70006, Colonia, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Fisiopatología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Paraje Arroyo Seco s/n, Tandil, 7000, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y Desarrollo Sostenible, INTA-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IPADS, INTA-CONICET), Ruta 226 km 73.5, Balcarce, 7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IMPaM, UBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1121ABG, Argentina
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- Incuinta, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas, INTA-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IVIT, INTA-CONICET), Castelar, 1712, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y Desarrollo Sostenible, INTA-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IPADS, INTA-CONICET), Ruta 226 km 73.5, Balcarce, 7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IMPaM, UBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1121ABG, Argentina.
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y Desarrollo Sostenible, INTA-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IPADS, INTA-CONICET), Ruta 226 km 73.5, Balcarce, 7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Abdeta A, Bitew A, Fentaw S, Tsige E, Assefa D, Lejisa T, Kefyalew Y, Tigabu E, Evans M. Phenotypic characterization of carbapenem non-susceptible gram-negative bacilli isolated from clinical specimens. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256556. [PMID: 34855767 PMCID: PMC8638961 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background Multidrug resistant, extremely drug-resistant, pan-drug resistant, carbapenem-resistant, and carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria are becoming more common in health care settings and are posing a growing threat to public health. Objective The study was aimed to detect and phenotypically characterize carbapenem no- susceptible gram-negative bacilli at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute. Materials and methods A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from June 30, 2019, to May 30, 2020, at the national reference laboratory of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute. Clinical samples were collected, inoculated, and incubated for each sample in accordance with standard protocol. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was conducted using Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Identification was done using the traditional biochemical method. Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant isolates were classified using a standardized definition established by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the United States Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. Gram-negative organisms with reduced susceptibility to carbapenem antibiotics were considered candidate carbapenemase producers and subjected to modified carbapenem inactivation and simplified carbapenem inactivation methods. Meropenem with EDTA was used to differentiate metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) from serine carbapenemase. Meropenem (MRP)/meropenem + phenylboronic acid (MBO) were used to differentiate Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) from other serine carbapenemase producing gram-negative organisms. Results A total of 1,337 clinical specimens were analyzed, of which 429 gram-negative bacterial isolates were recovered. Out of 429 isolates, 319, 74, and 36 were Enterobacterales, Acinetobacter species, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa respectively. In our study, the prevalence of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, carbapenemase-producing, and carbapenem nonsusceptible gram-negative bacilli were 45.2%, 7.7%, 5.4%, and 15.4% respectively. Out of 429 isolates, 66 demonstrated reduced susceptibility to the antibiotics meropenem and imipenem. These isolates were tested for carbapenemase production of which 34.8% (23/66) were carbapenemase producers. Out of 23 carbapenemase positive gram-negative bacteria, ten (10) and thirteen (13) were metallo-beta-lactamase and serine carbapenemase respectively. Three of 13 serine carbapenemase positive organisms were Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase. Conclusion This study revealed an alarming level of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extremely drug-resistant, carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria, particularly among intensive care unit patients at the health facility level. These findings point to a scenario in which clinical management of infected patients becomes increasingly difficult and necessitates the use of “last-resort” antimicrobials likely exacerbating the magnitude of the global AMR crisis. This mandates robust AMR monitoring and an infection prevention and control program.
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- Abera Abdeta
- National Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- National Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- National Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- National Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- National Clinical Chemistry Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Applied Biology, School of Applied Natural Science, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia
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- Global One Health initiative, The Ohio State University, East African Regional Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Laboratory Director and Microbiology Consultant, New York, New York, United States of America
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Singh R, Hano C, Tavanti F, Sharma B. Biogenic Synthesis and Characterization of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticles Using Flower Extract of Couroupita guianensis Aubl. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:6854. [PMID: 34832255 PMCID: PMC8622978 DOI: 10.3390/ma14226854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Couroupita guianensis Aubl. is an important medicinal tree. This tree is rich in various phytochemicals, and is therefore used as a potent antioxidant and antibacterial agent. This plant is also used for the treatment of various diseases. Here, we have improved its medicinal usage with the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Couroupita guianensis Aubl. flower extract as a reducing and capping agent. The biosynthesis of the AgNPs reaction was carried out using 1 mM of silver nitrate and flower extract. The effect of the temperature on the biosynthesis of AgNPs was premeditated by room temperature (25 °C) and 60 °C. The continuous stirring of the reaction mixture at room temperature for approximately one hour resulted in the successful formation of AgNPs. A development of a yellowish brown color confirmed the formation of AgNPs. The efficacious development of AgNPs was confirmed by the characteristic peaks of UV-Vis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy spectra. The biosynthesized AgNPs exhibited significant free radical scavenging activity through a DPPH antioxidant assay. These AgNPs also showed potent antibacterial activity against many pathogenic bacterial species. The results of molecular dynamics simulations also proved the average size of NPs and antibacterial potential of the flower extract. The observations clearly recommended that the green biosynthesized AgNPs can serve as effective antioxidants and antibacterial agents over the plant extract.
