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Ariolli A, Canè M, Di Fede M, Tavarini S, Taddei AR, Buno KP, Delany I, Rossi Paccani S, Pezzicoli A. Modeling airway persistent infection of Moraxella catarrhalis and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae by using human in vitro models. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1397940. [PMID: 38751999 PMCID: PMC11094313 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1397940] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and Moraxella catarrhalis (Mcat) are two common respiratory tract pathogens often associated with acute exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as well as with otitis media (OM) in children. Although there is evidence that these pathogens can adopt persistence mechanisms such as biofilm formation, the precise means through which they contribute to disease severity and chronicity remains incompletely understood, posing challenges for their effective eradication. The identification of potential vaccine candidates frequently entails the characterization of the host-pathogen interplay in vitro even though this approach is limited by the fact that conventional models do not permit long term bacterial infections. In the present work, by using air-liquid-interface (ALI) human airway in vitro models, we aimed to recreate COPD-related persistent bacterial infections. In particular, we explored an alternative use of the ALI system consisting in the assembly of an inverted epithelium grown on the basal part of a transwell membrane with the aim to enable the functionality of natural defense mechanisms such as mucociliary clearance and cellular extrusion that are usually hampered during conventional ALI infection experiments. The inversion of the epithelium did not affect tissue differentiation and considerably delayed NTHi or Mcat infection progression, allowing one to monitor host-pathogen interactions for up to three weeks. Notably, the use of these models, coupled with confocal and transmission electron microscopy, revealed unique features associated with NTHi and Mcat infection, highlighting persistence strategies including the formation of intracellular bacterial communities (IBCs) and surface-associated biofilm-like structures. Overall, this study demonstrates the possibility to perform long term host-pathogen investigations in vitro with the aim to define persistence mechanisms adopted by respiratory pathogens and individuate potential new vaccine targets.
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- Andrea Ariolli
- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines s.r.l., Preclinical R&D, Siena, Italy
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- GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines s.r.l., Preclinical R&D, Siena, Italy
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- Great Equipment Center-Section of Electron Microscopy, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines s.r.l., Preclinical R&D, Siena, Italy
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- GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines s.r.l., Preclinical R&D, Siena, Italy
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Wilkes RP, Kattoor JJ, Weng HY, Anis E. Targeted next-generation sequencing assay to detect 3 Moraxella spp. directly from bovine ocular swabs. J Vet Diagn Invest 2024; 36:120-123. [PMID: 38018659 PMCID: PMC10734584 DOI: 10.1177/10406387231216698] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
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Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is associated with 2 species of Moraxella: M. bovis and M. bovoculi. A third novel Moraxella spp., designated tentatively as M. oculi, has been identified from the eyes of cattle with and without pinkeye. These 3 Moraxella spp. can be found in various combinations within the same clinical sample, making speciation of this genus directly from a sample impossible with Sanger sequencing. Assessing Moraxella diversity found in IBK- and non-IBK-affected cattle eyes, independent of culture, may provide additional information about IBK by avoiding the selectivity bias of culturing. We developed a targeted NGS panel to detect and speciate these 3 Moraxella spp. directly from bovine ocular swabs. Our targeted panel amplifies bacterial essential genes and the 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer region (ITS) of the 3 Moraxella spp. and speciates based on these sequences. Our panel was able to differentiate the 3 species directly from DNA extracted from 13 swabs (6 from healthy animals, 7 from animals with IBK), and every swab except one (clinically healthy eye) had the 3 Moraxella spp. Targeted NGS with sequencing of Moraxella spp. housekeeping genes appears to be a suitable method for speciation of Moraxella directly from ocular swabs.
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- Rebecca P. Wilkes
- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Department of Infectious Diseases (adjunct), University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center, PA, USA
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McCauley KE, DeMuri G, Lynch K, Fadrosh DW, Santee C, Nagalingam NN, Wald ER, Lynch SV. Moraxella-dominated pediatric nasopharyngeal microbiota associate with upper respiratory infection and sinusitis. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0261179. [PMID: 34962959 PMCID: PMC8714118 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Distinct bacterial upper airway microbiota structures have been described in pediatric populations, and relate to risk of respiratory viral infection and, exacerbations of asthma. We hypothesized that distinct nasopharyngeal (NP) microbiota structures exist in pediatric populations, relate to environmental exposures and modify risk of acute sinusitis or upper respiratory infection (URI) in children. METHODS Bacterial 16S rRNA profiles from nasopharyngeal swabs (n = 354) collected longitudinally over a one-year period from 58 children, aged four to seven years, were analyzed and correlated with environmental variables, URI, and sinusitis outcomes. RESULTS Variance in nasopharyngeal microbiota composition significantly related to clinical outcomes, participant characteristics and environmental exposures including dominant bacterial genus, season, daycare attendance and tobacco exposure. Four distinct nasopharyngeal microbiota structures (Cluster I-IV) were evident and differed with respect to URI and sinusitis outcomes. These clusters were characteristically either dominated by Moraxella with sparse underlying taxa (Cluster I), comprised of a non-dominated, diverse microbiota (Cluster II), dominated by Alloiococcus/Corynebacterium (Cluster III), or by Haemophilus (Cluster IV). Cluster I was associated with increased risk of URI and sinusitis (RR = 1.18, p = 0.046; RR = 1.25, p = 0.009, respectively) in the population studied. CONCLUSION In a pediatric population, URI and sinusitis associate with the presence of Moraxella-dominated NP microbiota.
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- Kathryn E. McCauley
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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Habibi N, Mustafa AS, Khan MW. Composition of nasal bacterial community and its seasonal variation in health care workers stationed in a clinical research laboratory. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0260314. [PMID: 34818371 PMCID: PMC8612574 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The microorganisms at the workplace contribute towards a large portion of the biodiversity a person encounters in his or her life. Health care professionals are often at risk due to their frontline nature of work. Competition and cooperation between nasal bacterial communities of individuals working in a health care setting have been shown to mediate pathogenic microbes. Therefore, we investigated the nasal bacterial community of 47 healthy individuals working in a clinical research laboratory in Kuwait. The taxonomic profiling and core microbiome analysis identified three pre-dominant genera as Corynebacterium (15.0%), Staphylococcus (10.3%) and, Moraxella (10.0%). All the bacterial genera exhibited seasonal variations in summer, winter, autumn and spring. SparCC correlation network analysis revealed positive and negative correlations among the classified genera. A rich set of 16 genera (q < 0.05) were significantly differentially abundant (LEfSe) across the four seasons. The highest species counts, richness and evenness (P < 0.005) were recorded in autumn. Community structure profiling indicated that the entire bacterial population followed a seasonal distribution (R2-0.371; P < 0.001). Other demographic factors such as age, gender and, ethnicity contributed minimally towards community clustering in a closed indoor laboratory setting. Intra-personal diversity also witnessed rich species variety (maximum 6.8 folds). Seasonal changes in the indoor working place in conjunction with the outdoor atmosphere seems to be important for the variations in the nasal bacterial communities of professionals working in a health care setting.
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- Nazima Habibi
- OMICS Research Unit and Research Core Facility, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
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- OMICS Research Unit and Research Core Facility, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
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- OMICS Research Unit and Research Core Facility, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
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Birru RL, Bein K, Wells H, Bondarchuk N, Barchowsky A, Di YP, Leikauf GD. Phloretin, an Apple Polyphenol, Inhibits Pathogen-Induced Mucin Overproduction. Mol Nutr Food Res 2021; 65:e2000658. [PMID: 33216464 PMCID: PMC8163070 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202000658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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SCOPE Bacterial infection induces mucus overproduction, contributing to acute exacerbations and lung function decline in chronic respiratory diseases. A diet enriched in apples may provide protection from pulmonary disease development and progression. This study examined whether phloretin, an apple polyphenol, inhibits mucus synthesis and secretion induced by the predominant bacteria associated with chronic respiratory diseases. METHODS AND RESULTS The expression of mucus constituent mucin 5AC (MUC5AC) in FVB/NJ mice and NCI-H292 epithelial cells is analyzed. Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi)-infected mice developed increased MUC5AC mRNA, which a diet containing phloretin inhibited. In NCI-H292 cells, NTHi, Moraxella catarrhalis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa increased MUC5AC mRNA, which phloretin inhibited. Phloretin also diminished NTHi-induced MUC5AC protein secretion. NTHi-induced increased MUC5AC required toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and NADH oxidase 4 (NOX4) signaling and subsequent activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Phloretin inhibited NTHi-induced TLR4/NOX4 and EGFR/MAPK signaling, thereby preventing increased MUC5AC mRNA. EGFR activation can also result from increased EGFR ligand synthesis and subsequent ligand activation by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). In NCI-H292 cells, NTHi increased EGFR ligand and MMP1 and MMP13 mRNA, which phloretin inhibited. CONCLUSIONS In summary, phloretin is a promising therapeutic candidate for preventing bacterial-induced mucus overproduction.
