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Kunkle DE, Cai Y, Eichman BF, Skaar EP. An interstrand DNA crosslink glycosylase aids Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2402422121. [PMID: 38923984 PMCID: PMC11228520 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2402422121] [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: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Maintenance of DNA integrity is essential to all forms of life. DNA damage generated by reaction with genotoxic chemicals results in deleterious mutations, genome instability, and cell death. Pathogenic bacteria encounter several genotoxic agents during infection. In keeping with this, the loss of DNA repair networks results in virulence attenuation in several bacterial species. Interstrand DNA crosslinks (ICLs) are a type of DNA lesion formed by covalent linkage of opposing DNA strands and are particularly toxic as they interfere with replication and transcription. Bacteria have evolved specialized DNA glycosylases that unhook ICLs, thereby initiating their repair. In this study, we describe AlkX, a DNA glycosylase encoded by the multidrug resistant pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. AlkX exhibits ICL unhooking activity similar to that of its Escherichia coli homolog YcaQ. Interrogation of the in vivo role of AlkX revealed that its loss sensitizes cells to DNA crosslinking and impairs A. baumannii colonization of the lungs and dissemination to distal tissues during pneumonia. These results suggest that AlkX participates in A. baumannii pathogenesis and protects the bacterium from stress conditions encountered in vivo. Consistent with this, we found that acidic pH, an environment encountered during host colonization, results in A. baumannii DNA damage and that alkX is induced by, and contributes to, defense against acidic conditions. Collectively, these studies reveal functions for a recently described class of proteins encoded in a broad range of pathogenic bacterial species.
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- Dillon E. Kunkle
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN37232
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN37232
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN37232
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN37232
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN37232
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN37232
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN37232
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN37232
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Ghosh S, Orman MA. Exploring the links between SOS response, mutagenesis, and resistance during the recovery period. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2024; 68:e0146223. [PMID: 38534113 PMCID: PMC11064565 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01462-23] [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: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Although the mechanistic connections between SOS-induced mutagenesis and antibiotic resistance are well established, our current understanding of the impact of SOS response levels, recovery durations, and transcription/translation activities on mutagenesis remains relatively limited. In this study, when bacterial cells were exposed to mutagens like ultraviolet light for defined time intervals, a compelling connection between the rate of mutagenesis and the RecA-mediated SOS response levels became evident. Our observations also indicate that mutagenesis primarily occurs during the subsequent recovery phase following the removal of the mutagenic agent. When transcription/translation was inhibited or energy molecules were depleted at the onset of treatment or during the early recovery phase, there was a noticeable decrease in SOS response activation and mutagenesis. However, targeting these processes later in the recovery phase does not have the same effect in reducing mutagenesis, suggesting that the timing of inhibiting transcription/translation or depleting energy molecules is crucial for their efficacy in reducing mutagenesis. Active transcription, translation, and energy availability within the framework of SOS response and DNA repair mechanisms appear to be conserved attributes, supported by their consistent manifestation across diverse conditions, including the use of distinct mutagens such as fluoroquinolones and various bacterial strains.
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- Sreyashi Ghosh
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Djordjevic SP, Jarocki VM, Seemann T, Cummins ML, Watt AE, Drigo B, Wyrsch ER, Reid CJ, Donner E, Howden BP. Genomic surveillance for antimicrobial resistance - a One Health perspective. Nat Rev Genet 2024; 25:142-157. [PMID: 37749210 DOI: 10.1038/s41576-023-00649-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - the ability of microorganisms to adapt and survive under diverse chemical selection pressures - is influenced by complex interactions between humans, companion and food-producing animals, wildlife, insects and the environment. To understand and manage the threat posed to health (human, animal, plant and environmental) and security (food and water security and biosecurity), a multifaceted 'One Health' approach to AMR surveillance is required. Genomic technologies have enabled monitoring of the mobilization, persistence and abundance of AMR genes and mutations within and between microbial populations. Their adoption has also allowed source-tracing of AMR pathogens and modelling of AMR evolution and transmission. Here, we highlight recent advances in genomic AMR surveillance and the relative strengths of different technologies for AMR surveillance and research. We showcase recent insights derived from One Health genomic surveillance and consider the challenges to broader adoption both in developed and in lower- and middle-income countries.
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- Steven P Djordjevic
- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Australian Centre for Genomic Epidemiological Microbiology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Australian Centre for Genomic Epidemiological Microbiology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Pathogen Genomics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Australian Centre for Genomic Epidemiological Microbiology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- UniSA STEM, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Australian Centre for Genomic Epidemiological Microbiology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Australian Centre for Genomic Epidemiological Microbiology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Cooperative Research Centre for Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, Food, and Environments (CRC SAAFE), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Pathogen Genomics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Nagpal S, Mande SS. Environmental insults and compensative responses: when microbiome meets cancer. Discov Oncol 2023; 14:130. [PMID: 37453005 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-023-00745-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Tumor microenvironment has recently been ascribed a new hallmark-the polymorphic microbiome. Accumulating evidence regarding the tissue specific territories of tumor-microbiome have opened new and interesting avenues. A pertinent question is regarding the functional consequence of the interface between host-microbiome and cancer. Given microbial communities have predominantly been explored through an ecological perspective, it is important that the foundational aspects of ecological stress and the fight to 'survive and thrive' are accounted for tumor-micro(b)environment as well. Building on existing evidence and classical microbial ecology, here we attempt to characterize the ecological stresses and the compensative responses of the microorganisms inside the tumor microenvironment. What insults would microbes experience inside the cancer jungle? How would they respond to these insults? How the interplay of stress and microbial quest for survival would influence the fate of tumor? This work asks these questions and tries to describe this underdiscussed ecological interface of the tumor and its microbiota. It is hoped that a larger scientific thought on the importance of microbial competition sensing vis-à-vis tumor-microenvironment would be stimulated.
