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Rodrigues SH, Nunes GD, Soares GG, Ferreira RL, Damas MSF, Laprega PM, Shilling RE, Campos LC, da Costa AS, Malavazi I, da Cunha AF, Pranchevicius MCDS. First report of coexistence of blaKPC-2 and blaNDM-1 in carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates of Klebsiella aerogenes in Brazil. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1352851. [PMID: 38426065 PMCID: PMC10903355 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1352851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Klebsiella aerogenes is an important opportunistic pathogen with the potential to develop resistance against last-line antibiotics, such as carbapenems, limiting the treatment options. Here, we investigated the antibiotic resistance profiles of 10 K. aerogenes strains isolated from patient samples in the intensive-care unit of a Brazilian tertiary hospital using conventional PCR and a comprehensive genomic characterization of a specific K. aerogenes strain (CRK317) carrying both the blaKPC-2 and blaNDM-1 genes simultaneously. All isolates were completely resistant to β-lactam antibiotics, including ertapenem, imipenem, and meropenem with differencing levels of resistance to aminoglycosides, quinolones, and tigecycline also observed. Half of the strains studied were classified as multidrug-resistant. The carbapenemase-producing isolates carried many genes of interest including: β-lactams (blaNDM-1, blaKPC-2, blaTEM-1, blaCTX-M-1 group, blaOXA-1 group and blaSHVvariants in 20-80% of the strains), aminoglycoside resistance genes [aac(6')-Ib and aph(3')-VI, 70 and 80%], a fluoroquinolone resistance gene (qnrS, 80%), a sulfonamide resistance gene (sul-2, 80%) and a multidrug efflux system transporter (mdtK, 70%) while all strains carried the efflux pumps Acr (subunit A) and tolC. Moreover, we performed a comprehensive genomic characterization of a specific K. aerogenes strain (CRK317) carrying both the blaKPC-2 and blaNDM-1 genes simultaneously. The draft genome assembly of the CRK317 had a total length of 5,462,831 bp and a GC content of 54.8%. The chromosome was found to contain many essential genes. In silico analysis identified many genes associated with resistance phenotypes, including β-lactamases (blaOXA-9, blaTEM-1, blaNDM-1, blaCTX-M-15, blaAmpC-1, blaAmpC-2), the bleomycin resistance gene (bleMBL), an erythromycin resistance methylase (ermC), aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes [aac(6')-Ib, aadA/ant(3")-Ia, aph(3')-VI], a sulfonamide resistance enzyme (sul-2), a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (catA-like), a plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance protein (qnrS1), a glutathione transferase (fosA), PEtN transferases (eptA, eptB) and a glycosyltransferase (arnT). We also detected 22 genomic islands, eight families of insertion sequences, two putative integrative and conjugative elements with a type IV secretion system, and eight prophage regions. This suggests the significant involvement of these genetic structures in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance. The results of our study show that the emergence of carbapenemase-producing K. aerogenes, co-harboring blaKPC-2 and blaNDM-1, is a worrying phenomenon which highlights the importance of developing strategies to detect, prevent, and control the spread of these microorganisms.
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- Saulo Henrique Rodrigues
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Mazumder R, Hussain A, Bhadra B, Phelan J, Campino S, Clark TG, Mondal D. Case report: A successfully treated case of community-acquired urinary tract infection due to Klebsiella aerogenes in Bangladesh. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1206756. [PMID: 37435536 PMCID: PMC10330784 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1206756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Klebsiella aerogenes, a nosocomial pathogen, is increasingly associated with extensive drug resistance and virulence profiles. It is responsible for high morbidity and mortality. This report describes the first successfully treated case of community-acquired urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by Klebsiella aerogenes in an elderly housewife with Type-2 diabetes (T2D) from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The patient was empirically treated with intravenous ceftriaxone (500 mg/8 h). However, she did not respond to the treatment. The urine culture and sensitivity tests, coupled with bacterial whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and analysis, revealed the bacteria to be K. aerogenes which was extensively drug-resistant but was susceptible to carbapenems and polymyxins. Based on these findings, meropenem (500 mg/8 h) was administered to the patient, who then responded to the treatment and recovered successfully without having a relapse. This case raises awareness of the importance of diagnosis of not-so-common etiological agents, correct identification of the pathogens, and targeted antibiotic therapy. In conclusion, correctly identifying etiological agents of UTI using WGS approaches that are otherwise difficult to diagnose could help improve the identification of infectious agents and improve the management of infectious diseases.
