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Hickson SM, Hoehensteiger JK, Mayer-Coverdale J, Torres VVL, Feng W, Monteith JN, Henderson IR, McCarthy KL, Wells TJ. Antibody-Mediated Serum Resistance Protects Pseudomonas aeruginosa During Bloodstream Infections. J Infect Dis 2024; 230:e221-e229. [PMID: 38235716 PMCID: PMC11326846 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a frequent pathogen isolated from bacterial bloodstream infection (BSI) and is associated with high mortality. To survive in the blood, P aeruginosa must resist the bactericidal action of complement (ie, serum killing). Antibodies usually promote serum killing through the classical complement pathway; however, "cloaking antibodies" (cAbs) have been described, which paradoxically protect bacteria from serum killing. The relevance of cAbs in P aeruginosa BSI is unknown. METHODS Serum and P aeruginosa were collected from a cohort of 100 patients with BSI. Isolates were tested for sensitivity to healthy control serum (HCS). cAb prevalence was determined in sera. Patient sera were mixed with HCS to determine if killing of the matched isolate was inhibited. RESULTS Overall, 36 patients had elevated titers of cAbs, and 34 isolates were sensitive to HCS killing. Fifteen patients had cAbs and HCS-sensitive isolates; of these patients, 14 had serum that protected their matched bacteria from HCS killing. Patients with cAbs were less likely to be neutropenic or have comorbidities. CONCLUSIONS cAbs are prevalent in patients with P aeruginosa BSI and allow survival of otherwise serum-sensitive bacteria in the bloodstream. Generation of cAbs may be a risk factor for the development of BSI.
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- Sarah M Hickson
- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
- Department of Microbiology, Pathology Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Pathology Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Pham A, Tan KKY, Ledger EL, Smith DJ, Reid DW, Burr L, Chambers DC, Wells TJ. Cloaking antibodies are prevalent in Burkholderia cepacia complex infection and their removal restores serum killing. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1426773. [PMID: 39193503 PMCID: PMC11347948 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1426773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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Introduction The Burkholderia cepacia complex encompasses a group of gram-negative opportunistic pathogens that cause chronic lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis. Distinct from other respiratory pathogens, Burkholderia causes a unique clinical disease in a subset of patients known as 'cepacia syndrome', fulminant pneumonia accompanied by bacteraemia and sepsis with a mortality rate of up to 75%. Due to the bacteraemia associated with this disease, the mechanisms that allow Burkholderia to resist the bactericidal effects of serum complement-depending killing are vital. Antibodies usually promote serum killing; however, we have described 'cloaking antibodies', specific for lipopolysaccharides that paradoxically protect serum-sensitive bacteria from complement-mediated lysis. Cloaking antibodies that protect Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been found in 24%-41% of patients with chronic lung diseases. The presence of these antibodies is also associated with worse clinical outcomes. Here, we sought to determine the relevance of cloaking antibodies in patients with Burkholderia infection. Methods Twelve Burkholderia spp. were isolated from nine pwCF and characterised for susceptibility to healthy control serum. Patient serum was analysed for the titre of the cloaking antibody. The ability of the patient serum to prevent healthy control serum (HCS) killing of its cognate isolates was determined. Results We found that several of the Burkholderia strains were shared between patients. Ten of the 12 isolates were highly susceptible to HCS killing. Four of nine (44%) patients had cloaking antibodies that protected their cognate strain from serum killing. Depleting cloaking antibodies from patient serum restored HCS killing of Burkholderia isolates. Discussion Cloaking antibodies are prevalent in patients with Burkholderia pulmonary infection and protect these strains from serum killing. Removal of cloaking antibodies via plasmapheresis, as previously described for individuals with life-threatening Pseudomonas infection, may be a useful new strategy for those with serious and life-threatening Burkholderia infection.
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- Amy Pham
- Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- The Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre and Department of Thoracic Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- The Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre and Department of Thoracic Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mater Health, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Mater Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Antunes B, Zanchi C, Johnston PR, Maron B, Witzany C, Regoes RR, Hayouka Z, Rolff J. The evolution of antimicrobial peptide resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is severely constrained by random peptide mixtures. PLoS Biol 2024; 22:e3002692. [PMID: 38954678 PMCID: PMC11218975 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002692] [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: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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The prevalence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens has become a major threat to public health, requiring swift initiatives for discovering new strategies to control bacterial infections. Hence, antibiotic stewardship and rapid diagnostics, but also the development, and prudent use, of novel effective antimicrobial agents are paramount. Ideally, these agents should be less likely to select for resistance in pathogens than currently available conventional antimicrobials. The usage of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), key components of the innate immune response, and combination therapies, have been proposed as strategies to diminish the emergence of resistance. Herein, we investigated whether newly developed random antimicrobial peptide mixtures (RPMs) can significantly reduce the risk of resistance evolution in vitro to that of single sequence AMPs, using the ESKAPE pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) as a model gram-negative bacterium. Infections of this pathogen are difficult to treat due the inherent resistance to many drug classes, enhanced by the capacity to form biofilms. P. aeruginosa was experimentally evolved in the presence of AMPs or RPMs, subsequentially assessing the extent of resistance evolution and cross-resistance/collateral sensitivity between treatments. Furthermore, the fitness costs of resistance on bacterial growth were studied and whole-genome sequencing used to investigate which mutations could be candidates for causing resistant phenotypes. Lastly, changes in the pharmacodynamics of the evolved bacterial strains were examined. Our findings suggest that using RPMs bears a much lower risk of resistance evolution compared to AMPs and mostly prevents cross-resistance development to other treatments, while maintaining (or even improving) drug sensitivity. This strengthens the case for using random cocktails of AMPs in favour of single AMPs, against which resistance evolved in vitro, providing an alternative to classic antibiotics worth pursuing.
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- Bernardo Antunes
- Freie Universität Berlin, Evolutionary Biology, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Evolutionary Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Evolutionary Biology, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Centre for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
- University of St. Andrews, School of Medicine, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Evolutionary Biology, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Centre for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany
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Manzor M, Koutsogiannaki S, DiBlasi M, Schaefers M, Priebe G, Yuki K. Cystic Fibrosis Mice Are Highly Susceptible to Repeated Acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia after Intranasal Inoculation. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 2024:4769779. [PMID: 38347907 PMCID: PMC10861279 DOI: 10.1155/2024/4769779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) that controls chloride current. A number of different CFTR transgenic mouse lines have been developed and subjected to both acute and chronic infection models. However, prior studies showed no substantial differences in bacterial clearance between CF and non-CF mice after single inoculations. Here, using F508del transgenic CF mice, we examined the role of repeated acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infection, with the second inoculation 7 days after the first. We found that CF mice were more susceptible to PA infection than non-CF mice following the second inoculation, with non-CF mice showing better neutrophil recruitment and effector functions. We further investigated the characteristics of lung immune cells using single-cell RNA sequencing, finding that non-CF lung neutrophils had more prominent upregulation of adhesion molecules including intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) compared to CF lung neutrophils. Although people with CF are often colonized with bacteria and have high numbers of neutrophils in the airways during chronic infection, these data suggest that CF neutrophils have deficient effector functions in the setting of repeated acute infection.
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- Mariel Manzor
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Cardiac Anesthesia Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Cardiac Anesthesia Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Department of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Critical Care Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Critical Care Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Critical Care Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Cardiac Anesthesia Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Department of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
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Disney-McKeethen S, Seo S, Mehta H, Ghosh K, Shamoo Y. Experimental evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to colistin in spatially confined microdroplets identifies evolutionary trajectories consistent with adaptation in microaerobic lung environments. mBio 2023; 14:e0150623. [PMID: 37847036 PMCID: PMC10746239 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01506-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Antibiotic resistance remains one of the great challenges confronting public health in the world today. Individuals with compromised immune systems or underlying health conditions are often at an increased for bacterial infections. Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) produce thick mucus that clogs airways and provides a very favorable environment for infection by bacteria that further decrease lung function and, ultimately, mortality. CF patients are often infected by bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa early in life and experience a series of chronic infections that, over time, become increasingly difficult to treat due to increased antibiotic resistance. Colistin is a major antibiotic used to treat CF patients. Clinical and laboratory studies have identified PmrA/PmrB and PhoP/PhoQ as responsible for increased resistance to colistin. Both have been identified in CF patient lungs, but why, in some cases, is it one and not the other? In this study, we show that distinct evolutionary trajectories to colistin resistance may be favored by the microaerobic partitioning found within the damaged CF lung.
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston , Texas , USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston , Texas , USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston , Texas , USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston , Texas , USA
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Moustafa DA, DiGiandomenico A, Raghuram V, Schulman M, Scarff JM, Davis MR, Varga JJ, Dean CR, Goldberg JB. Efficacy of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa serogroup O9 vaccine. Infect Immun 2023; 91:e0024723. [PMID: 37991349 PMCID: PMC10715167 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00247-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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There are currently no approved vaccines against the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Among vaccine targets, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O antigen of P. aeruginosa is the most immunodominant protective candidate. There are 20 different O antigens composed of different repeat sugar structures conferring serogroup specificity, and 10 are found most frequently in infection. Thus, one approach to combat infection by P. aeruginosa could be to generate immunity with a vaccine cocktail that includes all these serogroups. Serogroup O9 is 1 of the 10 serogroups commonly found in infection, but it has never been developed into a vaccine, due in part to the acid-labile nature of the O9 polysaccharide. Our laboratory has previously shown that intranasal administration of an attenuated Salmonella strain expressing the P. aeruginosa serogroup O11 LPS O antigen was effective in clearing bacteria and preventing mortality in mice following intranasal challenge with serogroup O11 P. aeruginosa. Consequently, we set out to develop a P. aeruginosa serogroup O9 vaccine using a similar approach. Here, we show that Salmonella expressing serogroup O9 triggered an antibody-mediated immune response following intranasal administration to mice and that it conferred protection from P. aeruginosa serogroup O9 in a murine model of acute pneumonia.
