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Mahmood B, Paunkov A, Kupc M, Burián K, Nagy E, Leitsch D, Sóki J. Proteomics-Based RT-qPCR and Functional Analysis of 18 Genes in Metronidazole Resistance of Bacteroides fragilis. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:207. [PMID: 38534642 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13030207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Previously, we reported that metronidazole MICs are not dependent on the expression levels of nim genes in B. fragilis strains and we compared the proteomes of metronidazole-resistant laboratory B. fragilis strains to those of their susceptible parent strains. Here, we used RT-qPCR to correlate the expression levels of 18 candidate genes in a panel of selected, clinical nim gene-positive and -negative B. fragilis strains to their metronidazole MICs. Metronidazole MICs were correlated with the expression of certain tested genes. Specifically, lactate dehydrogenase expression correlated positively, whereas cytochrome fumarate reductase/succinate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase, phosphoglycerate kinase redox and gat (GCN5-like acetyltransferase), and relA (stringent response) regulatory gene expressions correlated negatively with metronidazole MICs. This result provides evidence for the involvement of carbohydrate catabolic enzymes in metronidazole resistance in B. fragilis. This result was supported by direct substrate utilization tests. However, the exact roles of these genes/proteins should be determined in deletion-complementation tests. Moreover, the exact redox cofactor(s) participating in metronidazole activation need to be identified.
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- Bakhtiyar Mahmood
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, 6725 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Biology, University of Garmian, Kalar 2562, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, 6725 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, 6725 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, 6725 Szeged, Hungary
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Singh A, Banerjee T, Shukla SK, Upadhyay S, Verma A. Creep in nitroimidazole inhibitory concentration among the Entamoeba histolytica isolates causing amoebic liver abscess and screening of andrographolide as a repurposing drug. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12192. [PMID: 37500681 PMCID: PMC10374660 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39382-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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Infections by Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) lead to considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide and treatment is reliant on a single class of drugs, nitroimidazoles. Treatment failures and intermittent reports of relapse from different parts of world indicate towards development of clinical drug resistance. In the present study, susceptibility testing of clinical isolates of E. histolytica was carried against metronidazole and tinidazole. Additionally, anti-amoebic property of active compounds of Andrographis paniculata was also evaluated. Prevalence of metronidazole resistance gene (nim) in patients attending hospital was also done to get comprehensive insight of present situation of drug resistance in E. histolytica. Mean inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50) value of E. histolytica isolates against metronidazole and tinidazole was 20.01 and 16.1 µM respectively. Andrographolide showed minimum mean IC50 value (3.06 µM). Significant percentage inhibition of E. histolytica isolates by andrographolide was seen as compared to metronidazole (p = 0.0495). None of E. histolytica isolates showed presence of nim gene. However, in stool samples from hospital attending population, prevalence of nimE gene was found to be 76.6% (69/90) and 62.2% (56/90) in diarrheal and non-diarrheal samples respectively. Inhibitory concentration of commonly used nitroimidazoles against clinical isolates of E. histolytica are on rise. Percentage inhibition of E. histolytica isolates by andrographolide was significantly higher than control drug metronidazole.
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- Aradhana Singh
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Jaipur, 302001, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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Reissier S, Penven M, Guérin F, Cattoir V. Recent Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance among Anaerobic Clinical Isolates. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1474. [PMID: 37374976 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Anaerobic bacteria are normal inhabitants of the human commensal microbiota and play an important role in various human infections. Tedious and time-consuming, antibiotic susceptibility testing is not routinely performed in all clinical microbiology laboratories, despite the increase in antibiotic resistance among clinically relevant anaerobes since the 1990s. β-lactam and metronidazole are the key molecules in the management of anaerobic infections, to the detriment of clindamycin. β-lactam resistance is usually mediated by the production of β-lactamases. Metronidazole resistance remains uncommon, complex, and not fully elucidated, while metronidazole inactivation appears to be a key mechanism. The use of clindamycin, a broad-spectrum anti-anaerobic agent, is becoming problematic due to the increase in resistance rate in all anaerobic bacteria, mainly mediated by Erm-type rRNA methylases. Second-line anti-anaerobes are fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, and linezolid. This review aims to describe the up-to-date evolution of antibiotic resistance, give an overview, and understand the main mechanisms of resistance in a wide range of anaerobes.
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- Sophie Reissier
- Rennes University Hospital, Department of Clinical Microbiology, F-35033 Rennes, France
- UMR_S1230 BRM, Inserm, University of Rennes, F-35043 Rennes, France
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- Rennes University Hospital, Department of Clinical Microbiology, F-35033 Rennes, France
- UMR_S1230 BRM, Inserm, University of Rennes, F-35043 Rennes, France
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- Rennes University Hospital, Department of Clinical Microbiology, F-35033 Rennes, France
- UMR_S1230 BRM, Inserm, University of Rennes, F-35043 Rennes, France
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- Rennes University Hospital, Department of Clinical Microbiology, F-35033 Rennes, France
- UMR_S1230 BRM, Inserm, University of Rennes, F-35043 Rennes, France
- CHU de Rennes, Service de Bactériologie-Hygiène Hospitalière, 2 Rue Henri Le Guilloux, CEDEX 9, F-35033 Rennes, France
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Kupc M, Paunkov A, Strasser D, Sóki J, Leitsch D. Initial expression levels of nimA are decisive for protection against metronidazole in Bacteroides fragilis. Anaerobe 2022; 77:102630. [PMID: 36028117 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2022.102630] [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: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In the genus Bacteroides, the nim genes are resistance determinants for metronidazole, a nitroimidazole drug widely used against anaerobic pathogens. The Nim proteins are considered to act as nitroreductases. However, data from several studies suggest that the expression levels of Nim do not increase with increasing resistance which is conflicting with this notion. The impact of Nim protein levels on low-level metronidazole resistance, however, representing the early stage of induced resistance in the laboratory, has not been assessed as yet. METHODS The nimA gene was cloned into two different plasmids and introduced into B. fragilis strain 638R. Expression levels of nimA mRNA were measured by RT-qPCR and compared to those in strain 638R harbouring plasmid pI417, the original clinical plasmid harbouring IS element IS1168 with the nimA gene. Further, metronidazole susceptibility was assessed by Etest and the activity of pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PFOR) was measured in all strains after induction of high-level metronidazole resistance. RESULTS The level of protection against metronidazole by nimA correleated with the level of expression of nimA mRNA. Further, the activity of PFOR in highly-resistant B. fragilis 638R was only preserved when expression levels of nimA were high. CONCLUSIONS Although the development of high-level metronidazole resistance in B. fragilis strains with a nimA gene is not caused by an increase of nimA expression as compared to the less resistant parent strains, nimA expression levels might be of decisive importance in the early stage of resistance development. This has potential implications for metronidazole resistance in clinical isolates.
