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Sobh G, Araj GF, Finianos M, Sourenian T, Hrabak J, Papagiannitsis CC, Chaar ME, Bitar I. Molecular characterization of carbapenem and ceftazidime-avibactam-resistant Enterobacterales and horizontal spread of bla NDM-5 gene at a Lebanese medical center. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1407246. [PMID: 38962322 PMCID: PMC11219574 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1407246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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Introduction In the battle against multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, ceftazidime- avibactam (CZA) stands as a pivotal defense, particularly against carbapenemresistant (CR) Gram-negative pathogens. However, the rise in resistance against this drug poses a significant threat to its effectiveness, highlighting the critical need for in-depth studies about its resistance mechanisms. Methods This research focuses on the genomic characterization of CR- and CZA-resistant Escherichia coli (n=26) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (n=34) strains, harboring the blaNDM and/or blaOXA-48-like genes, at a major Lebanese tertiary care medical center, using whole genome sequencing (WGS). Results Our findings revealed a notable prevalence of blaNDM in all K. pneumoniae strains isolates, with 27 of these also harboring blaOXA-48. On the other hand, E. coli strains predominantly carried the blaNDM-5 gene. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) identified a predominance of ST383 among K. pneumoniae strains, which possessed a multi-replicon IncFIB-IncHI1B plasmid harboring the blaNDM-5. Additionally, various Inc group plasmids in K. pneumoniae across multiple sequence types were found to carry the blaNDM. Similarly, diverse STs of E. coli were observed to carry blaNDM-5 on different plasmids. Discussion The study underscores NDM carbapenemases as a paramount resistance mechanism in Lebanon,jeopardizing critical last-resort treatments. It also illuminates the role of varied sequence types and mobile genetic elements in the spread of NDM resistance,stressing the urgent need for strategies to mitigate this threat, especially in nosocomial infections.
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- Ghena Sobh
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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Mavroidi A, Froukala E, Tsakris A. Comparative Genomics of an Emerging Multidrug-Resistant blaNDM-Carrying ST182 Lineage in Enterobacter cloacae Complex. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:535. [PMID: 38927201 PMCID: PMC11200890 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13060535] [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: 05/16/2024] [Revised: 06/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Enterobacter cloacae, E. hormaechei and related subspecies remain the most clinically relevant among the Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC). Carbapenemase-producing ECC strains are increasingly identified in hospital-acquired infections and usually belong to four main multilocus sequence types (MLST STs) named ST114, ST93, ST90 and ST78. Instead, ST182 has been sporadically reported among E. hormaechei strains, and recently, outbreaks of blaNDM-producing ST182 clonal strains have emerged. Herein, we aimed to investigate the presence of ST182 and explore its evolution and modes of blaNDM acquisition. METHODS A phylogenetic analysis of 646 MLST STs identified among 4685 E. hormaechei whole-genome sequencing (WGS) assemblies deposited in public repositories was performed, as well as an in silico comparative and phylogenomic analyses for 55 WGS assemblies of ST182. blaNDM-harboring contigs were also compared to published plasmid sequences. RESULTS ST182 E. hormaechei strains were recovered from patients on five continents during 2011-2021. They were divided into three major genomic clusters, comprising a separate clonal complex with six other STs. In 30 out of 55 ST182 WGS assemblies, blaNDM-harboring structures were identified that were similar to the plasmids predominant in Gram-negative bacteria, harboring resistance genes to multiple antibiotic classes and virulence genes. No associations between the genomic clusters and the country/continent of isolation or the presence and the plasmid types of the blaNDM-harboring contigs were observed. CONCLUSIONS Our findings show that ST182 E. hormaechei strains have been identified in the past decade worldwide; 54.5% of them carried diverse blaNDM genetic structures, suggesting recent acquisition of the blaNDM alleles. Thus, blaNDM-harboring ST182 is an emerging multidrug-resistant and virulent lineage in ECC strains that requires close monitoring.
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- Angeliki Mavroidi
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, General University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece;
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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Macesic N, Dennis A, Hawkey J, Vezina B, Wisniewski JA, Cottingham H, Blakeway LV, Harshegyi T, Pragastis K, Badoordeen GZ, Bass P, Stewardson AJ, Dennison A, Spelman DW, Jenney AW, Peleg AY. Genomic investigation of multispecies and multivariant blaNDM outbreak reveals key role of horizontal plasmid transmission. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2024; 45:709-716. [PMID: 38344902 PMCID: PMC11102827 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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OBJECTIVES New Delhi metallo-β-lactamases (NDMs) are major contributors to the spread of carbapenem resistance globally. In Australia, NDMs were previously associated with international travel, but from 2019 we noted increasing incidence of NDM-positive clinical isolates. We investigated the clinical and genomic epidemiology of NDM carriage at a tertiary-care Australian hospital from 2016 to 2021. METHODS We identified 49 patients with 84 NDM-carrying isolates in an institutional database, and we collected clinical data from electronic medical record. Short- and long-read whole genome sequencing was performed on all isolates. Completed genome assemblies were used to assess the genetic setting of blaNDM genes and to compare NDM plasmids. RESULTS Of 49 patients, 38 (78%) were identified in 2019-2021 and only 11 (29%) of 38 reported prior travel, compared with 9 (82%) of 11 in 2016-2018 (P = .037). In patients with NDM infection, the crude 7-day mortality rate was 0% and the 30-day mortality rate was 14% (2 of 14 patients). NDMs were noted in 41 bacterial strains (ie, species and sequence type combinations). Across 13 plasmid groups, 4 NDM variants were detected: blaNDM-1, blaNDM-4, blaNDM-5, and blaNDM-7. We noted a change from a diverse NDM plasmid repertoire in 2016-2018 to the emergence of conserved blaNDM-1 IncN and blaNDM-7 IncX3 epidemic plasmids, with interstrain spread in 2019-2021. These plasmids were noted in 19 (50%) of 38 patients and 35 (51%) of 68 genomes in 2019-2021. CONCLUSIONS Increased NDM case numbers were due to local circulation of 2 epidemic plasmids with extensive interstrain transfer. Our findings underscore the challenges of outbreak detection when horizontal transmission of plasmids is the primary mode of spread.
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- Nenad Macesic
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Microbiology Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Microbiology Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
- Infection Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Saini P, Bandsode V, Singh A, Mendem SK, Semmler T, Alam M, Ahmed N. Genomic insights into virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and adaptation acumen of Escherichia coli isolated from an urban environment. mBio 2024; 15:e0354523. [PMID: 38376265 PMCID: PMC10936179 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03545-23] [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: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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Populations of common commensal bacteria such as Escherichia coli undergo genetic changes by the acquisition of certain virulence and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) encoding genetic elements leading to the emergence of pathogenic strains capable of surviving in the previously uninhabited or protected niches. These bacteria are also reported to be prevalent in the environment where they survive by adopting various recombination strategies to counter microflora of the soil and water, under constant selection pressure(s). In this study, we performed molecular characterization, phenotypic AMR analysis, and whole genome sequencing (WGS) of E. coli (n = 37) isolated from soil and surface water representing the urban and peri-urban areas. The primary aim of this study was to understand the genetic architecture and pathogenic acumen exhibited by environmental E. coli. WGS-based analysis entailing resistome and virulome profiling indicated the presence of various virulence (adherence, iron uptake, and toxins) and AMR encoding genes, including blaNDM-5 in the environmental isolates. A majority of our isolates belonged to phylogroup B1 (73%). A few isolates in our collection were of sequence type(s) (ST) 58 and 224 that could have emerged recently as clonal lineages and might pose risk of infection/transmission. Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) such as plasmids (predominantly) of the IncF family, prophages, pipolins, and insertion elements such as IS1 and IS5 were also observed to exist, which may presumably aid in the propagation of genes encoding resistance against antimicrobial drugs. The observed high prevalence of MGEs associated with multidrug resistance in pathogenic E. coli isolates belonging to the phylogroup B1 underscores the need for extended surveillance to keep track of and prevent the transmission of the bacterium to certain vulnerable human and animal populations. IMPORTANCE Evolutionary patterns of E. coli bacteria convey that they evolve into highly pathogenic forms by acquiring fitness advantages, such as AMR, and various virulence factors through the horizontal gene transfer (HGT)-mediated acquisition of MGEs. However, limited research on the genetic profiles of environmental E. coli, particularly from India, hinders our understanding of their transition to pathogenic forms and impedes the adoption of a comprehensive approach to address the connection between environmentally dwelling E. coli populations and human and veterinary public health. This study focuses on high-resolution genomic analysis of the environmental E. coli isolates aiming to understand the genetic similarities and differences among isolates from different environmental niches and uncover the survival strategies employed by these bacteria to thrive in their surroundings. Our approach involved molecular characterization of environmental samples using PCR-based DNA fingerprinting and subsequent WGS analysis. This multidisciplinary approach is likely to provide valuable insights into the understanding of any potential spill-over to human and animal populations and locales. Investigating these environmental isolates has significant potential for developing epidemiological strategies against transmission and understanding niche-specific evolutionary patterns.
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- Poorvi Saini
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Pathogen Biology Laboratory, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Pathogen Biology Laboratory, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Pathogen Biology Laboratory, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Pathogen Biology Laboratory, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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- International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Pathogen Biology Laboratory, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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Mavroidi A, Gartzonika K, Spanakis N, Froukala E, Kittas C, Vrioni G, Tsakris A. Comprehensive Analysis of Virulence Determinants and Genomic Islands of blaNDM-1-Producing Enterobacter hormaechei Clinical Isolates from Greece. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1549. [PMID: 37887250 PMCID: PMC10604629 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12101549] [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: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Nosocomial outbreaks of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC) are often reported worldwide, mostly associated with a small number of multilocus-sequence types of E. hormaechei and E. cloacae strains. In Europe, the largest clonal outbreak of blaNDM-1-producing ECC has been recently reported, involving an ST182 E. hormaechei strain in a Greek teaching hospital. In the current study, we aimed to further investigate the genetic make-up of two representative outbreak isolates. Comparative genomics of whole genome sequences (WGS) was performed, including whole genome-based taxonomic analysis and in silico prediction of virulence determinants of the bacterial cell surface, plasmids, antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors present on genomic islands. The enterobacterial common antigen and the colanic antigen of the cell surface were identified in both isolates, being similar to the gene clusters of the E. hormaechei ATCC 49162 and E. cloacae ATCC 13047 type strains, whereas the two strains possessed different gene clusters encoding lipopolysaccharide O-antigens. Other virulence factors of the bacterial cell surface, such as flagella, fimbriae and pili, were also predicted to be encoded by gene clusters similar to those found in Enterobacter spp. and other Enterobacterales. Secretion systems and toxin-antitoxin systems, which also contribute to pathogenicity, were identified. Both isolates harboured resistance genes to multiple antimicrobial classes, including β-lactams, aminoglycosides, quinolones, chloramphenicol, trimethoprim, sulfonamides and fosfomycin; they carried blaTEM-1, blaOXA-1, blaNDM-1, and one of them also carried blaCTXM-14, blaCTXM-15 and blaLAP-2 plasmidic alleles. Our comprehensive analysis of the WGS assemblies revealed that blaNDM-1-producing outbreak isolates possess components of the bacterial cell surface as well as genomic islands, harbouring resistance genes to several antimicrobial classes and various virulence factors. Differences in the plasmids carrying β-lactamase genes between the two strains have also shown diverse modes of acquisition and an ongoing evolution of these mobile elements.
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- Angeliki Mavroidi
- Department of Microbiology, General University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece;
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Ioannina University Hospital, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (K.G.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (N.S.); (E.F.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (N.S.); (E.F.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Ioannina University Hospital, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (K.G.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (N.S.); (E.F.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (N.S.); (E.F.); (G.V.)
