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Martínez-Álvarez S, Châtre P, François P, Abdullahi IN, Simón C, Zarazaga M, Madec JY, Haenni M, Torres C. Unexpected role of pig nostrils in the clonal and plasmidic dissemination of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli at farm level. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 273:116145. [PMID: 38460199 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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The presence of methicillin-resistant or -susceptible S. aureus in pig nostrils has been known for a long time, but the occurrence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli has hardly been investigated. Here, we collected 25 E. coli recovered from nasal samples of 40 pigs/10 farmers of four farms. Nine ESBL-producing isolates belonging to ST48, ST117, ST847, ST5440, ST14914 and ST10 were retrieved from seven pigs. All blaESBL genes (blaCTX-M-32,blaCTX-M-14,blaCTX-M-1,blaCTX-M-65, and blaSHV-12) were horizontally transferable by conjugation through plasmids belonging to IncI1 (n=3), IncX1 (n=3) and IncHI2 (n=1) types. IncI1-plasmids displayed different genetic environments: i) IS26-blaSHV-12-deoR-IS26, ii) wbuC-blaCTX-M-32-ISKpn26 (IS5), and iii) IS930-blaCTX-M-14-IS26. The IncHI2-plasmid contained the genetic environment IS903-blaCTX-M-65-fipA with multiple resistance genes associated either to: a) Tn21-like transposon harbouring genes conferring aminoglycosides/beta-lactams/chloramphenicol/macrolides resistance located on two atypical class 1 integrons with an embedded ΔTn5393; or b) Tn1721-derived transposon displaying an atypical class 1 integron harbouring aadA2-arr3-cmlA5-blaOXA-10-aadA24-dfrA14, preceding the genetic platform IS26-blaTEM-95-tet(A)-lysR-floR-virD2-ISVsa3-IS3075-IS26-qnrS1, as well as the tellurite resistance module. Other plasmids harbouring clinically relevant genes were detected, such as a ColE-type plasmid carrying the mcr-4.5 gene. Chromosomally encoded genes (fosA7) or integrons (intI1-dfrA1-aadA1-qacE-sul1/intI1-IS15-dfrA1-aadA2) were also identified. Finally, an IncY plasmid harbouring a class 2 integron (intI2-dfrA1-sat2-aadA1-qacL-IS406-sul3) was detected but not associated with a blaESBL gene. Our results evidence that pig nostrils might favour the spread of ESBL-E. coli and mcr-mediated colistin-resistance. Therefore, enhanced monitoring should be considered, especially in a sector where close contact between animals in intensive farming increases the risk of spreading antimicrobial resistance.
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- Sandra Martínez-Álvarez
- Area of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, OneHealth-UR Research Group, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- ANSES - Université de Lyon, Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Lyon, France
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- ANSES - Université de Lyon, Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Lyon, France
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- Area of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, OneHealth-UR Research Group, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Area of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, OneHealth-UR Research Group, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- ANSES - Université de Lyon, Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Lyon, France
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- ANSES - Université de Lyon, Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Lyon, France
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- Area of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, OneHealth-UR Research Group, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain.
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Abad-Fau A, Sevilla E, Oro A, Martín-Burriel I, Moreno B, Morales M, Bolea R. Multidrug resistance in pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from urinary tract infections in dogs, Spain. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1325072. [PMID: 38585298 PMCID: PMC10996866 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1325072] [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: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a pathogen frequently isolated in cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in both humans and dogs and evidence exists that dogs are reservoirs for human infections. In addition, E. coli is associated to increasing antimicrobial resistance rates. This study focuses on the analysis of antimicrobial resistance and the presence of selected virulence genes in E. coli isolates from a Spanish dog population suffering from UTI. This collection of isolates showed an extremely high level of phenotypic resistance to 1st-3rd generation cephalosporins, followed by penicillins, fluoroquinolones and amphenicols. Apart from that, 13.46% of them were considered extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producers. An alarmingly high percentage (71.15%) of multidrug resistant isolates were also detected. There was a good correlation between the antimicrobial resistance genes found and the phenotypic resistance expressed. Most of the isolates were classified as extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli, and two others harbored virulence factors related to diarrheagenic pathotypes. A significant relationship between low antibiotic resistance and high virulence factor carriage was found, but the mechanisms behind it are still poorly understood. The detection of high antimicrobial resistance rates to first-choice treatments highlights the need of constant antimicrobial resistance surveillance, as well as continuous revision of therapeutic guidelines for canine UTI to adapt them to changes in antimicrobial resistance patterns.
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- Ana Abad-Fau
- Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Centro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragon, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Centro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Albéitar Laboratories, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Centro de Encefalopatías y Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Shibuki R, Nishiyama M, Mori M, Baba H, Kanamori H, Watanabe T. Characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolated from municipal and hospital wastewater in Japan. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2023; 32:145-151. [PMID: 36842459 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2023.02.002] [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: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to characterize the strains of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) isolated from municipal and hospital wastewater by detecting antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) as well as antibiotic susceptibility. To identify the source of ESBL-EC, multi-locus sequence typing and typing plasmids that may carry ESBL-producing genes were conducted. METHODS Wastewater was sampled twice a month from February 2019 to February 2020 from a municipal wastewater treatment plant and hospital located in a city in northeastern Japan. Throughout the study period, 279 and 37 strains of ESBL-EC were isolated from municipal and hospital wastewater, respectively. RESULTS All 316 isolates were resistant to ampicillin and cefotaxime and susceptible to imipenem and tigecycline. Almost all (98.1%) of the ESBL-EC isolates possessed blaCTX-M, and the blaCTX-M-9 group was detected most frequently (62.3%). Multi-locus sequence typing revealed a higher diversity of sequence types (STs) in the isolates from municipal wastewater than in those from hospital wastewater; although ST131, which recently caused nosocomial- and community-associated infections worldwide, was dominant in both types of wastewater. All ST131 isolates possessed the IncFII plasmid, which is often reported to carry blaCTX-M. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrated that healthy people carry clinically important antibiotic-resistant bacteria and ARGs, motivating routine monitoring of municipal wastewater to detect such antibiotic-resistant bacteria and ARGs from a variety of sources supported by the high diversity of STs in the present study.
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- Rio Shibuki
- Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Berbers B, Vanneste K, Roosens NHCJ, Marchal K, Ceyssens PJ, De Keersmaecker SCJ. Using a combination of short- and long-read sequencing to investigate the diversity in plasmid- and chromosomally encoded extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in clinical Shigella and Salmonella isolates in Belgium. Microb Genom 2023; 9:mgen000925. [PMID: 36748573 PMCID: PMC9973847 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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For antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance, it is important not only to detect AMR genes, but also to determine their plasmidic or chromosomal location, as this will impact their spread differently. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is increasingly used for AMR surveillance. However, determining the genetic context of AMR genes using only short-read sequencing is complicated. The combination with long-read sequencing offers a potential solution, as it allows hybrid assemblies. Nevertheless, its use in surveillance has so far been limited. This study aimed to demonstrate its added value for AMR surveillance based on a case study of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). ESBL genes have been reported to occur also on plasmids. To gain insight into the diversity and genetic context of ESBL genes detected in clinical isolates received by the Belgian National Reference Center between 2013 and 2018, 100 ESBL-producing Shigella and 31 ESBL-producing Salmonella were sequenced with MiSeq and a representative selection of 20 Shigella and six Salmonella isolates additionally with MinION technology, allowing hybrid assembly. The bla CTX-M-15 gene was found to be responsible for a rapid rise in the ESBL Shigella phenotype from 2017. This gene was mostly detected on multi-resistance-carrying IncFII plasmids. Based on clustering, these plasmids were determined to be distinct from the circulating plasmids before 2017. They were spread to different Shigella species and within Shigella sonnei between multiple genotypes. Another similar IncFII plasmid was detected after 2017 containing bla CTX-M-27 for which only clonal expansion occurred. Matches of up to 99 % to plasmids of various bacterial hosts from all over the world were found, but global alignments indicated that direct or recent ESBL-plasmid transfers did not occur. It is most likely that travellers introduced these in Belgium and subsequently spread them domestically. However, a clear link to a specific country could not be made. Moreover, integration of bla CTX-M in the chromosome of two Shigella isolates was determined for the first time, and shown to be related to ISEcp1. In contrast, in Salmonella, ESBL genes were only found on plasmids, of which bla CTX-M-55 and IncHI2 were the most prevalent, respectively. No matching ESBL plasmids or cassettes were detected between clinical Shigella and Salmonella isolates. The hybrid assembly data allowed us to check the accuracy of plasmid prediction tools. MOB-suite showed the highest accuracy. However, these tools cannot replace the accuracy of long-read and hybrid assemblies. This study illustrates the added value of hybrid assemblies for AMR surveillance and shows that a strategy where even just representative isolates of a collection used for hybrid assemblies could improve international AMR surveillance as it allows plasmid tracking.
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- Bas Berbers
- Transversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Information Technology, IDLab, Ghent University, IMEC, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Transversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Transversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Information Technology, IDLab, Ghent University, IMEC, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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Zhang Y, Li K, Wu Y, Liu Y, Wu R, Zhong Y, Xiao S, Mao H, Li G, Wang Y, Li W. Distribution and correlation between antibiotic resistance genes and host-associated markers before and after swine fever in the longjiang watershed. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 313:120101. [PMID: 36064059 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are abundantly shed in feces. Thus, it is crucial to identify their host sources so that ARG pollution can be effectively mitigated and aquatic ecosystems can be properly conserved. Here, spatiotemporal variations and sources of ARGs in the Longjiang watershed of South China were investigated by linking them with microbial source tracker (MST) indicators. The most frequently detected ARGs (>90%) were sulI, sulII, blaTEM, tetW, ermF, and the mobile element intI1. Spatial distribution analyses showed that tributaries contributed significantly more sulI, sulII, and ermF contamination to the Longjiang watershed than the main channel. MST indicator analysis revealed that the Longjiang watershed was contaminated mainly by human fecal pollution. Livestock- and poultry-associated fecal pollution significantly declined after the swine fever outbreak. The occurrence of most ARGs is largely explained by human fecal pollution. In contrast, pig fecal pollution might account for the prevalence of tetO. Moreover, combined human-pig fecal pollution contributed to the observed blaNDM-1 distribution in the Longjiang watershed. Subsequent analysis of the characteristics of MST markers disclosed that the relatively lower specificities of BacHum and Rum-2-Bac may lead to inaccurate results of tracking ARG pollution source. The present study determined spatiotemporal variations and ARG origins in the Longjiang watershed by combining MST markers. It also underscored the necessity of using multiple MST markers simultaneously to identify and characterize ARG pollution sources accurately.
