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Yang Q, Li L, Zhao G, Cui Q, Gong X, Ying L, Yang T, Fu M, Shen Z. Characterization of a multiresistance optrA- and lsa(E)-harbouring unconventional circularizable structure in Streptococcus suis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2024:dkae250. [PMID: 39086116 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkae250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES To identify novel genetic elements facilitating the horizontal transfer of the oxazolidinone/phenicol resistance gene optrA and the pleuromutilin-lincosamide-streptogramin A resistance gene lsa(E) in Streptococcus suis. METHODS The complete genomes of S. suis HB18 and two transconjugants were obtained using both the Illumina and Nanopore platforms. MICs were determined by broth microdilution. Inverse PCR was performed to identify circular forms of the novel unconventional circularizable structure (UCS), genomic island (GI) and integrative and conjugative element (ICE). Conjugation experiments assessed the transferability of optrA and lsa(E) genes in S. suis. RESULTS S. suis HB18 carried a multiresistance gene cluster optrA-lsa(E)-lnu(B)-aphA-aadE-spw. This gene cluster, flanked by intact and truncated erm(B) in the same orientation, resided on a novel ICESsuHB18. Inverse PCR revealed the existence of a novel UCS, named UCS-optrA + lsa(E), which could excise the gene cluster optrA-lsa(E)-lnu(B)-aphA-aadE-spw and one copy of erm(B) from ICESsuHB18. Two transconjugants with different characteristics were obtained. In transconjugant T-JH-GI, UCS-optrA + lsa(E) excised from ICESsuHB18 inserted into the erm(B)-positive GI, designated GISsuHB18, generating the novel GISsuHB18-1. Meanwhile, in T-JH-ICE, genetic rearrangement events occurred in ICESsuHB18 and GISsuHB18, forming the novel ICESsuHB18-1. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report demonstrating the functionally active UCS-optrA + lsa(E) excising from ICESsuHB18 and inserting into the erm(B)-positive GISsuHB18 during the conjugation process. The location of optrA and lsa(E) on a multiresistance UCS enhances its persistence and dissemination.
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- Qin Yang
- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Zou C, Xu C, Yu R, Shan X, Schwarz S, Li D, Du XD. Tandem amplification of a plasmid-borne tet(A) variant gene confers tigecycline resistance in Escherichia coli. J Antimicrob Chemother 2024; 79:1294-1302. [PMID: 38574003 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkae095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES To elucidate the mechanism of tigecycline resistance in Escherichia coli that is mediated by the tet(A) variant gene. METHODS E. coli strain 573 carried a plasmid-borne tet(A) variant gene, tentatively designated tet(A)TIG, that conferred decreased tigecycline susceptibility (MIC 0.5 mg/L). When exposed to increasing concentrations of tigecycline (0.25-8 mg/L), mutants growing at 2, 4 and 8 mg/L were obtained and sequenced. Copies of plasmid and tet(A)TIG relative to the chromosomal DNA in the mutants were determined by WGS and quantitative PCR (qPCR). Expression of tet(A)TIG in the mutants was evaluated by RT-qPCR. The tet(A)TIG-carrying plasmids were visualized by S1-PFGE and Southern blot hybridization. PCR served for the detection of a tet(A)TIG-carrying unconventional circularizable structure (UCS). RESULTS Tigecycline resistance with maximum MICs of 16 mg/L was seen in E. coli mutants selected in the presence of tigecycline. Compared with the parental strain, the relative copy number and transcription level of tet(A)TIG in the mutants increased significantly in the presence of 2, 4 and 8 mg/L tigecycline, respectively. With increasing tigecycline selection pressure, the tet(A)TIG-carrying plasmids in the mutants increased in size, correlating with the number of tandem amplificates of a ΔTnAs1-flanked UCS harbouring tet(A)TIG. These tandem amplificates were not stable in the absence of tigecycline. CONCLUSIONS Tigecycline resistance is due to the tandem amplification of a ΔTnAs1-flanked tet(A)TIG-carrying plasmid-borne segment in E. coli. The gain/loss of the tandem amplificates in the presence/absence of tigecycline represents an economic way for the bacteria to survive in the presence of tigecycline.
