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Aihara M, Gotoh Y, Shirahama S, Matsushima Y, Uchiumi T, Kang D, Hayashi T. Generation and maintenance of the circularized multimeric IS26-associated translocatable unit encoding multidrug resistance. Commun Biol 2024; 7:597. [PMID: 38762617 PMCID: PMC11102541 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06312-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024] Open
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In gram-negative bacteria, IS26 often exists in multidrug resistance (MDR) regions, forming a pseudocompound transposon (PCTn) that can be tandemly amplified. It also generates a circular intermediate called the "translocatable unit (TU)", but the TU has been detected only by PCR. Here, we demonstrate that in a Klebsiella pneumoniae MDR clone, mono- and multimeric forms of the TU were generated from the PCTn in a preexisting MDR plasmid where the inserted form of the TU was also tandemly amplified. The two modes of amplification were reproduced by culturing the original clone under antimicrobial selection pressure, and the amplified state was maintained in the absence of antibiotics. Mono- and multimeric forms of the circularized TU were generated in a RecA-dependent manner from the tandemly amplified TU, which can be generated in RecA-dependent and independent manners. These findings provide novel insights into the dynamic processes of genome amplification in bacteria.
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- Masamune Aihara
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
- Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Kashiigaoka Rehabilitation Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Junshin Gakuen University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Harmer CJ, Cahill SM, Kenyon JJ, Hall RM. Aminoglycoside resistance genes in early members of the Acinetobacter baumannii ST78A (SMAL, Italian clone) reside in an IS26-bounded island in the chromosome. J Antimicrob Chemother 2024; 79:1014-1018. [PMID: 38530861 PMCID: PMC11062947 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkae064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The Acinetobacter baumannii isolate called SMAL, previously used to determine the structures of capsular polysaccharide and lipooligosaccharide, was recovered in Pavia, Italy in 2002 among the collection of aminoglycoside-resistant isolates designated as SMAL type. This type was later called the Italian clone, then ST78. ST78 isolates are now widely distributed. OBJECTIVES To establish the resistance gene complement and the location and structure of acquired resistance regions in early members of the Italian/ST78 clone. METHODS The draft genome of SMAL2002 was assembled from Illumina MiSeq reads. Contigs containing resistance genes were joined and located in the chromosome using PCR with custom primers. The resistance profile was determined using disc diffusion. RESULTS SMAL2002 is an ST78A isolate and includes three aminoglycoside resistance genes, aadB (gentamicin, kanamycin, tobramycin) aphA1 (kanamycin, neomycin) and aac(6')-Ian (amikacin, kanamycin, tobramycin). The aadB gene cassette is incorporated at a secondary site in a relative of the aphA1-containing, IS26-bounded pseudo-compound transposon, PTn6020. The aac(6')-Ian gene is in an adjacent IS26-bounded structure that includes sul2 (sulphonamide) and floR (florfenicol) resistance genes. The two pseudo-compound transposons overlap and are in the chromosomal hutU gene flanked by an 8 bp target site duplication. Although aac(6')-Ian was not noticed previously, the same genes and structures were found in several available draft genomes of early ST78A isolates. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the importance of correlating resistance profiles with resistance gene content. The location of acquired resistance genes in the SMAL2002 chromosome represents the original location in the ST78A lineage of ST78.
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- Christopher J Harmer
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2008, Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2008, Australia
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Lupo A, Valot B, Saras E, Drapeau A, Robert M, Bour M, Haenni M, Plésiat P, Madec JY, Potron A. Multiple host colonization and differential expansion of multidrug-resistant ST25-Acinetobacter baumannii clades. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21854. [PMID: 38071225 PMCID: PMC10710421 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49268-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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The Acinetobacter baumannii clonal lineage ST25 has been identified in humans and animals and found associated with outbreaks globally. To highlight possible similarities among ST25 A. baumannii of animal and human origins and to gather clues on the dissemination and evolution of the ST25 lineage, we conducted a phylogenetic analysis on n = 106 human and n = 35 animal A. baumannii ST25 genomes, including 44 sequenced for this study. Resistance genes and their genetic background were analyzed, as well. ST25 genomes are clustered into four clades: two are widespread in South America, while the other two are largely distributed in Europe, Asia and America. One particular clade was found to include the most recent strains and the highest number of acquired antibiotic resistance genes. OXA-23-type carbapenemase was the most common. Other resistance genes such as blaNDM-1, blaPER-7, and armA were found embedded in complex chromosomal regions present in human isolates. Genomic similarity among multidrug resistant ST25 isolates of either animal or human origin was revealed, suggesting cross-contaminations between the two sectors. Tracking the clonal complex ST25 between humans and animals should provide new insights into the mode of dissemination of these bacteria, and should help defining strategies for preserving global health.
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- Agnese Lupo
- Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, ANSES - Université de Lyon 1, 31 Avenue Tony Garnier, 69007, Lyon, France.
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- UMR 6249 Chrono-Environnement, CNRS-Université de Bourgogne/Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, ANSES - Université de Lyon 1, 31 Avenue Tony Garnier, 69007, Lyon, France
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- Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, ANSES - Université de Lyon 1, 31 Avenue Tony Garnier, 69007, Lyon, France
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- Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, ANSES - Université de Lyon 1, 31 Avenue Tony Garnier, 69007, Lyon, France
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- CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon, Besançon, France
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- Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, ANSES - Université de Lyon 1, 31 Avenue Tony Garnier, 69007, Lyon, France
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- UMR 6249 Chrono-Environnement, CNRS-Université de Bourgogne/Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, ANSES - Université de Lyon 1, 31 Avenue Tony Garnier, 69007, Lyon, France
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- UMR 6249 Chrono-Environnement, CNRS-Université de Bourgogne/Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
- CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon, Besançon, France
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Naderi G, Asadian M, Khaki PA, Salehi M, Abdollahi A, Douraghi M. Occurrence of Acinetobacter baumannii genomic resistance islands (AbGRIs) in Acinetobacter baumannii strains belonging to global clone 2 obtained from COVID-19 patients. BMC Microbiol 2023; 23:234. [PMID: 37620750 PMCID: PMC10464229 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02961-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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AIM The Acinetobacter baumannii genomic resistance islands (AbGRIs), which were characterized in the genome of the global clone 2 (GC2) A. baumannii contain resistance genes. Here, we aimed to determine the occurrence of AbGRIs in GC2 A. baumannii obtained from COVID-19 patients in a referral hospital in Tehran, Iran. METHODS A total of 19 carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) isolates belonging to GC2 and sequence type 2 (ST2), including 17 from COVID-19 patients and two from the devices used in the ICU that the COVID-19 patients were admitted, were examined in this study. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed by the disk diffusion method. PCR and PCR mapping, followed by sequencing, were performed to characterize the structure of AbGRI resistance islands in the isolates tested. RESULTS The AbGRI3 was the most frequent resistance island (RI) detected, present in all the 19 isolates, followed by AbGRI1 (15 isolates; 78.9%) and AbGRI2 (three isolates; 15.8%). Notably, AbGRIs were identified in one of the A. baumannii strains, which was isolated from a medical device used in the ICU where COVID-19 patients were admitted. Furthermore, new structures of AbGRI1 and AbGRI3 resistance islands were found in this study, which was the first report of these structures. CONCLUSIONS The present study provided evidence for the circulation of the GC2 A. baumannii strains harboring AbGRI resistance islands in a referral hospital in Tehran, Iran. It was found that resistance to several classes of antibiotics in the isolates collected from COVID-19 patients is associated with the resistance genes located within AbGRIs.
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- Ghazal Naderi
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Central Laboratory, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Antibiotic Stewardship and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of infectious diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Harmer CJ, Nigro SJ, Hall RM. Acinetobacter baumannii GC2 Sublineage Carrying the aac( 6')- Im Amikacin, Netilmicin, and Tobramycin Resistance Gene Cassette. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0120423. [PMID: 37409961 PMCID: PMC10434200 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01204-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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The aminoglycoside antibiotics amikacin, gentamicin, and tobramycin are important therapeutic options for Acinetobacter iinfections. Several genes that confer resistance to one or more of these antibiotics are prevalent in the globally distributed resistant clones of Acinetobacter baumannii, but the aac(6')-Im (aacA16) gene (amikacin, netilmicin, and tobramycin resistance), first reported in isolates from South Korea, has rarely been reported since. In this study, GC2 isolates (1999 to 2002) from Brisbane, Australia, carrying aac(6')-Im and belonging to the ST2:ST423:KL6:OCL1 type were identified and sequenced. The aac(6')-Im gene and surrounds have been incorporated into one end of the IS26-bounded AbGRI2 antibiotic resistance island and are accompanied by a characteristic 70.3-kbp deletion of adjacent chromosome. The compete genome of the 1999 isolate F46 (RBH46) includes only two copies of ISAba1 (in AbGRI1-3 and upstream of ampC) but later isolates, which differ from one another by <10 single nucleotide differences (SND), carry two to seven additional shared copies. Several complete GC2 genomes with aac(6')-Im in an AbGRI2 island (2004 to 2017; several countries) found in GenBank and two additional Australian A. baumannii isolates (2006) carry different gene sets, KL2, KL9, KL40, or KL52, at the capsule locus. These genomes include ISAba1 copies in a different set of shared locations. The distribution of SND between F46 and AYP-A2, a 2013 ST2:ST208:KL2:OCL1 isolate from Victoria, Australia, revealed that a 640-kbp segment that includes KL2 and the AbGRI1 resistance island replaces the corresponding region in F46. Over 1,000 A. baumannii draft genomes also include aac(6')-Im, indicating that it is currently globally disseminated and significantly underreported. IMPORTANCE Aminoglycosides are important therapeutic options for treatment of Acinetobacter infections. Here, we show that a little-known aminoglycoside resistance gene, aac(6')-Im (aacA16), that confers amikacin, netilmicin, and tobramycin resistance has been circulating undetected for many years in a sublineage of A. baumannii global clone 2 (GC2), generally with a second aminoglycoside resistance gene, aacC1, which confers resistance to gentamicin. These two genes are commonly found together in GC2 complete and draft genomes and globally distributed. One isolate appears to be ancestral, as its genome contains few ISAba1 copies, providing insight into the original source of this insertion sequence (IS), which is abundant in most GC2 isolates. Tracking ISAba1 spread can provide a simple means to track the development and ongoing evolution as well as the dissemination of specific lineages and detect the formation of many sublineages. The complete ancestral genome will provide an essential base point for tracking this process.