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- Yang Zhang
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, 510000, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, 510000, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, 510000, PR China
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- Zhaoqing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, Zhaoqing, 526060, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, 510000, PR China; Department of Environment, College of Environment and Resources, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, PR China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, 510000, PR China
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- Department of Environment, College of Environment and Resources, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, 510000, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, 510000, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, 510000, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou, 510000, PR China
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Epidemiology of Plasmid Lineages Mediating the Spread of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases among Clinical Escherichia coli. mSystems 2022; 7:e0051922. [PMID: 35993734 PMCID: PMC9601178 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00519-22] [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] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli has been increasing, with this spread driven by ESBL-encoding plasmids. However, the epidemiology of ESBL-disseminating plasmids remains understudied, obscuring the roles of individual plasmid lineages in ESBL spread. To address this, we performed an in-depth genomic investigation of 149 clinical ESBL-like E. coli isolates from a tertiary care hospital. We obtained high-quality assemblies for 446 plasmids, revealing an extensive map of plasmid sharing that crosses time, space, and bacterial sequence type boundaries. Through a sequence-based network, we identified specific plasmid lineages that are responsible for the dissemination of major ESBLs. Notably, we demonstrate that IncF plasmids separate into 2 distinct lineages that are enriched for different ESBLs and occupy distinct host ranges. Our work provides a detailed picture of plasmid-mediated spread of ESBLs, demonstrating the extensive sequence diversity within identified lineages, while highlighting the genetic elements that underlie the persistence of these plasmids within the clinical E. coli population. IMPORTANCE The increasing incidence of nosocomial infections with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli represents a significant threat to public health, given the limited treatment options available for such infections. The rapid ESBL spread is suggested to be driven by localization of the resistance genes on conjugative plasmids. Here, we identify the contributions of different plasmid lineages in the nosocomial spread of ESBLs. We provide further support for plasmid-mediated spread of ESBLs but demonstrate that some ESBL genes rely on dissemination through plasmids more than the others. We identify key plasmid lineages that are enriched in major ESBL genes and highlight the encoded genetic elements that facilitate the transmission and stable maintenance of these plasmid groups within the clinical E. coli population. Overall, our work provides valuable insight into the dissemination of ESBLs through plasmids, furthering our understating of factors underlying the increased prevalence of these genes in nosocomial settings.
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Juraschek K, Malekzadah J, Malorny B, Käsbohrer A, Schwarz S, Meemken D, Hammerl JA. Characterization of qnrB-carrying plasmids from ESBL- and non-ESBL-producing Escherichia coli. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:365. [PMID: 35549890 PMCID: PMC9101827 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08564-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Escherichia coli carrying clinically important antimicrobial resistances [i.e., against extended-spectrum-beta-lactamases (ESBL)] are of high concern for human health and are increasingly detected worldwide. Worryingly, they are often identified as multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates, frequently including resistances against quinolones/fluoroquinolones. RESULTS Here, the occurrence and genetic basis of the fluoroquinolone resistance enhancing determinant qnrB in ESBL-/non-ESBL-producing E. coli was investigated. Overall, 33 qnrB-carrying isolates out of the annual German antimicrobial resistance (AMR) monitoring on commensal E. coli (incl. ESBL-/AmpC-producing E. coli) recovered from food and livestock between 2013 and 2018 were analysed in detail. Whole-genome sequencing, bioinformatics analyses and transferability evaluation was conducted to characterise the prevailing qnrB-associated plasmids. Furthermore, predominant qnrB-carrying plasmid-types were subjected to in silico genome reconstruction analysis. In general, the qnrB-carrying E. coli were found to be highly heterogenic in their multilocus sequence types (STs) and their phenotypic resistance profiles. Most of them appeared to be MDR and exhibited resistances against up to ten antimicrobials of different classes. With respect to qnrB-carrying plasmids, we found qnrB19 located on small Col440I plasmids to be most widespread among ESBL-producing E. coli from German livestock and food. This Col440I plasmid-type was found to be highly conserved by exhibiting qnrB19, a pspF operon and different genes of unassigned function. Furthermore, we detected plasmids of the incompatibility groups IncN and IncH as carriers of qnrB. All qnrB-carrying plasmids also exhibited virulence factors and various insertion sequences (IS). The majority of the qnrB-carrying plasmids were determined to be self-transmissible, indicating their possible contribution to the spread of resistances against (fluoro)quinolones and other antimicrobials. CONCLUSION In this study, a diversity of different plasmid types carrying qnrB alone or in combination with other resistance determinants (i.e., beta-lactamase genes) were found. The spread of these plasmids, especially those carrying antimicrobial resistance genes against highest priority critically important antimicrobial agents, is highly unfavourable and can pose a threat for public health. Therefore, the dissemination pathways and evolution of these plasmids need to be further monitored.
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- Katharina Juraschek
- Department Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Germany
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- Department Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Germany
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- Department Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Germany
- Unit for Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Centre for Resistance Research (TZR), Freie Universität Berlin, 14163, Berlin, Germany
- Veterinary Centre for Resistance Research (TZR), Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 8, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Veterinary Centre for Resistance Research (TZR), Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 8, 14163 Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Food Safety and Food Hygiene, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Centre for Resistance Research (TZR), Freie Universität Berlin, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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- Department Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Germany.
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Alekseeva AE, Brusnigina NF, Gordinskaya NA, Makhova MA, Kolesnikova EA. Molecular genetic characteristics of resistome and virulome of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical strains. Klin Lab Diagn 2022; 67:186-192. [PMID: 35320636 DOI: 10.51620/0869-2084-2022-67-3-186-192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The characteristics of resistome and virulome structure of four carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical strains are present in the work. Two strains belonged to the sequence-type ST395, one strain - ST2262, one strain - to the new sequence-type 5816. The genes of fimbriae, enterobactin, beta-lactamase SHV type, resistance to fosfomycin fosA and transport of fluoroquinolones oqxAB in all Klebsiella strains chromosome structure were identified. The determinants of yersineobactin and aerobactin are enriched the virulome of ST395 NNKP315 and NNKP343 strains. The aerobactin genes are located on IncHI1B plasmids (IncHI1B/FIB) which highly homologous to the virulence pLVPK and pK2044 plasmids. IncR, IncL, IncQ plasmids carrying blaOXA-48, blaCTX-M-15, blaOXA-1, blaTEM-1, qnrS1, tetA, sul1, dfrA1, aac(6 ')-Ib-cr, catA1, catB3 etc. were identified in these strains. As a result of in silico analysis, an assumption about the localization of the blaOXA-48 in the structure of the IncHI1B plasmid of NNKP315 strain was made. This plasmid also contains the aminoglycosidases genes inserted into a class 1 integron In822. The mutations were found in the porin proteins OmpK35, OmpK36 and OmpK37 genes, which increases the carbapenem resistance. The virulome of NNKP16 (ST2262) strain additionally includes of the iron utilization system kfuABC chromosomal genes, and the virulome of NNKP15 (ST5816) strain contains of the capsular polysaccharide kvgAS and microcin E492 genes. Additional determinants of resistance were not identified in the resistome structure of K. pneumoniae NNKP16 and only the blaCTX-M-15 gene was found in the NNKP15 strain. The absence of acquired resistance genes seems to be due to the presence of the type I-E CRISPR-Cas system. Multiple drug resistance of the studied strains is associated with mutations identified in the gene structure of porin proteins OmpK36 and OmpK37, as well as the activity of efflux systems. It was showed the stop codon formation in the nucleotide sequence of the regulatory gene ramR to both strains, which can potentially provide overexpression of AcrAB efflux proteins.
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- A E Alekseeva
- Nizhny Novgorod scientific and research institute of epidemiology and microbiology name acad. I.N. Blokhina of the Rospotrebnadzor
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- Nizhny Novgorod scientific and research institute of epidemiology and microbiology name acad. I.N. Blokhina of the Rospotrebnadzor
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- Nizhny Novgorod scientific and research institute of epidemiology and microbiology name acad. I.N. Blokhina of the Rospotrebnadzor
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- Nizhny Novgorod scientific and research institute of epidemiology and microbiology name acad. I.N. Blokhina of the Rospotrebnadzor
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- Nizhny Novgorod scientific and research institute of epidemiology and microbiology name acad. I.N. Blokhina of the Rospotrebnadzor
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Dantas Palmeira J, Haenni M, Madec JY, Ferreira HMN. First Global Report of Plasmid-Mediated mcr-1 and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli from Sheep in Portugal. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10111403. [PMID: 34827341 PMCID: PMC8615169 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10111403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Resistances to extended-spectrum cephalosporins (ESC) and colistin are One Health issues since genes encoding these resistances can be transmitted between all sectors of the One Health concept, i.e., human, animal, and the environment. Among food-producing animals, sheep farming has long been overlooked. To fill in this knowledge gap, we looked for ESC- and colistin resistance in 21 faecal samples collected from sheep in one farm in the south of Portugal. ESC-resistant isolates were selected on MacConkey agar plates supplemented with cefotaxime. Susceptibility testing was performed by the disk-diffusion method according to CLSI, while colistin MIC was determined by broth microdilution. ESC- and colistin-resistance genes were identified by PCR, and the clonality of all isolates was assessed by XbaI-PFGE. The replicon content was determined by PCR according to the PCR-based replicon typing (PBRT) scheme. Sixty-two non-duplicate ESC-resistant E. coli isolates were identified, which all presented an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) phenotype, mostly due to the presence of CTX-M genes. One CTX-M-1-producing E. coli was concomitantly colistin-resistant and presented the plasmid-mediated mcr-1 gene. Nearly all isolates showed associated resistances to non-beta-lactam antibiotics, which could act as co-selectors, even in the absence of beta-lactam use. The results showed a high proportion of ESBL-producing E. coli in sheep faeces. Their dissemination was very dynamic, with the spread of successful clones between animals, but also a large diversity of clones and plasmids, sometimes residing in the same animal. This study highlights the need for global surveillance in all food-producing sectors, in order to avoid the dissemination of genes conferring resistance to last-resort antibiotics in human medicine.
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- Josman Dantas Palmeira
- Microbiology, Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal;
- UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, REQUIMTE—University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Campus de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- PICTIS—International Platform for Science, Technology and Innovation in Health, Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal) & FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil
- Correspondence:
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- Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Anses Laboratoire de Lyon, Université de Lyon, 69007 Lyon, France; (M.H.); (J.-Y.M.)
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- Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Anses Laboratoire de Lyon, Université de Lyon, 69007 Lyon, France; (M.H.); (J.-Y.M.)
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- Microbiology, Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal;
- UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, REQUIMTE—University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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Rojas-Jiménez J, Jiménez-Pearson MA, Duarte-Martínez F, Brenes-Mora E, Arguedas R, Barquero-Calvo E. First Report of a Multidrug-Resistant ST58 Escherichia coli Harboring Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase of the CTX-M-1 Class in a Fecal Sample of a Captive Baird's Tapir ( Tapirus bairdii) in Costa Rica, Central America. Microb Drug Resist 2021; 28:143-148. [PMID: 34314636 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2020.0339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: This study's main objective was to analyze the antibiotic susceptibility profile of Escherichia coli isolates obtained from a fecal sample of a captive Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in Costa Rica. Materials and Methods: The fecal sample was collected inside the enclosure on March 3, 2017, right after the animal defecated. Samples were cultured on MacConkey agar plates nonsupplemented and supplemented with 2 μg/mL of cefotaxime. Bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility were performed with the Vitek 2 Compact System and the Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method, respectively. Polymerase chain reaction amplification was performed to detect blaCTX-M beta-lactamase genes. Resistant isolates were subjected to whole-genome sequencing (WGS). Results: After evaluating several antibiotic classes, a multidrug-resistant E. coli strain with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase phenotype was isolated. Resistance to cefotaxime, cefepime, ampicillin, ampicillin/sulbactam, and tetracycline was detected. WGS analysis showed the presence of blaCTX-M-1, blaTEM-1B, and tet(B) genes. The presence of IncN plasmids and Col156 was also detected. Conclusion: Our findings are according with the notion that animals' high density enhances the spread of resistant determinants in a captive environment in a limited space, where the likelihood of direct or indirect contact with other animals and humans is more frequent.