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- Chenhui Zou
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre for Infection Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Veterinary Centre of Resistance Research (TZR), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
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Yang Q, Zhu Y, Schwarz S, Zhang W, Wang X. Characterization of an optrA-harbouring unconventional circularizable structure located on a novel ICESa2603 family-like integrative and conjugative element ICESsuHN38 in Streptococcus suis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2023:dkad205. [PMID: 37390381 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkad205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To identify the novel genetic elements involved in the horizontal transfer of the oxazolidinone/phenicol resistance gene optrA in Streptococcus suis. METHODS Whole-genome DNA of the optrA-positive isolate S. suis HN38 was subjected to WGS via both Illumina HiSeq and Oxford Nanopore platforms. MICs of several antimicrobial agents (erythromycin, linezolid, chloramphenicol, florfenicol, rifampicin and tetracycline) were determined by broth microdilution. PCR assays were performed to identify the circular forms of the novel integrative and conjugative element (ICE) ICESsuHN38, but also the unconventional circularizable structure (UCS) excised from this ICE. The transferability of ICESsuHN38 was evaluated by conjugation assays. RESULTS S. suis isolate HN38 harboured the oxazolidinone/phenicol resistance gene optrA. The optrA gene was flanked by two copies of erm(B) genes in the same orientation, located on a novel ICESa2603 family-like ICE, designated ICESsuHN38. PCR assays revealed that a novel UCS carrying the optrA and one copy of erm(B) could be excised from ICESsuHN38. Conjugation assays confirmed that ICESsuHN38 was able to successfully transfer into the recipient strain S. suis BAA. CONCLUSIONS In this work, a novel optrA-carrying mobile genetic element, a UCS, was identified in S. suis. The optrA gene was flanked by copies of erm(B) and its location on the novel ICESsuHN38 will aid its horizontal dissemination.
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- Qin Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre for Infection Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany
- Veterinary Centre for Resistance Research (TZR), School of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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Coccitto SN, Cinthi M, Simoni S, Vignaroli C, Massacci FR, Albini E, Garofalo C, Aquilanti L, Magistrali CF, Brenciani A, Giovanetti E. Identification of plasmids co-carrying cfr(D)/optrA and cfr(D2)/poxtA linezolid resistance genes in two Enterococcus avium isolates from swine brain. Vet Microbiol 2023; 282:109749. [PMID: 37116421 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2023.109749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Oxazolidinones are critically important antibiotics to treat human infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria, therefore the occurrence of linezolid-resistant enterococci from food-producing animals poses a serious risk to human health. In this study, Enterococcus avium 38157 and 44917 strains, isolated from the brain of two unrelated piglets, were found to carry the linezolid resistance genes cfr(D)-optrA, and cfr(D2)-poxtA, respectively. Whole genome sequencing analysis of E. avium 38157 revealed that the genes were co-located on the 36.5-kb pEa_cfr(D)-optrA plasmid showing high identity with the pAT02-c of Enterococcus faecium AT02 from pet food. The optrA region, was 99% identical to the one of the pAv-optrA plasmid from a bovine Aerococcus viridans strain, whereas the cfr(D) genetic context was identical to that of the plasmid 2 of E. faecium 15-307.1. pEa_cfr(D)-optrA was not transferable to enterococcal recipients. In E. avium 44917 a cfr(D)-like gene, named cfr(D2), and the poxtA gene were co-located on the transferable 42.6-kb pEa-cfr(D2)-poxtA plasmid 97% identical to the Tn6349 transposon of the human MRSA AOUC-0915. The cfr(D2) genetic context, fully replaced the Tn6644 that in S. aureus AOUC-0915 harbor the cfr gene. In conclusion, this is, the best of our knowledge, the first report of the new cfr(D2) gene variant. The occurrence of plasmids co-carrying two linezolid resistance genes in enterococci from food-producing animals needs close surveillance to prevent their spread to human pathogens.
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- Sonia Nina Coccitto
- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche Medical School, Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche (IZSUM) 'Togo Rosati', Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche (IZSUM) 'Togo Rosati', Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche Medical School, Ancona, Italy.
