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Mvubu NE, Jacoby K. Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex molecular networks and their regulation: Implications of strain heterogeneity on epigenetic diversity and transcriptome regulation. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22611. [PMID: 38046135 PMCID: PMC10686871 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Tuberculosis has been a public health crisis since the 1900, which has caused the highest mortalities due to a single bacterial infection worldwide, that was recently further complicated by the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The causative agent of Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, belongs to a genetically well-characterized family of strains known as the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, which has complicated progress made towards eradicating Tuberculosis due to pathogen-specific phenotypic differences in the members of this complex. Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains are genetically diverse human- and animal-adapted pathogens belonging to 7 lineages (Indo-Oceanic, East-Asian, East-African Indian, Euro-American, M. africanum West Africa 1, M. africanum West Africa 2 and Ethopia), respectively and the recently identified Lineage 8 and M. africanum Lineage 9. Genomic studies have revealed that Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex members are ∼99 % similar, however, due to selective pressure and adaptation to human host, they are prone to mutations that have resulted in development of drug resistance and phenotypic heterogeneity that impact strain virulence. Furthermore, members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex have preferred geographic locations and possess unique phenotypic characteristics that is linked to their pathogenicity. Due to the recent advances in development next generation sequencing platforms, several studies have revealed epigenetic changes in genomic regions combined with "unique" gene regulatory mechanisms through non-coding RNAs that are responsible for strain-specific behaviour on in vitro and in vivo infection models. The current review provides up to date epigenetic patterns, gene regulation through non-coding RNAs, together with implications of these mechanisms in down-stream proteome and metabolome, which may be responsible for "unique" responses to infection by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Understanding lineage-specific molecular mechanisms during infection may provide novel drug targets and disease control measures towards World Health organization END-TB strategy.
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- Nontobeko Eunice Mvubu
- Medical Microbiology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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- Medical Microbiology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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Phelan J, Gomez-Gonzalez PJ, Andreu N, Omae Y, Toyo-Oka L, Yanai H, Miyahara R, Nedsuwan S, de Sessions PF, Campino S, Sallah N, Parkhill J, Smittipat N, Palittapongarnpim P, Mushiroda T, Kubo M, Tokunaga K, Mahasirimongkol S, Hibberd ML, Clark TG. Genome-wide host-pathogen analyses reveal genetic interaction points in tuberculosis disease. Nat Commun 2023; 14:549. [PMID: 36725857 PMCID: PMC9892022 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36282-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The genetics underlying tuberculosis (TB) pathophysiology are poorly understood. Human genome-wide association studies have failed so far to reveal reproducible susceptibility loci, attributed in part to the influence of the underlying Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacterial genotype on the outcome of the infection. Several studies have found associations of human genetic polymorphisms with Mtb phylo-lineages, but studies analysing genome-genome interactions are needed. By implementing a phylogenetic tree-based Mtb-to-human analysis for 714 TB patients from Thailand, we identify eight putative genetic interaction points (P < 5 × 10-8) including human loci DAP and RIMS3, both linked to the IFNγ cytokine and host immune system, as well as FSTL5, previously associated with susceptibility to TB. Many of the corresponding Mtb markers are lineage specific. The genome-to-genome analysis reveals a complex interactome picture, supports host-pathogen adaptation and co-evolution in TB, and has potential applications to large-scale studies across many TB endemic populations matched for host-pathogen genomic diversity.
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- Jody Phelan
- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Fukujuji Hospital and Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Kiyose, Japan
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- Genome Medical Science Project, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Genetics Center, Medical Life Sciences Institute, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom.
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Moopanar K, Mvubu NE. Lineage-specific differences in lipid metabolism and its impact on clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microb Pathog 2020; 146:104250. [PMID: 32407863 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) is the causative agent of TB and its incidences has been on the rise since 1993. Lipid metabolism is an imperative metabolic process, which grants M. tb the ability to utilize host-derived lipids as a secondary source of nutrition during infection. In addition to degrading host lipids, M. tb is proficient at using lipids, such as cholesterol, to facilitate its entry into macrophages. Mycolic acids, constituents of the mycobacterial cell wall, offer protection and aid in persistence of the bacterium. These are effectively synthesized using a complex fatty acid synthase system. Many pathogenesis studies have reported differences in lipid-metabolism of clinical strains of M. tb that belongs to diverse lineages of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). East-Asian and Euro-American lineages possess "unique" cell wall-associated lipids compared to the less transmissible Ethiopian lineage, which may offer these lineages a competitive advantage. Therefore, it is crucial to comprehend the complexities among the MTBC lineages with lipid metabolism and their impact on virulence, transmissibility and pathogenesis. Thus, this review provides an insight into lipid metabolism in various lineages of the MTBC and their impact on virulence and persistence during infection, as this may provide critical insight into developing novel therapeutics to combat TB.