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- Jorge Rojas-Jiménez
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.,Costa Rica Wildlife Foundation, San José, Costa Rica
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- Programa de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Lagunilla, Costa Rica
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Resistance determinants and their genetic context in enterobacteria from a longitudinal study of pigs reared under various husbandry conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.02612-20. [PMID: 33514521 PMCID: PMC8091121 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02612-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pigs are major reservoirs of resistant Enterobacteriaceae that can reach humans through consumption of contaminated meat or vegetables grown in manure-fertilized soil. Samples were collected from sows during lactation and their piglets at five time points spanning the production cycle. Cefotaxime-resistant bacteria were quantified and isolated from feed, feces, manures and carcasses of pigs reared with penicillin-using or antibiotic-free husbandries. The isolates were characterized by antibiotic susceptibility testing, whole genome sequencing and conjugation assays. The extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) phenotype was more frequent in isolates originating from antibiotic-free animals, while the bacteria isolated from penicillin-using animals were on average resistant to a greater number of antibiotics. The ESBL-encoding genes identified were bla CTX-M-1, bla CTX-M-15 and bla CMY-2 and they co-localised on plasmids with various genes encoding resistance to ß-lactams, co-trimoxazole, phenicols and tetracycline, all antibiotics used in pig production. Groups of genes conferring the observed resistance and the mobile elements disseminating multidrug resistance were determined. The observed resistance to ß-lactams was mainly due to the complementary actions of penicillin-binding proteins, an efflux pump and ß-lactamases. Most resistance determinants were shared by animals raised with or without antimicrobials. This suggests a key contribution of indigenous enterobacteria maternally transmitted along the sow lineage, regardless of antimicrobial use. It is unclear if the antimicrobial resistance observed in the enterobacteria populations of the commercial pig herds studied were present before the use of antibiotics, or the extent to which historical antimicrobial use exerted a selective pressure defining the resistant bacterial populations in farms using penicillin prophylaxis.Importance: Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat that needs to be fought on numerous fronts along the One Health continuum. Vast quantities of antimicrobials are used in agriculture to ensure animal welfare and productivity, and are arguably a driving force for the persistence of environmental and food-borne resistant bacteria. This study evaluated the impact of conventional, organic and other antibiotic-free husbandry practices on the frequency and nature of antimicrobial resistance genes and multidrug resistant enterobacteria. It provides knowledge about the relative contribution of specific resistance determinants to observed antibiotic resistance. It also showed the clear co-selection of genes coding for extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and genes coding for the resistance to antibiotics commonly used for prophylaxis or in curative treatments in pig operations.
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Tavares RDS, Tacão M, Figueiredo AS, Duarte AS, Esposito F, Lincopan N, Manaia CM, Henriques I. Genotypic and phenotypic traits of bla CTX-M-carrying Escherichia coli strains from an UV-C-treated wastewater effluent. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 184:116079. [PMID: 32717492 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are relevant sources of antibiotic resistance into aquatic environments. Disinfection of WWTPs' effluents (e.g. by UV-C irradiation) may attenuate this problem, though some clinically relevant bacteria have been shown to survive disinfection. In this study we characterized 25 CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from a WWTP's UV-C-irradiated effluent, aiming to identify putative human health hazards associated with such effluents. Molecular typing indicated that the strains belong to the phylogroups A, B2 and C and clustered into 9 multilocus sequence types (STs), namely B2:ST131 (n = 7), A:ST58 (n = 1), A:ST155 (n = 4), C:ST410 (n = 2), A:ST453 (n = 2), A:ST617 (n = 2), A:ST744 (n = 1), A:ST1284 (n = 3) and a putative novel ST (n = 3). PCR-screening identified 9 of the 20 antibiotic resistance genes investigated [i.e. sul1, sul2, sul3, tet(A), tet(B), blaOXA-1-like, aacA4, aacA4-cr and qnrS1]. The more prevalent were sul1, sul2 (n = 15 isolates) and tet(A) (n = 14 isolates). Plasmid restriction analysis indicated diverse plasmid content among strains (14 distinct profiles) and mating assays yielded cefotaxime-resistant transconjugants for 8 strains. Two of the transconjugants displayed a multi-drug resistance (MDR) phenotype. All strains were classified as cytotoxic to Vero cells (9 significantly more cytotoxic than the positive control) and 10 of 21 strains were invasive towards this cell line (including all B2:ST131 strains). The 10 strains tested against G. mellonella larvae exhibited a virulent behaviour. Twenty-four and 7 of the 25 strains produced siderophores and haemolysins, respectively. Approximately 66% of the strains formed biofilms. Genome analysis of 6 selected strains identified several virulence genes encoding toxins, siderophores, and colonizing, adhesion and invasion factors. Freshwater microcosms assays showed that after 28 days of incubation 3 out of 6 strains were still detected by cultivation and 4 strains by qPCR. Resistance phenotypes of these strains remained unaltered. Overall, we confirmed WWTP's UV-C-treated outflow as a source of MDR and/or virulent E. coli strains, some probably capable of persisting in freshwater, and that carry conjugative antibiotic resistance plasmids. Hence, disinfected wastewater may still represent a risk for human health. More detailed evaluation of strains isolated from wastewater effluents is urgent, to design treatments that can mitigate the release of such bacteria.
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- Rafael D S Tavares
- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Em Saúde (CIIS), Estrada da Circunvalação, 3504-505, Viseu, Portugal
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua de Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Calçada Martins de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal
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Campos M, San Millán Á, Sempere JM, Lanza VF, Coque TM, Llorens C, Baquero F. Simulating the Influence of Conjugative-Plasmid Kinetic Values on the Multilevel Dynamics of Antimicrobial Resistance in a Membrane Computing Model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020; 64:e00593-20. [PMID: 32457104 PMCID: PMC7526830 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00593-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Bacterial plasmids harboring antibiotic resistance genes are critical in the spread of antibiotic resistance. It is known that plasmids differ in their kinetic values, i.e., conjugation rate, segregation rate by copy number incompatibility with related plasmids, and rate of stochastic loss during replication. They also differ in cost to the cell in terms of reducing fitness and in the frequency of compensatory mutations compensating plasmid cost. However, we do not know how variation in these values influences the success of a plasmid and its resistance genes in complex ecosystems, such as the microbiota. Genes are in plasmids, plasmids are in cells, and cells are in bacterial populations and microbiotas, which are inside hosts, and hosts are in human communities at the hospital or the community under various levels of cross-colonization and antibiotic exposure. Differences in plasmid kinetics might have consequences on the global spread of antibiotic resistance. New membrane computing methods help to predict these consequences. In our simulation, conjugation frequency of at least 10-3 influences the dominance of a strain with a resistance plasmid. Coexistence of different antibiotic resistances occurs if host strains can maintain two copies of similar plasmids. Plasmid loss rates of 10-4 or 10-5 or plasmid fitness costs of ≥0.06 favor plasmids located in the most abundant species. The beneficial effect of compensatory mutations for plasmid fitness cost is proportional to this cost at high mutation frequencies (10-3 to 10-5). The results of this computational model clearly show how changes in plasmid kinetics can modify the entire population ecology of antibiotic resistance in the hospital setting.
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- Marcelino Campos
- Department of Microbiology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain
- Valencian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (VRAIN), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain
- National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
- Network Research Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Valencian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (VRAIN), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain
- Bioinformatics Support Unit, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain
- Network Research Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain
- Network Research Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Biotechvana, Valencia Technological Park, Paterna, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain
- Network Research Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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Fuster B, Tormo N, Salvador C, Gimeno C. Detection of two simultaneous outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae coproducing OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases in a tertiary-care hospital in Valencia, Spain. New Microbes New Infect 2020; 34:100660. [PMID: 32194965 PMCID: PMC7075970 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most common hospital-acquired Gram-negative pathogens. During the last decade, the emergence of strains with reduced susceptibility or resistance to carbapenems is becoming a therapeutic challenge. This study takes place after the isolation of 14 strains of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae with similar susceptibility patterns and carriage of OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemases genes. Fourteen patients were found to be colonized (faecal carriage) and/or infected by two different clones of carbapenemase-coproducing K. pneumoniae during a 1-year period of time. Some of the patients had shared a hospital ward and continued to be colonized several months after the outbreak.
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- B. Fuster
- Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Dantas Palmeira J, Ferreira HMN. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in cattle production - a threat around the world. Heliyon 2020; 6:e03206. [PMID: 32042963 PMCID: PMC7002838 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Food producing animal is a global challenge in terms of antimicrobial resistance spread. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae are relevant opportunistic pathogens that may spread in many ecological niches of the One Health approach as human, animal and environment due to intestinal selection of antimicrobial resistant commensals in food production animals. Cattle production is a relevant ecological niche for selection of commensal bacteria with antimicrobial resistance from microbiota. Enterobacteriaceae show importance in terms of circulation of resistant-bacteria and antimicrobial resistance genes via food chain creating a resistance reservoir, setting up a threat for colonization of humans and consequent health risk. ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae are a threat in terms of human health responsible for life threatening outbreaks and silent enteric colonization of community populations namely the elder population. Food associated colonization is a risk difficult to handle and control. In a time of globalization of food trading, population intestinal colonization is a mirror of food production and in that sense this work aims to make a picture of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in animal production for food over the world in order to make some light in this reality of selection of resistant threats in food producing animal.