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- Sunil Nagpal
- TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Pune, 411013, India.
- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi, 110025, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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- TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Pune, 411013, India.
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Max BL, Angolile CM, Raymond VG, Mashauri HL. The dawn of repurposing vitamins as potential novel antimicrobial agents: A call for global emergency response amidst AMR crisis. Health Sci Rep 2023; 6:e1276. [PMID: 37216052 PMCID: PMC10199457 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Amidst, the global pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the rate at which AMR increases overwhelms the increased efforts to discover new effective antimicrobials. There is a persistent need for alternative treatment modalities so as to keep up with the pace. AMR is the leading cause of death in the world and its health and economic consequences suggest the urgent need for sustainable interventions. Vitamins have consistently proven to have antimicrobial activity as well as slowing down the AMR rate by influencing the AMR genes even towards extensive multidrug resistant strains. Evidences suggest that the use of some vitamins on their own or in combination with existing antimicrobial agents could be a breakthrough towards combating AMR. This will widen the antimicrobial agents' options in the treatment arena, preserve the antimicrobial agents susceptible to develop resistant so that they can be used in severe infections only, reduce the tension and burden of the AMR crisis significantly and give enough room for development of new antimicrobial agents. Moreover, almost all viral, fungal, parasitic and bacterial resistant strains of concern as listed by World Health Organization have been found to be sensitive to several vitamins either synergistically with other antimicrobials or independently. Considering their widened spectrum of immunomodulatory and antimicrobial effect, some vitamins can further be repositioned as prophylactic antimicrobial agents in clinical situations like in presurgeries prophylaxis so as to avoid unnecessary use of antimicrobials especially antibiotics. Various relevant AMR stakeholders should invest in clinical trials and systematic reviews with available data to enable quick repositioning of some potential vitamins as antimicrobial agents as an emergency rapid response towards AMR Crisis. This includes the preparation of guidelines containing specificity of which vitamin to be used for treatment of which type of infection.
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- Baraka L. Max
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public HealthKilimanjaro Christian Medical University CollegeMoshiTanzania
- Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Public HealthKilimanjaro Christian Medical University CollegeMoshiTanzania
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public HealthKilimanjaro Christian Medical University CollegeMoshiTanzania
- Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Public HealthKilimanjaro Christian Medical University CollegeMoshiTanzania
- Department of PhysiologyKilimanjaro Christian Medical University CollegeMoshiTanzania
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public HealthKilimanjaro Christian Medical University CollegeMoshiTanzania
- Department of Internal MedicineKilimanjaro Christian Medical University CollegeMoshiTanzania
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public HealthKilimanjaro Christian Medical University CollegeMoshiTanzania
- Department of PhysiologyKilimanjaro Christian Medical University CollegeMoshiTanzania
- Department of Internal MedicineKilimanjaro Christian Medical University CollegeMoshiTanzania
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Veerabhadrappa B, Sj S, Rao NN, Dyavaiah M. Loss of tRNA methyltransferase 9 and DNA damage response genes in yeast confers sensitivity to aminoglycosides. FEBS Lett 2023; 597:1149-1163. [PMID: 36708127 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14591] [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: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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tRNA methyltransferase 9 (Trm9)-catalysed tRNA modifications have been shown to translationally enhance the DNA damage response (DDR). Here, we show that Saccharomyces cerevisiae trm9Δ, distinct DNA repair and spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) mutants are differentially sensitive to the aminoglycosides tobramycin, gentamicin and amikacin, indicating DDR and SAC activation might rely on translation fidelity, under aminoglycoside stress. Further, we report that the DNA damage induced by aminoglycosides in the base excision repair mutants ogg1Δ and apn1Δ is mediated by reactive oxygen species, which induce the DNA adduct 8-hydroxy deoxyguanosine. Finally, the synergistic effect of tobramycin and the DNA-damaging agent bleomycin to sensitize trm9Δ and the DDR mutants mlh1Δ, rad51Δ, mre11Δ and sgs1Δ at significantly lower concentrations compared with wild-type suggests that cells with tRNA modification dysregulation and DNA repair gene defects can be selectively sensitized using a combination of translation inhibitors and DNA-damaging agents.
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- Bhavana Veerabhadrappa
- Department of Biotechnology, R V College of Engineering - Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, R V College of Engineering - Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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Palma F, Radomski N, Guérin A, Sévellec Y, Félix B, Bridier A, Soumet C, Roussel S, Guillier L. Genomic elements located in the accessory repertoire drive the adaptation to biocides in Listeria monocytogenes strains from different ecological niches. Food Microbiol 2022; 106:103757. [PMID: 35690455 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103757] [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: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In response to the massive use of biocides for controlling Listeria monocytogenes (hereafter Lm) contaminations along the food chain, strains showing biocide tolerance emerged. Here, accessory genomic elements were associated with biocide tolerance through pangenome-wide associations performed on 197 Lm strains from different lineages, ecological, geographical and temporal origins. Mobile elements, including prophage-related loci, the Tn6188_qacH transposon and pLMST6_emrC plasmid, were widespread across lineage I and II food strains and associated with tolerance to benzalkonium-chloride (BC), a quaternary ammonium compound (QAC) widely used in food processing. The pLMST6_emrC was also associated with tolerance to another QAC, the didecyldimethylammonium-chloride, displaying a pleiotropic effect. While no associations were detected for chemically reactive biocides (alcohols and chlorines), genes encoding for cell-surface proteins were associated with BC or polymeric biguanide tolerance. The latter was restricted to lineage I strains from animal and the environment. In conclusion, different genetic markers, with polygenic nature or not, appear to have driven the Lm adaptation to biocide, especially in food strains but also from animal and the environment. These markers could aid to monitor and predict the spread of biocide tolerant Lm genotypes across different ecological niches, finally reducing the risk of such strains in food industrial settings.