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- Christopher J. Harmer
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Cain AK, Hamidian M. Portrait of a killer: Uncovering resistance mechanisms and global spread of Acinetobacter baumannii. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011520. [PMID: 37561719 PMCID: PMC10414682 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Antibiotic resistance is a growing global concern in the field of medicine as it renders bacterial infections difficult to treat and often more severe. Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative bacterial pathogen causing a wide range of infections, including pneumonia, sepsis, urinary tract infections, and wound infections. A. baumannii has emerged as a significant healthcare-associated pathogen due to its high level of antibiotic resistance. The global spread of antibiotic-resistant strains of A. baumannii has resulted in limited treatment options, leading to increased morbidity and mortality rates, especially in vulnerable populations such as the elderly and immunocompromised individuals, as well as longer hospital stays and higher healthcare costs. Further complicating the situation, multi- and pan-drug-resistant strains of A. baumannii are becoming increasingly common, and these deadly strains are resistant to all or almost all available antibiotics. A. baumannii employs various clever strategies to develop antibiotic resistance, including horizontal transfer of resistance genes, overexpression of inherent efflux pumps that remove drugs from the cell, intrinsic mutations, combined with natural selection under antibiotic selective pressure leading to emergence of successful resistance clones. The typical multidrug resistance phenotype of A. baumannii is, therefore, an orchestrated collimation of all these mechanisms combined with the worldwide spread of "global clones," rendering infections caused by this pathogen challenging to control and treat. To address the escalating problem of antibiotic resistance in A. baumannii, there is a need for increased surveillance, strict infection control measures, and the development of new treatment strategies, requiring a concerted effort by healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers.
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- Amy K. Cain
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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Luo TL, Harmer CJ, Lebreton F, Stam J, Bennett JW, Hall RM, Mc Gann PT. Identification of an Outbreak Cluster of Extensively Antibiotic-Resistant GC1 Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates in U.S. Military Treatment Facilities. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0046223. [PMID: 37140387 PMCID: PMC10269654 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00462-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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An outbreak involving an extensively antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain in three military treatment facilities was identified. Fifty-nine isolates recovered from 30 patients over a 4-year period were found among a large collection of isolates using core genome multilocus sequence typing (MLST). They differed by only 0 to 18 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and carried the same resistance determinants except that the aphA6 gene was missing in 25 isolates. They represent a novel sublineage of GC1 lineage 1 that likely originated in Afghanistan. IMPORTANCE A. baumannii is recognized as one of the most important nosocomial pathogens, and carbapenem-resistant strains pose a particularly difficult treatment challenge. Outbreaks linked to this pathogen are reported worldwide, particularly during periods of societal upheaval, such as natural disasters and conflicts. Understanding how this organism enters and establishes itself within the hospital environment is key to interrupting transmission, but few genomic studies have examined these transmissions over a prolonged period. Though historical, this report provides an in-depth analysis of nosocomial transmission of this organism across continents and within and between different hospitals.
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- Ting L. Luo
- Multidrug Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Multidrug Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Multidrug Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Multidrug Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Multidrug Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Papa-Ezdra R, Cordeiro NF, Outeda M, Garcia-Fulgueiras V, Araújo L, Seija V, Ayala JA, Bado I, Vignoli R. Novel Resistance Regions Carrying Tn aphA6, blaVIM-2, and blaPER-1, Embedded in an IS Pa40-Derived Transposon from Two Multi-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12020304. [PMID: 36830215 PMCID: PMC9952335 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12020304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Antibiotic resistance is an alarming problem throughout the world and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been cataloged as critical in the World Health Organization list of microorganisms in urgent need for the development of new antimicrobials. In this work, we describe two novel resistance regions responsible for conferring a multidrug resistance phenotype to two clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa (Pa873 and Pa6415) obtained from patients hospitalized in the ICU of University Hospital of Uruguay. Bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed using MALDI-TOF and the Vitek 2 system, respectively. WGS was performed for both isolates using Oxford Nanopore Technologies and Illumina and processed by means of hybrid assembly. Both isolates were resistant to ceftazidime, cefepime, piperacillin-tazobactam, aztreonam, and imipenem. Strain Pa6415 also showed resistance to ciprofloxacin. Both strains displayed MICs below the susceptibility breakpoint for CAZ-AVI plus 4 mg/L of aztreonam as well as cefiderocol. Both resistance regions are flanked by the left and right inverted repeats of ISPa40 in two small regions spanning 39.3 and 35.6 kb, for Pa6415 and Pa873, respectively. The resistance region of Pa6415 includes TnaphA6, and the new Tn7516 consists of IRi, In899, qacEΔ1-sul1-ISCR1, qnrVC6-ISCR1-blaPER-1-qacEΔ1-sul1, araJ-like, IS481-like tnpA, ISPa17, and IRR. On the other hand, the resistance region of Pa873 includes Tnaph6 and the new Tn7517 (IRi, In899, qacEΔ1-sul1, ISCR1-blaPER-1-qacEΔ1-sul1, araJ-like, IS481-like tnpA, ISPa17, and IRR). It is necessary to monitor the emergence of genetic structures that threaten to invalidate the available therapeutic resources.
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- Romina Papa-Ezdra
- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Av. Alfredo Navarro 3051, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Av. Alfredo Navarro 3051, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Laboratorio Clínico, Área Microbiología, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Av. Italia s/n, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Av. Alfredo Navarro 3051, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Av. Alfredo Navarro 3051, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Laboratorio Clínico, Área Microbiología, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Av. Italia s/n, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
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- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa” (CBMSO)-CSIC, C. Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Av. Alfredo Navarro 3051, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
- Correspondence: (I.B.); (R.V.)
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Av. Alfredo Navarro 3051, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay
- Correspondence: (I.B.); (R.V.)
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Naderi G, Talebi M, Gheybizadeh R, Seifi A, Ghourchian S, Rahbar M, Abdollahi A, Naseri A, Eslami P, Douraghi M. Mobile genetic elements carrying aminoglycoside resistance genes in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates belonging to global clone 2. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1172861. [PMID: 37213517 PMCID: PMC10196456 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1172861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Aminoglycosides are used to treat infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) strains. However, resistance to aminoglycosides has increased remarkably in the last few years. Here, we aimed to determine the mobile genetic elements (MGEs) associated with resistance to aminoglycosides in the global clone 2 (GC2) A. baumannii. Among the 315 A. baumannii isolates, 97 isolates were identified as GC2, and 52 of GC2 isolates (53.6%) were resistant to all the aminoglycosides tested. The AbGRI3s carrying armA were detected in 88 GC2 isolates (90.7%), and of them, 17 isolates (19.3%) carried a new variant of AbGRI3 (AbGRI3ABI221). aphA6 was located in TnaphA6 of 30 isolates out of 55 aphA6-harboring isolates, and 20 isolates were found to harbor TnaphA6 on a RepAci6 plasmid. Tn6020 carrying aphA1b was detected in 51 isolates (52.5%), which was located within AbGRI2 resistance islands. The pRAY* carrying the aadB gene was detected in 43 isolates (44.3%), and no isolate was found to contain a class 1 integron harboring this gene. The GC2 A. baumannii isolates contained at least one MGE carrying the aminoglycoside resistance gene, located mostly either in the chromosome within AbGRIs or on the plasmids. Thus, it is likely that these MGEs play a role in the dissemination of aminoglycoside resistance genes in GC2 isolates from Iran.
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- Ghazal Naderi
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Malihe Talebi
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Iranian Reference Health Laboratory Research Center, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Imam Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical SciencesTehran, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- *Correspondence: Masoumeh Douraghi
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Noel HR, Petrey JR, Palmer LD. Mobile genetic elements in Acinetobacter antibiotic-resistance acquisition and dissemination. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2022; 1518:166-182. [PMID: 36316792 PMCID: PMC9771954 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Pathogenic Acinetobacter species, most notably Acinetobacter baumannii, are a significant cause of healthcare-associated infections worldwide. Acinetobacter infections are of particular concern to global health due to the high rates of multidrug resistance and extensive drug resistance. Widespread genome sequencing and analysis has determined that bacterial antibiotic resistance is often acquired and disseminated through the movement of mobile genetic elements, including insertion sequences (IS), transposons, integrons, and conjugative plasmids. In Acinetobacter specifically, resistance to carbapenems and cephalosporins is highly correlated with IS, as many ISAba elements encode strong outwardly facing promoters that are required for sufficient expression of β-lactamases to confer clinical resistance. Here, we review the role of mobile genetic elements in antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter species through the framework of the mechanism of resistance acquisition and with a focus on experimentally validated mechanisms.
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- Hannah R. Noel
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois USA
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Hamed SM, Hussein AF, Al-Agamy MH, Radwan HH, Zafer MM. Tn, a novel transposon harboring and in. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2022; 30:414-417. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2022.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Hamed SM, Hussein AFA, Al-Agamy MH, Radwan HH, Zafer MM. Genetic Configuration of Genomic Resistance Islands in Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates From Egypt. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:878912. [PMID: 35935207 PMCID: PMC9353178 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.878912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii), a wide repertoire of resistance genes is often carried within genomic resistance islands (RIs), particularly in high-risk global clones (GCs). As the first in Egypt, the current study aimed at exploring the diversity and genetic configuration of RIs in the clinical isolates of A. baumannii. For this purpose, draft genomes of 18 isolates were generated by Illumina sequencing. Disk diffusion susceptibility profiling revealed multidrug resistance (MDR) and extensive drug resistance (XDR) phenotypes in 27.7 and 72.2%, respectively. The highest susceptibility was noted for tigecycline (100.0%) followed by colistin (94.4%), for which an MIC50 of 0.25 μg/ml was recorded by the broth microdilution assay. Sequence typing (ST) showed that the majority of the isolates belonged to high-risk global clones (GC1, GC2, and GC9). A novel Oxford sequence type (ST2329) that also formed a novel clonal complex was submitted to the PubMLST database. A novel blaADC variant (blaADC−258) was also identified in strain M18 (ST85Pas/1089Oxf). In addition to a wide array of resistance determinants, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) disclosed at least nine configurations of genomic RIs distributed over 16/18 isolates. GC2 isolates accumulated the largest number of RIs (three RIs/isolate) followed by those that belong to GC1 (two RIs/isolate). In addition to Tn6022 (44.4%), the comM gene was interrupted by AbaR4 (5.5%) and three variants of A. baumanniigenomic resistance island 1(AbGRI)-type RIs (44.4%), including AbaR4b (16.6%) and two novel configurations of AbGRI1-like RIs (22.2%). Three of which (AbaR4, AbaR4b, and AbGRI1-like-2) carried blaOXA−23 within Tn2006. With less abundance (38.8%), IS26-bound RIs were detected exclusively in GC2 isolates. These included a short version of AbGRI2 (AbGRI2-15) carrying the genes blaTEM−1 and aphA1 and two variants of AbGRI3 RIs carrying up to seven resistance genes [mphE-msrE-armA-sul1-aadA1-catB8-aacA4]. Confined to GC1 (22.2%), sulfonamide resistance was acquired by an ISAba1 bracketed GIsul2 RI. An additional RI (RI-PER-7) was also identified on a plasmid carried by strain M03. Among others, RI-PER-7 carried the resistance genes armA and blaPER−7. Here, we provided a closer view of the diversity and genetic organization of RIs carried by a previously unexplored population of A. baumannii.