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Ye J, Jin L, Li Y, Xu H, Lin Y, Zhou T, Zheng B, Wang M, Wang Z. Complete-genome sequencing and comparative genomic characterization of bla NDM-5 carrying Citrobacter freundii isolates from a patient with multiple infections. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:506. [PMID: 37649002 PMCID: PMC10466682 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09579-9] [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: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The emergence and wide spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) poses a growing threat to global public health. However, clinically derived carbapenemase-producing Citrobacter causing multiple infections has rarely been investigated. Here we first report the isolation and comparative genomics of two blaNDM-5 carrying Citrobacter freundii (C. freundii) isolates from a patient with bloodstream and urinary tract infections. RESULTS Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed that both blaNDM-5 carrying C. freundii isolates were multidrug-resistant. Positive modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) and EDTA-carbapenem inactivation method (eCIM) results suggested metallo-carbapenemase production. PCR and sequencing confirmed that both metallo-carbapenemase producers were blaNDM-5 positive. Genotyping and comparative genomics analyses revealed that both isolates exhibited a high level of genetic similarity. Plasmid analysis confirmed that the blaNDM-5 resistance gene is located on IncX3 plasmid with a length of 46,161 bp, and could successfully be transferred to the recipient Escherichia coli EC600 strain. A conserved structure sequence (ISAba125-IS5-blaNDM-5-trpF-IS26-umuD-ISKox3) was found in the upstream and downstream of the blaNDM-5 gene. CONCLUSIONS The data presented in this study showed that the conjugative blaNDM-5 plasmid possesses a certain ability to horizontal transfer. The dissemination of NDM-5-producing C. freundii isolates should be of close concern in future clinical surveillance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to characterize C. freundii strains carrying the blaNDM-5 gene from one single patient with multiple infections.
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- Jianzhong Ye
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Nanbaixiang Street, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Laboratory, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, No. 60 Wuning West Road, Dongyang, 322100, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Health Screening Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310000, Zhejiang, China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious DiseasesCollaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious DiseasesSchool of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseasesthe First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Nanbaixiang Street, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Nanbaixiang Street, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious DiseasesCollaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious DiseasesSchool of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseasesthe First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Laboratory, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, No. 60 Wuning West Road, Dongyang, 322100, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Nanbaixiang Street, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Sha Y, Lin N, Zhang G, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Lu J, Zhu T, Zhang X, Li Q, Zhang H, Lin X, Li K, Bao Q, Li D. Identification and characterization of a novel chromosomal aminoglycoside 3'- O-phosphotransferase, APH(3')-Id, from Kluyvera intermedia DW18 isolated from the sewage of an animal farm. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1224464. [PMID: 37700861 PMCID: PMC10493288 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1224464] [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: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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Background Aminoglycosides, as important clinical antimicrobials, are used as second-line drugs for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis or combined with β-lactam drugs for treating severe infections such as sepsis. Aminoglycoside-modifying enzyme (AME) is the most important mechanism of aminoglycoside resistance and deserves more attention. Methods The bacterium Kluyvera intermedia DW18 was isolated from the sewage of an animal farm using the conventional method. The agar dilution method was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of antimicrobials. A novel resistance gene was cloned, and the enzyme was expressed. The kinetic parameters were measured by a SpectraMax M5 multifunctional microplate reader. Bioinformatic analysis was performed to reveal the genetic context of the aph(3')-Id gene and its phylogenetic relationship with other AMEs. Results A novel aminoglycoside 3'-O-phosphotransferase gene designated aph(3')-Id was identified in K. intermedia DW18 and shared the highest amino acid identity of 77.49% with the functionally characterized aminoglycoside 3'-O-phosphotransferase APH(3')-Ia. The recombinant plasmid carrying the novel resistance gene (pMD19-aph(3')-Id/E. coli DH5α) showed 1,024-, 512-, 128- and 16-fold increased MIC levels for kanamycin, ribostamycin, paromomycin and neomycin, respectively, compared with the reference strain DH5α. APH(3')-Id showed the highest catalytic efficiency for ribostamycin [kcat/Km of (4.96 ± 1.63) × 105 M-1/s-1], followed by paromomycin [kcat/Km of (2.18 ± 0.21) × 105 M-1/s-1], neomycin [kcat/Km of (1.73 ± 0.20) × 105 M-1/s-1], and kanamycin [kcat/Km of (1.10 ± 0.18) × 105 M-1/s-1]. Three conserved functional domains of the aminoglycoside phosphotransferase family and ten amino acid residues responsible for the phosphorylation of kanamycin were found in the amino acid sequence of APH(3')-Id. No mobile genetic element (MGE) was discovered surrounding the aph(3')-Id gene. Conclusion In this work, a novel aminoglycoside 3'-O-phosphotransferase gene designated aph(3')-Id encoded in the chromosome of the environmental isolate Kluyvera intermedia DW18 was identified and characterized. These findings will help clinicians select effective antimicrobials to treat infections caused by pathogens with this kind of resistance gene.
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- Yuning Sha
- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Medical Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Medicine, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Medical Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Medicine, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Wang J, Dong X, Wang F, Jiang J, Zhao Y, Gu J, Xu J, Mao X, Tu B. Molecular Characteristics and Genetic Analysis of Extensively Drug-Resistant Isolates with different Tn3 Mobile Genetic Elements. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:246. [PMID: 37335402 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03340-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria are the main caues for causing clinical infectious diseases. Our aim was to distinguish the present molecular epidemiological situation of XDR Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Escherichia coli isolates recovered from local hospitals in Changzhou. Antibiotic susceptibility and phenotypic analysis, multilocus sequence typing and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis were performed to trace these isolates. Resistant phenotype and gene analysis from 29 XDR strains demonstrated that they mainly included TEM, CTX-M-1/2, OXA-48, and KPC products. A. baumannii strains belonged to sequence type (ST) ST224, and carrying the blaCTX-M-2/TEM gene. The quinolone genes aac(6')-ib-cr and qnrB were carrying only in A. baumannii and E.coli. Three (2.3%) of these strains were found to contain the blaNDM-1 or blaNDM-5 gene. A new genotype of K. pneumoniae was found as ST2639. Epidemic characteristics of the XDR clones showed that antibiotic resistance genes distributed unevenly in different wards in Changzhou's local hospitals. With the sequencing of blaNDM carrying isolates, the plasmids often carrying a highly conservative Tn3-relavent mobile genetic element. The especially coupled insert sequence ISKox3 may be a distinctive resistance gene transfer loci. The genotypic diversity variation of XDRs suggested that tracking and isolating the sources of antibiotic resistance especially MBL-encoding genes such as blaNDM-will help manage the risk of infection by these XDRs.
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- Jiazhen Wang
- School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Pathogenic Biological Laboratory, Changzhou Disease Control and Prevention Centre, Changzhou Medical Centre, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213000, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China
- Pathogenic Biological Laboratory, Changzhou Disease Control and Prevention Centre, Changzhou Medical Centre, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213000, Jiangsu, China
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- Pathogenic Biological Laboratory, Changzhou Disease Control and Prevention Centre, Changzhou Medical Centre, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213000, Jiangsu, China
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- Pathogenic Biological Laboratory, Changzhou Disease Control and Prevention Centre, Changzhou Medical Centre, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213000, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Pathogenic Biological Laboratory, Changzhou Disease Control and Prevention Centre, Changzhou Medical Centre, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213000, Jiangsu, China
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- Pathogenic Biological Laboratory, Changzhou Disease Control and Prevention Centre, Changzhou Medical Centre, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213000, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
- Pathogenic Biological Laboratory, Changzhou Disease Control and Prevention Centre, Changzhou Medical Centre, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213000, Jiangsu, China.
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Huang L, Hu H, Xu C, Zhou M, Li Y, Li Y, Wu S, Dong N. Characterization of NDM-5-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Pediatric Patients with Bloodstream Infections in a Chinese Hospital. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:520. [PMID: 36833447 PMCID: PMC9956912 DOI: 10.3390/genes14020520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Escherichia coli (E. coli) bloodstream infections (BSIs) are among the most predominant causes of death in infants and children worldwide. NDM-5 (New Delhi Metallo-lactamase-5) is responsible for one of the main mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in E. coli. To analyze the phenotypic and genomic characteristics of NDM-5-producing E. coli from bloodstream infections (BSIs), a total of 114 E. coli strains was collected from a children's hospital in Jiangsu province, China. Eight blaNDM-5-carrying E. coli strains were identified which were all carbapenem-resistant and carried diverse antimicrobial resistance genes apart from blaNDM-5. They belonged to six distinct sequence types (STs) and serotypes including one each for ST38/O7:H8, ST58/O?:H37, ST131/O25:H4, ST156/O11:H25 and ST361/O9:H30 and three strains are originating from a single clone belonging to ST410/O?:H9. Apart from blaNDM-5, the E. coli strains isolated from BSIs also carried other β-lactamase genes, including blaCMY-2 (n = 4), blaCTX-M-14 (n = 2), blaCTX-M-15 (n = 3), blaCTX-M-65 (n = 1), blaOXA-1 (n = 4) and blaTEM-1B (n = 5). The blaNDM-5 genes were located on three different types of plasmids, which were IncFII/I1 (n = 1), IncX3 (n = 4) and IncFIA/FIB/FII/Q1 (n = 3). The former two types were conjugatively transferable at frequencies of 10-3 and 10-6, respectively. The dissemination of NDM-producing strains, which exhibit resistance to the last-line antibiotics, carbapenems, may increase the muti-antimicrobial resistance burden among E. coli BSIs and further threaten public health.
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- Lili Huang
- Laboratory Department, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou 215127, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215025, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Experimental Center, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou 215127, China
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Pathogen Bioscience and Anti-infective Medicine, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215127, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Experimental Center, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou 215127, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou 215127, China
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- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Pathogen Bioscience and Anti-infective Medicine, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215127, China
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Bai J, Liu Y, Kang J, Song Y, Yin D, Wang S, Guo Q, Wang J, Duan J. Antibiotic resistance and virulence characteristics of four carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains coharbouring bla KPC and bla NDM based on whole genome sequences from a tertiary general teaching hospital in central China between 2019 and 2021. Microb Pathog 2023; 175:105969. [PMID: 36610697 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2023.105969] [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: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infection is a worldwide health issue that poses a serious threat to public health. This study summarizes the clinical features of four patients with CRKP coproducing NDM and KPC infections and further analyses the molecular typing, resistance and virulence factors of the four CRKP strains. METHODS Of the twenty-two CRKP isolates, four strains coharbouring blaKPC and blaNDM isolated from four patients were screened by Sanger sequencing between October 2019 and April 2021. Demographics, clinical and pathological data of the four patients were collected through electronic medical records. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, biofilm formation assays and serum bactericidal assays were performed on the four isolates. The antibiotic resistance and virulence genes were investigated by whole-genome sequencing. Sequence types (STs) were determined by multilocus sequence typing, and serotypes were identified by wzi gene sequencing. RESULTS Three patients recovered, and one patient stopped treatment. Four strains were multiple carbapenemase producers: KPC-2, NDM-4, SME-5 and IMI-4 coproducer; KPC-2, NDM-1 and SME-3 coproducer; KPC-2, NDM-1 and IMI-3 coproducer; KPC-2 and NDM-5 coproducer. They also harboured ESBL genes and mutations in the efflux pump regulator genes. They were multidrug resistant but sensitive to tigecycline and colistin. Four isolates had moderate biofilm-forming abilities and carried various virulence genes, including siderophores, type 1 fimbriae and E. coli common pilus. Only the NO. 3 strain was resistant to the serum. The STs and serotypes of the four strains were ST11 and KL64, ST337 and none, ST307 and KL102KL149KL155, and ST29 and K54, respectively. CONCLUSION Four CRKP strains coharbouring blaKPC and blaNDM also carried other carbapenemase genes. Notably, the NO. 1 isolate carrying four carbapenemase genes has not been reported globally until now. Four strains exhibited a high level of resistance to multiple antibiotics. Additionally, three of the four patients were exposed to invasive medical devices that provided an environment for biofilm formation. Meanwhile, three strains with adhesion genes as moderate biofilm formers might form biofilms resulting in long hospital stays, increasing therapeutic difficulty, and even treatment failure. This study reminds clinicians that CRKP strains with multiple carbapenemase genes emerged in our hospital, and stronger measures should be taken to the control of nosocomial infections.
