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Dokuz S, Tasdurmazli S, Acar T, Duran GN, Ozdemir C, Ozbey U, Ozbil M, Karadayi S, Bayrak OF, Derman S, Chen JYS, Ozbek T. Evaluation of bacteriophage ϕ11 host recognition protein and its host-binding peptides for diagnosing/targeting Staphylococcus aureus infections. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2024; 64:107230. [PMID: 38824973 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2024.107230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Evaluating the potential of using both synthetic and biological products as targeting agents for the diagnosis, imaging, and treatment of infections due to particularly antibiotic-resistant pathogens is important for controlling infections. This study examined the interaction between Gp45, a receptor-binding protein of the ϕ11 lysogenic phage, and its host Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a common cause of nosocomial infections. METHODS Using molecular dynamics and docking simulations, this study identified the peptides that bind to S. aureus wall teichoic acids via Gp45. It compared the binding affinity of Gp45 and the two highest-scoring peptide sequences (P1 and P3) and their scrambled forms using microscopy, spectroscopy, and ELISA. RESULTS It was found that rGp45 (recombinant Gp45) and chemically synthesised P1 had a higher binding affinity for S. aureus compared with all other peptides, except for Escherichia coli. Furthermore, rGp45 had a capture efficiency of > 86%; P1 had a capture efficiency of > 64%. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that receptor-binding proteins such as rGp45, which provide a critical initiation of the phage life cycle for host adsorption, might play an important role in the diagnosis, imaging, and targeting of bacterial infections. Studying such proteins could accordingly enable the development of effective strategies for controlling infections.
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- Senanur Dokuz
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Health Sciences Institution, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Vocational School of Health Services, Altınbas University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Hayles A, Bright R, Nguyen NH, Truong VK, Vongsvivut J, Wood J, Kidd SP, Vasilev K. Staphylococcus aureus surface attachment selectively influences tolerance against charged antibiotics. Acta Biomater 2024; 175:369-381. [PMID: 38141932 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.12.029] [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: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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The threat of infection during implant placement surgery remains a considerable burden for millions of patients worldwide. To combat this threat, clinicians employ a range of anti-infective strategies and practices. One of the most common interventions is the use of prophylactic antibiotic treatment during implant placement surgery. However, these practices can be detrimental by promoting the resilience of biofilm-forming bacteria and enabling them to persist throughout treatment and re-emerge later, causing a life-threatening infection. Thus, it is of the utmost importance to elucidate the events occurring during the initial stages of bacterial surface attachment and determine whether any biological processes may be targeted to improve surgical outcomes. Using gene expression analysis, we identified a cellular mechanism of S. aureus which modifies its cell surface charge following attachment to a medical grade titanium surface. We determined the upregulation of two systems involved in the d-alanylation of teichoic acids and the lysylation of phosphatidylglycerol. We supported these molecular findings by utilizing synchrotron-sourced attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared microspectroscopy to analyze the biomolecular properties of the S. aureus cell surface following attachment. As a direct consequence, S. aureus quickly becomes substantially more tolerant to the positively charged vancomycin, but not the negatively charged cefazolin. The present study can assist clinicians in rationally selecting the most potent antibiotic in prophylaxis treatments. Furthermore, it highlights a cellular process that could potentially be targeted by novel technologies and strategies to improve the outcome of antibiotic prophylaxis during implant placement surgery. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The antibiotic tolerance of bacteria in biofilm is a well-established phenomenon. However, the physiological adaptations employed by Staphylococcus aureus to increase its antibiotic tolerance during the early stages of surface attachment are poorly understood. Using multiple techniques, including gene expression analysis and synchrotron-sourced Fourier-transform infrared microspectroscopy, we generated insights into the physiological response of S. aureus following attachment to a medical grade titanium surface. We showed that this phenotypic transition enables S. aureus to better tolerate the positively charged vancomycin, but not the negatively charged cefazolin. These findings shed light on the antibiotic tolerance mechanisms employed by S. aureus to survive prophylactically administered antibiotics and can help clinicians to protect patients from infections.
