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Roca I, Espinoza K, Irigoin-Lovera C, Piquet M, Palomino-Kobayashi LA, Castillo AK, Gonzales-DelCarpio DD, Viñes J, Muñoz L, Ymaña B, Oporto R, Zavalaga C, Pons MJ, Ruiz J. Clonal dissemination of Acinetobacter radioresistens among Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) inhabiting a barren northern Peruvian island. Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp) 2024; 14:210-218. [PMID: 38483509 PMCID: PMC11097781 DOI: 10.1556/1886.2023.00066] [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: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Acinetobacter spp. are often isolated from natural sources, but knowledge about their presence in wild animals is fragmented and uncomplete. The present study aimed to characterize a series of Acinetobacter radioresistens isolated from Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti). Fifteen Humboldt penguins from an inhabited northern Peruvian island were sampled. Microorganisms were identified by MALDI-TOF MS. Antibiotic susceptibility to 12 antimicrobial agents was established, and clonal relationships were determined. A representative isolate was selected for whole genome sequencing (WGS). A. radioresistens were isolated from the feces of 12 (80%) Humboldt penguins, being susceptible to all the antimicrobial agents tested, except eight cefotaxime-intermediate isolates. All A. radioresistens were clonally related. WGS showed that the isolate belonged to ST1972, the presence of two chromosomal encoded carbapenemases (blaOXA-23 and a putative subclass B3 metallo-β-lactamase), and a series of point mutations in antibiotic-resistance related chromosomal genes, which were considered as polymorphisms. In addition, a few virulence factors, including a capsule-encoding operon, superoxide dismutases, catalases, phospholipases and a siderophore receptor were identified. The present results suggest that A. radioresistens may be a common member of the gut microbiota of Humboldt penguins, but further studies in other geographical areas are needed to establish this finding.
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- Ignasi Roca
- Department of Microbiology, Biomedical Diagnostic Center (CDB) and ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic – Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Dinámicas y Epidemiología de la Resistencia a Antimicrobianos – “One Health”, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
- Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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- Unidad de Investigación de Ecosistemas Marinos-Grupo Aves Marinas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedical Diagnostic Center (CDB) and ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic – Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Dinámicas y Epidemiología de la Resistencia a Antimicrobianos – “One Health”, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
- Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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- Grupo de Investigación en Dinámicas y Epidemiología de la Resistencia a Antimicrobianos – “One Health”, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
- Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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- Unidad de Investigación de Ecosistemas Marinos-Grupo Aves Marinas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedical Diagnostic Center (CDB) and ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic – Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Servei Veterinari de Genètica Molecular (SVGM), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Biomedical Diagnostic Center (CDB) and ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic – Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Dinámicas y Epidemiología de la Resistencia a Antimicrobianos – “One Health”, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
- Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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- Grupo de Investigación en Dinámicas y Epidemiología de la Resistencia a Antimicrobianos – “One Health”, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
- Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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- Unidad de Investigación de Ecosistemas Marinos-Grupo Aves Marinas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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- Grupo de Investigación en Dinámicas y Epidemiología de la Resistencia a Antimicrobianos – “One Health”, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
- Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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- Grupo de Investigación en Dinámicas y Epidemiología de la Resistencia a Antimicrobianos – “One Health”, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
- Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru
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Spiliopoulou A, Giannopoulou I, Assimakopoulos SF, Jelastopulu E, Bartzavali C, Marangos M, Paliogianni F, Kolonitsiou F. Laboratory Surveillance of Acinetobacter spp. Bloodstream Infections in a Tertiary University Hospital during a 9-Year Period. Trop Med Infect Dis 2023; 8:503. [PMID: 37999622 PMCID: PMC10674392 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8110503] [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: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections have become a threat for public health worldwide. The aim of the present study was to follow-up resistance patterns of Acinetobacter spp. bloodstream isolates in a Tertiary University Hospital over the last nine years, from 2014 to 2022. Susceptibility patterns were followed for the following antimicrobial agents: amikacin, gentamicin, tobramycin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, imipenem, meropenem, tigecycline, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and colistin. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values to ampicillin/sulbactam, cefepime, ceftazidime, minocycline, piperacillin/tazobactam were evaluated from 2020 to 2023. During the study period, 853 Acinetobacter spp. bloodstream infections (BSIs) were recorded, accounting for 5.36% of all BSIs. A. baumannii was isolated in 795 cases (93.2%), during the study period. Most BSIs were recorded in adult intensive care units (ICU) (46.2%) and medical wards (42%). Among A. baumannii isolates, 4.5% were multidrug-resistant, 84.7% were extensively drug-resistant, and 8.5% were pandrug-resistant. Resistance to carbapenems was over 95%. Resistance to tigecycline increased significantly during the last years of the study (2020-2022); A. baumannii isolates with MIC ≤ 2 μg/mL accounted for 28.5% of all isolates. Resistance to colistin exhibited an increasing pattern up to 42.2% in 2022. Increasing resistance rates and the evolution of pandrug-resistant isolates call for the urgent application of preventive and response actions.