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- Jing Bai
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China; Shanxi Jinzhong Health School, Jinzhong, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China.
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A Nationwide Plasmidome Surveillance in Thailand Reveals a Limited Variety of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Clones and Spreading Plasmids. J Clin Microbiol 2022; 60:e0108022. [PMID: 36445367 PMCID: PMC9769800 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01080-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Despite frequent identification of plasmids carrying carbapenemase genes, the transfer of plasmids carrying carbapenemase genes is not well recognized in clinical settings because of technical limitations. To investigate the detailed mechanisms of the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), we performed multifaceted genomic surveillance of CRE isolates in Thailand and analyzed their plasmidome. We analyzed 371 Enterobacteriaceae isolates carrying blaNDM-1 and 114 Enterobacteriaceae isolates carrying blaNDM-5 obtained from clinical samples of 473 patients in 11 representative hospitals located in six provinces in Thailand between 2012 and 2017. The complete structures of plasmids carrying blaNDM and chromosomal phylogeny were determined by combining Southern blotting hybridization analysis and our previously performed whole-genome short-read sequencing data. Dissemination of the blaNDM-5 gene among the Enterobacteriaceae isolates in Thailand was mainly owing to the nationwide clonal spread of Escherichia coli ST410 and regional clonal spreads of Escherichia coli ST361 and ST405. Analysis of blaNDM-1-carrying isolates revealed nationwide dissemination of two specific plasmids and nationwide clonal dissemination of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST16 accompanied with regional disseminations of three distinctive K. pneumoniae clones (ST231, ST14, and ST147) with different plasmids. Dissemination of CRE carrying blaNDM in Thailand is mainly based on nationwide clonal expansions of E. coli ST410 carrying blaNDM-5 and K. pneumoniae ST16 carrying blaNDM-1, nationwide dissemination of two distinctive plasmids carrying blaNDM-1, and accumulation of clonal expansions in regional areas. Although the overuse of antibiotics can promote CRE dissemination, the limited variety of transmitters highlights the importance of preventing horizontal dissemination among patients.
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Hu Y, Zhang W, Shen X, Qu Q, Li X, Chen R, Wang Z, Ma R, Xiong Z, Wang Y, Wang P. Tandem Repeat of bla NDM-1 and Clonal Dissemination of a fosA3 and bla KPC-2 Co-Carrying IncR-F33: A-: B- Plasmid in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Collected in a Southwest Hospital in China, 2010-2013. Infect Drug Resist 2022; 15:7431-7447. [PMID: 36544990 PMCID: PMC9762261 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s391144] [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: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has been widespread in coastal cities of eastern China since 2009. However, how CRKP spreads and evolves in southwest China is unclear. Aim We investigated the genetic characteristics and dissemination mechanisms of carbapenemase genes in forty-one non-repetitive CRKP isolates collected from a southwest hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, during 2010-2013. Methodology Drug susceptibilities were analyzed by using VITEK 2 compact system. Genetic relationships were ascertained based on multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis. Genetic backgrounds of bla KPC-2 and bla NDM-1 were revealed by DNA walking and high-throughput sequencing. Results All isolates were highly resistant to common antibiotics except for tigecycline. In total, 34 bla KPC-2, 3 bla NDM-1, 1 bla IMP-4 and 3 bla IMP-26 genes were identified and KP67 plasmid 1 co-harbored bla NDM-1 and bla IMP-26. Five sequence types, namely ST11, ST290, ST340, ST395 and ST437, were recognized by MLST. Surprisingly, bla KPC-2 was only detected in ST11 strains. We described a clonal dissemination of fosA3-positive IncR-IncF33:A-:B- multireplicon plasmid carrying the gene cassettes IS26-ΔTn3-ISKpn27-bla KPC-2-ΔISKpn6-korC-klcA-ΔrepB-Tn1721 in all ST11 isolates. Three bla NDM-1 positive isolates belonged to three different ST types and their bla NDM-1 genetic backgrounds were also distinct. Interestingly, the flanking regions of bla NDM-1 in KP67 and KP72 were duplicated into one to five copies in a form of tandem repeat by the transposition of IS91 like element. The bla NDM-1 of KP82 was carried on a common IncX3 plasmid. Conclusion This study described the early epidemiological characteristics of bla KPC-2/bla NDM-1-carrying CRKP, and reported a new tandem repeat pattern of bla NDM-1 cluster in Yunnan. These findings extend our knowledge on the carbapenemase gene evolutions.
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- Ying Hu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, and Key Laboratory for Southwest Microbial Diversity of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Key Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Key Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China,Correspondence: Yuming Wang, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13708406058, Fax +86-0871-65334416, Email
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- Department of Key Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China,Pengfei Wang, Department of Key Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15288453604, Email
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First Belgian Report of Ertapenem Resistance in an ST11 Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strain Isolated from a Dog Carrying blaSCO-1 and blaDHA-1 Combined with Permeability Defects. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11091253. [PMID: 36140031 PMCID: PMC9495147 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11091253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae of sequence type (ST) 11 is a hyper-epidemic nosocomial clone, which is spreading worldwide among humans and emerging in pets. This is the first report, to the best of our knowledge, of multidrug-resistant (MDR) K. pneumoniae ST11 carrying blaSCO-1 and blaDHA-1, isolated from a four-month-old dog in Belgium. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of the isolate, performed via broth microdilution following the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) guidelines, revealed resistance to eight different classes of antimicrobials, including carbapenems, in particular ertapenem, third-generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones. A hybrid approach, combining long- and short-read sequencing, was employed for in silico plasmid characterization, multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) and the identification and localization of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and virulence-associated genes. Three plasmids were reconstructed from the whole-genome sequence (WGS) data: the conjugative IncFIB(K), the non-mobilizable IncR and the mobilizable but unconjugative ColRNAI. The IncFIB(K) plasmid carried the blaSCO-1 gene, whereas IncR carried blaDHA-1, both alongside several other antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). No virulence genes could be detected. Here, we suggest that the resistance to ertapenem associated with susceptibility to imipenem and meropenem in K. pneumoniae could be related to the presence of blaSCO-1 and blaDHA-1, combined with permeability defects caused by point mutations in an outer membrane porin (OmpK37). The presence of the blaSCO-1 gene on a conjugative IncFIB(K) plasmid is worrisome as it can increase the risk of transmission to humans, to animals and to the environment.
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Liu YH, Ma YM, Tian HO, Yang B, Han WX, Zhao WH, Chai HL, Zhang ZS, Wang LF, Chen L, Xing Y, Ding YL, Zhao L. First determination of DNA virus and some additional bacteria from Melophagus ovinus (sheep ked) in Tibet, China. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:988136. [PMID: 36147838 PMCID: PMC9486064 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.988136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Melophagus ovinus (sheep ked) is one of the common ectoparasites in sheep. In addition to causing direct damage to the host through biting and sucking blood, sheep ked is a potential vector of helminths, protozoa, bacteria, and viruses. Sheep M. ovinus samples from three regions in Tibet were selected for DNA extraction. The 16S rDNA V3-V4 hypervariable region was amplified, after genomic DNA fragmentation, Illumina Hiseq libraries were constructed. The 16S rRNA sequencing and viral metagenomics sequencing were separately conducted on the Illumina Novaseq 6000 platform and molecular biology software and platforms were employed to analyze the sequencing data. Illumina PE250 sequencing results demonstrated that the dominant bacteria phylum in M. ovinus from Tibet, China was Proteobacteria, where 29 bacteria genera were annotated. The dominant bacterial genera were Bartonella, Wolbachia, and Arsenophonus; Bartonella chomelii, Wolbachia spp., and Arsenophonus spp. were the dominant bacterial species in M. ovinus from Tibet, China. We also detected Kluyvera intermedia, Corynebacterium maris DSM 45190, Planomicrobium okeanokoites, and Rhodococcus erythropolis, of which the relative abundance of Kluyvera intermedia was high. Illumina Hiseq sequencing results demonstrated that 4 virus orders were detected in M. ovinus from Tibet, China, and 3 samples were annotated into 29 families, 30 families, and 28 families of viruses, respectively. Virus families related to vertebrates and insects mainly included Mimiviridae, Marseilleviridae, Poxviridae, Ascoviridae, Iridoviridae, Baculoviridae, Hytrosaviridae, Nudiviridae, Polydnaviridae, Adomaviridae, Asfarviridae, Hepeviridae, Herpesviridae, and Retroviridae; at the species level, the relative abundance of Tupanvirus_soda_lake, Klosneuvirus_KNV1, and Indivirus_ILV1 was higher. African swine fever virus and many poxviruses from the family Poxviridae were detected, albeit their relative abundance was low. The dominant bacterial phylum of M. ovinus from Tibet, China was Proteobacteria, and the dominant bacterial genera were Bartonella, Wolbachia, and Arsenophonus, where 23 out of 29 annotated bacteria genera were first reported in M. ovinus. Kluyvera intermedia, Corynebacterium maris DSM 45190, Planomicrobium okeanokoites, and Rhodococcus erythropolis were detected for the first time. All DNA viruses detected in this study have been reported in M. ovinus for the first time.
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- Yong-Hong Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- Animal Disease Control Center of Ordos, Ordos City, China
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- Inner Mongolia Saikexing Reproductive Biotechnology (Group) Co., Ltd., Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- Shanghai Origingene Bio-pharm Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Origingene Bio-pharm Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
- *Correspondence: Li Zhao,
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Zou H, Berglund B, Wang S, Zhou Z, Gu C, Zhao L, Meng C, Li X. Emergence of bla NDM-1, bla NDM-5, bla KPC-2 and bla IMP-4 carrying plasmids in Raoultella spp. in the environment. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 306:119437. [PMID: 35537555 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To date, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have been found predominantly in clinical settings worldwide. Raoultella belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family which can cause hospital-acquired infections, and carbapenem-resistant Raoultella spp. (CRR) is sporadically reported in the environment. We investigated the distribution and underlying resistance mechanisms of CRR in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) from eastern China between January 2018 and February 2019. A total of 17 CRR were isolated from 324 environmental samples, including Raoultella ornithinolytica (n = 15) and Raoultella planticola (n = 2). The detection of CRR was more frequent in the water inlet compared to anaerobic tank, aerobic tank, sludge thickener, activated sludge, mud cake storage area, and water outlet, and CRR was detected in mud cake stacking area. All CRR were resistant to imipenem, meropenem, ampicillin, piperacillin-tazobactam, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and fosfomycin. Four different carbapenemase genes were identified, including blaKPC-2 (n = 13), blaNDM-1 (n = 8), blaNDM-5 (n = 1), blaIMP-4 (n = 1). Interestingly, isolated R. ornithinolytica from the WWTP were closely related to those reported from human samples in China. Plasmid analysis indicated that IncFII(Yp), IncP6, and IncU mediated blaKPC-2 spread, IncX3 and IncN2 mediated blaNDM spread in the environment. The core structure of the Tn3-ISKpn27-blaKPC-2-ISKpn6, ISAba125-blaNDM-bleMBL-trpF-dsbD were identified. The study provides evidence that Raoultella spp. may spread alarming carbapenem resistance in the environment and, therefore, the continuous surveillance for carbapenem resistance in the WWTP should be conducted, especially sludge.
