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Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Lineages Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Southwestern, Uganda. Tuberc Res Treat 2021; 2021:5588339. [PMID: 34306752 PMCID: PMC8264515 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5588339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Uganda is among the 22 countries in the world with a high burden of tuberculosis. The southwestern region of the country has consistently registered a high TB/HIV incidence rate. This study is aimed at characterizing the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) genotypic diversity in southwestern Uganda. A total of 283 sputum samples from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were genotyped using specific single nucleotide polymorphism markers for lineages 3 and 4. Most of the patients were males with a mean age of 34. The lineage 4 Ugandan family was found to be the most dominant strains accounting for 59.7% of all cases followed by lineage 3 at 15.2%. The lineage 4 non-Ugandan family accounted for 14.5% of all cases while 4.2% showed amplification for both lineage 4 and lineage 3. Eighteen samples (6.4%) of the strains remained unclassified since they could not be matched to any lineage based on the genotyping technique used. This study demonstrates that a wide diversity of strains is causing pulmonary tuberculosis in this region with those belonging to the lineage 4 Ugandan family being more predominant. However, to confirm this, further studies using more discriminative genotyping methods are necessary.
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Rizvi SMS, Tarafder S, Anwar S, Perdigão J, Johora FT, Sattar H, Kamal SMM. Circulating strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: 24 loci MIRU-VNTR analysis in Bangladesh. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2020; 86:104634. [PMID: 33186780 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bangladesh is among the high burden countries for tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB). As the genetic diversity and distinct phylogeographic distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are responsible for regional differences in drug resistance, this cross sectional study was conducted to identify the circulating M. tuberculosis strains belonging to different lineages among pulmonary tuberculosis and, to investigate the contribution of distinct M. tuberculosis lineages to rifampicin resistant (RR) and rifampicin sensitive (RS) TB. A total of 40 RR and 20 RS isolates were enrolled in this study, all of which confirmed as M. tuberculosis by MPT 64 antigen detection. Furthermore, all isolates were genotyped by 24 loci Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units-Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (MIRU-VNTR), thus comprising the first study to employ this approach in Bangladesh. Beijing was the predominant lineage (26.8%) followed by EAI (23.2%), Delhi/CAS (16.1%), H37Rv (8.9%), Haarlem (7.1%), LAM (5.4%), Cameroon (3.6%) and a NEW-1 (1.8%). Four (7.1%) isolates remained as unidentified. Beijing strains were the significantly predominant (36.8%; p = 0.0135) among the RR isolates in comparison with other strains whereas EAI was the predominant (38.8%) lineage among RS isolates. Also, approximately 13% RR isolates showed genotypic resistance against fluoroquinolones by LPA and, hence, classed as pre-XDR TB albeit no specific lineage was found associated with these latter strains. A low transmission rate (10.5%) and high genetic diversity was detected in this setting with all the clustered strains herein identified belonging to the Beijing lineage. This study highlights 24 loci MIRU-VNTR analysis as a powerful tool for genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in this setting as it shows a high discriminatory index (0.81).