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- Dina A. Moustafa
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sleep, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Emory+Children’s Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airway Disease Research, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sleep, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Emory+Children’s Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airway Disease Research, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sleep, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Emory+Children’s Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airway Disease Research, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Hastings CJ, Syed SS, Marques CNH. Subversion of the Complement System by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol 2023; 205:e0001823. [PMID: 37436150 PMCID: PMC10464199 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00018-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen heavily implicated in chronic diseases. Immunocompromised patients that become infected with P. aeruginosa usually are afflicted with a lifelong chronic infection, leading to worsened patient outcomes. The complement system is an integral piece of the first line of defense against invading microorganisms. Gram-negative bacteria are thought to be generally susceptible to attack from complement; however, P. aeruginosa can be an exception, with certain strains being serum resistant. Various molecular mechanisms have been described that confer P. aeruginosa unique resistance to numerous aspects of the complement response. In this review, we summarize the current published literature regarding the interactions of P. aeruginosa and complement, as well as the mechanisms used by P. aeruginosa to exploit various complement deficiencies and the strategies used to disrupt or hijack normal complement activities.
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- Cody James Hastings
- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA
- Binghamton Biofilm Research Center, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA
- Binghamton Biofilm Research Center, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA
- Binghamton Biofilm Research Center, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA
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Al Haj Ishak Al Ali R, Mondamert L, Berjeaud JM, Jandry J, Crépin A, Labanowski J. Application of QSAR Approach to Assess the Effects of Organic Pollutants on Bacterial Virulence Factors. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1375. [PMID: 37374877 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061375] [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: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The release of a wide variety of persistent chemical contaminants into wastewater has become a growing concern due to their potential health and environmental risks. While the toxic effects of these pollutants on aquatic organisms have been extensively studied, their impact on microbial pathogens and their virulence mechanisms remains largely unexplored. This research paper focuses on the identification and prioritization of chemical pollutants that increase bacterial pathogenicity, which is a public health concern. In order to predict how chemical compounds, such as pesticides and pharmaceuticals, would affect the virulence mechanisms of three bacterial strains (Escherichia coli K12, Pseudomonas aeruginosa H103, and Salmonella enterica serovar. Typhimurium), this study has developed quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models. The use of analysis of variance (ANOVA) functions assists in developing QSAR models based on the chemical structure of the compounds, to predict their effect on the growth and swarming behavior of the bacterial strains. The results showed an uncertainty in the created model, and that increases in virulence factors, including growth and motility of bacteria, after exposure to the studied compounds are possible to be predicted. These results could be more accurate if the interactions between groups of functions are included. For that, to make an accurate and universal model, it is essential to incorporate a larger number of compounds of similar and different structures.
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- Roukaya Al Haj Ishak Al Ali
- Institute of Chemistry, Materials and Natural Resources of Poitiers, UMR CNRS 7285, University of Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France
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- Institute of Chemistry, Materials and Natural Resources of Poitiers, UMR CNRS 7285, University of Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France
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- Ecology and Biology of Interactions, UMR CNRS 7267, University of Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France
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- Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences, Lebanese University, Dekwaneh, Lebanon
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- Ecology and Biology of Interactions, UMR CNRS 7267, University of Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France
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- Institute of Chemistry, Materials and Natural Resources of Poitiers, UMR CNRS 7285, University of Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France
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Elmassry MM, Colmer-Hamood JA, Kopel J, San Francisco MJ, Hamood AN. Anti- Pseudomonas aeruginosa Vaccines and Therapies: An Assessment of Clinical Trials. Microorganisms 2023; 11:916. [PMID: 37110338 PMCID: PMC10144840 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11040916] [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: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that causes high morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) and immunocompromised patients, including patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), severely burned patients, and patients with surgical wounds. Due to the intrinsic and extrinsic antibiotic resistance mechanisms, the ability to produce several cell-associated and extracellular virulence factors, and the capacity to adapt to several environmental conditions, eradicating P. aeruginosa within infected patients is difficult. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the six multi-drug-resistant pathogens (ESKAPE) considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an entire group for which the development of novel antibiotics is urgently needed. In the United States (US) and within the last several years, P. aeruginosa caused 27% of deaths and approximately USD 767 million annually in health-care costs. Several P. aeruginosa therapies, including new antimicrobial agents, derivatives of existing antibiotics, novel antimicrobial agents such as bacteriophages and their chelators, potential vaccines targeting specific virulence factors, and immunotherapies have been developed. Within the last 2-3 decades, the efficacy of these different treatments was tested in clinical and preclinical trials. Despite these trials, no P. aeruginosa treatment is currently approved or available. In this review, we examined several of these clinicals, specifically those designed to combat P. aeruginosa infections in CF patients, patients with P. aeruginosa VAP, and P. aeruginosa-infected burn patients.
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- Moamen M. Elmassry
- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
- Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
- Honors College, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
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The Impact of Colistin Resistance on the Activation of Innate Immunity by Lipopolysaccharide Modification. Infect Immun 2023; 91:e0001223. [PMID: 36722977 PMCID: PMC9933656 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00012-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Colistin resistance is acquired by different lipopolysaccharide (LPS) modifications. We proposed to evaluate the of effect in vivo colistin resistance acquisition on the innate immune response. We used a pair of ST11 clone Klebsiella pneumoniae strains: an OXA-48, CTX-M-15 K. pneumoniae strain susceptible to colistin (CS-Kp) isolated from a urinary infection and its colistin-resistant variant (CR-Kp) from the same patient after prolonged treatment with colistin. No mutation of previously described genes for colistin resistance (pmrA, pmrB, mgrB, phoP/Q, arnA, arnC, arnT, ugdH, and crrAB) was found in the CR-Kp genome; however, LPS modifications were characterized by negative-ion matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. The strains were cocultured with human monocytes to determine their survival after phagocytosis and induction to apoptosis. Also, monocytes were stimulated with bacterial LPS to study cytokine and immune checkpoint production. The addition of 4-amino-4-deoxy-l-arabinose (Ara4N) to lipid A of CR-Kp accounted for the colistin resistance. CR-Kp survived significantly longer inside human monocytes after being phagocytosed than did the CS-Kp strain. In addition, LPS from CR-Kp induced both higher apoptosis in monocytes and higher levels of cytokine and immune checkpoint production than LPS from CS-Kp. Our data reveal a variable impact of colistin resistance on the innate immune system, depending on the responsible mechanism. Adding Ara4N to LPS in K. pneumoniae increases bacterial survival after phagocytosis and elicits a higher inflammatory response than its colistin-susceptible counterpart.
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Anbo M, Jelsbak L. A bittersweet fate: detection of serotype switching in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microb Genom 2023; 9:mgen000919. [PMID: 36748704 PMCID: PMC9973846 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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High-risk clone types in Pseudomonas aeruginosa are problematic global multidrug-resistant clones. However, apart from their ability to resist antimicrobial treatment, not much is known about what sets these clones apart from the multitude of other clones. In high-risk clone ST111, it has previously been shown that replacement of the native serotype biosynthetic gene cluster (O4) by a different gene cluster (O12) by horizontal gene transfer and recombination may have contributed to the global success of this clone. However, the extent to which isolates undergo this type of serotype switching has not been adequately explored in P. aeruginosa. In the present study, a bioinformatics tool has been developed and utilized to provide a first estimate of serotype switching in groups of multidrug resistant (MDR) clinical isolates. The tool detects serotype switching by analysis of core-genome phylogeny and in silico serotype. Analysis of a national survey of MDR isolates found a prevalence of 3.9 % of serotype-switched isolates in high-risk clone types ST111, ST244 and ST253. A global survey of MDR isolates was additionally analysed, and it was found that 2.3 % of isolates had undergone a serotype switch. To further understand this process, we determined the exact boundaries of the horizontally transferred serotype O12 island. We found that the size of the serotype island correlates with the clone type of the receiving isolate and additionally we found intra-clone type variations in size and boundaries. This suggests multiple serotype switch events. Moreover, we found that the housekeeping gene gyrA is co-transferred with the O12 serotype island, which prompted us to analyse this allele for all serotype O12 isolates. We found that 95 % of ST111 O12 isolates had a resistant gyrA allele and 86 % of all O12 isolates had a resistant gyrA allele. The rates of resistant gyrA alleles in isolates with other prevalent serotypes are all lower. Together, these results show that the transfer and acquisition of serotype O12 in high-risk clone ST111 has happened multiple times and may be facilitated by multiple donors, which clearly suggests a strong selection pressure for this process. However, gyrA-mediated antibiotic resistance may not be the only evolutionary driver.
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- Mikkel Anbo
- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Lars Jelsbak,
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Dostert M, Belanger CR, Pedraz L, Alford MA, Blimkie TM, Falsafi RF, Bains M, Dhillon BK, Haney CH, Lee AH, Hancock REW. BosR: A novel biofilm-specific regulator in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1021021. [PMID: 36312952 PMCID: PMC9611778 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1021021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Biofilms are the most common cause of bacterial infections in humans and notoriously hard to treat due to their ability to withstand antibiotics and host immune defenses. To overcome the current lack of effective antibiofilm therapies and guide future design, the identification of novel biofilm-specific gene targets is crucial. In this regard, transcriptional regulators have been proposed as promising targets for antimicrobial drug design. Therefore, a Transposon insertion sequencing approach was employed to systematically identify regulators phenotypically affecting biofilm growth in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 using the TnSeq analysis tools Bio-TraDIS and TRANSIT. A screen of a pool of 300,000 transposon insertion mutants identified 349 genes involved in biofilm growth on hydroxyapatite, including 47 regulators. Detection of 19 regulatory genes participating in well-established biofilm pathways validated the results. An additional 28 novel prospective biofilm regulators suggested the requirement for multiple one-component transcriptional regulators. Biofilm-defective phenotypes were confirmed for five one-component transcriptional regulators and a protein kinase, which did not affect motility phenotypes. The one-component transcriptional regulator bosR displayed a conserved role in P. aeruginosa biofilm growth since its ortholog in P. aeruginosa strain PAO1 was also required for biofilm growth. Microscopic analysis of a chromosomal deletion mutant of bosR confirmed the role of this regulator in biofilm growth. Overall, our results highlighted that the gene network driving biofilm growth is complex and involves regulators beyond the primarily studied groups of two-component systems and cyclic diguanylate signaling proteins. Furthermore, biofilm-specific regulators, such as bosR, might constitute prospective new drug targets to overcome biofilm infections.