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- Rahel L Birru
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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Díaz Barrón A, Sanz Gallen L, Hervás Hernandis JM, Tarragó Simón E, Duch-Samper AM. Bacterial keratitis due to Moraxella nonliquefaciens. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2020; 95:357-360. [PMID: 32241585 DOI: 10.1016/j.oftal.2020.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Moraxella keratitis can lead to important complications. Moraxella nonliquefaciens(M. nonliquefaciens) has the worst prognosis. Only three cases of corneal infections due to M. nonliquefaciens have been published. The case is presented of a 79-year-old man with bullous keratopathy, recently affected with severe infectious keratitis. Dense, deep, and central stromal infiltrates and hyphaema were detected. After the identification of M. nonliquefaciens in the culture, and given the progression of the condition, the initial empirical treatment was modified to topical ciprofloxacin and ceftazidime in accordance with the antibiogram, combining oral ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin-clavulanate. After 27 days, there was total resolution of the lesion, with central residual leucoma. Keratitis caused by M. nonliquefaciens is rare and must be suspected in elderly patients with local predisposing factors, such as corneal damage or previous eye surgery. Early antibiogram-guided treatment and close monitoring are important to avoid complications and poor compliance.
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- A Díaz Barrón
- Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España.
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- Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España
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- Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España
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- Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España
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- Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia , Valencia, España
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Kovács E, Sahin-Tóth J, Tóthpál A, van der Linden M, Tirczka T, Dobay O. Co-carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis among three different age categories of children in Hungary. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229021. [PMID: 32032364 PMCID: PMC7006921 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background The nasopharynx can from time to time accommodate otherwise pathogenic bacteria. This phenomenon is called asymptomatic carriage. However, in case of decreased immunity, viral infection or any other enhancing factors, severe disease can develop. Our aim in this study was to survey the nasal carriage rates of four important respiratory pathogens in three different age groups of children attending nurseries, day-care centres and primary schools. This is the first study from Hungary about the asymptomatic carriage of H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis. Methods Altogether 580 asymptomatic children were screened in three Hungarian cities. Samples were collected from both nostrils with cotton swabs. The identification was based on both colony morphology and species-specific PCRs. Serotyping was performed for S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis. Antibiotic susceptibility was determined with agar dilution, according to the EUCAST guidelines. Clonality was examined by PFGE. Results and conclusions Whereas the carriage rates of S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis clearly decreased with age, that of S. aureus showed an opposite tendency. Multiple carriage was least prevalent if S. aureus was one of the participants. The negative association between this bacterium and the others was statistically significant. For pneumococcus, the overall carriage rate was lower compared to earlier years, and PCV13 serotypes were present in only 6.2% of the children. The majority of H. influenzae isolates was non-typeable and no type b was detected; serotype A was dominant among M. catarrhalis. All four bacteria were more sensitive to antibiotics compared to clinical isolates. No MRSAs were detected, but we found three mupirocin resistant strains. The positive effect of Hib- and PCV-vaccination is undoubted. Continued surveillance of these pathogens is required.
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- Eszter Kovács
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- German National Reference Center for Streptococci, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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O'Connor A, Cooper V, Censi L, Meyer E, Kneipp M, Dewell G. A 2-year randomized blinded controlled trial of a conditionally licensed Moraxella bovoculi vaccine to aid in prevention of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in Angus beef calves. J Vet Intern Med 2019; 33:2786-2793. [PMID: 31605550 PMCID: PMC6872626 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) in beef cattle has major welfare and production implications. Effective vaccination against IBK would also reduce antibiotic use in beef production. OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the efficacy of a conditionally licensed commercial IBK vaccine containing Moraxella bovoculi bacterin. Primary working hypothesis was that animals vaccinated with 2 doses of the commercial M. bovoculi vaccine would have a lower risk of disease. ANIMALS Spring born calves at a university cow-calf herd. After excluding animals with ocular lesions, calves eligible for prevention assessment in 2017 and 2018 were 163 (81 vaccinated, 82 unvaccinated) and 207 (105 vaccinated, 102 unvaccinated). One hundred sixty two and two hundred and six calves completed the follow-up period in 2017 and 2018, respectively. METHODS A randomized controlled trial. The trial design was a 2-arm parallel trial with a 1:1 allocation ratio. RESULTS In both years, calves receiving the vaccine had more IBK. This effect was small. The pooled risk ratio was 1.30 (95% confidence interval 0.84-2.01). The pooled unadjusted difference in mean weight (kg) at weaning was -0.88 (95% confidence interval-7.2-5.43). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE We were unable to document that the M. bovoculi bacterin vaccine had a protective effect for the incidence of IBK in our single herd in a 2-year study.
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- Annette O'Connor
- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State UniversityAmesIowa
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State UniversityAmesIowa
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State UniversityAmesIowa
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State UniversityAmesIowa
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- The University of Sydney, Sydney School of Veterinary ScienceNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State UniversityAmesIowa
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Bonwitt J, Tran M, Droz A, Gonzalez A, Glover WA. Psychrobacter sanguinis Wound Infection Associated with Marine Environment Exposure, Washington, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 2019; 24:1942-1944. [PMID: 30226173 PMCID: PMC6154140 DOI: 10.3201/eid2410.171821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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We report a 26-year-old man with Psychrobacter sanguinis cellulitis of a wound sustained during ocean fishing in Washington, USA, in 2017. Psychrobacter spp. are opportunistic pathogens found in a wide range of environments. Clinicians should be aware of Psychrobacter spp. and perform 16S rRNA sequencing if this pathogen is suspected.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Shi W, Wen D, Chen C, Yuan L, Gao W, Tang P, Cheng X, Yao K. β-Lactamase production and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Moraxella catarrhalis isolates collected from two county hospitals in China. BMC Microbiol 2018; 18:77. [PMID: 30029595 PMCID: PMC6054730 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-018-1217-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Moraxella catarrhalis (M. catarrhalis) is an important bacterial pathogen. However, its antibiotic susceptibility patterns in different areas are difficult to compare because of the use of different methods and judgement criteria. This study aimed to determine antimicrobial susceptibility and β-lactamase activity characteristics of M. catarrhalis isolates collected from two county hospitals in China, and to express the results with reference to three commonly used judgement criteria. RESULTS Nasopharyngeal swabs were obtained from child inpatients with respiratory tract infections at the People's Hospital of Zhongjiang County and Youyang County from January to December 2015. M. catarrhalis strains were isolated and identified from the swabs, and susceptibility against 11 antimicrobials was determined using the E-test method or disc diffusion. Test results were interpreted with reference to the standards of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST), the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), and the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC). Detection of β-lactamase activity was determined by the chromogenic cephalosporin nitrocefin. M. catarrhalis yield rates were 7.12 and 9.58% (Zhongjiang County, 77/1082 cases; Youyang County, 101/1054 cases, respectively). All isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. The susceptibility rate to meropenem was 100% according to EUCAST; no breakpoints were listed in CLSI or BSAC. The non-susceptibility rate to sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim differed significantly between the two hospitals regardless of the judgemnet criteria used, with isolates from Zhongjiang showing higher susceptibility to those from Youyang (Fisher's exact test, P < 0.05). According to CLSI, the total non-susceptibility rate to erythromycin was 70.8% (Zhongjiang County, 79.2%; Youyang County, 64.3%), and the rate reached 92.1% (Zhongjiang County, 90.9%; Youyang County, 93.1%) on the basis of EUCAST or BSAC. The total positive rate of β-lactamase was 99.4% (177/178 cases) (Zhongjiang County, 100%, 77/77 cases; Youyang County, 99.0%, 100/101 cases). CONCLUSIONS Ninety nine percent of M. catarrhalis isolates produce β-lactamase. The isolates showed poor susceptibility to ampicillin and erythromycin, and high susceptibility to the third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins and amoxicillin-clavulanic. Significant discrepancies between different antimicrobial susceptibility judgemnet criteria were noted.