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- Małgorzata Kupc
- Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology, and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology, and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology, and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, 10 Dóm Square, H-6720, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology, and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, A-1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Tang H, Zhou H, Zhang R. Antibiotic Resistance and Mechanisms of Pathogenic Bacteria in Tubo-Ovarian Abscess. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:958210. [PMID: 35967860 PMCID: PMC9363611 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.958210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) is a common type of inflammatory lump in clinical practice. TOA is an important, life-threatening disease, and it has become more common in recent years, posing a major health risk to women. Broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents are necessary to cover the most likely pathogens because the pathogens that cause TOA are polymicrobial. However, the response rate of antibiotic treatment is about 70%, whereas one-third of patients have poor clinical consequences and they require drainage or surgery. Rising antimicrobial resistance serves as a significant reason for the unsatisfactory medical outcomes. It is important to study the antibiotic resistance mechanism of TOA pathogens in solving the problems of multi-drug resistant strains. This paper focuses on the most common pathogenic bacteria isolated from TOA specimens and discusses the emerging trends and epidemiology of resistant Escherichia coli, Bacteroides fragilis, and gram-positive anaerobic cocci. Besides that, new methods that aim to solve the antibiotic resistance of related pathogens are discussed, such as CRISPR, nanoparticles, bacteriophages, antimicrobial peptides, and pathogen-specific monoclonal antibodies. Through this review, we hope to reveal the current situation of antibiotic resistance of common TOA pathogens, relevant mechanisms, and possible antibacterial strategies, providing references for the clinical treatment of drug-resistant pathogens.
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- Huanna Tang
- Women’s Reproductive Health Research Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province and Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Hui Zhou, ; Runju Zhang,
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- Women’s Reproductive Health Research Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province and Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Hui Zhou, ; Runju Zhang,
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Krakovka S, Ribacke U, Miyamoto Y, Eckmann L, Svärd S. Characterization of Metronidazole-Resistant Giardia intestinalis Lines by Comparative Transcriptomics and Proteomics. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:834008. [PMID: 35222342 PMCID: PMC8866875 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.834008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Metronidazole (MTZ) is a clinically important antimicrobial agent that is active against both bacterial and protozoan organisms. MTZ has been used extensively for more than 60 years and until now resistance has been rare. However, a recent and dramatic increase in the number of MTZ resistant bacteria and protozoa is of great concern since there are few alternative drugs with a similarly broad activity spectrum. To identify key factors and mechanisms underlying MTZ resistance, we utilized the protozoan parasite Giardia intestinalis, which is commonly treated with MTZ. We characterized two in vitro selected, metronidazole resistant parasite lines, as well as one revertant, by analyzing fitness aspects associated with increased drug resistance and transcriptomes and proteomes. We also conducted a meta-analysis using already existing data from additional resistant G. intestinalis isolates. The combined data suggest that in vitro generated MTZ resistance has a substantial fitness cost to the parasite, which may partly explain why resistance is not widespread despite decades of heavy use. Mechanistically, MTZ resistance in Giardia is multifactorial and associated with complex changes, yet a core set of pathways involving oxidoreductases, oxidative stress responses and DNA repair proteins, is central to MTZ resistance in both bacteria and protozoa.
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- Sascha Krakovka
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Center (BMC), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Center (BMC), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,SciLifeLab, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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The Application of Transposon Insertion Sequencing in Identifying Essential Genes in B. fragilis. Methods Mol Biol 2021. [PMID: 34709623 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1720-5_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Essential genes are those that are indispensable for the survival of organism under specific growth conditions. Investigating essential genes in pathogenic bacteria not only helps to understand vital biological networks but also provides novel targets for drug development. Availability of genetic engineering tools and high-throughput sequencing methods has enabled essential genes identification in many pathogenic gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Bacteroides fragilis is one of the major bacteria specific of human gastrointestinal microbiota. When B. fragilis moves out of its niche, it turns into deadly pathogen. Here, we describe detailed method for the essential gene identification in B. fragilis. Generated transposon mutant pool can be used for other applications such as identification of genes responsible for drug resistance in B. fragilis.
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Baaity Z, Jamal W, Rotimi VO, Burián K, Leitsch D, Somogyvári F, Nagy E, Sóki J. Molecular characterization of metronidazole resistant Bacteroides strains from Kuwait. Anaerobe 2021; 69:102357. [PMID: 33713801 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102357] [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: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Eleven metronidazole resistant Bacteroides and one newly classified Phocaeicola dorei strain from Kuwait were investigated for their resistance mechanisms and the emergence of their resistant plasmids. All but one strain harbored nimE genes on differently sized plasmids. Of the 11 nimE genes, 9 were preceded by full copies of the prototype ISBf6 insertion sequence element, one carried a truncated ISBf6 and one was activated by an additional copy of IS612B. Nucleotide sequencing results showed that the nimE ISBf6 distances were constant and all five different plasmids shared a common region, suggesting that (i) the nimE-ISBf6 configuration was inserted into an undisclosed common genetic element, (ii) over time, this common element was mutated by insertions and deletions, spreading the resultant plasmids. Of the 10 B. fragilis strains in this collection, 6 were also cfiA-positive, one with full imipenem resistance, indicating a tendency for multidrug resistance (MDR) among such isolates. The significant number of metronidazole resistant Bacteroides spp. and P. dorei strains with the MDR phenotype warns of difficulties in treatment and suggests promoting adherence to antibiotic stewardship recommendations in Kuwait.
