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Jian C, Ye C, Guo T, Hao J, Ding Y, Xiao X, Xie W, Zeng Z, Liu J. Emergence of aztreonam/avibactam and tigecycline-resistant Pseudomonas putida group Co-producing bla IMP-1, bla AFM-4 and bla OXA-1041 with a novel sequence type ST268 in Southwestern China. Microb Pathog 2024; 192:106668. [PMID: 38697232 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas putida (CRPP) has raised public awareness. This study investigated two strains from the Pseudomonas putida group that were resistant to carbapenem, tigecycline, and aztreonam-avibactam (ATM-AVI), with a focus on their microbial and genomic characteristics. METHODS We assessed the antibiotic resistance profile using broth dilution, disk diffusion, and E-test methods. Efflux pump phenotype testing and real-time quantitative PCR were employed to evaluate efflux pump activity in tigecycline resistance, while polymerase chain reaction was utilized to detect common carbapenem genes. Additionally, whole-genome sequencing was performed to analyze genomic characteristics. The transferability of blaIMP-1 and blaAFM-4 was assessed through a conjugation experiment. Furthermore, growth kinetics and biofilm formation were examined using growth curves and crystal violet staining. RESULTS Both strains demonstrated resistance to carbapenem, tigecycline, and ATM-AVI. Notably, NMP can restore sensitivity to tigecycline. Subsequent analysis revealed that they co-produced blaIMP-1, blaAFM-4, tmexCD-toprJ, and blaOXA-1041, belonging to a novel sequence type ST268. Although they were closely related on the phylogenetic tree, they exhibited different levels of virulence. Genetic environment analysis indicated variations compared to prior studies, particularly regarding the blaIMP-1 and blaAFM-4 genes, which showed limited horizontal transferability. Moreover, it was observed that temperature exerted a specific influence on their biological factors. CONCLUSION We initially identified two P. putida ST268 strains co-producing blaIMP-1, blaAFM-4, blaOXA-1041, and tmexCD-toprJ. The resistance to tigecycline and ATM-AVI can be attributed to the presence of multiple drug resistance determinants. These findings underscore the significance of P. putida as a reservoir for novel antibiotic resistance genes. Therefore, it is imperative to develop alternative antibiotic therapies and establish effective monitoring of bacterial resistance.
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- Chunxia Jian
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China; Sichuan Province Engineering Technology Research Center of Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases, Luzhou, China; Molecular Diagnosis of Clinical Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou, China.
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Cho E, Kim JY, Cho B, Lee JS, Yoon YC, Shin YC, Kim H, Gil S, Kim S. Efficacy of fermented grain using Bacillus coagulans in reducing visceral fat among people with obesity: a randomized controlled trial. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1148512. [PMID: 37139448 PMCID: PMC10149940 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1148512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Background Obesity is a socioeconomic problem, and visceral obesity, in particular, is related to cardiovascular diseases or metabolic syndrome. Fermented grains and various microorganisms are known to help with anti-obesity effects and weight management. Studies on the relationship between Bacillus coagulans and anti-obesity effects are not well known, and studies on the application of fermented grains and microorganisms to the human body are also insufficient. Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Curezyme-LAC, an ingredient mixed with six-grain types fermented by B. coagulans, in reducing fat mass in adults with obesity. Methods In this randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled study, 100 participants [aged 40-65 years; body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 to ≤ 33 kg/m2) were randomly allocated to two groups: 4 g/day Curezyme-LAC administered as a granulated powder or placebo (steamed grain powder mixture). Results After 12 weeks, visceral adipose tissue decreased significantly in the Curezyme-LAC group compared with that in the placebo group (mean ± standard error, SE of -9.3 cm2 ± 5.1) vs. (6.8 cm2 ± 3.4; p = 0.008). Compared to the placebo group, the Curezyme-LAC group also showed significant reductions in total fat mass (-0.43 ± 0.24 kg vs. 0.31 ± 0.19 kg, p = 0.011), body weight (-0.4 ± 0.3 kg vs. 0.3 ± 0.2 kg, p = 0.021), BMI (-0.14 ± 0.12 vs. 0.10 ± 0.07, p = 0.028), and waist circumference (-0.6 ± 0.2 cm vs. -0.1 ± 0.2 cm, p = 0.018) without a change in dietary intake and physical activity. Conclusion Curezyme-LAC supplementation for 12 weeks may benefit individuals with obesity by reducing visceral fat mass.
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- Eunbyul Cho
- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
- *Correspondence: Ju Young Kim,
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- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Belong Cho,
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- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
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- Nutrition Care Services, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
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Zhong C, Zhou Y, Fu J, Qi X, Wang Z, Li J, Zhang P, Zong G, Cao G. Cadmium stress efficiently enhanced meropenem degradation by the meropenem- and cadmium-resistant strain Pseudomonas putida R51. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 429:128354. [PMID: 35123130 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The β-lactam antibiotic meropenem (MEM) is widely used in infectious disease treatment and consequently can be released into the environment, causing environmental pollution. In this study, Pseudomonas putida strain R51 was isolated from the wastewater of a poultry farm and found to efficiently degrade MEM. The genome of strain R51 contains a variety of heavy metal and antibiotic resistance genes, including the metallo-β-lactamase gene (JQN61_03315) and cadmium resistance gene cadA (JQN61_19995). Under cadmium stress, the degradation rate of MEM increased significantly in strain R51. Transcriptional analysis revealed that the expression of JQN61_03315 and cadA significantly increased under cadmium stress and that the expression of many genes associated with heavy metal and antibiotic resistance also changed significantly. Molecular docking analysis suggested that metallo-β-lactamase JQN61_03315 binds to MEM. In addition, no plasmid was found in strain R51, and no mobile genetic elements were found nearby JQN61_03315. In conclusion. we proposed that JQN61_03315 was responsible for the degradation of MEM, that the expression of this gene was induced under cadmium stress, and that strain R51 can be used for bioremediation of MEM without the risk for the transmission of the MEM resistance gene. These findings will have importance for studying the microbial degradation of MEM in the presence of heavy metal pollutants.
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- Chuanqing Zhong
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China
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- College of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China
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- College of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- College of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- College of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- College of Biomedical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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Bahr G, González LJ, Vila AJ. Metallo-β-lactamases in the Age of Multidrug Resistance: From Structure and Mechanism to Evolution, Dissemination, and Inhibitor Design. Chem Rev 2021; 121:7957-8094. [PMID: 34129337 PMCID: PMC9062786 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major problems in current practical medicine. The spread of genes coding for resistance determinants among bacteria challenges the use of approved antibiotics, narrowing the options for treatment. Resistance to carbapenems, last resort antibiotics, is a major concern. Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) hydrolyze carbapenems, penicillins, and cephalosporins, becoming central to this problem. These enzymes diverge with respect to serine-β-lactamases by exhibiting a different fold, active site, and catalytic features. Elucidating their catalytic mechanism has been a big challenge in the field that has limited the development of useful inhibitors. This review covers exhaustively the details of the active-site chemistries, the diversity of MBL alleles, the catalytic mechanism against different substrates, and how this information has helped developing inhibitors. We also discuss here different aspects critical to understand the success of MBLs in conferring resistance: the molecular determinants of their dissemination, their cell physiology, from the biogenesis to the processing involved in the transit to the periplasm, and the uptake of the Zn(II) ions upon metal starvation conditions, such as those encountered during an infection. In this regard, the chemical, biochemical and microbiological aspects provide an integrative view of the current knowledge of MBLs.