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- S M Shahriar Rizvi
- Communicable Disease Control (CDC), Directorate General of Health Services, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Microbiology, East West Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Couvin D, Reynaud Y, Rastogi N. Two tales: Worldwide distribution of Central Asian (CAS) versus ancestral East-African Indian (EAI) lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis underlines a remarkable cleavage for phylogeographical, epidemiological and demographical characteristics. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0219706. [PMID: 31299060 PMCID: PMC6625721 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The East African Indian (EAI) and Central Asian (CAS) lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) mainly infect tuberculosis (TB) patients in the eastern hemisphere which contains many of the 22 high TB burden countries including China and India. We investigated if phylogeographical, epidemiological and demographical characteristics for these 2 lineages differed in SITVIT2 database. Genotyping results and associated data (age, sex, HIV serology, drug resistance) on EAI and CAS lineages (n = 10,974 strains) were extracted. Phylogenetic and Bayesian, and other statistical analyses were used to compare isolates. The male/female sex ratio was 907/433 (2.09) for the EAI group vs. 881/544 (1.62) for CAS (p-value<0.002). The proportion of younger patients aged 0-20 yrs. with CAS lineage was significantly higher than for EAI lineage (18.07% vs. 10.85%, p-value<0.0001). The proportion of multidrug resistant and extensively drug resistant TB among CAS group (30.63% and 1.03%, respectively) was significantly higher than in the EAI group (12.14% and 0.29%, respectively; p-value<0.0001). Lastly, the proportion of HIV+ patients was 20.34% among the EAI group vs. 3.46% in the CAS group (p-value<0.0001). This remarkable split observed between various parameters for these 2 lineages was further corroborated by their geographic distribution profile (EAI being predominantly found in Eastern-Coast of Africa, South-India and Southeast Asia, while CAS was predominantly found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, North India, Nepal, Middle-east, Libya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania). Some geo-specificities were highlighted. This study demonstrated a remarkable cleavage for aforementioned characteristics of EAI and CAS lineages, showing a North-South divide along the tropic of cancer in Eastern hemisphere-mainly in Asia, and partly prolonged along the horn of Africa. Such studies would be helpful to better comprehend prevailing TB epidemic in context of its historical spread and evolutionary features, and provide clues to better treatment and patient-care in countries and regions concerned by these lineages.
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- David Couvin
- WHO Supranational TB Reference Laboratory, Tuberculosis and Mycobacteria Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
- * E-mail: (DC); (NR)
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- WHO Supranational TB Reference Laboratory, Tuberculosis and Mycobacteria Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- WHO Supranational TB Reference Laboratory, Tuberculosis and Mycobacteria Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
- * E-mail: (DC); (NR)
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Conceição EC, Refregier G, Gomes HM, Olessa-Daragon X, Coll F, Ratovonirina NH, Rasolofo-Razanamparany V, Lopes ML, van Soolingen D, Rutaihwa L, Gagneux S, Bollela VR, Suffys PN, Duarte RS, Lima KVB, Sola C. Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 1 genetic diversity in Pará, Brazil, suggests common ancestry with east-African isolates potentially linked to historical slave trade. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2019; 73:337-341. [PMID: 31170529 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lineage 1 (L1) is one of seven Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) lineages. The objective of this study was to improve the complex taxonomy of L1 using phylogenetic SNPs, and to look for the origin of the main L1 sublineage prevalent in Para, Brazil. We developed a high-throughput SNPs-typing assay based on 12-L1-specific SNPs. This assay allowed us to experimentally retrieve SNP patterns on nine of these twelve SNPs in 277 isolates previously tentatively assigned to L1 spoligotyping-based sublineages. Three collections were used: Pará-Brazil (71); RIVM, the Netherlands (102), Madagascar (104). One-hundred more results were generated in Silico using the PolyTB database. Based on the final SNPs combination, the samples were classified into 11 clusters (C1-C11). Most isolates within a SNP-based cluster shared a mutual spoligotyping-defined lineage. However, L1/EAI1-SOM (SIT48) and L1/EAI6-BGD1 (SIT591) showed a poor correlation with SNP data and are not monophyletic. L1/EAI8-MDG and L1/EAI3-IND belonged to C5; this result suggests that they share a common ancestor. L1.1.3/SIT129, a spoligotype pattern found in SNPs-cluster C6, was found to be shared between Pará/Brazil and Malawi. SIT129 was independently found to be highly prevalent in Mozambique, which suggests a migration history from East-Africa to Brazil during the 16th-18th slave trade period to Northern Brazil.
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- Emilyn Costa Conceição
- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, I2BC, UMR9198, CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France; Pós-Graduação Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil.