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- Zain Baaity
- Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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Thomas C, Gwenin CD. The Role of Nitroreductases in Resistance to Nitroimidazoles. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:388. [PMID: 34062712 PMCID: PMC8147198 DOI: 10.3390/biology10050388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance is a major challenge facing modern medicine, with an estimated 700,000 people dying annually and a global cost in excess of $100 trillion. This has led to an increased need to develop new, effective treatments. This review focuses on nitroimidazoles, which have seen a resurgence in interest due to their broad spectrum of activity against anaerobic Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The role of nitroreductases is to activate the antimicrobial by reducing the nitro group. A decrease in the activity of nitroreductases is associated with resistance. This review will discuss the resistance mechanisms of different disease organisms, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Helicobacter pylori and Staphylococcus aureus, and how these impact the effectiveness of specific nitroimidazoles. Perspectives in the field of nitroimidazole drug development are also summarised.
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- Carol Thomas
- School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK;
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- Department of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 111 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215123, China
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High prevalence of Clostridiodes diffiicle PCR ribotypes 001 and 126 in Iran. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4658. [PMID: 32170182 PMCID: PMC7070088 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61604-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Clostridium difficile is a leading causative agent of hospital-acquired and community-acquired diarrhea in human. This study aims to characterize the predominant C. difficile strains, RT001 and 126, circulating in Iranian hospitals in relation to resistant phenotypes, the antibiotic resistance genes, and their genetic relatedness. A total number of 735 faecal specimens were collected from patients suspected of CDI in Tehran hospitals. Typing and subtyping of the strains were performed using CE-PCR ribotyping and MLVA, respectively, followed by PCR assays for ARGs and indicators of Tns. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of five antibiotics were determined by MIC Test Strips. Among 65 strains recovered from CDI patients, RT001 (32.3%) and RT126 (9.2%) were found as the most frequent ribotypes, and 64 MLVA types were identified. Using MLVA, RT001 and RT126 were subtyped into 6 and 4 groups, respectively. The vanA, nim, tetM, gyrA, gyrB genes were detected in 24.6%, 0%, 89.2%, 95.3%, and 92.3% of the strains, respectively. The indicators of Tns including vanHAX, tndX, and int were found in 0%, 3% and 29.2% of the strains, respectively. The most common amino acid (AA) alterations of GyrA and GyrB were related to substitutions of Thr82 → Val and Ser366 → Val, respectively. Resistance rate to metronidazole, vancomycin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, and moxifloxacin was 81.5%, 30.7%, 85%, 79%, and 74%, respectively. This study, for the first time revealed the subtypes of circulating RT001 and RT126 in Iran. It is of importance that the majority of the strains belonging to RT001 were multidrug resistant (MDR). This study also pointed to the intra-hospital dissemination of the strains belonging to RT001 and RT126 for short and long periods, respectively, using MLVA. The most important resistance phenotypes observed in this study was vancomycin-resistant phenotypes. Resistance to metronidazole was also high and highlights the need to determine its resistance mechanisms in the future studies.
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Sydenham TV, Overballe-Petersen S, Hasman H, Wexler H, Kemp M, Justesen US. Complete hybrid genome assembly of clinical multidrug-resistant Bacteroides fragilis isolates enables comprehensive identification of antimicrobial-resistance genes and plasmids. Microb Genom 2019; 5:e000312. [PMID: 31697231 PMCID: PMC6927303 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Bacteroides fragilis constitutes a significant part of the normal human gut microbiota and can also act as an opportunistic pathogen. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the prevalence of AMR genes are increasing, and prediction of antimicrobial susceptibility based on sequence information could support targeted antimicrobial therapy in a clinical setting. Complete identification of insertion sequence (IS) elements carrying promoter sequences upstream of resistance genes is necessary for prediction of AMR. However, de novo assemblies from short reads alone are often fractured due to repeat regions and the presence of multiple copies of identical IS elements. Identification of plasmids in clinical isolates can aid in the surveillance of the dissemination of AMR, and comprehensive sequence databases support microbiome and metagenomic studies. We tested several short-read, hybrid and long-lead assembly pipelines by assembling the type strain B. fragilis CCUG4856T (=ATCC25285=NCTC9343) with Illumina short reads and long reads generated by Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) MinION sequencing. Hybrid assembly with Unicycler, using quality filtered Illumina reads and Filtlong filtered and Canu-corrected ONT reads, produced the assembly of highest quality. This approach was then applied to six clinical multidrug-resistant B. fragilis isolates and, with minimal manual finishing of chromosomal assemblies of three isolates, complete, circular assemblies of all isolates were produced. Eleven circular, putative plasmids were identified in the six assemblies, of which only three corresponded to a known cultured Bacteroides plasmid. Complete IS elements could be identified upstream of AMR genes; however, there was not complete correlation between the absence of IS elements and antimicrobial susceptibility. As our knowledge on factors that increase expression of resistance genes in the absence of IS elements is limited, further research is needed prior to implementing AMR prediction for B. fragilis from whole-genome sequencing.
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- Thomas V. Sydenham
- Research Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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- Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- GLAVA Health Care System and David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Research Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Veloo ACM, Tokman HB, Jean-Pierre H, Dumont Y, Jeverica S, Lienhard R, Novak A, Rodloff A, Rotimi V, Wybo I, Nagy E. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of anaerobic bacteria, isolated from human clinical specimens, within different European and surrounding countries. A joint ESGAI study. Anaerobe 2019; 61:102111. [PMID: 31634565 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102111] [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: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Studies on the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of anaerobic bacteria are underrepresented in the literature. Within this study we aim to give an extensive overview of the differences in antimicrobial susceptibility profiles between different European and surrounding countries. METHODS Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) data of different antibiotics were collected from 10 participating laboratories, representing an equal number of countries. All MIC's were determined using Etest, according to the protocol used by the participating laboratory. Anaerobic genera represented by at least 10 clinical isolates were included in the study. RESULTS Each country tested different antibiotics, sometimes depending on the kind of infection and/or the anaerobic species isolated. All countries tested clindamycin and metronidazole. Resistance rates differed remarkably between the different countries. Especially in Kuwait, resistance was high for all tested antibiotics. Unexpected metronidazole resistance was observed for Finegoldia magna isolates, Peptoniphilus isolates and Eggerthella lenta isolates. CONCLUSIONS Due to the extensive differences in antimicrobial susceptibility profile of anaerobic bacteria isolated within different countries, we strongly recommend to perform this kind of study on a regular basis.