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- Andrew Hayles
- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042 Australia.
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042 Australia
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042 Australia
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- Infrared Microspectroscopy (IRM) Beamline, ANSTO ‒ Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Academic Unit of STEM, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5095, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042 Australia.
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Hu H, Wang J, Yi X, Lin K, Meng S, Zhang X, Jiang C, Tang Y, Wang M, He J, Xu X, Song Y. Stain-free Gram staining classification of pathogens via single-cell Raman spectroscopy combined with machine learning. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:4014-4020. [PMID: 36196964 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay01056a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Gram staining (GS) is one of the routine microbiological operations to classify bacteria based on the cell wall structure. Accurate GS classification of pathogens is of great significance since it helps correct administration of antimicrobial treatment. The laborious procedure and low sensitivity results related to conventional GS have resulted in reluctance among clinicians. In this study, we integrate confocal Raman spectroscopy and machine learning techniques to distinguish Gram-negative (GN) or Gram-positive (GP) bacteria. A single-cell Raman database including seven most common clinical pathogens (three GP strains and four GN strains) was constructed. Machine learning algorithms including the support-vector machine (SVM), k-nearest neighbors' algorithm (k-NN), gradient boosting machine (GBM), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) were trained to achieve the binary classification for GS. With such a relatively small database, the SVM model achieved the highest accuracy of 98.1%. The molecular signatures of GN and GP embedded in their Raman fingerprints were identified with hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). The results indicated that Raman peaks for peptidoglycan and teichoic acid were the most significant factors that contributed to accurate classification. The Raman machine learning approach could greatly enhance the diagnosis of pathogenic infections.
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- Huijie Hu
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215163, PR China
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, PR China.
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
- Chongqing Guoke Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd, Chongqing 400799, PR China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
- Jinan Guoke Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd, Jinan 250102, PR China
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215163, PR China
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Center for Single-Cell Omics, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, PR China.
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, PR China.
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215163, PR China
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, PR China.
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Cell division and cell wall synthesis in staphylococci need to be precisely coordinated and controlled to allow the cell to multiply while maintaining its nearly spherical shape. The mechanisms ensuring correct placement of the division plane and synthesis of new cell wall have been studied intensively. However, hitherto unknown factors and proteins are likely to play key roles in this complex interplay. Here, we identified and investigated a protein with a major influence on cell morphology in Staphylococcus aureus. The protein, named SmdA (for staphylococcal morphology determinant A), is a membrane protein with septum-enriched localization. By CRISPRi knockdown and overexpression combined with different microscopy techniques, we demonstrated that proper levels of SmdA were necessary for cell division, including septum formation and cell splitting. We also identified conserved residues in SmdA that were critical for its functionality. Pulldown and bacterial two-hybrid interaction experiments showed that SmdA interacted with several known cell division and cell wall synthesis proteins, including penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) and EzrA. Notably, SmdA also affected susceptibility to cell wall targeting antibiotics, particularly in methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Together, our results showed that S. aureus was dependent on balanced amounts of membrane attached SmdA to carry out proper cell division.