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- K Moopanar
- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Baena A, Cabarcas F, Alvarez-Eraso KLF, Isaza JP, Alzate JF, Barrera LF. Differential determinants of virulence in two Mycobacterium tuberculosis Colombian clinical isolates of the LAM09 family. Virulence 2020; 10:695-710. [PMID: 31291814 PMCID: PMC6650194 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2019.1642045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The heterogeneity of the clinical outcome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection may be due in part to different strategies used by circulating strains to cause disease. This heterogeneity is one of the main limitations to eradicate tuberculosis disease. In this study, we have compared the transcriptional response of two closely related Colombian clinical isolates (UT127 and UT205) of the LAM family under two axenic media conditions. These clinical isolates are phenotypically different at the level of cell death, cytokine production, growth kinetics upon in vitro infection of human tissue macrophages, and membrane vesicle secretion upon culture in synthetic medium. Using RNA-seq, we have identified different pathways that account for two different strategies to cope with the stressful condition of a carbon-poor media such as Sauton’s. We showed that the clinical isolate UT205 focus mainly in the activation of virulence systems such as the ESX-1, synthesis of diacyl-trehalose, polyacyl-trehalose, and sulfolipids, while UT127 concentrates its efforts mainly in the survival mode by the activation of the DNA replication, cell division, and lipid biosynthesis. This is an example of two Mtb isolates that belong to the same family and lineage, and even though they have a very similar genome, its transcriptional regulation showed important differences. This results in summary highlight the necessity to reach a better understanding of the heterogeneity in the behavior of these circulating Mtb strains which may help us to design better treatments and vaccines and to identify new targets for drugs.
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- Andres Baena
- a Grupo de Inmunología Celular e Inmunogenética (GICIG), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia.,b Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia
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- c Centro Nacional de Secuenciación Genómica (CNSG), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia.,d Grupo SISTEMIC, Ingeniería Electrónica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia
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- a Grupo de Inmunología Celular e Inmunogenética (GICIG), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia
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- c Centro Nacional de Secuenciación Genómica (CNSG), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia
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- b Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia.,c Centro Nacional de Secuenciación Genómica (CNSG), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia.,e Grupo de Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia
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- a Grupo de Inmunología Celular e Inmunogenética (GICIG), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia.,f Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia
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Minias A, Minias P, Czubat B, Dziadek J. Purifying Selective Pressure Suggests the Functionality of a Vitamin B12 Biosynthesis Pathway in a Global Population of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Genome Biol Evol 2019; 10:2326-2337. [PMID: 30060031 PMCID: PMC6363050 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evy153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the deadliest and most challenging pathogens to study in current microbiological research. One of the issues that remains to be resolved is the importance of cobalamin in the metabolism of M. tuberculosis. The functionality of a vitamin B12 biosynthesis pathway in M. tuberculosis is under dispute, and the ability of this pathogen to scavenge vitamin B12 from the host is unknown. Here, we quantified the ratios of nonsynonymous and synonymous nucleotide substitution rates (dN/dS) in the genes involved in vitamin B12 biosynthesis and transport and in genes encoding cobalamin-dependent enzymes in nearly four thousand strains of M. tuberculosis. We showed that purifying selection is the dominant force acting on cobalamin-related genes at the levels of individual codons, genes and groups of genes. We conclude that cobalamin-related genes may not be essential but are adaptive for M. tuberculosis in clinical settings. Furthermore, the cobalamin biosynthesis pathway is likely to be functional in this species.