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, I2BC, UMR9198, CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, I2BC, UMR9198, CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France; Laboratório de Biologia Molecular Aplicada a Micobactéria, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, I2BC, UMR9198, CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, WC1E 7HT London, UK
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, I2BC, UMR9198, CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France; Unité des Mycobactéries, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Seção de Bacteriologia e Micologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua-PA, Brazil
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands; Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, 4051 Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, 4051 Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular Aplicada a Micobactéria, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
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- Pós-Graduação Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule, I2BC, UMR9198, CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil.
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Molecular characterization and drug susceptibility profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Northeast Bangladesh. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2018; 65:136-143. [PMID: 30048809 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem worldwide including in Bangladesh. Molecular epidemiological tools provide genotyping profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) strains that can give insight into the transmission of TB in a specific region. The objective of the study was to identify the genetic diversity and drug susceptibility profile of M. tuberculosis strains circulating in the northeast Bangladesh. A total of 244 smear-positive sputum specimens were collected from two referral hospitals in Mymensingh and Netrakona districts. The isolated strains were genotyped by deletion analysis, spoligotyping, and MIRU-VNTR typing. We also analyzed the distributions of drug susceptibility pattern and demographic data among different genotypes. All isolates were identified as M. tuberculosis and among them 167 strains (68.44%) were 'ancestral' and the remaining 77 (31.56%) were 'modern' type. Spoligotyping analysis yielded 119 distinct patterns, among them, 86 isolates had unique patterns and the remaining 158 were grouped into 33 distinct clusters containing 2 to 18 isolates. The predominant spoligotypes belong to the EAI lineage strains, comprising 66 (27.04%) isolates followed by Beijing (7.38%), T1 (6.15%), CAS1-Delhi (5.33), LAM9 (3.28%), MANU-2 and X2. MIRU-VNTR analysis revealed 167 isolates (68%) had unique patterns, whereas 77 (32%) were grouped into 26 clusters and the rate of recent transmission was 20.9%, suggesting that the majority of TB cases in this region are caused by the reactivation of previous TB infections rather than recent transmission. About 136 (55.7%) isolates were sensitive to four anti-TB drugs, 69 (28.3%) were resistant to one or more (except rifampicin and isoniazid combination) drugs and 39 (15.9%) were MDR. In conclusion, our study provides a first insight into molecular characterization and drug resistance profile of M. tuberculosis strains in northeast Bangladesh which will ultimately contribute to the national TB control program.
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Mbugi EV, Katale BZ, Streicher EM, Keyyu JD, Kendall SL, Dockrell HM, Michel AL, Rweyemamu MM, Warren RM, Matee MI, van Helden PD, Couvin D, Rastogi N. Mapping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Genetic Diversity Profiles in Tanzania and Other African Countries. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154571. [PMID: 27149626 PMCID: PMC4858144 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess and characterize Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) genotypic diversity in Tanzania, as well as in neighbouring East and other several African countries. We used spoligotyping to identify a total of 293 M. tuberculosis clinical isolates (one isolate per patient) collected in the Bunda, Dar es Salaam, Ngorongoro and Serengeti areas in Tanzania. The results were compared with results in the SITVIT2 international database of the Pasteur Institute of Guadeloupe. Genotyping and phylogeographical analyses highlighted the predominance of the CAS, T, EAI, and LAM MTBC lineages in Tanzania. The three most frequent Spoligotype International Types (SITs) were: SIT21/CAS1-Kili (n = 76; 25.94%), SIT59/LAM11-ZWE (n = 22; 7.51%), and SIT126/EAI5 tentatively reclassified as EAI3-TZA (n = 18; 6.14%). Furthermore, three SITs were newly created in this study (SIT4056/EAI5 n = 2, SIT4057/T1 n = 1, and SIT4058/EAI5 n = 1). We noted that the East-African-Indian (EAI) lineage was more predominant in Bunda, the Manu lineage was more common among strains isolated in Ngorongoro, and the Central-Asian (CAS) lineage was more predominant in Dar es Salaam (p-value<0.0001). No statistically significant differences were noted when comparing HIV status of patients vs. major lineages (p-value = 0.103). However, when grouping lineages as Principal Genetic Groups (PGG), we noticed that PGG2/3 group (Haarlem, LAM, S, T, and X) was more associated with HIV-positive patients as compared to PGG1 group (Beijing, CAS, EAI, and Manu) (p-value = 0.03). This study provided mapping of MTBC genetic diversity in Tanzania (containing information on isolates from different cities) and neighbouring East African and other several African countries highlighting differences as regards to MTBC genotypic distribution between Tanzania and other African countries. This work also allowed underlining of spoligotyping patterns tentatively grouped within the newly designated EAI3-TZA lineage (remarkable by absence of spacers 2 and 3, and represented by SIT126) which seems to be specific to Tanzania. However, further genotyping information would be needed to confirm this specificity.