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- Reetika Singh
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures (LBLGC), INRA USC1328, Université d’Orléans, Eure et Loir Campus, 21 Rue de Loigny la Bataille, 28000 Chartres, France
- Bioactifs et Cosmétiques, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Groupement de Recherche 3711, Université d’Orléans, CEDEX 2, 45067 Orléans, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India
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Hyun M, Lee JY, Kim HA. Differences of virulence factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility according to phylogenetic group in uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from Korean patients. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2021; 20:77. [PMID: 34758824 PMCID: PMC8579644 DOI: 10.1186/s12941-021-00481-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Escherichia coli is among the most common uropathogens. Increased antibiotic resistance in Gram negative bacilli is global concern. Alternative therapeutic options including vaccines against uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) have been developed. In this study, we compared the genotypic characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility of UPEC according to phylogenetic groups. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of pyelonephritis patients with UPEC between February 2015 and June 2018. The study was conducted at a medical center in Korea. We compared the clinical and genotypic characteristics of UPEC according to phylogenetic groups. The phylogenetic groups and 29 virulence factors were identified using multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Results Phylogenetic group analysis revealed that most uropathogenic E. coli belonged to groups B2 and D: B2 (276, 77.7%), D (62, 17.5%), B1 (12, 3.4%), and A (5, 1.4%). Among the virulence factors, fyuA, fimH, traT, iutA, papG allele II, and papC were the most frequently observed. Phylogenetic group B2 was more closely related to virulence factors, including fimH, sfa/focED, focG, hlyA, cnf1, fyuA, and PAI, than group D. Groups B2 and D showed similar clinical presentations and complications. Group B2 had mostly healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance. Group D mostly had community-acquired infections. The K1 serotype was prevalent in group B2, and K5 was the most prevalent in group D. Conclusions Phylogenetic group B2 had more proportions and types of virulence factors than group D. Group B2 showed a high presentation of virulence factors related to adhesions and toxins. An increased presentation of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections was also noted. Considering the genetic characteristics of UPEC, alternative therapeutic options targeting frequent virulence factors might be considered in addition to antibiotics.
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- Miri Hyun
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, 42601, Republic of Korea.,Institute for Medical Science, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, 42601, Republic of Korea.,Institute for Medical Science, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, 42601, Republic of Korea. .,Institute for Medical Science, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
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Pakbin B, Allahyari S, Amani Z, Brück WM, Mahmoudi R, Peymani A. Prevalence, Phylogroups and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Escherichia coli Isolates from Food Products. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10111291. [PMID: 34827229 PMCID: PMC8615174 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10111291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The emergence of multi-drug resistant E. coli is an important matter of increasing considerable concern to global public health. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence, antibiotic resistance pattern and phylogroups of E. coli isolates obtained from raw milk, vegetable salad and ground meat samples collected from Qazvin Province (Iran). Culture-based techniques, Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion susceptibility testing and PCR assays were used to determine the incidence rate, antimicrobial resistance pattern and phylogenetic groups of the E. coli isolates. The E. coli isolates were highly resistant to amoxicillin (79.1%), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (70.8%), amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (62.5%), tetracycline (54.1%), chloramphenicol (54.1%), nitrofurantoin (54.1%), ampicillin (45.8%), streptomycin (45.8%), and kanamycin (33.3%); and completely susceptible to norfloxacin and azithromycin and 70.8% of the isolates were multi-drug resistant. Most E. coli isolates (46%) belonged to phylogroup A. Novel, practical, efficient food safety control and surveillance systems of multi-drug resistant foodborne pathogens are required to control the foodborne pathogen contamination.
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- Babak Pakbin
- Medical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin 34197-59811, Iran; (B.P.); (S.A.); (Z.A.); (A.P.)
- Institute for Life Technologies, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland Valais-Wallis, 1950 Sion, Switzerland
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- Medical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin 34197-59811, Iran; (B.P.); (S.A.); (Z.A.); (A.P.)
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- Medical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin 34197-59811, Iran; (B.P.); (S.A.); (Z.A.); (A.P.)
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- Institute for Life Technologies, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland Valais-Wallis, 1950 Sion, Switzerland
- Correspondence: (W.M.B.); (R.M.)
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- Medical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin 34197-59811, Iran; (B.P.); (S.A.); (Z.A.); (A.P.)
- Correspondence: (W.M.B.); (R.M.)
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- Medical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin 34197-59811, Iran; (B.P.); (S.A.); (Z.A.); (A.P.)
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Pakbin B, Brück WM, Rossen JWA. Virulence Factors of Enteric Pathogenic Escherichia coli: A Review. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:9922. [PMID: 34576083 PMCID: PMC8468683 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli are remarkably versatile microorganisms and important members of the normal intestinal microbiota of humans and animals. This harmless commensal organism can acquire a mixture of comprehensive mobile genetic elements that contain genes encoding virulence factors, becoming an emerging human pathogen capable of causing a broad spectrum of intestinal and extraintestinal diseases. Nine definite enteric E. coli pathotypes have been well characterized, causing diseases ranging from various gastrointestinal disorders to urinary tract infections. These pathotypes employ many virulence factors and effectors subverting the functions of host cells to mediate their virulence and pathogenesis. This review summarizes new developments in our understanding of diverse virulence factors associated with encoding genes used by different pathotypes of enteric pathogenic E. coli to cause intestinal and extraintestinal diseases in humans.