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- Alina Minias
- Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology of Mycobacterium, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Biodiversity Studies and Bioeducation, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology of Mycobacterium, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Łódź, Poland.,Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Physiology of Mycobacterium, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Łódź, Poland
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Oppong YEA, Phelan J, Perdigão J, Machado D, Miranda A, Portugal I, Viveiros M, Clark TG, Hibberd ML. Genome-wide analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis polymorphisms reveals lineage-specific associations with drug resistance. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:252. [PMID: 30922221 PMCID: PMC6440112 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5615-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Continuing evolution of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) complex genomes associated with resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs is threatening tuberculosis disease control efforts. Both multi- and extensively drug resistant Mtb (MDR and XDR, respectively) are increasing in prevalence, but the full set of Mtb genes involved are not known. There is a need for increased sensitivity of genome-wide approaches in order to elucidate the genetic basis of anti-microbial drug resistance and gain a more detailed understanding of Mtb genome evolution in a context of widespread antimicrobial therapy. Population structure within the Mtb complex, due to clonal expansion, lack of lateral gene transfer and low levels of recombination between lineages, may be reducing statistical power to detect drug resistance associated variants. Results To investigate the effect of lineage-specific effects on the identification of drug resistance associations, we applied genome-wide association study (GWAS) and convergence-based (PhyC) methods to multiple drug resistance phenotypes of a global dataset of Mtb lineages 2 and 4, using both lineage-wise and combined approaches. We identify both well-established drug resistance variants and novel associations; uniquely identifying associations for both lineage-specific and -combined GWAS analyses. We report 17 potential novel associations between antimicrobial resistance phenotypes and Mtb genomic variants. Conclusions For GWAS, both lineage-specific and -combined analyses are useful, whereas PhyC may perform better in contexts of greater diversity. Unique associations with XDR in lineage-specific analyses provide evidence of diverging evolutionary trajectories between lineages 2 and 4 in response to antimicrobial drug therapy. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-019-5615-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yaa E A Oppong
- Pathogen Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
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- Pathogen Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- iMed.ULisboa - Research Institute for Medicines, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, UNL, Lisbon, Portugal
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- National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Porto, Portugal
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- iMed.ULisboa - Research Institute for Medicines, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, UNL, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Pathogen Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.,Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, LSHTM, London, UK
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- Pathogen Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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Characterization of Mutations Conferring Resistance to Rifampin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Strains. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018; 62:AAC.01093-18. [PMID: 30061294 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01093-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to rifampin (RMP), mediated by mutations in the rpoB gene coding for the beta-subunit of RNA polymerase, poses a serious threat to the efficacy of clinical management and, thus, control programs for tuberculosis (TB). The contribution of many individual rpoB mutations to the development and level of RMP resistance remains elusive. In this study, the incidence of mutations throughout the rpoB gene among 115 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates, both resistant and susceptible to RMP, was determined. Of the newly discovered rpoB mutations, the role of three substitutions in the causation of RMP resistance was empirically tested. The results from in vitro mutagenesis experiments were combined with the assessment of the prevalence of rpoB mutations, and their reciprocal co-occurrences, across global M. tuberculosis populations. Twenty-two different types of mutations in the rpoB gene were identified and distributed among 58 (89.2%) RMP-resistant strains. The MICs of RMP were within the range of 40 to 800 mg/liter, with MIC50 and MIC90 values of 400 and 800 mg/liter, respectively. None of the mutations (Gln429His, Met434Ile, and Arg827Cys) inspected for their role in the development of RMP resistance produced an RMP-resistant phenotype in isogenic M. tuberculosis H37Rv strain-derived mutants. These mutations are supposed to compensate for fitness impairment incurred by other mutations directly associated with drug resistance.
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Carey AF, Rock JM, Krieger IV, Chase MR, Fernandez-Suarez M, Gagneux S, Sacchettini JC, Ioerger TR, Fortune SM. TnSeq of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates reveals strain-specific antibiotic liabilities. PLoS Pathog 2018; 14:e1006939. [PMID: 29505613 PMCID: PMC5854444 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Once considered a phenotypically monomorphic bacterium, there is a growing body of work demonstrating heterogeneity among Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains in clinically relevant characteristics, including virulence and response to antibiotics. However, the genetic and molecular basis for most phenotypic differences among Mtb strains remains unknown. To investigate the basis of strain variation in Mtb, we performed genome-wide transposon mutagenesis coupled with next-generation sequencing (TnSeq) for a panel of Mtb clinical isolates and the reference strain H37Rv to compare genetic requirements for in vitro growth across these strains. We developed an analytic approach to identify quantitative differences in genetic requirements between these genetically diverse strains, which vary in genomic structure and gene content. Using this methodology, we found differences between strains in their requirements for genes involved in fundamental cellular processes, including redox homeostasis and central carbon metabolism. Among the genes with differential requirements were katG, which encodes the activator of the first-line antitubercular agent isoniazid, and glcB, which encodes malate synthase, the target of a novel small-molecule inhibitor. Differences among strains in their requirement for katG and glcB predicted differences in their response to these antimicrobial agents. Importantly, these strain-specific differences in antibiotic response could not be predicted by genetic variants identified through whole genome sequencing or by gene expression analysis. Our results provide novel insight into the basis of variation among Mtb strains and demonstrate that TnSeq is a scalable method to predict clinically important phenotypic differences among Mtb strains.