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- Josman Dantas Palmeira
- Microbiology - Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,UCIBIO - Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences, REQUIMTE, Portugal
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- Microbiology - Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,UCIBIO - Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences, REQUIMTE, Portugal
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Perdigão J, Modesto A, Pereira AL, Neto O, Matos V, Godinho A, Phelan J, Charleston J, Spadar A, de Sessions PF, Hibberd M, Campino S, Costa A, Fernandes F, Ferreira F, Correia AB, Gonçalves L, Clark TG, Duarte A. Whole-genome sequencing resolves a polyclonal outbreak by extended-spectrum beta-lactam and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Portuguese tertiary-care hospital. Microb Genom 2019; 7:000349. [PMID: 32234124 PMCID: PMC8627661 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen, with whole-genome sequencing (WGS) significantly improving our ability to characterize associated outbreaks. Our study sought to perform a genome-wide analysis of multiclonal K. pneumoniae isolates (n=39; 23 patients) producing extended spectrum beta-lactamases and/or carbapenemases sourced between 2011 and 2016 in a Portuguese tertiary-care hospital. All isolates showed resistance to third-generation cephalosporins and six isolates (five patients) were also carbapenem resistant. Genome-wide-based phylogenetic analysis revealed a topology representing ongoing dissemination of three main sequence-type (ST) clades (ST15, ST147 and ST307) and transmission across different wards, compatible with missing links that can take the form of undetected colonized patients. Two carbapenemase-coding genes were detected: blaKPC-3, located on a Tn4401d transposon, and blaGES-5 on a novel class 3 integron. Additionally, four genes coding for ESBLs (blaBEL-1, blaCTX-M-8, blaCTX-M-15 and blaCTX-M-32) were also detected. ESBL horizontal dissemination across five clades is highlighted by the similar genetic environments of blaCTX-M-15 gene upstream of ISEcp1 on a Tn3-like transposon. Overall, this study provides a high-resolution genome-wide perspective on the epidemiology of ESBL and carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae in a healthcare setting while contributing for the adoption of appropriate intervention and prevention strategies.
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- João Perdigão
- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Clinical Pathology Unit. Hospital SAMS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Infection Control Commission, Hospital SAMS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Infection Control Commission, Hospital SAMS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Infection Control Commission, Hospital SAMS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Intensive Care Medicine Unit, Hospital SAMS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Intensive Care Medicine Unit, Hospital SAMS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Intensive Care Medicine Unit, Hospital SAMS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Clinical Pathology Unit. Hospital SAMS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal
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Stange C, Yin D, Xu T, Guo X, Schäfer C, Tiehm A. Distribution of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes in Lake Tai, China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 655:337-346. [PMID: 30471602 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Lake Tai is China's third largest freshwater lake and an important water resource for agriculture, industrial sectors, and as drinking water for several large cities. In this study, the occurrence of five antibiotic resistance genes (sul1, blaTEM, blaNDM-1, blaCTX-M-32, mcr-1) was investigated in water and sediment samples collected from Lake Tai. Antibiotic resistances are currently increasing, posing a significant threat to public health. The sulfonamide resistance gene sul1 was highly abundant in all analyzed water and sediment samples. In addition, the two β-lactamase genes blaTEMand blaNDM-1 - encoding clinically relevant antibiotic resistances - were detected in 67.1 and 7.3% of the water samples and in 70.7 and 15.4% of the sediment samples. The third β-lactamase gene, blaCTX-M-32, was only detected in water samples (13.4%), while the colistin resistance gene mcr-1 was not detected in any of the samples. No significant variations between different sampling sites or time points could be observed. The investigation of drinking water treatment at Lake Tai, using lake water as influent, showed a significant reduction of the antibiotic resistance genes through the treatment process. Microbial source tracking showed only low fecal contamination by humans, ruminants, and pigs, indicating the relevance of other sources such as fish farms. Overall, our results provide important insights into the occurrence and abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in the Lake Tai water system and their elimination via drinking water treatment.
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- C Stange
- DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (TZW), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Karlsruher Straße 84, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Sipping Road, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Sipping Road, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Sipping Road, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (TZW), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Karlsruher Straße 84, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (TZW), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Karlsruher Straße 84, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Ravi A, Valdés-Varela L, Gueimonde M, Rudi K. Transmission and persistence of IncF conjugative plasmids in the gut microbiota of full-term infants. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2019; 94:4638523. [PMID: 29161377 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix158] [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: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Conjugative plasmids represent major reservoirs for horizontal transmission of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes. Our knowledge about the ecology and persistence of these plasmids in the gut microbiota remains limited. The IncF plasmids are the most widespread in clinical samples and in healthy humans and the main aim of this work was to study their ecology and association with the developing gut microbiota. Using a longitudinal (2, 10, 30 and 90 days) cohort of full-term infants, we investigated the transmission and persistence of IncFIA and IncFIB plasmids. The prevalence of IncFIB plasmids was higher than IncFIA in the cohort, while IncFIA always co-occurred with IncFIB. However, the relative gene abundance of IncFIA was significantly higher than IncFIB for all time points, indicating that IncFIA may be a higher copy-number plasmid. Through linear discriminant analysis effect size and operational taxonomic unit-level associations, we observed major differences in the abundance of Enterobacteriaceae in samples positive and negative for IncFIB. This association was significant at 2, 10 and 30 days and showed an association with vaginal delivery. From shot-gun analyses, we assembled de novo multi-replicon shared (IncFIA/IncFIB) and integrated (IncFIA/IB) plasmids that were persistent through the dataset. Overall, the study demonstrates the nature of IncF plasmids in complex microbial communities.
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- Anuradha Ravi
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food science Department (KBM), Campus Ås, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry of Dairy Products, IPLA-CSIC, Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry of Dairy Products, IPLA-CSIC, Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
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- Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food science Department (KBM), Campus Ås, Ås, Norway
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Xu H, Huo C, Sun Y, Zhou Y, Xiong Y, Zhao Z, Zhou Q, Sha L, Zhang B, Chen Y. Emergence and molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates harboring bla CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamases causing ventilator-associated pneumonia in China. Infect Drug Resist 2018; 12:33-43. [PMID: 30588046 PMCID: PMC6304254 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s189494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common nosocomial infection associated with high morbidity due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. The purpose of this study was to determine the occurrence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes, especially blaCTX-M-15, in Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae)-associated VAP and to investigate the antimicrobial resistance patterns and molecular epidemiological characteristics of K. pneumoniae strains. Materials and methods From January 2013 to December 2015, we retrospectively collected 89 VAP-causing K. pneumoniae isolates from tertiary-care hospitals in China, among which ESBL-producing strains were assessed for antimicrobial susceptibility. Several antibiotic resistance genes of clinical relevance in K. pneumonia isolates producing ESBL were investigated. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing were employed to characterize the genetic contexts of blaCTX-M-15. Conjugative plasmids carrying blaCTX-M-15 were obtained by mating and further subjected to replicon typing. The genetic relatedness of isolates was assessed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing. Results All of the 30 ESBL-producing isolates identified displayed MDR phenotype, with blaSHV, blaCTX-M, blaOXA, and blaTEM detected in 21, 21, 1, and 20 isolates, respectively. blaCTX-M-15 was the most prevalent ESBL gene (19/30, 63.33%), and ISEcp1 was detected 48 bp upstream of 15 blaCTX-M-15 genes. Based on S1-PFGE analyses, 25 isolates exhibited different plasmid profiles, ranging from ~70 to 320 kb. The blaCTX-M-15 with blaTEM and qnr genes and the ISEcp1 element from eight isolates were co-transferrable to recipients via conjugation, with IncFIB, IncFIC, and IncFII being the most prevalent replicons. Twenty different PFGE patterns and 11 sequence types were identified, with ST304 being dominant. Conclusion This work reports the emergence of blaCTX-M-15 in K. pneumoniae-induced VAP in China. We showed that IncFIB, IncFIC, and/or IncFII plasmids carrying blaCTX-M-15 with blaTEM, qnr resistance genes, and the ISEcp1 element mediate the local prevalence in K. pneumoniae-associated VAP.
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- Hui Xu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China,
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China,
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- Institute for Chronic and Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China,
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China,
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China,
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China,
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- Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China,
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Blau K, Bettermann A, Jechalke S, Fornefeld E, Vanrobaeys Y, Stalder T, Top EM, Smalla K. The Transferable Resistome of Produce. mBio 2018; 9:e01300-18. [PMID: 30401772 PMCID: PMC6222124 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01300-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Produce is increasingly recognized as a reservoir of human pathogens and transferable antibiotic resistance genes. This study aimed to explore methods to characterize the transferable resistome of bacteria associated with produce. Mixed salad, arugula, and cilantro purchased from supermarkets in Germany were analyzed by means of cultivation- and DNA-based methods. Before and after a nonselective enrichment step, tetracycline (TET)-resistant Escherichia coli were isolated and plasmids conferring TET resistance were captured by exogenous plasmid isolation. TET-resistant E. coli isolates, transconjugants, and total community DNA (TC-DNA) from the microbial fraction detached from leaves or after enrichment were analyzed for the presence of resistance genes, class 1 integrons, and various plasmids by real-time PCR and PCR-Southern blot hybridization. Real-time PCR primers were developed for IncI and IncF plasmids. TET-resistant E. coli isolated from arugula and cilantro carried IncF, IncI1, IncN, IncHI1, IncU, and IncX1 plasmids. Three isolates from cilantro were positive for IncN plasmids and blaCTX-M-1 From mixed salad and cilantro, IncF, IncI1, and IncP-1β plasmids were captured exogenously. Importantly, whereas direct detection of IncI and IncF plasmids in TC-DNA failed, these plasmids became detectable in DNA extracted from enrichment cultures. This confirms that cultivation-independent DNA-based methods are not always sufficiently sensitive to detect the transferable resistome in the rare microbiome. In summary, this study showed that an impressive diversity of self-transmissible multiple resistance plasmids was detected in bacteria associated with produce that is consumed raw, and exogenous capturing into E. coli suggests that they could transfer to gut bacteria as well.IMPORTANCE Produce is one of the most popular food commodities. Unfortunately, leafy greens can be a reservoir of transferable antibiotic resistance genes. We found that IncF and IncI plasmids were the most prevalent plasmid types in E. coli isolates from produce. This study highlights the importance of the rare microbiome associated with produce as a source of antibiotic resistance genes that might escape cultivation-independent detection, yet may be transferred to human pathogens or commensals.
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- Khald Blau
- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Justus Liebig University Giessen, Institute for Phytopathology, Gießen, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
- Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
- Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
- Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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Lupo A, Haenni M, Saras E, Gradin J, Madec JY, Börjesson S. Is bla CTX-M-1 Riding the Same Plasmid Among Horses in Sweden and France? Microb Drug Resist 2018; 24:1580-1586. [PMID: 29792781 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2017.0412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A predominance of the blaCTX-M-1/IncHI1 plasmid combination in horses has been reported in Czech-Republic, Denmark, and The Netherlands. To clarify a possible specific plasmid epidemiology of blaCTX-M-1 in horses in a European perspective, a collection of 74 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli recovered from diseased horses in France and Sweden during the period 2009-2014 was investigated in respect of their genetic relatedness, plasmid content, and molecular features. Overall, 80% of E. coli isolates from diseased horses harbored blaCTX-M-1 on large IncHI1 plasmids with plasmid sequence type (pST) 2 and pST9 more prevalent in Sweden and France, respectively. In French isolates, IncI1/pST3 plasmids were also identified. The CTX-M-1-producing E. coli belonged principally to the clonal complex 10. ST641, together with its single locus variant, and ST1730 constituted two other major groups. The rep-PCR clustering highlighted a clonal dissemination of E. coli CTX-M-1 producers in different regions of the same country and during several years. The STs found in our isolates were also reported in The Netherlands, suggesting a common source of contamination in Europe, although only further cooperative investigation will clarify this issue. On the other hand, the spread of IncI1/pST3 plasmids among horses constitutes another worrisome issue considering their successful spread in other animal hosts such as chicken or bovines. Monitoring evolution and propagation of antimicrobial resistance in equine environment is a priority to avoid further propagation of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms threatening human and animal health.