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- Erasto V. Mbugi
- Department of Biochemistry, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P. O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania
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- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/ South African Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, P.O. Box 241, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
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- Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London, NW1 0TU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
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- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/ South African Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, P.O. Box 241, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/ South African Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, P.O. Box 241, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
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- WHO Supranational TB Reference Laboratory, Tuberculosis & Mycobacteria Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Morne Joliviere, BP 484, 97183, Abymes, Guadeloupe
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- WHO Supranational TB Reference Laboratory, Tuberculosis & Mycobacteria Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Morne Joliviere, BP 484, 97183, Abymes, Guadeloupe
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Singh J, Sankar MM, Kumar P, Couvin D, Rastogi N, Singh S. Genetic diversity and drug susceptibility profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from different regions of India. J Infect 2015; 71:207-19. [PMID: 25934327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Molecular genotyping profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) provide a valuable insight into the evolution and transmission of the bacilli. Due to the lack of comprehensive national level data from India on this subject, we performed this study to determine the recent trends and distribution of various MTB lineages circulating in India. METHODS A total of 628 MTB isolates were obtained from North, West, South, Central and Eastern India. Spoligotyping and drug susceptibility testing was performed by using manufacturer's instructions. RESULTS Spoligotyping detected 102 distinct spoligo-patterns. A total of 536 (85.3%) isolates were distributed into 85 SITs which matched the pre-existing database, whereas 17 SITs were newly created for 34 (5.4%) isolates. Overall, CAS family genotype was predominant, comprising 222 (35.4%) isolates, followed by EAI in 152 (24.2%), Beijing in 108 (17.2%), Manu in 41 (6.5%), T in 30 (4.8%), H in 6 (0.9%), X in 3 (0.5%) and one (0.2%) each in Ural and AFRI. Drug susceptibility testing identified 134 (21.3%) isolates as multi drug resistant (MDR). CONCLUSIONS The CAS lineage had a pan India presence but EAI lineage was confined to southern parts of India. Beijing genotype of MTB was significantly associated (p-value <0.0001) with MDR.
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- Jitendra Singh
- Division of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- WHO Supranational TB Reference Laboratory, Institute Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- WHO Supranational TB Reference Laboratory, Institute Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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Weerasekera D, Magana-Arachchi D, Madegedara D, Dissanayake N, Thevanesam V. Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates obtained from three distinct population groups in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL DISEASE 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s2222-1808(14)60802-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yasmin M, Gomgnimbou MK, Siddiqui RT, Refrégier G, Sola C. Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex genetic diversity and clues on recent transmission in Punjab, Pakistan. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2014; 27:6-14. [PMID: 24981519 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Revised: 06/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB), i.e. bacilli resistant to rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH), is a major Public Health concern in Pakistan according to WHO estimates (3.5% and 32% of new and retreated cases, respectively). Previous Pakistanis reports identified a correlation between being MDR and belonging to Beijing or EAI lineages in one study, and belonging to "H4"-Ural Euro-American sublineage in another study. In addition, MDR-TB transmission was suspected in Karachi. We tested MDR characteristics on a Punjab sample of 278 clinical isolates (without selection for Multi-Drug Resistance) including new and retreated cases collected from 2008 to 2012. All samples were characterized by a new, microbead-based method named "TB-SPRINT" (molecular diagnostic including spoligotype identification, and genetic resistance determinants to first-line anti-TB drugs RIF and INH). Isolates from 2011 to 2012 (n=100) were further analyzed using 24-loci MIRU-VNTR. We detected 8.7% MDR isolates (CI95%=[5.0; 12.5]), mainly among CAS lineage that predominates in this central-East region of Pakistan. Out of 20 MDR-TB cases, 12 different TB-SPRINT profiles were identified, limiting the suspicion of MDR-TB transmission. 24 MIRU-VNTR confirmed the unrelatedness of isolates with different TB-SPRINT profiles and discriminated 3 isolates with identical TB-SPRINT profiles. In conclusion, our study did not confirm any of the correlations between Multi-Drug Resistance and lineage or sublineage in Punjab, Pakistan. MDR-TB isolates were diverse indicating that transmission is not pervasive. TB-SPRINT proved useful as a first step for detecting MDR-TB likely transmission events, before more extensive genotyping such as 15 or 24 MIRU-VNTR and thorough epidemiological investigation.