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- Razib Mazumder
- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr, b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr, b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory Sciences and Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr, b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Gu H, Cai Q, Dai X, Wang H, Xu W, Cao X, Ye Y. A case report of Klebsiella aerogenes-caused lumbar spine infection identified by metagenome next-generation sequencing. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:616. [PMID: 35840919 PMCID: PMC9288078 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07583-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The early clinical diagnosis of spinal infections in elderly patients with recessive or atypical symptoms is difficult. Klebsiella aerogenes is a common opportunistic bacterium that can infect the respiratory tract, urinary tract, and even the central nervous system. However, whether it can infect the lumbar spine has not been previously described. CASE PRESENTATION In this paper, we report the case of a 69-year-old female patient with osteoporosis who was initially diagnosed with hemolytic anemia. Later, she was diagnosed with K. aerogenes infection of the lumbar spine based on imaging combined with blood culture and metagenome next-generation sequencing (mNGS) detection. After precise medication, the lumbar degeneration was improved. CONCLUSIONS Bacterial infection should therefore be considered in cases of lumbar degenerative disease in middle-aged and elderly patients.
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- Huajie Gu
- Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Yangpu Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 450 Tengyue Road, Shanghai, China
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- Genoxor Medical Science and Technology Inc., Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Yangpu Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 450 Tengyue Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Yangpu Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 450 Tengyue Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Yangpu Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Genoxor Medical Science and Technology Inc., Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Yangpu Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 450 Tengyue Road, Shanghai, China.
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Ali AR, Anani HAA, Selim FM. Biologically formed silver nanoparticles and in vitro study of their antimicrobial activities on resistant pathogens. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 2021; 13:848-861. [PMID: 35222864 PMCID: PMC8816695 DOI: 10.18502/ijm.v13i6.8090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Background and Objectives: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been found to have multiple uses as antibacterial, antifungal and anti-biofilm agents because of their biological activities and safety. The present study was aimed to analyze the antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activities as well as the cytotoxic effect of AgNPs against different human pathogens. Materials and Methods: AgNPs were synthesized using cell free supernatants of Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 19433), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27856), Enterobacter cloacae (ATCC 13047) and Penicillium oxalicum strain, then were analyzed using UV/Vis Spectral Analysis, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Energy Dispersive-X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX) analysis. Antimicrobial activities of biosynthesized AgNPs were assessed with selected antimicrobial agents against multidrug resistant bacteria and candida. Anti-biofilm and cytotoxicity assays of these biosynthesized AgNPs were also done. Results: The synthesis of AgNPs were confirmed through observed color change and monitoring UV-Vis spectrum which showed homogeneous (little agglomeration) distribution of silver nanoparticles. TEM and SEM have shown that the particle size ranged from 13 to 34 (nm) with spherical shape and a high signal with EDX analysis. Antibacterial and antifungal efficacy of antibiotics and fluconazole were increased in combination with biosynthesized AgNPs against resistant bacteria and candida. Significant reduction in biofilm formation was found better with Penicillium oxalicum AgNPs against biofilm forming bacteria. Conclusion: Penicillium oxalicum has the best effect towards synthesizing AgNPs, for antimicrobial activities against resistant bacteria and candida, in addition to anti-biofilm activities against biofilm forming Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli and the safest cytotoxicity effect on (MRC-5) cell line.
