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Rincón-Tomás B, Lanzén A, Sánchez P, Estupiñán M, Sanz-Sáez I, Bilbao ME, Rojo D, Mendibil I, Pérez-Cruz C, Ferri M, Capo E, Abad-Recio IL, Amouroux D, Bertilsson S, Sánchez O, Acinas SG, Alonso-Sáez L. Revisiting the mercury cycle in marine sediments: A potential multifaceted role for Desulfobacterota. J Hazard Mater 2024; 465:133120. [PMID: 38101011 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Marine sediments impacted by urban and industrial pollutants are typically exposed to reducing conditions and represent major reservoirs of toxic mercury species. Mercury methylation mediated by anaerobic microorganisms is favored under such conditions, yet little is known about potential microbial mechanisms for mercury detoxification. We used culture-independent (metagenomics, metabarcoding) and culture-dependent approaches in anoxic marine sediments to identify microbial indicators of mercury pollution and analyze the distribution of genes involved in mercury reduction (merA) and demethylation (merB). While none of the isolates featured merB genes, 52 isolates, predominantly affiliated with Gammaproteobacteria, were merA positive. In contrast, merA genes detected in metagenomes were assigned to different phyla, including Desulfobacterota, Actinomycetota, Gemmatimonadota, Nitrospirota, and Pseudomonadota. This indicates a widespread capacity for mercury reduction in anoxic sediment microbiomes. Notably, merA genes were predominately identified in Desulfobacterota, a phylum previously associated only with mercury methylation. Marker genes involved in the latter process (hgcAB) were also mainly assigned to Desulfobacterota, implying a potential central and multifaceted role of this phylum in the mercury cycle. Network analysis revealed that Desulfobacterota were associated with anaerobic fermenters, methanogens and sulfur-oxidizers, indicating potential interactions between key players of the carbon, sulfur and mercury cycling in anoxic marine sediments.
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- Blanca Rincón-Tomás
- AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain; Grupo Inv. Geología Aplicada a Recursos Marinos y Ambientes Extremos, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME-CSIC), 28003 Madrid, Spain.
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- AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain; IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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- Dep. Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain
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- Dep. Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain
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- AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain
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- AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain
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- AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain
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- Dep. Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Dep. Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, 907 36 Umeå, Sweden
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- AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-chimie pour l'Environnement et les matériaux (IPREM), Pau, France
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- Dep. Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Dep. Genètica i Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08192 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Dep. Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain.
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Zarandona I, Estupiñán M, Pérez C, Alonso-Sáez L, Guerrero P, de la Caba K. Chitosan Films Incorporated with Exopolysaccharides from Deep Seawater Alteromonas Sp. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18090447. [PMID: 32867255 PMCID: PMC7551391 DOI: 10.3390/md18090447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Two Alteromonas sp. strains isolated from deep seawater were grown to promote the production of exopolysaccharides (EPS, E611 and E805), which were incorporated into chitosan solutions to develop films. The combination of the major marine polysaccharides (chitosan and the isolated bacterial EPS) resulted in the formation of homogenous, transparent, colorless films, suggesting good compatibility between the two components of the film-forming formulation. With regards to optical properties, the films showed low values of gloss, in the range of 5-10 GU, indicating the formation of non-glossy and rough surfaces. In addition to the film surface, both showed hydrophobic character, with water contact angles higher than 100 º, regardless of EPS addition. Among the two EPS under analysis, chitosan films with E805 showed better mechanical performance, leading to resistant, flexible, easy to handle films.
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- Iratxe Zarandona
- BIOMAT research group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Escuela de Ingeniería de Gipuzkoa, Plaza de Europa 1, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;
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- AZTI Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain; (M.E.); (C.P.); (L.A.-S.)
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- AZTI Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain; (M.E.); (C.P.); (L.A.-S.)
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- AZTI Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Txatxarramendi ugartea z/g, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain; (M.E.); (C.P.); (L.A.-S.)
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- BIOMAT research group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Escuela de Ingeniería de Gipuzkoa, Plaza de Europa 1, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;
- Correspondence: (P.G.); (K.d.l.C.)
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- BIOMAT research group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Escuela de Ingeniería de Gipuzkoa, Plaza de Europa 1, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;
- Correspondence: (P.G.); (K.d.l.C.)