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- Memona Yasmin
- Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P.O. Box# 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR8621, CNRS-Université Paris-Sud, Campus d'Orsay, F-91405 Orsay-Cedex, France; Centre MURAZ, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P.O. Box# 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR8621, CNRS-Université Paris-Sud, Campus d'Orsay, F-91405 Orsay-Cedex, France
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- Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR8621, CNRS-Université Paris-Sud, Campus d'Orsay, F-91405 Orsay-Cedex, France.
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A first assessment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity and drug-resistance patterns in twelve Caribbean territories. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:718496. [PMID: 24795893 PMCID: PMC3985416 DOI: 10.1155/2014/718496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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With the exception of some French-speaking islands, data on tuberculosis (TB) in the Caribbean are scarce. In this study, we report a first assessment of genetic diversity of a convenience sample of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains received from twelve Caribbean territories by spoligotyping and describe their drug-resistance patterns. Of the 480 isolates, 40 (8.3%) isolates showed resistance to at least one anti-TB drug. The proportion of drug-resistant strains was significantly higher in The Bahamas (21.4%; P = 0.02), and Guyana (27.5%; P < 0.0001), while it was significantly lower in Jamaica (2.4%; P = 0.03) than in other countries of the present study. Regarding genetic diversity, 104 distinct spoligotype patterns were observed: 49 corresponded to clustered strains (2 to 93 strains per cluster), while 55 remained unclustered among which 16 patterns were not reported previously. Combining the study results with regional data retrieved from the international SITVIT2 database underlined a connection between frequency of certain M. tuberculosis phylogenetic lineages and the language spoken, suggesting historical (colonial) and ongoing links (trade, tourism, and migratory flows) with European countries with which they shared a common past.
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Insights into the origin, emergence, and current spread of a successful Russian clone of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clin Microbiol Rev 2013; 26:342-60. [PMID: 23554420 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00087-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis variant Beijing B0/W148 is regarded as a successful clone of M. tuberculosis that is widespread in the former Soviet Union and respective immigrant communities. Understanding the pathobiology and phylogeography of this notorious strain may help to clarify its origin and evolutionary history and the driving forces behind its emergence and current dissemination. I present the first review and analysis of all available data on the subject. In spite of the common perception of the omnipresence of B0/W148 across post-Soviet countries, its geographic distribution shows a peculiar clinal gradient. Its frequency peaks in Siberian Russia and, to a lesser extent, in the European part of the former Soviet Union. In contrast, the frequency of B0/W148 is sharply decreased in the Asian part of the former Soviet Union, and it is absent in autochthonous populations elsewhere in the world. Placing the molecular, clinical, and epidemiological features in a broad historical, demographic, and ecological context, I put forward two interdependent hypotheses. First, B0/W148 likely originated in Siberia, and its primary dispersal was driven by a massive population outflow from Siberia to European Russia in the 1960s to 1980s. Second, a historically recent, phylogenetically demonstrated successful dissemination of the Beijing B0/W148 strain was triggered by the advent and wide use of modern antituberculosis (anti-TB) drugs and was due to the remarkable capacity of this strain to acquire drug resistance. In contrast, there is some indication, but not yet systematic proof, of an enhanced virulence of this strain.
