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Dinh-Hung N, Mwamburi SM, Dong HT, Rodkhum C, Meemetta W, Linh NV, Mai HN, Dhar AK, Hirono I, Senapin S, Chatchaiphan S. Unveiling Insights into the Whole Genome Sequencing of Mycobacterium spp. Isolated from Siamese Fighting Fish ( Betta splendens). Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:2833. [PMID: 39409782 PMCID: PMC11476334 DOI: 10.3390/ani14192833] [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: 07/26/2024] [Revised: 09/18/2024] [Accepted: 09/29/2024] [Indexed: 10/20/2024] Open
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This study aims to genomically elucidate six isolates of rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria (RGM) derived from Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens). These isolates had previously undergone phenotypic and biochemical characterization, antibiotic susceptibility testing, and in vivo virulence assessment. Initial DNA barcoding using the 16S rRNA sequence assigned these six isolates to five different species, namely Mycobacterium chelonae (BN1983), M. cosmeticum (BN1984 and N041), M. farcinogenes (SNSK5), M. mucogenicum (BN1956), and M. senegalense (BN1985). However, the identification relied solely on the highest percent identity of the 16S rRNA gene, raising concerns about the taxonomic ambiguity of these species. Comprehensive whole genome sequencing (WGS) and extended genomic comparisons using multilocus sequence typing (MLST), average nucleotide identity (ANI), and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) led to the reclassification of BN1985 and SNSK5 as M. conceptionense while confirming BN1983 as M. chelonae and BN1984 and N041 as M. cosmeticum. Notably, the analysis of the BN1956 isolate revealed a potential new species that is proposed here as M. mucogenicum subsp. phocaicum sp. nov. Common genes encoding "mycobacterial" virulence proteins, such as PE and PPE family proteins, MCE, and YrbE proteins, were detected in all six isolates. Two species, namely M. chelonae and M. cosmeticum, appear to have horizontally acquired T6SS-II (clpB), catalase (katA), GroEL (groel), and capsule (rmlb) from distantly related environmental bacteria such as Klebsiella sp., Neisseria sp., Clostridium sp., and Streptococcus sp. This study provides the first draft genome sequence of RGM isolates currently circulating in B. splendens and underscores the necessity of WGS for the identification and classification of mycobacterial species.
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- Nguyen Dinh-Hung
- Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; (N.D.-H.); (H.N.M.); (A.K.D.)
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- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Mombasa 80100, Kenya;
- Laboratory of Genome Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan;
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- Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM), School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand;
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- Center of Excellence in Fish Infectious Diseases (CE FID), Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
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- Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
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- Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; (N.D.-H.); (H.N.M.); (A.K.D.)
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- Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; (N.D.-H.); (H.N.M.); (A.K.D.)
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- Laboratory of Genome Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan;
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- Fish Health Platform, Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Centex Shrimp), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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Sur S, Patra T, Karmakar M, Banerjee A. Mycobacterium abscessus: insights from a bioinformatic perspective. Crit Rev Microbiol 2022:1-16. [PMID: 35696783 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2022.2082268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mycobacterium abscessus is a nontuberculous mycobacterium, associated with broncho-pulmonary infections in individuals suffering from cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and pulmonary diseases. The risk factors for transmission include biofilms, contaminated water resources, fomites, and infected individuals. M. abscessus is extensively resistant to antibiotics. To date, there is no vaccine and combination antibiotic therapy is followed. However, drug toxicities, low cure rates, and high cost of treatment make it imperfect. Over the last 20 years, bioinformatic studies on M. abscessus have advanced our understanding of the pathogen. This review integrates knowledge from the analysis of genomes, microbiomes, genomic variations, phylogeny, proteome, transcriptome, secretome, antibiotic resistance, and vaccine design to further our understanding. The utility of genome-based studies in comprehending disease progression, surveillance, tracing transmission routes, and epidemiological outbreaks on a global scale has been highlighted. Furthermore, this review underlined the importance of using computational methodologies for pinpointing factors responsible for pathogen survival and resistance. We reiterate the significance of interdisciplinary research to fight M. abscessus. In a nutshell, the outcome of computational studies can go a long way in creating novel therapeutic avenues to control M. abscessus mediated pulmonary infections.