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- Guillermo Bahr
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda S/N, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
- Area Biofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda S/N, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
- Area Biofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda S/N, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
- Area Biofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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Spectroscopic and biochemical characterization of metallo-β-lactamase IMP-1 with dicarboxylic, sulfonyl, and thiol inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 40:116183. [PMID: 33965839 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In an effort to probe the biophysical mechanisms of inhibition for ten previously-reported inhibitors of metallo-β-lactamases (MBL) with MBL IMP-1, equilibrium dialysis, metal analyses coupled with atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), native state mass spectrometry (native MS), and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-VIS) were used. 6-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl) picolinic acid (1T5PA), ANT431, D/l-captopril, thiorphan, and tiopronin were shown to form IMP-1/Zn(II)/inhibitor ternary complexes, while dipicolinic acid (DPA) and 4-(3-aminophenyl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (3AP-DPA) stripped some metal from the active site of IMP but also formed ternary complexes. DPA and 3AP-DPA stripped less metal from IMP-1 than from VIM-2 but stripped more metal from IMP-1 than from NDM-1. In contrast to a previous report, pterostilbene does not appear to bind to IMP-1 under our conditions. These results, along with previous studies, demonstrate similar mechanisms of inhibition toward different MBLs for different MBL inhibitors.
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Ma CW, Ng KKH, Yam BHC, Ho PL, Kao RYT, Yang D. Rapid Broad Spectrum Detection of Carbapenemases with a Dual Fluorogenic-Colorimetric Probe. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:6886-6894. [PMID: 33909441 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Carbapenems stand as one of the last-resort antibiotics; however, their efficacy is threatened by the rising number and rapid spread of carbapenemases. Effective antimicrobial stewardship thus calls for rapid tests for these enzymes to aid appropriate prescription and infection control. Herein, we report the first effective pan-carbapenemase reporter CARBA-H with a broad scope covering all three Ambler classes. Using a chemical biology approach, we demonstrated that the absence of the 1β-substituent in the carbapenem core is key to pan-carbapenemase recognition, which led to our rational design and probe development. CARBA-H provides a dual colorimetric-fluorogenic response upon carbapenemase-mediated hydrolysis. A clear visual readout can be obtained within 15 min when tested against a panel of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) clinical isolates that notably includes OXA-48 and OXA-181-producing strains. Furthermore, CARBA-H can be applied to the detection of carbapemenase activity in CPE-spiked urine samples.
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- Chi-Wang Ma
- Morningside Laboratory for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Morningside Laboratory for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Morningside Laboratory for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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Fanelli F, Caputo L, Quintieri L. Phenotypic and genomic characterization of Pseudomonas putida ITEM 17297 spoiler of fresh vegetables: Focus on biofilm and antibiotic resistance interaction. Curr Res Food Sci 2021; 4:74-82. [PMID: 33718885 PMCID: PMC7932912 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas putida is widely recognized as a spoiler of fresh foods under cold storage, and recently associated also with infections in clinical settings. The presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) could be acquired and transmitted by horizontal genetic transfer and further increase the risk associated with its persistence in food and the need to be deeper investigated. Thus, in this work we presented a genomic and phenotypic analysis of the psychrotrophic P. putida ITEM 17297 to provide new insight into AR mechanisms by this species until now widely studied only for its spoilage traits. ITEM 17297 displayed resistance to several classes of antibiotics and it also formed huge amounts of biofilm; this latter registered increases at 15 °C in comparison to the optimum growth condition (30 °C). After ITEM 17297 biofilms exposure to antibiotic concentrations higher than 10-fold their MIC values no eradication occurred; interestingly, biomasses of biofilm cultivated at 15 °C increased their amount in a dose-dependent manner. Genomic analyses revealed determinants (RND-systems, ABC-transporters, and MFS-efflux pumps) for multi-drugs resistance (β-lactams, macrolides, nalidixic acid, tetracycline, fusidic acid and bacitracin) and a novel ampC allele. Biofilm and motility related pathways were depicted underlying their contribution to AR. Based on these results, underestimated psychrotrophic pseudomonas, such as the herein studied ITEM 17297 strain, might assume relevance in relation to the risk associated with the transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes to humans through cold stored contaminated foods. P. putida biofilm and AR related molecular targets herein identified will provide a basis to clarify the interaction between AR and biofilm formation and to develop novel strategies to counteract the persistence of multidrug resistant P. putida in the food chain. Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas putida ITEM 17297 was isolated from fresh vegetables. Determinants for AR and biofilm formation were identified by genomic analysis. Biofilm increased more than 10-fold antibiotic MIC value of planktonic cells. Cold adapted biofilm increased its biomass under CHL, NA, and ERY pressure. New insight into the risk for P. putida spread in the food chain were provided.
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- Francesca Fanelli
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, V. G. Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, V. G. Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, V. G. Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy
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Willms IM, Yuan J, Penone C, Goldmann K, Vogt J, Wubet T, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Buscot F, Nacke H. Distribution of Medically Relevant Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Mobile Genetic Elements in Soils of Temperate Forests and Grasslands Varying in Land Use. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E150. [PMID: 32019196 PMCID: PMC7073645 DOI: 10.3390/genes11020150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Antibiotic-resistant pathogens claim the lives of thousands of people each year and are currently considered as one of the most serious threats to public health. Apart from clinical environments, soil ecosystems also represent a major source of antibiotic resistance determinants, which can potentially disseminate across distinct microbial habitats and be acquired by human pathogens via horizontal gene transfer. Therefore, it is of global importance to retrieve comprehensive information on environmental factors, contributing to an accumulation of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in these ecosystems. Here, medically relevant antibiotic resistance genes, class 1 integrons and IncP-1 plasmids were quantified via real time quantitative PCR in soils derived from temperate grasslands and forests, varying in land use over a large spatial scale. The generated dataset allowed an analysis, decoupled from regional influences, and enabled the identification of land use practices and soil characteristics elevating the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements. In grassland soils, the abundance of the macrolide resistance gene mefA as well as the sulfonamide resistance gene sul2 was positively correlated with organic fertilization and the abundance of aac(6')-lb, conferring resistance to different aminoglycosides, increased with mowing frequency. With respect to forest soils, the beta-lactam resistance gene blaIMP-12 was significantly correlated with fungal diversity which might be due to the fact that different fungal species can produce beta-lactams. Furthermore, except blaIMP-5 and blaIMP-12, the analyzed antibiotic resistance genes as well as IncP-1 plasmids and class-1 integrons were detected less frequently in forest soils than in soils derived from grassland that are commonly in closer proximity to human activities.
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- Inka M. Willms
- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany; (I.M.W.); (J.Y.)
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany; (I.M.W.); (J.Y.)
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, CH-3013 Bern, Switzerland;
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- Department of Soil Ecology, UFZ—Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, D-06120 Halle-Saale, Germany; (K.G.); (F.B.)
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- Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technical University of Munich, D-85354 Freising, Germany;
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- Department of Community Ecology, UFZ—Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, D-06120 Halle-Saale, Germany;
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, D-07745 Jena, Germany; (I.S.); (M.S.)