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- Huiyun Zou
- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 581 85, Linköping, Sweden
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- Institute of Infection Disease Control, Shandong Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China
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- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China
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- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
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Abderrahim A, Djahmi N, Loucif L, Nedjai S, Chelaghma W, Gameci-Kirane D, Dekhil M, Lavigne JP, Pantel A. Dissemination of OXA-48- and NDM-1-Producing Enterobacterales Isolates in an Algerian Hospital. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11060750. [PMID: 35740155 PMCID: PMC9220339 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11060750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterobacterales remain an increasing problem in Algeria, notably due to the emergence of carbapenemase producers. We investigated the molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales isolates recovered from outpatients and inpatients in Eastern Algeria. Non-repetitive Enterobacterales with reduced susceptibility to carbapenems were consecutively collected from clinical specimens in Annaba University Hospital (Algeria) between April 2016 and December 2018. Isolates were characterized with regard to antibiotic resistance, resistome and virulome content, clonality, and plasmid support. Of the 168 isolates analyzed, 29 (17.3%) were carbapenemase producers and identified as K. pneumoniae (n = 23), E. coli (n = 5), and E. cloacae (n = 1). blaOXA-48 was the most prevalent carbapenemase-encoding gene (n = 26/29), followed by blaNDM-1 gene (n = 3/29). K. pneumoniae isolates harbored some virulence traits (entB, ugeF, ureA, mrkD, fimH), whereas E. coli had a commensal origin (E, A, and B1). Clonality analysis revealed clonal expansions of ST101 K. pneumoniae and ST758 E. coli. Plasmid analysis showed a large diversity of incompatibility groups, with a predominance of IncM (n = 26, 89.7%). A global dissemination of OXA-48-producing Enterobacterales in the Algerian hospital but also the detection of NDM-1-producing E. coli in community settings were observed. The importance of this diffusion must be absolutely investigated and controlled.
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- Amel Abderrahim
- Département de Biochimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Badji Mokhtar Annaba, Annaba 23000, Algeria; (A.A.); (D.G.-K.)
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Annaba 23000, Algeria; (N.D.); (S.N.); (M.D.)
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie des Molécules Bioactives et de la Physiopathologie Cellulaire (LBMBPC), Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Batna 2, Batna 05000, Algeria;
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Annaba 23000, Algeria; (N.D.); (S.N.); (M.D.)
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie Appliquée à l’Agroalimentaire au Biomédical et à l’Environnement, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre et de l’Univers, Université Abou Bekr Belkaid, Tlemcen 13000, Algeria;
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- Département de Biochimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Badji Mokhtar Annaba, Annaba 23000, Algeria; (A.A.); (D.G.-K.)
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Annaba 23000, Algeria; (N.D.); (S.N.); (M.D.)
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- Virulence Bactérienne et Infections Chroniques, INSERM U1047, Université Montpellier, Service de Microbiologie et Hygiène Hospitalière, CHU Nîmes, 30900 Nîmes, France;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-466-683-202
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- Virulence Bactérienne et Infections Chroniques, INSERM U1047, Université Montpellier, Service de Microbiologie et Hygiène Hospitalière, CHU Nîmes, 30900 Nîmes, France;
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Molecular characterization of an outbreak of NDM-7-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae reveals ST11 clone expansion combined with interclonal plasmid dissemination. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2022; 59:106551. [PMID: 35176478 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2022.106551] [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: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The aim of this study was to characterize a hospital outbreak of NDM-7-producing K. pneumoniae associated with the successful multidrug-resistant high-risk clone ST11 between 2017 and 2019 in southern Spain. Forty-six NDM-7 producers were recovered during the outbreak: 16 from clinical samples, 27 from surveillance samples and three from environmental samples. All isolates were multidrug-resistant, including carbapenem-resistant. XbaI PFGE showed three pulsotypes belonging to 3 different clones by MLST: ST307 (one isolate), ST152 (one isolate) and ST11 (44 isolates). Representative isolates were selected for characterization of blaNDM-7-carrying plasmids using PCR-based replicon typing and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analysis. IncX3 plasmids containing NDM-7 were identified in the 3 clones. The blaNDM-7-carrying plasmids from the ST307 and ST11 clones were identical, and very similar to the IncX3 NDM-7 plasmid previously described. The carbapenemase NDM-7 was introduced into the hospital by means of the ST307 clone, while the ST11 high-risk clone was responsible for NDM-7 dissemination. It is essential to develop and implement strategies to control the introduction and spread of successful multidrug-resistant clones in hospitals that include active surveillance programmes to detect colonised patients.
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Clonal Dissemination of Plasmid-Mediated Carbapenem and Colistin Resistance in Refugees Living in Overcrowded Camps in North Lebanon. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10121478. [PMID: 34943690 PMCID: PMC8698793 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10121478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Carbapenem and colistin-resistant bacteria represent a global public health problem. Refugees carrying these bacteria and living in inadequate shelters can spread these microorganisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the intestinal carriage of these bacteria in Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Between June and July 2019, 250 rectal swabs were collected from two refugee camps in North Lebanon. Swabs were cultured on different selective media. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed using the disk diffusion method. Carbapenemase-encoding genes and mcr genes were investigated using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Epidemiological relatedness was studied using multilocus sequence typing (MLST). From 250 rectal swabs, 16 carbapenem-resistant, 5 colistin-resistant, and 4 colistin and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae were isolated. The isolates exhibited multidrug-resistant phenotypes. Seven Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates harboured the blaOXA-48 gene, and in addition four K. pneumoniae had mutations in the two component systems pmrA/pmrB, phoP/phoQ and co-harboured the blaNDM-1 gene. Moreover, the blaNDM-1 gene was detected in six Escherichia coli and three Enterobacter cloacae isolates. The remaining five E. coli isolates harboured the mcr-1 gene. MLST results showed several sequence types, with a remarkable clonal dissemination. An urgent strategy needs to be adopted in order to avoid the spread of such resistance in highly crowded underserved communities.
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Hajihasani A, Ebrahimi-Rad M, Rasoulinasab M, Aslani MM, Shahcheraghi F. Prevalence of O25b-ST131 Escherichia coli Clone: Fecal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase and Carbapenemase-Producing Isolates in Healthy Adults in Tehran, Iran. Microb Drug Resist 2021; 28:210-216. [PMID: 34698555 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2021.0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Fecal carriage of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli, particularly sequence type 131 (ST131), is becoming a global concern. This study aimed at determining the prevalence rate and molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing E. coli (ESBL-Ec), carbapenemase-producing E. coli (CPEc), ceftazidime/avibactam (CAZ/AVI)-resistant E. coli, and ST131 isolates in healthy fecal carriers in Tehran, Iran. Among 540 samples studied, 233 (43.1%) carried ESBL-Ec, with the majority (93.9%) harboring the blaCTX-M. The carriage rate of CPEc was 2.5% (n = 14/540), and blaNDM gene was the predominant carbapenemase gene. Most CPEc isolates (n = 11/14) was shown to be resistant to CAZ/AVI. Among ESBL-Ec/CPEc, 7.3% (n = 17/233) belonged to E. coli ST131 clone, which was identified by polymerase chain reaction and confirmed by multilocus sequence typing. The ST131 isolates genetically typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were heterogeneous and four different plasmids were detected by plasmid typing, with the IncFIA/FIB being the major type. Our findings disclose that the presence of carbapenem-resistant ST131 isolates, which are also resistant to CAZ/AVI, contributes to the spread of resistant strains in the community. Therefore, screening and monitoring of such resistant clone in healthy people is necessary.
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- Azade Hajihasani
- Department of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Mori N, Tada T, Oshiro S, Kuwahara-Arai K, Kirikae T, Uehara Y. A transferrable IncL/M plasmid harboring a gene encoding IMP-1 metallo-β-lactamase in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21:1061. [PMID: 34645409 PMCID: PMC8513173 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06758-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The worldwide spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) has reduced the clinical utility of carbapenems. Plasmids often play an important role in the spread of genes encoding drug-resistance factors, especially in the horizontal transfer of these genes among species of Enterobacteriaceae. This study describes a patient infected with three species of CPE carrying an identical transferrable IncL/M plasmid. METHODS Clinical isolates of CPE were collected at St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, from 2015 to 2019. Three species of CPE isolates, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella aerogenes and Serratia marcescens, were isolated from a patient who developed severe gallstone pancreatitis associated with bloodstream infection, with all three isolates producing IMP-1 metallo-β-lactamase. The complete sequences of the plasmids of the three isolates were determined by both MiSeq and MinION. The medical chart of this patient was retrospectively reviewed conducted to obtain relevant clinical information. RESULTS The three CPE species carried an IncL/M plasmid, pSL264, which was 81,133 bp in size and harbored blaIMP-1. The genetic environment surrounding blaIMP-1 consisted of int1-blaIMP-1-aac(6')-IIc-qacL-qacEdelta1-sul1-istB-IS21. Conjugation experiments showed that S. marcescens could transmit the plasmid to E. cloacae and K. aerogenes. In contrast, pSL264 could not transfer from E. cloacae or K. aerogenes to S. marcescens. CONCLUSION The IncL/M plasmid pSL264 harboring blaIMP-1 was able to transfer among different species of Enterobacteriaceae in a patient receiving long-term antimicrobial treatment. The worldwide emergence and spread of IncL/M plasmids harboring carbapenemase-encoding genes among species of Enterobacteriaceae is becoming a serious public health hazard.
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- Nobuyoshi Mori
- grid.430395.8Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan ,grid.258269.20000 0004 1762 2738Department of Microbiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421 Japan
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- grid.258269.20000 0004 1762 2738Department of Microbiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421 Japan
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- grid.258269.20000 0004 1762 2738Department of Microbiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421 Japan
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- grid.258269.20000 0004 1762 2738Department of Microbiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421 Japan
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- grid.258269.20000 0004 1762 2738Department of Microbiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421 Japan
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- grid.258269.20000 0004 1762 2738Department of Microbiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421 Japan ,grid.430395.8Department of Clinical Laboratory, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Liu S, Huang N, Zhou C, Lin Y, Zhang Y, Wang L, Zheng X, Zhou T, Wang Z. Molecular Mechanisms and Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Complex Isolated from Chinese Patients During 2004-2018. Infect Drug Resist 2021; 14:3647-3658. [PMID: 34522107 PMCID: PMC8434891 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s327595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background The emergence and spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC) have posed a serious threat to human health worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanism of carbapenem resistance and its prevalence among ECC in China. Methods A total of 1314 ECC clinical isolates were collected from the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from 2004 to 2018. Sensitivity to antibiotics was determined using the agar dilution method. The production of carbapenemases and the prevalence of resistance-associated genes were investigated using PCR. The expression of outer membrane porin (OMP) genes (ompC/ompF) and cephalosporinase gene ampC was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR. The effect of efflux pump mechanism on carbapenem resistance was tested. ECC was typed by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Results In this study, 113 carbapenem-nonsusceptible ECC strains were identified. The prevalence rates of carbapenemase genes bla KPC-2 and bla NDM were 12.4% (14/113) and 17.7% (20/113), and that of the extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes bla CTX-M, bla TEM, and bla SHV were 28.3% (32/113), 27.4% (31/113), and 14.2% (16/113), respectively. Among 67 carbapenem-nonsusceptible ECC isolates producing non-carbapenemase, low expression of ompC/ompF and overexpression of ampC were found in 46 and 40 strains, respectively. In addition, the carbapenem resistance was related to the overexpression of the efflux pump in the study. Finally, the 113 carbapenem-nonsusceptible ECC strains were categorized into 39 different sequence types using MLST. Conclusion Carbapenem-nonsusceptible ECC strains producing non-carbapenemase were predominant. The low expression of OMP with the overexpression of cephalosporinase or production of ESBLs and overexpression of efflux pump might contribute to the resistance to carbapenem for carbapenem-nonsusceptible ECC strains producing non-carbapenemase. The bla NDM and bla KPC comprised the principal resistance mechanism of carbapenemase-producing ECC in the hospital, causing a threat to public health. Therefore, monitoring programs to prevent the emergence and further spread of antibiotic resistance are urgently needed.