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- A C M Veloo
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institute for Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Analyses et Diagnostics Médicaux (ADMed) Microbiologie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Center of Split, University of Split, School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
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- Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Veloo ACM, Chlebowicz M, Winter HLJ, Bathoorn D, Rossen JWA. Three metronidazole-resistant Prevotella bivia strains harbour a mobile element, encoding a novel nim gene, nimK, and an efflux small MDR transporter. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 73:2687-2690. [PMID: 29982676 PMCID: PMC6148209 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Objectives In this study we assess the antibiotic resistance genes in three metronidazole-resistant Prevotella bivia clinical isolates. Methods Strains were whole-genome sequenced. De novo assembly was performed and genes were annotated in RAST. Manual adjustments were made, when required, to the annotation and length of the genes. Results In all three strains a novel nim gene, nimK, was encountered located on a mobile genetic element (MGE). The nimK gene was associated with an IS1380 family transposase. On the same MGE, genes encoding an efflux small MDR (SMR) transporter were present and were associated with a crp/fnr regulator. Conclusions This is the first description of the presence of a novel nim gene in metronidazole-resistant P. bivia clinical isolates. This gene is co-located with an efflux SMR transporter on an MGE, which has been named Tn6456 (MG827401). The identification of these resistance genes on an MGE is worrisome, since this indicates the horizontal gene transfer of antibiotic and/or biocide resistance from one strain to the other.
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- A C M Veloo
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Veloo A, Baas W, Haan F, Coco J, Rossen J. Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes in Bacteroides spp. and Prevotella spp. Dutch clinical isolates. Clin Microbiol Infect 2019; 25:1156.e9-1156.e13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kierzkowska M, Majewska A, Szymanek-Majchrzak K, Sawicka-Grzelak A, Mlynarczyk A, Mlynarczyk G. The presence of antibiotic resistance genes and bft genes as well as antibiotic susceptibility testing of Bacteroides fragilis strains isolated from inpatients of the Infant Jesus Teaching Hospital, Warsaw during 2007-2012. Anaerobe 2019; 56:109-115. [PMID: 30844502 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to assess drug susceptibility of clinical B. fragilis strains and to determine any correlation between drug resistance and the presence of specific genes. Antimicrobial susceptibility was assessed using E-tests. All isolates were analyzed with the PCR technique for the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (cepA, cfxA, cfiA, ermF, ermB, ermG, nim), insertion sequences elements (IS1186, IS1187, IS1188, IS942), and enterotoxin-encoding genes (bft). Susceptibility tests yielded the following rates of resistance to the evaluated antibiotics: penicillin G (100%), clindamycin (22.5%), cefoxitin (6.3%), amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (1.8%). All strain were susceptible to imipenem, and metronidazole. The following antibiotic resistance genes were detected in the evaluated isolates: cepA (in 96.4% of isolates), cfxA (in 12.6%), cfiA (in 1.8%), and ermF (in 25.2%). Genes ermB, ermG, and nim were not found. The presence of the cepA gene showed no correlation with the penicillin G MIC. However, we observed a high correlation between cefoxitin MIC values and the presence of gene cfxA as well as a nearly complete correlation between clindamycin MIC values and the presence of gene ermF. The presence of a bft gene was detected in 14.4% of the analyzed B. fragilis isolates; with the bft-1 allele found in 75%, bft-2 in 25%, and bft-3 in none of the isolates. Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of enterotoxin gene-positive isolates in our study did not differ from those of enterotoxin gene-negative isolates.
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- Marta Kierzkowska
- Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Chalubinskiego 5 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Medical Microbiology, The Infant Jesus Teaching Hospital, Lindleya 4 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Chalubinskiego 5 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Medical Microbiology, The Infant Jesus Teaching Hospital, Lindleya 4 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Chalubinskiego 5 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Medical Microbiology, The Infant Jesus Teaching Hospital, Lindleya 4 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Chalubinskiego 5 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Medical Microbiology, The Infant Jesus Teaching Hospital, Lindleya 4 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, The Infant Jesus Teaching Hospital, Lindleya 4 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Chalubinskiego 5 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Medical Microbiology, The Infant Jesus Teaching Hospital, Lindleya 4 Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland
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Dingsdag SA, Hunter N. Metronidazole: an update on metabolism, structure-cytotoxicity and resistance mechanisms. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 73:265-279. [PMID: 29077920 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Metronidazole, a nitroimidazole, remains a front-line choice for treatment of infections related to inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract including colitis linked to Clostridium difficile. Despite >60 years of research, the metabolism of metronidazole and associated cytotoxicity is not definitively characterized. Nitroimidazoles are prodrugs that are reductively activated (the nitro group is reduced) under low oxygen tension, leading to imidazole fragmentation and cytotoxicity. It remains unclear if nitroimidazole reduction (activation) contributes to the cytotoxicity profile, or whether subsequent fragmentation of the imidazole ring and formed metabolites alone mediate cytotoxicity. A molecular mechanism underpinning high level (>256 mg/L) bacterial resistance to metronidazole also remains elusive. Considering the widespread use of metronidazole and other nitroimidazoles, this review was undertaken to emphasize the structure-cytotoxicity profile of the numerous metabolites of metronidazole in human and murine models and to examine conflicting reports regarding metabolite-DNA interactions. An alternative hypothesis, that DNA synthesis and repair of existing DNA is indirectly inhibited by metronidazole is proposed. Prokaryotic metabolism of metronidazole is detailed to discuss new resistance mechanisms. Additionally, the review contextualizes the history and current use of metronidazole, rates of metronidazole resistance including metronidazole MDR as well as the biosynthesis of azomycin, the natural precursor of metronidazole. Changes in the gastrointestinal microbiome and the host after metronidazole administration are also reviewed. Finally, novel nitroimidazoles and new antibiotic strategies are discussed.