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Within-Host Adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus in a Bovine Mastitis Infection Is Associated with Increased Cytotoxicity. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168840. [PMID: 34445550 PMCID: PMC8396210 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168840] [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: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Within-host adaptation is a typical feature of chronic, persistent Staphylococcus aureus infections. Research projects addressing adaptive changes due to bacterial in-host evolution increase our understanding of the pathogen’s strategies to survive and persist for a long time in various hosts such as human and bovine. In this study, we investigated the adaptive processes of S. aureus during chronic, persistent bovine mastitis using a previously isolated isogenic strain pair from a dairy cow with chronic, subclinical mastitis, in which the last variant (host-adapted, Sigma factor SigB-deficient) quickly replaced the initial, dominant variant. The strain pair was cultivated under specific in vitro infection-relevant growth-limiting conditions (iron-depleted RPMI under oxygen limitation). We used a combinatory approach of surfaceomics, molecular spectroscopic fingerprinting and in vitro phenotypic assays. Cellular cytotoxicity assays using red blood cells and bovine mammary epithelial cells (MAC-T) revealed changes towards a more cytotoxic phenotype in the host-adapted isolate with an increased alpha-hemolysin (α-toxin) secretion, suggesting an improved capacity to penetrate and disseminate the udder tissue. Our results foster the hypothesis that within-host evolved SigB-deficiency favours extracellular persistence in S. aureus infections. Here, we provide new insights into one possible adaptive strategy employed by S. aureus during chronic, bovine mastitis, and we emphasise the need to analyse genotype–phenotype associations under different infection-relevant growth conditions.
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Singh S, Vidyasagar PB, Kulkarni GR. Investigating alterations in the cellular envelope of Staphylococcus aureus in simulated microgravity using a random positioning machine. LIFE SCIENCES IN SPACE RESEARCH 2021; 30:1-8. [PMID: 34281660 DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2021.04.001] [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: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Continuous rotation of liquid bacterial culture in random positioning machine (RPM) causes formation of a colloidal bacterial culture in the culture tube, due to lack of sedimentation and convection. Interestingly, similar colloidal bacterial cultures can also be seen in suspended bacterial cultures in a spaceflight environment. Thus, as a consequence of no sedimentation, an alteration in the microenvironment of each bacterial cell in simulated microgravity is introduced, compared to the bacterial culture grown in normal gravity wherein they sediment slowly at the bottom of the culture tube. Apparently, a bacterial cell can sense changes in its environment through various receptors and sensors present at its surface, thus it can be speculated that this change in its microenvironment might induce changes in its cell wall and cell surface properties. In our study, changes in growth kinetics, cell wall constitution using FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy), cell surface hydrophobicity, autoaggregation ability and antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus NCIM 2079 strain, in simulated microgravity (using RPM) was studied in detail. Noteworthy alterations in its growth kinetics, cell wall constitution, cell surface hydrophobicity, autoaggregation ability and antibiotic susceptibility especially to Erythromycin and Clindamycin were observed. Our data suggests that microgravity may cause alterations in the cellular envelope of planktonic S.aureus cultures.
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- Sandhya Singh
- Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind road, Pune, 411007, India.
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- Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind road, Pune, 411007, India.
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- Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind road, Pune, 411007, India.
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Pruss A, Kwiatkowski P, Łopusiewicz Ł, Masiuk H, Sobolewski P, Fijałkowski K, Sienkiewicz M, Smolak A, Giedrys-Kalemba S, Dołęgowska B. Evaluation of Chemical Changes in Laboratory-Induced Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22137104. [PMID: 34281159 PMCID: PMC8268070 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22137104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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This study evaluates the electrical potential and chemical alterations in laboratory-induced colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, as compared to the susceptible strain using spectroscopic analyses. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of colistin, ζ-potential and chemical composition analysis of K. pneumoniae strains are determined. The results obtained for the K. pneumoniaeCol-R with induced high-level colistin resistance (MIC = 16.0 ± 0.0 mg/L) are compared with the K. pneumoniaeCol-S strain susceptible to colistin (MIC = 0.25 ± 0.0 mg/L). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopic studies revealed differences in bacterial cell wall structures and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of K. pneumoniaeCol-R and K. pneumoniaeCol-S strains. In the beginning, we assumed that the obtained results could relate to a negative charge of the bacterial surface and different electrostatic interactions with cationic antibiotic molecules, reducing the affinity of colistin and leading to its lower penetration into K. pneumoniaeCol-R cell. However, no significant differences in the ζ-potential between the K. pneumoniaeCol-R and K. pneumoniaeCol-S strains are noticed. In conclusion, this mechanism is most probably associated with recognisable changes in the chemical composition of the K. pneumoniaeCol-R cell wall (especially in LPS) when compared to the susceptible strain.