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- Anastasia Spiliopoulou
- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras, 265 04 Rio, Greece (C.B.); (F.P.); (F.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras, 265 04 Rio, Greece (C.B.); (F.P.); (F.K.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Patras, 265 04 Rio, Greece; (S.F.A.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 265 04 Patras, Greece;
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras, 265 04 Rio, Greece (C.B.); (F.P.); (F.K.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Patras, 265 04 Rio, Greece; (S.F.A.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras, 265 04 Rio, Greece (C.B.); (F.P.); (F.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras, 265 04 Rio, Greece (C.B.); (F.P.); (F.K.)
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Crippen CS, Zhou B, Andresen S, Patry RT, Muszyński A, Parker CT, Cooper KK, Szymanski CM. RNA and Sugars, Unique Properties of Bacteriophages Infecting Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter radioresistens Strain LH6. Viruses 2021; 13:1652. [PMID: 34452516 PMCID: PMC8402811 DOI: 10.3390/v13081652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bacteriophages (phages) are predicted to be the most ubiquitous biological entity on earth, and yet, there are still vast knowledge gaps in our understanding of phage diversity and phage-host interactions. Approximately one hundred Acinetobacter-infecting DNA viruses have been identified, and in this report, we describe eight more. We isolated two typical dsDNA lytic podoviruses (CAP1-2), five unique dsRNA lytic cystoviruses (CAP3-7), and one dsDNA lysogenic siphovirus (SLAP1), all capable of infecting the multidrug resistant isolate Acinetobacter radioresistens LH6. Using transmission electron microscopy, bacterial mutagenesis, phage infectivity assays, carbohydrate staining, mass-spectrometry, genomic sequencing, and comparative studies, we further characterized these phages. Mutation of the LH6 initiating glycosyltransferase homolog, PglC, necessary for both O-linked glycoprotein and capsular polysaccharide (CPS) biosynthesis, prevented infection by the lytic podovirus CAP1, while mutation of the pilin protein, PilA, prevented infection by CAP3, representing the lytic cystoviruses. Genome sequencing of the three dsRNA segments of the isolated cystoviruses revealed low levels of homology, but conserved synteny with the only other reported cystoviruses that infect Pseudomonas species. In Pseudomonas, the cystoviruses are known to be enveloped phages surrounding their capsids with the inner membrane from the infected host. To characterize any membrane-associated glycoconjugates in the CAP3 cystovirus, carbohydrate staining was used to identify a low molecular weight lipid-linked glycoconjugate subsequently identified by mutagenesis and mass-spectrometry as bacterial lipooligosaccharide. Together, this study demonstrates the isolation of new Acinetobacter-infecting phages and the determination of their cell receptors. Further, we describe the genomes of a new genus of Cystoviruses and perform an initial characterization of membrane-associated glycoconjugates.
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- Clay S. Crippen
- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.S.C.); (B.Z.); (S.A.); (R.T.P.)
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.S.C.); (B.Z.); (S.A.); (R.T.P.)
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.S.C.); (B.Z.); (S.A.); (R.T.P.)
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.S.C.); (B.Z.); (S.A.); (R.T.P.)
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA 94710, USA;
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.S.C.); (B.Z.); (S.A.); (R.T.P.)
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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Crippen CS, Jr MJR, Sanchez S, Szymanski CM. Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter Isolates Release Resistance Determinants Through Contact-Dependent Killing and Bacteriophage Lysis. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1918. [PMID: 32922376 PMCID: PMC7456956 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance is an ancient bacterial defense mechanism that has rapidly spread due to the frequent use of antibiotics for disease treatment and livestock growth promotion. We are becoming increasingly aware that pathogens, such as members of the genus Acinetobacter, are precipitously evolving drug resistances through multiple mechanisms, including the acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes. In this study, we isolated three multidrug resistant Acinetobacter species from birds on a free-range farm. Acinetobacter radioresistens, Acinetobacter lwoffii, and Acinetobacter johnsonii were isolated from hens, turkeys and ducks and were resistant to 14 clinically relevant antibiotics, including several listed by the World Health Organization as essential medicines. Co-culturing any of the three Acinetobacter species with Acinetobacter baumannii resulted in contact-dependent release of intact resistance determinants. We also isolated several lytic bacteriophages and selected two of these phages to be included in this study based on differences in plaquing characteristics, nucleic acid content and viral morphology. Both phages released host DNA, including antibiotic resistance genes during cell lysis and we demonstrated that these resistance determinants were transferable to a naïve strain of Escherichia coli. This study demonstrates that contact-dependent competition between bacterial species can readily contribute to DNA release into the environment, including antibiotic resistance determinants. We also highlight that the constant lysis and turnover of bacterial populations during the natural lifecycle of a lytic bacteriophage is an underappreciated mechanism for the liberation of DNA and subsequent genetic exchange.