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- Shixing Liu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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Freire MP, Camargo CH, Yamada AY, Nagamori FO, Reusing Junior JO, Spadão F, Cury AP, Rossi F, Nahas WC, David-Neto E, Pierrotti LC. Critical points and potential pitfalls of outbreak of IMP-1-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among kidney transplant recipients: a case-control study. J Hosp Infect 2021; 115:83-92. [PMID: 34033889 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) infection after kidney transplantation (KT) is associated with high mortality. AIM To analyse an outbreak of infection/colonization with IMP-1-producing CRPA on a KT ward. METHODS A case-control study was conducted. Cases were identified through routine surveillance culture and real-time polymerase chain reaction for carbapenemase performed directly from rectal swab samples. Controls were randomly selected from patients hospitalized on the same ward during the same period, at a ratio of 3:1. Strain clonality was analysed through pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and whole-genome sequencing was performed for additional strain characterization. FINDINGS CRPA was identified in 37 patients, in 51.4% through surveillance cultures and in 49.6% through clinical cultures. The median persistence of culture positivity was 42.5 days. Thirteen patients (35.1%) presented a total of 15 infections, of which seven (46.7%) were in the urinary tract; among those, 30-day mortality rate was 46.2%. PFGE analysis showed that all of the strains shared the same pulsotype. Multilocus sequence typing analysis identified the sequence type as ST446. Risk factors for CRPA acquisition were hospital stay >10 days, retransplantation, urological surgical reintervention after KT, use of carbapenem or ciprofloxacin in the last three months and low median lymphocyte count in the last three months. CONCLUSION KT recipients remain colonized by CRPA for long periods and could be a source of nosocomial outbreaks. In addition, a high proportion of such patients develop infection. During an outbreak, urine culture should be added to the screening protocol for KT recipients.
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- M P Freire
- Working Committee for Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Bacteriology Division, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Bacteriology Division, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Bacteriology Division, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Renal Transplantation Unit, Department of Urology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Working Committee for Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Central Laboratory, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Central Laboratory, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Renal Transplantation Unit, Department of Urology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Renal Transplantation Unit, Department of Urology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Chudejova K, Kraftova L, Mattioni Marchetti V, Hrabak J, Papagiannitsis CC, Bitar I. Genetic Plurality of OXA/NDM-Encoding Features Characterized From Enterobacterales Recovered From Czech Hospitals. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:641415. [PMID: 33633720 PMCID: PMC7900173 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.641415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to characterize four Enterobacterales co-producing NDM- and OXA-48-like carbapenemases from Czech patients with travel history or/and previous hospitalization abroad. Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates belonged to “high risk” clones ST147, ST11, and ST15, while the Escherichia coli isolate was assigned to ST167. All isolates expressed resistance against most β-lactams, including carbapenems, while retaining susceptibility to colistin. Furthermore, analysis of WGS data showed that all four isolates co-produced OXA-48- and NDM-type carbapenemases, in different combinations (Kpn47733: blaNDM–5 + blaOXA–181; Kpn50595: blaNDM–1 + blaOXA–181; Kpn51015: blaNDM–1 + blaOXA–244; Eco52418: blaNDM–5 + blaOXA–244). In Kpn51015, the blaOXA–244 was found on plasmid p51015_OXA-244, while the respective gene was localized in the chromosomal contig of E. coli Eco52418. On the other hand, blaOXA–181 was identified on a ColKP3 plasmid in isolate Kpn47733, while a blaOXA–181-carrying plasmid being an IncX3-ColKP3 fusion was identified in Kpn50595. The blaNDM–1 gene was found on two different plasmids, p51015_NDM-1 belonging to a novel IncH plasmid group and p51015_NDM-1 being an IncFK1-FIB replicon. Furthermore, the blaNDM–5 was found in two IncFII plasmids exhibiting limited nucleotide similarity to each other. In both plasmids, the genetic environment of blaNDM–5 was identical. Finally, in all four carbapenemase-producing isolates, a diverse number of additional replicons, some of these associated with important resistance determinants, like blaCTX–M–15, arr-2 and ermB, were identified. In conclusion, this study reports the first description of OXA-244-producing Enterobacterales isolated from Czech hospitals. Additionally, our findings indicated the genetic plurality involved in the acquisition and dissemination of determinants encoding OXA/NDM carbapenemases.
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- Katerina Chudejova
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia.,Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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Touati A, Manseur L, Mehidi I, Mairi A. Epidemiological and Genetic Features of Plasmids Carrying blaNDM Genes: An In Silico Analysis with Emphasis on Replicon Types, and Resistome. Microb Drug Resist 2021; 27:1232-1242. [PMID: 33417812 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2020.0427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background: New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) is a metallo-β-lactamase that has been disseminated worldwide. Plasmids harboring the blaNDM gene belonged to many incompatibility groups, of which IncX3, IncF, and IncA/C were the most represented. This in silico study aimed at analyzing a set of 649 plasmids carrying NDM-type carbapenemase (pNDMs) previously assigned in GenBank. Materials and Methods: The selected plasmids were analyzed by ResFinder (antibiotic resistome identification), BacMet (metal/biocides resistome identification), PlasmidFinder/PLSDB (replicon typing), TAfinder (toxin-antitoxin system [TAS] identification), and OriTfinder (prediction of the transferability). Results: We found that Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae amounted to about 68.6% of all reported species. The distribution of these plasmids by samples showed a diversity of origins. Many plasmids carried different genes encoding resistance to antibiotics, heavy metals, and biocides with different frequencies. The TAfinder allowed the identification of a TAS in 292 plasmids (45%). Twenty-four different incompatibility groups were predicted, of which IncX3 (34.2%; n = 222), IncC (10.9%, n = 71), and IncFII (9.9%, n = 64) were the most often described. Besides, 23.6% (n = 151) of pNDMs were recognized as multireplicon plasmids. Conclusion: This study has shown the importance of plasmids in the dissemination of the NDM carbapenemase and raises the importance of monitoring these elements to better understand the evolution of the antibiotic resistance threat.
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- Abdelaziz Touati
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne, FSNV, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, Algérie
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne, FSNV, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, Algérie
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne, FSNV, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, Algérie
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne, FSNV, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, Algérie
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Xu Q, Pan F, Sun Y, Wang C, Shi Y, Zhang T, Yu F, Zhang H. Fecal Carriage and Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Inpatient Children in a Pediatric Hospital of Shanghai. Infect Drug Resist 2020; 13:4405-4415. [PMID: 33328745 PMCID: PMC7735787 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s275549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To determine the epidemiology characteristics of intestinal colonization of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) among inpatients in a pediatric hospital in China. Methods A retrospective study was conducted from April to December 2019. Medical records were reviewed to extract the clinical information. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed by broth microdilution method. Drug resistance determinants and plasmid types were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequences PCR (ERIC-PCR) were employed to determine the genetic relationships between strains. Results A total of 90 CRE strains were isolated, with a fecal carriage rate of 8.6% (90/1052), and mainly distributed in E. aerogenes (n=30), K. pneumoniae (n=25) and E. coli (n=23). More than 50% of CRE colonizers had a history of invasive procedures and antibiotic exposures. As high as 91.1% (82/90) of CRE isolates carried carbapenemase genes, with blaNDM-5 (n=56) being the most common, and mainly found in E. aerogenes (51.8%, 29/56) and E. coli (32.1%, 18/56) isolates, which primarily belonged to ST4 (100%, 29/29) and ST692 (55.6%, 10/18), respectively. Followed by blaKPC-2 (n=12), and all found in K. pneumoniae ST11 isolates. Other carbapenemase genes including blaNDM-1, blaIMP-4 and blaIMP-26. Meanwhile, ESBL genes (blaCTX-M, blaTEM-1 and blaSHV) and AmpC genes (blaDHA-1 and blaEBC) were also detected. All CRE isolates showed high resistance to cephalosporins and carbapenemases (97.8%-100.0%) but remained susceptible to tigecycline (98.9%). IncX3 was a major plasmid type in NDM-containing strains (91.3%), and 91.7% of KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae harboring IncFII and IncFIB plasmids. The ERIC-PCR revealed that several strains with identical STs were genetically similar. Conclusion This study revealed a major intestinal colonization of ST4 NDM-5 E. aerogenes, ST11 KPC-2 K. pneumoniae and ST692 NDM-5 E. coli strains among inpatients in a pediatric hospital. Infection control measures should be implemented immediately to prevent the spread of these strains in clinical settings.
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- Qi Xu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Kutilova I, Valcek A, Papagiannitsis CC, Cejkova D, Masarikova M, Paskova V, Davidova-Gerzova L, Videnska P, Hrabak J, Literak I, Dolejska M. Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria from American Crows in the United States. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020; 65:e00586-20. [PMID: 33139274 PMCID: PMC7927846 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00586-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Wild corvids were examined for the presence of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria in the United States. A total of 13 isolates were detected among 590 fecal samples of American crow; 11 Providencia rettgeri isolates harboring blaIMP-27 on the chromosome as a class 2 integron gene cassette within the Tn7 transposon, 1 Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 isolate carrying blaKPC-2 on a pKpQIL-like plasmid as a part of Tn4401a, and 1 Enterobacter bugandensis isolate with blaIMI-1 located within EcloIMEX-2.
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- Iva Kutilova
- CEITEC VFU, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC VFU, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Plzen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Plzen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
- Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC VFU, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Virology, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC VFU, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Plzen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
- Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC VFU, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital in Plzen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
- Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC VFU, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC VFU, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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Oliveira ÉMD, Beltrão EMB, Scavuzzi AML, Barros JF, Lopes ACS. High plasmid variability, and the presence of IncFIB, IncQ, IncA/C, IncHI1B, and IncL/M in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae with bla KPC and bla NDM from patients at a public hospital in Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2020; 53:e20200397. [PMID: 33111914 PMCID: PMC7580274 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0397-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Antibiotic resistance in carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella
pneumoniae is acquired and disseminated mainly by plasmids.
Therefore, we aimed to investigate the occurrence of carbapenemase genes,
analyze the genetic diversity by ERIC-PCR, and examine the most common
plasmid incompatibility groups (Incs) in clinical isolates of K.
pneumoniae from colonization and infection in patients from a
hospital in Brazil. METHODS Twenty-seven isolates of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae
were selected and screened for the presence of carbapenemase genes and Incs
by PCR, followed by amplicon sequencing. RESULTS The blaKPC and blaNDM genes were detected in 24 (88.8 %) and 16 (59.2 %) of the
isolates, respectively. Thirteen isolates (48.1 %) were positive for both
genes. The IncFIB (92.6 %) and IncQ (88.8 %) were the most frequent
plasmids, followed by IncA/C, IncHI1B, and IncL/M, indicating that plasmid
variability existed in these isolates. To our knowledge, this is the first
report of IncHI1B in Brazil. We found eight isolates with clonal
relationship distributed in different sectors of the hospital. CONCLUSIONS The accumulation of resistance determinants, the variability of plasmid
Incs, and the clonal dissemination detected in K.
pneumoniae isolates demonstrate their potential for infection,
colonization, and the dissemination of different resistance genes and
plasmids.