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- Simon A Dingsdag
- Institute of Dental Research and Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.,Department of Life Sciences Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Institute of Dental Research and Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.,Department of Life Sciences Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
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Husain F, Tang K, Veeranagouda Y, Boente R, Patrick S, Blakely G, Wexler HM. Novel large-scale chromosomal transfer in Bacteroides fragilis contributes to its pan-genome and rapid environmental adaptation. Microb Genom 2019; 3. [PMID: 29208130 PMCID: PMC5729914 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Bacteroides fragilis, an important component of the human gastrointestinal microbiota, can cause lethal extra-intestinal infection upon escape from the gastrointestinal tract. We demonstrated transfer and recombination of large chromosomal segments from B. fragilis HMW615, a multidrug resistant clinical isolate, to B. fragilis 638R. In one example, the transfer of a segment of ~435 Kb/356 genes replaced ~413 Kb/326 genes of the B. fragilis 638R chromosome. In addition to transfer of antibiotic resistance genes, these transfers (1) replaced complete divergent polysaccharide biosynthesis loci; (2) replaced DNA inversion-controlled intergenic shufflons (that control expression of genes encoding starch utilization system outer membrane proteins) with more complex, divergent shufflons; and (3) introduced additional intergenic shufflons encoding divergent Type 1 restriction/modification systems. Conjugative transposon-like genes within a transferred segment and within a putative integrative conjugative element (ICE5) ~45 kb downstream from the transferred segment both encode proteins that may be involved in the observed transfer. These data indicate that chromosomal transfer is a driver of antigenic diversity and nutrient adaptation in Bacteroides that (1) contributes to the dissemination of the extensive B. fragilis pan-genome, (2) allows rapid adaptation to a changing environment and (3) can confer pathogenic characteristics to host symbionts.
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- Fasahath Husain
- Brentwood Biomedical Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Research, GLAVAHCS, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., 691/151J Bldg. 115, Room 312, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- *Correspondence: Hannah M. Wexler,
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Metronidazole resistance and nim genes in anaerobes: A review. Anaerobe 2019; 55:40-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bacteroides fragilis is Gram-negative obligatory anaerobe which usually resides in the gut of humans and animals. As an important member of the human gut microbiota it plays a vital role in digestion and absorption of nutrients as well as shaping of host immune system. B. fragilis is also infamous for causing serious infections. Treatment of B. fragilis infections caused emergence of multidrug-resistant strains. Molecular biology tools such as transposon mutagenesis help to decipher and understand commensal and pathogenic faces of B. fragilis. Using two mariner transposon vectors we describe the detailed methodology for the transposon mutagenesis of B. fragilis. We also describe two methods for the identification of transposon integration site (TIS) in transposon mutants. Transposon mutagenesis methods described in this chapter serve as a great tool for studying B. fragilis.
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- Yaligara Veeranagouda
- Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Vishwanath S, Shenoy PA, Chawla K. Antimicrobial Resistance Profile and Nim Gene Detection among Bacteroides fragilis Group Isolates in a University Hospital in South India. J Glob Infect Dis 2019; 11:59-62. [PMID: 31198308 PMCID: PMC6555238 DOI: 10.4103/jgid.jgid_116_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Introduction: Members of Bacteroides fragilis group are the most frequently isolated anaerobic pathogens in the clinical laboratory from diverse infection sites. The objective of this study was to characterize B. fragilis isolates from various clinical specimens, to analyze their susceptibility profile toward most common anti-anaerobic antimicrobials, and to study the frequency of nim gene determining resistance to nitroimidazoles. Methods: Specimens processed for anaerobic culture between January 2013 and December 2015 were analyzed. Isolates of B. fragilis group were identified and speciated by mass spectrometry. β-lactamase production was detected using nitrocefin disks. Agar dilution and antimicrobial gradient diffusion methods were performed to study their susceptibility profile. The isolates were screened for nim gene by conventional gel-based polymerase chain reaction. Results: A total of 57 isolates of B. fragilis group were studied. The commonly isolated species was B. fragilis (73.7%), followed by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (8.8%), Bacteroides vulgatus (8.8%), and others. Most of the isolates were recovered from deep-seated abscesses (47.4%). All isolates were found to be β-lactamase producers. Metronidazole (Mtz) resistance was observed in 4 (7%) isolates. Higher rate of resistance was observed toward clindamycin (31.6%). None of the isolates tested were found resistant to chloramphenicol, piperacillin-tazobactam, and meropenem. nim genes were present in 4 (11.4%) B. fragilis isolates (n = 35). Conclusions: Resistance to the most commonly used empirical anti-anaerobic drugs including Mtz was noted in the isolates of B. fragilis group. Routine anaerobic cultures when indicated and continual surveillance of antimicrobial resistance among the anaerobic bacterial pathogens is essential.
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- Shashidhar Vishwanath
- Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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Alauzet C, Aujoulat F, Lozniewski A, Marchandin H. A sequence database analysis of 5-nitroimidazole reductase and related proteins to expand knowledge on enzymes responsible for metronidazole inactivation. Anaerobe 2018; 55:29-34. [PMID: 30315962 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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nim genes are associated, in combination with other factors, with acquired resistance to metronidazole (MTZ) in anaerobes. These genes encode 5-nitroimidazole reductase enzymes (Nim proteins) that reduce MTZ into an inactive compound. Eleven variants (nimA to nimK) are currently described in anaerobes with either a chromosomal or a plasmidic location. Mostly found in members of the Bacteroides fragilis group, nim genes were demonstrated in anaerobic taxa outside the phylum Bacteroidetes. Nitroreductase enzymes, weakly related to those found in Bacteroidetes but associated with MTZ inactivation, were also characterized both in anaerobic and non-anaerobic taxa. Published data only poorly reflect the growing number of data from cultivation-independent studies and sequences deposited in databases. Considering this limitation, we performed herein an analysis of the sequence databases with the aim to increase the current knowledge on Nim protein distribution and diversity. The 250 sequences the most closely related to the 11 known Nim proteins were selected and analyzed for identity level and phylogenetic relationships with Nim A to K proteins. The analysis revealed a larger diversity of anaerobic species harboring known Nim proteins than that currently described in the literature. Putative new variants of known Nim proteins and novel Nim proteins were found. In addition, nitroreductase proteins and homologs related to the pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate oxidase family were found in highly diverse anaerobic and aerobic taxa of human but also animal and environmental origin. On the other hand, we found a very low number of sequences recovered from metagenomic studies. Considering the different databases currently available to identify antimicrobial resistance genes (ARG) among metagenomic sequences, we hypothesized that this may, at least in part, be related to the incompleteness of ARG databases because none of them includes the 11 described nim genes at the time of our study. Both the wide distribution of proteins with potential MTZ inactivation ability within the bacterial world and a wider diversity of Nim determinants than expected from published literature is underlined in this sequence database analysis.