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- Agnese Lupo
- 1 Université de Lyon-ANSES , Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Lyon, France
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- 1 Université de Lyon-ANSES , Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Lyon, France
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- 1 Université de Lyon-ANSES , Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Lyon, France
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- 2 Department of Animal Health and Antimicrobial Strategies, National Veterinary Institute (SVA) , Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden
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- 1 Université de Lyon-ANSES , Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Lyon, France
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- 2 Department of Animal Health and Antimicrobial Strategies, National Veterinary Institute (SVA) , Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden
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Rebbah N, Messai Y, Châtre P, Haenni M, Madec JY, Bakour R. Diversity of CTX-M Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Escherichia coli Isolates from Retail Raw Ground Beef: First Report of CTX-M-24 and CTX-M-32 in Algeria. Microb Drug Resist 2017; 24:896-908. [PMID: 29227186 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2017.0171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and molecular features of extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance in Escherichia coli isolates contaminating ground beef at retail in Algeria. Of 371 ground beef samples, 27.5% were found to contain cefotaxime-resistant E. coli isolates distributed into A (24.5%), B1 (60.8%), and D (14.7%) phylogroups. A rate of 88.2% of isolates had a multidrug-resistance phenotype. All strains were producers of CTX-M type extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs): CTX-M-1, CTX-M-3, CTX-M-14, CTX-M-15, CTX-M-24, or CTX-M-32. Conjugation assays allowed the transfer of blaCTX-M-1 in association with IncI1 plasmids, blaCTX-M-15 with IncI1 and IncK+B/O plasmids, blaCTX-M-3 with IncK plasmids, and blaCTX-M-14 with IncF1B or IncK plasmids. Sequence analysis of gyrA and parC genes showed mutations in 98.6% of ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates. The patterns "GyrA: S83L+D87N, ParC: S80I" (46.5%) and "ParC: S80I" (42.3%) were predominant. qnrS1, qnrB, and aac(6')-Ib-cr were detected in 18.7% of isolates. The tet genes, tetA, tetB, and tetA+tetB, were present in 95.7% of tetracycline-resistant isolates. The sul genes (sul1, sul2, sul3, sul1+sul2, sul2+sul3, and sul1+sul3) and the dfr gene clusters (dfrA1, dfrA5, dfrA7, dfrA8, dfrA12, dfrA5+dfrA12, dfrA1+dfrA5, dfrA7+dfrA12, dfrA5+dfrA7, and dfrA1+dfrA5+dfrA7) were found in 96.4% and 85.5% of sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim-resistant isolates, respectively. Classes 1 and 2 integrons were detected in 67.6% and 9.8% of isolates, respectively. This study highlighted the significant presence of resistance genes, in particular those of CTXM ESBLs, in the beef meat, with the risk of their transmission to humans through food chain.
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- Nesrine Rebbah
- 1 Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene , Algiers, Algeria
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- 1 Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene , Algiers, Algeria
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- 2 Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Université Lyon-ANSES Site de Lyon , Lyon, France
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- 2 Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Université Lyon-ANSES Site de Lyon , Lyon, France
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- 2 Unité Antibiorésistance et Virulence Bactériennes, Université Lyon-ANSES Site de Lyon , Lyon, France
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- 1 Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene , Algiers, Algeria
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Potential Dissemination of ARB and ARGs into Soil Through the Use of Treated Wastewater for Agricultural Irrigation: Is It a True Cause for Concern? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66260-2_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ayari K, Bourouis A, Chihi H, Mahrouki S, Naas T, Belhadj O. Dissemination and genetic support of broad-spectrum beta-lactam-resistant Escherichia coli strain isolated from two Tunisian hospitals during 2004-2012. Afr Health Sci 2017; 17:346-355. [PMID: 29062329 PMCID: PMC5637019 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v17i2.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The dissemination of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria presented a great concern worldwide. Gram-negative organisms such as Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae are the most frequently isolated pathogens responsible for nosocomial infections. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate and to follow the emergence of resistance and the characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL) among broad-spectrum beta-lactam-Escherichia coli clinical isolates recovered from the military hospital and Habib Thameur hospital in Tunisia. METHODS A total of 113 E.coli isolates obtained during the period 2004 through 2012 showed a significant degree of multi-resistance. Among these strains, the double-disk synergy test confirmed the ESBL phenotype in 46 isolates. These included 32(70%) strains from Hospital A and 14(30%) from Hospital B. RESULTS The ESBL was identified as CTX-M-15. The ESBL resistance was transferred by a 60 kb plasmid CTXM-15-producing isolates were unrelated according to the PFGE analysis and characterization of the regions surrounding the blaCTX-M-15 showed the ISEcp1 elements located in the upstream region of the bla gene and 20 of them truncated by IS26. CONCLUSION ESBL producing E. coli strains are a serious threat in the community in Tunisia and we should take into consideration any possible spread of such epidemiological resistance.
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- Khaoula Ayari
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and technobiology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar II, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and technobiology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar II, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and technobiology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar II, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and technobiology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar II, Tunisia
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- Bacteriology-Virology service. CHU Bicetre 78 rue du Général Leclerc, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicetre
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and technobiology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, 2092 El Manar II, Tunisia
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Naas T, Cuzon G, Robinson AL, Andrianirina Z, Imbert P, Ratsima E, Ranosiarisoa ZN, Nordmann P, Raymond J. Neonatal infections with multidrug-resistant ESBL-producing E. cloacae and K. pneumoniae in Neonatal Units of two different Hospitals in Antananarivo, Madagascar. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:275. [PMID: 27287441 PMCID: PMC4902894 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1580-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background We investigated the molecular mechanism of ß-lactam resistance in extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterial strains isolated in neonatal units of different hospitals in Anatnanarivo, Madagascar. Methods Bacteria were identified by standard biochemical methods, disc diffusion antibiograms and Etest. Resistance genes were sought by PCR. Strains were characterized by Rep-PCR (Diversilab), plasmid analysis and rep-typing. Results From April 2012 to March 2013, 29 ESBL-producing E. cloacae and 15 K. pneumoniae were isolated from blood culture (n = 32) or gastric samples (n = 12) performed at day 0 or 2 from 39/303 newborns suspected of early neonatal infection. These infants were treated with expanded spectrum cephalosporins, due to lack of carbapenems, leading to a high mortality rate (45 %). Isolates recovered were all, but 4, multidrug resistant, particularly to fluoroquinolones (FQ) except for 21 E. cloacae isolates. Isolates produced TEM-1 and CTX-M-15 ß-lactamases and their genes were located on several self-transferable plasmids of variable sizes sizes that could not be linked to a major plasmid incompatibility group. E. cloacae isolates belonged to 6 Rep-types among which two counted for 11 isolates each. The FQ resistant E. cloacae isolates belonged to one clone, whereas the FQ susceptible E. cloacae isolates belonged to four clones. The K. pneumoniae isolates belonged to 9 Rep-types among which one included five isolates. Conclusion This study is the first molecular characterization of ESBL-producing isolates from neonatology units in Madagascar, a country with limited epidemiological data. It revealed an important multi-clonal dissemination of CTX-M-15-producing isolates reflecting both the high community carriage and the very early nosocomial contamination of the neonates.
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- T Naas
- Bacteriologie, APHP, EA7361 Univ Paris Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France.
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- Bacteriologie, APHP, EA7361 Univ Paris Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France
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- Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Tsaralanana, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Service de Néonatologie, Hôpital Soavinandriana, Antananarivo, Madasgascar
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- Hôpital Begin, Vincennes, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Service de Néonatologie, Hôpital Befelatanana, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Medical Microbiology, Fribourg Univ, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- University Paris Descartes Bacteriologie, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France.
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Chang CY, Lin HJ, Chang LL, Ma L, Siu LK, Tung YC, Lu PL. Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Carrying Plasmids in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Taiwan. Microb Drug Resist 2016; 23:98-106. [PMID: 27148814 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2015.0212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We analyzed the replicon types, sizes, and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) typing of plasmids carrying extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Taiwan. Fifty-one Escherichia coli transconjugant strains with plasmids from ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae from the Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance III Program in 2002 were included. All the 51 plasmids carried a blaCTX-M gene, the majority of which were blaCTX-M-3 (28/51 [54.9%]). Plasmids ranged in size from 126 to 241 kb by S1 nuclease digestion and subsequent pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and the most common plasmid size (37.3%) was 161-170 kb. The most common replicon type of plasmids was incompatibility group (Inc)A/C (60.8%). The IncA/C plasmids all carried blaCTX-M (blaCTX-M-3, -14, -15), and some also carried blaSHV (blaSHV-5, -12) genes. All 51 plasmids could be typed with PstI, and 27 (52.9%) belonged to 10 clusters. Thirty-eight of the 51 plasmids were typable with BamHI, and 21 plasmids (55.3%) fell into 7 clusters. Plasmids in the same cluster belonged to the same incompatibility group, with the exception of cluster C6. In conclusion, IncA/C plasmids are the main plasmid type responsible for the dissemination of ESBL genes of K. pneumoniae from Taiwan. RFLP with PstI possessed better discriminatory power than that with BamHI and PCR-based replicon typing for ESBL-carrying plasmids in K. pneumoniae in this study. Greater than 50% of plasmids fell into clusters, and >60% of cluster-classified plasmids were present in clonally unrelated isolates, indicating that horizontal transfer of plasmids plays an important role in the spread of ESBL genes.
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- Chung-Yu Chang
- 1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung, Taiwan .,2 Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung, Taiwan .,2 Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- 1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung, Taiwan .,2 Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- 3 National Institutes of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes , Miaoli, Taiwan
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- 3 National Institutes of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes , Miaoli, Taiwan
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- 4 Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- 2 Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung, Taiwan .,5 Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital , Kaohsiung, Taiwan .,6 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital , Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Lyimo B, Buza J, Subbiah M, Temba S, Kipasika H, Smith W, Call DR. IncF Plasmids Are Commonly Carried by Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources in Northern Tanzania. Int J Microbiol 2016; 2016:3103672. [PMID: 27110245 PMCID: PMC4823495 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3103672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to identify the replicon types of plasmids, conjugation efficiencies, and the complement of antibiotic resistance genes for a panel of multidrug resistant E. coli isolates from surface waters in northern Tanzania. Standard membrane filtration was used to isolate and uidA PCR was used to confirm the identity of strains as E. coli. Antibiotic susceptibility was determined by breakpoint assay and plasmid conjugation was determined by filter-mating experiments. PCR and sequencing were used to identify resistance genes and PCR-based replicon typing was used to determine plasmid types. Filter mating experiments indicated conjugation efficiencies ranged from 10(-1) to 10(-7). Over 80% of the donor cells successfully passed their resistance traits and eleven different replicon types were detected (IncI1, FIC, P, FIIA, A/C, FIB, FIA, H12, K/B B/O, and N). IncF plasmids were most commonly detected (49% of isolates), followed by types IncI1 and IncA/C. Detection of these public health-relevant conjugative plasmids and antibiotic resistant traits in Tanzanian water suggests the possible pollution of these water sources from human, livestock, and wild animal wastes and also shows the potential of these water sources in the maintenance and transmission of these resistance traits between environments, animals, and people.