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- Federica Palma
- Maisons-Alfort Laboratory of food safety, University Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort, France.
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- Maisons-Alfort Laboratory of food safety, University Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Fougères Laboratory, Antibiotics, Biocides, Residues and Resistance Unit, ANSES, Fougères, France
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- Maisons-Alfort Laboratory of food safety, University Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Maisons-Alfort Laboratory of food safety, University Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Fougères Laboratory, Antibiotics, Biocides, Residues and Resistance Unit, ANSES, Fougères, France
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- Fougères Laboratory, Antibiotics, Biocides, Residues and Resistance Unit, ANSES, Fougères, France
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- Maisons-Alfort Laboratory of food safety, University Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Maisons-Alfort Laboratory of food safety, University Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort, France; Maisons-Alfort Risk Assessment Department, University Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort, France
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Epigenetic Regulation of Antifungal Drug Resistance. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8080875. [PMID: 36012862 PMCID: PMC9409733 DOI: 10.3390/jof8080875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In medical mycology, epigenetic mechanisms are emerging as key regulators of multiple aspects of fungal biology ranging from development, phenotypic and morphological plasticity to antifungal drug resistance. Emerging resistance to the limited therapeutic options for the treatment of invasive fungal infections is a growing concern. Human fungal pathogens develop drug resistance via multiple mechanisms, with recent studies highlighting the role of epigenetic changes involving the acetylation and methylation of histones, remodeling of chromatin and heterochromatin-based gene silencing, in the acquisition of antifungal resistance. A comprehensive understanding of how pathogens acquire drug resistance will aid the development of new antifungal therapies as well as increase the efficacy of current antifungals by blocking common drug-resistance mechanisms. In this article, we describe the epigenetic mechanisms that affect resistance towards widely used systemic antifungal drugs: azoles, echinocandins and polyenes. Additionally, we review the literature on the possible links between DNA mismatch repair, gene silencing and drug-resistance mechanisms.
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Bioprospecting Antimicrobials from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum: Key Factors Underlying Its Probiotic Action. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222112076. [PMID: 34769500 PMCID: PMC8585029 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222112076] [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: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) is a well-studied and versatile species of lactobacilli. It is found in several niches, including human mucosal surfaces, and it is largely employed in the food industry and boasts a millenary tradition of safe use, sharing a long-lasting relationship with humans. L. plantarum is generally recognised as safe and exhibits a strong probiotic character, so that several strains are commercialised as health-promoting supplements and functional food products. For these reasons, L. plantarum represents a valuable model to gain insight into the nature and mechanisms of antimicrobials as key factors underlying the probiotic action of health-promoting microbes. Probiotic antimicrobials can inhibit the growth of pathogens in the gut ensuring the intestinal homeostasis and contributing to the host health. Furthermore, they may be attractive alternatives to conventional antibiotics, holding potential in several biomedical applications. The aim of this review is to investigate the most relevant papers published in the last ten years, bioprospecting the antimicrobial activity of characterised probiotic L. plantarum strains. Specifically, it focuses on the different chemical nature, the action spectra and the mechanisms underlying the bioactivity of their antibacterial and antiviral agents. Emerging trends in postbiotics, some in vivo applications of L. plantarum antimicrobials, including strengths and limitations of their therapeutic potential, are addressed and discussed.
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Jana SK, Gucchait A, Paul S, Saha T, Acharya S, Hoque KM, Misra AK, Chatterjee BK, Chatterjee T, Chakrabarti P. Virstatin-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticle with Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity against the Vibrio cholerae El Tor Biotype. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:3089-3100. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Swapan Kumar Jana
- Department of Biochemistry, Bose Institute, P1/12 CIT Scheme VIIM, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P1/12 CIT Scheme VIIM, Kolkata 700054, India
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- School of Applied & Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Division of Molecular Pathophysiology, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, P-33 CIT Road, Scheme XM, Beliaghata, Kolkata 700010, India
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- School of Applied & Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Division of Molecular Pathophysiology, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, P-33 CIT Road, Scheme XM, Beliaghata, Kolkata 700010, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P1/12 CIT Scheme VIIM, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Department of Physics, Bose Institute, 93/1 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700009, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Bose Institute, P1/12 CIT Scheme VIIM, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Bose Institute, P1/12 CIT Scheme VIIM, Kolkata 700054, India
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Gambhir N, Kamvar ZN, Higgins R, Amaradasa BS, Everhart SE. Spontaneous and Fungicide-Induced Genomic Variation in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:160-169. [PMID: 33320026 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-20-0471-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Stress from exposure to sublethal fungicide doses may cause genomic instability in fungal plant pathogens, which may accelerate the emergence of fungicide resistance or other adaptive traits. In a previous study, five strains of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were exposed to sublethal doses of four fungicides with different modes of action, and genotyping showed that such exposure induced mutations. The goal of the present study was to characterize genome-wide mutations in response to sublethal fungicide stress in S. sclerotiorum and study the effect of genomic background on the mutational repertoire. The objectives were to determine the effect of sublethal dose exposure and genomic background on mutation frequency/type, distribution of mutations, and fitness costs. Fifty-five S. sclerotiorum genomes were sequenced and aligned to the reference genome. Variants were called and quality filtered to obtain high confidence calls for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), insertions/deletions (INDELs), copy number variants, and transposable element (TE) insertions. Results suggest that sublethal fungicide exposure significantly increased the frequency of INDELs in two strains from one genomic background (P value ≤ 0.05), while TE insertions were generally repressed for all genomic backgrounds and under all fungicide exposures. The frequency and/or distribution of SNPs, INDELs, and TE insertions varied with genomic background. A propensity for large duplications on chromosome 7 and aneuploidy of this chromosome were observed in the S. sclerotiorum genome. Mutation accumulation did not significantly affect the overall in planta strain aggressiveness (P value > 0.05). Understanding factors that affect pathogen mutation rates can inform disease management strategies that delay resistance evolution.