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- Clay S Crippen
- Department of Microbiology and Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- United States National Poultry Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Athens, GA, United States
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- Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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Deguenon JM, Travanty N, Zhu J, Carr A, Denning S, Reiskind MH, Watson DW, Michael Roe R, Ponnusamy L. Exogenous and endogenous microbiomes of wild-caught Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) flies from a suburban farm by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Sci Rep 2019; 9:20365. [PMID: 31889104 PMCID: PMC6937299 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56733-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
The black blow fly, Phormia regina (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is one of the most abundant carrion flies in North America. Calliphorids are important in agriculture and animal production, veterinary sciences, forensics and medical entomology. While the role of flies in the epidemiology of human and animal diseases is an active area of research, little is known about the microorganisms associated with these insects. We examined the diversity of wild-caught black blow fly endogenous (internal body) and exogenous (external body) microbial communities using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Overall, 27 phyla, 171 families and 533 genera were detected, and diversity was significantly higher (P < 0.05) on external body surfaces. At the genus level, Dysgonomonas, Ignatzschineria, Acinetobacter, Vagococcus, Myroides, and Wohlfahrtiimonas were predominant. Cloning and sequencing of nearly full-length fragments of the 16S rRNA gene showed that some of the species identified are known to be pathogenic to humans, animals, and plants. Myroides odoratimimus and Acinetobacter radioresistens are well-known, multi-drug resistant bacteria. These results provide a snapshot of the microbial communities harbored by adult black blow flies and call for more comprehensive studies to better characterize the role these flies may play in the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms.
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- Jean M Deguenon
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 3230 Ligon Street, Campus Box 7647, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7647, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 3230 Ligon Street, Campus Box 7647, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7647, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 3230 Ligon Street, Campus Box 7647, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7647, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 3230 Ligon Street, Campus Box 7647, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7647, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 3230 Ligon Street, Campus Box 7647, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7647, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 3230 Ligon Street, Campus Box 7647, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7647, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 3230 Ligon Street, Campus Box 7647, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7647, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 3230 Ligon Street, Campus Box 7647, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7647, USA.,Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 3230 Ligon Street, Campus Box 7647, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7647, USA. .,Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
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Opazo-Capurro A, Higgins PG, Wille J, Seifert H, Cigarroa C, González-Muñoz P, Quezada-Aguiluz M, Domínguez-Yévenes M, Bello-Toledo H, Vergara L, González-Rocha G. Genetic Features of Antarctic Acinetobacter radioresistens Strain A154 Harboring Multiple Antibiotic-Resistance Genes. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2019; 9:328. [PMID: 31608244 PMCID: PMC6755334 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
While antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been detected in extreme environments, including Antarctica, to date there are no reports of Acinetobacter species isolated from this region. Here, we characterized by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) the genetic content of a single antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter spp. isolate (A154) collected in Antarctica. The isolate was recovered in 2013 from soil samples at Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica, and was identified by detection of the intrinsic OXA-23 gene, and confirmed by Tetra Correlation Search (TCS) and WGS. The antibiotic susceptibility profile was determined by disc diffusion, E-test, and broth microdilution methods. From WGS data, the acquired resistome and insertion sequence (IS) content were identified by in silico analyses. Plasmids were studied by the alkaline lysis method followed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and conventional PCR. The A154 isolate was identified as A. radioresistens by WGS analysis and displayed >99.9 of similarity by TCS in relation with the databases. Moreover, it was resistant to ampicillin, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefepime, cefotaxime, streptomycin, and kanamycin. Likewise, in addition to the intrinsic blaOXA−23−like gene, A154 harbored the plasmid-encoded antibiotic-resistance genes blaPER−2, tet(B), aph(3′)-Vla, strA, and strB, as well as a large diversity of ISs. This is the first report of antibiotic-resistant A. radioresistens in Antarctica. Our findings show the presence of several resistance genes which could be either intrinsic or acquired in the region.
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- Andrés Opazo-Capurro
- Laboratorio de Investigación en Agentes Antibacterianos (LIAA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.,Millennium Nucleus for Collaborative Research on Bacterial Resistance (MICROB-R), Santiago, Chile
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Agentes Antibacterianos (LIAA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Agentes Antibacterianos (LIAA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.,Millennium Nucleus for Collaborative Research on Bacterial Resistance (MICROB-R), Santiago, Chile.,Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Químicas, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Agentes Antibacterianos (LIAA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.,Millennium Nucleus for Collaborative Research on Bacterial Resistance (MICROB-R), Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Agentes Antibacterianos (LIAA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.,Millennium Nucleus for Collaborative Research on Bacterial Resistance (MICROB-R), Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Agentes Antibacterianos (LIAA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.,Millennium Nucleus for Collaborative Research on Bacterial Resistance (MICROB-R), Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Químicas, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Agentes Antibacterianos (LIAA), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.,Millennium Nucleus for Collaborative Research on Bacterial Resistance (MICROB-R), Santiago, Chile
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