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Combret V, Rincé I, Budin-Verneuil A, Muller C, Deutscher J, Hartke A, Sauvageot N. Utilization of glycoprotein-derived N-acetylglucosamine-L-asparagine during Enterococcus faecalis infection depends on catabolic and transport enzymes of the glycosylasparaginase locus. Res Microbiol 2024; 175:104169. [PMID: 37977353 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2023.104169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Enterococcus faecalis is a Gram-positive clinical pathogen causing severe infections. Its survival during infection depends on its ability to utilize host-derived metabolites, such as protein-deglycosylation products. We have identified in E. faecalis OG1RF a locus (ega) involved in the catabolism of the glycoamino acid N-acetylglucosamine-L-asparagine. This locus is separated into two transcription units, genes egaRP and egaGBCD1D2, respectively. RT-qPCR experiments revealed that the expression of the ega locus is regulated by the transcriptional repressor EgaR. Electromobility shift assays evidenced that N-acetylglucosamine-L-asparagine interacts directly with the EgaR protein, which leads to the transcription of the ega genes. Growth studies with egaG, egaB and egaC mutants confirmed that the encoded proteins are necessary for N-acetylglucosamine-L-asparagine catabolism. This glycoamino acid is transported and phosphorylated by a specific phosphotransferase system EIIABC components (OG1RF_10751, EgaB, EgaC) and subsequently hydrolyzed by the glycosylasparaginase EgaG, which generates aspartate and 6-P-N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminylamine. The latter can be used as a fermentable carbon source by E. faecalis. Moreover, Galleria mellonella larvae had a significantly higher survival rate when infected with ega mutants compared to the wild-type strain, suggesting that the loss of N-acetylglucosamine-L-asparagine utilization affects enterococcal virulence.
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- Victor Combret
- Normandie Université, UNICAEN, CBSA, F-14000 Caen, France
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- Normandie Université, UNICAEN, CBSA, F-14000 Caen, France
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- Normandie Université, UNICAEN, CBSA, F-14000 Caen, France
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- Université Paris Saclay, INRAE, Micalis Institute, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France; CNRS, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique UMR8261, Expression Génétique Microbienne, 75005 Paris, France
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- Normandie Université, UNICAEN, CBSA, F-14000 Caen, France
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Conwell M, Dooley J, Naughton PJ. Enterococcal biofilm - a nidus for antibiotic resistance transfer? J Appl Microbiol 2022; 132:3444-3460. [PMID: 34990042 PMCID: PMC9306868 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Enterococci, important agents of hospital acquired infection, are listed on the WHO list of multi-drug resistant pathogens commonly encountered in hospital acquired infections are now of increasing importance, due to the development of strains resistant to multiple antibiotics. Enterococci are also important microorganisms in the environment and their presence is frequently used as an indicator of faecal pollution. Their success is related to their ability to survive within a broad range of habitats and the ease by which they acquire mobile genetic elements, including plasmids, from other bacteria. The enterococci are frequently present within a bacterial biofilm which provides stability and protection to the bacterial population along with an opportunity for a variety of bacterial interactions. Enterococci can accept extrachromosomal DNA both from within its own species and from other bacterial species and this is enhanced by the proximity of the donor and recipient strains. It is this exchange of genetic material that makes the role of biofilm such an important aspect of the success of enterococci. There remain many questions regarding the most suitable model systems to study enterococci in biofilm and regarding the transfer of genetic material including antibiotic resistance in these biofilms. This review focuses on some important aspects of biofilm in the context of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in enterococci.