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- Allison F. Carey
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SMF); (TRI)
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SMF); (TRI)
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Brown TS, Narechania A, Walker JR, Planet PJ, Bifani PJ, Kolokotronis SO, Kreiswirth BN, Mathema B. Genomic epidemiology of Lineage 4 Mycobacterium tuberculosis subpopulations in New York City and New Jersey, 1999-2009. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:947. [PMID: 27871225 PMCID: PMC5117616 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3298-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has rapidly become an important research tool in tuberculosis epidemiology and is likely to replace many existing methods in public health microbiology in the near future. WGS-based methods may be particularly useful in areas with less diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis populations, such as New York City, where conventional genotyping is often uninformative and field epidemiology often difficult. This study applies four candidate strategies for WGS-based identification of emerging M. tuberculosis subpopulations, employing both phylogenomic and population genetics methods. Results M. tuberculosis subpopulations in New York City and New Jersey can be distinguished via phylogenomic reconstruction, evidence of demographic expansion and subpopulation-specific signatures of selection, and by determination of subgroup-defining nucleotide substitutions. These methods identified known historical outbreak clusters and previously unidentified subpopulations within relatively monomorphic M. tuberculosis endemic clone groups. Neutrality statistics based on the site frequency spectrum were less useful for identifying M. tuberculosis subpopulations, likely due to the low levels of informative genetic variation in recently diverged isolate groups. In addition, we observed that isolates from New York City endemic clone groups have acquired multiple non-synonymous SNPs in virulence- and growth-associated pathways, and relatively few mutations in drug resistance-associated genes, suggesting that overall pathoadaptive fitness, rather than the acquisition of drug resistance mutations, has played a central role in the evolutionary history and epidemiology of M. tuberculosis subpopulations in New York City. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that some but not all WGS-based methods are useful for detection of emerging M. tuberculosis clone groups, and support the use of phylogenomic reconstruction in routine tuberculosis laboratory surveillance, particularly in areas with relatively less diverse M. tuberculosis populations. Our study also supports the use of wider-reaching phylogenomic and population genomic methods in tuberculosis public health practice, which can support tuberculosis control activities by identifying genetic polymorphisms contributing to epidemiological success in local M. tuberculosis populations and possibly explain why certain isolate groups are apparently more successful in specific host populations. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-3298-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Tyler S Brown
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
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- The Genomic Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA.
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Methodological and Clinical Aspects of the Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Other Mycobacteria. Clin Microbiol Rev 2016; 29:239-90. [PMID: 26912567 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00055-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Molecular typing has revolutionized epidemiological studies of infectious diseases, including those of a mycobacterial etiology. With the advent of fingerprinting techniques, many traditional concepts regarding transmission, infectivity, or pathogenicity of mycobacterial bacilli have been revisited, and their conventional interpretations have been challenged. Since the mid-1990s, when the first typing methods were introduced, a plethora of other modalities have been proposed. So-called molecular epidemiology has become an essential subdiscipline of modern mycobacteriology. It serves as a resource for understanding the key issues in the epidemiology of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases. Among these issues are disclosing sources of infection, quantifying recent transmission, identifying transmission links, discerning reinfection from relapse, tracking the geographic distribution and clonal expansion of specific strains, and exploring the genetic mechanisms underlying specific phenotypic traits, including virulence, organ tropism, transmissibility, or drug resistance. Since genotyping continues to unravel the biology of mycobacteria, it offers enormous promise in the fight against and prevention of the diseases caused by these pathogens. In this review, molecular typing methods for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria elaborated over the last 2 decades are summarized. The relevance of these methods to the epidemiological investigation, diagnosis, evolution, and control of mycobacterial diseases is discussed.
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Deciphering the recent phylogenetic expansion of the originally deeply rooted Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 7. BMC Evol Biol 2016; 16:146. [PMID: 27363525 PMCID: PMC4929747 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-016-0715-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background A deeply rooted phylogenetic lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) termed lineage 7 was discovered in Ethiopia. Whole genome sequencing of 30 lineage 7 strains from patients in Ethiopia was performed. Intra-lineage genome variation was defined and unique characteristics identified with a focus on genes involved in DNA repair, recombination and replication (3R genes). Results More than 800 mutations specific to M. tuberculosis lineage 7 strains were identified. The proportion of non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) in 3R genes was higher after the recent expansion of M. tuberculosis lineage 7 strain started. The proportion of nsSNPs in genes involved in inorganic ion transport and metabolism was significantly higher before the expansion began. A total of 22346 bp deletions were observed. Lineage 7 strains also exhibited a high number of mutations in genes involved in carbohydrate transport and metabolism, transcription, energy production and conversion. Conclusions We have identified unique genomic signatures of the lineage 7 strains. The high frequency of nsSNP in 3R genes after the phylogenetic expansion may have contributed to recent variability and adaptation. The abundance of mutations in genes involved in inorganic ion transport and metabolism before the expansion period may indicate an adaptive response of lineage 7 strains to enable survival, potentially under environmental stress exposure. As lineage 7 strains originally were phylogenetically deeply rooted, this may indicate fundamental adaptive genomic pathways affecting the fitness of M. tuberculosis as a species. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12862-016-0715-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Whole genome sequencing identifies circulating Beijing-lineage Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Guatemala and an associated urban outbreak. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2015; 95:810-816. [PMID: 26542222 PMCID: PMC4672993 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2015.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Limited data are available regarding the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains circulating in Guatemala. Beijing-lineage Mtb strains have gained prevalence worldwide and are associated with increased virulence and drug resistance, but there have been only a few cases reported in Central America. Here we report the first whole genome sequencing of Central American Beijing-lineage strains of Mtb. We find that multiple Beijing-lineage strains, derived from independent founding events, are currently circulating in Guatemala, but overall still represent a relatively small proportion of disease burden. Finally, we identify a specific Beijing-lineage outbreak centered on a poor neighborhood in Guatemala City.