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First insight into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from patients in Duhok, Iraq. Int J Mycobacteriol 2012; 1:13-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2012.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mokrousov I. The quiet and controversial: Ural family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2011; 12:619-29. [PMID: 22036706 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 09/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The absence of lateral gene exchange is a characteristic feature defining the genome evolution and clonal population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Certain of its lineages have justly attracted more attention due to their global dissemination and/or remarkable pathogenic properties. In this critical review, I discuss the population structure and genetic geography of the less 'popular' but in some aspects no less noteworthy M. tuberculosis lineage, Ural family. Its specific signature was initially defined by single copy in MIRU26, and large (>6) copy number in MIRU10 loci, and by 43-spoligotyping as absence of signals 29-31 and 33-36. Here, I suggest to subdivide Ural strains with present and absent spoligosignal 2 into primary Ural-1 and secondary Ural-2 sublineages, respectively, while 1 copy in MIRU26 is specific of Ural-1. Furthermore, three copies were recently described in MIRU10 in Ural-1 strains which highlights a high diversity of this locus in Ural genotype. The data on the two Ural sublineages were extracted from SpolDB4 database and original publications in order to trace their distribution at global and within-country levels. Importantly, the rigorous reanalysis suggested the true rate of the Ural genotype in the Ural area in Russia to be only 7%. In contrast, the frequencies of the Ural sublineages peak elsewhere: in South Ukraine and Georgia/Abkhazia (Ural-1, up to 14-19%), and in southwestern Iran (Ural-2, up to 26%). However, as this name is used since 2005, it seems most parsimonious to continue its use even if misleading. The forest graph was built on the available spoligoprofiles of Ural family strains from Eurasia. It helped to suggest routes of their primary dispersal that are discussed in the context of the known human migrations also influenced by natural barriers. The north/east Pontic area may have been an area of origin and primary dispersal of the Ural (Ural-1) genotype in Eurasia, whereas political and natural borders may have influenced its subsequent dissemination throughout Central Asia. Studies of phenotypic properties in different models, comparison with host genetics give evidence that the Ural family strains are not associated with increased capacity to acquire drug resistance, pathogenicity or transmissibility. Instead since Ural family is rather moderately widespread in Eurasia beyond the hypothesized areas of origin, this situation may be a result of its low contagiosity as a consequence of long-term co-adaptation with human host. Future research should be focused on whole-genome sequencing in order to identify Ural-specific SNP and/or deletion, to resolve its phylogenetic and phylogeographic uncertainty and to elucidate biological features underlying its circulation and co-evolution with the human species.
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- Igor Mokrousov
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, St. Petersburg Pasteur Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Zhang J, Heng S, Le Moullec S, Refregier G, Gicquel B, Sola C, Guillard B. A first assessment of the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Cambodia. BMC Infect Dis 2011; 11:42. [PMID: 21299851 PMCID: PMC3062598 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cambodia is among the 22 high-burden TB countries, and has one of the highest rates of TB in South-East Asia. This study aimed to describe the genetic diversity among clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) isolates collected in Cambodia and to relate these findings to genetic diversity data from neighboring countries. METHODS We characterized by 24 VNTR loci genotyping and spoligotyping 105 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates collected between 2007 and 2008 in the region of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia, enriched in multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates (n = 33). RESULTS Classical spoligotyping confirmed that the East-African Indian (EAI) lineage is highly prevalent in this area (60%-68% respectively in whole sample and among non-MDR isolates). Beijing lineage is also largely represented (30% in whole sample, 21% among non-MDR isolates, OR = 4.51, CI 95% [1.77, 11.51]) whereas CAS lineage was absent. The 24 loci MIRU-VNTR typing scheme distinguished 90 patterns with only 13 multi-isolates clusters covering 28 isolates. The clustering of EAI strains could be achieved with only 8 VNTR combined with spoligotyping, which could serve as a performing, easy and cheap genotyping standard for this family. Extended spoligotyping suggested relatedness of some unclassified "T1 ancestors" or "Manu" isolates with modern strains and provided finer resolution. CONCLUSIONS The genetic diversity of MTC in Cambodia is driven by the EAI and the Beijing families. We validate the usefulness of the extended spoligotyping format in combination with 8 VNTR for EAI isolates in this region.