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- Wei Shi
- Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 56 Nan-li-shi Road, Beijing, 100045 China
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- People’s Hospital of Zhongjiang County, No. 96 Da-bei Street, Zhongjiang, 618100 Sichuan China
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- Youyang Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, People’s Hospital of Chongqing Youyang County, No. 102 Tao-hua-yuan Road, Chongqing, 409899 Youyang China
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- Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 56 Nan-li-shi Road, Beijing, 100045 China
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- Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 56 Nan-li-shi Road, Beijing, 100045 China
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- People’s Hospital of Zhongjiang County, No. 96 Da-bei Street, Zhongjiang, 618100 Sichuan China
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- Youyang Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, People’s Hospital of Chongqing Youyang County, No. 102 Tao-hua-yuan Road, Chongqing, 409899 Youyang China
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- Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 56 Nan-li-shi Road, Beijing, 100045 China
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Kerr NM, Wang J, Sandhu A, Harasymowycz PJ, Barton K. Ab Interno Gel Implant-associated Bleb-related Infection. Am J Ophthalmol 2018; 189:96-101. [PMID: 29499173 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine the presentation and management of 3 cases of bleb-related infection following ab interno gel implant surgery, so as to add to the growing understanding of complications associated with the emerging landscape of newer, minimally invasive glaucoma surgical procedures, and how they are best managed. DESIGN Multicenter retrospective interventional case series. METHODS Consecutive cases of bleb-related infection following ab interno gel implant surgery from 2 university-affiliated hospitals were included. Risk factors, visual outcomes, intraocular pressure, and subsequent management were analyzed. RESULTS We report 3 cases of late bleb-related infection occurring after ab interno gelatin stent insertion (8, 7, and 24 months after surgery). One case had blebitis only; the other 2 had bleb-related endophthalmitis. All cases responded rapidly to management of their infections according to standard bleb-related infection protocol, recovering to within 2 lines of their previous visual acuity (6/9, 6/12, and 6/18). Explantation of the devices was not required. CONCLUSIONS Bleb-related infections after ab interno gel implant insertion can occur. If infection is treated appropriately, good clinical outcomes are possible.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, United Kingdom.
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Boileau MJ, Mani R, Breshears MA, Gilmour M, Taylor JD, Clinkenbeard KD. Efficacy of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J for the treatment of dairy calves with experimentally induced infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. Am J Vet Res 2017; 77:1017-28. [PMID: 27580114 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.77.9.1017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J for the treatment of calves with experimentally induced infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). ANIMALS 12 healthy dairy calves. PROCEDURES For each calf, a grid keratotomy was performed on both eyes immediately before inoculation with Moraxella bovis hemolytic strain Epp63-300 (n = 11 calves) or nonhemolytic strain 12040577 (1 calf). For each calf inoculated with M bovis Epp63-300, the eyes were randomly assigned to receive an artificial tear solution with (treatment group) or without (control group) lyophilized B bacteriovorus 109J. Six doses of the assigned treatment (0.2 mL/eye, topically, q 48 h) were administered to each eye. On nontreatment days, eyes were assessed and corneal swab specimens and tear samples were collected for bacterial culture. Calves were euthanized 12 days after M bovis inoculation. The eyes were harvested for gross and histologic evaluation and bacterial culture. RESULTS The calf inoculated with M bovis 12040577 did not develop corneal ulcers. Of the 22 eyes inoculated with M bovis Epp63-300, 18 developed corneal ulcers consistent with IBK within 48 hours after inoculation; 4 of those eyes developed secondary corneal ulcers that were not consistent with IBK. Corneal ulcer size and severity and the time required for ulcer healing did not differ between the treatment and control groups. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggested that B bacteriovorus 109J was not effective for the treatment of IBK; however, the experimental model used produced lesions that did not completely mimic naturally occurring IBK.
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Buonocore F, Bernini C, Coscia MR, Giacomelli S, de Pascale D, Randelli E, Stocchi V, Scapigliati G. Immune response of the Antarctic teleost Trematomus bernacchii to immunization with Psychrobacter sp. (TAD1). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2016; 56:192-198. [PMID: 27417227 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Adult Trematomus bernacchii have been immunized intraperitoneally with heat-killed cells of the Antarctic marine bacterium Psychrobacter sp. (TAD1) up to 60 days. After immunizations and sampling at various times, fish sera were tested for specific IgM by ELISA, and different tissues (head kidney and spleen) were investigated for transcription of master genes of the acquired immune response (IgM, IgT, TRβ, TRγ). Results from ELISA assays showed a time-dependent induction of specific serum anti-TAD1 IgM, and western blot analysis of TAD1 lysates probed with fish sera revealed enhanced immunoreactivity in immunized animals compared to controls. Quantitative PCR analysis of transcripts coding for IgM, IgT, TRβ, TRγ was performed in T. bernacchii tissues to assess basal expression, and then on cDNAs of cells from head kidney and spleen of fish injected for 8, 24, and 72 h with inactivated TAD1. The results showed a differential basal expression of transcripts in the examined tissues, and a time-dependent strong up-regulation of IgT, TRβ, TRγ genes upon in vivo stimulation with TAD1. These results represent a first in vivo study on the mounting of a specific immune response in an Antarctic teleost species.
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- Francesco Buonocore
- Università della Tuscia, Dipartimento per l'Innovazione Biologica, Agroalimentare e Forestale, Viterbo, Italy
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- Università della Tuscia, Dipartimento per l'Innovazione Biologica, Agroalimentare e Forestale, Viterbo, Italy
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Napoli, Italy
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- Università della Tuscia, Dipartimento per l'Innovazione Biologica, Agroalimentare e Forestale, Viterbo, Italy
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- Università della Tuscia, Dipartimento per l'Innovazione Biologica, Agroalimentare e Forestale, Viterbo, Italy
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- Università della Tuscia, Dipartimento per l'Innovazione Biologica, Agroalimentare e Forestale, Viterbo, Italy.
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Hernández-Egido S, Puerta-Mateo A, Cores-Calvo O, Ruiz-Ferraras E. [Moraxella osloensis peritonitis : Case report and review]. Rev Esp Quimioter 2016; 29:161-163. [PMID: 27015822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- S Hernández-Egido
- Sara Hernández Egido, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca Paseo de San Vicente nº 58-182 C.P. 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
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Earl JP, de Vries SPW, Ahmed A, Powell E, Schultz MP, Hermans PWM, Hill DJ, Zhou Z, Constantinidou CI, Hu FZ, Bootsma HJ, Ehrlich GD. Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Moraxella catarrhalis Serosensitive and Seroresistant Lineages Demonstrate Their Independent Evolution. Genome Biol Evol 2016; 8:955-74. [PMID: 26912404 PMCID: PMC4860680 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evw039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The bacterial speciesMoraxella catarrhalishas been hypothesized as being composed of two distinct lineages (referred to as the seroresistant [SR] and serosensitive [SS]) with separate evolutionary histories based on several molecular typing methods, whereas 16S ribotyping has suggested an additional split within the SS lineage. Previously, we characterized whole-genome sequences of 12 SR-lineage isolates, which revealed a relatively small supragenome when compared with other opportunistic nasopharyngeal pathogens, suggestive of a relatively short evolutionary history. Here, we performed whole-genome sequencing on 18 strains from both ribotypes of the SS lineage, an additional SR strain, as well as four previously identified highly divergent strains based on multilocus sequence typing analyses. All 35 strains were subjected to a battery of comparative genomic analyses which clearly show that there are three lineages-the SR, SS, and the divergent. The SR and SS lineages are closely related, but distinct from each other based on three different methods of comparison: Allelic differences observed among core genes; possession of lineage-specific sets of core and distributed genes; and by an alignment of concatenated core sequences irrespective of gene annotation. All these methods show that the SS lineage has much longer interstrain branches than the SR lineage indicating that this lineage has likely been evolving either longer or faster than the SR lineage. There is evidence of extensive horizontal gene transfer (HGT) within both of these lineages, and to a lesser degree between them. In particular, we identified very high rates of HGT between these two lineages for ß-lactamase genes. The four divergent strains aresui generis, being much more distantly related to both the SR and SS groups than these other two groups are to each other. Based on average nucleotide identities, gene content, GC content, and genome size, this group could be considered as a separate taxonomic group. The SR and SS lineages, although distinct, clearly form a single species based on multiple criteria including a large common core genome, average nucleotide identity values, GC content, and genome size. Although neither of these lineages arose from within the other based on phylogenetic analyses, the question of how and when these lineages split and then subsequently reunited in the human nasopharynx is explored.