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- Beatus Lyimo
- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, 447 Arusha, Tanzania
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- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, 447 Arusha, Tanzania
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, 447 Arusha, Tanzania
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- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, 447 Arusha, Tanzania
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- One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, 447 Arusha, Tanzania
- Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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Wolny-Koładka K, Lenart-Boroń A. Phenotypic and Molecular Assessment of Drug Resistance Profile and Genetic Diversity of Waterborne Escherichia coli. WATER, AIR, AND SOIL POLLUTION 2016; 227:146. [PMID: 27158170 PMCID: PMC4835524 DOI: 10.1007/s11270-016-2833-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Bacterial Escherichia coli isolates were derived from waters of the Nowohucki Reservoir (Cracow, Poland) in summer and winter seasons. In total, 94 strains, identified as E. coli, were isolated from five sampling sites in the area of the reservoir. Based on the disk-diffusion tests, it was found that the tested isolates were predominantly resistant to ticarcillin and ampicillin. Numerous multi-drug resistant strains were detected, which however did not exhibit the ESBL phenotype. However, PCR approach allowed to detect ESBL-mechanism genes (CTX-M3, OXA, SHV, and TEM) in as much as 38 % of E. coli isolates. These results were coupled with significant molecular diversity of the E. coli strains revealed in BOXA1R-based rep-PCR technique.
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- Katarzyna Wolny-Koładka
- Department of Microbiology, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Mickiewicza Ave 24/28, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Mickiewicza Ave 24/28, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
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Agyekum A, Fajardo-Lubián A, Ansong D, Partridge SR, Agbenyega T, Iredell JR. blaCTX-M-15 carried by IncF-type plasmids is the dominant ESBL gene in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae at a hospital in Ghana. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 84:328-33. [PMID: 26830052 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are among the most multidrug-resistant pathogens in hospitals and are spreading worldwide. Horizontal gene transfer and spread of high-risk clones are involved in ESBL dissemination. Investigation of the resistance phenotypes of 101 consecutive clinical E. coli (n=58) and K. pneumoniae (n=43) isolated at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana over 3 months revealed 63 (62%) with an ESBL phenotype. All 63 had a blaCTX-M gene, and sequence analysis showed that 62 of these were blaCTX-M-15. blaCTX-M-15 was linked to ISEcp1 and orf477Δ in all isolates, and most isolates also carried blaTEM, aac(3)-II, aacA4cr, and/or blaOXA-30 genes on IncF plasmids. XbaI/pulsed-field electrophoresis showed heterogeneity among isolates of both species, suggesting that blaCTX-M-15 dissemination is caused by horizontal gene transfer rather than clonal spread of these species in Ghana.
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- Alex Agyekum
- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia; Malaria Research Centre, Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Malaria Research Centre, Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Malaria Research Centre, Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
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Löhr IH, Hülter N, Bernhoff E, Johnsen PJ, Sundsfjord A, Naseer U. Persistence of a pKPN3-like CTX-M-15-encoding IncFIIK plasmid in a Klebsiella pneumonia ST17 host during two years of intestinal colonization. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116516. [PMID: 25738592 PMCID: PMC4349654 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To characterize the CTX-M-15-encoding plasmid in a Klebsiella pneumoniae ST17 strain, responsible for an outbreak at a Norwegian neonatal intensive care unit and subsequent colonization of affected children for up to two years. To identify plasmid-mediated features relevant for the outbreak dynamics, and to investigate the plasmids capability of horizontal transfer, its segregational stability and plasmid-mediated fitness costs. METHODS Plasmid profiling was performed by S1-nuclease PFGE, PCR-based replicon typing and Southern blot-hybridization. The complete sequence of the CTX-M-15-encoding plasmid was obtained by 454 sequencing. Plasmid self-transferability was investigated by broth- and filter mating, segregational stability was explored by serial passage, and plasmid-conferred fitness costs were examined in pairwise head-to-head competitions and by growth rate comparisons. RESULTS CTX-M-15 was encoded by a ~180 kb IncFIIK plasmid in K. pneumoniae ST17. S1-nuclease PFGE profiles of the first and the last CTX-M-15-producing K. pneumoniae isolates, recovered from the four children colonized the longest, suggested that the plasmid was stably maintained during intestinal carriage of up to two years. The DNA sequence of the pKPN3-like plasmid, pKp848CTX, uncovered a Tn3-like antibiotic resistance region and multiple heavy metal- and thermoresistance determinants. Plasmid pKp848CTX could not be transferred to Escherichia coli in vitro and we found no evidence to support horizontal plasmid transfer in vivo. Segregational plasmid loss ranging from 0.83% to 17.5% was demonstrated in evolved populations in vitro, but only minor fitness costs were associated with plasmid-carriage. CONCLUSIONS Plasmid pKp848CTX encodes phenotypic traits, which may have had an impact on the fitness and survival of the K. pneumoniae ST17 strain in the outbreak setting. The antibiotic resistance plasmid pKp848CTX was stably maintained during two years of intestinal colonization, conferring negligible fitness cost to its host, and thus seem well adapted to its K. pneumoniae host.
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- Iren Høyland Löhr
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Pharmacy, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Pharmacy, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Medical Biology, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Medical Biology, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Food-borne Infections, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Occurrence of conjugative IncF-type plasmids harboring the blaCTX-M-15 gene in Enterobacteriaceae isolates from newborns in Tunisia. Pediatr Res 2015; 77:107-10. [PMID: 25295412 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND CTX-M-15 is the dominant type of extended-spectrum β-lactamase in clinical isolates. This enzyme constitutes the most widespread enzymes in Tunisia. In this study, we were interested to understand the causes of the evolutionary success of CTX-M-15 in a Tunisian university hospital. METHODS A total of of 72 cefotaxime-resistant Enterobacteriaceae were isolated from newborn patients at the hospital Taher sfar Mahdia in Tunisia and characterized their genetic support by means of molecular techniques. RESULTS Isolates were clustered into various clonal groups, although most isolates belonged to sequence types ST39 (Klebsiella pneumoniae) and ST131 (Escherichia coli). F replicons (FIA, FIB, and FII) were the most frequently detected replicon types in our collection (91.66%). CONCLUSION This is the first report of QnrB- and CTX-M-15-encoding large IncF-type conjugative plasmids in Tunisia.
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Papagiannitsis CC, Študentová V, Jakubů V, Španělová P, Urbášková P, Žemličková H, Hrabák J. High prevalence of ST131 among CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli from community-acquired infections, in the Czech Republic. Microb Drug Resist 2014; 21:74-84. [PMID: 25188031 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2014.0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A total of 2,683 nonrepetitive Escherichia coli isolates were collected from microbiological laboratories covering all regions of the Czech Republic, during April 2011. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of E. coli were assessed. All 38 cefotaxime-resistant (CTX-R) isolates were found to be extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-positive by the double-disc synergy test. Thirty-two of those isolates produced enzymes of CTX-M-1 family, five of CTX-M-9 family, and one isolate both CTX-M types. Genotyping by multilocus sequence typing classified all ESBL-producing isolates into 13 sequence types (STs). ST131 was the most prevalent and was exclusively correlated with E. coli belonging to the more-virulent phylogroup B2. blaCTX-M-15 and blaCTX-M-9-like genes were mainly carried by plasmids belonging to the IncF group, while replicon I1 was predominant among CTX-M-1-encoding plasmids. Additionally, 63% of the ESBL-producing isolates were also resistant to ciprofloxacin. Sequence analysis of quinolone resistance-determining regions of gyrA and parC revealed the presence of amino acid substitutions in 22 out of 23 ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates. The acc(6')-Ib-cr and qnrB1 plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes were also detected in some of the isolates. This is the first report on the emergence and spread of CTX-M-producing E. coli in the community of the Czech Republic, indicating the high prevalence of ST131 clone among CTX-M producers.
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- Costas C Papagiannitsis
- 1 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital in Plzen, Charles University in Prague , Plzen, Czech Republic
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Titelman E, Hasan C, Iversen A, Nauclér P, Kais M, Kalin M, Giske C. Faecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae is common 12 months after infection and is related to strain factors. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20:O508-15. [DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Markovska R, Schneider I, Ivanova D, Mitov I, Bauernfeind A. Predominance of IncL/M and IncF plasmid types among CTX-M-ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Bulgarian hospitals. APMIS 2013; 122:608-15. [PMID: 24303846 DOI: 10.1111/apm.12204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Our objective was to investigate the plasmid replicon-types involved in spread of ESBLs among Bulgarian Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. Sixty-three isolates, with transferable beta-lactam resistance determinants, collected between 2007 and 2009 in six medical institutions, were analysed with respect to their antimicrobial susceptibility, ESBL-, RAPD-, and plasmid replicon-type. Phylogenetic typing and screening for the O25b-ST131 lineage were carried out for E. coli. The predominant ESBLs were CTX-M-15 (81%) among E. coli and CTX-M-3 (58%) among K. pneumoniae. Other sporadically found ESBLs were SHV-12 and TEM-139, and for the first time in Bulgaria, CTX-M-1 and CTX-M-14. Replicon typing revealed that plasmids carrying blaCTX-M-3 exclusively belonged to IncL/M-type, while blaCTX-M-15 was predominantly (94%) associated with IncF-type plasmids. Among E. coli, 59% of the isolates were clonally related. Isolates of that cluster produced CTX-M-15, belonged to the O25b-ST131 lineage, predominantly harboured plasmids with the FIA replicon, and were found in five centres. Among CTX-M-3-producing K. pneumoniae, two prevailing RAPD-types were found, one remained restricted to one centre and the second was found in three centres. The incompatibility groups IncN and IncA/C linked with blaSHV-12 respectively blaTEM-139 were found only once. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first detailed investigation of plasmids carrying ESBL genes among Bulgarian isolates demonstrating wide distribution of conjugative IncF plasmids among CTX-M-15-producing E. coli and IncL/M plasmids among CTX-M-3 positive K. pneumoniae isolates.