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- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, D-07745 Jena, Germany; (I.S.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Soil Ecology, UFZ—Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, D-06120 Halle-Saale, Germany; (K.G.); (F.B.)
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany; (I.M.W.); (J.Y.)
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Tan G, Xi Y, Yuan P, Sun Z, Yang D. Risk factors and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Pseudomonas putida infection in Central China, 2010-2017. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e17812. [PMID: 31689866 PMCID: PMC6946569 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to analyze the risk factors, clinical features, and antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas putida (P putida) isolated from Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China.The data of 44 patients with P putida infections were retrospectively reviewed in this study. All cases of P putida strains were detected by the clinical laboratory of Tongji Hospital in the period of January 2010 to December 2017. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was conducted using Kirby-Bauer method.Forty-four effective strains of P putida were isolated, including 32 inpatients and 12 outpatients. The 32 inpatients cases were obtained from various departments, which were urosurgery wards (n = 5, 15.6%), pediatrics wards (n = 4, 12.5%), hepatic surgery wards (n = 4, 12.5%), among others. The isolates had been discovered from urine specimens (28.2%), blood specimens (21.9%), sputum specimens (12.5%), and so on. Twenty-five patients had histories of catheterization before the isolation of P putida. Twenty-four patients were in immunocompromised states, 5 patients had undergone surgery, catheterization and were taking immunosuppressive therapy simultaneously. Polymicrobial infections were found in some P putida cases, especially Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli. All the patients had treated by antimicrobial before culture. Multi-drug-resistant strains were detected in 75% of P putida isolates. The P putida strains were resistant to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (97.7%), aztreonam (88.6%), minocyline (74.3%), ticarcillin/clavulanic acid (72.7%), and sensitive to amikacin (86.4%), imipenem (62.8%), gentamicin (56.8%).Catheterization or other invasive procedures, immunocompromised states, and underlying diseases increased the risks of P putida infections. Moreover, the P putida strains were highly resistant to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, aztreonam, minocyline, ticarcillin/clavulanic acid.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Di Pilato V, Antonelli A, Giani T, Henrici De Angelis L, Rossolini GM, Pollini S. Identification of a Novel Plasmid Lineage Associated With the Dissemination of Metallo-β-Lactamase Genes Among Pseudomonads. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1504. [PMID: 31312195 PMCID: PMC6614342 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Acquisition of metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) represents one of most relevant resistance mechanisms to all β-lactams, including carbapenems, ceftolozane and available β-lactamase inhibitors, in Pseudomonas spp. VIM-type enzymes are the most common acquired MBLs in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and, to a lesser extent, in other Pseudomonas species. Little is known about the acquisition dynamics of these determinants, that are usually carried on integrons embedded into chromosomal mobile genetic elements. To date, few MBL-encoding plasmids have been described in Pseudomonas spp., and their diversity and role in the dissemination of these MBLs remains largely unknown. Here we report on the genetic features of the VIM-1-encoding plasmid pMOS94 from P. mosselii AM/94, the earliest known VIM-1-producing strain, and of related elements involved in dissemination of MBL. Results of plasmid DNA sequencing showed that pMOS94 had a modular organization, consisting of backbone modules associated with replication, transfer and antibiotic resistance. Plasmid pMOS94, although not typable according to the PBRT scheme, was classifiable either in MOBF11 or MPFT plasmid families. The resistance region included the class I integron In70, carrying bla V IM-1, in turn embedded in a defective Tn402-like transposon. Comparison with pMOS94-like elements led to the identification of a defined plasmid lineage circulating in different Pseudomonas spp. of clinical and environmental origin and spreading different MBL-encoding genes, including bla IMP-63, bla BIM, and bla V IM-type determinants. Genetic analysis revealed that this plasmid lineage likely shared a common ancestor and had evolved through the acquisition and recombination of different mobile elements, including the MBL-encoding transposons. Our findings provide new insights about the genetic diversity of MBL-encoding plasmids circulating among Pseudomonas spp., potentially useful for molecular epidemiology purposes, and revealed the existence and persistence of a successful plasmid lineage over a wide spatio-temporal interval, spanning over five different countries among two continents and over 20-years.
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- Vincenzo Di Pilato
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Lazar JT, Shuvalova L, Rosas-Lemus M, Kiryukhina O, Satchell KJF, Minasov G. Structural comparison of p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase (PobA) from Pseudomonas putida with PobA from other Pseudomonas spp. and other monooxygenases. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2019; 75:507-514. [PMID: 31282871 PMCID: PMC6613441 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x19008653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The crystal structure is reported of p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase (PobA) from Pseudomonas putida, a possible drug target to combat tetracycline resistance, in complex with flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD). The structure was refined at 2.2 Å resolution with four polypeptide chains in the asymmetric unit. Based on the results of pairwise structure alignments, PobA from P. putida is structurally very similar to PobA from P. fluorescens and from P. aeruginosa. Key residues in the FAD-binding and substrate-binding sites of PobA are highly conserved spatially across the proteins from all three species. Additionally, the structure was compared with two enzymes from the broader class of oxygenases: 2-hydroxybiphenyl 3-monooxygenase (HbpA) from P. nitroreducens and 2-methyl-3-hydroxypyridine-5-carboxylic acid oxygenase (MHPCO) from Mesorhizobium japonicum. Despite having only 14% similarity in their primary sequences, pairwise structure alignments of PobA from P. putida with HbpA from P. nitroreducens and MHPCO from M. japonicum revealed local similarities between these structures. Key secondary-structure elements important for catalysis, such as the βαβ fold, β-sheet wall and α12 helix, are conserved across this expanded class of oxygenases.
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- John T. Lazar
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Department of Microbiology–Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology–Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology–Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology–Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology–Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Abaza AF, El Shazly SA, Selim HSA, Aly GSA. Metallo-Beta-Lactamase Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Healthcare Setting in Alexandria, Egypt. Pol J Microbiol 2019; 66:297-308. [PMID: 29319510 DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.4855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa has emerged as a major healthcare associated pathogen that creates a serious public health disaster in both developing and developed countries. In this work we aimed at studying the occurrence of metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) producing P. aeruginosa in a healthcare setting in Alexandria, Egypt. This cross sectional study included 1583 clinical samples that were collected from patients admitted to Alexandria University Students' Hospital. P. aeruginosa isolates were identified using standard microbiological methods and were tested for their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns using single disc diffusion method according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute recommendations. Thirty P. aeruginosa isolates were randomly selected and tested for their MBL production by both phenotypic and genotypic methods. Diagnostic Epsilometer test was done to detect metallo-beta-lactamase enzyme producers and polymerase chain reaction test was done to detect imipenemase (IMP), Verona integron-encoded (VIM) and Sao Paulo metallo-beta-lactamase (IMP) encoding genes. Of the 1583 clinical samples, 175 (11.3%) P. aeruginosa isolates were identified. All the 30 (100%) selected P. aeruginosa isolates that were tested for MBL production by Epsilometer test were found to be positive; where 19 (63.3%) revealed blaSPM gene and 11 (36.7%) had blaIMP gene. blaVIM gene was not detected in any of the tested isolates. Isolates of MBL producing P. aeruginosa were highly susceptible to polymyxin B 26 (86.7%) and highly resistant to amikacin 26 (86.7%). MBL producers were detected phenotypically by Epsilometer test in both carbapenem susceptible and resistant P. aeruginosa isolates. blaSPM was the most commonly detected MBL gene in P. aeruginosa isolates.