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- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Excision and integration of unconventional circularizable structures involving the erm(B) gene in enterococci. Vet Microbiol 2022; 273:109542. [PMID: 35969915 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Traditionally, insertion sequences (ISs) play a major role in disseminating antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in bacteria through transposition and translocation, forming regions that contain multiple ARGs flanked by single or multiple copies of IS. In addition, unconventional circularizable structures (UCSs), lacking recombinase genes but being surrounded by directly repeated sequences (DRs) of various sizes which do not contain transposase genes, were reported to be involved in the dissemination of ARGs. In this study, a novel UCS was identified on plasmid pE508-2 in E. faecalis E508, which carried a 24,411 bp multiresistance gene cluster, consisting of the resistance genes aphA3, lnu(B), lsa(E), spw, aac(A)-aph(D), lnu(B), dfrG, and two copies of aadE flanked by copies of erm(B). PCR assays revealed that three types of UCSs with lengths of 7235, 16,437, and 23,673 bp were formed, each of which contained the respective resistance genes and one copy of erm(B). Using erm(B)-negative and -positive strains, we demonstrated that erm(B)-carrying UCSs failed to transfer into an erm(B)-negative strain, but could integrate into an erm(B)-positive strain in a new site adjacent to a pre-existing erm(B) gene by natural transformation. Database searches revealed that erm(B)-flanked multiresistance gene regions, which might be able to form the respective UCSs, are present among various bacteria from different sources in various countries. In summary, this study experimentally demonstrated the excision and integration of UCS involving structures that include erm(B). The widespread presence of these UCSs in various Gram-positive bacteria highlights its role in the dissemination of ARGs among bacterial pathogens.
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Yu R, Chen Z, Li D, Schwarz S, Wang X, Du XD. Studies on the Transmission of a Tigecycline Resistance-Mediating tet(A) Gene Variant from Enterobacter hormaechei via a Two-Step Recombination Process. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0049622. [PMID: 35579466 PMCID: PMC9241890 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00496-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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To investigate the contribution of a tet(A) variant to tigecycline resistance in Enterobacter hormaechei and the recombination events that occurred during transmission of this variant. MICs were determined by broth microdilution. E. hormaechei G17 was characterized by PCR, transfer assay, S1-PFGE, Southern blot hybridization, and WGS analysis. A tet(A) variant conferring resistance to tigecycline was present in E. hormaechei G17. This strain harbored two resistance plasmids (pG17-1, 264,084 bp and pG17-2, 68,610 bp) and its E. coli transformant Tm-G17TGC one resistance plasmid (pTm-G17, 93,013 bp). The comparative analysis of pG17-1, pG17-2, and pTm-G17 showed that a tet(A) variant-carrying multiresistance gene cluster (~23 kb) originating from pG17-1 had integrated into pG17-2, forming the novel plasmid pTm-G17. In a first step, this multiresistance gene cluster was excised from pG17-1 by recombination of homologous sequences, including △TnAs1 at both termini, thereby generating an unconventional circularizable structure (UCS). In a second step, this UCS integrated into pG17-2 via recombination between homologous sequences, including IS26 present on both, the UCS and pG17-2, thereby giving rise to the new plasmid pTm-G17. In summary, a tet(A) variant conferring resistance to tigecycline was reported in E. hormaechei. Transfer of a tet(A) variant-carrying multiresistance gene cluster between plasmids occurred in a two-step recombination process, in which homologous sequences, including either △TnAs1 or IS26, were involved. IMPORTANCE Tigecycline is an important last-resort broad spectrum antimicrobial agent. This study describes the two-step recombination processes resulting in the transfer of the tet(A) variant gene between different plasmids in E. hormaechei, which depicts the role of recombination processes in the generation of UCSs and new plasmids, both carrying a tet(A) variant conferring resistance to tigecycline. Such processes enhance the dissemination of resistance genes, which is of particular relevance for resistance genes, such as the tet(A) variant. The presence and transmission of a tet(A) variant in E. hormaechei will compromise the efficacy of tigecycline treatment for E. hormaechei associated infection.