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- Nikita Gambhir
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583
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Peptide Extracts from Native Lactic Acid Bacteria Generate Ghost Cells and Spheroplasts upon Interaction with Salmonella enterica, as Promising Food Antimicrobials. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:6152356. [PMID: 33083475 PMCID: PMC7559518 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6152356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Protecting foods from contamination applying peptides produced by lactic acid bacteria is a promising strategy to increase the food quality and safety. Interacting with the pathogen membranes might produce visible changes in shape or cell wall damage. Previously, we showed that the peptides produced by Lactobacillus plantarum UTNGt2, Lactobacillus plantarum UTNCys5-4, and Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis UTNGt28 exhibit a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity against several foodborne pathogens in vitro. In this study, their possible mode of action against the commensal microorganism Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica ATCC51741 was investigated. The target membrane permeability was determined by detection of beta-galactosidase release from ONPG (o-nitro-phenyl-L-D-galactoside) substrate and changes in the whole protein profile indicating that the peptide extracts destroy the membrane integrity and may induce breaks in membrane proteins to some extent. The release of aromatic molecules such as DNA/RNA was detected after the interaction of Salmonella with the peptide extract. Transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) micrographs depicted at least four simultaneous secondary events after the peptide extract treatment underlying their antimicrobial actions, including morphological alterations of the membrane. Spheroplast and filament formation, vacuolation, and DNA relaxation were identified as the principal events from the Gt2 and Cys5-4 peptide extracts, while Gt28 induced the formation of ghost cells by release of cytoplasmic content, filaments, and separation of cell envelope layers. Gel retarding assays indicate that the Gt2 and Gt28 peptide extracts are clearly binding the Salmonella DNA, while Cys5-4 partially interacted with Salmonella genomic DNA. These results increased our knowledge about the inhibitory mechanism employed by several peptide extracts from native lactic acid bacteria against Salmonella. Further, we shall develop peptide-based formulation and evaluate their biocontrol effect in the food chains.
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Miryala SK, Anbarasu A, Ramaiah S. Role of SHV-11, a Class A β-Lactamase, Gene in Multidrug Resistance Among Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains and Understanding Its Mechanism by Gene Network Analysis. Microb Drug Resist 2020; 26:900-908. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2019.0430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- Sravan Kumar Miryala
- Medical and Biological Computing Laboratory, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore, India
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- Medical and Biological Computing Laboratory, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore, India
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- Medical and Biological Computing Laboratory, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore, India
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Martín-Gutiérrez G, Peñalva G, Ruiz-Pérez de Pipaón M, Aguilar M, Gil-Navarro MV, Pérez-Blanco JL, Pérez-Moreno MA, Amaya-Villar R, Ferrándiz-Millón C, Gascón ML, Goycochea-Valdivia WA, Jiménez-Mejías ME, Navarro MD, Lepe JA, Alvarez-Marín R, Neth O, Guisado-Gil AB, Infante-Domínguez C, Molina J, Cisneros JM. Efficacy and safety of a comprehensive educational antimicrobial stewardship program focused on antifungal use. J Infect 2020; 80:342-349. [PMID: 31954101 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Few data exist regarding the impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs on antifungal use. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of a comprehensive long-term antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) focused on antifungal use. METHODS During a 9-year period, we quarterly assessed antifungal consumption, incidence density of hospital-acquired candidemia, Candida spp. distribution, antifungal resistance, and crude death rate per 1000 occupied bed days (OBDs) of hospital-acquired candidemia. We performed segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series. RESULTS A significant change in trend was observed for antifungal consumption, with a sustained reduction of -0.87% per quarter (95% confidence interval [CI], -1.36 -0.38, p < 0.001), accounting for a final reduction of -38.4%. The main reduction was produced in fluconazole, with a sustained reduction of -1.37% per quarter (95%CI, -1.96 -0.68, p<0.001). The incidence density of hospital-acquired candidemia decreased, with a change in slope of -5.06% cases per 1000 OBDs per year (95%CI, -8.23 -1.77, p = 0.009). The 14-day crude death rate per 1000 OBDs dropped from 0.044 to 0.017 (-6.36% deaths per 1000 OBDs per year; 95%CI, -13.45 -1.31, p = 0.09). CONCLUSIONS This ASP has succeeded in optimizing the use of antifungal with a long-lasting reduction without increasing the incidence, neither the mortality, of hospital-acquired candidemia.
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- Guillermo Martín-Gutiérrez
- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Intensive Care Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Spanish National Research Council, University of Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Spanish National Research Council, University of Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Pharmacy Service, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), University of Seville/CSIC/University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain.