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Estupiñán M, Hernández I, Saitua E, Bilbao ME, Mendibil I, Ferrer J, Alonso-Sáez L. Novel Vibrio spp. Strains Producing Omega-3 Fatty Acids Isolated from Coastal Seawater. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:E99. [PMID: 32024040 PMCID: PMC7074563 DOI: 10.3390/md18020099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) (20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (22:6n-3), are considered essential for human health. Microorganisms are the primary producers of omega-3 fatty acids in marine ecosystems, representing a sustainable source of these lipids, as an alternative to the fish industry. Some marine bacteria can produce LC-PUFAs de novo via the Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Pfa) synthase/ Polyketide Synthase (PKS) pathway, which does not require desaturation and elongation of saturated fatty acids. Cultivation-independent surveys have revealed that the diversity of microorganisms harboring a molecular marker of the pfa gene cluster (i.e., pfaA-KS domain) is high and their potential distribution in marine systems is widespread, from surface seawater to sediments. However, the isolation of PUFA producers from marine waters has been typically restricted to deep or cold environments. Here, we report a phenotypic and genotypic screening for the identification of omega-3 fatty acid producers in free-living bacterial strains isolated from 5, 500, and 1000 m deep coastal seawater from the Bay of Biscay (Spain). We further measured EPA production in pelagic Vibrio sp. strains collected at the three different depths. Vibrio sp. EPA-producers and non-producers were simultaneously isolated from the same water samples and shared a high percentage of identity in their 16S rRNA genes, supporting the view that the pfa gene cluster can be horizontally transferred. Within a cluster of EPA-producers, we found intraspecific variation in the levels of EPA synthesis for isolates harboring different genetic variants of the pfaA-KS domain. The maximum production of EPA was found in a Vibrio sp. strain isolated from a 1000 m depth (average 4.29% ± 1.07 of total fatty acids at 10 °C, without any optimization of culturing conditions).
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- Mónica Estupiñán
- AZTI, Marine Research Division, Txatxarramendi Irla s/n, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain; (M.E.); (M.E.B.); (I.M.)
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- AZTI, Food Research Division, Astondo Bidea, Building 609, 48160 Derio, Spain; (I.H.); (E.S.); (J.F.)
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- AZTI, Food Research Division, Astondo Bidea, Building 609, 48160 Derio, Spain; (I.H.); (E.S.); (J.F.)
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- AZTI, Marine Research Division, Txatxarramendi Irla s/n, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain; (M.E.); (M.E.B.); (I.M.)
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- AZTI, Marine Research Division, Txatxarramendi Irla s/n, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain; (M.E.); (M.E.B.); (I.M.)
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- AZTI, Food Research Division, Astondo Bidea, Building 609, 48160 Derio, Spain; (I.H.); (E.S.); (J.F.)
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- AZTI, Marine Research Division, Txatxarramendi Irla s/n, 48395 Sukarrieta, Spain; (M.E.); (M.E.B.); (I.M.)
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Estupiñán M, Álvarez-García D, Barril X, Diaz P, Manresa A. In Silico/In Vivo Insights into the Functional and Evolutionary Pathway of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Oleate-Diol Synthase. Discovery of a New Bacterial Di-Heme Cytochrome C Peroxidase Subfamily. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131462. [PMID: 26154497 PMCID: PMC4496055 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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As previously reported, P. aeruginosa genes PA2077 and PA2078 code for 10S-DOX (10S-Dioxygenase) and 7,10-DS (7,10-Diol Synthase) enzymes involved in long-chain fatty acid oxygenation through the recently described oleate-diol synthase pathway. Analysis of the amino acid sequence of both enzymes revealed the presence of two heme-binding motifs (CXXCH) on each protein. Phylogenetic analysis showed the relation of both proteins to bacterial di-heme cytochrome c peroxidases (Ccps), similar to Xanthomonas sp. 35Y rubber oxidase RoxA. Structural homology modelling of PA2077 and PA2078 was achieved using RoxA (pdb 4b2n) as a template. From the 3D model obtained, presence of significant amino acid variations in the predicted heme-environment was found. Moreover, the presence of palindromic repeats located in enzyme-coding regions, acting as protein evolution elements, is reported here for the first time in P. aeruginosa genome. These observations and the constructed phylogenetic tree of the two proteins, allow the proposal of an evolutionary pathway for P. aeruginosa oleate-diol synthase operon. Taking together the in silico and in vivo results obtained we conclude that enzymes PA2077 and PA2078 are the first described members of a new subfamily of bacterial peroxidases, designated as Fatty acid-di-heme Cytochrome cperoxidases (FadCcp).