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- Corentine Alauzet
- Université de Lorraine, EA 7300 Stress Immunité Pathogènes SIMPA, F-54000 Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, F-54000, France
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Université de Lorraine, EA 7300 Stress Immunité Pathogènes SIMPA, F-54000 Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, F-54000, France
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Univ Montpellier, Département de Microbiologie, CHU Nîmes, Nîmes, France.
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Ghotaslou R, Bannazadeh Baghi H, Alizadeh N, Yekani M, Arbabi S, Memar MY. Mechanisms of Bacteroides fragilis resistance to metronidazole. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2018; 64:156-163. [PMID: 29936037 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 06/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Metronidazole-resistant Bacteroides fragilis (B. fragilis) have been reported worldwide. Several mechanisms contribute to B. fragilis resistance to metronidazole. In some cases, the mechanisms of metronidazole resistance are unknown. Understanding the mechanisms of resistance is important for therapy, the design of new alternative drugs, and control of resistant strains. In this study, a comprehensive review of the B. fragilis resistance mechanisms to metronidazole was prepared. The rate of metronidazole-resistant B. fragilis has been reported as ranging from 0.5% to 7.8% in many surveys. According to CLSI, isolates with MICs ≥32 μg/mL are considered to be metronidazole-resistant. In the majority of cases, metronidazole resistance in B. fragilis is coupled with the existence of nim genes. Metronidazole resistance could be induced in nim-negative strains by exposure to sub-MIC levels of metronidazole. There are multi-drug efflux pumps in B. fragilis which can pump out a variety of substrates such as metronidazole. The recA overexpression and deficiency of feoAB are other reported metronidazole resistance mechanisms in this bacterium.
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- Reza Ghotaslou
- The Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Students' Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- The Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Students' Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Jiang S, Zeng J, Zhou X, Li Y. Drug Resistance and Gene Transfer Mechanisms in Respiratory/Oral Bacteria. J Dent Res 2018; 97:1092-1099. [PMID: 29928825 DOI: 10.1177/0022034518782659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Growing evidence suggests the existence of new antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Recent studies have revealed that quorum-quenching enzymes, such as MacQ, are involved in both antibiotic resistance and cell-cell communication. Furthermore, some small bacterial regulatory RNAs, classified into RNA attenuators and small RNAs, modulate the expression of resistance genes. For example, small RNA sprX, can shape bacterial resistance to glycopeptide antibiotics via specific downregulation of protein SpoVG. Moreover, some bacterial lipocalins capture antibiotics in the extracellular space, contributing to severe multidrug resistance. But this defense mechanism may be influenced by Agr-regulated toxins and liposoluble vitamins. Outer membrane porin proteins and efflux pumps can influence intracellular concentrations of antibiotics. Alterations in target enzymes or antibiotics prevent binding to targets, which act to confer high levels of resistance in respiratory/oral bacteria. As described recently, horizontal gene transfer, including conjugation, transduction and transformation, is common in respiratory/oral microflora. Many conjugative transposons and plasmids discovered to date encode antibiotic resistance proteins and can be transferred from donor bacteria to transient recipient bacteria. New classes of mobile genetic elements are also being identified. For example, nucleic acids that circulate in the bloodstream (circulating nucleic acids) can integrate into the host cell genome by up-regulation of DNA damage and repair pathways. With multidrug resistant bacteria on the rise, new drugs have been developed to combate bacterial antibiotic resistance, such as innate defense regulators, reactive oxygen species and microbial volatile compounds. This review summaries various aspects and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in the respiratory/oral microbiota. A better understanding of these mechanisms will facilitate minimization of the emergence of antibiotic resistance.
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- S Jiang
- 1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- 2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Sárvári KP, Sóki J, Kristóf K, Juhász E, Miszti C, Melegh SZ, Latkóczy K, Urbán E. Molecular characterisation of multidrug-resistant Bacteroides isolates from Hungarian clinical samples. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2018; 13:65-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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The 5-nitroimidazole drug metronidazole has remained the drug of choice in the treatment of anaerobic infections, parasitic as well as bacterial, ever since its development in 1959. In contrast to most other antimicrobials, it has a pleiotropic mode of action and reacts with a large number of molecules. Importantly, metronidazole, which is strictly speaking a prodrug, needs to be reduced at its nitro group in order to become toxic. Reduction of metronidazole, however, only takes place under very low concentrations of oxygen, explaining why metronidazole is exclusively toxic to microaerophilic and anaerobic microorganisms. In general, resistance rates amongst the pathogens treated with metronidazole have remained low until the present day. Nevertheless, metronidazole resistance does occur, and for the treatment of some pathogens, especially Helicobacter pylori, metronidazole has become almost useless in some parts of the world. This review will give an account on the current status of research on metronidazole's mode of action, metronidazole resistance in eukaryotes and prokaryotes, and on other 5-nitroimidazoles in use.
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Alauzet C, Berger S, Jean-Pierre H, Dubreuil L, Jumas-Bilak E, Lozniewski A, Marchandin H. nimH, a novel nitroimidazole resistance gene contributing to metronidazole resistance in Bacteroides fragilis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2017; 72:2673-2675. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A Novel Selective Medium for Isolation of Bacteroides fragilis from Clinical Specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2016; 55:384-390. [PMID: 27852672 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01988-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A novel Bacteroides fragilis selective (BFS) medium, consisting of a brain heart infusion agar base supplemented with yeast extract, cysteine hydrochloride, bile salts, vitamin K, hemin, glucose, esculin, ferric ammonium citrate, bromothymol blue, gentamicin, kanamycin, and novobiocin, was evaluated. When BFS agar was tested with a collection of 303 bacteria of different genera, it allowed the growth of B. fragilis as large yellow colonies, with blackening of the medium after 48 h of anaerobic incubation, while the growth of most other anaerobes, facultative anaerobes, and aerobes was inhibited. In a prospective comparison of BFS agar with a routinely used medium (neomycin blood agar) in 1,209 clinical specimens, 60 B. fragilis bacteria were detected on BFS agar while 46 were detected on the routine agar (McNemar's test, P = 0.008). In conclusion, this novel medium may be added to improve the recovery of B. fragilis in clinical specimens and to facilitate surveillance of antimicrobial-resistant strains.