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- Asmaa R Ali
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Fleifel M, Machmouchi A, Alameddine O, Hoyek K, Melki D, Hallab E, Masri K, Sidaoui HR, Stockman D, Daoud Z. The Spread of Plasmidic AmpC in a General Lebanese Hospital Over Nine Consecutive Years and the Relationship With Restricted Isolation Protocols. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:633783. [PMID: 34765610 PMCID: PMC8576109 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.633783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: The dreaded bacterial infection by extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)-producers has always troubled the medical field whether on the public, scientific, or clinical levels. One of the lesser known β-lactamases, which is capable of hydrolyzing broad and extended-spectrum cephalosporins—i.e., cephamycins plus oxyimino-β-lactams—are the AmpC β-lactamases. This group, which has also been termed occasionally—and incorrectly—as ESBL Class C, confers resistance to β-lactamase inhibitors. The prevalence of plasmidic AmpC (pAmpC) strains is possibly still a matter of debate considering the unevenly matched data between phenotypically-detected and molecularly-detected pAmpC. Aim: In the absence of any study in Lebanon addressing the AmpC, our intention was to determine the numbers and percentages of AmpC Enterobacteriaceae isolates, notably plasmid-mediated ones, across different wards at the Centre Hospitalier du Nord (CHN), Lebanon, and highlight the importance of infection control protocols. Materials and Methods: Carriage and infection with pAmpC Enterobacteriaceae were retrospectively investigated between 2011 and 2015 and prospectively between 2016 and 2019 at the Centre Hospitalier du Nord Hospital, North Lebanon. The rise or decline in the numbers of such strains, in concordance with the allegedly intensive isolation of the patients, were analyzed. Results: Intensive care unit (ICU) data shows an initial rise in infection isolates from 2012 to 2014 and in the carriage isolates from 2012 to 2013 with later notable overall decrease in the both isolates' numbers with the application of the isolation protocols at CHN from 2014 onwards. Floors 2, 3, and 4 seemed to house the bulk of the isolates as well. Conclusion: Preventive measures, such as on-going surveillance of the hospital wards by specialized healthcare personnel and strict implementation of infection control practices, should be a top priority in any medical center in order to isolate such strains and try to put a limit for the development and the dissemination of any possible multidrug resistant strains.
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- Mohamad Fleifel
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Lebanese American University Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Centre Hospitalier du Nord Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Zgharta, Lebanon
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- Centre Hospitalier du Nord Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Zgharta, Lebanon
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- Clinical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Michigan Health Clinics, Saginaw, MI, United States
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- Clinical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Michigan Health Clinics and College of Medicine-Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI, United States
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Vrancianu CO, Popa LI, Bleotu C, Chifiriuc MC. Targeting Plasmids to Limit Acquisition and Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:761. [PMID: 32435238 PMCID: PMC7219019 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global threat to both public health and the environment. The emergence and expansion of AMR is sustained by the enormous diversity and mobility of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). Different mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer (HGT), including conjugation, transduction, and transformation, have facilitated the accumulation and dissemination of ARGs in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. This has resulted in the development of multidrug resistance in some bacteria. The most clinically significant ARGs are usually located on different mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that can move intracellularly (between the bacterial chromosome and plasmids) or intercellularly (within the same species or between different species or genera). Resistance plasmids play a central role both in HGT and as support elements for other MGEs, in which ARGs are assembled by transposition and recombination mechanisms. Considering the crucial role of MGEs in the acquisition and transmission of ARGs, a potential strategy to control AMR is to eliminate MGEs. This review discusses current progress on the development of chemical and biological approaches for the elimination of ARG carriers.
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- Corneliu Ovidiu Vrancianu
- Microbiology Immunology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.,The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Microbiology Immunology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.,The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.,The National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Bucharest, Romania
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- Microbiology Immunology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.,The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.,Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Microbiology Immunology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.,The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Kaldhone PR, Carlton A, Aljahdali N, Khajanchi BK, Sanad YM, Han J, Deck J, Ricke SC, Foley SL. Evaluation of Incompatibility Group I1 (IncI1) Plasmid-Containing Salmonella enterica and Assessment of the Plasmids in Bacteriocin Production and Biofilm Development. Front Vet Sci 2019; 6:298. [PMID: 31552285 PMCID: PMC6743044 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Mobile genetic elements, such as plasmids, can potentially increase the ability of bacteria to infect and persist in vertebrate host cells. IncI1 plasmids are widely distributed in Salmonella from food animal sources and associated with clinically important strains. These plasmids often encode antimicrobial resistance; however, little is known about their impact on the virulence of Salmonella strains. To assess the potential impact of the plasmids on virulence, 43 IncI1-positive Salmonella isolates from human and animal sources were subjected to whole genome sequence (WGS) analyses and evaluated for their abilities to invade and persist for 48 h in Caco-2 human intestinal epithelial cells, form biofilms and encode bacteriocins. Draft WGS data were submitted to predict the presence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes, plasmid replicon types present, conduct plasmid multilocus sequence typing (pMLST), and core genome MLST (cgMLST) in the isolates. Caco-2 cells were infected with Salmonella strains and incubated for both one and 48 h for the invasion and persistence assays, respectively. Additionally, Salmonella isolates and IncI1 plasmid carrying transconjugants (n = 12) generated in Escherichia coli were assessed for their ability to produce biofilms and bacteriocin inhibition of growth of other bacteria. All Salmonella isolates infected Caco-2 cells and persisted in the cells at 48 hrs. Persistent cell counts were observed to be significantly higher than invasion assay cell counts in 26% of the isolates. Among the IncI1 plasmids, there were 18 pMLST types. Nearly 35% (n = 15) of Salmonella isolates produced biofilms; however, none of the IncI1-positive transconjugants produced increased biofilms compared to the recipient. Approximately 65% (n = 28) of isolates and 67% (n = 8) of IncI1-positive transconjugants were able to inhibit growth of at least one E. coli strain; however, none inhibited the growth of strains from species other than E. coli. The study characterized IncI1 positive Salmonella isolates and provided evidence about the potential contributions of IncI1 plasmids virulence phenotypes and areas where they do not. These findings should allow for more focused efforts to assess the impact of plasmids on bacterial pathophysiology and human health.