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- Babak Pakbin
- Institute for Life Technologies, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland Valais-Wallis, 1950 Sion 2, Switzerland;
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands;
- Medical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin 15315-3419, Iran
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- Institute for Life Technologies, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland Valais-Wallis, 1950 Sion 2, Switzerland;
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands;
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Comparative Pathogenomics of Escherichia coli: Polyvalent Vaccine Target Identification through Virulome Analysis. Infect Immun 2021; 89:e0011521. [PMID: 33941580 PMCID: PMC8281228 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00115-21] [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] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Comparative genomics of bacterial pathogens has been useful for revealing potential virulence factors. Escherichia coli is a significant cause of human morbidity and mortality worldwide but can also exist as a commensal in the human gastrointestinal tract. With many sequenced genomes, it has served as a model organism for comparative genomic studies to understand the link between genetic content and potential for virulence. To date, however, no comprehensive analysis of its complete “virulome” has been performed for the purpose of identifying universal or pathotype-specific targets for vaccine development. Here, we describe the construction of a pathotype database of 107 well-characterized completely sequenced pathogenic and nonpathogenic E. coli strains, which we annotated for major virulence factors (VFs). The data are cross referenced for patterns against pathotype, phylogroup, and sequence type, and the results were verified against all 1,348 complete E. coli chromosomes in the NCBI RefSeq database. Our results demonstrate that phylogroup drives many of the “pathotype-associated” VFs, and ExPEC-associated VFs are found predominantly within the B2/D/F/G phylogenetic clade, suggesting that these phylogroups are better adapted to infect human hosts. Finally, we used this information to propose polyvalent vaccine targets with specificity toward extraintestinal strains, targeting key invasive strategies, including immune evasion (group 2 capsule), iron acquisition (FyuA, IutA, and Sit), adherence (SinH, Afa, Pap, Sfa, and Iha), and toxins (Usp, Sat, Vat, Cdt, Cnf1, and HlyA). While many of these targets have been proposed before, this work is the first to examine their pathotype and phylogroup distribution and how they may be targeted together to prevent disease.
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Han HW, Patel KD, Kwak JH, Jun SK, Jang TS, Lee SH, Knowles JC, Kim HW, Lee HH, Lee JH. Selenium Nanoparticles as Candidates for Antibacterial Substitutes and Supplements against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. Biomolecules 2021; 11:1028. [PMID: 34356651 PMCID: PMC8301847 DOI: 10.3390/biom11071028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In recent years, multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have increased rapidly, representing a major threat to human health. This problem has created an urgent need to identify alternatives for the treatment of MDR bacteria. The aim of this study was to identify the antibacterial activity of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) and selenium nanowires (SeNWs) against MDR bacteria and assess the potential synergistic effects when combined with a conventional antibiotic (linezolid). SeNPs and SeNWs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), zeta potential, and UV-visible analysis. The antibacterial effects of SeNPs and SeNWs were confirmed by the macro-dilution minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) test. SeNPs showed MIC values against methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA), methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA), and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) at concentrations of 20, 80, 320, and >320 μg/mL, respectively. On the other hand, SeNWs showed a MIC value of >320 μg/mL against all tested bacteria. Therefore, MSSA, MRSA, and VRSA were selected for the bacteria to be tested, and SeNPs were selected as the antimicrobial agent for the following experiments. In the time-kill assay, SeNPs at a concentration of 4X MIC (80 and 320 μg/mL) showed bactericidal effects against MSSA and MRSA, respectively. At a concentration of 2X MIC (40 and 160 μg/mL), SeNPs showed bacteriostatic effects against MSSA and bactericidal effects against MRSA, respectively. In the synergy test, SeNPs showed a synergistic effect with linezolid (LZD) through protein degradation against MSSA and MRSA. In conclusion, these results suggest that SeNPs can be candidates for antibacterial substitutes and supplements against MDR bacteria for topical use, such as dressings. However, for use in clinical situations, additional experiments such as toxicity and synergistic mechanism tests of SeNPs are needed.
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- Hee-Won Han
- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea; (H.-W.H.); (K.D.P.); (J.C.K.); (H.-W.K.)
- Department of Biomaterials Science, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea; (H.-W.H.); (K.D.P.); (J.C.K.); (H.-W.K.)
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Handong Global University, Pohang 37554, Korea;
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- Department of Dental Hygiene, Hanseo University, Seosan 31962, Korea;
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- Department of Pre-Medi, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea;
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea;
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea; (H.-W.H.); (K.D.P.); (J.C.K.); (H.-W.K.)
- UCL Eastman-Korea Dental Medicine Innovation Centre, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
- Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London NW3 2PF, UK
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea; (H.-W.H.); (K.D.P.); (J.C.K.); (H.-W.K.)
- Department of Biomaterials Science, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
- Cell & Matter Institute, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
- Department of Regenerative Dental Medicine, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea; (H.-W.H.); (K.D.P.); (J.C.K.); (H.-W.K.)
- Department of Biomaterials Science, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea; (H.-W.H.); (K.D.P.); (J.C.K.); (H.-W.K.)
- Department of Biomaterials Science, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
- Cell & Matter Institute, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
- Department of Regenerative Dental Medicine, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
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Cascaded processing enables continuous upstream processing with E. coli BL21(DE3). Sci Rep 2021; 11:11477. [PMID: 34075099 PMCID: PMC8169658 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90899-9] [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: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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In many industrial sectors continuous processing is already the golden standard to maximize productivity. However, when working with living cells, subpopulation formation causes instabilities in long-term cultivations. In cascaded continuous cultivation, biomass formation and recombinant protein expression can be spatially separated. This cultivation mode was found to facilitate stable protein expression using microbial hosts, however mechanistic knowledge of this cultivation strategy is scarce. In this contribution we present a method workflow to reduce workload and accelerate the establishment of stable continuous processes with E. coli BL21(DE3) exclusively based on bioengineering methods.