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- Jian Zhang
- Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, UMR8621 CNRS-Université Paris-Sud 11, UniverSud, Infection Genetics Emerging Pathogens Evolution (IGEPE) Team, Bât, 400, F-91405 Orsay-Cedex, France
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Nakajima C, Rahim Z, Fukushima Y, Sugawara I, van der Zanden AGM, Tamaru A, Suzuki Y. Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in Bangladesh by a species distinguishable multiplex PCR. BMC Infect Dis 2010; 10:118. [PMID: 20470432 PMCID: PMC2877677 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2009] [Accepted: 05/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Species identification of isolates belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) seems to be important for the appropriate treatment of patients, since M. bovis is naturally resistant to a first line anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug, pyrazinamide, while most of the other MTC members are susceptible to this antimicrobial agent. A simple and low-cost differentiation method was needed in higher TB burden countries, such as Bangladesh, where the prevalence of M. bovis among people or cattle has not been investigated. Methods Genetic regions cfp32, RD9 and RD12 were chosen as targets for a species distinguishable multiplex PCR and the system was evaluated with twenty reference strains of mycobacterial species including non-tubercular mycobacteria (NTM). A total of 350 clinical MTC isolates obtained in Bangladesh were then analyzed with this multiplex PCR. Results All of the MTC reference strains gave expected banding patterns and no non-specific amplifications were observed in the NTM strains. Out of 350 clinical isolates examined by this method, 347 (99.1%) were positive for all of the cfp32, RD9 and RD12 and determined as M. tuberculosis. Two isolates lacked cfp32 PCR product and one lacked RD12, however, those three samples were further examined and identified as M. tuberculosis by the sequence analyses of hsp65 and gyrB. Conclusions The MTC-discrimination multiplex PCR (MTCD-MPCR) developed in this study showed high specificity and was thought to be very useful as a routine test because of its simplicity. In the current survey, all the 350 MTC isolates obtained from Bangladesh TB patients were determined as M. tuberculosis and no other MTC were detected. This result suggested the general TB treatment regimen including pyrazinamide to be the first choice in Bangladesh.
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- Chie Nakajima
- Department of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
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In-depth molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from New Delhi--predominance of drug resistant isolates of the 'modern' (TbD1) type. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4540. [PMID: 19234602 PMCID: PMC2641002 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2008] [Accepted: 01/17/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background India has the highest estimated burden of tuberculosis in the world, accounting for 21% of all tuberculosis cases world-wide. However, due to lack of systematic analysis using multiple markers the available information on the genomic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in India is limited. Methodology/Principal Findings Thus, 65 M. tuberculosis isolates from New Delhi, India were analyzed by spoligotyping, MIRU-VNTR, large deletion PCR typing and single nucleotide polymorphism analysis (SNP). The Central Asian (CAS) 1 _DELHI sub-lineage was the most prevalent sub-lineage comprising 46.2% (n = 30) of all isolates, with shared-type (ST) 26 being the most dominant genotype comprising 24.6% (n = 16) of all isolates. Other sub-lineages observed were: East-African Indian (EAI)-5 (9.2%, n = 6), EAI6_BGD1 (6.2%, n = 4), EAI3_IND, CAS and T1 with 6.2% each (n = 4 each), Beijing (4.6%, n = 3), CAS2 (3.1%, n = 2), and X1 and X2 with 1 isolate each. Genotyping results from five isolates (7.7%) did not match any existing spoligopatterns, and one isolate, ST124, belonged to an undefined lineage. Twenty-six percent of the isolates belonged to the TbD1+ PGG1 genogroup. SNP analysis of the pncA gene revealed a CAS-lineage specific silent mutation, S65S, which was observed for all CAS-lineage isolates (except two ST26 isolates) and in 1 orphan. Mutations in the pncA gene, conferring resistance to pyrazinamide, were observed in 15.4% of all isolates. Collectively, mutations in the rpoB gene, the katG gene