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- Amani F Abaza
- Microbiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Microbiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Microbiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Alexandria University Students' Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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Liapis E, Bour M, Triponney P, Jové T, Zahar JR, Valot B, Jeannot K, Plésiat P. Identification of Diverse Integron and Plasmid Structures Carrying a Novel Carbapenemase Among Pseudomonas Species. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:404. [PMID: 30886610 PMCID: PMC6409357 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A novel carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase, called IMP-63, was identified in three clonally distinct strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and two strains of Pseudomonas putida isolated within a 4 year timeframe in three French hospitals. The blaIMP–63 gene that encodes this carbapenemase turned out to be located in the variable region of four integrons (In1297, In1574, In1573, and In1572) and to coexist with novel or rare gene cassettes (fosM, gcu170, gcuF1) and insertion elements (ISPsp7v, ISPa16v). All these integrons except one (In1574) were flanked by a copy of insertion sequence ISPa17 next to the orf6 putative gene, and were carried by non-conjugative plasmids (pNECK1, pROUSS1, pROUSS2, pROUE1). These plasmids exhibit unique modular structures and partial sequence homologies with plasmids previously identified in various non-fermenting environmental Gram-negative species. Lines of evidence suggest that ISPa17 promoted en bloc the transposition of IMP-63-encoding integrons on these different plasmids. As demonstrated by genotyping experiments, isolates of P. aeruginosa harboring the 28.9-kb plasmid pNECK1 and belonging to international “high-risk” clone ST308 were responsible for an outbreak in one hospital. Collectively, these data provide an insight into the complex and unpredictable routes of diffusion of some resistance determinants, here blaIMP–63, among Pseudomonas species.
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- Eleni Liapis
- Centre National de Référence de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, CHRU Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France.,CNRS, UMR 6249 Chrono-Environnement, Besançon, France
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- Centre National de Référence de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, CHRU Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Centre National de Référence de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, CHRU Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- INSERM UMR 1092, Université de Limoges, CHU Limoges, Limoges, France
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- Département de Microbiologie Clinique, AP-HP, CHU Avicenne, Bobigny, France
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- CNRS, UMR 6249 Chrono-Environnement, Besançon, France
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- Centre National de Référence de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, CHRU Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France.,CNRS, UMR 6249 Chrono-Environnement, Besançon, France
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- Centre National de Référence de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, CHRU Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France.,CNRS, UMR 6249 Chrono-Environnement, Besançon, France
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Chen D, Yang L, Peters BM, Liu J, Li L, Li B, Xu Z, Shirtliff ME. Complete Sequence of a Novel Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas putida Strain Carrying Two Copies of qnrVC6. Microb Drug Resist 2019; 25:1-7. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2018.0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Dingqiang Chen
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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Uyaguari-Díaz MI, Croxen MA, Luo Z, Cronin KI, Chan M, Baticados WN, Nesbitt MJ, Li S, Miller KM, Dooley D, Hsiao W, Isaac-Renton JL, Tang P, Prystajecky N. Human Activity Determines the Presence of Integron-Associated and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Southwestern British Columbia. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:852. [PMID: 29765365 PMCID: PMC5938356 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The dissemination of antibiotic resistant bacteria from anthropogenic sources into the environment poses an emerging public health threat. Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and gene-capturing systems such as integron-associated integrase genes (intI) play a key role in alterations of microbial communities and the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria into the environment. In order to assess the effect of anthropogenic activities on watersheds in southwestern British Columbia, the presence of putative antibiotic resistance and integrase genes was analyzed in the microbiome of agricultural, urban influenced, and protected watersheds. A metagenomics approach and high-throughput quantitative PCR (HT qPCR) were used to screen for elements of resistance including ARGs and intI. Metagenomic sequencing of bacterial genomic DNA was used to characterize the resistome of microbial communities present in watersheds over a 1-year period. There was a low prevalence of ARGs relative to the microbial population (<1%). Analysis of the metagenomic sequences detected a total of 60 elements of resistance including 46 ARGs, intI1, and groEL/intI1 genes and 12 quaternary ammonium compounds (qac) resistance genes across all watershed locations. The relative abundance and richness of ARGs was found to be highest in agriculture impacted watersheds compared to urban and protected watersheds. A downstream transport pattern was observed in the impacted watersheds (urban and agricultural) during dry months. Similar to other reports, this study found a strong association between intI1 and ARGs (e.g., sul1), an association which may be used as a proxy for anthropogenic activities. Chemical analysis of water samples for three major groups of antibiotics was below the detection limit. However, the high richness and gene copy numbers (GCNs) of ARGs in impacted sites suggest that the effects of effluents on microbial communities are occurring even at low concentrations of antimicrobials in the water column. Antibiotic resistance and integrase genes in a year-long metagenomic study showed that ARGs were driven mainly by environmental factors from anthropogenized sites in agriculture and urban watersheds. Environmental factors such as land-use and water quality parameters accounted for 45% of the variability observed in watershed locations.
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- Miguel I Uyaguari-Díaz
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Laboratory Services, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.,National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Martin RM, Bachman MA. Colonization, Infection, and the Accessory Genome of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018; 8:4. [PMID: 29404282 PMCID: PMC5786545 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 443] [Impact Index Per Article: 73.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative pathogen that has a large accessory genome of plasmids and chromosomal gene loci. This accessory genome divides K. pneumoniae strains into opportunistic, hypervirulent, and multidrug-resistant groups and separates K. pneumoniae from two closely related species, Klebsiella variicola and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae. Some strains of K. pneumoniae act as opportunistic pathogens, infecting critically ill and immunocompromised patients. These K. pneumoniae are a common cause of health-care associated infections including pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs), and bloodstream infections. K. variicola and K. quasipneumoniae are often clinically indistinguishable from opportunistic K. pneumoniae. Other strains of K. pneumoniae are hypervirulent, infecting healthy people in community settings and causing severe infections including pyogenic liver abscess, endophthalmitis, and meningitis. A third group of K. pneumoniae encode carbapenemases, making them highly antibiotic-resistant. These strains act as opportunists but are exceedingly difficult to treat. All of these groups of K. pneumoniae and related species can colonize the gastrointestinal tract, and the accessory genome may determine if a colonizing strain remains asymptomatic or progresses to cause disease. This review will explore the associations between colonization and infection with opportunistic, antibiotic-resistant, and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae strains and the role of the accessory genome in distinguishing these groups and related species. As K. pneumoniae infections become progressively more difficult to treat in the face of antibiotic resistance and hypervirulent strains, an increased understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of these bacteria is vital.