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- Runhao Yu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre for Infection Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Veterinary Centre for Resistance Research (TZR), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Intracellular Transposition and Capture of Mobile Genetic Elements following Intercellular Conjugation of Multidrug Resistance Conjugative Plasmids from Clinical Enterobacteriaceae Isolates. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0214021. [PMID: 35044219 PMCID: PMC8768599 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02140-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are often associated with antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). They are responsible for intracellular transposition between different replicons and intercellular conjugation and are therefore important agents of ARG dissemination. Detection and characterization of functional MGEs, especially in clinical isolates, would increase our understanding of the underlying pathways of transposition and recombination and allow us to determine interventional strategies to interrupt this process. Entrapment vectors can be used to capture active MGEs, as they contain a positive selection genetic system conferring a selectable phenotype upon the insertion of an MGE within certain regions of that system. Previously, we developed the pBACpAK entrapment vector that results in a tetracycline-resistant phenotype when MGEs translocate and disrupt the cI repressor gene. We have previously used pBACpAK to capture MGEs in clinical Escherichia coli isolates following transformation with pBACpAK. In this study, we aimed to extend the utilization of pBACpAK to other bacterial taxa. We utilized an MGE-free recipient E. coli strain containing pBACpAK to capture MGEs on conjugative, ARG-containing plasmids following conjugation from clinical Enterobacteriaceae donors. Following the conjugative transfer of multiple conjugative plasmids and screening for tetracycline resistance in these transconjugants, we captured several insertion sequence (IS) elements and novel transposons (Tn7350 and Tn7351) and detected the de novo formation of novel putative composite transposons where the pBACpAK-located tet(A) is flanked by ISKpn25 from the transferred conjugative plasmid, as well as the ISKpn14-mediated integration of an entire 119-kb, blaNDM-1-containing conjugative plasmid from Klebsiella pneumoniae. IMPORTANCE By analyzing transposition activity within our MGE-free recipient, we can gain insights into the interaction and evolution of multidrug resistance-conferring MGEs following conjugation, including the movement of multiple ISs, the formation of composite transposons, and cointegration and/or recombination between different replicons in the same cell. This combination of recipient and entrapment vector will allow fine-scale experimental studies of factors affecting intracellular transposition and MGE formation in and from ARG-encoding MGEs from multiple species of clinically relevant Enterobacteriaceae.
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Dechêne-Tempier M, Marois-Créhan C, Libante V, Jouy E, Leblond-Bourget N, Payot S. Update on the Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance and the Mobile Resistome in the Emerging Zoonotic Pathogen Streptococcus suis. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9081765. [PMID: 34442843 PMCID: PMC8401462 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9081765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen causing important economic losses in swine production. The most commonly used antibiotics in swine industry are tetracyclines, beta-lactams, and macrolides. Resistance to these antibiotics has already been observed worldwide (reaching high rates for macrolides and tetracyclines) as well as resistance to aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, amphenicols, and glycopeptides. Most of the resistance mechanisms are encoded by antibiotic resistance genes, and a large part are carried by mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that can be transferred through horizontal gene transfer. This review provides an update of the resistance genes, their combination in multidrug isolates, and their localization on MGEs in S. suis. It also includes an overview of the contribution of biofilm to antimicrobial resistance in this bacterial species. The identification of resistance genes and study of their localization in S. suis as well as the environmental factors that can modulate their dissemination appear essential in order to decipher the role of this bacterium as a reservoir of antibiotic genes for other species.
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- Manon Dechêne-Tempier
- Anses Laboratoire de Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort, Unité Mycoplasmologie, Bactériologie et Antibiorésistance, F-22440 Ploufragan, France; (M.D.-T.); (C.M.-C.); (E.J.)
- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, DynAMic, F-54000 Nancy, France; (V.L.); (N.L.-B.)
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- Anses Laboratoire de Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort, Unité Mycoplasmologie, Bactériologie et Antibiorésistance, F-22440 Ploufragan, France; (M.D.-T.); (C.M.-C.); (E.J.)
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, DynAMic, F-54000 Nancy, France; (V.L.); (N.L.-B.)
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- Anses Laboratoire de Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort, Unité Mycoplasmologie, Bactériologie et Antibiorésistance, F-22440 Ploufragan, France; (M.D.-T.); (C.M.-C.); (E.J.)
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, DynAMic, F-54000 Nancy, France; (V.L.); (N.L.-B.)