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- Joshua P Earl
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Center for Genomic Sciences and Center for Advanced Microbial Processing, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Present address: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom Laboratory of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Center for Genomic Sciences and Center for Advanced Microbial Processing, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Center for Genomic Sciences and Center for Advanced Microbial Processing, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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Kraeva LA, Burgasova OA, Kunilova ES, Petrova IS, Tseneva GY, Bespalova GL. [THE PATHOGENIC POTENTIAL OF MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS AND STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS UNDER INFLAMMATORY PROCESSES OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACTS]. Klin Lab Diagn 2015; 60:58-61. [PMID: 26999868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The frequent isolation from biological material of Moraxella catarrhalis under bronchitis and pneumonia and Staphilococcus epidermidis under rhinitis and sinusitis requires profound investigation offactors ofpathogenicity ofthe mentioned microorganisms. The genetic and phenotypic markers of virulence of strains M. catarrhalis and S. epidermidis are examined. Their etiologic role in development of infection processes of respiratory tract and middle ear is determined The most of M catarrhalis strains isolated under bronchitis and pneumonia have gene mcaP responsiblefor production ofprotein McaP that provides adhesion to epithelium cell of host and lipolitic activity of bacteria. The strains isolated from patients with pneumonia had the most adhesive activity. The cluster of genes ICA with leading role of gene icaA is responsible for for availability offactors of intercellular adhesion in Staphilococci strains. In the clinical samples from patients with sinusitis this gene is detected 5 times more frequently than from healthy individuals. In phenotypic tests, expression of gene icaA in S. epidermidis isolated from patients is three times higher than in strains isolated from healthy individuals. To establish etiologic role of M. catarrhalis and S. epidermidis and to develop tactic of therapy of patients with bronchitis, pneumonia and sinusitis complex approach is needed, including detection of genetic and phenotypic markers of virulence in isolated microorganisms.
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Farias LD, Maboni G, Matter LB, Scherer CFC, Libardoni F, de Vargas AC. Phylogenetic analysis and genetic diversity of 3' region of rtxA gene from geographically diverse strains of Moraxella bovis, Moraxella bovoculi and Moraxella ovis. Vet Microbiol 2015; 178:283-7. [PMID: 26036790 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Revised: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The cytotoxin A (MbxA) is one of the main virulence factors of Moraxella bovis involved in the pathogenesis of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). Moraxella ovis and Moraxella bovoculi, suspected to be associated with infectious keratitis in sheep and cattle respectively, also have a gene that encodes the cytotoxin A (movA and mbvA, respectively). The aim of this study was to determine the molecular sequence of the 3' region of the cytotoxin gene of Moraxella spp. strains isolated from clinical cases to establish phylogenetic and evolutionary comparisons. PCR amplification, nucleotide sequencing (nt) and amino acid (aa) sequence prediction were performed, followed by the sequences comparison, identity level calculation and selective pressure analysis. The phylogenetic reconstruction based on nt and aa sequences clearly differentiate M. bovis (n=15), M. bovoculi (n=11) and M. ovis (n=7) and their respective reference strains. An alignment of 843nt revealed high similarity within bacterial species (MbxA=99.9% nt and aa; MbvA=99.3% nt and 98.8% aa; MovA=99.5% nt and 99.3% aa). The similarity of partial sequences (nt 1807-2649) of MbxA in relation to MbvA and MovA ranged from 76.3 to 78.5%; similarity between MbvA and MovA ranged from 95.7 to 97.5%. A negative selection on mbvA and movA sequences was revealed by the molecular evolution analysis. The phylogenetic analysis of movA and mbvA allowed different strains of Moraxella spp. to be grouped according to the period of isolation. Sequence analysis of cytotoxin may provide insights into genetic and evolutionary relationships and into the genetic/molecular basis of Moraxella spp.
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- Luana D'Avila Farias
- Setor de Bacteriologia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (RS) CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Curso de Farmácia, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Campus Santo Ângelo, RS CEP 98802-470, Brazil
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- Setor de Bacteriologia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (RS) CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Setor de Bacteriologia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (RS) CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
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Meshcheriakova AK, Kostinov MP, Magarshak OO, Zaĭtseva EV. [Species and quantitative characteristics of pharyngeal mucosa microflora in pregnant women]. Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol 2014:93-97. [PMID: 25051704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM Species and quantitative characteristics of upper respiratory tract (URT) mucosa microflora in women at gestation period. MATERIALS AND METHODS The results of a bacteriological study of 68 samples of mucus from posterior pharyngeal wall in women at gestation period (from 14 weeks), 52 of those--from pregnant women with acute respiratory infection (ARI) symptoms and 16--from women without signs of disease, are presented. Qualitative and quantitative composition of microflora was studied by a generally accepted bacteriological method. RESULTS During primary bacteriological study 111 microorganism cultures were isolated. 88 (79.3%) of strains belonged to Gram-positive flora, 20 (18.0%)--to Gram-negative, and Candida genus fungi constituted 3 (2.7%) isolates. Streptococcus pyogenes and Moraxella catarrhalis were isolated from pregnant women with ARI signs at 23.1% and 5.8% frequency of occurrence, respectively. A higher detectability of Staphylococcus aureus--in 31.3% and Candida spp.--in 6.3% of women who did not complain as opposed to patients with URT lesions (in 21.2 and 3.9%, respectively) was determined. In patients without ARI signs the amount of bacteria did not exceed 10(5)--10(6) CFU/ml, in pregnant women with ARI diagnosis in 8 of 52 cases semination of pharyngeal mucuswas observed--10(7)--10(8) CFU/ml. CONCLUSION Prevalence of S. aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, S. pyogenes, Streptococcus mutans in composition of pharyngeal mucus microflora of pregnant women both with URT lesion signs and without them was shown, however the degree of semination by pathogens in the groups was different that determined the severity of disease manifestations.
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Abdullah FE, Ahuja KR, Kumar H. Prevalence and emerging resistance of Moraxella catarrhalis in lower respiratory tract infections in Karachi. J PAK MED ASSOC 2013; 63:1342-1344. [PMID: 24392515] [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: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of Moraxella catarrhalis in sputum cultures from patients with lower respiratory tract infection and their antimicrobial sensitivity profiles. METHODS The study comprised sputum specimens of 776 patients at various branches of Dr Essa's Diagnostic Lab, Karachi. The specimens were cultured on blood, chocolate, and eosin methylene blue agars between October 2010 and October 2011. The isolates were identified by conventional methods and anti-biograms were determined by the Kirby-Bauer Agar Disc Diffusion Method. RESULTS Moraxella catarrhalis was isolated from 39 (5.02%) sputa of which 18 (46.15%) belonged to males. The bimodal age prevalence was 238 (30.7%) in age group 20-29 years, and 180 (23.1%) in 70 years and above. Amoxicillin/clavulanate, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone were most effective (100%). Very high resistance was seen with amikacin (92.3%), cefixime (92.3%), fosfomycin (84.6%), cefuroxime (84.6%), erythromycin and amoxicillin (76.9%), cotrimoxazole (90%) and doxycycline (76.9%). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of Moraxella catarrhalis in sputum encourages routine culture and sensitivity of sputa from patients suffering from lower respiratory tract infection, especially the elderly and immunocompromised, for tailored drug prescription.
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Shaffer TL, Balder R, Buskirk SW, Hogan RJ, Lafontaine ER. Use of the Chinchilla model to evaluate the vaccinogenic potential of the Moraxella catarrhalis filamentous hemagglutinin-like proteins MhaB1 and MhaB2. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67881. [PMID: 23844117 PMCID: PMC3699455 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Moraxella catarrhalis causes significant health problems, including 15–20% of otitis media cases in children and ∼10% of respiratory infections in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The lack of an efficacious vaccine, the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance in clinical isolates, and high carriage rates reported in children are cause for concern. In addition, the effectiveness of conjugate vaccines at reducing the incidence of otitis media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae suggest that M. catarrhalis infections may become even more prevalent. Hence, M. catarrhalis is an important and emerging cause of infectious disease for which the development of a vaccine is highly desirable. Studying the pathogenesis of M. catarrhalis and the testing of vaccine candidates have both been hindered by the lack of an animal model that mimics human colonization and infection. To address this, we intranasally infected chinchilla with M. catarrhalis to investigate colonization and examine the efficacy of a protein-based vaccine. The data reveal that infected chinchillas produce antibodies against antigens known to be major targets of the immune response in humans, thus establishing immune parallels between chinchillas and humans during M. catarrhalis infection. Our data also demonstrate that a mutant lacking expression of the adherence proteins MhaB1 and MhaB2 is impaired in its ability to colonize the chinchilla nasopharynx, and that immunization with a polypeptide shared by MhaB1 and MhaB2 elicits antibodies interfering with colonization. These findings underscore the importance of adherence proteins in colonization and emphasize the relevance of the chinchilla model to study M. catarrhalis–host interactions.