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- Rebekah M Martin
- Department of Pathology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Mojica MF, Bonomo RA, Fast W. B1-Metallo-β-Lactamases: Where Do We Stand? Curr Drug Targets 2017; 17:1029-50. [PMID: 26424398 DOI: 10.2174/1389450116666151001105622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 12/31/1969] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Metallo-β-Lactamases (MBLs) are class Bβ-lactamases that hydrolyze almost all clinically-availableβ-lactam antibiotics. MBLs feature the distinctive αβ/βα sandwich fold of the metallo-hydrolase/oxidoreductase superfamily and possess a shallow active-site groove containing one or two divalent zinc ions, flanked by flexible loops. According to sequence identity and zinc ion dependence, MBLs are classified into three subclasses (B1, B2 and B3), of which the B1 subclass enzymes have emerged as the most clinically significant. Differences among the active site architectures, the nature of zinc ligands, and the catalytic mechanisms have limited the development of a common inhibitor. In this review, we will describe the molecular epidemiology and structural studies of the most prominent representatives of class B1 MBLs (NDM-1, IMP-1 and VIM-2) and describe the implications for inhibitor design to counter this growing clinical threat.
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- Medical Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas, Austin TX, 78712, USA.
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pSY153-MDR, a p12969-DIM-related mega plasmid carrying blaIMP-45 and armA, from clinical Pseudomonas putida. Oncotarget 2017; 8:68439-68447. [PMID: 28978128 PMCID: PMC5620268 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This work characterized mega plasmid pSY153-MDR, carrying blaIMP-45 and armA, from a multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas putida isolate from the urine of a cerebral infarction patient in China. The backbone of pSY153-MDR was closely related to Pseudomonas plasmids p12969-DIM, pOZ176, pBM413, pTTS12, and pRBL16, and could not be assigned to any of the known incompatibility groups. The accessory modules of pSY153-MDR were composed of 10 individual insertion sequence elements and two different MDR regions, and differed dramatically from the above plasmids. Fifteen non-redundant resistance markers were identified to be involved in resistance to at least eight distinct classes of antibiotics. All of these resistance genes were associated with mobile elements, and were embedded within the two MDR regions. blaIMP-45 and armA coexisted in a Tn1403–Tn1548 region, which was generated from homologous recombination of Tn1403- and Tn1548-like transposons. The second copy of armA was a component of the ISCR28–armA–∆ISCR28 structure, representing a novel armA vehicle. This vehicle was located within In48, which was related to In363 and In1058. Data presented here provide a deeper insight into the evolutionary history of SY153, especially in regard to how it became extensively drug-resistant.
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Otton LM, da Silva Campos M, Meneghetti KL, Corção G. Influence of twitching and swarming motilities on biofilm formation in Pseudomonas strains. Arch Microbiol 2017; 199:677-682. [PMID: 28204863 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-017-1344-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The genus Pseudomonas mainly includes opportunistic pathogens that rely on type IV pili as an important virulence factor, which is associated with adherence and biofilm formation. Pseudomonas infections are well known to be persistent and resilient in nature largely because of the tendency of the species to form biofilms. This study aimed at analyzing environmental strains of Pseudomonas genus with respect to their ability to execute twitching and swarming motilities as well as with respect to their ability to form biofilms both in the presence as well as in the absence of furanone, a substance that has the potential to prevent the formation of biofilms. Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and strains belonging to other species of the genus were analyzed. Twitching and swarming motility assays and biofilm-formation assays, both in the presence as well as in the absence of furanone, were performed. In twitching assay strains belonging to P. aeruginosa outperformed those belonging to other species. Interestingly, it was seen that the presence of furanone had a negative impact on formation of twitching and swarming motility zones. In the case of biofilm assays, it was observed that the presence of furanone resulted in an observable decrease in the degree of adhesion in 30% of the analyzed strains. Thus, from our results, it can be concluded that, as compared to other species, the strains belonging to P. aeruginosa exhibit a higher potential for twitching motility and similar performance in swarming motility and biofilm formation. It can also be concluded that furanone has the potential to interfere with both motilities as well as with biofilm formation.
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- Letícia Muner Otton
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 90050-170, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 90050-170, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 90050-170, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 90050-170, Brazil.
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Li R, Oliver RA, Townsend CA. Identification and Characterization of the Sulfazecin Monobactam Biosynthetic Gene Cluster. Cell Chem Biol 2017; 24:24-34. [PMID: 28017601 PMCID: PMC5286544 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2016.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The monobactams, exemplified by the natural product sulfazecin, are the only class of β-lactam antibiotics not inactivated by metallo-β-lactamases, which confer bacteria with extended-spectrum β-lactam resistance. We screened a transposon mutagenesis library from Pseudomonas acidophila ATCC 31363 and isolated a sulfazecin-deficient mutant that revealed a gene cluster encoding two non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs), a methyltransferase, a sulfotransferase, and a dioxygenase. Three modules and an aberrant C-terminal thioesterase (TE) domain are distributed across the two NRPSs. Biochemical examination of the adenylation (A) domains provided evidence that L-2,3-diaminopropionate, not L-serine as previously thought, is the direct source of the β-lactam ring of sulfazecin. ATP/PPi exchange assay also revealed an unusual substrate selectivity shift of one A domain when expressed with or without the immediately upstream condensation domain. Gene inactivation analysis defined a cluster of 13 open reading frames sufficient for sulfazecin production, precursor synthesis, self-resistance, and regulation. The identification of a key intermediate supported a proposed NRPS-mediated mechanism of sulfazecin biosynthesis and β-lactam ring formation distinct from the nocardicins, another NRPS-derived subclass of monocyclic β-lactam. These findings will serve as the basis for further biosynthetic research and potential engineering of these important antibiotics.
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- Rongfeng Li
- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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Stenosis triggers spread of helical Pseudomonas biofilms in cylindrical flow systems. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27170. [PMID: 27272623 PMCID: PMC4895183 DOI: 10.1038/srep27170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Biofilms are multicellular bacterial structures that adhere to surfaces and often endow the bacterial population with tolerance to antibiotics and other environmental insults. Biofilms frequently colonize the tubing of medical devices through mechanisms that are poorly understood. Here we studied the helicoidal spread of Pseudomonas putida biofilms through cylindrical conduits of varied diameters in slow laminar flow regimes. Numerical simulations of such flows reveal vortical motion at stenoses and junctions, which enhances bacterial adhesion and fosters formation of filamentous structures. Formation of long, downstream-flowing bacterial threads that stem from narrowings and connections was detected experimentally, as predicted by our model. Accumulation of bacterial biomass makes the resulting filaments undergo a helical instability. These incipient helices then coarsened until constrained by the tubing walls, and spread along the whole tube length without obstructing the flow. A three-dimensional discrete filament model supports this coarsening mechanism and yields simulations of helix dynamics in accordance with our experimental observations. These findings describe an unanticipated mechanism for bacterial spreading in tubing networks which might be involved in some hospital-acquired infections and bacterial contamination of catheters.