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Zhang F, Wu S, Huang J, Yang R, Zhang J, Lei T, Dai J, Ding Y, Xue L, Wang J, Chen M, Wu Q. Presence and Characterization of a Novel cfr-Carrying Tn 558 Transposon Derivative in Staphylococcus delphini Isolated From Retail Food. Front Microbiol 2021; 11:598990. [PMID: 33519738 PMCID: PMC7843796 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.598990] [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: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance has become a major public health threat. Food-related Staphylococcus species have received much attention due to their multidrug resistance. The cfr gene associated with multidrug resistance has been consistently detected in food-derived Staphylococcus species. In this retrospective study, we examined the prevalence of cfr-positive Staphylococcus strains isolated from poultry meat in different geographical areas of China from 2011 to 2016. Two cfr-positive Staphylococcus delphini strains were identified from poultry meat in China. Comparative and whole-genome analyses were performed to characterize the genetic features and overall antimicrobial resistance genes in the two S. delphini isolates 245-1 and 2794-1. Whole-genome sequencing showed that they both harbored a novel 20,258-bp cfr-carrying Tn558 transposon derivative on their chromosomes. The Tn558 derivative harbors multiple antimicrobial resistance genes, including the transferable multiresistance gene cfr, chloramphenicol resistance gene fexA, aminoglycoside resistance genes aacA-aphD and aadD, and bleomycin resistance gene ble. Surprisingly, within the Tn558 derivative, an active unconventional circularizable structure containing various resistance genes and a copy of a direct repeat sequence was identified by two-step PCR. Furthermore, core genome phylogenetic analysis revealed that the cfr-positive S. delphini strains were most closely related to S. delphini 14S03313-1 isolated from Japan in 2017 and 14S03319-1 isolated from Switzerland in 2017. This study is the first report of S. delphini harboring a novel cfr-carrying Tn558 derivative isolated from retail food. This finding raises further concerns regarding the potential threat to food safety and public health safety. The occurrence and dissemination of similar cfr-carrying transposons from diverse Staphylococcus species need further surveillance.
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- Feng Zhang
- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Safety and Health, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Yang M, Li XS, Li D, Shang Y, Yu R, Schwarz S, Huang Z, Du XD. Two novel lsa(E)-carrying mobile genetic elements in Streptococcus suis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2020; 75:2689-2691. [PMID: 32464646 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Mengyan Yang
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, P. R. China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre for Infection Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, P. R. China
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Hao W, Shan X, Li D, Schwarz S, Zhang SM, Li XS, Du XD. Analysis of a poxtA- and optrA-co-carrying conjugative multiresistance plasmid from Enterococcus faecalis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2020; 74:1771-1775. [PMID: 30891598 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkz109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the presence and transferability of the poxtA gene and identify the genetic context of poxtA in two enterococcal plasmids from swine. METHODS MICs were determined by broth microdilution. A total of 114 porcine enterococci with florfenicol MICs of ≥16 mg/L were screened for the presence of the poxtA gene by PCR. Transferability of poxtA was investigated by conjugation and transformation. The poxtA-carrying plasmids were completely sequenced using the Illumina Miseq and PacBio RSII platform. The presence of circular intermediates was examined by inverse PCR. RESULTS The poxtA gene was present in 57.9% (66/114) of the florfenicol-resistant porcine enterococci. Two poxtA-carrying plasmids, pE035 and pE076, were identified. The conjugative 121524 bp plasmid pE035 carried poxtA and optrA along with the resistance genes erm(A), erm(B), aac(A)-aph(D), lnu(G), fexB, dfrG and bcrABDR. Three mobile elements, comprising a mobile dfrG locus, a mobile bcrABDR locus and an unconventional circularizable structure containing aac(A)-aph(D), were located on this plasmid and all proved to be active by inverse PCR. The non-conjugative 19832 bp plasmid pE076 only carried poxtA and fexB. After transfer, both the transconjugant and the transformant displayed elevated MICs of the respective antimicrobial agents. CONCLUSIONS To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the co-location of the oxazolidinone resistance genes poxtA and optrA on a conjugative multiresistance plasmid from a porcine enterococcal strain. In addition, the presence of three mobile elements in such a plasmid will aid in the persistence and dissemination of poxtA and optrA among enterococci.
