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Tran HM, Prathan R, Hein ST, Chuanchuen R. Microbiological Quality and Antimicrobial Resistance of Commercial Probiotic Products for Food-Producing Animals. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:148. [PMID: 38391534 PMCID: PMC10885956 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13020148] [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: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Probiotics have been popularly used in livestock production as an alternative to antibiotics. This study aimed to investigate the microbiological quality and phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance of bacteria in probiotic products sold for food animals. A total of 45 probiotic products were examined for the number of viable cells, species, and antimicrobial susceptibility; the contamination of Escherichia coli and Salmonella; and the presence of 112 genes encoding resistance to clinically important antimicrobials and transferability of AMR determinants. The results showed that 29 of 45 products (64.4%) were incorrectly labeled in either number of viable cells or bacterial species. None of the tested products were contaminated with E. coli and Salmonella. A total of 33 out of 64 bacterial isolates (51.6%) exhibited resistance to at least one antimicrobial agent. Of the 45 products tested, 16 (35.5%) carried AMR genes. Almost all AMR genes detected in probiotic products were not correlated to the AMR phenotype of probiotic strains formulated in the products. Three streptomycin-resistant Lactobacillus isolates could horizontally transfer their AMR determinants. The findings demonstrated that the probiotic products could serve as reservoirs for the spread of AMR genes and may not yield benefits to animals as claimed. The need for the adequate quality control of probiotic products is highlighted.
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- Hoang My Tran
- The International Graduate Course of Veterinary Science and Technology (VST), Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Research Unit in Microbial Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring in Foodborne Pathogens (in Cooperation with WHO), Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Research Unit in Microbial Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring in Foodborne Pathogens (in Cooperation with WHO), Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Research Unit in Microbial Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring in Foodborne Pathogens (in Cooperation with WHO), Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Tsai BY, Chien CC, Huang SH, Zheng JY, Hsu CY, Tsai YS, Hung YP, Ko WC, Tsai PJ. The emergence of Clostridioides difficile PCR ribotype 127 at a hospital in northeastern Taiwan. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2022; 55:896-909. [PMID: 35042668 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2021.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Several studies have highlighted the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) in Taiwan and certain ribotypes have been related to severe clinical diseases. A study was conducted to investigate the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotypes and genetic relatedness of clinical C. difficile strains collected from January 2009 to December 2015 at a hospital in northeastern Taiwan. MATERIAL AND METHODS A modified two-step typing algorithm for C. difficile was used by combining a modified 8-plex and 3'-truncated tcdA screening PCR. In addition, MLVA typing was adopted for investigation of bacterial clonality and transmission. RESULTS Among a total of 86 strains, 24 (28%) were nontoxigenic and 62 (72%) had both tcdA and tcdB (A + B+). No tcdA-negative and tcdB-positive (A-B+) strains were identified. Binary toxin (CDT)-producing (cdtA+/cdtB+) strains were started to be identified in 2013. The 21 (34%) A+B+ clinical strains with binary toxin and tcdC deletion were identified as RT127 strains, which contained both RT078-lineage markers and fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant mutations (Thr82Ile in gyrA). Multiple loci variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) for phylogenetic relatedness of RT127 strains indicated that 20 of 21 strains belonged to a clonal complex that was identical to a clinical strain collected from southern Taiwan in 2011, suggestive of a clonal expansion in Taiwan. CONCLUSION A two-step typing method could rapidly confirm species identification and define the toxin gene profile of C. difficile isolates. The clonal expansion of RT127 strains in Taiwan indicates monitoring and surveillance of toxigenic C. difficile isolates from human, animal, and environment are critical to develop One Health prevention strategies.