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Xing Z, Li H, Li M, Gao R, Guo C, Mi S. Disequilibrium in chicken gut microflora with avian colibacillosis is related to microenvironment damaged by antibiotics. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 762:143058. [PMID: 33127154 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The avian colibacillosis outbreak is a disease that threatens public health, poultry production, and economic interests, even after antibiotic feed addition. It is known that avian pathogenic E. coli is a major pathogenic factor; however, the systemic characteristics of gut flora in disease samples and how pathogens grow remain unknown. To study these issues in depth, we used the whole microbial genome shotgun sequencing technique to compare entire microbes in diseased and healthy broiler chickens. We found that it was not only E. coli that increased substantially, but most pathogenic flora also increased significantly in diseased samples. Subsequently, we proved that aminoglycoside antibiotic resistance genes were mainly found in non-E. coli strains. This suggests that E. coli survival under antibiotic stress was due to the cooperative resistance from non-E. coli strains. Among all these increasing strains, attaching and effacing pathogens could damage host intestinal epithelial cells to release oxygen in the gut to make the microenvironment more adaptable for E. coli strains. Furthermore, we observed that the functions of the T4SS/T6SS secretion system were dramatically enhanced, which could help E. coli to compete and enlarge their living spaces. Ultimately, pathogenic E. coli accumulated to cause avian colibacillosis. This study provides a new insight into intestinal microecology in diseased individuals, which would propose new treatment options for avian colibacillosis from a metagenome perspective.
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- Zhikai Xing
- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Mousavifar L, Roy R. Recent development in the design of small 'drug-like' and nanoscale glycomimetics against Escherichia coli infections. Drug Discov Today 2021; 26:2124-2137. [PMID: 33667654 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2021.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Glycoconjugates are involved in several pathological processes. Glycomimetics that can favorably emulate complex carbohydrate structures, while competing with natural ligands as inhibitors, are gaining considerable attention owing to their improved hydrolytic stability, binding affinity, and pharmacokinetic (PK) properties. Of particular interest are the families of α-d-mannopyranoside analogs, which can be used as inhibitors against adherent invasive Escherichia coli infections. Bacterial resistance to modern antibiotics triggers the search for new alternative antibacterial strategies that are less susceptible to acquiring resistance. In this review, we highlight recent progress in the chemical syntheses of this family of compounds, one of which having reached clinical trials against Crohn's disease (CD).
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- Leila Mousavifar
- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, PO Box 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, PO Box 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada; INRS - Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, 531 Boul. des Prairies, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada.
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Ma A, Neumann N, Chui L. Phenotypic and Genetic Determination of Biofilm Formation in Heat Resistant Escherichia coli Possessing the Locus of Heat Resistance. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9020403. [PMID: 33672009 PMCID: PMC7919257 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020403] [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: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Despite the effectiveness of thermal inactivation processes, Escherichiacoli biofilms continue to be a persistent source of contamination in food processing environments. E. coli strains possessing the locus of heat resistance are a novel food safety threat and raises the question of whether these strains can also form biofilms. The objectives of this study were to determine biofilm formation in heat resistant E. coli isolates from clinical and environmental origins using an in-house, two-component apparatus and to characterize biofilm formation-associated genes in the isolates using whole genome sequencing. Optimal conditions for biofilm formation in each of the heat resistant isolates were determined by manipulating inoculum size, nutrient concentration, and temperature conditions. Biofilm formation in the heat resistant isolates was detected at temperatures of 24 °C and 37 °C but not at 4 °C. Furthermore, biofilm formation was observed in all environmental isolates but only one clinical isolate despite shared profiles in biofilm formation-associated genes encoded by the isolates from both sources. The circulation of heat resistant E. coli isolates with multi-stress tolerance capabilities in environments related to food processing signify that such strains may be a serious food safety and public health risk.
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- Angela Ma
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada;
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- School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada;
- Alberta Precision Laboratories—Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J2, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-780-407-8951
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Mageiros L, Méric G, Bayliss SC, Pensar J, Pascoe B, Mourkas E, Calland JK, Yahara K, Murray S, Wilkinson TS, Williams LK, Hitchings MD, Porter J, Kemmett K, Feil EJ, Jolley KA, Williams NJ, Corander J, Sheppard SK. Genome evolution and the emergence of pathogenicity in avian Escherichia coli. Nat Commun 2021; 12:765. [PMID: 33536414 PMCID: PMC7858641 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-20988-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Chickens are the most common birds on Earth and colibacillosis is among the most common diseases affecting them. This major threat to animal welfare and safe sustainable food production is difficult to combat because the etiological agent, avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), emerges from ubiquitous commensal gut bacteria, with no single virulence gene present in all disease-causing isolates. Here, we address the underlying evolutionary mechanisms of extraintestinal spread and systemic infection in poultry. Combining population scale comparative genomics and pangenome-wide association studies, we compare E. coli from commensal carriage and systemic infections. We identify phylogroup-specific and species-wide genetic elements that are enriched in APEC, including pathogenicity-associated variation in 143 genes that have diverse functions, including genes involved in metabolism, lipopolysaccharide synthesis, heat shock response, antimicrobial resistance and toxicity. We find that horizontal gene transfer spreads pathogenicity elements, allowing divergent clones to cause infection. Finally, a Random Forest model prediction of disease status (carriage vs. disease) identifies pathogenic strains in the emergent ST-117 poultry-associated lineage with 73% accuracy, demonstrating the potential for early identification of emergent APEC in healthy flocks.