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- Samira M. Hamed
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, Cairo, Egypt
- *Correspondence: Mai M. Zafer
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Variants of Tn 6924, a Novel Tn 7 Family Transposon Carrying the blaNDM Metallo-β-Lactamase and 14 Copies of the aphA6 Amikacin Resistance Genes Found in Acinetobacter baumannii. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0174521. [PMID: 35019774 PMCID: PMC8754128 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01745-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii is primarily due to the global spread of two main clones that carry oxa23, oxa24, and oxa58. However, new carbapenem-resistant clones are emerging that are also resistant to a wide range of antibiotics. Strains belonging to ST85IP (Institut Pasteur) carry the blaNDM metallo-β-lactamase carbapenem resistance gene. Here, we completed the genome sequence of an ST85IP strain, Cl300, recovered in 2015 in Lebanon, using a combination of Illumina MiSeq and Oxford Nanopore sequencing and a hybrid assembly approach. Cl300 is highly resistant to meropenem and amikacin, and consistent with this, a copy of the blaNDM carbapenem and 14 copies of the aphA6 amikacin resistance genes were found in the genome. Cl300 also contains the sul2 sulfonamide and the msr(E) macrolide resistance genes. All aphA6 copies and blaNDM are in a novel 76-kb Tn7 family transposon designated Tn6924. Like Tn7, Tn6924 is bounded by 29-bp inverted repeats with additional TnsB binding sites at each end. Several variants of Tn6924 were found in a set of diverse strains, including ST85IP strains as well as members of global clones 1 and 2. sul2 and msr(E) are in a 13.0-kb pseudocompound transposon (PCT) bounded by IS1008. ST85s represent a diverse group of strains, particularly in their antibiotic resistance gene content and the K and OC surface polysaccharide loci. Acquisition of Tn6924 by members of global clones indicates the significance of this transposon in spreading two clinically significant resistance genes, blaNDM and aphA6. IMPORTANCE To date, efforts to study the resistance mechanisms of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii have been largely focused on the two major globally distributed clones (GC1 and GC2). ST85 is an emerging sequence type, and unlike other clones, it is associated with the carriage of the blaNDM gene. Here, we completed the genome sequence of an ST85 strain and showed that blaNDM and 14 copies of the aphA6 amikacin resistance genes are in Tn6924, a novel Tn7 family transposon. Analysis of all publicly available ST85s predicted that all strains in the main lineage carry a variant of Tn6924. Variants of Tn6924 were also found in other clones, including GC1 and GC2. Tn6924 is an important mobile element given that it carries two clinically important resistance genes (blaNDM and aphA6) and has spread to other clones. Therefore, outbreaks caused by ST85s should be studied and tracked.
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Koong J, Johnson C, Rafei R, Hamze M, Myers GSA, Kenyon JJ, Lopatkin AJ, Hamidian M. Phylogenomics of two ST1 antibiotic-susceptible non-clinical Acinetobacter baumannii strains reveals multiple lineages and complex evolutionary history in global clone 1. Microb Genom 2021; 7. [PMID: 34874246 PMCID: PMC8767349 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen that is difficult to treat due to its resistance to extreme conditions, including desiccation and antibiotics. Most strains causing outbreaks around the world belong to two main global lineages, namely global clones 1 and 2 (GC1 and GC2). Here, we used a combination of Illumina short read and MinION (Oxford Nanopore) long-read sequence data with a hybrid assembly approach to complete the genome sequence of two antibiotic-sensitive GC1 strains, Ex003 and Ax270, recovered in Lebanon from water and a rectal swab of a cat, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of Ax270 and Ex003 with 186 publicly available GC1 genomes revealed two major clades, including five main lineages (L1–L5), and four single-isolate lineages outside of the two clades. Ax270 and Ex003, along with AB307-0294 and MRSN7213 (both predicted antibiotic-susceptible isolates) represent these individual lineages. Antibiotic resistance islands and transposons interrupting the comM gene remain important features in L1–L5, with L1 associated with the AbaR-type resistance islands, L2 with AbaR4, L3 strains containing either AbaR4 or its variants as well as Tn6022::ISAba42, and L4 and L5 associated with Tn6022 or its variants. Analysis of the capsule (KL) and outer core (OCL) polysaccharide loci further revealed a complex evolutionary history probably involving many recombination events. As more genomes become available, more GC1 lineages continue to emerge. However, genome sequence data from more diverse geographical regions are needed to draw a more accurate population structure of this globally distributed clone.
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- Jonathan Koong
- The iThree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Barnard College Affiliated Faculty Data Science Institute, Columbia University Affiliated Faculty, Columbia University, Columbia, USA
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- Laboratoire Microbiologie Santé et Environnement (LMSE), Doctoral School of Science & Technology, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- Laboratoire Microbiologie Santé et Environnement (LMSE), Doctoral School of Science & Technology, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- The iThree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences. Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Barnard College Affiliated Faculty Data Science Institute, Columbia University Affiliated Faculty, Columbia University, Columbia, USA
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- The iThree Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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Hamidian M, Ambrose SJ, Blackwell GA, Nigro SJ, Hall RM. An outbreak of multiply antibiotic-resistant ST49:ST128:KL11:OCL8 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates at a Sydney hospital. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 76:893-900. [PMID: 33452522 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To understand the acquisition of resistance genes by a non-GC1, non-GC2 Acinetobacter baumannii strain responsible for a 4 year outbreak at a Sydney hospital. METHODS Representative isolates were screened for resistance to antibiotics. Three were subjected to WGS using Illumina HiSeq. One genome was completed with MinION long reads. Resistance regions were compared with known sequences using bioinformatics. RESULTS Isolates were resistant to third-generation cephalosporins, gentamicin and tobramycin, sulfamethoxazole and erythromycin. Sequenced isolates were ST49 (Institut Pasteur scheme) and ST128 (Oxford scheme) and carried KL11 at the capsule locus and OCL8 at the lipooligosaccharide outer core locus. The complete genome of isolate J9 revealed that the resistance genes were all in plasmids; pRAY* contained aadB, and a large plasmid, pJ9-3, contained sul2 and floR genes and a dif module containing the mph(E)-msr(E) macrolide resistance genes. Transposon Tn6168, consisting of a second copy of the chromosomal ampC gene region flanked by ISAba1s, confers resistance to third-generation cephalosporins. Tn6168 is located inside the mph(E)-msr(E) dif module. pJ9-3 includes a set of four dif modules and the orientation of the pdif sites, XerC-XerD or XerD-XerC, alternates. A large transposon, Tn6175, containing tniCABDE transposition genes and genes annotated as being involved in heavy metal metabolism, uptake or export was found in the comM gene. Other ST49:ST128:KL11:OCL8 genomes found in the GenBank WGS database carried Tn6175 but neither of the plasmids carrying the resistance genes. CONCLUSIONS An early carbapenem-susceptible A. baumannii outbreak recorded in Australia was caused by an unusual clone that had acquired plasmids carrying antibiotic resistance genes.
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- Mohammad Hamidian
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,The ithree institute, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Wang P, Li RQ, Wang L, Yang WT, Zou QH, Xiao D. Proteomic Analyses of Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates to Identify Drug Resistant Mechanism. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:625430. [PMID: 33718272 PMCID: PMC7943614 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.625430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the main causes of nosocomial infections. Increasing numbers of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii cases have been reported in recent years, but its antibiotic resistance mechanism remains unclear. We studied 9 multidrug-resistant (MDR) and 10 drug-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates using Label free, TMT labeling approach and glycoproteomics analysis to identify proteins related to drug resistance. Our results showed that 164 proteins exhibited different expressions between MDR and drug-susceptible isolates. These differential proteins can be classified into six groups: a. proteins related to antibiotic resistance, b. membrane proteins, membrane transporters and proteins related to membrane formation, c. Stress response-related proteins, d. proteins related to gene expression and protein translation, e. metabolism-related proteins, f. proteins with unknown function or other functions containing biofilm formation and virulence. In addition, we verified seven proteins at the transcription level in eight clinical isolates by using quantitative RT-PCR. Results showed that four of the selected proteins have positive correlations with the protein level. This study provided an insight into the mechanism of antibiotic resistance of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
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- Ping Wang
- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Control of Infectious Diseases and Endemic Diseases, Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Riley LW. Distinguishing Pathovars from Nonpathovars: Escherichia coli. Microbiol Spectr 2020; 8:10.1128/microbiolspec.ame-0014-2020. [PMID: 33385193 PMCID: PMC10773148 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.ame-0014-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Escherichia coli is one of the most well-adapted and pathogenically versatile bacterial organisms. It causes a variety of human infections, including gastrointestinal illnesses and extraintestinal infections. It is also part of the intestinal commensal flora of humans and other mammals. Groups of E. coli that cause diarrhea are often described as intestinal pathogenic E. coli (IPEC), while those that cause infections outside of the gut are called extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC). IPEC can cause a variety of diarrheal illnesses as well as extraintestinal syndromes such as hemolytic-uremic syndrome. ExPEC cause urinary tract infections, bloodstream infection, sepsis, and neonatal meningitis. IPEC and ExPEC have thus come to be referred to as pathogenic variants of E. coli or pathovars. While IPEC can be distinguished from commensal E. coli based on their characteristic virulence factors responsible for their associated clinical manifestations, ExPEC cannot be so easily distinguished. IPEC most likely have reservoirs outside of the human intestine but it is unclear if ExPEC represent nothing more than commensal E. coli that breach a sterile barrier to cause extraintestinal infections. This question has become more complicated by the advent of whole genome sequencing (WGS) that has raised a new question about the taxonomic characterization of E. coli based on traditional clinical microbiologic and phylogenetic methods. This review discusses how molecular epidemiologic approaches have been used to address these questions, and how answers to these questions may contribute to our better understanding of the epidemiology of infections caused by E. coli. *This article is part of a curated collection.