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- M Conwell
- The Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SA
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- The Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SA
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- The Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SA
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Cataldo PG, Klemm P, Thüring M, Saavedra L, Hebert EM, Hartmann RK, Lechner M. Insights into 6S RNA in lactic acid bacteria (LAB). BMC Genom Data 2021; 22:29. [PMID: 34479493 PMCID: PMC8414754 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-021-00983-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND 6S RNA is a regulator of cellular transcription that tunes the metabolism of cells. This small non-coding RNA is found in nearly all bacteria and among the most abundant transcripts. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) constitute a group of microorganisms with strong biotechnological relevance, often exploited as starter cultures for industrial products through fermentation. Some strains are used as probiotics while others represent potential pathogens. Occasional reports of 6S RNA within this group already indicate striking metabolic implications. A conceivable idea is that LAB with 6S RNA defects may metabolize nutrients faster, as inferred from studies of Echerichia coli. This may accelerate fermentation processes with the potential to reduce production costs. Similarly, elevated levels of secondary metabolites might be produced. Evidence for this possibility comes from preliminary findings regarding the production of surfactin in Bacillus subtilis, which has functions similar to those of bacteriocins. The prerequisite for its potential biotechnological utility is a general characterization of 6S RNA in LAB. RESULTS We provide a genomic annotation of 6S RNA throughout the Lactobacillales order. It laid the foundation for a bioinformatic characterization of common 6S RNA features. This covers secondary structures, synteny, phylogeny, and product RNA start sites. The canonical 6S RNA structure is formed by a central bulge flanked by helical arms and a template site for product RNA synthesis. 6S RNA exhibits strong syntenic conservation. It is usually flanked by the replication-associated recombination protein A and the universal stress protein A. A catabolite responsive element was identified in over a third of all 6S RNA genes. It is known to modulate gene expression based on the available carbon sources. The presence of antisense transcripts could not be verified as a general trait of LAB 6S RNAs. CONCLUSIONS Despite a large number of species and the heterogeneity of LAB, the stress regulator 6S RNA is well-conserved both from a structural as well as a syntenic perspective. This is the first approach to describe 6S RNAs and short 6S RNA-derived transcripts beyond a single species, spanning a large taxonomic group covering multiple families. It yields universal insights into this regulator and complements the findings derived from other bacterial model organisms.
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- Pablo Gabriel Cataldo
- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Chacabuco 145, San Miguel de Tucumán, 4000, Argentina
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Marbacher Weg 6, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Marbacher Weg 6, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Chacabuco 145, San Miguel de Tucumán, 4000, Argentina
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- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Chacabuco 145, San Miguel de Tucumán, 4000, Argentina
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Marbacher Weg 6, Marburg, 35032, Germany
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- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Marbacher Weg 6, Marburg, 35032, Germany. .,Philipps-Universität Marburg, Center for Synthetic Microbiology (Synmikro), Hans-Meerwein-Straße 6, Marburg, 35043, Germany.
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Phosphotransferase System Uptake and Metabolism of the β-Glucoside Salicin Impact Group A Streptococcal Bloodstream Survival and Soft Tissue Infection. Infect Immun 2020; 88:IAI.00346-20. [PMID: 32719156 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00346-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus [GAS]), a major human-specific pathogen, relies on efficient nutrient acquisition for successful infection within its host. The phosphotransferase system (PTS) couples the import of carbohydrates with their phosphorylation prior to metabolism and has been linked to GAS pathogenesis. In a screen of an insertional mutant library of all 14 annotated PTS permease (EIIC) genes in MGAS5005, the annotated β-glucoside PTS transporter (bglP) was found to be crucial for GAS growth and survival in human blood and was validated in another M1T1 GAS strain, 5448. In 5448, bglP was shown to be in an operon with a putative phospho-β-glucosidase (bglB) downstream and a predicted antiterminator (licT) upstream. Using defined nonpolar mutants of the β-glucoside permease (bglP) and β-glucosidase enzyme (bglB) in 5448, we showed that bglB, not bglP, was important for growth in blood. Furthermore, transcription of the licT-blgPB operon was found to be repressed by glucose and induced by the β-glucoside salicin as the sole carbon source. Investigation of the individual bglP and bglB mutants determined that they influence in vitro growth in the β-glucoside salicin; however, only bglP was necessary for growth in other non-β-glucoside PTS sugars, such as fructose and mannose. Additionally, loss of BglP and BglB suggests that they are important for the regulation of virulence-related genes that control biofilm formation, streptolysin S (SLS)-mediated hemolysis, and localized ulcerative lesion progression during subcutaneous infections in mice. Thus, our results indicate that the β-glucoside PTS transports salicin and its metabolism can differentially influence GAS pathophysiology during soft tissue infection.