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Guerra-Assunção JA, Crampin AC, Houben RMGJ, Mzembe T, Mallard K, Coll F, Khan P, Banda L, Chiwaya A, Pereira RPA, McNerney R, Fine PEM, Parkhill J, Clark TG, Glynn JR. Large-scale whole genome sequencing of M. tuberculosis provides insights into transmission in a high prevalence area. eLife 2015; 4. [PMID: 25732036 PMCID: PMC4384740 DOI: 10.7554/elife.05166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To improve understanding of the factors influencing tuberculosis transmission and the
role of pathogen variation, we sequenced all available specimens from patients
diagnosed over 15 years in a whole district in Malawi. Mycobacterium
tuberculosis lineages were assigned and transmission networks
constructed, allowing ≤10 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) difference.
We defined disease as due to recent infection if the network-determined source was
within 5 years, and assessed transmissibility from forward transmissions resulting in
disease. High-quality sequences were available for 1687 disease episodes (72% of all
culture-positive episodes): 66% of patients linked to at least one other patient. The
between-patient mutation rate was 0.26 SNPs/year (95% CI 0.21–0.31). We showed
striking differences by lineage in the proportion of disease due to recent
transmission and in transmissibility (highest for lineage-2 and lowest for lineage-1)
that were not confounded by immigration, HIV status or drug resistance. Transmissions
resulting in disease decreased markedly over time. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.05166.001 Tuberculosis is an important public health threat around the globe and is
particularly common in developing countries. It is difficult to control the spread of
the disease because the bacteria that cause it can spread when an infected individual
coughs or sneezes. It may take years for an infected individual to develop symptoms
of tuberculosis so it can be hard to trace the source of an outbreak, and people
infected with HIV are particularly susceptible to the disease. The bacterium that causes the majority of cases of tuberculosis is called
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There are several different varieties
or ‘lineages’ of M. tuberculosis, and it is thought
that they may vary in their ability to spread and cause disease. However, the results
of previous studies have been inconsistent and there also seems to be a lot of
variation between strains within the same lineage. In this study, Guerra-Assunção et al. used an approach called whole
genome sequencing alongside more traditional methods to study the spread of
tuberculosis in Malawi. They sequenced the genomes of every available sample of
M. tuberculosis collected from patients in the Karonga district
of Malawi over a 15-year period. This produced high-quality DNA sequence data about
the bacteria responsible for almost 1700 cases of disease. Using this massive amount of data, Guerra-Assunção et al. constructed
networks that showed how the bacteria had spread in the community. This revealed that
there were differences between the ability of the various M.
tuberculosis lineages to cause disease and to spread in communities. For
example, lineage 1 was less likely than the other lineages to cause disease soon
after infecting an individual and was less able to spread. The data also show that the proportion of cases of disease due to recent infection
declined substantially during the 15-year period. This indicates that the
tuberculosis and HIV control programmes in the area have been successful. Guerra-Assunção et al.'s findings show that it is possible to
understand how tuberculosis is transmitted on a large scale. The next challenge is to
understand why the lineages differ in their ability to cause disease and spread
between individuals. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.05166.002
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- J A Guerra-Assunção
- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Karonga Prevention Study, Malawi, Malawi
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Karonga Prevention Study, Malawi, Malawi
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- Karonga Prevention Study, Malawi, Malawi
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Jones-López EC, Kim S, Fregona G, Marques-Rodrigues P, Hadad DJ, Molina LPD, Vinhas S, Reilly N, Moine S, Chakravorty S, Gaeddert M, Ribeiro-Rodrigues R, Salgame P, Palaci M, Alland D, Ellner JJ, Dietze R. Importance of cough and M. tuberculosis strain type as risks for increased transmission within households. PLoS One 2014; 9:e100984. [PMID: 24988000 PMCID: PMC4079704 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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RATIONALE The degree to which tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted between persons is variable. Identifying the factors that contribute to transmission could provide new opportunities for TB control. Transmission is influenced by host, bacterial and environmental factors. However, distinguishing their individual effects is problematic because measures of disease severity are tightly correlated, and assessing the virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates is complicated by epidemiological and clinical confounders. OBJECTIVES To overcome these problems, we investigated factors potentially associated with TB transmission within households. METHODS We evaluated patients with smear-positive (≥2+), pulmonary TB and classified M. tuberculosis strains into single nucleotide polymorphism genetic cluster groups (SCG). We recorded index case, household contact, and environmental characteristics and tested contacts with tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assay. Households were classified as high (≥70% of contacts with TST≥10 mm) and low (≤40%) transmission. We used logistic regression to determine independent predictors. RESULT From March 2008 to June 2012, we screened 293 TB patients to enroll 124 index cases and their 731 contacts. There were 23 low and 73 high transmission households. Index case factors associated with high transmission were severity of cough as measured by a visual analog cough scale (VACS) and the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ), and cavitation on chest radiograph. SCG 3b strains tended to be more prevalent in low (27.3%) than in high (12.5%) transmission households (p = 0.11). In adjusted models, only VACS (p<0.001) remained significant. SCG was associated with bilateral disease on chest radiograph (p = 0.002) and marginally associated with LCQ sores (p = 0.058), with group 3b patients having weaker cough. CONCLUSIONS We found differential transmission among otherwise clinically similar patients with advanced TB disease. We propose that distinct strains may cause differing patterns of cough strength and cavitation in the host leading to diverging infectiousness. Larger studies are needed to verify this hypothesis.