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- Lee W Riley
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Acinetobacter baumannii NCIMB8209: a Rare Environmental Strain Displaying Extensive Insertion Sequence-Mediated Genome Remodeling Resulting in the Loss of Exposed Cell Structures and Defensive Mechanisms. mSphere 2020; 5:5/4/e00404-20. [PMID: 32727858 PMCID: PMC7392541 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00404-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is an ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species) opportunistic pathogen, with poorly defined natural habitats/reservoirs outside the clinical setting. A. baumannii arose from the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex as the result of a population bottleneck, followed by a recent population expansion from a few clinically relevant clones endowed with an arsenal of resistance and virulence genes. Still, the identification of virulence traits and the evolutionary paths leading to a pathogenic lifestyle has remained elusive, and thus, the study of nonclinical (“environmental”) A. baumannii isolates is necessary. We conducted here comparative genomic and virulence studies on A. baumannii NCMBI8209 isolated in 1943 from the microbiota responsible for the decomposition of guayule, and therefore well differentiated both temporally and epidemiologically from the multidrug-resistant strains that are predominant nowadays. Our work provides insights on the adaptive strategies used by A. baumannii to escape from host defenses and may help the adoption of measures aimed to limit its further dissemination. Acinetobacter baumannii represents nowadays an important nosocomial pathogen of poorly defined reservoirs outside the clinical setting. Here, we conducted whole-genome sequencing analysis of the Acinetobacter sp. NCIMB8209 collection strain, isolated in 1943 from the aerobic degradation (retting) of desert guayule shrubs. Strain NCIMB8209 contained a 3.75-Mb chromosome and a plasmid of 134 kb. Phylogenetic analysis based on core genes indicated NCIMB8209 affiliation to A. baumannii, a result supported by the identification of a chromosomal blaOXA-51-like gene. Seven genomic islands lacking antimicrobial resistance determinants, 5 regions encompassing phage-related genes, and notably, 93 insertion sequences (IS) were found in this genome. NCIMB8209 harbors most genes linked to persistence and virulence described in contemporary A. baumannii clinical strains, but many of the genes encoding components of surface structures are interrupted by IS. Moreover, defense genetic islands against biological aggressors such as type 6 secretion systems or CRISPR-cas are absent from this genome. These findings correlate with a low capacity of NCIMB8209 to form biofilm and pellicle, low motility on semisolid medium, and low virulence toward Galleria mellonella and Caenorhabditis elegans. Searching for catabolic genes and concomitant metabolic assays revealed the ability of NCIMB8209 to grow on a wide range of substances produced by plants, including aromatic acids and defense compounds against external aggressors. All the above features strongly suggest that NCIMB8209 has evolved specific adaptive features to a particular environmental niche. Moreover, they also revealed that the remarkable genetic plasticity identified in contemporary A. baumannii clinical strains represents an intrinsic characteristic of the species. IMPORTANCEAcinetobacter baumannii is an ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species) opportunistic pathogen, with poorly defined natural habitats/reservoirs outside the clinical setting. A. baumannii arose from the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex as the result of a population bottleneck, followed by a recent population expansion from a few clinically relevant clones endowed with an arsenal of resistance and virulence genes. Still, the identification of virulence traits and the evolutionary paths leading to a pathogenic lifestyle has remained elusive, and thus, the study of nonclinical (“environmental”) A. baumannii isolates is necessary. We conducted here comparative genomic and virulence studies on A. baumannii NCMBI8209 isolated in 1943 from the microbiota responsible for the decomposition of guayule, and therefore well differentiated both temporally and epidemiologically from the multidrug-resistant strains that are predominant nowadays. Our work provides insights on the adaptive strategies used by A. baumannii to escape from host defenses and may help the adoption of measures aimed to limit its further dissemination.
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Antibiotic Resistance Profiles, Molecular Mechanisms and Innovative Treatment Strategies of Acinetobacter baumannii. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8060935. [PMID: 32575913 PMCID: PMC7355832 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8060935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges for the clinical sector and industry, environment and societal development. One of the most important pathogens responsible for severe nosocomial infections is Acinetobacter baumannii, a Gram-negative bacterium from the Moraxellaceae family, due to its various resistance mechanisms, such as the β-lactamases production, efflux pumps, decreased membrane permeability and altered target site of the antibiotic. The enormous adaptive capacity of A. baumannii and the acquisition and transfer of antibiotic resistance determinants contribute to the ineffectiveness of most current therapeutic strategies, including last-line or combined antibiotic therapy. In this review, we will present an update of the antibiotic resistance profiles and underlying mechanisms in A. baumannii and the current progress in developing innovative strategies for combating multidrug-resistant A. baumannii (MDRAB) infections.
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Singh M, De Silva PM, Al-Saadi Y, Switala J, Loewen PC, Hausner G, Chen W, Hernandez I, Castillo-Ramirez S, Kumar A. Characterization of Extremely Drug-Resistant and Hypervirulent Acinetobacter baumannii AB030. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:antibiotics9060328. [PMID: 32560407 PMCID: PMC7345994 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9060328] [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: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is an important nosocomial bacterial pathogen. Multidrug-resistant isolates of A. baumannii are reported worldwide. Some A. baumannii isolates display resistance to nearly all antibiotics, making treatment of infections very challenging. As the need for new and effective antibiotics against A. baumannii becomes increasingly urgent, there is a need to understand the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and virulence in this organism. In this work, comparative genomics was used to understand the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and virulence in AB030, an extremely drug-resistant and hypervirulent strain of A. baumannii that is a representative of a recently emerged lineage of A. baumannii International Clone V. In order to characterize AB030, we carried out a genomic and phenotypic comparison with LAC-4, a previously described hyper-resistant and hypervirulent isolate. AB030 contains a number of antibiotic resistance- and virulence-associated genes that are not present in LAC-4. A number of these genes are present on mobile elements. This work shows the importance of characterizing the members of new lineages of A. baumannii in order to determine the development of antibiotic resistance and virulence in this organism.
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- Manu Singh
- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (M.S.); (P.M.D.S.); (Y.A.-S.); (J.S.); (P.C.L.); (G.H.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (M.S.); (P.M.D.S.); (Y.A.-S.); (J.S.); (P.C.L.); (G.H.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (M.S.); (P.M.D.S.); (Y.A.-S.); (J.S.); (P.C.L.); (G.H.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (M.S.); (P.M.D.S.); (Y.A.-S.); (J.S.); (P.C.L.); (G.H.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (M.S.); (P.M.D.S.); (Y.A.-S.); (J.S.); (P.C.L.); (G.H.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (M.S.); (P.M.D.S.); (Y.A.-S.); (J.S.); (P.C.L.); (G.H.)
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- Human Health Therapeutics, National Research Council Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada;
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- Programa de Genómica Evolutiva, Centro de Ciencias Génomicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca 62210, Mexico; (I.H.); (S.C.-R.)
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- Programa de Genómica Evolutiva, Centro de Ciencias Génomicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca 62210, Mexico; (I.H.); (S.C.-R.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; (M.S.); (P.M.D.S.); (Y.A.-S.); (J.S.); (P.C.L.); (G.H.)
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Tawfick MM, Rady HF, El-Borhamy MI, Maraqa AD. Dissemination of Plasmid-Mediated Aminoglycoside-Modifying Enzymes Among MDR Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from a Tertiary Care Egyptian Hospital. Open Microbiol J 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1874285802014010098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background:
Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most challenging multidrug-resistant (MDR) nosocomial pathogens worldwide. Aminoglycosides are used for the treatment of A. baumannii infections, however, resistance to aminoglycosides is currently emerging, limiting therapeutic choices.
Objective:
In this study, the prevalence of aminoglycoside resistance and plasmid-mediated mechanisms of aminoglycoside resistance were investigated in A. baumannii clinical isolates collected from ICU patients at a tertiary care hospital in Egypt.
Methods:
The automated Vitek 2 system was used to identify A. baumannii species and determination of the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. The identification of A. baumannii was confirmed by the detection of the blaOXA-51-like gene intrinsic to this species. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of gentamicin was determined using E-test following the CLSI breakpoints. Isolates were screened for the prevalence and diversity of the plasmid-carried aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes encoding genes aacC1, aadA1, aadB and aphA6. For genetic diversity analysis, the ERIC-PCR method was performed.
Results:
All A. baumannii isolates were MDR with high resistance rates to tested antimicrobials. The resistance rate to gentamicin was 92.9% with elevated MICs (≥ 32 μg/mL). The gentamicin-resistant isolates harboured one or more of the studied genes with the prevalence of aphA6 (81%). ERIC-based genotyping revealed that there was no evidence of A. baumannii clonal dissemination among isolates.
Conclusion:
The study concluded that MDR A. baumannii isolates were highly resistant to gentamicin. The plasmid-carried aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes encoding genes were disseminated among isolates with the AphA6 gene, which was the most prevalent one. The acquisition of more than one aminoglycoside resistance gene was associated with an elevated MIC of gentamicin. Thus, regular surveillance studies of the emerging resistance to antimicrobials and strict measures to control the dissemination of resistance determinants genes are warranted.