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Brindisi M, Brogi S, Giovani S, Gemma S, Lamponi S, De Luca F, Novellino E, Campiani G, Docquier JD, Butini S. Targeting clinically-relevant metallo-β-lactamases: from high-throughput docking to broad-spectrum inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2016; 31:98-109. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2016.1172575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Margherita Brindisi
- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
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- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
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- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
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- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
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- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, and
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
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- European Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (NatSynDrugs), University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy,
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Molina L, Udaondo Z, Duque E, Fernández M, Bernal P, Roca A, de la Torre J, Ramos JL. Specific Gene Loci of Clinical Pseudomonas putida Isolates. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147478. [PMID: 26820467 PMCID: PMC4731212 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas putida are ubiquitous inhabitants of soils and clinical isolates of this species have been seldom described. Clinical isolates show significant variability in their ability to cause damage to hosts because some of them are able to modulate the host’s immune response. In the current study, comparisons between the genomes of different clinical and environmental strains of P. putida were done to identify genetic clusters shared by clinical isolates that are not present in environmental isolates. We show that in clinical strains specific genes are mostly present on transposons, and that this set of genes exhibit high identity with genes found in pathogens and opportunistic pathogens. The set of genes prevalent in P. putida clinical isolates, and absent in environmental isolates, are related with survival under oxidative stress conditions, resistance against biocides, amino acid metabolism and toxin/antitoxin (TA) systems. This set of functions have influence in colonization and survival within human tissues, since they avoid host immune response or enhance stress resistance. An in depth bioinformatic analysis was also carried out to identify genetic clusters that are exclusive to each of the clinical isolates and that correlate with phenotypical differences between them, a secretion system type III-like was found in one of these clinical strains, a determinant of pathogenicity in Gram-negative bacteria.
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- Lázaro Molina
- Environmental Protection Department, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. C/ Profesor Albareda 1, Granada, Spain
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- Environmental Protection Department, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. C/ Profesor Albareda 1, Granada, Spain
- Abengoa Research, Campus de las Palmas Altas, Sevilla, Spain
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- Environmental Protection Department, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. C/ Profesor Albareda 1, Granada, Spain
- Abengoa Research, Campus de las Palmas Altas, Sevilla, Spain
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- Environmental Protection Department, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. C/ Profesor Albareda 1, Granada, Spain
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- Environmental Protection Department, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. C/ Profesor Albareda 1, Granada, Spain
- Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Bio-Iliberis R&D, C/ Capileira 7, 18210 Peligros, Granada, Spain
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- Environmental Protection Department, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. C/ Profesor Albareda 1, Granada, Spain
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- Environmental Protection Department, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. C/ Profesor Albareda 1, Granada, Spain
- Abengoa Research, Campus de las Palmas Altas, Sevilla, Spain
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Hu HW, Han XM, Shi XZ, Wang JT, Han LL, Chen D, He JZ. Temporal changes of antibiotic-resistance genes and bacterial communities in two contrasting soils treated with cattle manure. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2015; 92:fiv169. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiv169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Zhou G, Shi QS, Huang XM, Xie XB. The Three Bacterial Lines of Defense against Antimicrobial Agents. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:21711-33. [PMID: 26370986 PMCID: PMC4613276 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160921711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial agents target a range of extra- and/or intracellular loci from cytoplasmic wall to membrane, intracellular enzymes and genetic materials. Meanwhile, many resistance mechanisms employed by bacteria to counter antimicrobial agents have been found and reported in the past decades. Based on their spatially distinct sites of action and distribution of location, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of bacteria were categorized into three groups, coined the three lines of bacterial defense in this review. The first line of defense is biofilms, which can be formed by most bacteria to overcome the action of antimicrobial agents. In addition, some other bacteria employ the second line of defense, the cell wall, cell membrane, and encased efflux pumps. When antimicrobial agents permeate the first two lines of defense and finally reach the cytoplasm, many bacteria will make use of the third line of defense, including alterations of intracellular materials and gene regulation to protect themselves from harm by bactericides. The presented three lines of defense theory will help us to understand the bacterial resistance mechanisms against antimicrobial agents and design efficient strategies to overcome these resistances.
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- Gang Zhou
- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
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- Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangzhou 510070, Guangdong, China.
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Lagares A, Agaras B, Bettiol MP, Gatti BM, Valverde C. A cultivation-independent PCR-RFLP assay targeting oprF gene for detection and identification of Pseudomonas spp. in samples from fibrocystic pediatric patients. J Microbiol Methods 2015; 114:66-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2014] [Revised: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Antonelli A, D'Andrea MM, Vaggelli G, Docquier JD, Rossolini GM. OXA-372, a novel carbapenem-hydrolysing class D β-lactamase from aCitrobacter freundiiisolated from a hospital wastewater plant. J Antimicrob Chemother 2015; 70:2749-56. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Antonelli A, Di Palo DM, Galano A, Becciani S, Montagnani C, Pecile P, Galli L, Rossolini GM. Intestinal carriage of Shewanella xiamenensis simulating carriage of OXA-48–producing Enterobacteriaceae. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 82:1-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Isolation of NDM-1-producing multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas putida from a paediatric case of acute gastroenteritis, India. New Microbes New Infect 2015; 5:5-9. [PMID: 25893095 PMCID: PMC4398820 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas putida is an uncommon opportunistic pathogen, usually susceptible to antimicrobial agents. Data concerning resistance to antimicrobial agents in clinical P. putida isolates are limited. To the best of our knowledge we report for the first time the isolation of NDM-1-producing multidrug-resistant P. putida from a case of acute gastroenteritis. The isolate showed resistance to a wide range of antimicrobials, including fluoroquinolones, third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems. The isolate also exhibited multiple mutations in the quinolone resistance determining region and showed the presence of qepA, bla TEM , bla OXA1 and bla OXA7 genes. The present study highlights the importance of looking for the relatively rare aetiological agents in clinical samples that do not yield common pathogens.
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Global genome comparative analysis reveals insights of resistome and life-style adaptation of Pseudomonas putida strain T2-2 in oral cavity. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:930727. [PMID: 25436236 PMCID: PMC4243125 DOI: 10.1155/2014/930727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2014] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Most Pseudomonas putida strains are environmental microorganisms exhibiting a wide range of metabolic capability but certain strains have been reported as rare opportunistic pathogens and some emerged as multidrug resistant P. putida. This study aimed to assess the drug resistance profile of, via whole genome analysis, P. putida strain T2-2 isolated from oral cavity. At the same time, we also compared the nonenvironmental strain with environmentally isolated P. putida. In silico comparative genome analysis with available reference strains of P. putida shows that T2-2 has lesser gene counts on carbohydrate and aromatic compounds metabolisms, which suggested its little versatility. The detection of its edd gene also suggested T2-2's catabolism of glucose via ED pathway instead of EMP pathway. On the other hand, its drug resistance profile was observed via in silico gene prediction and most of the genes found were in agreement with drug-susceptibility testing in laboratory by automated VITEK 2. In addition, the finding of putative genes of multidrug resistance efflux pump and ATP-binding cassette transporters in this strain suggests a multidrug resistant phenotype. In summary, it is believed that multiple metabolic characteristics and drug resistance in P. putida strain T2-2 helped in its survival in human oral cavity.
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Analysis of Temocillin and Impurities by Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography: Development and Validation of the Method. Chromatographia 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-014-2741-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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New options of antibiotic combination therapy for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2014; 34:83-87. [PMID: 25070493 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2192-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Several antibiotic combinations have demonstrated increased activity against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) in vitro compared with a single antibiotic. The aim of this study was to investigate the activity against MDRP of some aminoglycosides in combination with monobactam, piperacillin (PIPC), and carbapenem. Clinical isolates of MDRP were collected between November 2010 and October 2012 from patients in Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo (1,015 beds). Our new method was designed to evaluate three concentrations around the breakpoint of each drug using the Checkerboard method. The aminoglycosides tested were amikacin (AMK), tobramycin (TOB), and arbekacin (ABK). Ciprofloxacin, PIPC, and biapenem (BIPM), which have been reported to demonstrate combination effects, were also tested. Sixty-six MDRP strains were identified from the 2,417 P. aeruginosa strains. Of the 66, 27 tested positive for metallo-β-lactamase (MBL). Aztreonam (AZT) with AMK or ABK was the most effective against MDRP. PIPC with AMK or ABK were somewhat effective. AZT with AMK or ABK were more effective against MBL-positive strains than MBL-negative strains. However, PIPC with AMK or ABK were more effective against MBL-negative strains than MBL-positive strains. Combination activities showed differences between MBL-positive and MBL-negative strains.