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- Melanie Dostert
- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Robert E. W. Hancock,
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Planet PJ. Adaptation and Evolution of Pathogens in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2022; 11:S23-S31. [PMID: 36069898 PMCID: PMC9451014 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piac073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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As opposed to acute respiratory infections, the persistent bacterial infections of the lung that characterize cystic fibrosis (CF) provide ample time for bacteria to evolve and adapt. The process of adaptation is recorded in mutations that accumulate over time in the genomes of the infecting bacteria. Some of these mutations lead to obvious phenotypic differences such as antibiotic resistance or the well-known mucoid phenotype of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Other mutations may be just as important but harder to detect such as increased mutation rates, cell surface changes, and shifts in metabolism and nutrient acquisition. Remarkably, many of the adaptations occur again and again in different patients, signaling that bacteria are adapting to solve specific challenges in the CF respiratory tract. This parallel evolution even extends across distinct bacterial species. This review addresses the bacterial systems that are known to change in long-term CF infections with a special emphasis on cross-species comparisons. Consideration is given to how adaptation may impact health in CF, and the possible evolutionary mechanisms that lead to the repeated parallel adaptations.
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- Paul J Planet
- Corresponding Author: Paul J. Planet, MD, PhD, 3615 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104. E-mail:
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Cairns CM, Michael FS, Jamshidi M, van Faassen H, Yang Q, Henry KA, Hussack G, Sauvageau J, Vinogradov EV, Cox AD. Structural Characterization and Evaluation of an Epitope at the Tip of the A-Band Rhamnan Polysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ACS Infect Dis 2022; 8:1336-1346. [PMID: 35653593 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00183] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces a variety of cell surface glycans. Previous studies identified a common polysaccharide (PS) antigen often termed A-band PS that was composed of a neutral d-rhamnan trisaccharide repeating unit as a relatively conserved cell surface carbohydrate. However, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra and chemical analysis of A-PS preparations showed the presence of several additional components. Here, we report the characterization of the carbohydrate component responsible for these signals. The carbohydrate antigen consists of an immunogenic methylated rhamnan oligosaccharide at the nonreducing end of the A-band PS. Initial studies performed with the isolated antigen permitted the production of conjugates that were used to immunize mice and rabbits and generate monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. The polyclonal antibodies were able to recognize the majority of P. aeruginosa strains in our collection, and three monoclonal antibodies were generated, one of which was able to recognize and facilitate opsonophagocytic killing of a majority of P. aeruginosa strains. This monoclonal antibody was able to recognize all P. aeruginosa strains in our collection that includes clinical and serotype strains. Synthetic oligosaccharides (mono- to pentasaccharides) representing the terminal 3-O-methyl d-rhamnan were prepared, and the trisaccharide was identified as the antigenic determinant required to effectively mimic the natural antigen recognized by the broadly cross-reactive monoclonal antibody. These data suggest that there is considerable promise in this antigen as a vaccine or therapeutic target.
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- Chantelle M. Cairns
- Vaccine and Emerging Infections Research, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Vaccine and Emerging Infections Research, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Vaccine and Emerging Infections Research, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Vaccine and Emerging Infections Research, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Vaccine and Emerging Infections Research, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Vaccine and Emerging Infections Research, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Vaccine and Emerging Infections Research, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Vaccine and Emerging Infections Research, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Vaccine and Emerging Infections Research, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Vaccine and Emerging Infections Research, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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Ma LZ, Wang D, Liu Y, Zhang Z, Wozniak DJ. Regulation of Biofilm Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis and Degradation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Annu Rev Microbiol 2022; 76:413-433. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-041320-111355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Microbial communities enmeshed in a matrix of macromolecules, termed as biofilms, are the natural setting of bacteria. Exopolysaccharide is a critical matrix component of biofilms. Here, we focus on biofilm matrix exopolysaccharides in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This opportunistic pathogen can adapt to a wide range of environments and can form biofilms or aggregates in a variety of surfaces or environments, such as the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, catheters, wounds, and contact lenses. The ability to synthesize multiple exopolysaccharides is one of the advantages that facilitate bacterial survival in different environments. P. aeruginosa can produce several exopolysaccharides, including alginate, Psl, Pel, and lipopolysaccharide. In this review, we highlight the roles of each exopolysaccharide in P. aeruginosa biofilm development and how bacteria coordinate the biosynthesis of multiple exopolysaccharides and bacterial motility. In addition, we present advances in antibiofilm strategies targeting matrix exopolysaccharides, with a focus on glycoside hydrolases. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Microbiology, Volume 76 is September 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Luyan Z. Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity and Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity and Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Esmaeilzadeh F, Mahmoodi S. A Novel Design of Multi-epitope Peptide Vaccine Against Pseudomonas
aeruginosa. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/1570180818666211013110345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
As an opportunistic pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes many different
hazardous infections. The high mortality rate resulting from infection with this antibiotic-resistant pathogen
has made it a major challenge in clinical treatment; it has been listed as the most harmful bacterium to
humans by the WHO. So far, no vaccine has been approved for P. aeruginosa.
Objective:
Infections performed by bacterial attachment and colonization with type IV pili (T4P), known
as the most essential adhesive vital for adhesion, while pilQ is necessary for the biogenesis of T4P, also
outer membrane proteins of a pathogen is also effective in stimulating the immune system; in this regard,
pilQ, OprF, and OprI, are excellent candidate antigens for production of an effective vaccine against P.
aeruginosa.
Methods:
In this research, various bioinformatics methods were employed in order to design a new multiepitope
peptide vaccine versus P. aeruginosa. Since T CD4+ cell immunity is important in eradicating P.
aeruginosa, OprF, OprI, and pilQ antigens were analyzed to determine Helper T cell Lymphocyte (HTL)
epitopes by many different immunoinformatics servers. One of the receptor agonists 2 (TLR2), a segment
of the Por B protein from Neisseria meningitides was used as an adjuvant in order to stimulate an effective
cellular immune response, and suitable linkers were used to connect all the above mentioned parts. In
the vaccine construct, linear B cell epitopes were also identified.
Results:
Conforming the bioinformatics forecasts, the designed vaccine possesses high antigenicity and is
not allergen.
Conclusion:
In this regard, the designed vaccine candidate is strongly believed to possess the potential of
inducing cellular and humoral immunity against P. aeruginosa.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology,
School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Fars, Iran
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The nutritional environment is sufficient to select coexisting biofilm and quorum-sensing mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol 2022; 204:e0044421. [PMID: 34978461 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00444-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The evolution of bacterial populations during infections can be influenced by various factors including available nutrients, the immune system, and competing microbes, rendering it difficult to identify the specific forces that select on evolved traits. The genomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from the airway of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), for example, have revealed commonly mutated genes, but which phenotypes led to their prevalence is often uncertain. Here, we focus on effects of nutritional components of the CF airway on genetic adaptations by P. aeruginosa grown in either well-mixed (planktonic) or biofilm-associated conditions. After only 80 generations of experimental evolution in a simple medium with glucose, lactate, and amino acids, all planktonic populations diversified into lineages with mutated genes common to CF infections: morA, encoding a regulator of biofilm formation, or lasR, encoding a quorum sensing regulator that modulates the expression of virulence factors. Although mutated quorum sensing is often thought to be selected in vivo due to altered virulence phenotypes or social cheating, isolates with lasR mutations demonstrated increased fitness when grown alone and outcompeted the ancestral PA14 strain. Nonsynonymous SNPs in morA increased fitness in a nutrient concentration-dependent manner during planktonic growth and surprisingly also increased biofilm production. Populations propagated in biofilm conditions also acquired mutations in loci associated with chronic infections, including lasR and cyclic-di-GMP regulators roeA and wspF. These findings demonstrate that nutrient conditions and biofilm selection are sufficient to select mutants with problematic clinical phenotypes including increased biofilm and altered quorum sensing. Importance Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces dangerous chronic infections that are known for their rapid diversification and recalcitrance to treatment. We performed evolution experiments to identify adaptations selected by two specific aspects of the CF respiratory environment: nutrient levels and surface attachment. Propagation of P. aeruginosa in nutrients present within the CF airway was sufficient to drive diversification into subpopulations with identical mutations in regulators of biofilm and quorum sensing to those arising during infection. Thus, the adaptation of opportunistic pathogens to nutrients found in the host may select mutants with phenotypes that complicate treatment and clearance of infection.
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Wright RCT, Friman VP, Smith MCM, Brockhurst MA. Functional diversity increases the efficacy of phage combinations. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2021; 167:001110. [PMID: 34850676 PMCID: PMC8743627 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Phage therapy is a promising alternative to traditional antibiotics for treating bacterial infections. Such phage-based therapeutics typically contain multiple phages, but how the efficacy of phage combinations scales with phage richness, identity and functional traits is unclear. Here, we experimentally tested the efficacy of 827 unique phage combinations ranging in phage richness from one to 12 phages. The efficacy of phage combinations increased with phage richness. However, complementarity between functionally diverse phages allowed efficacy to be maximized at lower levels of phage richness in functionally diverse combinations. These findings suggest that phage functional diversity is the key property of effective phage combinations, enabling the design of simple but effective phage therapies that overcome the practical and regulatory hurdles that limit development of more diverse phage therapy cocktails.
