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Martínez-Gallardo MJ, Villicaña C, Yocupicio-Monroy M, Alcaraz-Estrada SL, León-Félix J. Current knowledge in the use of bacteriophages to combat infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2023; 68:1-16. [PMID: 35931928 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-022-00990-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is considered the first causal agent of morbidity and mortality in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) disease. Multi-resistant strains have emerged due to prolonged treatment with specific antibiotics, so new alternatives have been sought for their control. In this context, there is a renewed interest in therapies based on bacteriophages (phages) supported by several studies suggesting that therapy based on lytic phages and biofilm degraders may be promising for the treatment of lung infections in CF patients. However, there is little clinical data about phage studies in CF and the effectiveness and safety in patients with this disease has not been clear. Therefore, studies regarding on phage characterization, selection, and evaluation in vitro and in vivo models will provide reliable information for designing effective cocktails, either using mixed phages or in combination with antibiotics, making a great progress in clinical research. Hence, this review focuses on the most relevant and recent findings on the activity of lytic phages against PA strains isolated from CF patients and hospital environments, and discusses perspectives on the use of phage therapy on the treatment of PA in CF patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- María José Martínez-Gallardo
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Culiacán, Sinaloa, A.C. (CIAD), Mexico
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- CONACYT-Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C. (CIAD), Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Postgraduate in Genomic Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Culiacán, Sinaloa, A.C. (CIAD), Mexico.
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Barazandeh M, Shahin K, Hedayatkhah A, Komijani M, Mansoorianfar M. Characterization of a novel bullet-shaped lytic bacteriophage against extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from human and domestic sources. VETERINARY RESEARCH FORUM : AN INTERNATIONAL QUARTERLY JOURNAL 2021; 12:401-407. [PMID: 35529810 PMCID: PMC9010831 DOI: 10.30466/vrf.2020.110372.2618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Global spread and emergence of the extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of P. aeruginosa have become a concern, thus, searching for new alternative treatment approaches are required. This study was aimed to isolate and characterize a novel lytic phage against P. aeruginosa. Seventy XDR isolates of P. aeruginosa were collected from May to September 2018. Wastewater samples were used for isolation of lytic phage against XDR P. aeruginosa isolates. Host range, thermal and pH stability, adsorption rate, latent period, burst size and morphology of phage were determined following the standard protocols. Morphological characteristics of the phage revealed that it belonged to Podoviridae family and it was named vB-PaeP-007. Although the phage had a narrow host range, 47 out of 70 XDR isolates were susceptible to it. The adsorption rate, latent period and burst size of vB-PaeP-007 were approximately 89.80% in 8 min, 10 min and 93 phages per cell, respectively. Its lysis activity remained at a wide range of pH (4 up to 12) and temperature (- 20.00 up to 70.00 ˚C). Regarding the physiological features and host range of the vB-PaeP-007 phage, it could be a promising candidate for phage therapy and bio-controlling of infections from XDR isolates of P. aeruginosa in human and livestock storage centers.
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- Mohadeseh Barazandeh
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of MOST, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; , Key Laboratory of Phage Research, International Phage Research Center, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China;
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of MOST, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; , Key Laboratory of Phage Research, International Phage Research Center, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China;
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeo-chemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University, Den Burg, The Netherlands; ,Department of Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Arak University, Arak, Iran; ,Correspondence Majid Komijani. PhD, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Arak University, Arak, Iran. E-mail:
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran; ,Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Suzhou, China.
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RLP, a bacteriophage of the family Podoviridae, rescues mice from bacteremia caused by multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Arch Virol 2020; 165:1289-1297. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-020-04601-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Piperacillin and ceftazidime produce the strongest synergistic phage–antibiotic effect in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Arch Virol 2018; 163:1941-1948. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-3811-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Uchiyama J, Taniguchi M, Kurokawa K, Takemura-Uchiyama I, Ujihara T, Shimakura H, Sakaguchi Y, Murakami H, Sakaguchi M, Matsuzaki S. Adsorption of Staphylococcus viruses S13′ and S24-1 on Staphylococcus aureus strains with different glycosidic linkage patterns of wall teichoic acids. J Gen Virol 2017; 98:2171-2180. [DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Jumpei Uchiyama
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Shigehisa R, Uchiyama J, Kato SI, Takemura-Uchiyama I, Yamaguchi K, Miyata R, Ujihara T, Sakaguchi Y, Okamoto N, Shimakura H, Daibata M, Sakaguchi M, Matsuzaki S. Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage KPP21 belonging to family Podoviridae genus N4-like viruses isolated in Japan. Microbiol Immunol 2016; 60:64-7. [PMID: 26616567 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bacteriophages (phages) belonging to the family Podoviridae genus N4-like viruses have been used as therapeutic agent in phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. P. aeruginosa phage KPP21 was isolated in Japan, and phylogenetically investigated the phages belonging to this viral genus. Morphological and genetic analyses confirmed that phage KPP21 belongs to the family Podoviridae genus N4-like viruses. Moreover, phylogenetic analyses based on putative DNA polymerase and major virion protein showed that P. aeruginosa phages belonging to the genus N4-like viruses are separated into two lineages and that phage KPP21 is in the same clade as phage LUZ7.