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Novak A, Goic-Barisic I, Andrasevic AT, Butic I, Radic M, Jelic M, Rubic Z, Tonkic M. Monoclonal outbreak of VIM-1-carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter cloacae in intensive care unit, University Hospital Centre Split, Croatia. Microb Drug Resist 2014; 20:399-403. [PMID: 24716493 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2013.0203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae has become a substantial global health problem. The aim of this study was to analyze carbapenem-resistant isolates of Enterobacter cloacae that have emerged for the first time in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the University Hospital Centre Split, Croatia. The strains were selected in the period between June and August 2012, according to their susceptibility patterns to carbapenems. Resistant isolates were screened for metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) production with the use of the imipenem-EDTA disk synergy test, and positive findings were confirmed by PCR. The type of VIM β-lactamase gene was determined by sequencing of PCR products. The genetic relatedness was evaluated using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis. The demographic and clinical data were retrospectively analyzed from medical records. Five patients were infected and one patient was colonized with a single clone of multidrug-resistant VIM-1-producing E. cloacae susceptible only to colistin. Three cases of lower respiratory tract infections, one case of bacteremia, and one case of intra-abdominal infection were identified. All cases were hospital-acquired after prolonged stay in ICU. All patients had serious underlying diseases and received a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Four patients died and two had unimprovable medical condition at the time of discharge from the hospital. MBL-producing E. cloacae can cause fatal infection in severely ill patients. Monoclonal outbreak highlights the need for continuous surveillance and good infection control practices to prevent further spread since the antibiotic therapy options for infections caused by such strains are strongly limited.
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- Anita Novak
- 1 Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Centre Split , Split, Croatia
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Molecular and epidemiological characterization of IMP-type metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae in a Large tertiary care hospital in Japan. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014; 58:3441-50. [PMID: 24709261 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02652-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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IMP-type metallo-β-lactamase enzymes have been reported in different geographical areas and in various Gram-negative bacteria. However, the risk factors and epidemiology pertaining to IMP-type metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae (IMP-producing E. cloacae) have not been systematically evaluated. We conducted a retrospective, matched case-control study of patients from whom IMP-producing E. cloacae isolates were obtained, in addition to performing thorough molecular analyses of the clinically obtained IMP-producing E. cloacae isolates. Unique cases with IMP-producing E. cloacae isolation were included. Patients with IMP-producing E. cloacae were matched to uninfected controls at a ratio of 1 to 3. Fifteen IMP-producing E. cloacae cases were identified, with five of the isolates being obtained from blood, and they were matched to 45 uninfected controls. All (100%) patients from whom IMP-producing E. cloacae isolates were obtained had indwelling devices at the time of isolation, compared with one (2.2%) uninfected control. Independent predictors for isolation of IMP-producing E. cloacae were identified as cephalosporin exposure and invasive procedures within 3 months. Although in-hospital mortality rates were similar between cases and controls (14.3% versus 13.3%), the in-hospital mortality of patients with IMP-producing E. cloacae-caused bacteremia was significantly higher (40%) than the rate in controls. IMP-producing E. cloacae isolates were frequently positive for other resistance determinants. The MICs of meropenem and imipenem were not elevated; 10 (67%) and 12 (80%) of the 15 IMP-producing E. cloacae isolates had a MIC of ≤ 1 μg/ml. A phylogenetic tree showed a close relationship among the IMP-producing E. cloacae samples. Indwelling devices, exposure to cephalosporin, and a history of invasive procedures were associated with isolation of IMP-producing E. cloacae. Screening for carbapenemase production is important in order to apply appropriate clinical management and infection control measures.
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Nakamura I, Yamaguchi T, Tsukimori A, Sato A, Fukushima S, Mizuno Y, Matsumoto T. Effectiveness of antibiotic combination therapy as evaluated by the Break-point Checkerboard Plate method for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in clinical use. J Infect Chemother 2014; 20:266-9. [PMID: 24486172 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2013.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) strains are defined as having resistance to the following 3 groups of antibiotics: carbapenems, aminoglycosides, and fluoroquinolones. Antibiotic combinations have demonstrated increased activity in vitro compared with a single agent. As an in vitro method of determining the combination activity of antibiotics, the Break-point Checkerboard Plate (BC-plate) can be used routinely in clinical microbiology laboratories. We evaluated the effectiveness of the BC-plate for MDRP infections in clinical settings. We retrospectively selected cases of MDRP infection treated with combination therapy of antibiotics in Tokyo Medical University Hospital (1015 beds), Tokyo, Japan, from November 2010 to October 2012. A total of 28 MDRP strains were clinically isolated from 28 patients during the study period. This study design is a case series of MDRP infection. Six infections among the 28 patients were treated based on the results of the BC-plate assay, and the 6 strains tested positive for MBL. One patient had pneumonia, 3 had urinary tract infections, 1 had vertebral osteomyelitis, and 1 had nasal abscess. The combination of aztreonam with amikacin demonstrated the most frequently recognized in vitro effect (5 patients). Next, aztreonam with ciprofloxacin and piperacillin with amikacin revealed equivalent in vitro effects (3 patients, respectively). The clinical cure rate was 83.3% (5/6 patients). Antibiotic combination therapy based on the results of the BC-plate assay might indicate the effective therapy against MDRP infection in clinical settings.
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- Itaru Nakamura
- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan; Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Medical University, Japan.
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan; Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Medical University, Japan
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Molina L, Udaondo Z, Duque E, Fernández M, Molina-Santiago C, Roca A, Porcel M, de la Torre J, Segura A, Plesiat P, Jeannot K, Ramos JL. Antibiotic resistance determinants in a Pseudomonas putida strain isolated from a hospital. PLoS One 2014; 9:e81604. [PMID: 24465371 PMCID: PMC3894933 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Environmental microbes harbor an enormous pool of antibiotic and biocide resistance genes that can impact the resistance profiles of animal and human pathogens via horizontal gene transfer. Pseudomonas putida strains are ubiquitous in soil and water but have been seldom isolated from humans. We have established a collection of P. putida strains isolated from in-patients in different hospitals in France. One of the isolated strains (HB3267) kills insects and is resistant to the majority of the antibiotics used in laboratories and hospitals, including aminoglycosides, ß-lactams, cationic peptides, chromoprotein enediyne antibiotics, dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors, fluoroquinolones and quinolones, glycopeptide antibiotics, macrolides, polyketides and sulfonamides. Similar to other P. putida clinical isolates the strain was sensitive to amikacin. To shed light on the broad pattern of antibiotic resistance, which is rarely found in clinical isolates of this species, the genome of this strain was sequenced and analysed. The study revealed that the determinants of multiple resistance are both chromosomally-borne as well as located on the pPC9 plasmid. Further analysis indicated that pPC9 has recruited antibiotic and biocide resistance genes from environmental microorganisms as well as from opportunistic and true human pathogens. The pPC9 plasmid is not self-transmissible, but can be mobilized by other bacterial plasmids making it capable of spreading antibiotic resistant determinants to new hosts.