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- Bo-Yang Tsai
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kee-Lung, Keelung, Taiwan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kee-Lung, Kee-Lung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Punom SA, Khan MSR, Pritha ST, Hassan J, Rahman S, Mahmud MM, Islam MS. Isolation and molecular-based identification of bacteria from unhatched leftover eggs of ducks in selected mini-hatcheries of Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. J Adv Vet Anim Res 2020; 7:164-169. [PMID: 32219123 PMCID: PMC7096114 DOI: 10.5455/javar.2020.g406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objectives: The study was designed for isolation and identification of the bacteria present in unhatched leftover eggs of duck in selected mini-hatcheries of Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. Materials and Methods: A total of 54 unhatched discarded eggs were collected as samples from different mini-hatcheries of Tarail and Itna Upazilas of Kishoreganj and aseptically carried to the laboratory in the icebox. Surface washings (n = 54) and inner contents (n = 54) were collected and enriched in Luria–Bertani broth followed by the isolation of pure colonies of different bacteria onto eosin methylene blue agar, mannitol salt agar, Salmonella–Shigella agar, and blood agar plates. Identification of the bacterial isolates was done by cultural properties, staining, and biochemical tests followed by molecular detection by Polymerase chain reaction. Results: Of 108 samples, 62 were found positive for Salmonella spp. (76%), 59 for E. coli (54%), 52 for Staphylococcus spp. (48%), and 5 for Clostridium spp. (9%). From the egg surface samples, Staphylococcus spp. were recovered in the highest (67%) followed by Salmonella spp. (59%), E. coli (56%), and Clostridium spp. (9%). From the inner contents of eggs, Salmonella spp. were recovered in the highest (56%), followed by E. coli (53%) and Staphylococcus spp. (30%). Conclusion: The isolated bacteria might be associated with the decreased hatchability and embryo mortality in the mini-hatcheries of duck.
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- Sadia Afrin Punom
- Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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Bacteriophages (phages) are present in almost, if not all ecosystems. Some of these bacterial viruses are present as latent "prophages," either integrated within the chromosome of their host, or as episomal DNAs. Since prophages are ubiquitous throughout the bacterial world, there has been a sustained interest in trying to understand their contribution to the biology of their host. Clostridium difficile is no exception to that rule and with the recent release of hundreds of bacterial genome sequences, there has been a growing interest in trying to identify and classify these prophages. Besides their identification in bacterial genomes, there is also growing interest in determining the functionality of C. difficile prophages, i.e., their capacity to escape their host and reinfect a different strain, thereby promoting genomic evolution and horizontal transfer of genes through transduction, for example of antibiotic resistance genes. There is also some interest in using therapeutic phages to fight C. difficile infections.The objective of this chapter is to share with the broader C. difficile research community the expertise we developed in the study of C. difficile temperate phages. In this chapter, we describe a general "pipeline" comprising a series of experiments that we use in our lab to identify, induce, isolate, propagate, and characterize prophages. Our aim is to provide readers with the necessary basic tools to start studying C. difficile phages.
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- Ognjen Sekulović
- Département de Microbiologie et d'infectiologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, 3201 rue Jean Mignault, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, J1E 4K8
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- Département de Microbiologie et d'infectiologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, 3201 rue Jean Mignault, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, J1E 4K8.
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Hung YP, Lin HJ, Wu CJ, Chen PL, Lee JC, Liu HC, Wu YH, Yeh FH, Tsai PJ, Ko WC. Vancomycin-resistant Clostridium innocuum bacteremia following oral vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection. Anaerobe 2014; 30:24-6. [PMID: 25102472 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Revised: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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An 85 year-old male initially admitted for septic shock due to urinary tract infection experienced Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea during hospitalization and was treated by oral vancomycin. His clinical course was complicated by cytomegalovirus colitis and then vancomycin-resistant Clostridium innocuum bacteremia, which was cured by uneventfully parenteral piperacillin-tazobactam therapy.