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- Agata Pruss
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chair of Microbiology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (A.P.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Diagnostic Immunology, Chair of Microbiology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-91-466-1659
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- Center of Bioimmobilisation and Innovative Packaging Materials, Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin, Janickiego 35, 71-270 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Chair of Microbiology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (H.M.); (S.G.-K.)
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- Department of Polymer and Biomaterials Science, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin, Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin, Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Allergology and Respiratory Rehabilitation, Medical University of Łódź, Żeligowskiego 7/9, 90-752 Łódź, Poland;
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- Microbiological Laboratory, Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Szczecin, Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Chair of Microbiology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (H.M.); (S.G.-K.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chair of Microbiology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (A.P.); (B.D.)
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Dizaji AN, Ozek NS, Yilmaz A, Aysin F, Yilmaz M. Gold nanorod arrays enable highly sensitive bacterial detection via surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 206:111939. [PMID: 34186307 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is a unique and powerful method in the identification, characterization, and classification of chemical and biological molecules. However, the low absorbance of biological molecules has arisen as a major bottleneck and inhibits the application of IR in practical applications. To overcome this limitation, in the last four decades, surface-enhanced IR absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy has been proposed and has become the focus of interest in various applications. In this study, for the first time, we proposed the employment of 3D anisotropic gold nanorod arrays (GNAs) as a highly active SEIRA platform in bacterial detection. For this, GNA platforms were fabricated through an oblique angle deposition (OAD) approach by using a physical vapor deposition (PVD) system. OAD of gold at proper deposition angle (10°) created closely-packed and columnar gold nanorod structures onto the glass slides in a well-controlled manner. GNA platform was tested as a SEIRA system in three different species of bacteria (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus subtilis) by collecting IR spectra of each bacteria from different parts of GNA. The employment of GNA provided robust IR spectra with high reproducibility and signal-to-noise ratio. For the comparison, IR spectra of each bacteria were collected from aluminum foil and a smooth gold surface (SGS). No or very low IR spectra were observed in comparison to the GNA platform for these substrates. Unsupervised (PCA, HCA) and supervised (SIMCA, LDA, and SVM classification) machine learning analysis of bacteria spectra obtained from GNA substrate indicated that all bacteria samples can be detected and identified without using a label-containing biosensor, in a fast and simple manner.
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- Araz Norouz Dizaji
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey; East Anatolia High Technology Application and Research Center (DAYTAM), Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- East Anatolia High Technology Application and Research Center (DAYTAM), Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey; Department of Biology, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- East Anatolia High Technology Application and Research Center (DAYTAM), Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- East Anatolia High Technology Application and Research Center (DAYTAM), Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey; Department of Biology, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey; East Anatolia High Technology Application and Research Center (DAYTAM), Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey; Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey.
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Antibacterial efficacy and molecular docking analysis of Huang-Lian-Jie-Du Decoction against the phytopathogenic bacteria P. carotovorum PC1. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mikkelsen K, Sirisarn W, Alharbi O, Alharbi M, Liu H, Nøhr-Meldgaard K, Mayer K, Vestergaard M, Gallagher LA, Derrick JP, McBain AJ, Biboy J, Vollmer W, O'Gara JP, Grunert T, Ingmer H, Xia G. The Novel Membrane-Associated Auxiliary Factors AuxA and AuxB Modulate β-lactam Resistance in MRSA by stabilizing Lipoteichoic Acids. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2021; 57:106283. [PMID: 33503451 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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A major determinant of β-lactam resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the drug insensitive transpeptidase, PBP2a, encoded by mecA. Full expression of the resistance phenotype requires auxiliary factors. Two such factors, auxiliary factor A (auxA, SAUSA300_0980) and B (auxB, SAUSA300_1003), were identified in a screen against mutants with increased susceptibility to β-lactams in the MRSA strain, JE2. auxA and auxB encode transmembrane proteins, with AuxA predicted to be a transporter. Inactivation of auxA or auxB enhanced β-lactam susceptibility in community-, hospital- and livestock-associated MRSA strains without affecting PBP2a expression, peptidoglycan cross-linking or wall teichoic acid synthesis. Both mutants displayed increased susceptibility to inhibitors of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) synthesis and alanylation pathways and released LTA even in the absence of β-lactams. The β-lactam susceptibility of the aux mutants was suppressed by mutations inactivating gdpP, which was previously found to allow growth of mutants lacking the lipoteichoic synthase enzyme, LtaS. Using the Galleria mellonella infection model, enhanced survival of larvae inoculated with either auxA or auxB mutants was observed compared with the wild-type strain following treatment with amoxicillin. These results indicate that AuxA and AuxB are central for LTA stability and potential inhibitors can be tools to re-sensitize MRSA strains to β-lactams and combat MRSA infections.