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- Edward C. Jones-López
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas (NDI), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas (NDI), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Brazil
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- Mycobacteriology Laboratory, Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, UFES, Vitória, Brazil
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Mycobacteriology Laboratory, Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas, UFES, Vitória, Brazil
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas (NDI), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Brazil
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Realpe T, Correa N, Rozo JC, Ferro BE, Gomez V, Zapata E, Ribon W, Puerto G, Castro C, Nieto LM, Diaz ML, Rivera O, Couvin D, Rastogi N, Arbelaez MP, Robledo J. Population structure among mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Colombia. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93848. [PMID: 24747767 PMCID: PMC3991582 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Phylogeographic composition of M. tuberculosis populations reveals associations between lineages and human populations that might have implications for the development of strategies to control the disease. In Latin America, lineage 4 or the Euro-American, is predominant with considerable variations among and within countries. In Colombia, although few studies from specific localities have revealed differences in M. tuberculosis populations, there are still areas of the country where this information is lacking, as is a comparison of Colombian isolates with those from the rest of the world. Principal Findings A total of 414 M. tuberculosis isolates from adult pulmonary tuberculosis cases from three Colombian states were studied. Isolates were genotyped using IS6110-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), spoligotyping, and 24-locus Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units variable number tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTRs). SIT42 (LAM9) and SIT62 (H1) represented 53.3% of isolates, followed by 8.21% SIT50 (H3), 5.07% SIT53 (T1), and 3.14% SIT727 (H1). Composite spoligotyping and 24-locus MIRU- VNTR minimum spanning tree analysis suggest a recent expansion of SIT42 and SIT62 evolved originally from SIT53 (T1). The proportion of Haarlem sublineage (44.3%) was significantly higher than that in neighboring countries. Associations were found between M. tuberculosis MDR and SIT45 (H1), as well as HIV-positive serology with SIT727 (H1) and SIT53 (T1). Conclusions This study showed the population structure of M. tuberculosis in several regions from Colombia with a dominance of the LAM and Haarlem sublineages, particularly in two major urban settings (Medellín and Cali). Dominant spoligotypes were LAM9 (SIT 42) and Haarlem (SIT62). The proportion of the Haarlem sublineage was higher in Colombia compared to that in neighboring countries, suggesting particular conditions of co-evolution with the corresponding human population that favor the success of this sublineage.
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- Teresa Realpe
- Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB, Medellín, Colombia
- Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB, Medellín, Colombia
- Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
- Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
- Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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- WHO Supranational TB Reference Laboratory, TB & Mycobacteria Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Abymes Guadeloupe, France
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- WHO Supranational TB Reference Laboratory, TB & Mycobacteria Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Abymes Guadeloupe, France
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- Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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- Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB, Medellín, Colombia
- Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
- Centro Colombiano de Investigación en Tuberculosis, CCITB, Medellín, Colombia
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Middelkoop K, Bekker LG, Mathema B, Myer L, Shashkina E, Whitelaw A, Kurepina N, Kaplan G, Kreiswirth B, Wood R. Factors affecting tuberculosis strain success over 10 years in a high TB- and HIV-burdened community. Int J Epidemiol 2014; 43:1114-22. [PMID: 24609068 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Factors associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strain success over time in high burdened communities are unknown. METHODS Mtb isolates collected over 10 years from sputum-positive tuberculosis (TB) patients resident in the study site underwent IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Clinical, demographic and social data were extracted from clinic records and interviewer-administered questionnaires. Strains were defined as persistently successful, transiently successful or unsuccessful based on the average number of cases per year and their continued presence over time. RESULTS Genotyping data were available on 789 TB cases. Of the 311 distinct Mtb strains (≥6 bands) identified, 247 were categorized as unsuccessful strains, 12 transiently successful and 10 persistently successful strains. Strain success was not associated with age, gender, antiretroviral use or social factors. Persistently successful strains were less likely to be drug-resistant compared with transiently successful strains [odds ratio (OR): 0.13; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.04 - 0.5]. Persistently successful strains were positively associated with host HIV-infection compared with unsuccessful strains, but this finding was not robust in sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSIONS Pathogen characteristics appear to play a greater role in Mtb strain success compared with social or host factors. This study supports the need for further investigations into the role of pathogen characteristics in strain success.