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Inhibitory Substances Produced by NativeLactobacillus plantarumUTNCys5-4 Control Microbial Population Growth in Meat. J FOOD QUALITY 2019. [DOI: 10.1155/2019/9516981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Microbial contamination is the cause of extensive economic loss in the food sector. Previously, the wide-range antimicrobial capacity of inhibitory substances secreted by theLactobacillus plantarumUTNCys5-4 strain was demonstratedin vitro; however, its mechanism of action in the food matrix remains unclear. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of antimicrobials produced by the Cys5-4 strain in raw meat applied as pure cell cultures, cell-free supernatant (CFS), and partially purified peptides. The bacteriological results indicated the presence of commensal microbes exhibiting resistance to several antibiotics in meat samples purchased from the local market. Dipping solutions containing antimicrobial substances produced by Cys5-4 resulted in a decrease by 1.91,1.69, and 1.55 log10in cell counts upon addition of CFS, peptides and respectively pure cell culture in raw meat at day 9 of storage with refrigeration. The microbial population was maintained in the untreated meat samples during storage. An increase in pH and a concentration of released ammonia was detected in nontreated meat, indicating protein degradation. The Cys5-4 peptides exerted their bacteriolytic mode of action inducing damage in the cell membrane of the target bacteria, allowing the leaching of DNA/RNA content. The results indicate that coating meat with CFS containing Cys5-4 is a promising approach to protect against further contamination by microorganism spoilage, as well as an alternative for increasing the shelf life of raw meat.
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Díaz-Roa A, Espinoza-Culupú A, Torres-García O, Borges MM, Avino IN, Alves FL, Miranda A, Patarroyo MA, da Silva PI, Bello FJ. Sarconesin II, a New Antimicrobial Peptide Isolated from Sarconesiopsis magellanica Excretions and Secretions. Molecules 2019; 24:E2077. [PMID: 31159162 PMCID: PMC6600161 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24112077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Antibiotic resistance is at dangerous levels and increasing worldwide. The search for new antimicrobial drugs to counteract this problem is a priority for health institutions and organizations, both globally and in individual countries. Sarconesiopsis magellanica blowfly larval excretions and secretions (ES) are an important source for isolating antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). This study aims to identify and characterize a new S. magellanica AMP. RP-HPLC was used to fractionate ES, using C18 columns, and their antimicrobial activity was evaluated. The peptide sequence of the fraction collected at 43.7 min was determined by mass spectrometry (MS). Fluorescence and electronic microscopy were used to evaluate the mechanism of action. Toxicity was tested on HeLa cells and human erythrocytes; physicochemical properties were evaluated. The molecule in the ES was characterized as sarconesin II and it showed activity against Gram-negative (Escherichia coli MG1655, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, P. aeruginosa PA14) and Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Micrococcus luteus A270) bacteria. The lowest minimum inhibitory concentration obtained was 1.9 μM for M. luteus A270; the AMP had no toxicity in any cells tested here and its action in bacterial membrane and DNA was confirmed. Sarconesin II was documented as a conserved domain of the ATP synthase protein belonging to the Fli-1 superfamily. The data reported here indicated that peptides could be alternative therapeutic candidates for use in infections against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and eventually as a new resource of compounds for combating multidrug-resistant bacteria.
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- Andrea Díaz-Roa
- Special Laboratory for Applied Toxinology (LETA), Butantan Institute, São Paulo CEP 05503-900, SP, Brazil.
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-900, SP, Brazil.
- PhD Program in Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá 111221, Colombia.
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-900, SP, Brazil.
- Bacteriology Laboratory, Butantan Institute, São Paulo CEP 05503-900, SP, Brazil.
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- Bacteriology Laboratory, Butantan Institute, São Paulo CEP 05503-900, SP, Brazil.
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- Special Laboratory of Cell Cycle (LECC), Butantan Institute, São Paulo CEP 05503-900, SP, Brazil.
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- Biophysics Department, UNIFESP, São Paulo CEP 04023-062, Brazil.
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- Biophysics Department, UNIFESP, São Paulo CEP 04023-062, Brazil.
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- Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia (FIDIC), Bogotá 111321, Colombia.
- Basic Sciences Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá 112111, Colombia.
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- Special Laboratory for Applied Toxinology (LETA), Butantan Institute, São Paulo CEP 05503-900, SP, Brazil.
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 05508-900, SP, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Livestock Sciences, Veterinary Medicine Programme, Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá 110141, Colombia.
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Peng CA, Gaertner AAE, Henriquez SA, Fang D, Colon-Reyes RJ, Brumaghim JL, Kozubowski L. Fluconazole induces ROS in Cryptococcus neoformans and contributes to DNA damage in vitro. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0208471. [PMID: 30532246 PMCID: PMC6286144 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast, Cryptococcus neoformans, causes fatal meningitis in immunocompromised individuals. Fluconazole (FLC) is a fungistatic drug commonly administered to treat cryptococcosis. Unfortunately, FLC-resistant strains characterized by various degree of chromosomal instability were isolated from clinical patients. Importantly, the underlying mechanisms that lead to chromosomal instability in FLC-treated C. neoformans remain elusive. Previous studies in fungal and mammalian cells link chromosomal instability to the reactive oxygen species (ROS). This study provides the evidence that exposure of C. neoformans to FLC induces accumulation of intracellular ROS, which correlates with plasma membrane damage. FLC caused transcription changes of oxidative stress related genes encoding superoxide dismutase (SOD1), catalase (CAT3), and thioredoxin reductase (TRR1). Strikingly, FLC contributed to an increase of the DNA damage in vitro, when complexed with iron or copper in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Strains with isogenic deletion of copper response protein metallothionein were more susceptible to FLC. Addition of ascorbic acid (AA), an anti-oxidant at 10 mM, reduced the inhibitory effects of FLC. Consistent with potential effects of FLC on DNA integrity and chromosomal segregation, FLC treatment led to elevated transcription of RAD54 and repression of cohesin-encoding gene SCC1. We propose that FLC forms complexes with metals and contributes to elevated ROS, which may lead to chromosomal instability in C. neoformans.