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Álvarez-Pérez S, Blanco JL, Peláez T, Martínez-Nevado E, García ME. Water Sources in a Zoological Park Harbor Genetically Diverse Strains of Clostridium Perfringens Type A with Decreased Susceptibility to Metronidazole. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2016; 72:783-790. [PMID: 27115499 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-016-0772-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The presence of Clostridium perfringens in water is generally regarded as an indicator of fecal contamination, and exposure to waterborne spores is considered a possible source of infection for animals. We assessed the presence and genetic diversity of C. perfringens in water sources in a zoological park located in Madrid (Spain). A total of 48 water samples from 24 different sources were analyzed, and recovered isolates were toxinotyped, genotyped by fluorophore-enhanced repetitive polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR) fingerprinting and tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. C. perfringens was recovered from 43.8 % of water samples and 50 % of water sources analyzed. All isolates (n = 70) were type A and 42.9 % were β2-toxigenic (i.e., cpb2+), but none contained the enterotoxin-encoding gene (cpe). Isolates belonged to 15 rep-PCR genotypes and most genetic diversity (88 %) was distributed among isolates obtained from the same sample. Most isolates displayed intermediate susceptibility (57.1 %; MIC = 16 μg ml-1) or resistance (5.7 %; MIC ≥ 32 μg ml-1) to metronidazole. No resistance to other antimicrobials was detected, although some isolates showed elevated MICs to erythromycin and/or linezolid. Finally, a marginally significant association between absence of cpb2 and decreased susceptibility to metronidazole (MIC ≥ 16 μg ml-1) was detected. In conclusion, our results reveal a high prevalence of C. perfringens type A in the studied water reservoirs, which constitutes a health risk for zoo animals. The elevated MICs to metronidazole observed for genetically diverse isolates is a cause of additional concern, but more work is required to clarify the significance of reduced metronidazole susceptibility in environmental strains.
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- Sergio Álvarez-Pérez
- Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda. Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Alteration in the host microbiome at skin and mucosal surfaces plays a role in the function of the immune system, and may predispose immunocompromised patients to infection. Because obligate anaerobes are the predominant type of bacteria present in humans at skin and mucosal surfaces, immunocompromised patients are at increased risk for serious invasive infection due to anaerobes. Laboratory approaches to the diagnosis of anaerobe infections that occur due to pyogenic, polymicrobial, or toxin-producing organisms are described. The clinical interpretation and limitations of anaerobe recovery from specimens, anaerobe-identification procedures, and antibiotic-susceptibility testing are outlined. Bacteriotherapy following analysis of disruption of the host microbiome has been effective for treatment of refractory or recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, and may become feasible for other conditions in the future.
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- Deirdre L Church
- Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Medicine, University of Calgary, and Division of Microbiology, Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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Sóki J, Hedberg M, Patrick S, Bálint B, Herczeg R, Nagy I, Hecht DW, Nagy E, Urbán E. Emergence and evolution of an international cluster of MDRBacteroides fragilisisolates. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016; 71:2441-8. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Salipante SJ, Kalapila A, Pottinger PS, Hoogestraat DR, Cummings L, Duchin JS, Sengupta DJ, Pergam SA, Cookson BT, Butler-Wu SM. Characterization of a multidrug-resistant, novel Bacteroides genomospecies. Emerg Infect Dis 2015; 21:95-8. [PMID: 25529016 PMCID: PMC4285247 DOI: 10.3201/eid2101.140662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Metronidazole- and carbapenem-resistant Bacteroides fragilis are rare in the United States. We isolated a multidrug-resistant anaerobe from the bloodstream and intraabdominal abscesses of a patient who had traveled to India. Whole-genome sequencing identified the organism as a novel Bacteroides genomospecies. Physicians should be aware of the possibility for concomitant carbapenem- and metronidazole-resistant Bacteroides infections.
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Baines SD, Wilcox MH. Antimicrobial Resistance and Reduced Susceptibility in Clostridium difficile: Potential Consequences for Induction, Treatment, and Recurrence of C. difficile Infection. Antibiotics (Basel) 2015; 4:267-98. [PMID: 27025625 PMCID: PMC4790285 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics4030267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) remains a substantial burden on healthcare systems and is likely to remain so given our reliance on antimicrobial therapies to treat bacterial infections, especially in an aging population in whom multiple co-morbidities are common. Antimicrobial agents are a key component in the aetiology of CDI, both in the establishment of the infection and also in its treatment. The purpose of this review is to summarise the role of antimicrobial agents in primary and recurrent CDI; assessing why certain antimicrobial classes may predispose to the induction of CDI according to a balance between antimicrobial activity against the gut microflora and C. difficile. Considering these aspects of CDI is important in both the prevention of the infection and in the development of new antimicrobial treatments.
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- Simon D Baines
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK.
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- Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
- Department of Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, The General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
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Meggersee R, Abratt V. The occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes in drug resistant Bacteroides fragilis isolates from Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa. Anaerobe 2015; 32:1-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Identification of antimicrobial resistance genes in multidrug-resistant clinical Bacteroides fragilis isolates by whole genome shotgun sequencing. Anaerobe 2015; 31:59-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Veeranagouda Y, Husain F, Boente R, Moore J, Smith CJ, Rocha ER, Patrick S, Wexler HM. Deficiency of the ferrous iron transporter FeoAB is linked with metronidazole resistance in Bacteroides fragilis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2014; 69:2634-43. [PMID: 25028451 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Metronidazole is the most commonly used antimicrobial for Bacteroides fragilis infections and is recommended for prophylaxis of colorectal surgery. Metronidazole resistance is increasing and the mechanisms of resistance are not clear. METHODS A transposon mutant library was generated in B. fragilis 638R (BF638R) to identify the genetic loci associated with resistance to metronidazole. RESULTS Thirty-two independently isolated metronidazole-resistant mutants had a transposon insertion in BF638R_1421 that encodes the ferrous transport fusion protein (feoAB). Deletion of feoAB resulted in a 10-fold increased MIC of metronidazole for the strain. The metronidazole MIC for the feoAB mutant was similar to that for the parent strain when grown on media supplemented with excess iron, suggesting that the increase seen in the MIC of metronidazole was due to reduced cellular iron transport in the feoAB mutant. The furA gene repressed feoAB transcription in an iron-dependent manner and disruption of furA resulted in constitutive transcription of feoAB, regardless of whether or not iron was present. However, disruption of feoAB also diminished the capacity of BF638R to grow in a mouse intraperitoneal abscess model, suggesting that inorganic ferrous iron assimilation is essential for B. fragilis survival in vivo. CONCLUSIONS Selection for feoAB mutations as a result of metronidazole treatment will disable the pathogenic potential of B. fragilis and could contribute to the clinical efficacy of metronidazole. While mutations in feoAB are probably not a direct cause of clinical resistance, this study provides a key insight into intracellular metronidazole activity and the link with intracellular iron homeostasis.