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- Keren Middelkoop
- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USADesmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USADesmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USADesmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USADesmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USADesmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, New York, USA, Public Health Research Institute, Tuberculosis Center, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa and Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA
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Wampande EM, Mupere E, Debanne SM, Asiimwe BB, Nsereko M, Mayanja H, Eisenach K, Kaplan G, Boom HW, Gagneux S, Joloba ML. Long-term dominance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Uganda family in peri-urban Kampala-Uganda is not associated with cavitary disease. BMC Infect Dis 2013; 13:484. [PMID: 24134504 PMCID: PMC3853102 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Previous studies have shown that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) Uganda family, a sub-lineage of the MTB Lineage 4, is the main cause of tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda. Using a well characterized patient population, this study sought to determine whether there are clinical and patient characteristics associated with the success of the MTB Uganda family in Kampala. Methods A total of 1,746 MTB clinical isolates collected from1992-2009 in a household contact study were genotyped. Genotyping was performed using Single Nucleotide Polymorphic (SNP) markers specific for the MTB Uganda family, other Lineage 4 strains, and Lineage 3, respectively. Out of 1,746 isolates, 1,213 were from patients with detailed clinical data. These data were used to seek associations between MTB lineage/sub-lineage and patient phenotypes. Results Three MTB lineages were found to dominate the MTB population in Kampala during the last two decades. Overall, MTB Uganda accounted for 63% (1,092/1,746) of all cases, followed by other Lineage 4 strains accounting for 22% (394/1,746), and Lineage 3 for 11% (187/1,746) of cases, respectively. Seventy-three (4 %) strains remained unclassified. Our longitudinal data showed that MTB Uganda family occurred at the highest frequency during the whole study period, followed by other Lineage 4 strains and Lineage 3. To explore whether the long-term success of MTB Uganda family was due to increased virulence, we used cavitary disease as a proxy, as this form of TB is the most transmissible. Multivariate analysis revealed that even though cavitary disease was associated with known risk factors such as smoking (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 4.8, 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.33-6.84) and low income (aOR 2.1, 95% CI 1.47-3.01), no association was found between MTB lineage and cavitary TB. Conclusion The MTB Uganda family has been dominating in Kampala for the last 18 years, but this long-term success is not due to increased virulence as defined by cavitary disease.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Yokobori N, López B, Geffner L, Sabio y García C, Schierloh P, Barrera L, de la Barrera S, Sakai S, Kawamura I, Mitsuyama M, Ritacco V, Sasiain MDC. Two genetically-related multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains induce divergent outcomes of infection in two human macrophage models. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2013; 16:151-6. [PMID: 23352891 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Revised: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis has a considerable degree of genetic variability resulting in different epidemiology and disease outcomes. We evaluated the pathogen-host cell interaction of two genetically closely-related multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains of the Haarlem family, namely the strain M, responsible for an extensive multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak, and its kin strain 410 which caused a single case in two decades. Intracellular growth and cytokine responses were evaluated in human monocyte-derived macrophages and dU937 macrophage-like cells. In monocyte-derived macrophages, strain M grew more slowly and induced lower levels of TNF-α and IL-10 than 410, contrasting with previous studies with other strains, where a direct correlation was observed between increased intracellular growth and epidemiological success. On the other hand, in dU937 cells, no difference in growth was observed between both strains, and strain M induced significantly higher TNF-α levels than strain 410. We found that both cell models differed critically in the expression of receptors for M. tuberculosis entry, which might explain the different infection outcomes. Our results in monocyte-derived macrophages suggest that strain M relies on a modest replication rate and cytokine induction, keeping a state of quiescence and remaining rather unnoticed by the host. Collectively, our results underscore the impact of M. tuberculosis intra-species variations on the outcome of host cell infection and show that results can differ depending on the in vitro infection model.