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- Teresa L. Shaffer
- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Spaniol V, Wyder S, Aebi C. RNA-Seq-based analysis of the physiologic cold shock-induced changes in Moraxella catarrhalis gene expression. PLoS One 2013; 8:e68298. [PMID: 23844181 PMCID: PMC3699543 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Moraxella catarrhalis, a major nasopharyngeal pathogen of the human respiratory tract, is exposed to rapid downshifts of environmental temperature when humans breathe cold air. The prevalence of pharyngeal colonization and respiratory tract infections caused by M. catarrhalis is greatest in winter. We investigated how M. catarrhalis uses the physiologic exposure to cold air to regulate pivotal survival systems that may contribute to M. catarrhalis virulence. RESULTS In this study we used the RNA-seq techniques to quantitatively catalogue the transcriptome of M. catarrhalis exposed to a 26 °C cold shock or to continuous growth at 37 °C. Validation of RNA-seq data using quantitative RT-PCR analysis demonstrated the RNA-seq results to be highly reliable. We observed that a 26 °C cold shock induces the expression of genes that in other bacteria have been related to virulence a strong induction was observed for genes involved in high affinity phosphate transport and iron acquisition, indicating that M. catarrhalis makes a better use of both phosphate and iron resources after exposure to cold shock. We detected the induction of genes involved in nitrogen metabolism, as well as several outer membrane proteins, including ompA, m35-like porin and multidrug efflux pump (acrAB) indicating that M. catarrhalis remodels its membrane components in response to downshift of temperature. Furthermore, we demonstrate that a 26 °C cold shock enhances the induction of genes encoding the type IV pili that are essential for natural transformation, and increases the genetic competence of M. catarrhalis, which may facilitate the rapid spread and acquisition of novel virulence-associated genes. CONCLUSION Cold shock at a physiologically relevant temperature of 26 °C induces in M. catarrhalis a complex of adaptive mechanisms that could convey novel pathogenic functions and may contribute to enhanced colonization and virulence.
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- Violeta Spaniol
- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Tosco-Núñez T, Bolaños-Rivero M, Herman E, Pérez-Álvarez J. [Keratitis due to Moraxella lacunata: a case report]. Rev Esp Quimioter 2013; 26:164-165. [PMID: 23817656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Smidt M, Bättig P, Verhaegh SJC, Niebisch A, Hanner M, Selak S, Schüler W, Morfeldt E, Hellberg C, Nagy E, Lundberg U, Hays JP, Meinke A, Henriques-Normark B. Comprehensive antigen screening identifies Moraxella catarrhalis proteins that induce protection in a mouse pulmonary clearance model. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64422. [PMID: 23671716 PMCID: PMC3650003 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Moraxella catarrhalis is one of the three most common causative bacterial pathogens of otitis media, however no effective vaccine against M. catarrhalis has been developed so far. To identify M. catarrhalis vaccine candidate antigens, we used carefully selected sera from children with otitis media and healthy individuals to screen small-fragment genomic libraries that are expressed to display frame-selected peptides on a bacterial cell surface. This ANTIGENome technology led to the identification of 214 antigens, 23 of which were selected by in vitro or in vivo studies for additional characterization. Eight of the 23 candidates were tested in a Moraxella mouse pulmonary clearance model, and 3 of these antigens induced significantly faster bacterial clearance compared to adjuvant or to the previously characterized antigen OmpCD. The most significant protection data were obtained with the antigen MCR_1416 (Msp22), which was further investigated for its biological function by in vitro studies suggesting that Msp22 is a heme binding protein. This study comprises one of the most exhaustive studies to identify potential vaccine candidate antigens against the bacterial pathogen M. catarrhalis.
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intercell AG, Campus Vienna Biocenter 3, Vienna, Austria
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- Intercell AG, Campus Vienna Biocenter 3, Vienna, Austria
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- Intercell AG, Campus Vienna Biocenter 3, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Intercell AG, Campus Vienna Biocenter 3, Vienna, Austria
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- Intercell AG, Campus Vienna Biocenter 3, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intercell AG, Campus Vienna Biocenter 3, Vienna, Austria
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Wren MA, Caskey JR, Liu DX, Embers ME. Septic arthritis due to moraxella osloensis in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). Comp Med 2013; 63:521-527. [PMID: 24326229 PMCID: PMC3866983] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Revised: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A 5.5-y-old Chinese-origin female rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) presented for bilateral hindlimb lameness. The primate had been group-reared in an SPF breeding colony and was seronegative for Macacine herpesvirus 1, SIV, simian retrovirus type D, and simian T-lymphotropic virus. The macaque's previous medical history included multiple occasions of swelling in the left tarsus, and trauma to the right arm and bilateral hands. In addition, the macaque had experienced osteomyelitis of the left distal tibia and rupture of the right cranial cruciate ligament that had been surgically repaired. Abnormal physical examination findings on presentation included a thin body condition, mild dehydration, and bilaterally swollen stifles that were warm to the touch, with the right stifle more severely affected. Mild instability in the left stifle was noted, and decreased range of motion and muscle atrophy were present bilaterally. Hematologic findings included marked neutrophilia and lymphopenia and moderate anemia. Arthrocentesis and culture of joint fluid revealed Moraxella-like organisms. Treatment with enrofloxacin was initiated empirically and subsequently switched to cephalexin, which over time alleviated the joint swelling and inflammation. Definitive diagnosis of Moraxella osloensis septic arthritis was made through isolation of the organism and sequencing of the 16S rDNA region. To our knowledge, this report is the first description of Moraxella osloensis septic arthritis in a rhesus macaque.
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- Melissa A Wren
- Division of Veterinary Medicine, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University, Covington, Louisiana, USA.
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Sosa V, Zunino P. Molecular and phenotypic analysis of Moraxella spp. associated with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in Uruguay. Vet J 2012; 193:595-7. [PMID: 22342890 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 05/23/2011] [Revised: 12/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is a common ocular disease of cattle, which is generally thought to be caused by Moraxella bovis. However, a recently characterized Moraxella, M. bovoculi, has been isolated from animals with IBK. The aim of this study was to identify and characterize strains of Moraxella spp. obtained from IBK cases in different geographic locations within Uruguay. Ribosomal gene sequencing indicated that there were two groups of isolates that showed homology with either M. bovis or M. bovoculi. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the presence of two species as the isolates grouped in different branches of the dendrogram. Conventional biochemical characterization did not distinguish between the species; only 9/25 isolates which had genetic homology with M. bovoculi showed any differences in biochemistry.
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- Vanessa Sosa
- Departamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Avenida Italia 3318, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Christol TJ, Shankar EM, Rao UA. Antibiogram pattern of Moraxella catarrhalis isolates in acute exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chemotherapy 2011; 57:94-6. [PMID: 21346354 DOI: 10.1159/000322078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 08/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Verhaegh SJC, Snippe ML, Levy F, Verbrugh HA, Jaddoe VWV, Hofman A, Moll HA, van Belkum A, Hays JP. Colonization of healthy children by Moraxella catarrhalis is characterized by genotype heterogeneity, virulence gene diversity and co-colonization with Haemophilus influenzae. Microbiology (Reading) 2010; 157:169-178. [PMID: 20847012 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.042929-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The colonization dynamics of Moraxella catarrhalis were studied in a population comprising 1079 healthy children living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (the Generation R Focus cohort). A total of 2751 nasal swabs were obtained during four clinic visits timed to take place at 1.5, 6, 14 and 24 months of age, yielding a total of 709 M. catarrhalis and 621 Haemophilus influenzae isolates. Between January 2004 and December 2006, approximate but regular 6-monthly cycles of colonization were observed, with peak colonization incidences occurring in the autumn/winter for M. catarrhalis, and winter/spring for H. influenzae. Co-colonization was significantly more likely than single-species colonization with either M. catarrhalis or H. influenzae, with genotypic analysis revealing no clonality for co-colonizing or single colonizers of either bacterial species. This finding is especially relevant considering the recent discovery of the importance of H. influenzae-M. catarrhalis quorum sensing in biofilm formation and host clearance. Bacterial genotype heterogeneity was maintained over the 3-year period of the study, even within this relatively localized geographical region, and there was no association of genotypes with either season or year of isolation. Furthermore, chronological and genotypic diversity in three immunologically important M. catarrhalis virulence genes (uspA1, uspA2 and hag/mid) was also observed. This study indicates that genotypic variation is a key factor contributing to the success of M. catarrhalis colonization of healthy children in the first years of life. Furthermore, variation in immunologically relevant virulence genes within colonizing populations, and even within genotypically identical M. catarrhalis isolates, may be a result of immune evasion by this pathogen. Finally, the factors facilitating M. catarrhalis and H. influenzae co-colonization need to be further investigated.