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- Congyue Annie Peng
- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America
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Rodríguez-López P, Rodríguez-Herrera JJ, Vázquez-Sánchez D, López Cabo M. Current Knowledge on Listeria monocytogenes Biofilms in Food-Related Environments: Incidence, Resistance to Biocides, Ecology and Biocontrol. Foods 2018; 7:E85. [PMID: 29874801 PMCID: PMC6025129 DOI: 10.3390/foods7060085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Although many efforts have been made to control Listeria monocytogenes in the food industry, growing pervasiveness amongst the population over the last decades has made this bacterium considered to be one of the most hazardous foodborne pathogens. Its outstanding biocide tolerance capacity and ability to promiscuously associate with other bacterial species forming multispecies communities have permitted this microorganism to survive and persist within the industrial environment. This review is designed to give the reader an overall picture of the current state-of-the-art in L. monocytogenes sessile communities in terms of food safety and legislation, ecological aspects and biocontrol strategies.
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- Pedro Rodríguez-López
- Department of Microbiology and Technology of Marine Products (MICROTEC), Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC), 6, Eduardo Cabello, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology and Technology of Marine Products (MICROTEC), Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC), 6, Eduardo Cabello, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
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- "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), 11, Av. Pádua Dias, 13418-900 São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Microbiology and Technology of Marine Products (MICROTEC), Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC), 6, Eduardo Cabello, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
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Orelle C, Durmort C, Mathieu K, Duchêne B, Aros S, Fenaille F, André F, Junot C, Vernet T, Jault JM. A multidrug ABC transporter with a taste for GTP. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2309. [PMID: 29396536 PMCID: PMC5797166 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20558-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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During the evolution of cellular bioenergetics, many protein families have been fashioned to match the availability and replenishment in energy supply. Molecular motors and primary transporters essentially need ATP to function while proteins involved in cell signaling or translation consume GTP. ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) transporters are one of the largest families of membrane proteins gathering several medically relevant members that are typically powered by ATP hydrolysis. Here, a Streptococcus pneumoniae ABC transporter responsible for fluoroquinolones resistance in clinical settings, PatA/PatB, is shown to challenge this concept. It clearly favors GTP as the energy supply to expel drugs. This preference is correlated to its ability to hydrolyze GTP more efficiently than ATP, as found with PatA/PatB reconstituted in proteoliposomes or nanodiscs. Importantly, the ATP and GTP concentrations are similar in S. pneumoniae supporting the physiological relevance of GTP as the energy source of this bacterial transporter.
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- Cédric Orelle
- University of Lyon, CNRS, UMR5086 "Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry", IBCP, 7 Passage du Vercors, F-69367, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38044, Grenoble, France.
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- University of Lyon, CNRS, UMR5086 "Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry", IBCP, 7 Passage du Vercors, F-69367, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38044, Grenoble, France
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- CEA, Institut Joliot, Service de Pharmacologie et d'Immunoanalyse, UMR 0496, Laboratoire d'Etude du Métabolisme des Médicaments, MetaboHUB-Paris, Université Paris Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- CEA, Institut Joliot, Service de Pharmacologie et d'Immunoanalyse, UMR 0496, Laboratoire d'Etude du Métabolisme des Médicaments, MetaboHUB-Paris, Université Paris Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Stress Oxydant et Détoxication (LSOD), Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91198, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- CEA, Institut Joliot, Service de Pharmacologie et d'Immunoanalyse, UMR 0496, Laboratoire d'Etude du Métabolisme des Médicaments, MetaboHUB-Paris, Université Paris Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38044, Grenoble, France
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- University of Lyon, CNRS, UMR5086 "Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry", IBCP, 7 Passage du Vercors, F-69367, Lyon, France.
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Trakselis MA, Cranford MT, Chu AM. Coordination and Substitution of DNA Polymerases in Response to Genomic Obstacles. Chem Res Toxicol 2017; 30:1956-1971. [PMID: 28881136 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.7b00190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The ability for DNA polymerases (Pols) to overcome a variety of obstacles in its path to maintain genomic stability during replication is a complex endeavor. It requires the coordination of multiple Pols with differing specificities through molecular control and access to the replisome. Although a number of contacts directly between Pols and accessory proteins have been identified, forming the basis of a variety of holoenzyme complexes, the dynamics of Pol active site substitutions remain uncharacterized. Substitutions can occur externally by recruiting new Pols to replisome complexes through an "exchange" of enzyme binding or internally through a "switch" in the engagement of DNA from preformed associated enzymes contained within supraholoenzyme complexes. Models for how high fidelity (HiFi) replication Pols can be substituted by translesion synthesis (TLS) Pols at sites of damage during active replication will be discussed. These substitution mechanisms may be as diverse as the number of Pol families and types of damage; however, common themes can be recognized across species. Overall, Pol substitutions will be controlled by explicit protein contacts, complex multiequilibrium processes, and specific kinetic activities. Insight into how these dynamic processes take place and are regulated will be of utmost importance for our greater understanding of the specifics of TLS as well as providing for future novel chemotherapeutic and antimicrobial strategies.