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- Rosanna C. T. Wright
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Biology, University of York, York, UK
- Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Anti-LPS IgA and IgG Can Inhibit Serum Killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Infect Immun 2021; 89:e0041221. [PMID: 34460286 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00412-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the principal pathogens implicated in respiratory infections of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis. Previously, we demonstrated that impaired serum-mediated killing of P. aeruginosa was associated with increased severity of respiratory infections in patients with non-CF bronchiectasis. This inhibition was mediated by high titers of O-antigen-specific IgG2 antibodies that cloak the surface of the bacteria, blocking access to the membrane. Infection-related symptomatology was ameliorated in patients by using plasmapheresis to remove the offending antibodies. To determine if these inhibitory "cloaking antibodies" were prevalent in patients with CF, we investigated 70 serum samples from patients with P. aeruginosa infection and 5 from those without P. aeruginosa infection. Of these patients, 32% had serum that inhibited the ability of healthy control serum to kill P. aeruginosa. Here, we demonstrate that this inhibition of killing requires O-antigen expression. Furthermore, we reveal that while IgG alone can inhibit the activity of healthy control serum, O-antigen-specific IgA in patient sera can also inhibit serum-killing. We found that antibody affinity, not just titer, was also important in the inhibition of serum-mediated killing. These studies provide novel insight into cloaking antibodies in human infection and may provide further options in CF and other diseases for treatment of recalcitrant P. aeruginosa infections.
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Goodyear MC, Garnier N, Krieger JR, Geddes-McAlister J, Khursigara CM. Label-free quantitative proteomics identifies unique proteomes of clinical isolates of the Liverpool Epidemic Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and laboratory strain PAO1. Proteomics Clin Appl 2021; 15:e2100062. [PMID: 34510773 DOI: 10.1002/prca.202100062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Comparative genomics and phenotypic assays have shown that antibiotic resistance profiles differ among clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and that genotype-phenotype associations are difficult to establish for resistance phenotypes based on these comparisons alone. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Here, we used label-free quantitative proteomics to compare two isolates of the Liverpool Epidemic Strain (LES) of P. aeruginosa, LESlike1 and LESB58, and the common laboratory strain P. aeruginosa PAO1 to more accurately predict functional differences between strains. RESULTS Our results show that the proteomes of the LES isolates are more similar to each other than to PAO1; however, a number of differences were observed in the abundance of proteins involved in quorum sensing, virulence, and antibiotic resistance, including in the comparison of LESlike1 and LESB58. Additionally, the proteomic data revealed a higher abundance of proteins involved in polymyxin and aminoglycoside resistance in LESlike1. Minimum inhibitory concentration assays showed that LESlike1 had up to 128-fold higher resistance to antibiotics from these classes. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide an example of the ability of proteomic data to complement genotypic and phenotypic studies to understand resistance in clinical isolates. CLINICAL RELEVANCE P. aeruginosa is a predominant pathogen in chronic lung infections in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). LES isolates are capable of transferring between CF patients and have been associated with increased hospital visits and antibiotic treatments.
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- Mara C Goodyear
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Stranahan LW, Arenas-Gamboa AM. When the Going Gets Rough: The Significance of Brucella Lipopolysaccharide Phenotype in Host-Pathogen Interactions. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:713157. [PMID: 34335551 PMCID: PMC8319746 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.713157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Brucella is a facultatively intracellular bacterial pathogen and the cause of worldwide zoonotic infections, infamous for its ability to evade the immune system and persist chronically within host cells. Despite the frequent association with attenuation in other Gram-negative bacteria, a rough lipopolysaccharide phenotype is retained by Brucella canis and Brucella ovis, which remain fully virulent in their natural canine and ovine hosts, respectively. While these natural rough strains lack the O-polysaccharide they, like their smooth counterparts, are able to evade and manipulate the host immune system by exhibiting low endotoxic activity, resisting destruction by complement and antimicrobial peptides, entering and trafficking within host cells along a similar pathway, and interfering with MHC-II antigen presentation. B. canis and B. ovis appear to have compensated for their roughness by alterations to their outer membrane, especially in regards to outer membrane proteins. B. canis, in particular, also shows evidence of being less proinflammatory in vivo, suggesting that the rough phenotype may be associated with an enhanced level of stealth that could allow these pathogens to persist for longer periods of time undetected. Nevertheless, much additional work is required to understand the correlates of immune protection against the natural rough Brucella spp., a critical step toward development of much-needed vaccines. This review will highlight the significance of rough lipopolysaccharide in the context of both natural disease and host–pathogen interactions with an emphasis on natural rough Brucella spp. and the implications for vaccine development.
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- Lauren W Stranahan
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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Sousa SA, Seixas AMM, Marques JMM, Leitão JH. Immunization and Immunotherapy Approaches against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infections. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:vaccines9060670. [PMID: 34207253 PMCID: PMC8234409 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9060670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Human infections caused by the opportunist pathogens Burkholderia cepacia complex and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are of particular concern due to their severity, their multiple antibiotic resistance, and the limited eradication efficiency of the current available treatments. New therapeutic options have been pursued, being vaccination strategies to prevent or limit these infections as a rational approach to tackle these infections. In this review, immunization and immunotherapy approaches currently available and under study against these bacterial pathogens is reviewed. Ongoing active and passive immunization clinical trials against P. aeruginosa infections is also reviewed. Novel identified bacterial targets and their possible exploitation for the development of immunization and immunotherapy strategies against P. aeruginosa and B. cepacia complex and infections are also presented and discussed.
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- Sílvia A. Sousa
- Department of Bioengineering, IBB—Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (A.M.M.S.); (J.M.M.M.)
- Associate Laboratory, i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
- Correspondence: (S.A.S.); (J.H.L.); Tel.: +351-218417688 (J.H.L.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, IBB—Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (A.M.M.S.); (J.M.M.M.)
- Associate Laboratory, i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Bioengineering, IBB—Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (A.M.M.S.); (J.M.M.M.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, IBB—Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (A.M.M.S.); (J.M.M.M.)
- Associate Laboratory, i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
- Correspondence: (S.A.S.); (J.H.L.); Tel.: +351-218417688 (J.H.L.)
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Heterogenous Susceptibility to R-Pyocins in Populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sourced from Cystic Fibrosis Lungs. mBio 2021; 12:mBio.00458-21. [PMID: 33947755 PMCID: PMC8262887 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00458-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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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Bacteriocins are proteinaceous antimicrobials produced by bacteria that are active against other strains of the same species. R-type pyocins are phage tail-like bacteriocins produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Due to their antipseudomonal activity, R-pyocins have potential as therapeutics in infection. P. aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen and is particularly problematic for individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). P. aeruginosa organisms from CF lung infections develop increasing resistance to antibiotics, making new treatment approaches essential. P. aeruginosa populations become phenotypically and genotypically diverse during infection; however, little is known of the efficacy of R-pyocins against heterogeneous populations. R-pyocins vary by subtype (R1 to R5), distinguished by binding to different residues on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Each type varies in killing spectrum, and each strain produces only one R-type. To evaluate the prevalence of different R-types, we screened P. aeruginosa strains from the International Pseudomonas Consortium Database (IPCD) and from our biobank of CF strains. We found that (i) R1-types were the most prevalent R-type among strains from respiratory sources, (ii) a large number of strains lack R-pyocin genes, and (iii) isolates collected from the same patient have the same R-type. We then assessed the impact of intrastrain diversity on R-pyocin susceptibility and found a heterogenous response to R-pyocins within populations, likely due to differences in the LPS core. Our work reveals that heterogeneous populations of microbes exhibit variable susceptibility to R-pyocins and highlights that there is likely heterogeneity in response to other types of LPS-binding antimicrobials, including phage.IMPORTANCE R-pyocins have potential as alternative therapeutics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in chronic infection; however, little is known about the efficacy of R-pyocins in heterogeneous bacterial populations. P. aeruginosa is known to become resistant to multiple antibiotics and to evolve phenotypic and genotypic diversity over time; thus, it is particularly difficult to eradicate in chronic cystic fibrosis (CF) lung infections. In this study, we found that P. aeruginosa populations from CF lungs maintain the same R-pyocin genotype but exhibit heterogeneity in susceptibility to R-pyocins from other strains. Our findings suggest there is heterogeneity in response to other types of LPS-binding antimicrobials, such as phage, highlighting the necessity of further studying the potential of LPS-binding antimicrobial particles as alternative therapies in chronic infections.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa adaptation and evolution in patients with cystic fibrosis. Nat Rev Microbiol 2021; 19:331-342. [PMID: 33214718 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-020-00477-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Intense genome sequencing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis (CF) airways has shown inefficient eradication of the infecting bacteria, as well as previously undocumented patient-to-patient transmission of adapted clones. However, genome sequencing has limited potential as a predictor of chronic infection and of the adaptive state during infection, and thus there is increasing interest in linking phenotypic traits to the genome sequences. Phenotypic information ranges from genome-wide transcriptomic analysis of patient samples to determination of more specific traits associated with metabolic changes, stress responses, antibiotic resistance and tolerance, biofilm formation and slow growth. Environmental conditions in the CF lung shape both genetic and phenotypic changes of P. aeruginosa during infection. In this Review, we discuss the adaptive and evolutionary trajectories that lead to early diversification and late convergence, which enable P. aeruginosa to succeed in this niche, and we point out how knowledge of these biological features may be used to guide diagnosis and therapy.