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- Yuan-Pin Hung
- Departments of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital and Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital and Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan; National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital and Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital and Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan; Experiment and Diagnosis, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan; Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital and Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Alauzet C, Marchandin H, Courtin P, Mory F, Lemée L, Pons JL, Chapot-Chartier MP, Lozniewski A, Jumas-Bilak E. Multilocus analysis reveals diversity in the genus Tissierella: Description of Tissierella carlieri sp. nov. in the new class Tissierellia classis nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:23-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Garneau JR, Valiquette L, Fortier LC. Prevention of Clostridium difficile spore formation by sub-inhibitory concentrations of tigecycline and piperacillin/tazobactam. BMC Infect Dis 2014; 14:29. [PMID: 24422950 PMCID: PMC3897887 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sporulation of Clostridium difficile during infection and persistence of spores within the gut could partly explain treatment failures and recurrence. However, the influence of antibiotics on sporulation is unclear. The objective of our study was to evaluate the impact of ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, piperacillin/tazobactam, tigecycline, and vancomycin on C. difficile sporulation in vitro. METHODS The reference strains ATCC 9689, 630, VPI 10463, and seven other clinical isolates of C. difficile were used, including three epidemic NAP1/027 isolates. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined and sporulation was assessed after growth in the absence or presence of ≤0.5x MIC concentrations of each antibiotic. RESULTS All strains were sensitive to the antibiotics tested, except ribotype 027 isolates that were resistant to ciprofloxacin (MIC = 128 mg/L). Metronidazole and vancomycin generally did not significantly affect spore production in C. difficile, although vancomycin slightly affected sporulation of a few isolates. Ciprofloxacin inhibited sporulation of ribotype 027 isolates mainly. Interestingly, sub-MIC concentrations of piperacillin/tazobactam reduced spore formation in several isolates. However, the most striking observation was made with tigecycline, with an important reduction of spore formation in most isolates. CONCLUSIONS The capacity of C. difficile to sporulate can be significantly affected by certain antibiotics. The reduced sporulation observed with tigecycline and piperacillin/tazobactam might explain why these antibiotics are generally associated with lower risk of C. difficile infections. In addition, the inhibition of sporulation might partly explain the apparent efficacy of tigecycline for treatment of patients with recurrent infection.
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- Département de microbiologie et d'infectiologie, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, 3201 rue Jean Mignault, Sherbrooke, Québec J1E 4K8, Canada.
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Lack of association between clinical outcome of Clostridium difficile infections, strain type, and virulence-associated phenotypes. J Clin Microbiol 2011; 49:4040-6. [PMID: 21956985 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.05053-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Clostridium difficile strain NAP1/027 (North American pulsed-field gel electrophoresis [PFGE] type 1 and PCR ribotype 027 [R027]) has been associated with recent outbreaks in North America and Europe. It has been associated with more severe disease symptoms, higher mortality rates, and greater risk of relapse. This strain is thought to produce more toxins and sporulate to higher levels. However, recent studies suggest that this may not always be the case. The objective of our study was to assess, in a nonoutbreak situation, whether specific strains, such as NAP1/027, were associated with more severe disease symptoms, higher toxin production, and/or greater sporulation in vitro. We isolated and characterized C. difficile strains from 21 patients with mild to moderate, severe, or complicated symptoms of C. difficile infection (CDI). The isolates were characterized by different molecular typing methods, including PCR ribotyping, tandem repeat sequence typing (TRST), and sequencing of the tcdC gene. Fourteen isolates were of PCR ribotype 027 with deletions in tcdC, but no association with severity or clinical outcome was found. We show by immunodot blot detection of toxins with monoclonal antibodies that all R027 isolates produced more TcdA and TcdB than other strains. On the other hand, they consistently produced fewer spores than non-R027 isolates. Taken together, our data suggest that NAP1/027 isolates are not always associated with more severe disease, even though they may produce larger amounts of toxins. Our study also suggests that current assertions regarding the NAP1/027 may not apply to all isolates and that other factors may come into play.
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Fourteen-genome comparison identifies DNA markers for severe-disease-associated strains of Clostridium difficile. J Clin Microbiol 2011; 49:2230-8. [PMID: 21508155 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00391-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Clostridium difficile is a common cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitalized patients. A severe and increased incidence of C. difficile infection (CDI) is associated predominantly with the NAP1 strain; however, the existence of other severe-disease-associated (SDA) strains and the extensive genetic diversity across C. difficile complicate reliable detection and diagnosis. Comparative genome analysis of 14 sequenced genomes, including those of a subset of NAP1 isolates, allowed the assessment of genetic diversity within and between strain types to identify DNA markers that are associated with severe disease. Comparative genome analysis of 14 isolates, including five publicly available strains, revealed that C. difficile has a core genome of 3.4 Mb, comprising ∼ 3,000 genes. Analysis of the core genome identified candidate DNA markers that were subsequently evaluated using a multistrain panel of 177 isolates, representing more than 50 pulsovars and 8 toxinotypes. A subset of 117 isolates from the panel had associated patient data that allowed assessment of an association between the DNA markers and severe CDI. We identified 20 candidate DNA markers for species-wide detection and 10,683 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with the predominant SDA strain (NAP1). A species-wide detection candidate marker, the sspA gene, was found to be the same across 177 sequenced isolates and lacked significant similarity to those of other species. Candidate SNPs in genes CD1269 and CD1265 were found to associate more closely with disease severity than currently used diagnostic markers, as they were also present in the toxin A-negative and B-positive (A-B+) strain types. The genetic markers identified illustrate the potential of comparative genomics for the discovery of diagnostic DNA-based targets that are species specific or associated with multiple SDA strains.