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- Rumyana Markovska
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Rasheed JK, Kitchel B, Zhu W, Anderson KF, Clark NC, Ferraro MJ, Savard P, Humphries RM, Kallen AJ, Limbago BM. New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, United States. Emerg Infect Dis 2013; 19:870-8. [PMID: 23731823 PMCID: PMC3713825 DOI: 10.3201/eid1906.121515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We characterized 9 New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (5 Klebsiella pneumoniae, 2 Escherichia coli, 1 Enterobacter cloacae, 1 Salmonella enterica serovar Senftenberg) isolates identified in the United States and cultured from 8 patients in 5 states during April 2009-March 2011. Isolates were resistant to β-lactams, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides, demonstrated MICs ≤1 µg/mL of colistin and polymyxin, and yielded positive metallo-β-lactamase screening results. Eight isolates had blaNDM-1, and 1 isolate had a novel allele (blaNDM-6). All 8 patients had recently been in India or Pakistan, where 6 received inpatient health care. Plasmids carrying blaNDM frequently carried AmpC or extended spectrum β-lactamase genes. Two K. pneumoniae isolates and a K. pneumoniae isolate from Sweden shared incompatibility group A/C plasmids with indistinguishable restriction patterns and a common blaNDM fragment; all 3 were multilocus sequence type 14. Restriction profiles of the remaining New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase plasmids, including 2 from the same patient, were diverse.
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- J Kamile Rasheed
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Characterization Laboratory, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop G08, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
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Wang J, Stephan R, Karczmarczyk M, Yan Q, Hächler H, Fanning S. Molecular characterization of bla ESBL-harboring conjugative plasmids identified in multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli isolated from food-producing animals and healthy humans. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:188. [PMID: 23874325 PMCID: PMC3708134 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-encoding genes are frequently mapped to plasmids, yet few of these structures have been characterized at the molecular level, to date. Methods: Eighty-seven ESBL-producing Escherichia coli were isolated from fecal samples of food-producing animals and healthy humans in Switzerland from 2009 to 2011. Plasmid DNA of all isolates was purified. Broth mating assays were carried out individually for 32 isolates to determine if the ESBL marker could be transferred by conjugation. The plasmid sizes were determined by S1-nuclease pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and the plasmids were typed by PCR-based replicon typing. Susceptibility tests by disk diffusion followed with a re-analysis S1-nuclease PFGE and PCRs were performed to confirm plasmid transfer. Microarray was performed to detect additional antibiotic resistance markers and multi-locus sequence typing was also performed in selected donor strains. The phylotypes were identified by triplex PCR. Results: About half (n = 46) of the 87 isolates carried small (<20-kb) plasmids. All selected 32 isolates contained large plasmids (ranging in sizes from 20- to 600-kb). Eleven plasmid replicon types were detected. Of these, IncFIA (n = 5), IncFIB (n = 9), and IncK/B (n = 4) were common. Nine isolates demonstrated the ability to transfer their cefotaxime resistance marker at high transfer rates. Plasmid profile re-analysis of these transconjugants identified 16 plasmids. IncFIB and IncI1 were the most prevalent replicon types. Phylogenetic grouping showed that five of the nine donor strains belonged to phylogroup B1. Nine different sequence types were identified in nine tested donor strains. Conclusion: Characterization of these ESBL-encoding conjugative plasmids extends our understanding on these resistance markers in multi-drug resistant E. coli cultured from healthy human and animal sources.
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- UCD Centre for Food Safety, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, UCD Centre for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
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Ho PL, Cheung YY, Lo WU, Li Z, Chow KH, Lin CH, Chan JFW, Cheng VCC. Molecular Characterization of an Atypical IncX3 Plasmid pKPC-NY79 Carrying bla KPC-2 in a Klebsiella pneumoniae. Curr Microbiol 2013; 67:493-8. [PMID: 23728748 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-013-0398-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The IncX family of plasmids has recently been expanded to include at least four subtypes, IncX1-IncX4. The revised classification provides an opportunity for improving our understanding of the sequence diversity of the IncX plasmids and the resistance genes they carried. We described the complete nucleotide sequence of a novel IncX3 plasmid, pKPC-NY79 (42,447 bp) from a sequence-type 258 Klebsiella pneumoniae strain that was isolated from a patient who was hospitalized in New York, United States. In pKPC-NY79, the plasmid scaffold and genetic load region were highly similar to homologous regions in pIncX-SHV (IncX3, JN247852) and the bla KPC carrying pKpQIL (IncFIIk, GU595196), respectively, indicating that it has possibly arisen through recombination of plasmids. The bla KPC-2 gene, as part of a transposon Tn4401a, was found within the genetic load region. The backbone of pKPC-NY79 differs from pIncX-SHV by a deletion involving the gene tandem hns-topB (encoding H-NS protein and topoisomerase III, respectively) and a putative ATPase gene. Unexpectedly, the impact of the hns-topB deletion on host fitness and plasmid stability was found to be small. In conclusion, the findings contribute to a better understanding of the plasmid platforms carrying bla KPC and of variations in the backbone of the IncX3 plasmids.
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- Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, China.
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Rodrigues C, Machado E, Peixe L, Novais A. IncI1/ST3 and IncN/ST1 plasmids drive the spread of blaTEM-52 and blaCTX-M-1/-32 in diverse Escherichia coli clones from different piggeries. J Antimicrob Chemother 2013; 68:2245-8. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hordijk J, Wagenaar JA, Kant A, van Essen-Zandbergen A, Dierikx C, Veldman K, Wit B, Mevius D. Cross-sectional study on prevalence and molecular characteristics of plasmid mediated ESBL/AmpC-producing Escherichia coli isolated from veal calves at slaughter. PLoS One 2013; 8:e65681. [PMID: 23724148 PMCID: PMC3665799 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives The presence of ESBL/AmpC-producing E. coli in cattle has been reported previously, however information on veal calves is limited. This study describes the prevalence and molecular characteristics of E. coli with non-wild type susceptibility to cefotaxime in veal calves at slaughter. Methods Faecal samples from 100 herds, 10 individual animals per herd, were screened for E. coli with non-wild type susceptibility for cefotaxime. Molecular characterization of ESBL/AmpC genes and plasmids was performed on one isolate per herd by microarray, PCR and sequence analysis. Results 66% of the herds were positive for E. coli with non-wild type susceptibility for cefotaxime. Within-herd prevalence varied from zero to 90%. 83% of E. coli producing ESBL/AmpC carried blaCTX-M genes, of which blaCTX-M-1, blaCTX-M-14 and blaCTX-M-15 were most prevalent. The dominant plasmids were IncI1 and IncF-type plasmids. Conclusions A relatively high prevalence of various blaCTX-M producing E. coli was found in veal calves at slaughter. The genes were mainly located on IncI1 and IncF plasmids.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Rakotonirina HC, Garin B, Randrianirina F, Richard V, Talarmin A, Arlet G. Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated in Antananarivo, Madagascar. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:85. [PMID: 23594374 PMCID: PMC3639105 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background We investigated the molecular characteristics of multidrug-resistant, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated in community settings and in hospitals in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Results Forty-nine E. coli, K. pneumoniae, K. oxytoca and E. cloacae ESBL-producing isolates were studied. In antimicrobial susceptibility analyses, many of the isolates exhibited resistance to aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Gene amplification analysis and sequencing revealed that 75.5% (n=37) of the isolates harbored blaCTX-M-15 and 38.7% (n=19) harbored blaSHV-12. The non-ESBLs resistance genes detected were blaTEM-1, blaOXA-1, aac(6′)-Ib,aac(6′)-Ib-cr, tetA, sul-1, sul-2, qnrA, qnrB and catB-3. We found dfrA and aadA gene cassettes in the class 1 integron variable regions of the isolates, and the combination of dfrA17-aadA5 to be the most prevalent. All blaCTX-M-15 positive isolates also contained the ISEcp1 insertion element. Conjugation and transformation experiments indicated that 70.3% of the antibiotic resistance genes resided on plasmids. Through a PCR based replicon typing method, plasmids carrying the blaSHV-12 or blaCTX-M-15 genes were assigned to either the IncFII replicon type or, rarely, to the HI2 replicon type. All isolates were subtyped by the rep-PCR and ERIC-PCR methods. Phylogenetic grouping and virulence genotyping of the E. coli isolates revealed that most of them belonged to group A1. One isolate assigned to group B2 harbored blaCTX-M-15 and five virulence genes (traT, fyuA, iutA, iha and sfa) and was related to the O25b-ST131 clone. Conclusions Our results highlight the dissemination of multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates in Antananarivo. These findings underline the need for a rational use of antibiotic and for appropriate methods of screening ESBL in routine laboratories in Antananarivo.
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Molecular characterization of CTX-M β-lactamase and associated addiction systems in Escherichia coli circulating among cattle, farm workers, and the farm environment. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:3898-905. [PMID: 23584784 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00522-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A total of 84 extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolates from cattle, farm workers, and the farm environment isolated from February to September 2008 in the Republic of Korea were investigated. All 84 ESBL-producing isolates carried blaCTX-M genes that belonged to the CTX-M-1 (n = 35) or CTX-M-9 (n = 49) family. The most predominant CTX-M type identified was CTX-M-14 (n = 49), followed by CTX-M-32 (n = 26). The blaCTX-M genes were identified most commonly in E. coli isolates from feces (n = 29), teats (n = 25), and milk (n = 14). A blaCTX-M-14 gene was also detected in an E. coli isolate from a farmer's hand. Transfer of the blaCTX-M gene from 60 blaCTX-M-positive E. coli isolates to the recipient E. coli J53 strain by conjugation was demonstrated. Plasmid isolation from blaCTX-M-positive transconjugants revealed a large (95- to 140-kb) conjugative plasmid. Almost all (82/84) blaCTX-M genes possessed an insertion sequence, ISEcp1, upstream of the blaCTX-M gene. Only in the case of the CTX-M-14 genes was IS903 downstream of the gene. The blaCTX-M genes were associated with seven kinds of addiction systems. Among them, pndAC, hok-sok, and srnBC were the most frequently identified addiction systems in both wild strains and transconjugants. The spread of blaCTX-M genes was attributed to both clonal expansion and horizontal dissemination. Our data suggest that a combination of multiple addiction systems in plasmids carrying blaCTX-M genes could contribute to their maintenance in the host cells. To our knowledge, the blaCTX-M-32 gene has not previously been reported in animal isolates from the Republic of Korea.
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Extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Gram-negative organisms in livestock: an emerging problem for human health? Drug Resist Updat 2013; 16:22-45. [PMID: 23395305 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2012.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2012] [Accepted: 12/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp. and Acinetobacter spp. are important human pathogens. Serious infections due to these organisms are usually treated with extended-spectrum cephalosporins (ESCs). However, in the past two decades we have faced a rapid increasing of infections and colonization caused by ESC-resistant (ESC-R) isolates due to production of extended-spectrum-β-lactamases (ESBLs), plasmid-mediated AmpCs (pAmpCs) and/or carbapenemase enzymes. This situation limits drastically our therapeutic armamentarium and puts under peril the human health. Animals are considered as potential reservoirs of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative organisms. The massive and indiscriminate use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine has contributed to the selection of ESC-R E. coli, ESC-R Salmonella spp. and, to less extent, MDR Acinetobacter spp. among animals, food, and environment. This complex scenario is responsible for the expansion of these MDR organisms which may have life-threatening clinical significance. Nowadays, the prevalence of food-producing animals carrying ESC-R E. coli and ESC-R Salmonella (especially those producing CTX-M-type ESBLs and the CMY-2 pAmpC) has reached worryingly high values. More recently, the appearance of carbapenem-resistant isolates (i.e., VIM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae and NDM-1 or OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter spp.) in livestock has even drawn greater concerns. In this review, we describe the aspects related to the spread of the above MDR organisms among pigs, cattle, and poultry, focusing on epidemiology, molecular mechanisms of resistance, impact of antibiotic use, and strategies to contain the overall problem. The link and the impact of ESC-R organisms of livestock origin for the human scenario are also discussed.