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- Érica Maria de Oliveira
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Médicas, Área de Medicina Tropical, Recife, PE, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Médicas, Área de Medicina Tropical, Recife, PE, Brasil
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Pérez-Vázquez M, Sola Campoy PJ, Ortega A, Bautista V, Monzón S, Ruiz-Carrascoso G, Mingorance J, González-Barberá EM, Gimeno C, Aracil B, Sáez D, Lara N, Fernández S, González-López JJ, Campos J, Kingsley RA, Dougan G, Oteo-Iglesias J. Emergence of NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in Spain: phylogeny, resistome, virulence and plasmids encoding blaNDM-like genes as determined by WGS. J Antimicrob Chemother 2020; 74:3489-3496. [PMID: 31504589 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkz366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES NDM carbapenemases have spread worldwide. However, little information exists about the impact of NDM-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Spain. By WGS, we sought to elucidate the population structure of NDM-like-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in Spain and to determine the plasmids harbouring blaNDM-like genes. METHODS High-resolution SNP typing, core-genome MLST and plasmid reconstruction (PlasmidID) were performed on 59 NDM-like-producing K. pneumoniae and 8 NDM-like-producing E. coli isolated over an 8 year period in Spain. RESULTS Five major epidemic clones of NDM-producing K. pneumoniae caused five important nationwide outbreaks: ST437/NDM-7, ST437/NDM-1, ST147/NDM-1, ST11/NDM-1 and ST101/NDM-1; in contrast, the spread of NDM-producing E. coli was polyclonal. Three blaNDM types were identified: blaNDM-1, 61.2%; blaNDM-7, 32.8%; and blaNDM-5, 6%. Five K. pneumoniae isolates co-produced other carbapenemases (three blaOXA-48 and two blaVIM-1). The average number of acquired resistance genes was higher in K. pneumoniae than in E. coli. The plasmids encoding blaNDM-like genes belonged to IncFII, IncFIB, IncX3, IncR, IncN and IncC types, of which IncF, IncR and IncC were associated with MDR. The genetic surroundings of blaNDM-like genes showed a highly variable region upstream of ISAba125. CONCLUSIONS In recent years NDM-producing K. pneumoniae and E. coli have emerged in Spain; the spread of a few high-risk K. pneumoniae clones such as ST437/NDM-7, ST437/NDM-1, ST147/NDM-1, ST11/NDM-1 and ST101/NDM-1 have caused several interregional outbreaks. In contrast, the spread of NDM-producing E. coli has been polyclonal. Plasmid types IncFII, IncFIB, IncX3, IncR, IncN and IncC carried blaNDM, and the same IncX3 plasmid was detected in K. pneumoniae and E. coli.
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- María Pérez-Vázquez
- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Bioinformátia (BU-ISCIII), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz-idiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz-idiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Clinical Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.,Quadram Institute Bioscience, Colney, Norwich, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Resistencia a Antibióticos e Infecciones Relacionadas con la Asistencia Sanitaria, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015 and REIPI RD16/0016), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Dissemination of a 'rare' extended-spectrum β-lactamase gene bla SFO-1 mediated by epidemic clones of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter hormaechei in China. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2020; 56:106079. [PMID: 32634604 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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An increasing trend of the coexistence of a rare extended-spectrum β-lactamase gene blaSFO-1 and carbapenemase genes in Enterobacteriaceae has recently been noted. This study aimed to determine the epidemiological and genetic characterisation of SFO-1-positive carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae complex (CREC) isolates. A total of 61 CREC clinical isolates were collected in the framework of a national surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae during 2011-2015 in China. Seven SFO-1-positive CREC isolates (11.5%) were identified in four provinces, suggesting a wide dissemination of the blaSFO-1 gene among the CREC population in China. Five SFO-1-positive CREC isolates were further identified by screening 1625 genomes of E. cloacae complex strains retrieved from GenBank. The 12 SFO-1-positive CREC isolates were further identified as Enterobacter hormaechei, of which 10 belonged to epidemic clones (ST93, ST114 and ST418), indicating that these clones might largely contribute to the dissemination of blaSFO-1. Phylogenomics analysis further identified the occurrence of clonal dissemination in the community setting. The blaSFO-1-bearing plasmids were assigned to various incompatibility groups with highly diverse sizes (~104-370 kb), suggesting a wide vector range of blaSFO-1. Two types of genetic context, with and without insertion sequence IS26, were identified for the blaSFO-1 gene. The genetic context flanked by IS26 was more prevalent, thus largely facilitating the mobility of blaSFO-1. This study revealed that the blaSFO-1 gene is not as rare as previously found and that epidemic clones of CREC are responsible for its dissemination in China. These findings highlight the potential of wide dissemination of low-prevalence antimicrobial resistance genes.
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Fuster B, Salvador C, Tormo N, García-González N, Gimeno C, González-Candelas F. Molecular epidemiology and drug-resistance mechanisms in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in patients from a tertiary hospital in Valencia, Spain. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2020; 22:718-725. [PMID: 32446938 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study has been to characterize carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates and to determine the resistance mechanisms involved, the clonal relationship between strains and clinical and demographical data of the infected patients. METHODS Clinical and demographical data from patients were collected and statistically analysed. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed and resistance genes were detected both phenotypically and genotypically. Conjugation assays were performed to show horizontal transferability of resistance genes. Clonal relationship was also studied. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was performed to obtain information regarding resistance genes, sequence types, virulence factors and plasmid types. RESULTS Statistical significance was shown by the presence of an infection if there had been a previous hospital stay; urinary catheter carriage and chronic renal disease also indicated higher probabilities of being infected. More than 95% of the isolates were non-susceptible to third-generation cephalosporins, and more than 90% were non-susceptible to quinolones. Phenotypic and genotypic methods for resistance detection were concordant and later confirmed by NGS. This is the first detection of OXA-48, NDM-1 and CTX-M-15 co-production in the area. No plasmid-mediated colistin resistance was found. Tetracycline, sulfonamides and aminoglycoside resistance genes were found in almost all the isolates studied. No virulence factors were detected. Multilocus sequence typing showed more than 15 different sequence types, with ST101, ST307 and ST11 being the most prevalent. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to report such a large group of OXA-48 carbapenemases with clonal dissemination among carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae in Valencia. This is also the first detection of OXA-48, NDM-1 and CTX-M-15 co-production in the area.
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- Begoña Fuster
- Microbiology Department, Valencia General University Hospital, Valencia, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Valencia General University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Valencia General University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Joint Research Unit (Infection and Public Health), FISABIO, University of Valencia, Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), Valencia, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Valencia General University Hospital, Valencia, Spain; Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Joint Research Unit (Infection and Public Health), FISABIO, University of Valencia, Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), Valencia, Spain; CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health, Valencia, Spain
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Zou H, Berglund B, Xu H, Chi X, Zhao Q, Zhou Z, Xia H, Li X, Zheng B. Genetic characterization and virulence of a carbapenem-resistant Raoultella ornithinolytica isolated from well water carrying a novel megaplasmid containing bla NDM-1. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 260:114041. [PMID: 32006889 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are a growing concern worldwide. Raoultella ornithinolytica is a species in the Enterobacteriaceae family which can cause hospital-acquired infections and is sporadically reported as carbapenem-resistant from human and environmental sources. In this study, we firstly report on an NDM-1-producing R. ornithinolytica, Rao166, isolated from drinking water in an animal cultivation area in China. In addition to carbapenem-resistance, Rao166 was resistant to several other antibiotics including gentamicin, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, tetracycline and fosfomycin. Rao166 carried a novel IncFIC-type megaplasmid, 382,325 bp in length (pRAO166a). A multidrug resistance region, 60,600 bp in length, was identified in the plasmid containing an aac(3)-IId-like gene, aac(6')-Ib-cr, blaDHA-1, blaTEM-1B, blaCTX-M-3, blaOXA-1, blaNDM-1, qnrB4, catB3, arr-3, sul1, and tet(D). Results from virulence assays implied that Rao166 has considerable pathogenic potential. Although pRAO166a was found to be non-transmissible, dissemination of the NDM-1 producing strain may occur from well water to humans or animals through cross-contamination during food preparation or directly via drinking water, and potentially lead to difficult-to-treat infections. Thus, contamination of well water by this carbapenem-resistant and presumptively virulent strain of R. ornithinolytica should be considered a potential public health risk.
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- Huiyun Zou
- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 581 85, Linköping, Sweden; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Hajjar R, Ambaraghassi G, Sebajang H, Schwenter F, Su SH. Raoultella ornithinolytica: Emergence and Resistance. Infect Drug Resist 2020; 13:1091-1104. [PMID: 32346300 PMCID: PMC7167274 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s191387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Raoultella ornithinolytica is an encapsulated Gram-negative, oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, aerobic, non-motile rod that belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family. This bacterium was initially classified in the genus Klebsiella as Klebsiella ornithinolytica, until the creation of the genus Raoultella in 2001. R. ornithinolytica is usually found in water environments and soil, and due to its ability to convert histidine to histamine, it has been associated with histamine poisoning in humans. R. ornithinolytica is an emerging entity in human infections, with several reports of virulent infections in comorbid at-risk patients. Increasing reports are potentially due to better and more precise identification tools. The objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of reported cases of R. ornithinolytica infections, the emergent virulence of described multiresistant strains, and an overview of currently used identification methods.
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- Roy Hajjar
- Digestive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Digestive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Digestive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Detection of blaOXA-23 and blaNDM-1 carbapenemase among clinical isolates of A. baumannii in Tabriz, north-west of Iran. GENE REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2019.100555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lewis JM, Lester R, Mphasa M, Banda R, Edwards T, Thomson NR, Feasey N. Emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Malawi. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2020; 20:225-227. [PMID: 31899349 PMCID: PMC7049292 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2019.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Joseph M Lewis
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK; Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK.
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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Zhao Y, Zhang J, Fu Y, Li C, Hu K, Su S, Yu L, Guo Y, Fu Y, Zhang X. Molecular characterization of metallo-β-lactamase- producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae complex isolated in Heilongjiang Province of China. BMC Infect Dis 2020; 20:94. [PMID: 32005138 PMCID: PMC6995058 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-4768-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC) is one of the most common extended-spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing pathogen that threatens millions of the elderly and vulnerable sick persons. The objective of this study was to perform the molecular characteristics of the carbapenem-resistant E. cloacae complex (CREC) emerged in Heilongjiang Province of China. Methods Six CREC strains were isolated from the patients with infectious diseases. The identities of ECC isolates were confirmed by sequencing the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products of 16S rRNA gene. The characterization of the CREC isolates were analyzed by sequencing PCR products of the carbapenemase, ampC and fluoroquinolone resistance genes and performing multilocus sequence typing (MLST), pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and whole genome sequencing. Results All 6 isolates harbored multiple resistance genes. Of them, 5 carried metallo-β-lactamases and one was blaKPC-2-positive. The levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin-resistant strains had substitutions of gyrA83, gyrA87, and parC80 in the quinolone-resistance determining regions. The MLST analyses revealed that 6 isolates belonged to five sequence types (ST520, ST528, ST1119, ST1120, and ST93) while the PFGE patterns of the isolates fallen into four clusters. The strain ST1120 was found to carry two separated plasmids that encode blaNDM-1 and blaIMP-4. Conclusions Our study, for the first time, identified a CREC strain that co-produces blaNDM-1 and blaIMP-4 in the Northeast China. Our finding emphasizes an urgent need for more intensive surveillance and precaution measures to prevent the CERC spread.
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- Yongxin Zhao
- Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
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- Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. .,the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China.