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- Leonardos Mageiros
- The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
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- The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
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- The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
- MRC Cloud Infrastructure for Microbial Bioinformatics (CLIMB) Consortium, London, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
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- The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Research Centre, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Uppsala University, Department for medical biochemistry and microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Science, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Science, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Science, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- National Laboratory Service, Environment Agency, Starcross, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Wirral, UK
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- The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Wirral, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Parasites and Microbes, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK.
- MRC Cloud Infrastructure for Microbial Bioinformatics (CLIMB) Consortium, London, UK.
- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK.
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Virulence Properties of mcr-1-Positive Escherichia coli Isolated from Retail Poultry Meat. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9020308. [PMID: 33540889 PMCID: PMC7913130 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The great plasticity and diversity of the Escherichia coli genome, together with the ubiquitous occurrence, make E. coli a bacterium of world-wide concern. Of particular interest are pathogenic strains and strains harboring antimicrobial resistance genes. Overlapping virulence-associated traits between avian-source E. coli and human extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) suggest zoonotic potential and safety threat of poultry food products. We analyzed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data of 46 mcr-1-positive E. coli strains isolated from retail raw meat purchased in the Czech Republic. The investigated strains were characterized by their phylogroup-B1 (43%), A (30%), D (11%), E (7%), F (4%), B2 (2%), C (2%), MLST type, and serotype. A total of 30 multilocus sequence types (STs), of which ST744 was the most common (11%), were identified, with O8 and O89 as the most prevalent serogroups. Using the VirulenceFinder tool, 3 to 26 virulence genes were detected in the examined strains and a total of 7 (15%) strains met the pathogenic criteria for ExPEC. Four strains were defined as UPEC (9%) and 18 (39%) E. coli strains could be classified as APEC. The WGS methods and available on-line tools for their evaluation enable a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis of virulent properties of E. coli strains and represent a suitable and comfortable platform for their detection. Our results show that poultry meat may serve as an important reservoir of strains carrying both virulence and antibiotic resistance genes for animal and human populations.
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Cytotoxic Escherichia coli strains encoding colibactin, cytotoxic necrotizing factor, and cytolethal distending toxin colonize laboratory common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Sci Rep 2021; 11:2309. [PMID: 33504843 PMCID: PMC7841143 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80000-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cyclomodulins are virulence factors that modulate cellular differentiation, apoptosis, and proliferation. These include colibactin (pks), cytotoxic necrotizing factor (cnf), and cytolethal distending toxin (cdt). Pathogenic pks+, cnf+, and cdt+ E. coli strains are associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colorectal cancer in humans and animals. Captive marmosets are frequently afflicted with IBD-like disease, and its association with cyclomodulins is unknown. Cyclomodulin-encoding E. coli rectal isolates were characterized using PCR-based assays in healthy and clinically affected marmosets originating from three different captive sources. 139 E. coli isolates were cultured from 122 of 143 marmosets. The pks gene was detected in 56 isolates (40%), cnf in 47 isolates (34%), and cdt in 1 isolate (0.7%). The prevalences of pks+ and cnf+ E. coli isolates were significantly different between the three marmoset colonies. 98% of cyclomodulin-positive E. coli belonged to phylogenetic group B2. Representative isolates demonstrated cyclomodulin cytotoxicity, and serotyping and whole genome sequencing were consistent with pathogenic E. coli strains. However, the presence of pks+, cnf+, or cdt+ E. coli did not correlate with clinical gastrointestinal disease in marmosets. Cyclomodulin-encoding E. coli colonize laboratory common marmosets in a manner dependent on the source, potentially impacting reproducibility in marmoset models.
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Microbiological quality and safety of Brazilian artisanal cheeses. Braz J Microbiol 2021; 52:393-409. [PMID: 33394458 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-020-00416-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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The establishment of norms that regulates the production and trade of Brazilian Artisanal Cheeses (BAC) has been stimulating many small farmers for this activity. The predominance of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is a typical characteristic of BAC, which confers desirable attributes to artisanal cheeses. However, these products can be contaminated by other microbial groups, including those that indicate hygienic failures during production and may cause spoilage, or even microorganisms that pose risks to consumers' health. A systematic review of the literature published from January 1996 to November 2020 was carried out to identify scientific data about production characteristics and microbiological aspects of BAC, with a major focus on quality and safety status of these traditional products. Studies that fulfilled the inclusion criteria indicated that artisanal chesses produced in Brazil still do not satisfactorily meet the microbiological criteria established by the national laws, mainly due to the high counts of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus and coliforms. Despite low prevalence, pathogens such as Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes were isolated in some BAC. This review contributed to better understanding microbiological aspects of BAC, the data compiled by the authors highlight the need to improve hygiene practices along the production chain of these traditional cheeses.