and in both rpoB and katG genes, conferring resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid, respectively, were more frequent in CAS1_DELHI isolates compared to non-CAS_DELHI isolates (OR: 3.1, CI95% [1.11, 8.70], P = 0.045). The increased frequency of drug-resistance could not be linked to the patients' history of previous anti-tuberculosis treatment (OR: 1.156, CI95% [0.40, 3.36], P = 0.79). Fifty-six percent of all new tuberculosis patients had mutations in either the katG gene or the rpoB gene, or in both katG and rpoB genes. Conclusion CAS1_DELHI isolates circulating in New Delhi, India have a high frequency of mutations in the rpoB and katG genes. A silent mutation (S65S) in the pncA gene can be used as a putative genetic marker for CAS-lineage isolates.
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Mokrousov I. Genetic geography of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype: a multifacet mirror of human history? INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2008; 8:777-85. [PMID: 18691674 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2008.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2008] [Revised: 07/03/2008] [Accepted: 07/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Beijing genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been shown in many settings to be hypervirulent and associated with multi-drug resistance. Its presently global and rapid dissemination makes it an important issue of public health. Here, I present a significantly enlarged update of the MIRU-VNTR global database of the M. tuberculosis Beijing genotype (11 loci). I further attempted to link the observed mycobacterial diversity with relevant events of the known human history. Large water masses have been the most efficient and drastic generators of the genetic divergence between human populations. The same situation appears true also for M. tuberculosis, which general diversity pattern amazingly resembles that of its human host. At the same time, less expected affinities observed between distant populations of M. tuberculosis may reflect hidden patterns of human migrations or yet unknown epidemiological links between distant regions.
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- Igor Mokrousov
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, St. Petersburg Pasteur Institute, 14 Mira Street, St. Petersburg 197101, Russia.
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Müller B, Steiner B, Bonfoh B, Fané A, Smith NH, Zinsstag J. Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from cattle slaughtered at the Bamako abattoir in Mali. BMC Vet Res 2008; 4:26. [PMID: 18637160 PMCID: PMC2483712 DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 07/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Mali is one of the most important livestock producers of the Sahel region of Africa. A high frequency of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) has been reported but surveillance and control schemes are restricted to abattoir inspections only. The objective of this study was to conduct, for the first time, molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium bovis strains isolated from cattle slaughtered at the Bamako abattoir. Of 3330 animals screened only 60 exhibited gross visible lesions. From these animals, twenty strains of M. bovis were isolated and characterised by spoligotyping. Results Organ lesions typical of BTB were most often detected in the liver, followed by the lung and the peritoneum. M. bovis was isolated from 20 animals and 7 different spoligotypes were observed among these 20 strains; three of the patterns had not been previously reported. Spoligotype patterns from thirteen of the strains lacked spacer 30, a characteristic common in strains of M. bovis found in Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria. However, unlike the other three Central African countries, the majority of spoligotype patterns observed in Mali also lacked spacer 6. Of the remaining seven strains, six had spoligotype patterns identical to strains commonly isolated in France and Spain. Conclusion Two groups of M. bovis were detected in cattle slaughtered at the Bamako abattoir. The spoligotype pattern of the first group has similarities to strains previously observed in Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria. The additional absence of spacer 6 in the majority of these strains suggests a Mali specific clone. The spoligotype patterns of the remaining strains suggest that they may have been of European origin.
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