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Sanchez-Herrero JF, Bernabeu M, Prieto A, Hüttener M, Juárez A. Gene Duplications in the Genomes of Staphylococci and Enterococci. Front Mol Biosci 2020; 7:160. [PMID: 32850954 PMCID: PMC7396535 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Gene duplications are a feature of bacterial genomes. In the present work we analyze the extent of gene duplications in the genomes of three microorganisms that belong to the Firmicutes phylum and that are etiologic agents of several nosocomial infections: Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecium, and Enterococcus faecalis. In all three groups, there is an irregular distribution of duplications in the genomes of the strains analyzed. Whereas in some of the strains duplications are scarce, hundreds of duplications are present in others. In all three species, mobile DNA accounts for a large percentage of the duplicated genes: phage DNA in S. aureus, and plasmid DNA in the enterococci. Duplicates also include core genes. In all three species, a reduced group of genes is duplicated in all strains analyzed. Duplication of the deoC and rpmG genes is a hallmark of S. aureus genomes. Duplication of the gene encoding the PTS IIB subunit is detected in all enterococci genomes. In E. faecalis it is remarkable that the genomes of some strains encode duplicates of the prgB and prgU genes. They belong to the prgABCU cluster, which responds to the presence of the peptide pheromone cCF10 by expressing the surface adhesins PrgA, PrgB, and PrgC.
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- José Francisco Sanchez-Herrero
- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,High Content Genomics and Bioinformatics Unit, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Campus Can Ruti, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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Gutiérrez-Sarmiento W, Sáyago-Ayerdi SG, Goñi I, Gutiérrez-Miceli FA, Abud-Archila M, Rejón-Orantes JDC, Rincón-Rosales R, Peña-Ocaña BA, Ruíz-Valdiviezo VM. Changes in Intestinal Microbiota and Predicted Metabolic Pathways During Colonic Fermentation of Mango ( Mangifera indica L.)-Based Bar Indigestible Fraction. Nutrients 2020; 12:E683. [PMID: 32138281 PMCID: PMC7146491 DOI: 10.3390/nu12030683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mango (Mangifera indica L.) peel and pulp are a source of dietary fiber (DF) and phenolic compounds (PCs) that constituent part of the indigestible fraction (IF). This fraction reaches the colon and acts as a carbon and energy source for intestinal microbiota. The effect of mango IF on intestinal microbiota during colonic fermentation is unknown. In this study, the isolated IF of a novel 'Ataulfo' mango-based bar (snack) UV-C irradiated and non-irradiated (UVMangoB and MangoB) were fermented. Colonic fermentation occurred in vitro under chemical-enzymatic, semi-anaerobic, batch culture and controlled pH colonic conditions. Changes in the structure of fecal microbiota were analyzed by 16s rRNA gene Illumina MiSeq sequencing. The community´s functional capabilities were determined in silico. The MangoB and UVMangoB increased the presence of Faecalibacterium, Roseburia, Eubacterium, Fusicatenibacter, Holdemanella, Catenibacterium, Phascolarctobacterium, Buttiauxella, Bifidobacterium, Collinsella, Prevotella and Bacteroides genera. The alpha indexes showed a decrease in microbial diversity after 6 h of colonic fermentation. The coordinates analysis indicated any differences between irradiated and non-irradiated bar. The metabolic prediction demonstrated that MangoB and UVMangoB increase the microbiota carbohydrate metabolism pathway. This study suggests that IF of mango-based bar induced beneficial changes on microbial ecology and metabolic pathway that could be promissory to prevention or treatment of metabolic dysbiosis. However, in vivo interventions are necessary to confirm the interactions between microbiota modulating and intestinal beneficial effects.
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- Wilbert Gutiérrez-Sarmiento
- Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km. 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez CP 29050, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Department Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, University Complutense of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km. 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez CP 29050, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Pharmacobiology Experimental Laboratory, Faculty of Human Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Calle Central-Sur S/N, San Francisco, Tuxtla Gutiérrez 29090, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km. 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez CP 29050, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km. 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez CP 29050, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México/IT de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana km. 1080, Tuxtla Gutiérrez CP 29050, Chiapas, Mexico
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