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Garofolo G, Galante D, Serrecchia L, Buonavoglia D, Fasanella A. Development of a real time PCR Taqman assay based on the TPI gene for simultaneous identification of Clostridium chauvoei and Clostridium septicum. J Microbiol Methods 2010; 84:307-11. [PMID: 21182874 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Revised: 11/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In the present study, a Taqman allelic discrimination assay based on three SNPs of the TPI gene is described. It was used as a differential diagnostic tool to detect blackleg and malignant edema. Sudden deaths of grazing ruminants, such as cattle, sheep and goats, which show clinical signs related to hyperacute infective processes, encouraged the development of a rapid and precise diagnostic molecular method. Specific primers and probes for Clostridium septicum and Clostridium chauvoei were designed on the basis of the TPI gene sequence. The multiplex PCR was tested on the DNA of a total of 57 strains, including 24 Clostridium chauvoei, 20 Clostridium septicum, 1 Bacillus anthracis and 12 other Clostridium spp. The DNA samples from Clostridium chauvoei and Clostridium septicum strains were amplified. Amplification of other DNA samples was not observed, with the exception of Clostridium tertium, which showed a weak positive signal. To avoid misdiagnosis, a confirmatory assay based on a Sybr green real time PCR was proposed. The authors confirmed the efficacy and the specificity of the test used in this study, which proved to be a useful tool for the diagnosis of clostridiosis that are often diagnosed using only traditional tools.
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- G Garofolo
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Anthrax Reference Institute of Italy, Foggia, Italy.
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Ida T, Kugimiya M, Kogure M, Takahashi R, Tokuyama T. Phylogenetic relationships among ammonia-oxidizing bacteria as revealed by gene sequences of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase and phosphoglycerate kinase. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 99:569-76. [PMID: 16233833 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.99.569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2004] [Accepted: 03/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The three previously recognized genera of 'Nitrosolobus', Nitrosospira and 'Nitrosovibrio' were combined into one genus, Nitrosospira, on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence similarities. However, this classification has been controversial for some time, since the marked differences in their shapes suggest that they are not closely related. In this study, the phylogenetic analyses of the three groups using two genotypical markers, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAP, gap), and 3-phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK, pgk), were performed. In the phylogenetic tree inferred from gap and pgk, the three genera appeared as clearly separated clusters. This is the first study of markers that are able to reveal the precise phylogenetic relationship among 'Nitrosolobus', Nitrosospira and 'Nitrosovibrio'.
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- Takeshi Ida
- College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan
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Lemée L, Bourgeois I, Ruffin E, Collignon A, Lemeland JF, Pons JL. Multilocus sequence analysis and comparative evolution of virulence-associated genes and housekeeping genes of Clostridium difficile. Microbiology (Reading) 2005; 151:3171-3180. [PMID: 16207902 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28155-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A multilocus sequence analysis of ten virulence-associated genes was performed to study the genetic relationships between 29 Clostridium difficile isolates of various origins, hosts and clinical presentations, and selected from the main lineages previously defined by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) of housekeeping genes. Colonization-factor-encoding genes (cwp66, cwp84, fbp68, fliC, fliD, groEL and slpA), toxin A and B genes (tcdA and tcdB), and the toxin A and B positive regulator gene (tcdD) were investigated. Binary toxin genes (cdtA and cdtB) were also detected, and internal fragments were sequenced for positive isolates. Virulence-associated genes exhibited a moderate polymorphism, comparable to the polymorphism of housekeeping genes, whereas cwp66 and slpA genes appeared highly polymorphic. Isolates recovered from human pseudomembranous colitis cases did not define a specific lineage. The presence of binary toxin genes, detected in five of the 29 isolates (17 %), was also not linked to clinical presentation. Conversely, toxigenic A−B+ isolates defined a very homogeneous lineage, which is distantly related to other isolates. By clustering analysis, animal isolates were intermixed with human isolates. Multilocus sequence analysis of virulence-associated genes is consistent with a clonal population structure for C. difficile and with the lack of host specificity. The data suggest a co-evolution of several of the virulence-associated genes studied (including toxins A and B and the binary toxin genes) with housekeeping genes, reflecting the genetic background of C. difficile, whereas flagellin, cwp66 and slpA genes may undergo recombination events and/or environmental selective pressure.