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- Suzanne J C Verhaegh
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Roh KH, Kim CK, Koh E, Kim MS, Yong D, Park SC, Lee K, Chong Y. Three cases of Moraxella osloensis meningitis: a difficult experience in species identification and determination of clinical significance. J Korean Med Sci 2010; 25:501-4. [PMID: 20191057 PMCID: PMC2826726 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.3.501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Accepted: 11/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We had three cases of Moraxella osloensis meningitis. The species identification was impossible by conventional and commercial phenotypic tests. However, we could identify the species using the 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Determination of clinical significance was difficult in one patient. All three patients recovered by appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
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- Kyoung Ho Roh
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Tanyel E, Taşdelen Fişgin N, Esen S, Darka O, Bahçivan M, Leblebicioğlu H, Tülek N. [A rare case of endocarditis due to Moraxella catarrhalis in an immunocompetent patient]. MIKROBIYOL BUL 2009; 43:667-670. [PMID: 20084922] [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: 05/28/2023]
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Moraxella catarrhalis is a gram-negative, catalase and oxidase positive diplococcus. While it causes otitis media, sinusitis, bronchitis and conjunctivitis in children and adults, it has a tendency to cause lower respiratory tract infections in older ages. More severe clinical pictures with the range of sepsis to endocarditis are also seen in immunocompromised patients. In this report, a case of M. catarrhalis endocarditis in an immunocompetent host who needed valve replacement has been presented. Forty three years old female patient was admitted to our hospital with the complaints of fever, nausea, night sweating and arthralgia for 20 days. Physical examination revealed systolic murmurs on the apex, and vegetation on the atrial surface of mitral valve was detected by transthoracic echocardiography. Intravenous (IV) ampicillin (4 x 3 g/day) and gentamicin (3 x 80 mg/day) treatment was started empirically with prediagnosis of infective endocarditis. The treatment was modified to IV ceftriaxone (1 x 2 g/day) and gentamicin (3 x 80 mg/day) due to the reporting of gram-negative bacilli in blood culture (BacT/ALERT 3D, bioMérieux, France) on the next day. Gram-negative cocobacilli/diplococci were detected with Gram stain on the smear prepared from the blood culture bottle. Simultaneous subcultures to blood agar and eosin methylene blue agar yielded white colored, S-type, non-hemolytic colonies on only blood agar. Catalase and oxidase tests were positive, while beta-lactamase activity was negative. The isolate was identified as M. catarrhalis by using API NH (bioMérieux, France) identification strips. M. catarrhalis was isolated from five different blood culture specimens of the patient. The focus for bacteremia could not be detected. The patient underwent mitral valve replacement operation as an emergency since the vegetation exhibited rapid growth on the fifth day of medical treatment. Antibacterial therapy was completed for 6 weeks. Control echocardiography revealed that artificial mitral valve was open and functional, thus the patient recovered completely without sequela. In conclusion, M. catarrhalis should be considered as a possible cause of infective endocarditis even in immunocompetent patients.
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- Esra Tanyel
- Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Enfeksiyon Hastaliklari ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dali, Samsun.
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We describe the first case of Moraxella lacunata definite native valve endocarditis in a patient with previously normal mitral valves. The disease was complicated with embolizations of the brain and spleen. After 6 weeks of antimicrobial treatment, valvular replacement was performed. The clinical course and diagnostic findings suggest that Moraxella lacunata possesses high aggressiveness leading to progressive valvular destruction and embolizations.
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- Marko Kutlesa
- Department of Neuroinfections and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases 'Dr. Fran Mihaljevic', Mirogojska 8, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Qin L, Masaki H, Gotoh K, Furumoto A, Terada M, Watanabe K, Watanabe H. Molecular epidemiological study of Moraxella catarrhalis isolated from nosocomial respiratory infection patients in a community hospital in Japan. Intern Med 2009; 48:797-803. [PMID: 19443974 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Moraxella catarrhalis, occasionally, plays the essential role in nosocomial respiratory infection (NRI). Few studies have reported the route by which this organism spreads in a nosocomial infection outbreak. We identified characteristics of the strains isolated from NRI and attempted to reveal the potential nosocomial transmission routes. METHODS A follow-up study has been performed in a Japanese community hospital between July 2002 and January 2003. M. catarrhalis clinical isolates were identified and beta-lactamase production test as well as the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) have been examined. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and the multi locus sequence typing method (MLST) have been introduced as the effective "fingerprinting" methods. RESULTS A total of 29 strains were isolated from 17 participants; 7 independent DNA fragment patterns were detected by PFGE. Pattern B (defined in this study) was dominant, and was detected both in strains from a health care worker (HCW) and inpatients. In the 9 selected strains analyzed by MLST, 7 unique MLST types were identified, which showed the congruence with the results of PFGE results. CONCLUSION Epidemiological analysis proved the transmission route from patient to patient, and suggested that more studies should be focused on identifying the possible transmission route between HCWs and inpatients.
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- Liang Qin
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume.
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Easton DM, Maier E, Benz R, Foxwell AR, Cripps AW, Kyd JM. Moraxella catarrhalis M35 is a general porin that is important for growth under nutrient-limiting conditions and in the nasopharynges of mice. J Bacteriol 2008; 190:7994-8002. [PMID: 18931134 PMCID: PMC2593229 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01039-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 07/28/2008] [Accepted: 10/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Moraxella catarrhalis is a gram-negative respiratory pathogen that is an important causative agent for otitis media and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We have previously predicted the outer membrane protein M35 to be a general porin, and in the current study, we have investigated the function of M35 and its importance for survival of M. catarrhalis in vivo. Lipid bilayer experiments reveal that refolded M35 functions as a channel that is typical of gram-negative bacterial porins. M35 forms wide and water-filled channels with a single-channel conductance of about 1.25 nS in 1 M KCl solution and has only a small selectivity for cations over anions. When the in vitro growth characteristics of two M35 deletion mutant strains of M. catarrhalis were compared to the wild-type parent isolates, the growth of the mutant strains was inhibited only under nutrient-poor conditions. This growth defect could be eliminated by additional glutamic acid, but not additional aspartic acid, glycine, sucrose, or glucose. The mutant strains compensated for the lack of M35 by enhancing their uptake of glutamic acid, and this enhanced rate of glutamic acid uptake was attributed to the compensatory upregulation of a protein of approximately 40 kDa. M35 was also found to be essential for nasal colonization of mice, demonstrating that its presence is essential for survival of M. catarrhalis in vivo. These results suggest that M35 is a general porin that is necessary for the uptake of important energy sources by M. catarrhalis and that it is likely that M35 is an essential functional protein for in vivo colonization.
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- Donna M Easton
- Faculty of Science, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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Noman F, Khan SG, Khursheed M, Noor SA, Abubaker J. "Moraxella lacunata" endocarditis treated with penicillin. J PAK MED ASSOC 2008; 58:336-337. [PMID: 18988396] [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: 05/27/2023]
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The case report of a young male with Endocarditis caused by Moraxella lacunata is presented. Although a well recognized cause of keratitis, conjunctivitis, and sinusitis; very few cases of endocarditis by this rare pathogen are reported in literature. Patient showed a prompt response when empirical therapy was de-escalated to penicillin, after receiving culture and sensitivity report from Microbiology department.