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Defining the Mechanistic Correlates of Protection Conferred by Whole-Cell Vaccination against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Acute Murine Pneumonia. Infect Immun 2021; 89:IAI.00451-20. [PMID: 33199354 PMCID: PMC7822147 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00451-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative pathogen that causes severe pulmonary infections associated with high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. The development of a vaccine against P. aeruginosa could help prevent infections caused by this highly antibiotic-resistant microorganism. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative pathogen that causes severe pulmonary infections associated with high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. The development of a vaccine against P. aeruginosa could help prevent infections caused by this highly antibiotic-resistant microorganism. We propose that identifying the vaccine-induced correlates of protection against P. aeruginosa will facilitate the development of a vaccine against this pathogen. In this study, we investigated the mechanistic correlates of protection of a curdlan-adjuvanted P. aeruginosa whole-cell vaccine (WCV) delivered intranasally. The WCV significantly decreased bacterial loads in the respiratory tract after intranasal P. aeruginosa challenge and raised antigen-specific antibody titers. To study the role of B and T cells during vaccination, anti-CD4, -CD8, and -CD20 depletions were performed prior to WCV vaccination and boosting. The depletion of CD4+, CD8+, or CD20+ cells had no impact on the bacterial burden in mock-vaccinated animals. However, depletion of CD20+ B cells, but not CD8+ or CD4+ T cells, led to the loss of vaccine-mediated bacterial clearance. Also, passive immunization with serum from WCV group mice alone protected naive mice against P. aeruginosa, supporting the role of antibodies in clearing P. aeruginosa. We observed that in the absence of T cell-dependent antibody production, mice vaccinated with the WCV were still able to reduce bacterial loads. Our results collectively highlight the importance of the humoral immune response for protection against P. aeruginosa and suggest that the production of T cell-independent antibodies may be sufficient for bacterial clearance induced by whole-cell P. aeruginosa vaccination.
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Harrison JJ, Almblad H, Irie Y, Wolter DJ, Eggleston HC, Randall TE, Kitzman JO, Stackhouse B, Emerson JC, Mcnamara S, Larsen TJ, Shendure J, Hoffman LR, Wozniak DJ, Parsek MR. Elevated exopolysaccharide levels in Pseudomonas aeruginosa flagellar mutants have implications for biofilm growth and chronic infections. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008848. [PMID: 32530919 PMCID: PMC7314104 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonizes the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, causing infections that can last for decades. During the course of these infections, P. aeruginosa undergoes a number of genetic adaptations. One such adaptation is the loss of swimming motility functions. Another involves the formation of the rugose small colony variant (RSCV) phenotype, which is characterized by overproduction of the exopolysaccharides Pel and Psl. Here, we provide evidence that the two adaptations are linked. Using random transposon mutagenesis, we discovered that flagellar mutations are linked to the RSCV phenotype. We found that flagellar mutants overexpressed Pel and Psl in a surface-contact dependent manner. Genetic analyses revealed that flagellar mutants were selected for at high frequencies in biofilms, and that Pel and Psl expression provided the primary fitness benefit in this environment. Suppressor mutagenesis of flagellar RSCVs indicated that Psl overexpression required the mot genes, suggesting that the flagellum stator proteins function in a surface-dependent regulatory pathway for exopolysaccharide biosynthesis. Finally, we identified flagellar mutant RSCVs among CF isolates. The CF environment has long been known to select for flagellar mutants, with the classic interpretation being that the fitness benefit gained relates to an impairment of the host immune system to target a bacterium lacking a flagellum. Our new findings lead us to propose that exopolysaccharide production is a key gain-of-function phenotype that offers a new way to interpret the fitness benefits of these mutations. Microbiologists have known for decades that Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutates during chronic respiratory infection of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. One of the most reported functions lost during these infections is flagellar motility. A long-standing interpretation of this observation is that the flagellum is disadvantageous for the bacterium in the CF environment. We report the surprising finding that mutation of a wide range of flagellar genes results in the overproduction of the biofilm matrix polysaccharides Psl and Pel. We propose, therefore, that flagellar mutations represent a gain-of-function that would help the bacterium to form biofilms and persist in the CF airways.
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- Joe J Harrison
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Department of Microbiology, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Department of Microbiology, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Lipid-Protein and Protein-Protein Interactions in the Pulmonary Surfactant System and Their Role in Lung Homeostasis. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21103708. [PMID: 32466119 PMCID: PMC7279303 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pulmonary surfactant is a lipid/protein complex synthesized by the alveolar epithelium and secreted into the airspaces, where it coats and protects the large respiratory air–liquid interface. Surfactant, assembled as a complex network of membranous structures, integrates elements in charge of reducing surface tension to a minimum along the breathing cycle, thus maintaining a large surface open to gas exchange and also protecting the lung and the body from the entrance of a myriad of potentially pathogenic entities. Different molecules in the surfactant establish a multivalent crosstalk with the epithelium, the immune system and the lung microbiota, constituting a crucial platform to sustain homeostasis, under health and disease. This review summarizes some of the most important molecules and interactions within lung surfactant and how multiple lipid–protein and protein–protein interactions contribute to the proper maintenance of an operative respiratory surface.
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Lucas R, Hadizamani Y, Gonzales J, Gorshkov B, Bodmer T, Berthiaume Y, Moehrlen U, Lode H, Huwer H, Hudel M, Mraheil MA, Toque HAF, Chakraborty T, Hamacher J. Impact of Bacterial Toxins in the Lungs. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12040223. [PMID: 32252376 PMCID: PMC7232160 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12040223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Bacterial toxins play a key role in the pathogenesis of lung disease. Based on their structural and functional properties, they employ various strategies to modulate lung barrier function and to impair host defense in order to promote infection. Although in general, these toxins target common cellular signaling pathways and host compartments, toxin- and cell-specific effects have also been reported. Toxins can affect resident pulmonary cells involved in alveolar fluid clearance (AFC) and barrier function through impairing vectorial Na+ transport and through cytoskeletal collapse, as such, destroying cell-cell adhesions. The resulting loss of alveolar-capillary barrier integrity and fluid clearance capacity will induce capillary leak and foster edema formation, which will in turn impair gas exchange and endanger the survival of the host. Toxins modulate or neutralize protective host cell mechanisms of both the innate and adaptive immunity response during chronic infection. In particular, toxins can either recruit or kill central players of the lung's innate immune responses to pathogenic attacks, i.e., alveolar macrophages (AMs) and neutrophils. Pulmonary disorders resulting from these toxin actions include, e.g., acute lung injury (ALI), the acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS), and severe pneumonia. When acute infection converts to persistence, i.e., colonization and chronic infection, lung diseases, such as bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis (CF) can arise. The aim of this review is to discuss the impact of bacterial toxins in the lungs and the resulting outcomes for pathogenesis, their roles in promoting bacterial dissemination, and bacterial survival in disease progression.
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- Rudolf Lucas
- Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA;
- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA;
- Department of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA;
- Correspondence: (R.L.); (J.H.); Tel.: +41-31-300-35-00 (J.H.)
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- Lungen-und Atmungsstiftung, Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland;
- Pneumology, Clinic for General Internal Medicine, Lindenhofspital Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA;
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA;
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- Labormedizinisches Zentrum Dr. Risch, Waldeggstr. 37 CH-3097 Liebefeld, Switzerland;
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada;
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- Pediatric Surgery, University Children’s Hospital, Zürich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH-8032 Zürch, Switzerland;
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- Insitut für klinische Pharmakologie, Charité, Universitätsklinikum Berlin, Reichsstrasse 2, D-14052 Berlin, Germany;
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Voelklingen Heart Center, 66333 Voelklingen/Saar, Germany;
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- Justus-Liebig-University, Biomedical Research Centre Seltersberg, Schubertstr. 81, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.H.); (M.A.M.); (T.C.)
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- Justus-Liebig-University, Biomedical Research Centre Seltersberg, Schubertstr. 81, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.H.); (M.A.M.); (T.C.)
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA;
- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA;
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- Justus-Liebig-University, Biomedical Research Centre Seltersberg, Schubertstr. 81, 35392 Giessen, Germany; (M.H.); (M.A.M.); (T.C.)
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- Lungen-und Atmungsstiftung, Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland;
- Pneumology, Clinic for General Internal Medicine, Lindenhofspital Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
- Medical Clinic V-Pneumology, Allergology, Intensive Care Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saarland University, University Medical Centre of the Saarland, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saarland University, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
- Correspondence: (R.L.); (J.H.); Tel.: +41-31-300-35-00 (J.H.)
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Tyrrell J, Harvey BJ. Sexual dimorphism in the microbiology of the CF 'Gender Gap': Estrogen modulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence. Steroids 2020; 156:108575. [PMID: 31901423 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2019.108575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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There is increasing evidence for sexual dimorphism of estrogen (E2) actions in the exacerbation of lung function, infection and inflammation in females with cystic fibrosis - the so-called "CF gender gap". The effects of estrogen on virulence factors that enhance P. aeruginosa persistence in CF lung epithelium were investigated by phenotypic and chemical assays in various PsA clinical isolates and laboratory strains in isolation or in co-culture with normal (Nuli-1) and CF dPhe508-CFTR (CuFi-1) human bronchial epithelial cell lines. Estrogen (E2, 10 nM) significantly increased secretion of the virulence factor pyocyanin by 80% in PsA early infection isolates from female CF patients and by 280% in late infection PsA isolates. Estrogen also increased the swarming motility by up to 50% in all PsA isolates and strains tested in 0.5% agar. A significant increase of 110% in the twitching motility of all PsA isolates and strains tested was also observed with estrogen treatment. Treatment with E2 increased biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa PsAO1 which became more adherent to, and invasive into, normal and CF bronchial epithelial cells. The selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), Tamoxifen and ICI 182780 inhibited P. aeruginosa motility. The potency of various steroid hormones to stimulate motility of P. aeruginosa was in the order; estradiol ≫ estrone > E3 estriol ≥ testosterone ≥ progesterone ≫ aldosterone, cortisol. Estrogen was also shown to reduce ciliary beat intensity in CF bronchial epithelium which would further exacerbate PsA trapping and virulence in the CF airways. In conclusion, we have demonstrated for the first time that estrogen exacerbates P. aeruginosa virulence factors and enhances bacterial interactions with CF bronchial epithelium which can be inhibited by tamoxifen. Our work suggests that SERMs could be used as an adjuvant treatment to reduce estrogen-induced P. aeruginosa infections and associated lung exacerbations in females with CF.