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- Ludovic Lemée
- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Micro-organismes (GRAM EA 2656, IFR 23), Université de Rouen, Faculté de Médecine-Pharmacie, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Micro-organismes (GRAM EA 2656, IFR 23), Université de Rouen, Faculté de Médecine-Pharmacie, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Micro-organismes (GRAM EA 2656, IFR 23), Université de Rouen, Faculté de Médecine-Pharmacie, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- Département de Microbiologie-Immunologie, Faculté de Pharmacie Paris XI, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Micro-organismes (GRAM EA 2656, IFR 23), Université de Rouen, Faculté de Médecine-Pharmacie, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Micro-organismes (GRAM EA 2656, IFR 23), Université de Rouen, Faculté de Médecine-Pharmacie, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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Dhalluin A, Bourgeois I, Pestel-Caron M, Camiade E, Raux G, Courtin P, Chapot-Chartier MP, Pons JL. Acd, a peptidoglycan hydrolase of Clostridium difficile with N-acetylglucosaminidase activity. Microbiology (Reading) 2005; 151:2343-2351. [PMID: 16000724 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.27878-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A gene encoding a putative peptidoglycan hydrolase was identified by sequence similarity searching in the Clostridium difficile 630 genome sequence, and the corresponding protein, named Acd (autolysin of C. difficile) was expressed in Escherichia coli. The deduced amino acid sequence of Acd shows a modular structure with two main domains: an N-terminal domain exhibiting repeated sequences and a C-terminal catalytic domain. The C-terminal domain exhibits sequence similarity with the glucosaminidase domains of Staphylococcus aureus Atl and Bacillus subtilis LytD autolysins. Purified recombinant Acd produced in E. coli was confirmed to be a cell-wall hydrolase with lytic activity on the peptidoglycan of several Gram-positive bacteria, including C. difficile. The hydrolytic specificity of Acd was studied by RP-HPLC analysis and MALDI-TOF MS using B. subtilis cell-wall extracts. Muropeptides generated by Acd hydrolysis demonstrated that Acd hydrolyses peptidoglycan bonds between N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid, confirming that Acd is an N-acetylglucosaminidase. The transcription of the acd gene increased during vegetative cellular growth of C. difficile 630. The sequence of the acd gene appears highly conserved in C. difficile strains. Regarding deduced amino acid sequences, the C-terminal domain with enzymic function appears to be the most conserved of the two main domains. Acd is the first known autolysin involved in peptidoglycan hydrolysis of C. difficile.