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- Kasper Mikkelsen
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Functional Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, NU Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, NU Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Functional Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
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Kamelian FS, Mohammadi T, Naeimpoor F, Sillanpää M. One-Step and Low-Cost Designing of Two-Layered Active-Layer Superhydrophobic Silicalite-1/PDMS Membrane for Simultaneously Achieving Superior Bioethanol Pervaporation and Fouling/Biofouling Resistance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:56587-56603. [PMID: 33269590 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recently, the coupling of biofuel fermentation broths and pervaporation has been receiving increasing attention. Some challenges, such as the destructive effects of constituents of the real fermentation broth on the membrane performances, the lethal effects of the membrane surface chemical modifiers on the microorganisms, and being expensive, are against this concept. For the first time, a continuous study on the one-step and low-cost preparation of superhydrophobic membranes for bioethanol separation is made to address these challenges. In our previous work, spraying as a fast, scalable, and low-cost procedure was applied to fabricate the one-layered active-layer hydrophobic (OALH) silicalite-1/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane on the low-cost mullite support. In this work, the spraying method was adopted to fabricate a two-layered active-layer superhydrophobic (TALS) silicalite-1/PDMS membrane, where the novel active layer consisted of two layers with different hydrophobicities and densities. Contact-angle measurements, surface charge determination, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and pervaporation separation using a 5 wt % ethanol solution were used to statically evaluate the fouling/biofouling resistance and pervaporation performances of OALH and TALS membranes in this study. The TALS membrane presented a better resistance and performance. For dynamic experiments, the Box-Behnken design was used to identify the effects of substrates, microorganisms, and nutrient contents as the leading indicators of fermentation broth on the TALS membrane performances for the long-term utilization. The maximum performances of 1.88 kg/m2·h, 32.34, and 59.04 kg/m2·h concerning the permeation flux, separation factor, and pervaporation separation index were obtained, respectively. The dynamic fouling/biofouling resistance of the TALS membrane was also characterized using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy of all the tested membranes. The TALS membrane demonstrated the synergistic resistance of membrane fouling and biofouling. Eventually, the novel TALS membrane was found to have potential for biofuel recovery, especially bioethanol.