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- Wenbo Hao
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre for Infection Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, PR China
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Azpiroz MF, Laviña M. Analysis of RecA-independent recombination events between short direct repeats related to a genomic island and to a plasmid in Escherichia coli K12. PeerJ 2017; 5:e3293. [PMID: 28503377 PMCID: PMC5426353 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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RecA-independent recombination events between short direct repeats, leading to deletion of the intervening sequences, were found to occur in two genetic models in the Escherichia coli K12 background. The first model was a small E. coli genomic island which had been shown to be mobile in its strain of origin and, when cloned, also in the E. coli K12 context. However, it did not encode a site-specific recombinase as mobile genomic islands usually do. It was then deduced that the host cells should provide the recombination function. This latter was searched for by means of a PCR approach to detect the island excision in E. coli K12 mutants affected in a number of recombination functions, including the 16 E. coli K12 site-specific recombinases, the RecET system, and multiple proteins that participate in the RecA-dependent pathways of homologous recombination. None of these appeared to be involved in the island excision. The second model, analyzed in a RecA deficient context, was a plasmid construction containing a short direct repeat proceeding from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which flanked the cat gene. The excision of this gene by recombination of the DNA repeats was confirmed by PCR and through the detection, recovery and characterization of the plasmid deleted form. In sum, we present new evidence on the occurrence of RecA-independent recombination events in E. coli K12. Although the mechanism underlying these processes is still unknown, their existence suggests that RecA-independent recombination may confer mobility to other genetic elements, thus contributing to genome plasticity.
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- María F Azpiroz
- Fisiología y Genética Bacterianas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Fisiología y Genética Bacterianas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Stability of the cargo regions of the cfr-carrying, multiresistance plasmid pSP01 from Staphylococcus epidermidis. Int J Med Microbiol 2016; 306:717-721. [PMID: 27554790 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study investigated the stability or instability - i.e. the ability or inability to undergo excision in circular form - of the four cargo regions (cr1 to cr4) of the novel cfr-carrying, multiresistance plasmid pSP01, arboured by a clinical Staphylococcus epidermidis isolate. Only cr4 proved unstable. The stability of cr1 and cr2 was substantially expected. Insertion sequences (ISs) played an important role in the stability of cr3 (the cfr gene context) and in the instability of cr4. Whereas the stability of cfr genetic contexts is associated with the presence of a single IS copy (istAS-istBS in cr3), their instability is associated with two identical, flanking ISs with the same orientation. cr4 is bracketed between two identical IS257 elements, and appears to behave as a composite transposon. Its instability is of interest because of the existence of a closely related cfr plasmid from S. epidermidis (pSP01.1) that differs from pSP01 only by the lack of cr4. An integration/recombination mechanism is suggested to explain how cr4 may have moved to pSP01.1 to form pSP01.
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Tansirichaiya S, Mullany P, Roberts AP. PCR-based detection of composite transposons and translocatable units from oral metagenomic DNA. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2016; 363:fnw195. [PMID: 27521260 PMCID: PMC5024762 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnw195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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A composite transposon is a mobile genetic element consisting of two insertion sequences (ISs) flanking a segment of cargo DNA often containing antibiotic resistance (AR) genes. Composite transposons can move as a discreet unit. There have been recently several reports on a novel mechanism of movement of an IS26-based composite transposon through the formation of a translocatable unit (TU), carrying the internal DNA segment of a composite transposon and one copy of a flanking IS. In this study, we determined the presence of composite transposons and TUs in human oral metagenomic DNA using PCR primers from common IS elements. Analysis of resulting amplicons showed four different IS1216 composite transposons and one IS257 composite transposon in our metagenomic sample. As our PCR strategy would also detect TUs, PCR was carried out to detect circular TUs predicted to originate from these composite transposons. We confirmed the presence of two novel TUs, one containing an experimentally proven antiseptic resistance gene and another containing a putative universal stress response protein (UspA) encoding gene. This is the first report of a PCR strategy to amplify the DNA segment on composite transposons and TUs in metagenomic DNA. This can be used to identify AR genes associated with a variety of mobile genetic elements from metagenomes. Using a PCR approach, we have detected composite transposons and TUs directly from human oral metagenomic DNA.