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- Fatima Noman
- Department of Pathology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi
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Angelos JA, Bonifacio RG, Ball LM, Hess JF. Prevention of naturally occurring infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis with a recombinant Moraxella bovis pilin–Moraxella bovis cytotoxin–ISCOM matrix adjuvanted vaccine. Vet Microbiol 2007; 125:274-83. [PMID: 17656049 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2007] [Revised: 05/02/2007] [Accepted: 05/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To evaluate the efficacy of a recombinant Moraxella bovis pilin-M. bovis cytotoxin subunit vaccine to prevent naturally occurring infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK; pinkeye), a randomized, blinded, controlled field trial was conducted during summer 2005 in a northern California herd of beef cattle. One hundred and one steers were vaccinated with ISCOM matrix (adjuvant control), recombinant M. bovis cytotoxin carboxy terminus+ISCOM matrix (MbxA), or recombinant M. bovis pilin-cytotoxin carboxy terminus+ISCOM matrix (pilin-MbxA); calves received secondary vaccinations 21 days later. Calves were examined once weekly for 18 weeks for the development of corneal ulcers associated with IBK. Overall, the pilin-MbxA vaccinated group had the lowest overall cumulative proportion of ulcerated calves. Calves that received MbxA, whether alone or with pilin had significantly higher M. bovis cytotoxin serum neutralizing titers as compared to control calves. Results of ocular cultures suggested that vaccination with an M. bovis antigen affected organism type isolated from an ulcer: M. bovis was cultured more often from the eyes of control calves than from the eyes of calves vaccinated with MbxA and pilin-MbxA. In addition, vaccination of calves with MbxA and pilin-MbxA resulted in a higher prevalence of Moraxella bovoculi sp. nov. in ocular cultures. While no significant difference was observed between a cytotoxin versus pilin+cytotoxin vaccine against IBK, the reduced cumulative proportion of IBK in the pilin-cytotoxin vaccinated calves suggests it may provide an advantage over a cytotoxin vaccine alone. Efficacy of an M. bovis vaccine may be reduced in herds where IBK is associated with M. bovoculi sp. nov.
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- John A Angelos
- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Alpuche C, Garau J, Lim V. Global and local variations in antimicrobial susceptibilities and resistance development in the major respiratory pathogens. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007; 30 Suppl 2:S135-8. [PMID: 17945468 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 07/23/2007] [Accepted: 07/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Acute respiratory tract infections, such as bacterial pneumonia and acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, have been identified by the World Health Organisation as the leading global infectious cause of death. An increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance has been identified worldwide in the three major bacterial respiratory pathogens -Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Haemophilus influenzae. The selection and spread of resistance is to some degree inevitable and the importance of monitoring its progress has led to the instigation of numerous international, regional and national surveillance programmes. The results from surveillance studies show wide variations in susceptibility rates, both geographically and over time, highlighting the need for local resistance prevalence data in order to guide empirical prescribing and to identify areas in which medical need for new agents is greatest.
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- Celia Alpuche
- Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Secretaria de Salud, Mexico.
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Luke NR, Jurcisek JA, Bakaletz LO, Campagnari AA. Contribution of Moraxella catarrhalis type IV pili to nasopharyngeal colonization and biofilm formation. Infect Immun 2007; 75:5559-64. [PMID: 17908808 PMCID: PMC2168369 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00946-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Moraxella catarrhalis is a gram-negative mucosal pathogen of the human respiratory tract. Although little information is available regarding the initial steps of M. catarrhalis pathogenesis, this organism must be able to colonize the human mucosal surface in order to initiate an infection. Type IV pili (TFP), filamentous surface appendages primarily comprised of a single protein subunit termed pilin, play a crucial role in the initiation of disease by a wide range of bacteria. We previously identified the genes that encode the major proteins involved in the biosynthesis of M. catarrhalis TFP and determined that the TFP expressed by this organism are highly conserved and essential for natural transformation. We extended this initial study by investigating the contribution of TFP to the early stages of M. catarrhalis colonization. TFP-deficient M. catarrhalis bacteria exhibit diminished adherence to eukaryotic cells in vitro. Additionally, our studies demonstrate that M. catarrhalis cells form a mature biofilm in continuous-flow chambers and that biofilm formation is enhanced by TFP expression. The potential role of TFP in colonization by M. catarrhalis was further investigated using in vivo studies comparing the abilities of wild-type M. catarrhalis and an isogenic TFP mutant to colonize the nasopharynx of the chinchilla. These results suggest that the expression of TFP contributes to mucosal airway colonization. Furthermore, these data indicate that the chinchilla model of nasopharyngeal colonization provides an effective animal system for studying the early steps of M. catarrhalis pathogenesis.
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- Nicole R Luke
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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Wirth T, Morelli G, Kusecek B, van Belkum A, van der Schee C, Meyer A, Achtman M. The rise and spread of a new pathogen: seroresistant Moraxella catarrhalis. Genome Res 2007; 17:1647-56. [PMID: 17895425 PMCID: PMC2045147 DOI: 10.1101/gr.6122607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The nosocomial human pathogen Moraxella catarrhalis is one the most important agents of human respiratory tract infections. This species is composed of two distinct lineages, one of only moderate virulence, the so-called serosensitive subpopulation, and a second, the seroresistant one, which is enriched among strains that harbor two major virulence traits: complement resistance and adherence to epithelial cells. Using a suite of population genetics tools, we show that the seroresistant lineage is also characterized by higher homologous recombination and mutation rates at housekeeping genes relative to its less pathogenic counterpart. Thus, sex and virulence have evolved in tandem in M. catarrhalis. Moreover, phylogenetic and Bayesian analyses that take into account recombination between the two clades show that the ancestral group was avirulent, is possibly 70 million years old, and must have infected mammals prior to the evolution of humans, which occurred later. The younger seroresistant isolates went through an important population expansion some 5 million years ago, coincident with the hominid expansion. This rise and spread was possibly coupled with a host shift and the acquisition of virulence genes.
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- Thierry Wirth
- Department of Biology, University Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Department of Systematics and Evolution, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, F-75231 Paris cedex 05, France
- Corresponding authors.E-mail ; fax 49-30-28460750.E-mail ; fax 33-1-40-79-33-37
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max-Planck Institut für Infektionsbiologie, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max-Planck Institut für Infektionsbiologie, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, University Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max-Planck Institut für Infektionsbiologie, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Corresponding authors.E-mail ; fax 49-30-28460750.E-mail ; fax 33-1-40-79-33-37
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AIMS Three molecular typing techniques were examined to determine which method was the most discriminatory in order to perform epidemiological typing of Moraxella catarrhalis. METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty-five Mor. catarrhalis isolates obtained from nasopharyngeal aspirates collected from Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children were subjected to random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, automated ribotyping and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). RAPD analysis determined two Mor. catarrhalis types, automated ribotyping with PstI determined four Mor. catarrhalis ribogroups and PFGE analysis with NotI determined 21 pulse field groups within the 25 isolates examined. CONCLUSIONS Analysis of discrimination index and typeability demonstrated that PFGE is the most discriminatory method for typing Mor. catarrhalis. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study confirms that PFGE is the most appropriate molecular tool for the epidemiological study of Mor. catarrhalis.
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- N M Pingault
- School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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Anon JB, Paglia M, Xiang J, Ambrose PG, Jones RN, Kahn JB. Serial sinus aspirate samples during high-dose, short-course levofloxacin treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2007; 57:105-7. [PMID: 17178300 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 06/06/2006] [Revised: 10/23/2006] [Accepted: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study assessed daily aspirate samples from an indwelling sinus catheter during high-dose, short-course levofloxacin (750 mg daily x 5 days) treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis. Pathogens were isolated from 4 of 18 recruited patients. Bacteriologic eradication occurred within 24 h for 3 patients and 72 h for the 4th.
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- Jack B Anon
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, College of Medicine, Erie, PA 16508, USA
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Esel D, Ay-Altintop Y, Yagmur G, Gokahmetoglu S, Sumerkan B. Evaluation of susceptibility patterns and BRO beta-lactamase types among clinical isolates of Moraxella catarrhalis. Clin Microbiol Infect 2007; 13:1023-5. [PMID: 17608812 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01776.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/30/2022]
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The aims of this study were to detect BRO beta-lactamase types and to evaluate any correlation with the susceptibility patterns of 90 clinical isolates of Moraxella catarrhalis. The overall prevalences of the bro-1 and bro-2 genes were 78% and 12%, respectively. Penicillin G MICs for BRO-1+ isolates were significantly higher than those for BRO-2+ isolates. All the isolates were susceptible to amoxycillin-clavulanate, levofloxacin and cefixime. Resistance to clarithromycin, tetracycline and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole was 1.1%, 2.2% and 1.1%, respectively. One-step, length-based PCR was an efficient method to screen for BRO beta-lactamase genes.