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- Michael A Trakselis
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University , Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University , Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University , Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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Amaradasa BS, Everhart SE. Effects of Sublethal Fungicides on Mutation Rates and Genomic Variation in Fungal Plant Pathogen, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0168079. [PMID: 27959950 PMCID: PMC5154572 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Pathogen exposure to sublethal doses of fungicides may result in mutations that may represent an important and largely overlooked mechanism of introducing new genetic variation into strictly clonal populations, including acquisition of fungicide resistance. We tested this hypothesis using the clonal plant pathogen, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Nine susceptible isolates were exposed independently to five commercial fungicides with different modes of action: boscalid (respiration inhibitor), iprodione (unclear mode of action), thiophanate methyl (inhibition of microtubulin synthesis) and azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin (quinone outside inhibitors). Mycelium of each isolate was inoculated onto a fungicide gradient and sub-cultured from the 50–100% inhibition zone for 12 generations and experiment repeated. Mutational changes were assessed for all isolates at six neutral microsatellite (SSR) loci and for a subset of isolates using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs). SSR analysis showed 12 of 85 fungicide-exposed isolates had a total of 127 stepwise mutations with 42 insertions and 85 deletions. Most stepwise deletions were in iprodione- and azoxystrobin-exposed isolates (n = 40/85 each). Estimated mutation rates were 1.7 to 60-fold higher for mutated loci compared to that expected under neutral conditions. AFLP genotyping of 33 isolates (16 non-exposed control and 17 fungicide exposed) generated 602 polymorphic alleles. Cluster analysis with principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) and discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC) identified fungicide-exposed isolates as a distinct group from non-exposed control isolates (PhiPT = 0.15, P = 0.001). Dendrograms based on neighbor-joining also supported allelic variation associated with fungicide-exposure. Fungicide sensitivity of isolates measured throughout both experiments did not show consistent trends. For example, eight isolates exposed to boscalid had higher EC50 values at the end of the experiment, and when repeated, only one isolate had higher EC50 while most isolates showed no difference. Results of this support the hypothesis that sublethal fungicide stress increases mutation rates in a largely clonal plant pathogen under in vitro conditions. Collectively, this work will aid our understanding how non-lethal fungicide exposure may affect genomic variation, which may be an important mechanism of novel trait emergence, adaptation, and evolution for clonal organisms.
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- B. Sajeewa Amaradasa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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Gillings MR. Lateral gene transfer, bacterial genome evolution, and the Anthropocene. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2016; 1389:20-36. [DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Michael R. Gillings
- Genes to Geoscience Research Centre, Department of Biological Sciences Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Martínez-Suárez JV, Ortiz S, López-Alonso V. Potential Impact of the Resistance to Quaternary Ammonium Disinfectants on the Persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in Food Processing Environments. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:638. [PMID: 27199964 PMCID: PMC4852299 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The persistence of certain strains of Listeria monocytogenes, even after the food processing environment has been cleaned and disinfected, suggests that this may be related to phenomena that reduce the concentration of the disinfectants to subinhibitory levels. This includes (i) the existence of environmental niches or reservoirs that are difficult for disinfectants to reach, (ii) microorganisms that form biofilms and create microenvironments in which adequate concentrations of disinfectants cannot be attained, and (iii) the acquisition of resistance mechanisms in L. monocytogenes, including those that lead to a reduction in the intracellular concentration of the disinfectants. The only available data with regard to the resistance of L. monocytogenes to disinfectants applied in food production environments refer to genotypic resistance to quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs). Although there are several well-characterized efflux pumps that confer resistance to QACs, it is a low-level resistance that does not generate resistance to QACs at the concentrations applied in the food industry. However, dilution in the environment and biodegradation result in QAC concentration gradients. As a result, the microorganisms are frequently exposed to subinhibitory concentrations of QACs. Therefore, the low-level resistance to QACs in L. monocytogenes may contribute to its environmental adaptation and persistence. In fact, in certain cases, the relationship between low-level resistance and the environmental persistence of L. monocytogenes in different food production chains has been previously established. The resistant strains would have survival advantages in these environments over sensitive strains, such as the ability to form biofilms in the presence of increased biocide concentrations.
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- Joaquín V. Martínez-Suárez
- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y AlimentariaMadrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y AlimentariaMadrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Biología Computacional, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid, Spain
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Prevalent mutator genotype identified in fungal pathogen Candida glabrata promotes multi-drug resistance. Nat Commun 2016; 7:11128. [PMID: 27020939 PMCID: PMC5603725 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The fungal pathogen Candida glabrata has emerged as a major health threat since it readily acquires resistance to multiple drug classes, including triazoles and/or echinocandins. Thus far, cellular mechanisms promoting the emergence of resistance to multiple drug classes have not been described in this organism. Here we demonstrate that a mutator phenotype caused by a mismatch repair defect is prevalent in C. glabrata clinical isolates. Strains carrying alterations in mismatch repair gene MSH2 exhibit a higher propensity to breakthrough antifungal treatment in vitro and in mouse models of colonization, and are recovered at a high rate (55% of all C. glabrata recovered) from patients. This genetic mechanism promotes the acquisition of resistance to multiple antifungals, at least partially explaining the elevated rates of triazole and multi-drug resistance associated with C. glabrata. We anticipate that identifying MSH2 defects in infecting strains may influence the management of patients on antifungal drug therapy. The fungal pathogen Candida glabrata readily acquires resistance to multiple types of antifungal drugs. Here, Healey et al. show that C. glabrata clinical isolates often carry mutations in a gene involved in DNA mismatch repair, and this is associated with increased propensity to develop antifungal resistance.