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- Jean Tyrrell
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; National Children's Research Centre, Crumlin Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Centro de Estudios Científicos (CECs), Valdivia, Chile.
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Antibody Binding to the O-Specific Antigen of Pseudomonas aeruginosa O6 Inhibits Cell Growth. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020; 64:AAC.02168-19. [PMID: 32015038 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02168-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that is inherently resistant to many antibiotics and represents an increasing threat due to the emergence of drug-resistant strains. There is a pressing need to develop innovative antimicrobials against this pathogen. In this study, we identified the O-specific antigen (OSA) of P. aeruginosa serotype O6 as a novel target for therapeutic intervention. Binding of monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments therefrom to O6 OSA leads to rapid outer membrane destabilization and inhibition of cell growth. The antimicrobial effect correlated directly with antibody affinity. Antibody binding to the O antigen of a second lipopolysaccharide (LPS) type present in P. aeruginosa or to the LPS core did not affect cell viability. Atomic force microscopy showed that antibody binding to OSA resulted in early flagellum loss, formation of membrane blebs, and eventually complete outer membrane loss. We hypothesize that antibody binding to OSA disrupts a key interaction in the P. aeruginosa outer membrane.
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Multidrug Adaptive Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Swarming Cells. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020; 64:AAC.01999-19. [PMID: 31844008 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01999-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Swarming surface motility is a complex adaptation leading to multidrug antibiotic resistance and virulence factor production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Here, we expanded previous studies to demonstrate that under swarming conditions, P. aeruginosa PA14 is more resistant to multiple antibiotics, including aminoglycosides, β-lactams, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and macrolides, than swimming cells, but is not more resistant to polymyxin B. We investigated the mechanism(s) of swarming-mediated antibiotic resistance by examining the transcriptomes of swarming cells and swarming cells treated with tobramycin by transcriptomics (RNA-Seq) and reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR). RNA-Seq of swarming cells (versus swimming) revealed 1,581 dysregulated genes, including 104 transcriptional regulators, two-component systems, and sigma factors, numerous upregulated virulence and iron acquisition factors, and downregulated ribosomal genes. Strain PA14 mutants in resistome genes that were dysregulated under swarming conditions were tested for their ability to swarm in the presence of tobramycin. In total, 41 mutants in genes dysregulated under swarming conditions were shown to be more resistant to tobramycin under swarming conditions, indicating that swarming-mediated tobramycin resistance was multideterminant. Focusing on two genes downregulated under swarming conditions, both prtN and wbpW mutants were more resistant to tobramycin, while the prtN mutant was additionally resistant to trimethoprim under swarming conditions; complementation of these mutants restored susceptibility. RNA-Seq of swarming cells treated with subinhibitory concentrations of tobramycin revealed the upregulation of the multidrug efflux pump MexXY and downregulation of virulence factors.
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Redero M, López-Causapé C, Aznar J, Oliver A, Blázquez J, Prieto AI. Susceptibility to R-pyocins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from cystic fibrosis patients. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 73:2770-2776. [PMID: 30052973 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background The appearance and dissemination of MDR among pathogenic bacteria has forced the search for new antimicrobials. Bacteriocins have been proposed as potential alternatives for the treatment of infections due to multiresistant strains. Objectives To analyse the activity of R-pyocins against clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from patients with cystic fibrosis and other sources and evaluate them as a potential adjuvant or alternative to the current antibiotic treatment. Methods The activity of R-pyocins against 150 strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis or bacteraemia was studied through spot assay. Interactions between R-pyocins and antipseudomonal agents were quantitatively studied by the chequerboard method. Results The proportion of P. aeruginosa isolates susceptible to R-pyocins was found to be higher in cystic fibrosis isolates compared with bacteraemia isolates (79.41% versus 50%). Moreover, no interactions were found between common antipseudomonal agents and R-pyocin susceptibility, except for the ST175 high-risk clone. Conclusions Our results highlight the possibility of using R-pyocins as therapeutic agents, alone or as adjuvants, against P. aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis.
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- Mar Redero
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain.,Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.,Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología y Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain.,Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.,Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología y Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain.,Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.,Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain.,Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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Klockgether J, Cramer N, Fischer S, Wiehlmann L, Tümmler B. Long-Term Microevolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Differs between Mildly and Severely Affected Cystic Fibrosis Lungs. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2019; 59:246-256. [PMID: 29470920 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2017-0356oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Chronic airway infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa determine morbidity in most individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). P. aeruginosa may persist for decades in CF lungs, which provides a rare opportunity to study the long-term within-host evolution of a bacterial airway pathogen. In this work, we sought to resolve the genetic adaptation of P. aeruginosa in CF lungs from the onset of colonization until the patient's death or permanent replacement by another P. aeruginosa clone. We followed the microevolution of the first persisting P. aeruginosa clone by whole-genome sequencing of serial isolates from highly divergent clinical courses of airway infection, i.e., a fatal outcome because of respiratory insufficiency within less than 15 years, or a rather normal daily life 25-35 years after acquisition of P. aeruginosa. Nonneutral mutations predominantly emerged in P. aeruginosa genes relevant for protection against and communication with signals from the lung environment, i.e., antibiotic resistance, cell wall components, and two-component systems. Drastic and loss-of-function mutations preferentially happened during the severe courses of infection, and the bacterial lineages of the mild courses more proficiently incorporated extra metabolic genes into their accessory genome. P. aeruginosa followed different evolutionary paths depending on whether the bacterium had taken up residence in a patient with CF and normal or already compromised lung function.
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- Jens Klockgether
- 1 Clinical Research Group "Molecular Pathology of Cystic Fibrosis," Clinic for Pediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, and
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- 1 Clinical Research Group "Molecular Pathology of Cystic Fibrosis," Clinic for Pediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, and
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- 1 Clinical Research Group "Molecular Pathology of Cystic Fibrosis," Clinic for Pediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, and
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- 1 Clinical Research Group "Molecular Pathology of Cystic Fibrosis," Clinic for Pediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, and.,2 Research Core Unit Genomics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; and
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- 1 Clinical Research Group "Molecular Pathology of Cystic Fibrosis," Clinic for Pediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, and.,3 Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany
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Torrens G, Barceló IM, Pérez-Gallego M, Escobar-Salom M, Tur-Gracia S, Munar-Bestard M, González-Nicolau MDM, Cabrera-Venegas YJ, Rigo-Rumbos EN, Cabot G, López-Causapé C, Rojo-Molinero E, Oliver A, Juan C. Profiling the susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from acute and chronic infections to cell-wall-targeting immune proteins. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3575. [PMID: 30837659 PMCID: PMC6401076 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40440-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In the current scenario of high antibiotic resistance, the search for therapeutic options against Pseudomonas aeruginosa must be approached from different perspectives: cell-wall biology as source of bacterial weak points and our immune system as source of weapons. Our recent study suggests that once the permeability barrier has been overcome, the activity of our cell-wall-targeting immune proteins is notably enhanced, more in mutants with impaired peptidoglycan recycling. The present work aims at analyzing the activity of these proteins [lysozyme and Peptidoglycan-Recognition-Proteins (PGLYRPs)], alone or with a permeabilizer (subinhibitory colistin) in clinical strains, along with other features related to the cell-wall. We compared the most relevant and complementary scenarios: acute (bacteremia) and chronic infections [early/late isolates from lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients]. Although a low activity of lysozyme/PGLYRPs per se (except punctual highly susceptible strains) was found, the colistin addition significantly increased their activity regardless of the strains’ colistin resistance levels. Our results show increased susceptibility in late CF isolates, suggesting that CF adaptation renders P. aeruginosa more vulnerable to proteins targeting the cell-wall. Thus, our work suggests that attacking some P. aeruginosa cell-wall biology-related elements to increase the activity of our innate weapons could be a promising therapeutic strategy.
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- Gabriel Torrens
- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitari Son Espases-Institut de Investigació Sanitària de Balears (IdISBa), Palma, Spain.
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McCurtain JL, Gilbertsen AJ, Evert C, Williams BJ, Hunter RC. Agmatine accumulation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates confers antibiotic tolerance and dampens host inflammation. J Med Microbiol 2019; 68:446-455. [PMID: 30688634 PMCID: PMC7423162 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In the cystic fibrosis (CF) airways, Pseudomonas aeruginosa undergoes diverse physiological changes in response to inflammation, antibiotic pressure, oxidative stress and a dynamic bioavailable nutrient pool. These include loss-of-function mutations that result in reduced virulence, altered metabolism and other phenotypes that are thought to confer a selective advantage for long-term persistence. Recently, clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa that hyperproduce agmatine (decarboxylated arginine) were cultured from individuals with CF. Sputum concentrations of this metabolite were also shown to correlate with disease severity. This raised the question of whether agmatine accumulation might also confer a selective advantage for P. aeruginosa during chronic colonization of the lung. METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS We screened a library of P. aeruginosa CF clinical isolates and found that ~5 % of subjects harboured isolates with an agmatine hyperproducing phenotype. Agmatine accumulation was a direct result of mutations in aguA, encoding the arginine deiminase that catalyses the conversion of agmatine into various polyamines. We also found that agmatine hyperproducing isolates (aguA-) had increased tolerance to the cationic antibiotics gentamicin, tobramycin and colistin relative to their chromosomally complemented strains (aguA+). Finally, we revealed that agmatine diminishes IL-8 production by airway epithelial cells in response to bacterial infection, with a consequent decrease in neutrophil recruitment to the murine airways in an acute pneumonia model. CONCLUSION These data highlight a potential new role for bacterial-derived agmatine that may have important consequences for the long-term persistence of P. aeruginosa in the CF airways.