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Hamidian M, Nigro SJ. Emergence, molecular mechanisms and global spread of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Microb Genom 2020; 5. [PMID: 31599224 PMCID: PMC6861865 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that has emerged as a global threat because of high levels of resistance to many antibiotics, particularly those considered to be last-resort antibiotics, such as carbapenems. Although alterations in the efflux pump and outer membrane proteins can cause carbapenem resistance, the main mechanism is the acquisition of carbapenem-hydrolyzing oxacillinase-encoding genes. Of these, oxa23 is by far the most widespread in most countries, while oxa24 and oxa58 appear to be dominant in specific regions. Historically, much of the global spread of carbapenem resistance has been due to the dissemination of two major clones, known as global clones 1 and 2, although new lineages are now common in some parts of the world. The analysis of all publicly available genome sequences performed here indicates that ST2, ST1, ST79 and ST25 account for over 71 % of all genomes sequenced to date, with ST2 by far the most dominant type and oxa23 the most widespread carbapenem resistance determinant globally, regardless of clonal type. Whilst this highlights the global spread of ST1 and ST2, and the dominance of oxa23 in both clones, it could also be a result of preferential selection of carbapenem-resistant strains, which mainly belong to the two major clones. Furthermore, ~70 % of the sequenced strains have been isolated from five countries, namely the USA, PR China, Australia, Thailand and Pakistan, with only a limited number from other countries. These genomes are a vital resource, but it is currently difficult to draw an accurate global picture of this important superbug, highlighting the need for more comprehensive genome sequence data and genomic analysis.
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- Mohammad Hamidian
- The ithree institute, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Communicable Diseases Branch, Health Protection NSW, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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Accumulation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Belonging to Lineage 2, Global Clone 1, from Outbreaks in 2012-2013 at a Tehran Burns Hospital. mSphere 2020; 5:5/2/e00164-20. [PMID: 32269158 PMCID: PMC7142300 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00164-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains are among the most critical antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing hospital-acquired infections and treatment failures. The global spread of two clones has been responsible for the bulk of the resistance, in particular, carbapenem resistance. However, there is a substantial gap in our knowledge of which clones and which specific lineages within each clone are circulating in many parts of the world, including Africa and the Middle East region. This is the first genomic analysis of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii strains from Iran. All the isolates, from a single hospital, belonged to lineage 2 of global clone 1 (GC1) but fell into two groups distinguished by genes in the locus for capsule biosynthesis. The analysis suggests a potential origin of multiply antibiotic-resistant lineage 2 in the Middle East region and highlights the ongoing evolution of carbapenem-resistant GC1 A. baumannii strains. It will enhance future studies on the local and global GC1 population structure. The worldwide distribution of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) has become a global concern, particularly in countries where antibiotic prescription is not tightly regulated. However, knowledge of the genomic aspects of CRAB from many parts of the world is still limited. Here, 50 carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii isolates recovered at a single hospital in Tehran, Iran, during several outbreaks in 2012 and 2013 were found to be resistant to multiple antibiotics. They were examined using PCR mapping and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). All Iranian strains belonged to sequence type 328 in the Institut Pasteur MLST scheme (ST328IP), a single-locus variant of ST81IP, and all Iranian strains contained two carbapenem resistance genes, oxa23 and oxa24. The oxa23 gene is in the transposon Tn2006 in AbaR4, which interrupts the chromosomal comM gene. Phylogenetic analysis using whole-genome sequence (WGS) data for 9 isolates showed that they belonged to the same clade, designated the ST81/ST328 clade, within lineage 2 of global clone 1 (GC1). However, there were two groups that included either KL13 or KL18 at the K locus (KL) for capsular polysaccharide synthesis and either a tet39 or an aadB resistance gene, respectively. The genetic context of the resistance genes was determined, and the oxa24 (OXA-72 variant) and tet39 (tetracycline resistance) genes were each in a pdif module in different plasmids. The aadB gene cassette (which encodes gentamicin, kanamycin, and tobramycin resistance) was harbored by pRAY*, and the aphA6 gene (which encodes amikacin resistance) and sul2 gene (which encodes sulfamethoxazole resistance) were each harbored by a different plasmid. The sequences obtained here will underpin future studies of GC1 CRAB strains from the Middle East region. IMPORTANCE Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains are among the most critical antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing hospital-acquired infections and treatment failures. The global spread of two clones has been responsible for the bulk of the resistance, in particular, carbapenem resistance. However, there is a substantial gap in our knowledge of which clones and which specific lineages within each clone are circulating in many parts of the world, including Africa and the Middle East region. This is the first genomic analysis of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii strains from Iran. All the isolates, from a single hospital, belonged to lineage 2 of global clone 1 (GC1) but fell into two groups distinguished by genes in the locus for capsule biosynthesis. The analysis suggests a potential origin of multiply antibiotic-resistant lineage 2 in the Middle East region and highlights the ongoing evolution of carbapenem-resistant GC1 A. baumannii strains. It will enhance future studies on the local and global GC1 population structure.
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Aris P, Boroumand MA, Douraghi M. Amikacin resistance due to the aphA6 gene in multi-antibiotic resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates belonging to global clone 1 from Iran. BMC Microbiol 2019; 19:221. [PMID: 31533627 PMCID: PMC6751817 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-019-1592-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background TnaphA6-carrying repAci6 plasmids have been detected in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates belonging to global clones, GC1 and GC2, worldwide. Here, we examined whether RepAci6 plasmids family play a role in the dissemination of the aphA6 in GC1 A. baumannii isolates from Iran. Results We found that 22 isolates carried the repAci6 gene, suggesting that they contain a RepAci6 plasmid family. Using the primers linking the aphA6 gene to the backbone of repAci6 plasmid, it was revealed that 16 isolates from different hospitals harbored TnaphA6 on a repAci6 plasmid. Conclusions This study provides evidence for the dissemination of TnaphA6 on the plasmids encoding RepAci6 in Iranian A. baumannii isolates. Furthermore, it seems that TnaphA6 might be acquired by distinct plasmids separately as it was found to be located on the variants of repAci6 plasmids.
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- Parisa Aris
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box: 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box: 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran. .,Food Microbiology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Codjoe FS, Brown CA, Smith TJ, Miller K, Donkor ES. Genetic relatedness in carbapenem-resistant isolates from clinical specimens in Ghana using ERIC-PCR technique. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222168. [PMID: 31513633 PMCID: PMC6742460 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AIM Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC) sequence analysis is a powerful tool for epidemiological analysis of bacterial species. This study aimed to determine the genetic relatedness or variability in carbapenem-resistant isolates by species using this technique. METHODS A total of 111 non-duplicated carbapenem-resistant (CR) Gram-negative bacilli isolates from a three-year collection period (2012-2014) were investigated by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-polymerase chain reaction (ERIC-PCR) in four selected hospital laboratories in Ghana. The isolates were also screened for carbapenemase and extended spectrum β-lactamase genes by PCR. RESULTS A proportion of 23.4% (26/111) of the genomic DNA extracts were carriers of PCR-positive carbapenemase genes, including 14.4% blaNDM-1, 7.2% blaVIM-1 and 1.8% blaOXA-48. The highest prevalence of carbapenemase genes was from non-fermenters, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. For the ESBL genes tested, 96.4% (107/111) of the CR isolates co-harboured both TEM-1 and SHV-1 genes. The ERIC-PCR gel analysis exhibited 1 to 8 bands ranging from 50 to 800 bp. Band patterns of 93 complex dissimilarities were visually distinguished from the 111 CR isolates studied, while the remaining 18 showed band similarities in pairs. CONCLUSION Overall, ERIC-PCR fingerprints have shown a high level of diversity among the species of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens and specimen collection sites in this study. ERIC-PCR optimisation assays may serve as a suitable genotyping tool for the assessment of genetic diversity or close relatedness of isolates that are found in clinical settings.
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- Francis S. Codjoe
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical & Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana
- Biomolecular Science Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical & Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana
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- Biomolecular Science Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular Science Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (KM); (ESD)
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical & Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana
- * E-mail: (KM); (ESD)
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Mikhaleva TV, Zakharova OI, Ilyasov PV. Antibiotic Resistance: Modern Approaches and Ways to Overcome It (Review). APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s000368381902011x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Blackwell GA, Hall RM. Mobilisation of a small Acinetobacter plasmid carrying an oriT transfer origin by conjugative RepAci6 plasmids. Plasmid 2019; 103:36-44. [PMID: 30981890 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Most Acinetobacter plasmids are genus specific but their properties have not been investigated. Small plasmids with Rep_3 family replication initiation proteins and iterons are common in Acinetobacter baumannii and often carry antibiotic resistance genes and toxin-antitoxin systems. A RepAci1 plasmid, carrying the carbapenem resistance gene oxa23 in Tn2006 and a RepAci2 plasmid carrying the amikacin (kanamycin and neomycin) resistance gene aphA6 in TnaphA6 were identified. These two plasmids have related rep regions; the consensus 22 bp iteron repeats differ only at three positions and the RepA proteins are 84% identical. However, they were shown to be compatible, whereas the RepAci1 plasmid displaced another RepAci1 plasmid demonstrating that they were incompatible. Despite encoding no mobilisation proteins, the RepAci1 plasmid was transferred to a new host at low frequency when a conjugatively proficient RepAci6 plasmid was present, whereas the RepAci2 plasmid carrying mobA and mobC mobilisation genes was not. Comparison of the sequences of the mobilised and mobilising plasmids revealed a short region of high similarity that is upstream of the predicted mobilisation genes in the RepAci6 plasmid, and has an organisation similar to that of F-type oriT transfer origins. The segment carrying the oriT-like region is present in many RepAci1 plasmids, including ones carrying the cabarpenem resistance genes oxa24 or oxa58 in dif modules, and in some RepAci2 or other Rep_3 plasmids of further types, including one carrying the tet39 tetracycline resistance determinant. These plasmids are also likely to be mobilised, spreading resistance.
