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Shan S, Hu T, Yang Y. The deletion of HK-1 gene affects the bacterial virulence of Pseudomonas stutzeri LH-42. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0277089. [PMID: 36445858 PMCID: PMC9707753 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Two-component systems (TCSs) are widespread regulatory systems in bacteria, which control cellular functions and play an important role in sensing various external stimuli and regulating gene expression in response to environmental changes. Among the nineteen genes for the two-component system found in the whole genome of Pseudomonas stutzeri LH-42, one of the TCS coded by the HK-1 gene, has a structural domain similar to the HAMP domain, which plays an important role in regulating bacterial virulence in other bacteria. In this study, the deletion mutant LH-42△HK-1 was successfully constructed using the lambda Red recombinase system. Compared with the wild-type strain, the mutant strain LH-42△HK-1 showed a significantly slower growth time and a longer stationary phase time. In addition, in the plate bacteriostatic experiment with Escherichia coli DH5α as an indicator strain, the inhibition zone size of the mutant strain showed significantly less than the wild-type strain(P<0.05), indicating that the virulence of the mutant strain was significantly reduced compared with the wild-type strain. Overall, the results indicate that the deletion of the gene HK-1 decreased bacterial virulence in Pseudomonas stutzeri LH-42.
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- Si Shan
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- The First People’s Hospital of Jingzhou, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy of Ministry of Education, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Liu S, Xu H, Guo X, Li S, Wang Q, Li Y, Liu R, Gou J. Emergence and Genetic Characterization of Plasmid-Encoded VIM-2-Producing Pseudomonas stutzeri with Novel Integron In 1998 Isolated from Cerebrospinal Fluid. Infect Drug Resist 2021; 14:3415-3424. [PMID: 34466007 PMCID: PMC8402987 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s320294] [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: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the genomic and plasmid characteristics of a newly discovered Pseudomonas stutzeri strain with a bla VIM-2-carrying plasmid and novel integron In1998 isolated from a cerebrospinal fluid specimen in a teaching hospital. Methods Species identification was performed by MALDI-TOF MS, and bla VIM-2 was identified by PCR and Sanger sequencing. Whole-genome sequencing analysis was conducted using the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 and Oxford Nanopore platforms. Integron detection was performed using INTEGRALL. The phylogenetic tree was constructed by using kSNP3.0. Plasmid characteristics were assessed by S1-pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (S1-PFGE), Southern blotting, conjugation experiments, and whole-genome sequencing analysis. Comparative genomics analysis of the plasmid and genetic context of bla VIM-2 were conducted by using BLAST Ring Image Generator (BRIG) and Easyfig 2.3, respectively. Results ZDHY95, an MDR strain of P. stutzeri harboring bla VIM-2, was identified. It was sensitive only to amikacin and was resistant to carbapenems, β-lactams, aztreonam, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides. Joint S1-PFGE, Southern blot, conjugation assay, and whole-genome sequencing experiments confirmed that the bla VIM-2 gene was located within class I integron In1722 of the plasmid and that the surrounding genetic environment was 5'CS-aacA4'-30-bla VIM-2-aacA4'-3'CS. The novel class I integron In1998 was detected on the chromosome of P. stutzeri ZDHY95, and the gene cassette array was 5'CS-aacA3-aadA13-cmlA8-bla OXA-246-arr3-dfrA27-3'CS. Phylogenetic analysis showed that antimicrobial resistance gene-carrying P. stutzeri isolates were divided into two clusters, mainly containing isolates from the USA and Pakistan. Conclusion A novel bla VIM-2-carrying conjugative plasmid, pZDHY95-VIM-2, was reported for the first time in P. stutzeri, elucidating the genetic environment and transfer mechanism. The gene structure of the novel class I integron In1998 was also clarified. We explored the phylogenetic relationship of P. stutzeri with drug resistance genes and suggested that Pseudomonas with metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) in the hospital environment may cause infection in patients with long-term intubation or after interventional surgery.
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- Shuxiu Liu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of ZhengZhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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Bahr G, González LJ, Vila AJ. Metallo-β-lactamases in the Age of Multidrug Resistance: From Structure and Mechanism to Evolution, Dissemination, and Inhibitor Design. Chem Rev 2021; 121:7957-8094. [PMID: 34129337 PMCID: PMC9062786 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major problems in current practical medicine. The spread of genes coding for resistance determinants among bacteria challenges the use of approved antibiotics, narrowing the options for treatment. Resistance to carbapenems, last resort antibiotics, is a major concern. Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) hydrolyze carbapenems, penicillins, and cephalosporins, becoming central to this problem. These enzymes diverge with respect to serine-β-lactamases by exhibiting a different fold, active site, and catalytic features. Elucidating their catalytic mechanism has been a big challenge in the field that has limited the development of useful inhibitors. This review covers exhaustively the details of the active-site chemistries, the diversity of MBL alleles, the catalytic mechanism against different substrates, and how this information has helped developing inhibitors. We also discuss here different aspects critical to understand the success of MBLs in conferring resistance: the molecular determinants of their dissemination, their cell physiology, from the biogenesis to the processing involved in the transit to the periplasm, and the uptake of the Zn(II) ions upon metal starvation conditions, such as those encountered during an infection. In this regard, the chemical, biochemical and microbiological aspects provide an integrative view of the current knowledge of MBLs.
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- Guillermo Bahr
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda S/N, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
- Area Biofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda S/N, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
- Area Biofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda S/N, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
- Area Biofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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Quintieri L, Fanelli F, Caputo L. Antibiotic Resistant Pseudomonas Spp. Spoilers in Fresh Dairy Products: An Underestimated Risk and the Control Strategies. Foods 2019; 8:E372. [PMID: 31480507 PMCID: PMC6769999 DOI: 10.3390/foods8090372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Microbial multidrug resistance (MDR) is a growing threat to public health mostly because it makes the fight against microorganisms that cause lethal infections ever less effective. Thus, the surveillance on MDR microorganisms has recently been strengthened, taking into account the control of antibiotic abuse as well as the mechanisms underlying the transfer of antibiotic genes (ARGs) among microbiota naturally occurring in the environment. Indeed, ARGs are not only confined to pathogenic bacteria, whose diffusion in the clinical field has aroused serious concerns, but are widespread in saprophytic bacterial communities such as those dominating the food industry. In particular, fresh dairy products can be considered a reservoir of Pseudomonas spp. resistome, potentially transmittable to consumers. Milk and fresh dairy cheeses products represent one of a few "hubs" where commensal or opportunistic pseudomonads frequently cohabit together with food microbiota and hazard pathogens even across their manufacturing processes. Pseudomonas spp., widely studied for food spoilage effects, are instead underestimated for their possible impact on human health. Recent evidences have highlighted that non-pathogenic pseudomonads strains (P. fluorescens, P. putida) are associated with some human diseases, but are still poorly considered in comparison to the pathogen P. aeruginosa. In addition, the presence of ARGs, that can be acquired and transmitted by horizontal genetic transfer, further increases their risk and the need to be deeper investigated. Therefore, this review, starting from the general aspects related to the physiological traits of these spoilage microorganisms from fresh dairy products, aims to shed light on the resistome of cheese-related pseudomonads and their genomic background, current methods and advances in the prediction tools for MDR detection based on genomic sequences, possible implications for human health, and the affordable strategies to counteract MDR spread.
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- Laura Quintieri
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, Via G. Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, Via G. Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy.
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, Via G. Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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