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- Supathep Tansirichaiya
- Department of Microbial Diseases, University College London, Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1×8LD, UK
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- Department of Microbial Diseases, University College London, Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1×8LD, UK
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- Department of Microbial Diseases, University College London, Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1×8LD, UK
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Discovery of Novel MLSB Resistance Methylase Genes and Their Associated Genetic Elements in Staphylococci. CURRENT CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s40588-016-0030-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Marini E, Palmieri C, Magi G, Facinelli B. Recombination between Streptococcus suis ICESsu32457 and Streptococcus agalactiae ICESa2603 yields a hybrid ICE transferable to Streptococcus pyogenes. Vet Microbiol 2015; 178:99-104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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First Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Containing a mecB-Carrying Gene Complex Independent of Transposon Tn6045 in a Macrococcus canis Isolate from a Canine Infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59:4577-83. [PMID: 25987634 DOI: 10.1128/aac.05064-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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A methicillin-resistant mecB-positive Macrococcus canis (strain KM45013) was isolated from the nares of a dog with rhinitis. It contained a novel 39-kb transposon-defective complete mecB-carrying staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element (SCCmecKM45013). SCCmecKM45013 contained 49 coding sequences (CDSs), was integrated at the 3' end of the chromosomal orfX gene, and was delimited at both ends by imperfect direct repeats functioning as integration site sequences (ISSs). SCCmecKM45013 presented two discontinuous regions of homology (SCCmec coverage of 35%) to the chromosomal and transposon Tn6045-associated SCCmec-like element of M. caseolyticus JCSC7096: (i) the mec gene complex (98.8% identity) and (ii) the ccr-carrying segment (91.8% identity). The mec gene complex, located at the right junction of the cassette, also carried the β-lactamase gene blaZm (mecRm-mecIm-mecB-blaZm). SCCmecKM45013 contained two cassette chromosome recombinase genes, ccrAm2 and ccrBm2, which shared 94.3% and 96.6% DNA identity with those of the SCCmec-like element of JCSC7096 but shared less than 52% DNA identity with the staphylococcal ccrAB and ccrC genes. Three distinct extrachromosomal circularized elements (the entire SCCmecKM45013, ΨSCCmecKM45013 lacking the ccr genes, and SCCKM45013 lacking mecB) flanked by one ISS copy, as well as the chromosomal regions remaining after excision, were detected. An unconventional circularized structure carrying the mecB gene complex was associated with two extensive direct repeat regions, which enclosed two open reading frames (ORFs) (ORF46 and ORF51) flanking the chromosomal mecB-carrying gene complex. This study revealed M. canis as a potential disease-associated bacterium in dogs and also unveiled an SCCmec element carrying mecB not associated with Tn6045 in the genus Macrococcus.
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Mingoia M, Morici E, Brenciani A, Giovanetti E, Varaldo PE. Genetic basis of the association of resistance genes mef(I) (macrolides) and catQ (chloramphenicol) in streptococci. Front Microbiol 2015; 5:747. [PMID: 25610433 PMCID: PMC4285128 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In streptococci mef(I) and catQ, two relatively uncommon macrolide and chloramphenicol resistance genes, respectively, are typically linked in a genetic module designated IQ module. Though variable, the module consistently encompasses, and is sometimes reduced to, a conserved ∼5.8-kb mef(I)-catQ fragment. The prototype IQ module was described in Streptococcus pneumoniae. IQ-like modules have subsequently been detected in Streptococcus pyogenes and in different species of viridans group streptococci, where mef(E) may be found instead of mef(I). Three genetic elements, one carrying the prototype IQ module from S. pneumoniae and two carrying different, defective IQ modules from S. pyogenes, have recently been characterized. All are integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) belonging to the Tn5253 family, and have been designated ICESpn529IQ, ICESpy029IQ and ICESpy005IQ, respectively. ICESpy029IQ and ICESpy005IQ were the first Tn5253 family ICEs to be described in S. pyogenes. A wealth of new information has been obtained by comparing their genetic organization, chromosomal integration, and transferability. The origin of the IQ module is unknown. The mechanism by which it spreads in streptococci is discussed.
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- Marina Mingoia
- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, School of Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, School of Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, School of Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, School of Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona, Italy
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The novel macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B resistance gene erm(44) is associated with a prophage in Staphylococcus xylosus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014; 58:6133-8. [PMID: 25092709 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02949-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A novel erythromycin ribosome methylase gene, erm(44), that confers resistance to macrolide, lincosamide, and streptogramin B (MLSB) antibiotics was identified by whole-genome sequencing of the chromosome of Staphylococcus xylosus isolated from bovine mastitis milk. The erm(44) gene is preceded by a regulatory sequence that encodes two leader peptides responsible for the inducible expression of the methylase gene, as demonstrated by cloning in Staphylococcus aureus. The erm(44) gene is located on a 53-kb putative prophage designated ΦJW4341-pro. The 56 predicted open reading frames of ΦJW4341-pro are structurally organized into the five functional modules found in members of the family Siphoviridae. ΦJW4341-pro is site-specifically integrated into the S. xylosus chromosome, where it is flanked by two perfect 19-bp direct repeats, and exhibits the ability to circularize. The presence of erm(44) in three additional S. xylosus strains suggests that this putative prophage has the potential to disseminate MLSB resistance.