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- Grace A Blackwell
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Couvé-Deacon E, Jové T, Afouda P, Barraud O, Tilloy V, Scaon E, Hervé B, Burucoa C, Kempf M, Marcos JY, Ploy MC, Garnier F. Class 1 integrons in Acinetobacter baumannii: a weak expression of gene cassettes to counterbalance the lack of LexA-driven integrase repression. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2019; 53:491-499. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Adams MD, Wright MS, Karichu JK, Venepally P, Fouts DE, Chan AP, Richter SS, Jacobs MR, Bonomo RA. Rapid Replacement of Acinetobacter baumannii Strains Accompanied by Changes in Lipooligosaccharide Loci and Resistance Gene Repertoire. mBio 2019; 10:e00356-19. [PMID: 30914511 PMCID: PMC6437055 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00356-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The population structure of health care-associated pathogens reflects patterns of diversification, selection, and dispersal over time. Empirical data detailing the long-term population dynamics of nosocomial pathogens provide information about how pathogens adapt in the face of exposure to diverse antimicrobial agents and other host and environmental pressures and can inform infection control priorities. Extensive sequencing of clinical isolates from one hospital spanning a decade and a second hospital in the Cleveland, OH, metropolitan area over a 3-year time period provided high-resolution genomic analysis of the Acinetobacter baumannii metapopulation. Genomic analysis demonstrated an almost complete replacement of the predominant strain groups with a new, genetically distinct strain group during the study period. The new group, termed clade F, differs from other global clone 2 (GC2) strains of A. baumannii in several ways, including its antibiotic resistance and lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis genes. Clade F strains are part of a large phylogenetic group with broad geographic representation. Phylogenetic analysis of single-nucleotide variants in core genome regions showed that although the Cleveland strains are phylogenetically distinct from those isolated from other locations, extensive intermixing of strains from the two hospital systems was apparent, suggesting either substantial exchange of strains or a shared, but geographically restricted, external pool from which infectious isolates were drawn. These findings document the rapid evolution of A. baumannii strains in two hospitals, with replacement of the predominant clade by a new clade with altered lipooligosaccharide loci and resistance gene repertoires.IMPORTANCE Multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii is a difficult-to-treat health care-associated pathogen. Knowing the resistance genes present in isolates causing infection aids in empirical treatment selection. Furthermore, knowledge of the genetic background can assist in tracking patterns of transmission to limit the spread of infections in hospitals. The appearance of a new genetic background in A. baumannii strains with a different set of resistance genes and cell surface structures suggests that strong selective pressures exist, even in highly MDR pathogens. Because the new strains have levels of antimicrobial resistance similar to those of the strains that were displaced, we hypothesize that other features, including host colonization and infection, may confer additional selective advantages and contribute to their increased prevalence.
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- Mark D Adams
- The J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- The J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and CWRU-Cleveland VAMC Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University and CWRU-Cleveland VAMC Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University and CWRU-Cleveland VAMC Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University and CWRU-Cleveland VAMC Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Center for Proteomics, Case Western Reserve University and CWRU-Cleveland VAMC Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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NDM Metallo-β-Lactamases and Their Bacterial Producers in Health Care Settings. Clin Microbiol Rev 2019; 32:32/2/e00115-18. [PMID: 30700432 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00115-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 375] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) is a metallo-β-lactamase able to hydrolyze almost all β-lactams. Twenty-four NDM variants have been identified in >60 species of 11 bacterial families, and several variants have enhanced carbapenemase activity. Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli are the predominant carriers of bla NDM, with certain sequence types (STs) (for K. pneumoniae, ST11, ST14, ST15, or ST147; for E. coli, ST167, ST410, or ST617) being the most prevalent. NDM-positive strains have been identified worldwide, with the highest prevalence in the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and the Balkans. Most bla NDM-carrying plasmids belong to limited replicon types (IncX3, IncFII, or IncC). Commonly used phenotypic tests cannot specifically identify NDM. Lateral flow immunoassays specifically detect NDM, and molecular approaches remain the reference methods for detecting bla NDM Polymyxins combined with other agents remain the mainstream options of antimicrobial treatment. Compounds able to inhibit NDM have been found, but none have been approved for clinical use. Outbreaks caused by NDM-positive strains have been reported worldwide, attributable to sources such as contaminated devices. Evidence-based guidelines on prevention and control of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are available, although none are specific for NDM-positive strains. NDM will remain a severe challenge in health care settings, and more studies on appropriate countermeasures are required.
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Salimizand H, Zomorodi AR, Mansury D, Khakshoor M, Azizi O, Khodaparast S, Baseri Z, Karami P, Zamanlou S, Farsiani H, Amini Y, Moradi B, Meshkat Z, Salimizand H, Hasanzadeh S, Sadeghian H. Diversity of aminoglycoside modifying enzymes and 16S rRNA methylases in Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis species in Iran; wide distribution of aadA1 and armA. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2018; 66:195-199. [PMID: 30292703 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex (ABC) make a great burden on health-care systems due to hospital-acquired infections and antibacterial resistance. Aminoglycoside in combination with other antibacterials used as treatment options. However, ABC species overcome this class of antibacterials in different ways. This study provides a comprehensive report on the distribution of aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs) and 16S rRNA methylase in Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis isolated from various provinces in Iran. METHODS During six month of study, from eight referral centers in seven provinces across the country, Iran, 178 A. baumannii and 43 A. nosocomialis isolates were collected. The minimum inhibitory concentration of amikacin, gentamicin, netilmicin, kanamycin and tobramycin were measured by microbroth dilution method. AMEs and 16S rRNA methylase variants were sought by PCR. RESULTS High rates of resistance were seen in all centers. MIC50 and MIC90 for all A. baumannii and A. nosocomialis isolates from different centers were > 512 mg/L. The most frequent AME was ant(3″)-Ia (aadA1) in both of A. baumannii (74.1%) and A. nosocomialis (86%). armA was detected in A. baumannii and A. nosocomialis at the frequency of 41.6% and 67.4%, respectively. rmtA, B, C, D, aac(3)-Ia (aacC1) and aac(6')-Im were not detected, neither in A. baumannii nor A. nosocomialis. Moreover, aac(6')-Ih was only found in A. baumannii isolates. The distribution of some of the ARGs was limited to a definite center. CONCLUSION The overall high-level carriage of ARGs in Acinetobacter species may limited usage of this class of antibacterials as a treatment option.
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- Himen Salimizand
- Liver and Digestive Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi university of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Microbiology and Virology, Medical School, Mashhad University of medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Microbiology Department, Faculty of science, Islamic Azad University of Tonekabon, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
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- Department of bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Molecular laboratory, Shariati hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular laboratory, Shariati hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Brucellosis Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Microbiology and Virology, Medical School, Mashhad University of medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical school, Zahedan University of medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran; Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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- Esfarayen University of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Microbiology and Virology, Medical School, Mashhad University of medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Microbiology and Virology, Medical School, Mashhad University of medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Bello A, Dingle TC. What's That Resistance Mechanism? Understanding Genetic Determinants of Gram-Negative Bacterial Resistance. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Cameranesi MM, Morán-Barrio J, Limansky AS, Repizo GD, Viale AM. Site-Specific Recombination at XerC/D Sites Mediates the Formation and Resolution of Plasmid Co-integrates Carrying a blaOXA-58- and Tn aphA6-Resistance Module in Acinetobacter baumannii. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:66. [PMID: 29434581 PMCID: PMC5790767 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Members of the genus Acinetobacter possess distinct plasmid types which provide effective platforms for the acquisition, evolution, and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance structures. Many plasmid-borne resistance structures are bordered by short DNA sequences providing potential recognition sites for the host XerC and XerD site-specific tyrosine recombinases (XerC/D-like sites). However, whether these sites are active in recombination and how they assist the mobilization of associated resistance structures is still poorly understood. Here we characterized the plasmids carried by Acinetobacter baumannii Ab242, a multidrug-resistant clinical strain belonging to the ST104 (Oxford scheme) which produces an OXA-58 carbapenem-hydrolyzing class-D β-lactamase (CHDL). Plasmid sequencing and characterization of replication, stability, and adaptive modules revealed the presence in Ab242 of three novel plasmids lacking self-transferability functions which were designated pAb242_9, pAb242_12, and pAb242_25, respectively. Among them, only pAb242_25 was found to carry an adaptive module encompassing an ISAba825-blaOXA-58 arrangement accompanied by a TnaphA6 transposon, the whole structure conferring simultaneous resistance to carbapenems and aminoglycosides. Ab242 plasmids harbor several XerC/D-like sites, with most sites found in pAb242_25 located in the vicinity or within the adaptive module described above. Electrotransformation of susceptible A. nosocomialis cells with Ab242 plasmids followed by imipenem selection indicated that the transforming plasmid form was a co-integrate resulting from the fusion of pAb242_25 and pAb242_12. Further characterization by cloning and sequencing studies indicated that a XerC/D site in pAb242_25 and another in pAb242_12 provided the active sister pair for the inter-molecular site-specific recombination reaction mediating the fusion of these two plasmids. Moreover, the resulting co-integrate was found also to undergo intra-molecular resolution at the new pair of XerC/D sites generated during fusion thus regenerating the original pAb242_25 and pAb242_12 plasmids. These observations provide the first evidence indicating that XerC/D-like sites in A. baumannii plasmids can provide active pairs for site-specific recombination mediating inter-molecular fusions and intra-molecular resolutions. The overall results shed light on the evolutionary dynamics of A. baumannii plasmids and the underlying mechanisms of dissemination of genetic structures responsible for carbapenem and other antibiotics resistance among the Acinetobacter clinical population.
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- María M Cameranesi
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Rosario, Argentina
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Extreme antibiotic resistance in bacteria is associated with the expression of powerful inactivating enzymes and other functions encoded in accessory genomic elements. The contribution of core genome processes to high-level resistance in such bacteria has been unclear. In the work reported here, we evaluated the relative importance of core and accessory functions for high-level resistance to the aminoglycoside tobramycin in the nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. Three lines of evidence establish the primacy of core functions in this resistance. First, in a genome scale mutant analysis using transposon sequencing and validation with 594 individual mutants, nearly all mutations reducing tobramycin resistance inactivated core genes, some with stronger phenotypes than those caused by the elimination of aminoglycoside-inactivating enzymes. Second, the core functions mediating resistance were nearly identical in the wild type and a deletion mutant lacking a genome resistance island that encodes the inactivating enzymes. Thus, most or all of the core resistance determinants important in the absence of the enzymes are also important in their presence. Third, reductions in tobramycin resistance caused by different core mutations were additive, and highly sensitive double and triple mutants (with 250-fold reductions in the MIC) that retained accessory resistance genes could be constructed. Core processes that contribute most strongly to intrinsic tobramycin resistance include phospholipid biosynthesis, phosphate regulation, and envelope homeostasis. The inexorable increase in bacterial antibiotic resistance threatens to undermine many of the procedures that transformed medicine in the last century. One strategy to meet the challenge antibiotic resistance poses is the development of drugs that undermine resistance. To identify potential targets for such adjuvants, we identified the functions underlying resistance to an important class of antibiotics for one of the most highly resistant pathogens known.