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- Mónica Estupiñán
- Unitat de Microbiologia i Parasitologia Sanitàries, Facultat de Farmàcia, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Fisicoquímica, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), PCB-Edifici Hèlix Baldiri Reixac, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Fisicoquímica, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), PCB-Edifici Hèlix Baldiri Reixac, Barcelona, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat de Microbiologia i Parasitologia Sanitàries, Facultat de Farmàcia, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Martínez E, Estupiñán M, Pastor FJ, Busquets M, Díaz P, Manresa A. Functional characterization of ExFadLO, an outer membrane protein required for exporting oxygenated long-chain fatty acids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biochimie 2013; 95:290-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 09/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Suárez CF, Patarroyo ME, Trujillo E, Estupiñán M, Baquero JE, Parra C, Rodriguez R. Owl monkey MHC-DRB exon 2 reveals high similarity with several HLA-DRB lineages. Immunogenetics 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00251-006-0157-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Suárez CF, Patarroyo ME, Trujillo E, Estupiñán M, Baquero JE, Parra C, Rodriguez R. Owl monkey MHC-DRB exon 2 reveals high similarity with several HLA-DRB lineages. Immunogenetics 2006; 58:542-58. [PMID: 16791623 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-006-0127-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2005] [Accepted: 05/03/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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One hundred and ten novel MHC-DRB gene exon 2 nucleotide sequences were sequenced in 96 monkeys from three owl monkey species (67 from Aotus nancymaae, 30 from Aotus nigriceps and 13 from Aotus vociferans). Owl monkeys, like humans, have high MHC-DRB allele polymorphism, revealing a striking similarity with several human allele lineages in the peptide binding region and presenting major convergence with DRB lineages from several Catarrhini (humans, apes and Old World monkeys) rather than with others New World monkeys (Platyrrhini). The parallelism between human and Aotus MHC-DRB reveals additional similarities regarding variability pattern, selection pressure and physicochemical constraints in amino acid replacements. These observations concerning previous findings of similarity between the Aotus immune system molecules and their human counterparts affirm this specie's usefulness as an excellent animal model in biomedical research.
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- Carlos F Suárez
- Fundación Instituto de Inmunmología de Colombia, Carrera 50 No. 26-00, Bogotá, Colombia
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Delgado G, Parra-López CA, Vargas LE, Hoya R, Estupiñán M, Guzmán F, Torres A, Alonso C, Velez ID, Spinel C, Patarroyo ME. Characterizing cellular immune response to kinetoplastid membrane protein-11 (KMP-11) during Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis infection using dendritic cells (DCs) as antigen presenting cells (APCs). Parasite Immunol 2003; 25:199-209. [PMID: 12940963 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2003.00626.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In vitro peptide binding assays and DCs pulsed with recombinant KMP-11 (rKMP-11) plus six 20-mer overlapping peptides covering the entire protein of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis (L(V)p) promastigotes were used to identify T-cell epitopes in this protein. Such in vitro binding assays, using HLA DRB1* 0101, -0401, -0701 and -1101 alleles, demonstrated that two peptide sequences (DEEFNKKMQEQNAKFFADKP and FKHKFAELLEQQKAAQYPSK) exhibited high HLA DRB1* 0401 allele binding capacity. rKMP-11 specific T-cell proliferation and cytokine production, derived from 13 volunteers exposed to the parasite, suggested that using autologous DCs as APCs becomes advantageous in uncovering T-cell epitopes promoting proliferation and differences in IFN-gamma and IL-4 production in T-cells from volunteers with ACTIVE and CURED undetectable disease when other APCs were used. The two peptides which bound in vitro to the HLA DRB1* 0401 allele were immunogenic in HLA DRB1* 04 volunteers, thus validating the use of in vitro binding assays for predicting epitopes in this protein. The experimental approach used here may prove useful for characterizing T-cell epitopes in a protein useful in designing peptide-based vaccine candidates for Leishmania and other intracellular pathogens.
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- Gabriela Delgado
- Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia (FIDIC), Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencios, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
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Pineda DA, Guerrero OL, Pinilla ML, Estupiñán M. [Usefulness of a screening questionnaire for post traumatic stress in a Colombian population]. Rev Neurol 2002; 34:911-6. [PMID: 12134318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Rating scales for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be consistents with DSM IV criteria, and should be validate for each culture. OBJECTIVE To validate a PTSD checklist in a Colombian little town population, which was semi destructed by a guerrilla attack. PATIENTS AND METHODS A stratified, representative and randomized sample of 202 adult participants, aged over 15 year old, was selected from San Joaquin (Santander Colombia) two year after an guerrilla attack. A structured interview (SCID I), based on DSM IV criteria, was developed with each member of the sample. 76 participants (37.6%) met criteria for PTSD, and 126 (62.4%) were classified as non PTSD. A rating checklist with 24 symptoms of PTSD was applied by self report. Each item of the scale was scored 1 to 4. RESULTS PTSD checklist had a reliability Cronbach s alpha coefficient of 0.97. PTSD group scored 70.4 22.9, and non PTSD 37.2 13.7 (p< 0.0001) on the PTSD checklist. A discriminant analysis found that the scale had a correctly classification capability of 88.6% (p< 0.0001). Sensibility was found between 76.3% for a cut off point of 51 and 81.6% for cut off point of 45. Specificity changed between 71.4% for a cut off point of 45 and 84.4% for a cut off point of 51. CONCLUSION Checklist for PTSD had a high reliability, good discriminant capability, and good sensibility and specificity.
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- D A Pineda
- Grupo de Neuropsicología y Conducta, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Facultad de Psicología, Medellín, Antioquía, Colombia.
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