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- Jennifer L. McCurtain
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
- Present address: Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
- Present address: HealthEast, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Saint Paul, MN 55102, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Detection of mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa, characterized by the overproduction of alginate, is correlated with the establishment of a chronic pulmonary infection and disease progression in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). In addition to the overproduction of alginate, loss of O antigen lipopolysaccharide production is also selected for in chronic infection isolates. In this study, we have identified the regulatory network that inversely regulates O antigen and alginate production. Understanding the regulation of these chronic phenotypes will elucidate mechanisms that are important for the establishment of a long-term P. aeruginosa lung infection and ultimately provide an opportunity for intervention. Preventing P. aeruginosa from chronically adapting to the CF lung environment could provide a better outcome for people who are infected. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes chronic lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Chronic P. aeruginosa isolates generally do not express O antigen and often have a mucoid phenotype, which is characterized by the overproduction of the exopolysaccharide alginate. Therefore, O antigen expression and the mucoid phenotype may be coordinately regulated upon chronic adaption to the CF lung. Here we demonstrate that PDO300, a mucoid strain derived from the nonmucoid laboratory isolate PAO1, does not produce very long O antigen due to decreased expression of Wzz2, the very long O antigen chain length control protein, and that mucoid clinical isolates express reduced levels of Wzz2 compared to nonmucoid isolates. Further, we show that forcing the expression of very long O antigen by PDO300, by providing wzz2 in trans, does not alter alginate production, suggesting that sugar precursors are not limited between the two biosynthesis pathways. Moreover, we confirm that AmrZ, a transcription factor highly expressed in mucoid strains, is a negative regulator of wzz2 promoter activity and very long O antigen expression. These experiments identify the first transcriptional regulator of O antigen chain length in P. aeruginosa and support a model where transition to a chronic mucoid phenotype is correlated with downregulation of very long O antigen through decreased Wzz2 production.
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Lorenz A, Preuße M, Bruchmann S, Pawar V, Grahl N, Pils MC, Nolan LM, Filloux A, Weiss S, Häussler S. Importance of flagella in acute and chronicPseudomonas aeruginosainfections. Environ Microbiol 2018; 21:883-897. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Anne Lorenz
- Institute of Molecular BacteriologyHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research Braunschweig Germany
- Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE GmbHCenter for Clinical and Experimental Infection Research Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Molecular BacteriologyHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research Braunschweig Germany
- Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE GmbHCenter for Clinical and Experimental Infection Research Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Molecular BacteriologyHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research Braunschweig Germany
- Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE GmbHCenter for Clinical and Experimental Infection Research Hannover Germany
- Wellcome Sanger Institute Cambridge UK
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- Institute of Molecular BacteriologyHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research Braunschweig Germany
- Institute of Immunology, Medical School Hannover Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Molecular BacteriologyHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research Braunschweig Germany
- Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE GmbHCenter for Clinical and Experimental Infection Research Hannover Germany
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- Mouse PathologyAnimal Experimental Unit, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Braunschweig Germany
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection (CMBI), Department of Life SciencesImperial College London London UK
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection (CMBI), Department of Life SciencesImperial College London London UK
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- Institute of Immunology, Medical School Hannover Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Molecular BacteriologyHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research Braunschweig Germany
- Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE GmbHCenter for Clinical and Experimental Infection Research Hannover Germany
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Fenker DE, McDaniel CT, Panmanee W, Panos RJ, Sorscher EJ, Sabusap C, Clancy JP, Hassett DJ. A Comparison between Two Pathophysiologically Different yet Microbiologically Similar Lung Diseases: Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND PULMONARY MEDICINE 2018; 5:098. [PMID: 30627668 PMCID: PMC6322854 DOI: 10.23937/2378-3516/1410098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic pulmonary diseases that affect ~70,000 and 251 million individuals worldwide, respectively. Although these two diseases have distinctly different pathophysiologies, both cause chronic respiratory insufficiency that erodes quality of life and causes significant morbidity and eventually death. In both CF and COPD, the respiratory microbiome plays a major contributing role in disease progression and morbidity. Pulmonary pathogens can differ dramatically during various stages of each disease and frequently cause acute worsening of lung function due to disease exacerbation. Despite some similarities, outcome and timing/type of exacerbation can also be quite different between CF and COPD. Given these clinical distinctions, both patients and physicians should be aware of emerging therapeutic options currently being offered or in development for the treatment of lung infections in individuals with CF and COPD. Although interventions are available that prolong life and mitigate morbidity, neither disorder is curable. Both acute and chronic pulmonary infections contribute to an inexorable downward course and may trigger exacerbations, culminating in loss of lung function or respiratory failure. Knowledge of the pulmonary pathogens causing these infections, their clinical presentation, consequences, and management are, therefore, critical. In this review, we compare and contrast CF and COPD, including underlying causes, general outcomes, features of the lung microbiome, and potential treatment strategies.
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- Daniel E Fenker
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, USA
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Faure E, Kwong K, Nguyen D. Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Chronic Lung Infections: How to Adapt Within the Host? Front Immunol 2018; 9:2416. [PMID: 30405616 PMCID: PMC6204374 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Bacteria that readily adapt to different natural environments, can also exploit this versatility upon infection of the host to persist. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium, is harmless to healthy individuals, and yet a formidable opportunistic pathogen in compromised hosts. When pathogenic, P. aeruginosa causes invasive and highly lethal disease in certain compromised hosts. In others, such as individuals with the genetic disease cystic fibrosis, this pathogen causes chronic lung infections which persist for decades. During chronic lung infections, P. aeruginosa adapts to the host environment by evolving toward a state of reduced bacterial invasiveness that favors bacterial persistence without causing overwhelming host injury. Host responses to chronic P. aeruginosa infections are complex and dynamic, ranging from vigorous activation of innate immune responses that are ineffective at eradicating the infecting bacteria, to relative host tolerance and dampened activation of host immunity. This review will examine how P. aeruginosa subverts host defenses and modulates immune and inflammatory responses during chronic infection. This dynamic interplay between host and pathogen is a major determinant in the pathogenesis of chronic P. aeruginosa lung infections.
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- Emmanuel Faure
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Parkins MD, Somayaji R, Waters VJ. Epidemiology, Biology, and Impact of Clonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections in Cystic Fibrosis. Clin Microbiol Rev 2018; 31:e00019-18. [PMID: 30158299 PMCID: PMC6148191 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00019-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Chronic lower airway infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in individuals suffering from the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF). Whereas it was long presumed that each patient independently acquired unique strains of P. aeruginosa present in their living environment, multiple studies have since demonstrated that shared strains of P. aeruginosa exist among individuals with CF. Many of these shared strains, often referred to as clonal or epidemic strains, can be transmitted from one CF individual to another, potentially reaching epidemic status. Numerous epidemic P. aeruginosa strains have been described from different parts of the world and are often associated with an antibiotic-resistant phenotype. Importantly, infection with these strains often portends a worse prognosis than for infection with nonclonal strains, including an increased pulmonary exacerbation rate, exaggerated lung function decline, and progression to end-stage lung disease. This review describes the global epidemiology of clonal P. aeruginosa strains in CF and summarizes the current literature regarding the underlying biology and clinical impact of globally important CF clones. Mechanisms associated with patient-to-patient transmission are discussed, and best-evidence practices to prevent infections are highlighted. Preventing new infections with epidemic P. aeruginosa strains is of paramount importance in mitigating CF disease progression.
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- Michael D Parkins
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Translational Medicine, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Entropically driven aggregation of bacteria by host polymers promotes antibiotic tolerance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:10780-10785. [PMID: 30275316 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1806005115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Bacteria causing chronic infections are generally observed living in cell aggregates suspended in polymer-rich host secretions, and bacterial phenotypes induced by aggregated growth may be key factors in chronic infection pathogenesis. Bacterial aggregation is commonly thought of as a consequence of biofilm formation; however the mechanisms producing aggregation in vivo remain unclear. Here we show that polymers that are abundant at chronic infection sites cause bacteria to aggregate by the depletion aggregation mechanism, which does not require biofilm formation functions. Depletion aggregation is mediated by entropic forces between uncharged or like-charged polymers and particles (e.g., bacteria). Our experiments also indicate that depletion aggregation of bacteria induces marked antibiotic tolerance that was dependent on the SOS response, a stress response activated by genotoxic stress. These findings raise the possibility that targeting conditions that promote depletion aggregation or mechanisms of depletion-mediated tolerance could lead to new therapeutic approaches to combat chronic bacterial infections.