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- Noemí Yokobori
- Instituto de Medicina Experimental (IMEX) - CONICET, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Pacheco de Melo 3081, (C1425ASU) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Roetzer A, Diel R, Kohl TA, Rückert C, Nübel U, Blom J, Wirth T, Jaenicke S, Schuback S, Rüsch-Gerdes S, Supply P, Kalinowski J, Niemann S. Whole genome sequencing versus traditional genotyping for investigation of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreak: a longitudinal molecular epidemiological study. PLoS Med 2013; 10:e1001387. [PMID: 23424287 PMCID: PMC3570532 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) transmission is essential to guide efficient tuberculosis control strategies. Traditional strain typing lacks sufficient discriminatory power to resolve large outbreaks. Here, we tested the potential of using next generation genome sequencing for identification of outbreak-related transmission chains. METHODS AND FINDINGS During long-term (1997 to 2010) prospective population-based molecular epidemiological surveillance comprising a total of 2,301 patients, we identified a large outbreak caused by an Mtb strain of the Haarlem lineage. The main performance outcome measure of whole genome sequencing (WGS) analyses was the degree of correlation of the WGS analyses with contact tracing data and the spatio-temporal distribution of the outbreak cases. WGS analyses of the 86 isolates revealed 85 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), subdividing the outbreak into seven genome clusters (two to 24 isolates each), plus 36 unique SNP profiles. WGS results showed that the first outbreak isolates detected in 1997 were falsely clustered by classical genotyping. In 1998, one clone (termed "Hamburg clone") started expanding, apparently independently from differences in the social environment of early cases. Genome-based clustering patterns were in better accordance with contact tracing data and the geographical distribution of the cases than clustering patterns based on classical genotyping. A maximum of three SNPs were identified in eight confirmed human-to-human transmission chains, involving 31 patients. We estimated the Mtb genome evolutionary rate at 0.4 mutations per genome per year. This rate suggests that Mtb grows in its natural host with a doubling time of approximately 22 h (400 generations per year). Based on the genome variation discovered, emergence of the Hamburg clone was dated back to a period between 1993 and 1997, hence shortly before the discovery of the outbreak through epidemiological surveillance. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that WGS is superior to conventional genotyping for Mtb pathogen tracing and investigating micro-epidemics. WGS provides a measure of Mtb genome evolution over time in its natural host context.
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- Andreas Roetzer
- Molecular Mycobacteriology, Forschungszentrum Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Kiel, Germany
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- Molecular Mycobacteriology, Forschungszentrum Borstel, Borstel, Germany
- Institute for Genome Research and Systems Biology, CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institute for Genome Research and Systems Biology, CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Computational Genomics, CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Systematics and Evolution, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France
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- Computational Genomics, CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Forschungszentrum Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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- INSERM, U1019, CNRS UMR 8204, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Univ Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- Institute for Genome Research and Systems Biology, CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Molecular Mycobacteriology, Forschungszentrum Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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Ozcaglar C, Shabbeer A, Kurepina N, Rastogi N, Yener B, Bennett KP. Inferred spoligoforest topology unravels spatially bimodal distribution of mutations in the DR region. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2012; 11:191-202. [PMID: 22987125 DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2012.2213265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Biomarkers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) mutate over time. Among the biomarkers of MTBC, spacer oligonucleotide type (spoligotype) and mycobacterium interspersed repetitive unit (MIRU) patterns are commonly used to genotype clinical MTBC strains. In this study, we present an evolution model of spoligotype rearrangements using MIRU patterns to disambiguate the ancestors of spoligotypes. We use a large patient dataset from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to generate this model. Based on the contiguous deletion assumption and rare observation of convergent evolution, we first generate the most parsimonious forest of spoligotypes, called a spoligoforest, using three genetic distance measures. An analysis of topological attributes of the spoligoforest and number of variations at the direct repeat (DR) locus of each strain reveals interesting properties of deletions in the DR region. First, we compare our mutation model to existing mutation models of spoligotypes and find that our mutation model produces as many within-lineage mutation events as other models, with slightly higher segregation accuracy. Second, based on our mutation model, the number of descendant spoligotypes follows a power law distribution. Third, contrary to prior studies, the power law distribution does not plausibly fit to the mutation length frequency. Moreover, we find that the total number of mutation events at consecutive spacers follows a spatially bimodal distribution. The two modes are spacers 13 and 40, which are hotspots for chromosomal rearrangements, and the change point is spacer 34, which is absent in most MTBC strains. Based on this observation, we built two alternative models for mutation length frequency: the Starting Point Model (SPM) and the Longest Block Model (LBM). Both models are plausibly good fits to the mutation length frequency distribution, as verified by the goodness-of-fit test. We also apply SPM and LBM to a dataset from Institut Pasteur de Guadeloupe and verify that these models hold for different strain datasets.
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- Cagri Ozcaglar
- Computer Science Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA.
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