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Marchetti VM, Bitar I, Mercato A, Nucleo E, Bonomini A, Pedroni P, Hrabak J, Migliavacca R. Complete Nucleotide Sequence of Plasmids of Two Escherichia coli Strains Carrying bla NDM- 5 and bla NDM - 5 and bla OXA - 181 From the Same Patient. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3095. [PMID: 32038543 PMCID: PMC6985152 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aim of this study was to genetically characterize two carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli strains obtained from a pediatric patient affected by diarrhea, expressing OXA-181 and/or NDM-5 type enzymes. The above microorganisms were collected in the same Desenzano hospital (Northern Italy) where the blaNDM–5 gene was detected for the first time in Italy 3 years ago. One strain (5P), belonged to sequence type ST405/ST477 (according to Pasture/Oxford schemes) and serotype O102:H6. It was characterized by a 130562 bp multi-replicon plasmid IncFII/IncFIA/IncFIB (pVSI_NDM-5) enclosing two main antibiotic resistance islands: (i) ARI-I, 10030 bp in size, carried genes coding for β-lactam- (blaOXA–1, blaCTX–M–15), fluoroquinolone/aminoglycoside- (aac(6′)-lb-cr) and phenicol- resistance (catB3), (ii) ARI-II, 15326 bp in size, carried genes coding for sulfonamide- (sul1), β-lactam- (blaNDM–5, blaTEM–1B), phenicol- (catB3), trimethoprim- (dfrA17), antiseptic- (qacEΔ1), and aminoglycoside- (aadA5, rmtB) resistance. The other isolate (5M), belonged to sequence type ST2659/ST759 and serotype O50/02:H18, and carried four plasmids: a 153866 bp multi-replicon IncFII/IncFIA/IncFIB (pISV_IncFII_NDM-5), an 89866 bp IncI1 plasmid, a 51480 bp IncX3 plasmid (pISV_IncX3_OXA181), and a 41143 bp IncI plasmid (pISV_IncI_CMY-42). pISV_IncFII_NDM-5 carried two main antibiotic resistance islands: (i) ARI-III, 12220 bp in size, carried genes coding for β-lactam- (blaOXA–1), fluoroquinolone/aminoglycoside- (aac(6′)-lb-cr), tetracycline- (tet(B)) and phenicol- resistance (catB3, catA1), and ii) ARI-IV, 26527 bp in size, carried determinants coding for macrolide- (erm(B), mph(A)), sulfonamide- (sul1), beta-lactam- (blaNDM–5, blaTEM–1B), trimethoprim- (dfrA14, dfrA12), antiseptic- (qacEΔ1), and aminoglycoside- resistance (aadA5). pISV_IncI_CMY-42 harbored the blaCMY–42 gene coding for beta-lactam resistance, pISV_IncX3_OXA181 harbored genes encoding fluoroquinolone- (qnrS1) and beta-lactams- resistance (blaOXA–181). In conclusion, the detection of two different NDM-5 E. coli strains from a pediatric patient with a history of travel to the Far East countries strongly highlight an increasing trend and risk of importation from such areas.
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- Vittoria Mattioni Marchetti
- Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Unit of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Unit of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Unit of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, "AO Desenzano del Garda," Brescia, Italy
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, "AO Desenzano del Garda," Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, University Hospital in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia.,Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Unit of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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López-Hernández I, García Barrionuevo A, Díaz de Alba P, Clavijo E, Pascual A. Characterization of NDM-1- and CMH-3-producing Enterobacter cloacae complex ST932 in a patient transferred from Ukraine to Spain. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2019; 38:327-330. [PMID: 31813643 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION To characterize a carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae complex isolate recovered from a patient from Ukraine. METHODS The isolate was sent to a regional reference laboratory for molecular characterization by whole genome sequencing. Susceptibility assays, carbapenemase identification, imipenem hydrolysis and clonality were performed. RESULTS The isolate showed resistance or reduced susceptibility to all β-lactam agents tested. Genome analysis led to the identification of an NDM-1-producing E. cloacae complex strain that was assigned to a new multilocus sequence type, ST932. The blaNDM-1 enzyme was located in a conjugative IncX3 plasmid of ca. 50kb. In addition, blaCMH-3, a recently described AmpC β-lactamase sequence, which has not previously been reported in Europe, was also detected and its genetic environment was studied. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in Europe of an E. cloacae complex strain that produces both blaNDM-1 and blaCMH-3.
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- Inmaculada López-Hernández
- Laboratorio PIRASOA, Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain; Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Seville, Spain.
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- Laboratorio PIRASOA, Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
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- Laboratorio PIRASOA, Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain; Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Seville, Spain; Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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Wang S, Xu L, Chi X, Li Y, Kou Z, Hou P, Xie H, Bi Z, Zheng B. Emergence of NDM-1- and CTX-M-3-Producing Raoultella ornithinolytica in Human Gut Microbiota. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2678. [PMID: 31824461 PMCID: PMC6883284 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Raoultella ornithinolytica is an opportunistic pathogen of the Enterobacteriaceae family and has been implicated in nosocomial infections in recent years. The aim of this study was to characterize a carbapenemase-producing R. ornithinolytica isolate and three extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing R. ornithinolytica isolates from stool samples of adults in a rural area of Shandong Province, China. The species were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. Antimicrobial susceptibility test showed that all four isolates were multidrug-resistant (MDR). The whole genome sequence (WGS) of these isolates was determined using an Illumina HiSeq platform, which revealed MDR-related genes. The S1 nuclease-pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (S1-PFGE) was used to characterize the plasmids carried by the R. ornithinolytica isolates. The blaNDM-1 and blaCTX-M-3 genes were probed using Southern blotting, which confirmed the location of both genes on the same plasmid with molecular weight of 336.5–398.4 kb. The transferability of blaNDM-1 and blaCTX-M was also confirmed by conjugation assays. Finally, BLAST analysis of both genes showed that mobile genetic elements were associated with the spread of drug resistance genes. Taken together, we report the presence of conjugative blaNDM-1 and blaCTX-M plasmids in R. ornithinolytica isolates from healthy humans, which indicate the possibility of inter-species transfer of drug resistance genes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to isolate and characterize carbapenemase-producing R. ornithinolytica and ESBL-producing R. ornithinolytica isolates from healthy human hosts.
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- Shuang Wang
- Bacterial Infection Disease Control of Institute, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China
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- Bacterial Infection Disease Control of Institute, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Bacterial Infection Disease Control of Institute, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China
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- Bacterial Infection Disease Control of Institute, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China
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- Bacterial Infection Disease Control of Institute, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China
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- Department of Supervise Sampling, Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control, Jinan, China
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- Bacterial Infection Disease Control of Institute, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.,Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Characteristics of Carbapenem-Resistant and Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli Co-Producing NDM-1 and MCR-1 from Pig Farms in China. Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7110482. [PMID: 31652858 PMCID: PMC6920953 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7110482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The emergence of carbapenem-resistant and colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae represents a great risk for public health. In this study, the phenotypical and genetic characteristics of eight carbapenem-resistant and colistin-resistant isolates from pig farms in China were determined by the broth microdilution method and whole genome sequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed that the eight carbapenem-resistant and colistin-resistant strains were resistant to three aminoglycosides, twelve β-lactams, one of the phenicols, one of the tetracyclines, and one of the fluoroquinolones tested, simultaneously. The prediction of acquired resistant genes using the whole genome sequences revealed the co-existence of blaNDM-1 and mcr-1 as well as the other genes that were responsible for the multidrug-resistant phenotypes. Bioinformatics analysis also showed that the carbapenem-resistant gene blaNDM-1 was located on a putative IncFII-type plasmid, which also carried the other acquired resistant genes identified, including fosA3, blaTEM-1B and rmtB, while the colistin-resistant gene mcr-1 was carried by a putative IncX4-type plasmid. Finally, we found that these resistant genes/plasmids were conjugative, and they could be co-conjugated, conferring resistance to multiple types of antibiotics, including the carbapenems and colistin, to the recipient Escherichia coli strains.
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Kocer K, Boutin S, Dalpke AH, Heeg K, Mutters NT, Nurjadi D. Comparative genomic analysis reveals a high prevalence of inter-species in vivo transfer of carbapenem-resistance plasmids in patients with haematological malignancies. Clin Microbiol Infect 2019; 26:780.e1-780.e8. [PMID: 31654794 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Conjugative gene transfer has been considered as one of the driving factors in the transmission and dissemination of multidrug resistance in bacteria. The abundance of antimicrobial resistance genes and bacteria in the gut microbiome may provide the ideal platform for plasmid exchange. Systematic data on in vivo horizontal gene transfer (HGT) and its frequency are scarce. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and ninety-six carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli (CRGNBs) from 179 patients (158 inpatients and 21 outpatients) between January 2016 and April 2017 were analysed retrospectively. Alignment of plasmid content for 32 isolates from 16 patients with multiple CRGNB species was performed from whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data. RESULTS Sixteen of the 179 patients (8.9%) were colonized and/or infected with more than one CRGNB species; 11/179 (6.1%) were colonized by multiple carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CREs) and 5/179 (2.8%) by carbapenem-resistant non-fermenters (CRNFs) and CREs. WGS suggested interspecies transfer as the predominant mechanism rather than independent acquisition in 8/10 patients (80%, one non-recoverable isolate) with multiple CREs but not in CRNF-CRE combinations; 30/158 inpatients (20%) had underlying haematological malignancies, and they are more likely to exhibit multiple CRGNB strains (OR 3.0, 95%CI 0.98-8.89, p 0.05) and CRE strains (OR 3.9, 95%CI 1.02-14.58, p 0.04) during hospital stay compared to other patient groups. CONCLUSION Our data give insight into the occurrence of natural in vivo HGT in a clinical setting. Better understanding of HGT will help optimize containment measures and may guide antibiotic stewardship programmes.
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- K Kocer
- Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Heidelberg, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF), Department of Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Heidelberg, Germany; Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Heidelberg, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Heidelberg, Germany; Institute for Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology, Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Characterization of a Carbapenem-Resistant Kluyvera Cryocrescens Isolate Carrying Blandm-1 from Hospital Sewage. Antibiotics (Basel) 2019; 8:antibiotics8030149. [PMID: 31527387 PMCID: PMC6783849 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics8030149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have been a global public health issue in recent years. Here, a carbapenem-resistant Kluyvera cryocrescens strain SCW13 was isolated from hospital sewage, and was then subjected to whole-genome sequencing (WGS). Based on WGS data, antimicrobial resistance genes were identified. Resistance plasmids were completely circularized and further bioinformatics analyses of plasmids were performed. A conjugation assay was performed to identify a self-transmissible plasmid mediating carbapenem resistance. A phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the core genome of publicly available Kluyvera strains. The isolate SCW13 exhibited resistance to cephalosporin and carbapenem. blaNDM-1 was found to be located on a ~53-kb self-transmissible IncX3 plasmid, which exhibited high similarity to the previously reported pNDM-HN380, which is an epidemic blaNDM-1-carrying IncX3 plasmid. Further, we found that SCW13 contained a chromosomal blaKLUC-2 gene, which was the probable origin of the plasmid-born blaKLUC-2 found in Enterobacter cloacae. Phylogenetic analysis showed that K. cryocrescens SCW13 exhibited a close relationship with K. cryocrescens NCTC10483. These findings highlight the further dissemination of blaNDM through clonal IncX3 plasmids related to pNDM-HN380 among uncommon Enterobacteriaceae strains, including Kluyvera in this case.