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Blackwell GA, Holt KE, Bentley SD, Hsu LY, Hall RM. Variants of AbGRI3 carrying the armA gene in extensively antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from Singapore. J Antimicrob Chemother 2017; 72:1031-1039. [PMID: 28073968 PMCID: PMC5400096 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Objectives: To investigate the context of the ribosomal RNA methyltransferase gene armA in carbapenem-resistant global clone 2 (GC2) Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Singapore. Methods: Antibiotic resistance was determined using disc diffusion; PCR was used to identify resistance genes. Whole genome sequences were determined and contigs were assembled and ordered using PCR. Resistance regions in unsequenced isolates were mapped. Results: Fifteen GC2 A. baumannii isolated at Singapore General Hospital over the period 2004–11 and found to carry the armA gene were resistant to carbapenems, third-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones and most aminoglycosides. In these isolates, the armA gene was located in a third chromosomal resistance island, previously designated AbGRI3. In four isolates, armA was in a 19 kb IS26-bounded transposon, designated Tn6180. In three of them, a 2.7 kb transposon carrying the aphA1b gene, designated Tn6179, was found adjacent to and sharing an IS26 with Tn6180. However, in these four isolates a 3.1 kb segment of the adjacent chromosomal DNA has been inverted by an IS26-mediated event. The remaining 11 isolates all contained a derivative of Tn6180 that had lost part of the central segment and only one retained Tn6179. The chromosomal inversion was present in four of these and in seven the deletion extended beyond the inversion into adjacent chromosomal DNA. AbGRI3 forms were found in available GC2 sequences carrying armA. Conclusions: In GC2 A. baumannii, the armA gene is located in various forms of a third genomic resistance island named AbGRI3. An aphA1b transposon is variably present in AbGRI3.
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- Grace A Blackwell
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Centre for Systems Genomics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University Health System, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Repizo GD, Viale AM, Borges V, Cameranesi MM, Taib N, Espariz M, Brochier-Armanet C, Gomes JP, Salcedo SP. The Environmental Acinetobacter baumannii Isolate DSM30011 Reveals Clues into the Preantibiotic Era Genome Diversity, Virulence Potential, and Niche Range of a Predominant Nosocomial Pathogen. Genome Biol Evol 2017; 9:2292-2307. [PMID: 28934377 PMCID: PMC5604120 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evx162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii represents nowadays an important nosocomial opportunistic pathogen whose reservoirs outside the clinical setting are obscure. Here, we traced the origins of the collection strain A. baumannii DSM30011 to an isolate first reported in 1944, obtained from the enriched microbiota responsible of the aerobic decomposition of the resinous desert shrub guayule. Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis based on core genes confirmed DSM30011 affiliation to A. baumannii. Comparative studies with 32 complete A. baumannii genomes revealed the presence of 12 unique accessory chromosomal regions in DSM30011 including five encompassing phage-related genes, five containing toxin genes of the type-6 secretion system, and one with an atypical CRISPRs/cas cluster. No antimicrobial resistance islands were identified in DSM30011 agreeing with a general antimicrobial susceptibility phenotype including folate synthesis inhibitors. The marginal ampicillin resistance of DSM30011 most likely derived from chromosomal ADC-type ampC and blaOXA-51-type genes. Searching for catabolic pathways genes revealed several clusters involved in the degradation of plant defenses including woody tissues and a previously unreported atu locus responsible of aliphatic terpenes degradation, thus suggesting that resinous plants may provide an effective niche for this organism. DSM30011 also harbored most genes and regulatory mechanisms linked to persistence and virulence in pathogenic Acinetobacter species. This strain thus revealed important clues into the genomic diversity, virulence potential, and niche ranges of the preantibiotic era A. baumannii population, and may provide an useful tool for our understanding of the processes that led to the recent evolution of this species toward an opportunistic pathogen of humans.
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- Guillermo D. Repizo
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, CNRS UMR5086, University of Lyon, France
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquimicas y Farmaceuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquimicas y Farmaceuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
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- Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquimicas y Farmaceuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
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- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, Univ. Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5558, Villeurbanne, France
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquimicas y Farmaceuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
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- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, Univ. Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5558, Villeurbanne, France
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- Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, CNRS UMR5086, University of Lyon, France
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Lean SS, Yeo CC. Small, Enigmatic Plasmids of the Nosocomial Pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii: Good, Bad, Who Knows? Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1547. [PMID: 28861061 PMCID: PMC5559437 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative nosocomial pathogen that has become a serious healthcare concern within a span of two decades due to its ability to rapidly acquire resistance to all classes of antimicrobial compounds. One of the key features of the A. baumannii genome is an open pan genome with a plethora of plasmids, transposons, integrons, and genomic islands, all of which play important roles in the evolution and success of this clinical pathogen, particularly in the acquisition of multidrug resistance determinants. An interesting genetic feature seen in majority of A. baumannii genomes analyzed is the presence of small plasmids that usually ranged from 2 to 10 kb in size, some of which harbor antibiotic resistance genes and homologs of plasmid mobilization genes. These plasmids are often overlooked when compared to their larger, conjugative counterparts that harbor multiple antibiotic resistance genes and transposable elements. In this mini-review, we will examine our current knowledge of these small A. baumannii plasmids and look into their genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships. Some of these plasmids, such as the Rep-3 superfamily group and the pRAY-type, which has no recognizable replicase genes, are quite widespread among diverse A. baumannii clinical isolates worldwide, hinting at their usefulness to the lifestyle of this pathogen. Other small plasmids especially those from the Rep-1 superfamily are truly enigmatic, encoding only hypothetical proteins of unknown function, leading to the question of whether these small plasmids are “good” or “bad” to their host A. baumannii.
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- Soo Sum Lean
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore
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- Faculty of Medicine, Biomedical Research Centre, Universiti Sultan Zainal AbidinKuala Terengganu, Malaysia
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The tet39 Determinant and the msrE-mphE Genes in Acinetobacter Plasmids Are Each Part of Discrete Modules Flanked by Inversely Oriented p dif (XerC-XerD) Sites. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2017; 61:AAC.00780-17. [PMID: 28533235 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00780-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The tet39 tetracycline resistance determinant and the macrolide resistance genes msrE and mphE were found in an 18.2-kb plasmid, pS30-1, recovered from a global clone 2 (GC2) Acinetobacter baumannii isolate from Singapore, that conferred resistance to tetracycline and erythromycin. pS30-1 also contains mobA and mobC genes encoding MOBQ family proteins, but attempts to mobilize pS30-1 utilizing a coresident conjugative repAci6 plasmid were unsuccessful. Eight pdif sites, consisting of inversely oriented binding sites for the XerC and XerD recombinases separated by 6 bp, were detected in pS30-1. The tet39 determinant and the msrE-mphE gene pair are each surrounded by two pdif sites in inverse orientation. Identical regions in different contexts and many previously unnoticed pdif sites were found in a number of different plasmids in GenBank, showing that the tet39 and msrE-mphE dif modules are mobile. A putative toxin/antitoxin system, a gene encoding a serine recombinase, and open reading frames of unknown function were also part of dif modules in pS30-1. In general, modules with internal XerC or XerD sites alternate. Two copies of ISAjo2-1 (94% identical to ISAjo2) in pS30-1 were inserted 5 bp from a XerC site, and this appears to be the preferred insertion site for this insertion sequence (IS) group. Apparently, Acinetobacter plasmids exploit the Acinetobacter XerC-XerD recombinases to mobilize DNA units containing resistance and other genes, via an uncharacterized mechanism. The tet39 and msrE-mphE dif modules add to the oxa24 module and the oxa58 module redefined here, bringing the total of resistance gene-containing dif modules in Acinetobacter plasmids to four.
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Distribution of Aminoglycoside Resistance Genes Among Acinetobacter Baumannii Strains Isolated From Burn Patients in Tehran, Iran. ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2017. [DOI: 10.5812/pedinfect.57263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Problems with the Oxford Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Acinetobacter baumannii: Do Sequence Type 92 (ST92) and ST109 Exist? J Clin Microbiol 2017; 55:2287-2289. [PMID: 28490493 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00533-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Assessment of Insertion Sequence Mobilization as an Adaptive Response to Oxidative Stress in Acinetobacter baumannii Using IS-seq. J Bacteriol 2017; 199:JB.00833-16. [PMID: 28193905 PMCID: PMC5388817 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00833-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Insertion sequence (IS) elements are found throughout bacterial genomes and contribute to genome variation by interrupting genes or altering gene expression. Few of the more than 30 IS elements described in Acinetobacter baumannii have been characterized for transposition activity or expression effects. A targeted sequencing method, IS-seq, was developed to efficiently map the locations of new insertion events in A. baumannii genomes and was used to identify novel IS sites following growth in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, which causes oxidative stress. Serial subculture in the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of hydrogen peroxide led to rapid selection of cells carrying an ISAba1 element upstream of the catalase-peroxidase gene katG. Several additional sites for the elements ISAba1, ISAba13, ISAba25, ISAba26, and ISAba125 were found at low abundance after serial subculture, indicating that each element is active and contributes to genetic variation that may be subject to selection. Following hydrogen peroxide exposure, rapid changes in gene expression were observed in genes related to iron homeostasis. The IS insertions adjacent to katG resulted in more than 20-fold overexpression of the gene and increased hydrogen peroxide tolerance. IMPORTANCE Insertion sequences (IS) contribute to genomic and phenotypic variation in many bacterial species, but little is known about how transposition rates vary among elements or how selective pressure influences this process. A new method for identifying new insertion locations that arise under experimental growth conditions in the genome, termed IS-seq, was developed and tested with cells grown in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, which causes oxidative stress. Gene expression changes in response to hydrogen peroxide exposure are similar to those observed in other species and include genes that control free iron concentrations. New IS insertions adjacent to a gene encoding a catalase enzyme confirm that IS elements can rapidly contribute to adaptive variation in the presence of selection.