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- Pravin R Kaldhone
- Division of Microbiology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States.,Center for Food Safety and Food Science Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Division of Microbiology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States.,Department of Agriculture, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR, United States
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- Division of Microbiology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States.,Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Microbiology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States
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- Division of Microbiology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States.,Department of Agriculture, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR, United States.,Veterinary Research Division, Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Microbiology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States
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- Division of Microbiology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States
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- Center for Food Safety and Food Science Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Division of Microbiology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States.,Center for Food Safety and Food Science Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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Don't overlook the little guy: An evaluation of the frequency of small plasmids co-conjugating with larger carbapenemase gene containing plasmids. Plasmid 2019; 103:1-8. [PMID: 30928702 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2019.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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As the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes becomes an increasing global threat, improved understanding of mobile genetic elements which contribute to the spread of antimicrobial resistance genes, becomes more critical. We created transconjugants from the mating of three chromosomally isogenic Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (blaKPC) positive Citrobacter freundii isolates with a laboratory strain of Escherichia coli and evaluated the movement of small cryptic plasmids (SCPs), p3223 and p1916, when larger blaKPC-plasmids were transferred. In all of the 143 transconjugants, multiple plasmids, both large and small, transferred with each mating. When two blaKPC-plasmids were present in the host, frequently (87%; 98/113) both would be transferred during mating. p3223 is found in a wide range of bacterial hosts that harbor AMR genes; p1916 has been identified in only a limited number of publicly available sequences to date. From our evaluation, there is still much to learn about SCPs, and the high rate of co-transfer of multiple plasmids from real-world carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriales.
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Buckner MMC, Ciusa ML, Piddock LJV. Strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance: anti-plasmid and plasmid curing. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2018; 42:781-804. [PMID: 30085063 PMCID: PMC6199537 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuy031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem hindering treatment of bacterial infections, rendering many aspects of modern medicine less effective. AMR genes (ARGs) are frequently located on plasmids, which are self-replicating elements of DNA. They are often transmissible between bacteria, and some have spread globally. Novel strategies to combat AMR are needed, and plasmid curing and anti-plasmid approaches could reduce ARG prevalence, and sensitise bacteria to antibiotics. We discuss the use of curing agents as laboratory tools including chemicals (e.g. detergents and intercalating agents), drugs used in medicine including ascorbic acid, psychotropic drugs (e.g. chlorpromazine), antibiotics (e.g. aminocoumarins, quinolones and rifampicin) and plant-derived compounds. Novel strategies are examined; these include conjugation inhibitors (e.g. TraE inhibitors, linoleic, oleic, 2-hexadecynoic and tanzawaic acids), systems designed around plasmid incompatibility, phages and CRISPR/Cas-based approaches. Currently, there is a general lack of in vivo curing options. This review highlights this important shortfall, which if filled could provide a promising mechanism to reduce ARG prevalence in humans and animals. Plasmid curing mechanisms which are not suitable for in vivo use could still prove important for reducing the global burden of AMR, as high levels of ARGs exist in the environment.
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- Michelle M C Buckner
- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, The University of Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, The University of Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, The University of Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Grazziotin AL, Vidal NM, Palmeiro JK, Dalla-Costa LM, Venancio TM. Genome Sequencing of Four Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter aerogenes Isolates from Hospitalized Patients in Brazil. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1649. [PMID: 27833588 PMCID: PMC5081556 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Ana Laura Grazziotin
- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy RibeiroCampos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of HealthBethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Unidade Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba, Brazil
- Faculdades e Instituto de Pesquisa Pelé Pequeno PríncipeCuritiba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Unidade Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do ParanáCuritiba, Brazil
- Faculdades e Instituto de Pesquisa Pelé Pequeno PríncipeCuritiba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy RibeiroCampos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
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