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Liu Z, Xiao X, Li Y, Liu Y, Li R, Wang Z. Emergence of IncX3 Plasmid-Harboring bla NDM- 5 Dominated by Escherichia coli ST48 in a Goose Farm in Jiangsu, China. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2002. [PMID: 31551956 PMCID: PMC6737504 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Twelve carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli strains were obtained from goose farms in Jiangsu, China. These isolates were resistant to multiple antimicrobials, and positive for the bla NDM- 5. The carbapenem-resistance of all strains mediated by bla NDM- 5 were successfully conjugated to E. coli J53. S1-PFGE and WGS results showed bla NDM- 5 was located on IncX3 conjugative plasmids with a size of ca. 46 kb. All bla NDM- 5-bearing IncX3 plasmids shared the same genetic context almost identical to pNDM_MGR194-bla NDM- 5 and pNDM-QD28-bla NDM- 5 reported in India and China, respectively. The twelve strains belonged to three STs, in which the dominant type of E. coli isolated from breeding goose farm carrying bla NDM- 5 was ST48. The emergence of bla NDM- 5-bearing strains in goose farms and the clonal transmission of E. coli within the breeding goose farm highlighted the potential reservoir of carbapenemase genes in waterfowl farming system, which may further contaminate environments and pose a threat to public health. Comprehensive surveillance of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in goose farms warrants further study to evaluate the underlying risks.
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- Ziyi Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China.,Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China.,Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China.,Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China.,Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.,Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou, China
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Kopotsa K, Osei Sekyere J, Mbelle NM. Plasmid evolution in carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a review. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2019; 1457:61-91. [PMID: 31469443 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have been listed by the WHO as high-priority pathogens owing to their high association with mortalities and morbidities. Resistance to multiple β-lactams complicates effective clinical management of CRE infections. Using plasmid typing methods, a wide distribution of plasmid replicon groups has been reported in CREs around the world, including IncF, N, X, A/C, L/M, R, P, H, I, and W. We performed a literature search for English research papers, published between 2013 and 2018, reporting on plasmid-mediated carbapenem resistance. A rise in both carbapenemase types and associated plasmid replicon groups was seen, with China, Canada, and the United States recording a higher increase than other countries. blaKPC was the most prevalent, except in Angola and the Czech Republic, where OXA-181 (n = 50, 88%) and OXA-48-like (n = 24, 44%) carbapenemases were most prevalent, respectively; blaKPC-2/3 accounted for 70% (n = 956) of all reported carbapenemases. IncF plasmids were found to be responsible for disseminating different antibiotic resistance genes worldwide, accounting for almost 40% (n = 254) of plasmid-borne carbapenemases. blaCTX-M , blaTEM , blaSHV , blaOXA-1/9 , qnr, and aac-(6')-lb were mostly detected concurrently with carbapenemases. Most reported plasmids were conjugative but not present in multiple countries or species, suggesting limited interspecies and interboundary transmission of a common plasmid. A major limitation to effective characterization of plasmid evolution was the use of PCR-based instead of whole-plasmid sequencing-based plasmid typing.
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- Katlego Kopotsa
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.,National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Division, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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The bla NDM-1-Carrying IncA/C 2 Plasmid Underlies Structural Alterations and Cointegrate Formation In Vivo. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63:AAC.00380-19. [PMID: 31109975 PMCID: PMC6658791 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00380-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In 2012, a carbapenemase-producing Salmonella enterica serovar Corvallis isolate carrying a bla NDM-1 multiresistance IncA/C2 plasmid, apart from IncHI2 and ColE-like plasmids, was detected in a wild bird in Germany. In a recent broiler chicken infection study, we observed transfer of this bla NDM-1-carrying IncA/C2 plasmid to other Enterobacteriaceae Here, we focused on the stability of this plasmid and gained insight into the type and frequency of its structural alterations after an in vivo passage in a broiler chicken infection study.
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Mouftah SF, Pál T, Darwish D, Ghazawi A, Villa L, Carattoli A, Sonnevend Á. Epidemic IncX3 plasmids spreading carbapenemase genes in the United Arab Emirates and worldwide. Infect Drug Resist 2019; 12:1729-1742. [PMID: 31417290 PMCID: PMC6593741 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s210554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Purpose Plasmids of the incompatibility group X type 3 (IncX3) were described carrying various carbapenemase genes in carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) worldwide and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well. To understand the driving force behind the emergence of such plasmids in the UAE, the relationship between IncX3 plasmids encountered locally and globally was investigated. Methods CPE strains isolated in the UAE during 2009-2014 were screened by X3 PCR-based replicon typing. The clonal relationship of CPE carrying IncX3 plasmids was determined by multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Complete sequence of selected IncX3 plasmids was determined. Phylogenetic relationship between the carbapenemase carrying IncX3 plasmids from the UAE and of those reported worldwide was established by comparing the plasmid backbones. Results 10.2% of the 295 CPE tested were identified to carry IncX3 plasmids: 13 Escherichia coli, 13 Klebsiella pneumoniae, two Enterobacter cloacae, one Citrobacter freundii and one Morganella morganii isolate, respectively. Most of them were non-clonal; with small clusters of triplets and pairs of E. coli and K. pneumoniae, and a cluster of five K. pneumoniae ST11 exhibiting >90% similar PFGE patterns, respectively. The 30 isolates harbored either bla NDM-1, bla NDM-4, bla NDM-5, bla NDM-7, bla OXA-181 or bla KPC-2 carbapenemase genes on IncX3 plasmids. Phylogenetic analysis of the backbone region of IncX3 plasmids carrying various beta-lactamase genes from the UAE (n=23) and that of North-America, Europe, Asia and Australia (n=35) revealed three clusters based on the carbapenemase genes carried: plasmids harboring bla OXA-181 and bla NDM-5 formed two distinct groups, whereas backbones of plasmids with bla NDM-1, bla NDM-4 and bla NDM-7 clustered together. Each cluster contained plasmids of diverse geographical origin. Conclusion The findings suggest that different carbapenemase gene carrying IncX3 plasmids encountered in the UAE do not evolve locally, rather are subtypes of this epidemic plasmid emerging in this country due to international transfer.
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- Shaimaa F Mouftah
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanitá, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.,Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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Guo X, Rao Y, Guo L, Xu H, Lv T, Yu X, Chen Y, Liu N, Han H, Zheng B. Detection and Genomic Characterization of a Morganella morganii Isolate From China That Produces NDM-5. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1156. [PMID: 31191484 PMCID: PMC6546717 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The increasing prevalence and transmission of the carbapenem resistance gene bla NDM-5 has led to a severe threat to public health. So far, bla NDM-5 has been widely detected in various species of Enterobacterales and different hosts across various cities. However, there is no report on the bla NDM-5- harboring Morganella morganii. In January 2016, the first NDM-5-producing Morganella morganii L241 was found in a stool sample of a patient diagnosed as recurrence of liver cancer in China. Identification of the species was performed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Carbapenemase genes were identified through both PCR and sequencing. To investigate the characteristics and complete genome sequence of the bla NDM-5-harboring clinical isolate, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, S1 nuclease pulsed field gel electrophoresis, Southern blotting, transconjugation experiment, complete genome sequencing, and comparative genomic analysis were performed. M. morganii L241 was found to be resistant to broad-spectrum cephalosporins and carbapenems. The complete genome of L241 is made up from both a 3,850,444 bp circular chromosome and a 46,161 bp self-transmissible IncX3 plasmid encoding bla NDM-5, which shared a conserved genetic context of bla NDM-5 (ΔIS3000-ΔISAba125-IS5-bla NDM-5-ble-trpF-dsbC-IS26). BLASTn analysis showed that IncX3 plasmids harboring bla NDM genes have been found in 15 species among Enterobacterales from 13 different countries around the world thus far. In addition, comparative genomic analysis showed that M. morganii L241 exhibits a close relationship to M. morganii subsp. morganii KT with 107 SNPs. Our research demonstrated that IncX3 is a key element in the worldwide dissemination of bla NDM-5 among various species. Further research will be necessary to control and prevent the spread of such plasmids.
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- Xiaobing Guo
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Basic Medical College, Beihua University, Jilin City, China
- The Clinical Immunology Research Center, Beihua University, Jilin City, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Tang B, Chang J, Cao L, Luo Q, Xu H, Lyu W, Qian M, Ji X, Zhang Q, Xia X, Yang H. Characterization of an NDM-5 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli ST156 isolate from a poultry farm in Zhejiang, China. BMC Microbiol 2019; 19:82. [PMID: 31023222 PMCID: PMC6482550 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-019-1454-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains has posed a severe threat to public health in recent years. The mobile elements carrying the New Delhi metallo-β-lactqtamase (NDM) gene have been regarded as the major mechanism leading to the rapid increase of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated from clinics and animals. RESULTS We describe an NDM-5-producing Escherichia coli strain, ECCRA-119 (sequence type 156 [ST156]), isolated from a poultry farm in Zhejiang, China. ECCRA-119 is a multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolate that exhibited resistance to 27 antimicrobial compounds, including imipenem and meropenem, as detected by antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). The complete genome sequence of the ECCRA-119 isolate was also obtained using the PacBio RS II platform. Eleven acquired resistance genes were identified in the chromosome; four were detected in plasmid pTB201, while six were detected in plasmid pTB202. Importantly, the carbapenem-resistant gene blaNDM-5 was detected in the IncX3 plasmid pTB203. In addition, seven virulence genes and one metal-resistance gene were also detected. The results of conjugation experiments and the transfer regions identification indicated that the blaNDM-5-harboring plasmid pTB203 could be transferred between E. coli strains. CONCLUSIONS The results reflected the severe bacterial resistance in a poultry farm in Zhejiang province and increased our understanding of the presence and transmission of the blaNDM-5 gene.
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- Biao Tang
- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medicine School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medicine School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003 China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021 Zhejiang China
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Wang RN, Zhang Y, Cao ZH, Wang XY, Ma B, Wu WB, Hu N, Huo ZY, Yuan QB. Occurrence of super antibiotic resistance genes in the downstream of the Yangtze River in China: Prevalence and antibiotic resistance profiles. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 651:1946-1957. [PMID: 30321718 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The super antibiotic resistance genes (SARGs) demonstrate more severe threats than other antibiotic resistance genes while have not received enough attention in the environment. The study explored the prevalence and the antibiotic tolerance profiles of two typical SARGs, MCR-1 and NDM-1, and their hosting bacteria in the downstream of the Yangtze River and the nearby wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and drinking water treatment plant (DWTP). Results indicated that MCR-1 and NDM-1 were prevalent in the influent and biological units of the WWTP. Their hosting bacteria were effectively removed, but 2.49 × 108 copies/L MCR-1 and 7.00 × 106 copies/L NDM-1 were still persistent in the effluent. In the Yangtze River, MCR-1 and NDM-1 were detected with higher abundance and antibiotic tolerance than the WWTP effluent and were significantly affected by nearby water contamination and human activities. In the DWTP, MCR-1 and NDM-1 were detected with average values 5.56 × 107 copies/L and 2.14 × 105 copies/L in the influent. Their hosting bacteria were undetectable in the effluent, but the two SARGs were still persistent with 1.39 × 107 copies/L and 6.29 × 104 copies/L, and were greatly enriched in the sludge. Molecular ecological networks demonstrated wide hosting relationships between MCR-1/NDM-1 and bacteria community in the DWTP. Redundancy analysis found that MCR-1 positively correlated with COD and NH3-N, while negatively correlated with turbidity. Additionally, MCR-1 hosting bacteria positively correlated with NO3--N and negatively correlated with COD and NH3-N. NDM-1 positively correlated with turbidity and NDM-1 hosting bacteria positively correlated with COD and NO2--N. The study demonstrated that the WWTP could not effectively remove SARGs with high amount of them being discharged into the Yangtze River. Then they were transported into the DWTP and the persistent SARGs in the effluent would probably be transferred into human, thus imposing great threats on public health.
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- Ruo-Nan Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China.
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