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- Fariba Sadat Kamelian
- Center of Excellence for Membrane Science and Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), P.O. Box 16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
- Research and Technology Center of Membrane Processes, School of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), P.O. Box 16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
- Biotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, P.O. Box 16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
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- Center of Excellence for Membrane Science and Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), P.O. Box 16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
- Research and Technology Center of Membrane Processes, School of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), P.O. Box 16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
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- Center of Excellence for Membrane Science and Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), P.O. Box 16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
- Biotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, P.O. Box 16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University, 33199 Miami, Florida, United States
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Gupta AD, Kavitha E, Singh S, Karthikeyan S. Toxicity mechanism of Cu 2+ ion individually and in combination with Zn 2+ ion in characterizing the molecular changes of Staphylococcus aureus studied using FTIR coupled with chemometric analysis. J Biol Phys 2020; 46:395-414. [PMID: 33237339 PMCID: PMC7719146 DOI: 10.1007/s10867-020-09560-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Copper and zinc have a high binding affinity with a Staphylococcus aureus bacterial community. This causes a change in the biomolecular composition of S. aureus. Our study aims at understanding the resistance mechanism of Cu and Zn either or in various combinations using FTIR and chemometric techniques. Zn toxicity resulted in a significant change in lipid content (3100-2800 cm-1) compared to Cu. A significant decrease in protein content is observed for Cu treatment in the amide region. The bio-concentration factor shows a higher value for Cu compared to Zn. The increase in band area of carbohydrates moieties 1059 cm-1 shows the secretion of EPS due to Cu toxicity. A significant change in nucleic acid compositions was noted in the region1200-900 cm-1 due to Zn treatment. Secondary structural change in protein shows β sheet formation. The result of the finding shows Cu has greater toxicity than Zn. Further toxicity effects were greatly enhanced for metal mixtures ratio (Cu:2Zn). This shows Zn exhibits synergism effect with Cu. The obtained ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curve area gives good reliability of the experiments. The study attempts to understand the mechanism of toxicity removal of Cu and Zn metal mixtures by bacterial population using FTIR coupled with chemometric techniques. Graphical abstract.
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- Annika Durve Gupta
- Department of Biotechnology, B. K. Birla College, Kalyan, Maharashtra, 421304, India
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- Department of Physics, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600095, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, B. K. Birla College, Kalyan, Maharashtra, 421304, India
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- Department of Physics, Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600039, India.
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El Mohtadi M, Pilkington L, Liauw CM, Ashworth JJ, Dempsey-Hibbert N, Belboul A, Whitehead KA. Differential engulfment of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by monocyte-derived macrophages is associated with altered phagocyte biochemistry and morphology. EXCLI JOURNAL 2020; 19:1372-1384. [PMID: 33192218 PMCID: PMC7658463 DOI: 10.17179/excli2020-2766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Knowledge of changes in macrophages following bacterial engulfment is limited. U937-derived macrophages were incubated with Staphylococcus aureus or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Morphological and biochemical changes in macrophages following host-pathogen interactions were visualized using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) respectively. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to assess the variability in the FTIR spectra. Following host-pathogen interactions, survival of S. aureus was significantly lower than P. aeruginosa (P<0.05) and cellular morphology of macrophages was different after incubation with S. aureus compared to P. aeruginosa. Following incubation with S. aureus macrophages were more globular and amorphous in shape whereas long linear pseudopodia were observed following incubation with P. aeruginosa. Distinct FTIR spectra were identified in macrophages post interaction with the different bacteria and PCA analysis demonstrated distinct biochemical differences in the phagocytes following engulfment of the bacteria, with > 99 % of variability in the FTIR spectra explained by the first two principal components. These findings demonstrated that there were clear morphological and biochemical changes in macrophages following engulfment of two different bacterial types suggesting that the biochemical components of the bacterial cell wall influenced the biochemical characteristics and hence the morphology of macrophages in distinct ways.
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- Mohamed El Mohtadi
- Department of Biology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP, UK
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Microbiology at Interfaces, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- Microbiology at Interfaces, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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Isolation and characterization of an exopolymer produced by Bacillus licheniformis: In vitro antiviral activity against enveloped viruses. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 248:116737. [PMID: 32919551 PMCID: PMC7345415 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The exopolymer (EPSp) produced by the strain B. licheniformis IDN-EC was isolated and characterized using different techniques (MALDI-TOF, NMR, ATR-FTIR, TGA, DSC, SEM). The results showed that the low molecular weight EPSp contained a long polyglutamic acid and an extracellular teichoic acid polysaccharide. The latter was composed of poly(glycerol phosphate) and was substituted at the 2-position of the glycerol residues with a αGal and αGlcNH2. The αGal O-6 position was also found to be substituted by a phosphate group. The antiviral capability of this EPSp was also tested on both enveloped (herpesviruses HSV, PRV and vesicular stomatitis VSV) and non-enveloped (MVM) viruses. The EPSp was efficient at inhibiting viral entry for the herpesviruses and VSV but was not effective against non-enveloped viruses. The in vivo assay of the EPSp in mice showed no signs of toxicity which could allow for its application in the healthcare sector.