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- Saubashya Sur
- Postgraduate Department of Botany, Ramananda College, Bishnupur, India
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- Postgraduate Department of Botany, Ramananda College, Bishnupur, India
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- Postgraduate Department of Botany, Ramananda College, Bishnupur, India
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- Postgraduate Department of Botany, Ramananda College, Bishnupur, India
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First Penicillin-Binding Protein Occupancy Patterns for 15 β-Lactams and β-Lactamase Inhibitors in Mycobacterium abscessus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020; 65:AAC.01956-20. [PMID: 33106266 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01956-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium abscessus causes serious infections that often require over 18 months of antibiotic combination therapy. There is no standard regimen for the treatment of M. abscessus infections, and the multitude of combinations that have been used clinically have had low success rates and high rates of toxicities. With β-lactam antibiotics being safe, double β-lactam and β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations are of interest for improving the treatment of M. abscessus infections and minimizing toxicity. However, a mechanistic approach for building these combinations is lacking since little is known about which penicillin-binding protein (PBP) target receptors are inactivated by different β-lactams in M. abscessus We determined the preferred PBP targets of 13 β-lactams and 2 β-lactamase inhibitors in two M. abscessus strains and identified PBP sequences by proteomics. The Bocillin FL binding assay was used to determine the β-lactam concentrations that half-maximally inhibited Bocillin binding (50% inhibitory concentrations [IC50s]). Principal component analysis identified four clusters of PBP occupancy patterns. Carbapenems inactivated all PBPs at low concentrations (0.016 to 0.5 mg/liter) (cluster 1). Cephalosporins (cluster 2) inactivated PonA2, PonA1, and PbpA at low (0.031 to 1 mg/liter) (ceftriaxone and cefotaxime) or intermediate (0.35 to 16 mg/liter) (ceftazidime and cefoxitin) concentrations. Sulbactam, aztreonam, carumonam, mecillinam, and avibactam (cluster 3) inactivated the same PBPs as cephalosporins but required higher concentrations. Other penicillins (cluster 4) specifically targeted PbpA at 2 to 16 mg/liter. Carbapenems, ceftriaxone, and cefotaxime were the most promising β-lactams since they inactivated most or all PBPs at clinically relevant concentrations. These first PBP occupancy patterns in M. abscessus provide a mechanistic foundation for selecting and optimizing safe and effective combination therapies with β-lactams.
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Decoding the similarities and differences among mycobacterial species. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017; 11:e0005883. [PMID: 28854187 PMCID: PMC5595346 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mycobacteriaceae comprises pathogenic species such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. leprae and M. abscessus, as well as non-pathogenic species, for example, M. smegmatis and M. thermoresistibile. Genome comparison and annotation studies provide insights into genome evolutionary relatedness, identify unique and pathogenicity-related genes in each species, and explore new targets that could be used for developing new diagnostics and therapeutics. Here, we present a comparative analysis of ten-mycobacterial genomes with the objective of identifying similarities and differences between pathogenic and non-pathogenic species. We identified 1080 core orthologous clusters that were enriched in proteins involved in amino acid and purine/pyrimidine biosynthetic pathways, DNA-related processes (replication, transcription, recombination and repair), RNA-methylation and modification, and cell-wall polysaccharide biosynthetic pathways. For their pathogenicity and survival in the host cell, pathogenic species have gained specific sets of genes involved in repair and protection of their genomic DNA. M. leprae is of special interest owing to its smallest genome (1600 genes and ~1300 psuedogenes), yet poor genome annotation. More than 75% of the pseudogenes were found to have a functional ortholog in the other mycobacterial genomes and belong to protein families such as transferases, oxidoreductases and hydrolases. Members of the Mycobacteriaceae family, which are known to adapt to different environmental niches, comprise bacterial species with varied genome sizes. They are unique in their cell-wall composition, which is remarkably thick and lipid-rich as compared to other bacteria. We performed a comparative analysis at the proteome level for ten mycobacterial species that differ in their pathogenicity, genome size and environmental niches. A total of 1080 orthologous clusters with representation from all ten species were obtained, and these were further examined for their domain annotations, domain architecture similarities and enriched GO terms. These core orthologous clusters are enriched in various biosynthetic pathways. The proteins that are specific to each of the ten species were also investigated for their GO functions. The M. leprae genome has a large number of pseudogenes and we searched for their functional orthologs in other mycobacterial species in order to understand the functions that are lost from the M. leprae genome. The proteins present exclusively in M. leprae genome were studied in more detail, in order to predict putative drug targets and diagnostic markers. These findings, which have implications in understanding evolution of mycobacterial genomes, identify species-specific proteins that have potential for use in developing new diagnostic tools and therapeutics.
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