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- D Esel
- Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
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Tan TT, Morgelin M, Forsgren A, Riesbeck K. Haemophilus influenzaeSurvival during Complement‐Mediated Attacks Is Promoted byMoraxella catarrhalisOuter Membrane Vesicles. J Infect Dis 2007; 195:1661-70. [PMID: 17471436 DOI: 10.1086/517611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2006] [Accepted: 12/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Moraxella catarrhalis causes respiratory tract infections in children and in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is often isolated as a copathogen with Haemophilus influenzae. The underlying mechanism for this cohabitation is unclear. Here, in clinical specimens from a patient with M. catarrhalis infection, we document that outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) carrying ubiquitous surface protein (Usp) A1 and UspA2 (hereafter, UspA1/A2) were secreted. Further analyses revealed that OMVs isolated in vitro also contained UspA1/A2, which mediate interactions with, among other proteins, the third component of the complement system (C3). OMVs from M. catarrhalis wild-type clinical strains bound to C3 and counteracted the complement cascade to a larger extent than did OMVs without UspA1/A2. In contrast, UspA1/A2-deficient OMVs were significantly weaker inhibitors of complement-dependent killing of H. influenzae. Thus, our results suggest that a novel strategy exists in which pathogens collaborate to conquer innate immunity and that the M. catarrhalis vaccine candidates UspA1/A2 play a major role in this interaction.
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- Thuan Tong Tan
- Medical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Malmo, Malmo, Sweden
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Angelos JA, Ball LM, Hess JF. Identification and characterization of complete RTX operons in Moraxella bovoculi and Moraxella ovis. Vet Microbiol 2007; 125:73-9. [PMID: 17561358 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 03/03/2007] [Revised: 05/04/2007] [Accepted: 05/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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To determine if Moraxella bovoculi (M. bovoculi), a recently characterized coccoid Moraxella that was isolated from the eyes of calves affected with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), and Moraxella ovis (M. ovis), originally isolated from sheep with conjunctivitis, possessed genes encoding RTX proteins, genomic DNA was amplified with oligonucleotide primers targeting RTX operon genes of Moraxella bovis (M. bovis). Complete classical RTX operons composed of RTXCABD genes closely linked to a putative secretion accessory protein encoding gene (tolC) were identified in M. bovoculi and M. ovis and were designated mbvCABDtolC and movCABDtolC, respectively. These genes were closely related to M. bovis mbxCABDtolC. Polyclonal rabbit antiserum against the carboxy terminus of M. bovoculi MbvA neutralized hemolytic activity of both M. bovoculi and M. ovis; this antiserum did not neutralize the hemolytic activity of M. bovis. M. bovoculi and M. ovis possess genes that encode proteins related to pathogenic factors of M. bovis.
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- John A Angelos
- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- C S McConnel
- University of Sydney, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Camden, NSW 2570
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Sreenivas K, Amarnath PVS, Mallik A, Sarnaik H, Kumar NS, Takhi M, Trehan S, Kumar MS, Iqbal J, Rajagopalan R, Chakrabarti R. In vitro and in vivo antibacterial evaluation of DRF 8417, a new oxazolidinone. J Antimicrob Chemother 2007; 60:159-61. [PMID: 17449889 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES AND METHODS DRF 8417, a novel oxazolidinone, has been evaluated against Gram-positive and fastidious Gram-negative bacteria. In vitro activity of DRF 8417 was determined by broth microdilution method and in vivo efficacy studies were carried out in different murine systemic infection models. RESULTS DRF 8417 exhibited potent activity against Gram-positive pathogens with MIC(50) and MIC(90) values ranging from 0.06 to 1 mg/L. MICs against Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis were one to two dilutions lower than those of linezolid. The in vivo efficacy, by oral route, in different susceptible and resistant Gram-positive systemic bacterial infection models ranged from 2.0 to 2.9 mg/kg. CONCLUSIONS These studies displayed the excellent in vitro and in vivo activity of DRF 8417 against Gram-positive pathogens and lower MICs when compared with linezolid against H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis.
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- K Sreenivas
- Anti-infective Group, Discovery Research, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 049, India.
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Angelos JA, Spinks PQ, Ball LM, George LW. Moraxella bovoculi sp. nov., isolated from calves with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:789-795. [PMID: 17392208 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64333-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Eighteen isolates of a Gram-negative coccus (strain 237T) were cultured from the eyes of dairy and beef calves affected with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK; ‘pinkeye’) in northern California, USA, during summer 2002. These isolates had near full-length (1397 bp) 16S rRNA gene sequences that clustered into three groups with 99.9 % sequence similarity. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence, the isolates were most closely associated with Moraxella bovis and Moraxella ovis in clade I of the classical moraxellae. Biochemically, the novel isolates could be distinguished from the other members of the genus Moraxella isolated from animals on the basis of phenylalanine deaminase activity. The results of partial sequence analysis of six housekeeping genes, the 16S–23S rRNA gene interspacer region and partial 23S rRNA gene provide strong support for the inclusion of these isolates in a novel taxon, for which the name Moraxella bovoculi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain 237T (=ATCC BAA-1259T=CCUG 52049T).
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- John A Angelos
- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Yu S, Gu XX. Biological and immunological characteristics of lipooligosaccharide-based conjugate vaccines for serotype C Moraxella catarrhalis. Infect Immun 2007; 75:2974-80. [PMID: 17371852 PMCID: PMC1932890 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01915-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Moraxella catarrhalis is an important bacterial cause of otitis media in children and respiratory tract infections in the elderly. Lipooligosaccharide (LOS), a major surface antigen of this bacterium, is a potential vaccine component against the organism. There are three major LOS serotypes (serotypes A, B, and C) in clinical isolates of M. catarrhalis. Our previous studies demonstrated that serotype A and B LOS-based conjugates were immunogenic in animals and elicited bactericidal antibodies. In this study, LOS from serotype C strain 26404 was isolated, detoxified, and conjugated to tetanus toxoid (TT) or the cross-reactive mutant (CRM) of diphtheria toxin to form detoxified LOS (dLOS)-TT, dLOS-CRM-1, and dLOS-CRM-2 vaccine candidates. The molar ratios (dLOS/protein) of the resulting conjugates were 47:1, 19:1, and 32:1, respectively, while the weight ratios were 0.94, 0.84 and 1.44, respectively. All conjugates were highly immunogenic in both mouse and rabbit models. Three subcutaneous injections of each conjugate formulated with the Ribi adjuvant elicited >700-fold increases in serum anti-LOS immunoglobulin G levels in mice (5 microg of dLOS) and >2,000-fold increases in rabbits (50 microg of dLOS). The resulting mouse and rabbit antisera showed complement-mediated bactericidal activity against the homologous strain. In addition, a representative rabbit antiserum showed bactericidal activity against 14 of 18 testable strains, and this bactericidal activity could be 100% inhibited by the serotype C or A LOS but only 30% inhibited by the serotype B LOS. These results indicate that the serotype C LOS-based conjugates can be used as vaccine components for further investigation in humans.
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- Shengqing Yu
- Vaccine Research Section. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 5 Research Court, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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Catry B, Boyen F, Baele M, Dewulf J, de Kruif A, Vaneechoutte M, Haesebrouck F, Decostere A. Recovery of Moraxella ovis from the bovine respiratory tract and differentiation of Moraxella species by tDNA-intergenic spacer PCR. Vet Microbiol 2006; 120:375-80. [PMID: 17141983 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 07/25/2006] [Revised: 10/27/2006] [Accepted: 10/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The purpose of the present study was to identify Moraxella (M.)--like organisms recovered from calves suffering from respiratory disease down to species level by means of tDNA-intergenic spacer length polymorphism analysis (tDNA-PCR), and to perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing of these isolates using an agar dilution technique. A total of 16 isolates originating from 12 unrelated occasions were identified as Moraxella ovis, and tDNA fingerprinting showed clear delineation from other Moraxella species. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (in microg/mL) for 90% of the investigated isolates were < or =0.03 for ampicillin; 0.25 for ceftiofur; 0.5 for oxytetracycline; 8 for gentamicin; 64 for spectinomycin; 0.5/9.5 for the combination trimethoprim-sulfonamides; 4 for erythromycin; 8 for tilmicosin; 1 for florfenicol and 0.125 for enrofloxacin.
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- Boudewijn Catry
- Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics, and Herd Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
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