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Askari A, Ghanbarpour R, Akhtardanesh B, Aflatoonian MR, Sharifi H, Jajarmi M, Molaei R. Detection of zoonotic diarrheagenic pathotypes of Escherichia coli in healthy household dogs. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 2020; 12:522-530. [PMID: 33613906 PMCID: PMC7884269 DOI: 10.18502/ijm.v12i6.5026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Background and Objectives Intestinal pathotypes of Escherichia coli belong to the companion animals may poses potential risk to public health following zoonotic transmission. Therefore, this study was proposed to determine the virulence genes associated to diarrheagenic E. coli strains isolated from healthy pet dogs and their owners in the southeast of Iran, Kerman province. Materials and Methods Totally 168 E. coli isolates were collected from 49 healthy household dogs and their owners. Seventy isolates were obtained from non-pet owners as control group. Presence or absence of the virulence genes including eae, stx1, stx2, st1, lt1, ipaH, cnf1 and cnf2 were screened by conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and dissemination pattern of the genes were studied among the various hosts. Results PCR examinations showed that the most frequent virulence gene was ipaH (6.1%) in dogs followed by eae in dog owners (6.1%) and in controls (8.6%). The most frequent pathotypes in dogs, their owners and controls were EIEC (6.1%), EHEC (4.08%) and EPEC (8.5%), respectively. In one of studied houses, both of dog and its owner harbored E. coli strains with same virulence profile (stx1/eae) and pathotype (EHEC). Conclusion These results collectively indicate that healthy household dogs probably are the mild reservoir of potential virulent E. coli strains with possible active transmission to their contact owner. However, even non-pet owners seemed to be a notable source of intestinal pathotypes, especially EPEC, for their environment. Transmission of E. coli pathotypes may occurs by direct contact with the reservoirs or ingestion of contaminated food. These pathotypes are potentially virulent and creates public health hazards. Further studies are needed for better understanding of dissemination mechanisms of E. coli pathotypes among humans and their pets.
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- Asma Askari
- Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.,Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Molecular Microbiology Research Group, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.,Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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Lundbäck IC, McDougall FK, Dann P, Slip DJ, Gray R, Power ML. Into the sea: Antimicrobial resistance determinants in the microbiota of little penguins (Eudyptula minor). INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2020; 88:104697. [PMID: 33370595 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Terrestrial and aquatic birds have been proposed as sentinels for the spread of antimicrobial resistant bacteria, but few species have been investigated specifically in the context of AMR in the marine ecosystem. This study contrasts the occurrence of class 1 integrons and associated antimicrobial resistance genes in wild and captive little penguins (Eudyptula minor), an Australian seabird with local population declines. PCR screening of faecal samples (n = 448) revealed a significant difference in the prevalence of class 1 integrons in wild and captive groups, 3.2% and 44.7% respectively, with genes that confer resistance to streptomycin, spectinomycin, trimethoprim and multidrug efflux pumps detected. Class 1 integrons were not detected in two clinically relevant bacterial species, Klebsiella pneumoniae or Escherichia coli, isolated from penguin faeces. The presence of class 1 integrons in the little penguin supports the use of marine birds as sentinels of AMR in marine environments.
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- Ida C Lundbäck
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Conservation Department, Phillip Island Nature Parks, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Taronga Conservation Society, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
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Potential Inhibitory Effect of Apis mellifera's Venom and of Its Two Main Components-Melittin and PLA 2-on Escherichia coli F 1F 0-ATPase. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:antibiotics9110824. [PMID: 33218209 PMCID: PMC7699247 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9110824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Bacterial resistance has become a worrying problem for human health, especially since certain bacterial strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) can cause very serious infections. Thus, the search for novel natural inhibitors with new bacterial targets would be crucial to overcome resistance to antibiotics. Here, we evaluate the inhibitory effects of Apis mellifera bee venom (BV-Am) and of its two main components -melittin and phospholipase A2 (PLA2)- on E. coli F1F0-ATPase enzyme, a crucial molecular target for the survival of these bacteria. Thus, we optimized a spectrophotometric method to evaluate the enzymatic activity by quantifying the released phosphate from ATP hydrolysis catalyzed by E. coli F1F0-ATPase. The protocol developed for inhibition assays of this enzyme was validated by two reference inhibitors, thymoquinone (IC50 = 57.5 μM) and quercetin (IC50 = 30 μM). Results showed that BV-Am has a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on E. coli F1F0-ATPase with 50% inhibition at 18.43 ± 0.92 μg/mL. Melittin inhibits this enzyme with IC50 = 9.03 ± 0.27 µM, emphasizing a more inhibitory effect than the two previous reference inhibitors adopted. Likewise, PLA2 inhibits E. coli F1F0-ATPase with a dose-dependent effect (50% inhibition at 2.11 ± 0.11 μg/mL) and its combination with melittin enhanced the inhibition extent of this enzyme. Crude venom and mainly melittin and PLA2, inhibit E. coli F1F0-ATPase and could be considered as important candidates for combating resistant bacteria.
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Zore A, Bezek K, Jevšnik M, Abram A, Runko V, Slišković I, Raspor P, Kovačević D, Bohinc K. Bacterial adhesion rate on food grade ceramics and Teflon as kitchen worktop surfaces. Int J Food Microbiol 2020; 332:108764. [PMID: 32585372 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.108764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Here we present a research of bacterial adhesion to two most often used materials in modern kitchens, namely food grade ceramics and Teflon. To test the bacterial adhesion on kitchen worktops Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Campylobacter jejuni were used as the most common foodborne contaminants. Contact angle, roughness and streaming potential measurements were used for surface characterization. Crystal violet staining and scanning electron microscopy were applied for bacterial adhesion analysis. We showed that the adhesion of tested bacteria strains was lower on the Teflon surface compared to the ceramics. The hydrophobicity of the surface substantially contributed to the bacterial adhesion rate. On the other hand, the surface roughness and charge did not play a crucial role in the adhesion process.
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- Anamarija Zore
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department for Nanostructured Materials, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Ortega Martell JA. Immunology of urinary tract infections. GMS INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2020; 8:Doc21. [PMID: 32821646 PMCID: PMC7418169 DOI: 10.3205/id000065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The urinary tract is constantly exposed to different microorganisms that colonize the gastrointestinal tract and the urinary tract is normally well prepared to resist infections by these microorganisms. This resistance to infection is mainly accomplished by the versatility of the immune system in the urinary tract, with both innate and adaptive immune responses. With the increasing knowledge of how the immune system works in the urinary tract and also the recognition of the virulence attributes of uropathogens, several potentially effective and tailored strategies to contain or prevent urinary tract infections have emerged.