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Mixed bacterial responses to dust exposure in an A549 eukaryotic co-culture. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:9759-9770. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9322-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Gagné-Thivierge C, Barbeau J, Levesque RC, Charette SJ. A new approach to study attached biofilms and floating communities from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains of various origins reveals diverse effects of divalent ions. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2018; 365:5044545. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Cynthia Gagné-Thivierge
- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
- Département de biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio-informatique, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
- Département de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec city, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
- Département de biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio-informatique, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
- Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada
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Heparinase Is Essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence during Thermal Injury and Infection. Infect Immun 2017; 86:IAI.00755-17. [PMID: 29061710 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00755-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major cause of sepsis in severely burned patients. If it is not eradicated from the wound, it translocates to the bloodstream, causing sepsis, multiorgan failure, and death. We recently described the P. aeruginosa heparinase-encoding gene, hepP, whose expression was significantly enhanced when P. aeruginosa strain UCBPP_PA14 (PA14) was grown in whole blood from severely burned patients. Further analysis demonstrated that hepP contributed to the in vivo virulence of PA14 in the Caenorhabditis elegans model. In this study, we utilized the murine model of thermal injury to examine the contribution of hepP to the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa during burn wound infection. Mutation of hepP reduced the rate of mortality from 100% for mice infected with PA14 to 7% for mice infected with PA14::hepP While comparable numbers of PA14 and PA14::hepP bacteria were recovered from infected skin, only PA14 was recovered from the livers and spleens of infected mice. Despite its inability to spread systemically, PA14::hepP formed perivascular cuffs around the blood vessels within the skin of the thermally injured/infected mice. Intraperitoneal inoculation of the thermally injured mice, bypassing the need for translocation, produced similar results. The rate of mortality for mice infected with PA14::hepP was 0%, whereas it was 66% for mice infected with PA14. As before, only PA14 was recovered from the livers and spleens of infected mice. These results suggest that hepP plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of PA14 during burn wound infection, most likely by contributing to PA14 survival in the bloodstream of the thermally injured mouse during sepsis.
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Demirdjian S, Schutz K, Wargo MJ, Lam JS, Berwin B. The effect of loss of O-antigen ligase on phagocytic susceptibility of motile and non-motile Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Immunol 2017; 92:106-115. [PMID: 29059582 PMCID: PMC5694364 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa undergoes adaptation and selection over the course of chronic respiratory tract infections which results in repeatedly-observed phenotypic changes that are proposed to enable its persistence. Two of the clinically significant P. aeruginosa phenotypic changes are loss of flagellar motility and modifications to LPS structure, including loss of O-antigen expression. The effect of loss of O-antigen, frequently described as conversion from smooth to rough LPS, and the combined effect of loss of motility and O-antigen on phagocytic susceptibility by immune cells remain unknown. To address this, we generated genetic deletion mutants of waaL, which encodes the O-antigen ligase responsible for linking O-antigen to lipid A-core oligosaccharide, in both motile and non-motile P. aeruginosa strains. With the use of these bacterial strains we provide the first demonstration that, despite a progressive selection for P. aeruginosa with rough LPS during chronic pulmonary infections, loss of the LPS O-antigen does not confer phagocytic resistance in vitro. However, use of the waaLmotABmotCD mutant revealed that loss of motility confers resistance to phagocytosis regardless of the smooth or rough LPS phenotype. These findings reveal how the O-antigen of P. aeruginosa can influence bacterial clearance during infection and expand our current knowledge about the impact of bacterial phenotypic changes during chronic infection.
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- Sally Demirdjian
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, 03756 USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, 05405 USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, 05405 USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, 03756 USA.
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Olszak T, Shneider MM, Latka A, Maciejewska B, Browning C, Sycheva LV, Cornelissen A, Danis-Wlodarczyk K, Senchenkova SN, Shashkov AS, Gula G, Arabski M, Wasik S, Miroshnikov KA, Lavigne R, Leiman PG, Knirel YA, Drulis-Kawa Z. The O-specific polysaccharide lyase from the phage LKA1 tailspike reduces Pseudomonas virulence. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16302. [PMID: 29176754 PMCID: PMC5701251 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16411-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas phage LKA1 of the subfamily Autographivirinae encodes a tailspike protein (LKA1gp49) which binds and cleaves B-band LPS (O-specific antigen, OSA) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. The crystal structure of LKA1gp49 catalytic domain consists of a beta-helix, an insertion domain and a C-terminal discoidin-like domain. The putative substrate binding and processing site is located on the face of the beta-helix whereas the C-terminal domain is likely involved in carbohydrates binding. NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry analyses of degraded LPS (OSA) fragments show an O5 serotype-specific polysaccharide lyase specificity. LKA1gp49 reduces virulence in an in vivo Galleria mellonella infection model and sensitizes P. aeruginosa to serum complement activity. This enzyme causes biofilm degradation and does not affect the activity of ciprofloxacin and gentamicin. This is the first comprehensive report on LPS-degrading lyase derived from a Pseudomonas phage. Biological properties reveal a potential towards its applications in antimicrobial design and as a microbiological or biotechnological tool.
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- Tomasz Olszak
- Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 51-148, Poland
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia
- University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, Galveston, TX, 77555-0647, USA
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- Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 51-148, Poland
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- Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 51-148, Poland
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- Affinivax Inc., Cambridge, 02139-3543, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 51-148, Poland
- Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 51-148, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Biology, The Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, 25-406, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Physics, Institute of Physics, The Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, 25-406, Poland
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, Galveston, TX, 77555-0647, USA
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 51-148, Poland.
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Vieira F, Kung JW, Bhatti F. Structure, genetics and function of the pulmonary associated surfactant proteins A and D: The extra-pulmonary role of these C type lectins. Ann Anat 2017; 211:184-201. [PMID: 28351530 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The collectins family encompasses several collagenous Ca2+-dependent defense lectins that are described as pathogen recognition molecules. They play an important role in both adaptive and innate immunity. Surfactant proteins A and D are two of these proteins which were initially discovered in association with surfactant in the pulmonary system. The structure, immune and inflammatory functions, and genetic variations have been well described in relation to their roles, function and pathophysiology in the pulmonary system. Subsequently, these proteins have been discovered in a wide range of other organs and organ systems. The role of these proteins outside the pulmonary system is currently an active area of research. This review intends to provide a current overview of the genetics, structure and extra-pulmonary functions of the surfactant collectin proteins.
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- Frederico Vieira
- Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.
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- Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.
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- Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States; Department of Ophthalmology, Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States; Oklahoma Center for Neurosciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.
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Shea AA, Bernhards RC, Cote CK, Chase CJ, Koehler JW, Klimko CP, Ladner JT, Rozak DA, Wolcott MJ, Fetterer DP, Kern SJ, Koroleva GI, Lovett SP, Palacios GF, Toothman RG, Bozue JA, Worsham PL, Welkos SL. Two stable variants of Burkholderia pseudomallei strain MSHR5848 express broadly divergent in vitro phenotypes associated with their virulence differences. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0171363. [PMID: 28187198 PMCID: PMC5302386 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp), the agent of melioidosis, causes disease ranging from acute and rapidly fatal to protracted and chronic. Bp is highly infectious by aerosol, can cause severe disease with nonspecific symptoms, and is naturally resistant to multiple antibiotics. However, no vaccine exists. Unlike many Bp strains, which exhibit random variability in traits such as colony morphology, Bp strain MSHR5848 exhibited two distinct and relatively stable colony morphologies on sheep blood agar plates: a smooth, glossy, pale yellow colony and a flat, rough, white colony. Passage of the two variants, designated "Smooth" and "Rough", under standard laboratory conditions produced cultures composed of > 99.9% of the single corresponding type; however, both could switch to the other type at different frequencies when incubated in certain nutritionally stringent or stressful growth conditions. These MSHR5848 derivatives were extensively characterized to identify variant-associated differences. Microscopic and colony morphology differences on six differential media were observed and only the Rough variant metabolized sugars in selective agar. Antimicrobial susceptibilities and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) features were characterized and phenotype microarray profiles revealed distinct metabolic and susceptibility disparities between the variants. Results using the phenotype microarray system narrowed the 1,920 substrates to a subset which differentiated the two variants. Smooth grew more rapidly in vitro than Rough, yet the latter exhibited a nearly 10-fold lower lethal dose for mice than Smooth. Finally, the Smooth variant was phagocytosed and replicated to a greater extent and was more cytotoxic than Rough in macrophages. In contrast, multiple locus sequence type (MLST) analysis, ribotyping, and whole genome sequence analysis demonstrated the variants' genetic conservation; only a single consistent genetic difference between the two was identified for further study. These distinct differences shown by two variants of a Bp strain will be leveraged to better understand the mechanism of Bp phenotypic variability and to possibly identify in vitro markers of infection.
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- A. A. Shea
- Diagnostic Systems Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Diagnostic Systems Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Diagnostic Systems Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Diagnostic Systems Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Diagnostic Systems Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Biostatistical Services Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Biostatistical Services Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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Review: Conserved and variable structural features in the lipopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519060120060201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The review is devoted to recent progress in the structural elucidation of the lipopolysaccharide of the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, including O-antigen biological repeats, core oligosaccharide, and lipid A. Data on biosynthesis, genetics and serology of the lipopolysaccharide isolated from various P. aeruginosa O-serogroups are discussed in relation to the chemical structures.
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Emara M, Malburg S, Lam J. Expression of an anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide core recombinant antibody in Escherichia coli. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199500200107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Antibodies against Pseudomonas aeruginosa LPS are generally protective, however, this protection is usually serotype-specific. Thus the generation of antibodies against the more conserved core-lipid A epitopes has a potential for being more broadly cross reactive. Our laboratory has previously produced several monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against the core region and lipid A region of P. aeruginosa LPS. In this study, we cloned the immunoglobulin genes from mAb 7-4, an antibody with specificity for the inner core region of P. aeruginosa LPS. VH and VL genes of 7-4 were cloned into both of the M13-derived phagemid vectors, pComb3 and pComb8. 14 pComb3/VH/VL and 6 pComb8/VH/VLrecombinant clones were isolated. The presence of recombinant F(ab) molecules in the periplasmic extracts of Escherichia coli was confirmed by Western immunoblots of these extracts with goat anti-mouse F(ab')2 and goat anti-mouse kappa light chain antibodies under non-reduced conditions. Recombinant 7-4 antibody also interacted with LPS prepared from a rough mutant P. aeruginosa strain AK43 in Western immunoblotting, and ELISA as well as with whole cells of AK43 in immunofluorescence. Thus, recombinant 7-4 antibodies expressed in E. coli are structurally and functionally correct.
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- M.G. Emara
- Department of Microbiology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON NIG 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON NIG 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON NIG 2W1, Canada
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