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- Ryu Shigehisa
- Department of Microbiology and Infection, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa
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- Department of Microbiology and Infection, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi
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- Department of Microbiology and Infection, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi
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- Department of Microbiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa
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- Department of Microbiology and Infection, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa
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- Department of Microbiology and Infection, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi
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Khawaja KA, Rauf M, Abbas Z, Rehman SU. A virulent phage JHP against Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed infectivity against multiple genera. J Basic Microbiol 2016; 56:1090-1097. [PMID: 27106788 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201500764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The resistance to antibiotics in clinically important bacteria is one of the major global health concerns. Phage therapy could be one reliable alternative therapeutic strategy to combat these superbugs. In this study, we assessed host range of a novel bacteriophage, JHP, and characterized for its potential use in phage therapy. The bacteriophage demonstrated infectivity over a broad range of genera including multidrug resistant clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, members of family Enterobacteracae, and other important human pathogens. The antibacterial activity was highest at pH 7, and at temperature of 37 °C. The phage lytic activity gradually decreased till 60 °C and showed no activity when temperature was further raised. The bacteriophage could safely be stored at 4 °C or -20 °C. The latent period of the bacteriophage was 25 min and showed a burst size of 433 virions per cell. The size of JHP genome was approximately 30 kb. Family, Siphoviridae was assigned to JHP based on its icosahedral head with non-contractile tail. The diameter of JHP head and tail length was found 115 and 152 nm, respectively. To sum up, the broad spectrum Siphoviridae phage JHP is an ingenious candidate for phage therapy.
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- Komal Ameer Khawaja
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
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van Belkum A, Soriaga LB, LaFave MC, Akella S, Veyrieras JB, Barbu EM, Shortridge D, Blanc B, Hannum G, Zambardi G, Miller K, Enright MC, Mugnier N, Brami D, Schicklin S, Felderman M, Schwartz AS, Richardson TH, Peterson TC, Hubby B, Cady KC. Phylogenetic Distribution of CRISPR-Cas Systems in Antibiotic-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. mBio 2015; 6:e01796-15. [PMID: 26604259 PMCID: PMC4669384 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01796-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an antibiotic-refractory pathogen with a large genome and extensive genotypic diversity. Historically, P. aeruginosa has been a major model system for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying type I clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated protein (CRISPR-Cas)-based bacterial immune system function. However, little information on the phylogenetic distribution and potential role of these CRISPR-Cas systems in molding the P. aeruginosa accessory genome and antibiotic resistance elements is known. Computational approaches were used to identify and characterize CRISPR-Cas systems within 672 genomes, and in the process, we identified a previously unreported and putatively mobile type I-C P. aeruginosa CRISPR-Cas system. Furthermore, genomes harboring noninhibited type I-F and I-E CRISPR-Cas systems were on average ~300 kb smaller than those without a CRISPR-Cas system. In silico analysis demonstrated that the accessory genome (n = 22,036 genes) harbored the majority of identified CRISPR-Cas targets. We also assembled a global spacer library that aided the identification of difficult-to-characterize mobile genetic elements within next-generation sequencing (NGS) data and allowed CRISPR typing of a majority of P. aeruginosa strains. In summary, our analysis demonstrated that CRISPR-Cas systems play an important role in shaping the accessory genomes of globally distributed P. aeruginosa isolates. IMPORTANCE P. aeruginosa is both an antibiotic-refractory pathogen and an important model system for type I CRISPR-Cas bacterial immune systems. By combining the genome sequences of 672 newly and previously sequenced genomes, we were able to provide a global view of the phylogenetic distribution, conservation, and potential targets of these systems. This analysis identified a new and putatively mobile P. aeruginosa CRISPR-Cas subtype, characterized the diverse distribution of known CRISPR-inhibiting genes, and provided a potential new use for CRISPR spacer libraries in accessory genome analysis. Our data demonstrated the importance of CRISPR-Cas systems in modulating the accessory genomes of globally distributed strains while also providing substantial data for subsequent genomic and experimental studies in multiple fields. Understanding why certain genotypes of P. aeruginosa are clinically prevalent and adept at horizontally acquiring virulence and antibiotic resistance elements is of major clinical and economic importance.
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- Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Synthetic Genomics, Inc., La Jolla, California, USA
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- Synthetic Genomics, Inc., La Jolla, California, USA
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- Synthetic Genomics, Inc., La Jolla, California, USA
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