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- Anne Dhalluin
- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Micro-organismes (UPRES EA 2656, IFR 23), Université de Rouen, UFR Médecine-Pharmacie, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Micro-organismes (UPRES EA 2656, IFR 23), Université de Rouen, UFR Médecine-Pharmacie, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Micro-organismes (UPRES EA 2656, IFR 23), Université de Rouen, UFR Médecine-Pharmacie, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Micro-organismes (UPRES EA 2656, IFR 23), Université de Rouen, UFR Médecine-Pharmacie, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- INSERM U 614 (IFR 23), Université de Rouen, UFR Médecine-Pharmacie, 76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- Unité de Biochimie et Structure des Protéines, INRA, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Micro-organismes (UPRES EA 2656, IFR 23), Université de Rouen, UFR Médecine-Pharmacie, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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Lemee L, Dhalluin A, Testelin S, Mattrat MA, Maillard K, Lemeland JF, Pons JL. Multiplex PCR targeting tpi (triose phosphate isomerase), tcdA (Toxin A), and tcdB (Toxin B) genes for toxigenic culture of Clostridium difficile. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 42:5710-4. [PMID: 15583303 PMCID: PMC535266 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.12.5710-5714.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A multiplex PCR toxigenic culture approach was designed for simultaneous identification and toxigenic type characterization of Clostridium difficile isolates. Three pairs of primers were designed for the amplification of (i) a species-specific internal fragment of the tpi (triose phosphate isomerase) gene, (ii) an internal fragment of the tcdB (toxin B) gene, and (iii) an internal fragment of the tcdA (toxin A) gene allowing distinction between toxin A-positive, toxin B-positive (A+B+) strains and toxin A-negative, toxin B-positive (A-B+) variant strains. The reliability of the multiplex PCR was established by using a panel of 72 C. difficile strains including A+B+, A-B-, and A-B+ toxigenic types and 11 other Clostridium species type strains. The multiplex PCR assay was then included in a toxigenic culture approach for the detection, identification, and toxigenic type characterization of C. difficile in 1,343 consecutive human and animal stool samples. Overall, 111 (15.4%) of 721 human samples were positive for C. difficile; 67 (60.4%) of these samples contained A+B+ toxigenic isolates, and none of them contained A-B+ variant strains. Fifty (8%) of 622 animal samples contained C. difficile strains, which were toxigenic in 27 (54%) cases, including 1 A-B+ variant isolate. Eighty of the 721 human stool samples (37 positive and 43 negative for C. difficile culture) were comparatively tested by Premier Toxins A&B (Meridian Bioscience) and Triage C. difficile Panel (Biosite) immunoassays, the results of which were found concordant with toxigenic culture for 82.5 and 92.5% of the samples, respectively. The multiplex PCR toxigenic culture scheme described here allows combined diagnosis and toxigenic type characterization for human and animal C. difficile intestinal infections.
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- Ludovic Lemee
- Groupe de Recherche sur les Antimicrobiens et les Microorganismes, Université de Rouen, UFR Médecine-Pharmacie, and Service de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, France
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Lemee L, Dhalluin A, Pestel-Caron M, Lemeland JF, Pons JL. Multilocus sequence typing analysis of human and animal Clostridium difficile isolates of various toxigenic types. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:2609-17. [PMID: 15184441 PMCID: PMC427854 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.6.2609-2617.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme was developed to study the genetic relationships and population structure of 72 Clostridium difficile isolates from various hosts, geographic sources, PCR ribotypes, and toxigenic types (determined by PCR targeting tcdA and tcdB genes). MLST was performed by DNA sequence analysis of seven housekeeping genes (aroE, ddl, dutA, tpi, recA, gmk, and sodA). The number of alleles ranged from five (dutA and ddl) to eleven (recA). Allelic profiles allowed the definition of 34 different sequence types (STs). These STs lacked correlation with geographic source but were well correlated to toxigenic type. The dendrogram generated from a matrix of pairwise genetic distances showed that animal isolates did not constitute a distinct lineage from human isolates and that there was no hypervirulent lineage within the population of toxigenic human isolates (isolates recovered from pseudomembranous colitis and antibiotic-associated diarrhea did not cluster in distinct lineages). However, A(-) B(+) variant isolates shared the same ST that appeared as a divergent lineage in the population studied, indicating a single evolutionary origin. The population structure was further examined by analysis of allelic polymorphism. The dendrogram generated from composite sequence-based analysis revealed a homogeneous population associated with three divergent lineages, one of which was restricted to A(-) B(+) variant isolates. C. difficile exhibited a clonal population structure, as revealed by the estimation of linkage disequilibrium (Ia) between loci. The analysis of alleles within clonal complexes estimated that point mutation generated new alleles at a frequency eightfold higher than recombinational exchange, and the congruence of the dendrograms generated from separate housekeeping loci confirmed the mutational evolution of this species.
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- Ludovic Lemee
- U.F.R. Médecine-Pharmacie de Rouen, G.R.A.M. (EA 2656), 22 Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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