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Tn5253 family integrative and conjugative elements carrying mef(I) and catQ determinants in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014; 58:5886-93. [PMID: 25070090 DOI: 10.1128/aac.03638-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The linkage between the macrolide efflux gene mef(I) and the chloramphenicol inactivation gene catQ was first described in Streptococcus pneumoniae (strain Spn529), where the two genes are located in a module designated IQ element. Subsequently, two different defective IQ elements were detected in Streptococcus pyogenes (strains Spy029 and Spy005). The genetic elements carrying the three IQ elements were characterized, and all were found to be Tn5253 family integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs). The ICE from S. pneumoniae (ICESpn529IQ) was sequenced, whereas the ICEs from S. pyogenes (ICESpy029IQ and ICESpy005IQ, the first Tn5253-like ICEs reported in this species) were characterized by PCR mapping, partial sequencing, and restriction analysis. ICESpn529IQ and ICESpy029IQ were found to share the intSp 23FST81 integrase gene and an identical Tn916 fragment, whereas ICESpy005IQ has int5252 and lacks Tn916. All three ICEs were found to lack the linearized pC194 plasmid that is usually associated with Tn5253-like ICEs, and all displayed a single copy of a toxin-antitoxin operon that is typically contained in the direct repeats flanking the excisable pC194 region when this region is present. Two different insertion sites of the IQ elements were detected, one in ICESpn529IQ and ICESpy029IQ, and another in ICESpy005IQ. The chromosomal integration of the three ICEs was site specific, depending on the integrase (intSp 23FST81 or int5252). Only ICESpy005IQ was excised in circular form and transferred by conjugation. By transformation, mef(I) and catQ were cotransferred at a high frequency from S. pyogenes Spy005 and at very low frequencies from S. pneumoniae Spn529 and S. pyogenes Spy029.
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Ciric L, Brouwer MSM, Mullany P, Roberts AP. Minocycline resistance in an oral Streptococcus infantis isolate is encoded by tet(S) on a novel small, low copy number plasmid. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2014; 353:106-15. [PMID: 24605990 PMCID: PMC4237122 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We have determined the genetic basis of minocycline resistance in a strain of Streptococcus infantis isolated from a healthy human oral cavity. We demonstrate that tet(S), identical to tet(S) found on the enterococcal conjugative transposon Tn6000, is responsible for the observed resistance. The gene is located on a small, low copy number plasmid and is flanked by IS1216 elements. The tet(S) gene is capable of excising from the plasmid together with one of the IS1216 elements. The plasmid contains a putative toxin/antitoxin system related to relBE. Deletion of the toxin, relE, did not result in plasmid instability but did increase the fitness of the mutant compared to the wild-type strain.
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- Lena Ciric
- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK
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Palmieri C, Brenciani A, Mingoia M, Giovanetti E, Facinelli B, Varaldo PE. Pitfalls encountered while investigating genetic elements by PCR. Mob Genet Elements 2013; 3:e25255. [PMID: 23956950 PMCID: PMC3742598 DOI: 10.4161/mge.25255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Revised: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The unprecedented wealth of databases that have become available in the era of next-generation sequencing has considerably increased our knowledge of bacterial genetic elements (GEs). At the same time, the advent of single-cell based approaches has brought realization that unsuspected heterogeneity may occur in the bacterial population from a single colony. The increasing use of PCR-based techniques to study new GEs requires careful consideration of the possible different PCR targets associated with different subpopulations if incorrect or incomplete interpretations are to be avoided. In this commentary, confining ourselves to our direct experience, we illustrate some examples of PCR pitfalls that may be encountered while investigating GEs.
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- Claudio Palmieri
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Microbiology; Polytechnic University of Marche; Ancona, Italy
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