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Characterization of Two Multidrug-Resistant IncA/C Plasmids from the 1960s by Using the MinION Sequencer Device. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:6780-6786. [PMID: 27600047 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01121-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Two A/C incompatibility group (IncA/C family) plasmids from the 1960s have been sequenced and classified into the A/C2 type 1 group. R16a and IP40a contain novel antibiotic resistance islands and a complete GIsul2 genomic island not previously found in the family. In the 173.1-kb R16a, the 29.9-kb antibiotic resistance island (ARI) is located in a unique backbone position not utilized by ARIs. ARIR16a consists of Tn1, Tn6020, and Tn6333, harboring the resistance genes blaTEM-1D and aphA1b and a mer module, respectively; a truncated Tn5393 copy; and a gene cluster with unknown function. Plasmid IP40a is 170.4 kb in size and contains a 5.6-kb ARI inserted into the kfrA gene. ARIIP40a carrying blaTEM-1D and aphA1b genes is composed of Tn1 with a Tn6023 insertion. Additionally, IP40a harbors single IS2, IS186, and Tn1000 insertions scattered in the backbone; an IS150 copy in GIsul2; and a complete Tn6333 carrying a mer module at the position of ARIR16a Loss of resistance markers in R16a, IP40a, and R55 was observed during stability tests. Every phenotypic change proved to be the result of recombination events involving mobile elements. Intramolecular transposition of IS copies that generated IP40a derivatives lacking large parts of the backbone could account for the formation of other family members, too. The MinION platform proved to be a valuable tool in bacterial genome sequencing since it generates long reads that span repetitive elements and facilitates full-length plasmid or chromosome assembly. Nanopore technology enables rapid characterization of large, low-copy-number plasmids and their rearrangement products.
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Nigro SJ, Hall RM. Loss and gain of aminoglycoside resistance in global clone 2Acinetobacter baumanniiin Australia via modification of genomic resistance islands and acquisition of plasmids. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016; 71:2432-40. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Kurakov A, Mindlin S, Beletsky A, Shcherbatova N, Rakitin A, Ermakova A, Mardanov A, Petrova M. The ancient small mobilizable plasmid pALWED1.8 harboring a new variant of the non-cassette streptomycin/spectinomycin resistance gene aadA27. Plasmid 2016; 84-85:36-43. [PMID: 26896789 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2016.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The small mobilizable plasmid pALWED1.8 containing a novel variant of the streptomycin/spectinomycin resistance gene aadA27 was isolated from the permafrost strains of Acinetobacter lwoffii. The 4135bp plasmid carries mobА and mobC genes that mediate its mobilization by conjugative plasmids. The nucleotide sequences of mobА and mobC are similar to those of mobilization genes of the modern plasmid pRAY* and its variants, which contain aadB gene, and are widespread among the pathogenic strains of Acinetobacter baumannii. Almost identical pALWED1.8 variants were detected in modern environmental Аcinetobacter strains. A highly similar plasmid was revealed in a strain of Acinetobacter parvus isolated from mouse intestine. Furthermore, we discovered six previously unidentified variants of plasmids related to pALWED1.8 and pRAY* in public databases. In contrast to most known variants of aadA which are cassette genes associated with integrons, the aadA27 variant harbored by pALWED1.8 is a non-cassette, autonomously transcribed gene. Non-cassette aadA genes with 96% sequence identity to aadA27 were detected in the chromosomes of Acinetobacter gyllenbergii and several uncharacterized strains of Аcinetobacter sp. Moreover, we revealed that the autonomous aadA-like genes are present in the chromosomes of many gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The phylogenetic analysis of amino acid sequences of all identified AadA proteins showed the following: (i) cassette aadA genes form a separate monophyletic group and mainly reside on plasmids and (ii) chromosomal non-cassette aadA genes are extremely diverse and can be inherited both vertical and via horizontal gene transfer.
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- Anton Kurakov
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kurchatov sq. 2, 123182 Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kurchatov sq. 2, 123182 Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kurchatov sq. 2, 123182 Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Ave. 33, bld. 2, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kurchatov sq. 2, 123182 Moscow, Russia.
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Holt K, Kenyon JJ, Hamidian M, Schultz MB, Pickard DJ, Dougan G, Hall R. Five decades of genome evolution in the globally distributed, extensively antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii global clone 1. Microb Genom 2016; 2:e000052. [PMID: 28348844 PMCID: PMC5320584 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The majority of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates that are multiply, extensively and pan-antibiotic resistant belong to two globally disseminated clones, GC1 and GC2, that were first noticed in the 1970s. Here, we investigated microevolution and phylodynamics within GC1 via analysis of 45 whole-genome sequences, including 23 sequenced for this study. The most recent common ancestor of GC1 arose around 1960 and later diverged into two phylogenetically distinct lineages. In the 1970s, the main lineage acquired the AbaR resistance island, conferring resistance to older antibiotics, via a horizontal gene transfer event. We estimate a mutation rate of ∼5 SNPs genome- 1 year- 1 and detected extensive recombination within GC1 genomes, introducing nucleotide diversity into the population at >20 times the substitution rate (the ratio of SNPs introduced by recombination compared with mutation was 22). The recombination events were non-randomly distributed in the genome and created significant diversity within loci encoding outer surface molecules (including the capsular polysaccharide, the outer core lipooligosaccharide and the outer membrane protein CarO), and spread antimicrobial resistance-conferring mutations affecting the gyrA and parC genes and insertion sequence insertions activating the ampC gene. Both GC1 lineages accumulated resistance to newer antibiotics through various genetic mechanisms, including the acquisition of plasmids and transposons or mutations in chromosomal genes. Our data show that GC1 has diversified into multiple successful extensively antibiotic-resistant subclones that differ in their surface structures. This has important implications for all avenues of control, including epidemiological tracking, antimicrobial therapy and vaccination.
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- Kathryn Holt
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Systems Genomics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Wellcome Sanger Trust Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Novel Aminoglycoside Resistance Transposons and Transposon-Derived Circular Forms Detected in Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:1801-18. [PMID: 26824943 PMCID: PMC4776018 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02143-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen equipped with a growing number of antibiotic resistance genes. Our study investigated the molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance features of 28 consecutive carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates of A. baumannii collected throughout Sweden in 2012 and 2013. The isolates mainly belonged to clonal complexes (CCs) with an extensive international distribution, such as CC2 (n = 16) and CC25 (n = 7). Resistance to carbapenems was related to blaOXA-23 (20 isolates), blaOXA-24/40-like (6 isolates), blaOXA-467 (1 isolate), and ISAba1-blaOXA-69 (1 isolate). Ceftazidime resistance was associated with blaPER-7 in the CC25 isolates. Two classical point mutations were responsible for resistance to quinolones in all the isolates. Isolates with high levels of resistance to aminoglycosides carried the 16S rRNA methylase armA gene. The isolates also carried a variety of genes encoding aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes. Several novel structures involved in aminoglycoside resistance were identified, including Tn6279, ΔTn6279, Ab-ST3-aadB, and different assemblies of Tn6020 and TnaphA6. Importantly, a number of circular forms related to the IS26 or ISAba125 composite transposons were detected. The frequent occurrence of these circular forms in the populations of several isolates indicates a potential role of these circular forms in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes.
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Nigro SJ, Hall RM. Structure and context of Acinetobacter transposons carrying the oxa23 carbapenemase gene. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016; 71:1135-47. [PMID: 26755496 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Theoxa23gene encoding the OXA-23 carbapenemase (and several minor variants of it) is widespread inAcinetobacter baumanniiclinical isolates and compromises treatment with carbapenem antibiotics. The gene is derived from the chromosome ofAcinetobacter radioresistenswhere it is an intrinsic gene, here designatedoxaAr InA. baumanniiand otherAcinetobacterspecies,oxa23is usually preceded by an IS, ISAba1, which supplies the strong promoter required for the gene to confer clinically relevant levels of resistance. TheoxaArgene appears to have been mobilized twice creating Tn2008and Tn2008B, both of which consist of a single ISAba1 and anA. radioresistens-derived fragment. Tn2006and Tn2009are clearly derived from Tn2008Band are each made up of Tn2008Bwith an additional segment of unknown origin and an additional ISAba1, creating a compound transposon. Tn2006, Tn2008and possibly Tn2008Bare globally disseminated, while Tn2009has as yet only been found in China. Of the four ISAba1-associated transposons, Tn2006has been most frequently observed worldwide and Tn2006in Tn6022, known as AbaR4, appears to contribute significantly to the dissemination ofoxa23 Moreover, AbaR4, Tn2006, Tn2008and Tn2009have each been found in conjugative plasmids, further facilitating their spread.
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- Steven J Nigro
- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Yoon EJ, Goussard S, Nemec A, Lambert T, Courvalin P, Grillot-Courvalin C. Origin in Acinetobacter gyllenbergii and dissemination of aminoglycoside-modifying enzyme AAC(6')-Ih. J Antimicrob Chemother 2015; 71:601-6. [PMID: 26645270 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aac(6')-Ih gene encoding aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type I subtype h [AAC(6')-Ih] is plasmid-borne in Acinetobacter baumannii where it confers high-level amikacin resistance, but its origin remains unknown. We searched for the gene in the genomes of a collection of 133 Acinetobacter spp. and studied its species specificity, expression and dissemination. METHODS Gene copy number was determined by quantitative PCR, expression by quantitative RT-PCR, MIC by microdilution and transfer by plasmid mobilization. RESULTS The aac(6')-Ih gene was present in the chromosome of the two Acinetobacter gyllenbergii of the collection and was detected in all seven A. gyllenbergii clinical isolates. They had indistinguishable flanking regions indicating that the gene was intrinsic to this species. A. baumannii PIS Aba23 promoters were provided by insertion of ISAba23, which disrupted the Pnative promoter in A. gyllenbergii. Both types of promoters were similarly potent in Escherichia coli and A. baumannii. Aminoglycoside MICs for A. baumannii harbouring pIP1858 were higher than for A. gyllenbergii due to gene dosage. The non-self-transferable plasmid could be mobilized to other A. baumannii cells by the broad host range plasmid RP4. CONCLUSIONS We have found the origin of aac(6')-Ih in A. gyllenbergii, a species isolated, although rarely, in humans, and documented that dissemination of this gene is restricted to the Acinetobacter genus.
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- Eun-Jeong Yoon
- Institut Pasteur, Unité des Agents Antibactériens, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité des Agents Antibactériens, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Bacterial Genetics, National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
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- EA4043, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Kamolvit W, Sidjabat HE, Paterson DL. Molecular Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Carbapenem Resistance ofAcinetobacterspp. in Asia and Oceania. Microb Drug Resist 2015; 21:424-34. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2014.0234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Witchuda Kamolvit
- UQ Centre of Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- UQ Centre of Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- UQ Centre of Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Nigro S, Hall RM. Distribution of the blaOXA-23-containing transposons Tn2006 and Tn2008 in Australian carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates. J Antimicrob Chemother 2015; 70:2409-11. [PMID: 25881617 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Steven Nigro
- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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