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Nisar S, Kirkpatrick LD, Shupp JW. Bacterial Virulence Factors and Their Contribution to Pathophysiology after Thermal Injury. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2020; 22:69-76. [PMID: 32735479 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2020.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background: Bacterial infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in burn-injured patients. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are among the most common pathogens responsible for infections in thermally injured patients. These and other pathogens have developed a variety of virulence factors to colonize and infect hosts. Methods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted to best summarize the current knowledge of how virulence factors contribute to bacterial pathogenicity. Results: The review highlights the unique mechanisms bacteria utilize to evade host defense systems and further complicate the treatment of burn-injured patients. Conclusion: Further research on virulence factors and their contribution to bacterial pathogenicity is warranted and could potentially lead to development of neutralizing pharmacotherapy that would complement antimicrobial treatment.
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- Saira Nisar
- Firefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Firefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Firefighters' Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA.,The Burn Center, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.,Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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Shu X, Singh M, Karampudi NBR, Bridges DF, Kitazumi A, Wu VCH, De los Reyes BG. Xenobiotic Effects of Chlorine Dioxide to Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Non-host Tomato Environment Revealed by Transcriptional Network Modeling: Implications to Adaptation and Selection. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1122. [PMID: 32582084 PMCID: PMC7286201 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 is one of the major agents of pathogen outbreaks associated with fresh fruits and vegetables. Gaseous chlorine dioxide (ClO2) has been reported to be an effective intervention to eliminate bacterial contamination on fresh produce. Although remarkable positive effects of low doses of ClO2 have been reported, the genetic regulatory machinery coordinating the mechanisms of xenobiotic effects and the potential bacterial adaptation remained unclear. This study examined the temporal transcriptome profiles of E. coli O157:H7 during exposure to different doses of ClO2 in order to elucidate the genetic mechanisms underlying bacterial survival under such harsh conditions. Dosages of 1 μg, 5 μg, and 10 μg ClO2 per gram of tomato fruits cause different effects with dose-by-time dynamics. The first hour of exposure to 1 μg and 5 μg ClO2 caused only partial killing with significant growth reduction starting at the second hour, and without further significant reduction at the third hour. However, 10 μg ClO2 exposure led to massive bacterial cell death at 1 h with further increase in cell death at 2 and 3 h. The first hour exposure to 1 μg ClO2 caused activation of primary defense and survival mechanisms. However, the defense response was attenuated during the second and third hours. Upon treatment with 5 μg ClO2, the transcriptional networks showed massive downregulation of pathogenesis and stress response genes at the first hour of exposure, with decreasing number of differentially expressed genes at the second and third hours. In contrast, more genes were further downregulated with exposure to 10 μg ClO2 at the first hour, with the number of both upregulated and downregulated genes significantly decreasing at the second hour. A total of 810 genes were uniquely upregulated at the third hour at 10 μg ClO2, suggesting that the potency of xenobiotic effects had led to potential adaptation. This study provides important knowledge on the possible selection of target molecules for eliminating bacterial contamination on fresh produce without overlooking potential risks of adaptation.
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- Xiaomei Shu
- Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research, Western Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research, Western Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA, United States
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Del Prete S, De Luca V, Nocentini A, Scaloni A, Mastrolorenzo MD, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Anion Inhibition Studies of the Beta-Carbonic Anhydrase from Escherichia coli. Molecules 2020; 25:E2564. [PMID: 32486444 PMCID: PMC7321114 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25112564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The interconversion of CO2 and HCO3- is catalyzed by a superfamily of metalloenzymes, known as carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1), which maintain the equilibrium between dissolved inorganic CO2 and HCO3-. In the genome of Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium typically colonizing the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms, the cyn operon gene includes the CynT gene, encoding for a β-CA, and CynS gene, encoding for the cyanase. CynT (β-CA) prevents the depletion of the cellular bicarbonate, which is further used in the reaction catalyzed by cyanase. A second β-CA (CynT2 or Can or yadF), as well as a γ and ι-CAs were also identified in the E. coli genome. CynT2 is essential for bacterial growth at atmospheric CO2 concentration. Here, we characterized the kinetic properties and the anion inhibition profiles of recombinant CynT2. The enzyme showed a good activity for the physiological CO2 hydratase reaction with the following parameters: kcat = 5.3 × 105 s-1 and kcat/KM = of 4.1 × 107 M-1 s-1. Sulfamide, sulfamate, phenylboronic acid, phenylarsonic acid, and diethyldithiocarbamate were the most effective CynT2 inhibitors (KI = 2.5 to 84 µM). The anions allowed for a detailed understanding of the interaction of inhibitors with the amino acid residues surrounding the catalytic pocket of the enzyme and may be used as leads for the design of more efficient and specific inhibitors.
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- Sonia Del Prete
- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (S.D.P.); (V.D.L.)
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (S.D.P.); (V.D.L.)
- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, CNR, Via Argine 1085, 80147 Naples, Italy,
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- Department of Neurofarba, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Via U. Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy; (A.N.); (M.D.M.)
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- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, CNR, Via Argine 1085, 80147 Naples, Italy,
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- Department of Neurofarba, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Via U. Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy; (A.N.); (M.D.M.)