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Dolejska M, Brhelova E, Dobiasova H, Krivdova J, Jurankova J, Sevcikova A, Dubska L, Literak I, Cizek A, Vavrina M, Kutnikova L, Sterba J. Dissemination of IncFIIK-type plasmids in multiresistant CTX-M-15-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates from children in hospital paediatric oncology wards. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2012; 40:510-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Revised: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Dimude JU, Amyes SGB. Molecular diversity associated with the dissemination of CTX-M-15 beta-lactamase gene in blood culture isolates of Escherichia coli from Edinburgh. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 45:32-7. [PMID: 22992032 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2012.708781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Escherichia coli producing the CTX-M-15 β-lactamase are a major cause of infection. We present the characterization of plasmids encoding the CTX-M-15 β-lactamase gene, the genetic environment, and the mode of spread of this gene in blood culture isolates from a single hospital. METHODS Blood culture E. coli isolates with extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) phenotype were screened for the presence of the bla(CTX-M) gene, other ESBLs, and aac(6')-Ib-cr genes. The genetic environment of bla(CTX-M) was determined by DNA sequencing. Plasmids were classified by their incompatibility group from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) replicon typing. Plasmid numbers and sizing were assessed by alkaline lysis and S1 nuclease digestion. Genotyping of the strains was determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and ST131 by allele-specific PCR. RESULTS Seven isolates had bla(CTX-M-15), with these isolates additionally having bla(TEM) (n = 5), bla(OXA) (n = 6), and aac(6')-Ib-cr (n = 6). Insertion sequence ISEcp1 was found upstream of the bla(CTX-M) gene, and in 2 isolates, ISEcp1 was found to be truncated with insertion sequence IS26. Plasmid replicon typing showed bla(CTX-M-15) genes were carried on the IncFII plasmid. All 7 isolates were associated with the O25b-ST131 clone. The PFGE banding pattern showed only 3 isolates were able to demonstrate clonality. CONCLUSIONS This study shows the molecular diversity associated with the dissemination of bla(CTX-M-15) in a single Scottish hospital, which is largely due to horizontal transfer of multi- resistance IncF plasmids rather than clonal spread. It demonstrates that more detailed information is needed to monitor these bacteria to control them appropriately.
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- Juachi U Dimude
- From Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , UK
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Alvarado A, Garcillán-Barcia MP, de la Cruz F. A degenerate primer MOB typing (DPMT) method to classify gamma-proteobacterial plasmids in clinical and environmental settings. PLoS One 2012; 7:e40438. [PMID: 22792321 PMCID: PMC3394729 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Transmissible plasmids are responsible for the spread of genetic determinants, such as antibiotic resistance or virulence traits, causing a large ecological and epidemiological impact. Transmissible plasmids, either conjugative or mobilizable, have in common the presence of a relaxase gene. Relaxases were previously classified in six protein families according to their phylogeny. Degenerate primers hybridizing to coding sequences of conserved amino acid motifs were designed to amplify related relaxase genes from γ-Proteobacterial plasmids. Specificity and sensitivity of a selected set of 19 primer pairs were first tested using a collection of 33 reference relaxases, representing the diversity of γ-Proteobacterial plasmids. The validated set was then applied to the analysis of two plasmid collections obtained from clinical isolates. The relaxase screening method, which we call “Degenerate Primer MOB Typing” or DPMT, detected not only most known Inc/Rep groups, but also a plethora of plasmids not previously assigned to any Inc group or Rep-type.
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- Andrés Alvarado
- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-SODERCAN, Santander, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-SODERCAN, Santander, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular e Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-SODERCAN, Santander, Spain
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Poirel L, Bonnin RA, Nordmann P. Genetic support and diversity of acquired extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Gram-negative rods. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2012; 12:883-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Revised: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Cantón R, González-Alba JM, Galán JC. CTX-M Enzymes: Origin and Diffusion. Front Microbiol 2012; 3:110. [PMID: 22485109 PMCID: PMC3316993 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 585] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2011] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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CTX-M β-lactamases are considered a paradigm in the evolution of a resistance mechanism. Incorporation of different chromosomal blaCTX-M related genes from different species of Kluyvera has derived in different CTX-M clusters. In silico analyses have shown that this event has occurred at least nine times; in CTX-M-1 cluster (3), CTX-M-2 and CTX-M-9 clusters (2 each), and CTX-M-8 and CTX-M-25 clusters (1 each). This has been mainly produced by the participation of genetic mobilization units such as insertion sequences (ISEcp1 or ISCR1) and the later incorporation in hierarchical structures associated with multifaceted genetic structures including complex class 1 integrons and transposons. The capture of these blaCTX-M genes from the environment by highly mobilizable structures could have been a random event. Moreover, after incorporation within these structures, β-lactam selective force such as that exerted by cefotaxime and ceftazidime has fueled mutational events underscoring diversification of different clusters. Nevertheless, more variants of CTX-M enzymes, including those not inhibited by β-lactamase inhibitors such as clavulanic acid (IR-CTX-M variants), only obtained under in in vitro experiments, are still waiting to emerge in the clinical setting. Penetration and the later global spread of CTX-M producing organisms have been produced with the participation of the so-called “epidemic resistance plasmids” often carried in multi-drug resistant and virulent high-risk clones. All these facts but also the incorporation and co-selection of emerging resistance determinants within CTX-M producing bacteria, such as those encoding carbapenemases, depict the currently complex pandemic scenario of multi-drug resistant isolates.
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- Rafael Cantón
- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria Madrid, Spain
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Fecal carriage of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a hidden reservoir in hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients. J Clin Microbiol 2012; 50:1558-63. [PMID: 22403422 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00020-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Fecal carriage of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) has not been extensively investigated, except in the cases of selected patients at risk, mostly during outbreaks. A total of 1,100 fecal samples randomly collected in our institution in two different periods in 2006 (n = 600) and 2009-2010 (n = 500) from hospitalized (26.8%) and nonhospitalized (73.2%) patients were screened for CPE. The first period coincided with an outbreak of VIM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae, and the second one coincided with the emergence of KPC enzymes in our hospital. Diluted samples in saline were cultured in Luria-Bertani broth with 1 μg/ml imipenem and subcultured in MacConkey agar plates with 4 μg/ml ceftazidime. Growing colonies were screened for CPE (modified Hodge test and EDTA and boronic acid synergy tests). Carbapenemase genes, plasmids in which they are located, and clonal relatedness were determined. Individuals who exhibited fecal carriage of CPE (11/1,043, 1.1%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.53 to 1.88) included 8 hospitalized (carriage rate, 2.9%; 95% CI, 1.24 to 5.55) and 3 nonhospitalized patients (carriage rate, 0.4%; 95% CI, 0.08 to 1.14), the latter being identified in 2009. Eighty-two percent of colonized patients were not infected with CPE. Isolates harboring bla(VIM-1) with or without bla(SHV-12) were identified as Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 8; ST39, ST688, ST253, and ST163), Enterobacter cloacae (n = 3; two pulsed-field gel electrophoresis [PFGE] types), Escherichia coli (n = 2; ST155 and ST2441), and Citrobacter freundii (n = 1). Some of these lineages had previously been detected in our institution. The bla(VIM-1) gene was a member of the class 1 integrons In110 (bla(VIM-1)-aacA4-aadA1) and In113 (bla(VIM-1)-aacA4-dhfrII) located on plasmids IncN (n = 11; 30 to 50 kb) and IncHI2 (n = 3; 300 kb), respectively. Dissemination of bla(VIM-1) class-1 integrons within highly transferable plasmids in a polyclonal population has potentially contributed to the maintenance and spread of CPE.
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Contribution of IncFII and broad-host IncA/C and IncN plasmids to the local expansion and diversification of phylogroup B2 Escherichia coli ST131 clones carrying blaCTX-M-15 and qnrS1 genes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012; 56:2763-6. [PMID: 22330911 DOI: 10.1128/aac.06001-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The recent increase of CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli isolates in our institution was caused by diverse clonal backgrounds, including mainly B2 sequence type 131 (ST131) clones presenting variable virulence profiles but also A(1) (ST617, ST410), B1, and D(1) (ST405) clones. Besides IncFII-pC15-1a, we detected multidrug-resistant IncA/C(2) and IncN plasmids carrying bla(CTX-M-15) and/or qnrS1. Our study highlights the diversification of highly transmissible resistant and virulent clones and the recombinogenic potential of broad-host plasmids contributing to the expansion of genetic regions coding for multidrug resistance to other bacterial lineages.
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Eikmeyer F, Hadiati A, Szczepanowski R, Wibberg D, Schneiker-Bekel S, Rogers LM, Brown CJ, Top EM, Pühler A, Schlüter A. The complete genome sequences of four new IncN plasmids from wastewater treatment plant effluent provide new insights into IncN plasmid diversity and evolution. Plasmid 2012; 68:13-24. [PMID: 22326849 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2012.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2011] [Revised: 11/16/2011] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes among bacteria often occurs by means of plasmids. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) were previously recognized as hot spots for the horizontal transfer of genetic material. One of the plasmid groups that is often associated with drug resistance is the incompatibility group IncN. The aim of this study was to gain insights into the diversity and evolutionary history of IncN plasmids by determining and comparing the complete genome sequences of the four novel multi-drug resistance plasmids pRSB201, pRSB203, pRSB205 and pRSB206 that were exogenously isolated from the final effluent of a municipal WWTP. Their sizes range between 42,875 bp and 56,488 bp and they share a common set of backbone modules that encode plasmid replication initiation, conjugative transfer, and plasmid maintenance and control. All plasmids are transferable at high rates between Escherichia coli strains, but did not show a broad host range. Different genes conferring resistances to ampicillin, streptomycin, spectinomycin, sulfonamides, tetracycline and trimethoprim were identified in accessory modules inserted in these plasmids. Comparative analysis of the four WWTP IncN plasmids and IncN plasmids deposited in the NCBI database enabled the definition of a core set of backbone genes for this group. Moreover, this approach revealed a close phylogenetic relationship between the IncN plasmids isolated from environmental and clinical samples. Phylogenetic analysis also suggests the existence of host-specific IncN plasmid subgroups. In conclusion, IncN plasmids likely contribute to the dissemination of resistance determinants between environmental bacteria and clinical strains. This is of particular importance since multi-drug resistance IncN plasmids have been previously identified in members of the Enterobacteriaceae that cause severe infections in humans.
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- Felix Eikmeyer
- Institute for Genome Research and Systems Biology, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, D-33594 Bielefeld, Germany
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