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The Endospore-Forming Pathogen Bacillus cereus Exploits a Small Colony Variant-Based Diversification Strategy in Response to Aminoglycoside Exposure. mBio 2015; 6:e01172-15. [PMID: 26646008 PMCID: PMC4676280 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01172-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Bacillus cereus is among the microorganisms most often isolated from cases of food spoilage and causes gastrointestinal diseases as well as nongastrointestinal infections elicited by the emetic toxin cereulide, enterotoxins, and a panel of tissue-destructive virulence factors. This opportunistic pathogen is increasingly associated with rapidly fatal clinical infections especially linked to neonates and immunocompromised individuals. Fatality results from either the misdiagnosis of B. cereus as a contaminant of the clinical specimen or from failure of antibiotic therapy. Here we report for the first time that exposure to aminoglycoside antibiotics induces a phenotype switching of emetic B. cereus subpopulations to a slow-growing small colony variant (SCV) state. Along with altered antibiotic resistance, SCVs showed distinct phenotypic and metabolic properties, bearing the risk of antibiotic treatment failure and of clinical misdiagnosis by standard identification tests used in routine diagnostic. The SCV subpopulation is characterized by enhanced production of the toxin cereulide, but it does not secrete tissue-destructive and immune system-affecting enzymes such as sphingomyelinase and phospholipase. SCVs showed significantly prolonged persistence and decreased virulence in the Galleria mellonella model for bacterial infections, indicating diversification concerning their ecological lifestyle. Importantly, diversification into coexisting wild-type and SCV subpopulations also emerged during amikacin pressure during in vivo infection experiments. This study shows for the first time that pathogenic spore-forming B. cereus strains are able to switch to a so far unreported slow-growing lifestyle, which differs substantially in terms of developmental, phenotypic, metabolic, and virulence traits from the wild-type populations. This underpins the necessity of molecular-based differential diagnostics and a well-chosen therapeutic treatment strategy in clinical environments to combat B. cereus in a tailored manner. The reported induction of SCV in an endospore-forming human pathogen requires further research to broaden our understanding of a yet unexplored antibiotic resistance mechanism in sporulating bacteria. Our work also raises a general question about the ecological meaning of SCV subpopulation emergence and importance of SCV in sporeformer populations as an alternative route, next to sporulation, to cope with stresses encountered in natural niches, such as soil or host interfaces.
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Goodman KE, Simner PJ, Tamma PD, Milstone AM. Infection control implications of heterogeneous resistance mechanisms in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2015; 14:95-108. [PMID: 26535959 DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2016.1106940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) based upon a phenotypic demonstration of carbapenem resistance. However, considerable heterogeneity exists within this definitional umbrella. CRE may mechanistically differ by whether they do or do not produce carbapenemases. Moreover, patients can acquire CRE through multiple pathways: endogenously through antibiotic selective pressure on intestinal microbiota, exogenously through horizontal transmission or through a combination of these factors. Some evidence suggests that non-carbapenemase-producing CRE may be more frequently acquired by antibiotic exposure and carbapenemase-producing CRE via horizontal transmission, but definitive data are lacking. This review examines types of CRE resistance mechanisms, antibiotic exposure and horizontal transmission pathways of CRE acquisition, and the implications of these heterogeneities to the development of evidence-based CRE healthcare epidemiology policies. In our Expert Commentary & Five-Year View, we outline specific nosocomial CRE knowledge gaps and potential methodological approaches for their resolution.
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- K E Goodman
- a Department of Epidemiology , The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- b Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Microbiology , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- a Department of Epidemiology , The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA.,c Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- a Department of Epidemiology , The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA.,c Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA.,d Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control , The Johns Hopkins Hospital , Baltimore , MD , USA
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The Connection between Persistent, Disinfectant-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes Strains from Two Geographically Separate Iberian Pork Processing Plants: Evidence from Comparative Genome Analysis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 82:308-17. [PMID: 26497458 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02824-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the basis of the putative persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in a new industrial facility dedicated to the processing of ready-to-eat (RTE) Iberian pork products. Quaternary ammonium compounds, which included benzalkonium chloride (BAC), were repeatedly used as surface disinfectants in the processing plant. Clean and disinfected surfaces were sampled to evaluate if resistance to disinfectants was associated with persistence. Of the 14 isolates obtained from product contact and non-product contact surfaces, only five different pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) types were identified during the 27-month study period. Two of these PFGE types (S1 and S10-1) were previously identified to be persistent and BAC-resistant (BAC(r)) strains in a geographically separate slaughterhouse belonging to the same company. The remaining three PFGE types, which were first identified in this study, were also BAC(r). Whole-genome sequencing and in silico multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis of five BAC(r) isolates of the different PFGE types identified in this study showed that the isolate of the S1 PFGE type belonged to MLST sequence type 31 (ST31), a low-virulence type characterized by mutations in the inlA and prfA genes. The isolates of the remaining four PFGE types were found to belong to MLST ST121, a persistent type that has been isolated in several countries. The ST121 strains contained the BAC resistance transposon Tn6188. The disinfection-resistant L. monocytogenes population in this RTE pork product plant comprised two distinct genotypes with different multidrug resistance phenotypes. This work offers insight into the L. monocytogenes subtypes associated with persistence in food processing environments.
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