- University of California, San Diego (UCSD), 3425 Lebon Drive, Unit 918, San Diego, CA 92122, USA
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- Department of Neurofarba, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Florence, Via U. Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy; (A.N.); (M.D.M.)
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- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (S.D.P.); (V.D.L.)
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Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles and Characterization of Escherichia coli Strains from Cases of Neonatal Diarrhea in Spanish Pig Farms. Vet Sci 2020; 7:vetsci7020048. [PMID: 32326282 PMCID: PMC7357114 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci7020048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Escherichia coli is considered one of the most common agents associated with neonatal diarrhea in piglets. The aim of this work was to characterize the pathogenic and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of 122 E. coli strains isolated from pigs suffering diarrhea (n = 94) and pigs without diarrhea (n = 28) of 24 farms in Spain. Virulence factors, toxins and AMR (ESBL and colistin) genes and AMR phenotypes of E. coli isolates were analyzed. Low prevalence of pathogenic E. coli strains (26%) was found in both groups. However, ETEC and VTEC strains were more frequently isolated from diarrheic piglets. Irrespectively of diarrhea occurrence, 97.5% of the strains showed a multidrug-resistance (MDR) profile to aminopenicillins, sulfonamides and tetracyclines. It was found that 22% of E. coli was CTX-M+, with CTX-M-14 being the principal allelic variant. Remarkably, 81.5% of CTX-M+ strains were isolated from diarrheic animals and presented an extended MDR profile to aminopenicillins, quinolones and aminoglycosides. Finally, low frequencies of colistin resistance genes mcr-1 (4/122) and mcr-4 (1/122) were found. MDR E. coli strains are circulating in pig farms of Spain, representing a serious threat to animal and public health. More appropriate diagnostic approaches (genetic and AMR phenotypic analysis) should be implemented in animal health to optimize antibiotic treatments.
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Chauhan AK, Jang M, Kim Y. Phloretin Protects Macrophages from E. coli-Induced Inflammation through the TLR4 Signaling Pathway. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 30:333-340. [PMID: 31893612 PMCID: PMC9728332 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1910.10063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Macrophages are the cells of the first-line defense system, which protect the body from foreign invaders such as bacteria. However, Gram-negative bacteria have always been the major challenge for macrophages due to the presence of lipopolysaccharides on their outer cell membrane. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of phloretin, a flavonoid commonly found in apple, on the protection of macrophages from Escherichia coli infection. RAW 264.7 cells infected with standard E. coli, or virulent E. coli K1 strain were treated with phloretin in a dose-dependent manner to examine its efficacy in protection of macrophages. Our results revealed that phloretin treatment reduced the production of nitric oxide (NO) and generation of reactive oxygen species along with reducing the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines induced by the E. coli and E. coli K1 strains in a concentration-dependent manner. Additionally, treatment of phloretin downregulated the expression of E. coli-induced major inflammatory markers i.e. cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1), in a concentration dependent manner. Moreover, the TLR4-mediated NF-κB pathway was activated in E. coli-infected macrophages but was potentially downregulated by phloretin at the transcriptional and translational levels. Collectively, our data suggest that phloretin treatment protects macrophages from infection of virulent E. coli K1 strain by downregulating the TLR4-mediated signaling pathway and inhibiting NO and cytokine production, eventually protecting macrophages from E. coli-induced inflammation.
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- Anil Kumar Chauhan
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea,Corresponding author Phone: +82-2-450-3421 Fax: +82-2-447-5987 E-mail:
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Ghodake G, Kim M, Sung JS, Shinde S, Yang J, Hwang K, Kim DY. Extracellular Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles-Antibacterial Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Strains. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E360. [PMID: 32092941 PMCID: PMC7075330 DOI: 10.3390/nano10020360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Herein, we report the use of a cell-free extract for the extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and their potential to address the growing threat of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria. The reproducibility of AgNP synthesis was good and AgNP formation kinetics were monitored as a function of various reaction factors via ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy. This green method was dependent on the alkaline pH of the reaction mixture. With the addition of dilute sodium hydroxide, well-dispersed AgNPs could be produced in large quantities via the classical nucleation and growth route. The new biosynthetic route enabled the production of AgNPs within a narrow size range of 4 to 17 nm. The AgNPs were characterized using various techniques and their antibacterial activity against MDR pathogenic bacteria was evaluated. Field-emission scanning electron microscopic imaging revealed prominent morphological changes in Staphylococcus aureus cells due to mechanical damage, which led to cell death. Escherichia coli cells showed signs of contraction and intracellular fluid discharge as a consequence of disrupted cell membrane function. This new biologically-assisted extracellular strategy is potentially useful for the decontamination of surfaces and is expected to contribute to the development of new products containing AgNPs.
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- Gajanan Ghodake
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Biomedical Campus, 32 Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si 10326, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (G.G.); (S.S.); (J.Y.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Biomedical Campus, 32 Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si 10326, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (M.K.); (J.-S.S.)
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- Department of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Biomedical Campus, 32 Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si 10326, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (M.K.); (J.-S.S.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Biomedical Campus, 32 Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si 10326, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (G.G.); (S.S.); (J.Y.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Biomedical Campus, 32 Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si 10326, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (G.G.); (S.S.); (J.Y.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Biomedical Campus, 32 Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si 10326, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (G.G.); (S.S.); (J.Y.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Biomedical Campus, 32 Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si 10326, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; (G.G.); (S.S.); (J.Y.); (K.H.)
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