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, USA
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- East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- GLAVAHCS, Los Angeles, CA, USA UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Husain F, Veeranagouda Y, Boente R, Tang K, Mulato G, Wexler HM. The Ellis Island Effect: A novel mobile element in a multi-drug resistant Bacteroides fragilis clinical isolate includes a mosaic of resistance genes from Gram-positive bacteria. Mob Genet Elements 2014; 4:e29801. [PMID: 25165618 PMCID: PMC4145004 DOI: 10.4161/mge.29801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 06/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Objectives: Bacteroides fragilis, a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, is alternately a gut commensal or virulent pathogen and is an important reservoir for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of bacterial resistance and virulence genes in the human gastrointestinal tract. We identified a unique conjugative transposon (CTn) in a multidrug resistant clinical isolate of B. fragilis (BF-HMW615); we named this element CTnHyb because it included a hybrid mosaic of foreign elements. This study reports the characterization of CTnHyb and discusses the potential impact on horizontal spread of resistance genes. Results: CTnHyb contains several efflux pump genes and several genes that confer or may confer antibiotic resistance to tetracycline, kanamycin, metronidazole and spectinomycin (truncated gene). CTnHyb also contains a mosaic of mobile elements from Gram-positive organisms. CTnHyb is easily transferred from BF-HMW615 (the original isolate) to BF638R (lab strain) and integrated into the BF638R chromosome. The "foreign" (from Gram-positive bacteria) nucleotide sequences within CTnHyb were > 99% preserved indicating that the gene acquisition from the Gram-positive bacteria was very recent. Conclusion: CTnHyb is a novel CTn residing in a multidrug resistant strain of B. fragilis. The global nature and wide phylogenetic reach of HGT means that any gene in any bacterium can potentially be mobilized. Understanding the mechanisms that drive the formation and transfer of these elements and, potentially, ways to limit the transfer are necessary to prevent a devastating spread of resistance elements.
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- GLAVAHCS; Los Angeles, CA USA ; David Geffen School of Medicine; University of California Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine; University of California Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine; University of California Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA USA
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- GLAVAHCS; Los Angeles, CA USA ; David Geffen School of Medicine; University of California Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA USA
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Veeranagouda Y, Husain F, Tenorio EL, Wexler HM. Identification of genes required for the survival of B. fragilis using massive parallel sequencing of a saturated transposon mutant library. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:429. [PMID: 24899126 PMCID: PMC4072883 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bacteroides fragilis is a Gram-negative anaerobe that is normally a human gut commensal; it comprises a small percentage of the gut Bacteroides but is the most frequently isolated Bacteroides from human infections. Identification of the essential genes necessary for the survival of B. fragilis provides novel information which can be exploited for the treatment of bacterial infections. RESULTS Massive parallel sequencing of saturated transposon mutant libraries (two mutant pools of approximately 50,000 mutants each) was used to determine the essential genes for the growth of B. fragilis 638R on nutrient rich medium. Among the 4326 protein coding genes, 550 genes (12.7%) were found to be essential for the survival of B. fragilis 638R. Of the 550 essential genes, only 367 genes were assigned to a Cluster of Orthologous Genes, and about 290 genes had Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes orthologous members. Interestingly, genes with hypothetical functions accounted for 41.3% of essential genes (227 genes), indicating that the functions of a significant percentage of the genes used by B. fragilis 638R are still unknown. Global transcriptome analysis using RNA-Seq indicated that most of the essential genes (92%) are, in fact, transcribed in B. fragilis 638R including most of those coding for hypothetical proteins. Three hundred fifty of the 550 essential genes of B. fragilis 638R are present in Database of Essential Genes. 10.02 and 31% of those are genes included as essential genes for nine species (including Gram-positive pathogenic bacteria). CONCLUSIONS The essential gene data described in this investigation provides a valuable resource to study gene function and pathways involved in B. fragilis survival. Thorough examination of the B. fragilis-specific essential genes and genes that are shared between divergent organisms opens new research avenues that will lead to enhanced understanding of survival strategies used by bacteria in different microniches and under different stress situations.
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Leitsch D, Sóki J, Kolarich D, Urbán E, Nagy E. A study on Nim expression in Bacteroides fragilis. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2014; 160:616-622. [PMID: 24448511 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.074807-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Members of the genus Bacteroides, mainly Bacteroides fragilis, can cause severe disease in man, especially after intestinal perforation in the course of abdominal surgery. Treatment is based on a small number of antibiotics, including metronidazole, which has proved to be highly reliable throughout the last 40 to 50 years. Nevertheless, metronidazole resistance does occur in Bacteroides and has been mainly attributed to Nim proteins, a class of proteins with a suggested nitroreductase function. Despite the potentially high importance of Nim proteins for human health, information on the expression of nim genes in B. fragilis is still lacking. It was the aim of this study to demonstrate expression of nim genes in B. fragilis at the protein level and, furthermore, to correlate Nim levels with the magnitude of metronidazole resistance. By the application of 2D gel electrophoresis, Nim proteins could be readily identified in nim-positive strains, but their levels were not elevated to a relevant extent after induction of resistance with high doses of metronidazole. Thus, the data herein do not provide evidence for Nim proteins acting as nitroreductases using metronidazole as a substrate, because no correlation between Nim levels and levels of metronidazole resistance could be observed. Furthermore, no evidence was found that Nim proteins protect B. fragilis from metronidazole by sequestering the activated antibiotic.
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- David Leitsch
- Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Kirchner M, Mafura M, Hunt T, Card R, Anjum M. Antibiotic resistance gene profiling of faecal and oral anaerobes collected during an antibiotic challenge trial. Anaerobe 2013; 23:20-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2013.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Revised: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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