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Nitrosetein T, Wongwattanakul M, Chonanant C, Leelayuwat C, Charoensri N, Jearanaikoon P, Lulitanond A, Wood BR, Tippayawat P, Heraud P. Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy combined with chemometric modelling for the classification of clinically relevant Enterococci. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 130:982-993. [PMID: 32780423 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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AIMS Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FT-IR) Spectroscopy and chemometric modelling, including soft independent modelling by class analogy (SIMCA), partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and support vector machine (SVM), were applied to attempt to discriminate 60 clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis and hence evaluate the performance of the spectroscopic approach in identifying enterococci infections. METHODS AND RESULTS The bacterial samples were identified by polymerize chain reaction (PCR) amplification and their ATR-FT-IR spectra acquired. Spectra were processed to the second derivative using the Savitzky-Golay algorithm and normalized using extended multiplicative signal correction employing the UnscramblerX (CAMO, Norway) software package. Multivariate classification models and their performance were evaluated using Cohen's Kappa coefficient. Principal component analysis (PCA) score plots showed separate clusters of spectra related to membership to E. faecium and E. faecalis, with this explained by bands assigned to PO2 (1230 cm-1 ), P-O-C (1114 cm-1 ), monosubstituted alkene (997, 987 cm-1 ) and C-O (1070, 1055, 1036 cm-1 ) corresponding to teichoic acids, polysaccharides and peptidoglycan from the cell wall in PCA and PLS-DA loading plots. The best classification model for E. faecium and E. faecalis is SVM, indicating via highest Kappa score. The classification coefficient between SIMCA, PLS-DA, SVM and PCR as reference method were 0·59, 0·9 and 1, respectively, shown as the Kappa scores. CONCLUSIONS The main spectral differences observed between the two clinically relevant enterococci species were associated with changes in the teichoic acid content of cell walls. With regard to the binary classification method, SVM was found to be the best performing classification model, providing the highest correlation with the PCR results. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The study shows that ATR-FT-IR spectroscopy in combination with chemometric modelling can be applied for the phenotypic identification and discrimination of clinically relevant and similar enterococcal species.
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- T Nitrosetein
- Biomedical Science Program, Graduate School, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Centre for Research and Development of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (CDML), Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Centre for Research and Development of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (CDML), Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
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- Centre for Research and Development of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (CDML), Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Centre for Research and Development of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (CDML), Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Centre for Research and Development of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (CDML), Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Centre for Research and Development of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (CDML), Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Centre for Biospectroscopy, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Research and Development of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (CDML), Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.,Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Centre for Biospectroscopy, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and the Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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A Front Line on Klebsiella pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide Knowledge: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy as an Accurate and Fast Typing Tool. mSystems 2020; 5:5/2/e00386-19. [PMID: 32209717 PMCID: PMC7093823 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00386-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is nowadays recognized as one of the most defiant human pathogens, whose infections are increasingly more challenging to treat and control. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has been key for clarifying the population structure of K. pneumoniae, and it is still instrumental to provide insights into potential pathogenicity and evolutionary markers, such as the capsular locus. However, this information and WGS are still far from being accessible and translated into routine clinical microbiology laboratories as quick and cost-efficient strain diagnostic tools. Here, we propose a biochemical fingerprinting approach based on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and multivariate data analysis tools for K. pneumoniae capsular typing that, because of its high resolution, speed, and low cost, can be an asset to provide enough information to support real-time epidemiology and infection control decisions. Besides, it provides a simple framework for phenotypic/biochemical validation of K. pneumoniae capsular diversity. Genomics-based population analysis of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae motivated a renewed interest on the capsule as an evolutionary and virulence marker of clinically relevant strains. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS)-based approaches have provided great insights into the genetic variability of the capsular locus, but genotypic-biochemical capsular (K)-type correlations are lacking, hindering the establishment of a reliable framework for K-type characterization and typing. To fill this gap, we combined molecular, comparative genomics, and multivariate data analysis tools with biochemical data on the capsular locus to support the usefulness of Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy as a reliable K typing tool. To validate our approach, we used a representative collection of well-defined MDR K. pneumoniae lineages involved in local or nationwide epidemics in multiple countries. With this, we demonstrate a high accuracy and resolution of our FT-IR-based spectroscopy approach for K-type discrimination that is even higher than that provided by WGS. Moreover, the specific associations established between certain K types and specific K. pneumoniae lineages with high clinical relevance, together with the accuracy, simplicity, short time to result, and inexpensive features of the method, support the value of the developed FT-IR-based approach for an easy, fast, and cost-effective strain typing. This fulfills a still unmet need for tools to support real-time monitoring and control of K. pneumoniae infections. In addition, the genotypic-biochemical correlations established provide insights on sugar composition/structure of newly defined K. pneumoniae capsular types. IMPORTANCEKlebsiella pneumoniae is nowadays recognized as one of the most defiant human pathogens, whose infections are increasingly more challenging to treat and control. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has been key for clarifying the population structure of K. pneumoniae, and it is still instrumental to provide insights into potential pathogenicity and evolutionary markers, such as the capsular locus. However, this information and WGS are still far from being accessible and translated into routine clinical microbiology laboratories as quick and cost-efficient strain diagnostic tools. Here, we propose a biochemical fingerprinting approach based on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and multivariate data analysis tools for K. pneumoniae capsular typing that, because of its high resolution, speed, and low cost, can be an asset to provide enough information to support real-time epidemiology and infection control decisions. Besides, it provides a simple framework for phenotypic/biochemical validation of K. pneumoniae capsular diversity.
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Attenuated total reflection: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for detection of heterogeneous vancomycin—intermediate Staphylococcus aureus. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 36:22. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-019-2788-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The Influence of Essential Oil Compounds on Antibacterial Activity of Mupirocin-Susceptible and Induced Low-Level Mupirocin-Resistant MRSA Strains. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24173105. [PMID: 31461850 PMCID: PMC6749447 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24173105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Because of the bacterial drug resistance development, it is reasonable to investigate chemical compounds capable of preventing the spread of resistance to mupirocin (MUP), commonly used in staphylococcal eradication. The objective of the study was to verify the influence of essential oil compounds (EOCs) on the antibacterial activity of MUP against mupirocin-susceptible (MupS) and induced low-level mupirocin-resistant (MupRL) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains. The following parameters were examined: MRSAMupS and MRSAMupRL susceptibility to EOCs (1,8-cineole, eugenol, carvacrol, linalool, (-)-menthone, linalyl acetate, and trans-anethole), the bacterial cell size distribution, and chemical composition by the use of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopies. The MRSAMupS and MRSAMupRL strains were susceptible to all tested EOCs. 1,8-cineole and (-)-menthone showed synergistic activity against MRSAMupS in combination with mupirocin, whereas 1,8-cineole exhibited synergistic activity against MRSAMupRL as well. In-depth analysis showed that both MRSAMupS and MRSAMupRL displayed similar distributions of the bacterial cell size. The FTIR and Raman spectra of the MRSAMupS and MRSAMupRL strains showed differences in some regions. New bands in the MRSAMupRL Raman spectrum were observed. It was concluded that the use of 1,8-cineole in combination with mupirocin can increase the mupirocin activity against the MRSAMupS and MRSAMupRL strains.
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Novais Â, Freitas AR, Rodrigues C, Peixe L. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: unlocking fundamentals and prospects for bacterial strain typing. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2018; 38:427-448. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-018-3431-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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