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- Lázaro Molina
- Laboratorio de Investigación y Control Agroalimentario, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain
- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Química Sostenible, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Bio-Iliberis Research and Development, Peligros-Granada, Spain
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- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire - Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire - Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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Zavascki AP, Carvalhaes CG, Picão RC, Gales AC. Multidrug-resistantPseudomonas aeruginosaandAcinetobacter baumannii: resistance mechanisms and implications for therapy. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2014; 8:71-93. [DOI: 10.1586/eri.09.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pollini S, Antonelli A, Venturelli C, Maradei S, Veggetti A, Bracco S, Rumpianesi F, Luzzaro F, Rossolini GM. Acquisition of plasmid-borne blaIMP-19 gene by a VIM-1-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa of the sequence type 235 epidemic lineage. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012; 68:722-4. [PMID: 23152479 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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FIM-1, a new acquired metallo-β-lactamase from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate from Italy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012; 57:410-6. [PMID: 23114762 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01953-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Acquired metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are resistance determinants of increasing clinical importance in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens, which confer a broad-spectrum β-lactam resistance, including carbapenems. Several such enzymes have been described since the 1990s. In the present study, a novel acquired MBL, named FIM-1, was identified and characterized. The bla(FIM-1) gene was cloned from a multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate (FI-14/157) cultured from a patient with a vascular graft infection in Florence, Italy. The isolate belonged in the sequence type 235 epidemic clonal lineage. The FIM-1 enzyme is a member of subclass B1 and, among acquired MBLs, exhibited the highest similarity (ca. 40% amino acid identity) with NDM-type enzymes. In P. aeruginosa FI-14/157, the bla(FIM-1) gene was apparently inserted into the chromosome and associated with ISCR19-like elements that were likely involved in the capture and mobilization of this MBL gene. Transfer experiments of the bla(FIM-1) gene to an Escherichia coli strain or another P. aeruginosa strain by conjugation or electrotransformation were not successful. The FIM-1 protein was produced in E. coli and purified by two chromatography steps. Analysis of the kinetic parameters, carried out with the purified enzyme, revealed that FIM-1 has a broad substrate specificity, with a preference for penicillins (except the 6α-methoxy derivative temocillin) and carbapenems. Aztreonam was not hydrolyzed. Detection of this novel type of acquired MBL in a P. aeruginosa clinical isolate underscores the increasing diversity of such enzymes that can be encountered in the clinical setting.
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Characterization of a novel IMP-28 metallo-β-lactamase from a Spanish Klebsiella oxytoca clinical isolate. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012; 56:4540-3. [PMID: 22668859 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00776-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An isolate of Klebsiella oxytoca carrying a novel IMP metallo-β-lactamase was discovered in Madrid, Spain. The bla(IMP-28) gene is part of a chromosomally located class I integron. The IMP-28 k(cat)/K(m) values for ampicillin, ceftazidime, and cefepime and, to a lesser extent, imipenem and meropenem, are clearly lower than those of IMP-1. The His306Gln mutation may induce important modifications of the L3 loop and thus of substrate accessibility and hydrolysis and be the main reason for this behavior.
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IMP-29, a novel IMP-type metallo-β-lactamase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012; 56:2187-90. [PMID: 22290960 DOI: 10.1128/aac.05838-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Analysis of two clonally related multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates led to the identification of a novel IMP-type metallo-β-lactamase. IMP-29 was significantly different from the other IMP variants (the closest variant being IMP-5 with 93% amino acid identity). The bla(IMP-29) gene cassette was carried by a class 1 integron in strain 10.298, while in strain 10.266 it was located in a rearranged DNA region on a 30-kb conjugative plasmid. Biochemical analysis confirmed that IMP-29 efficiently hydrolyzed carbapenems.
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Rolin C, Hecq JD, Tulkens P, Vanbeckbergen D, Jamart J, Galanti L. Long-term stability of temocillin in dextrose 5% and in sodium chloride 0.9% polyolefin bags at 5±3°C after freeze-thaw treatment. ANNALES PHARMACEUTIQUES FRANÇAISES 2011; 69:296-301. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharma.2011.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2011] [Revised: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 09/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Griffin DH, Richmond TK, Sanchez C, Moller AJ, Breece RM, Tierney DL, Bennett B, Crowder MW. Structural and kinetic studies on metallo-β-lactamase IMP-1. Biochemistry 2011; 50:9125-34. [PMID: 21928807 DOI: 10.1021/bi200839h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In an effort to probe for metal binding to metallo-β-lactamase (MβL) IMP-1, the enzyme was overexpressed, purified, and characterized. The resulting enzyme was shown to bind 2 equiv of Zn(II), exhibit significant catalytic activity, and yield EXAFS results similar to crystallographic data previously reported. Rapid kinetic studies showed that IMP-1 does not stabilize a nitrocefin-derived reaction intermediate; rather, the enzyme follows a simple Michaelis mechanism to hydrolyze nitrocefin. Metal-substituted and metal-reconstituted analogues of IMP-1 were prepared by directly adding metal ion stocks to metal-free enzyme, which was generated by dialysis versus EDTA. UV-vis studies on IMP-1 containing 1 equiv of Co(II) showed a strong ligand-to-metal charge transition at 340 nm, and the intensity of this feature increased when the second equivalent of Co(II) was added to the enzyme. EXAFS fits on IMP-1 containing 1 equiv of Co(II) strongly suggest the presence of a metal-metal interaction, and EPR spectra of the IMP-1 containing 1 and 2 equiv of Co(II) are very similar. Taken together, steady-state kinetic and spectroscopic studies suggest that metal binding to metal-free IMP-1 follows a positive-cooperative mode.
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- Dionne H Griffin
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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Bogaerts P, Bouchahrouf W, Lissoir B, Denis O, Glupczynski Y. IMP-13-producing Pseudomonas monteilii recovered in a hospital environment. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011; 66:2434-5. [PMID: 21764825 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cornaglia G, Giamarellou H, Rossolini GM. Metallo-β-lactamases: a last frontier for β-lactams? THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2011; 11:381-93. [PMID: 21530894 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(11)70056-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 477] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Metallo-β-lactamases are resistance determinants of increasing clinical relevance in Gram-negative bacteria. Because of their broad range, potent carbapenemase activity and resistance to inhibitors, these enzymes can confer resistance to almost all β-lactams. Since the 1990s, several metallo-β-lactamases encoded by mobile DNA have emerged in important Gram-negative pathogens (ie, in Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii). Some of these enzymes (eg, VIM-1 and NDM-1) have been involved in the recent crisis resulting from the international dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and other enterobacteria. Although substantial knowledge about the molecular biology and genetics of metallo-β-lactamases is available, epidemiological data are inconsistent and clinical experience is still lacking; therefore, several unsolved or debatable issues remain about the management of infections caused by producers of metallo-β-lactamase. The spread of metallo-β-lactamases presents a major challenge both for treatment of individual patients and for policies of infection control, exposing the substantial unpreparedness of public health structures in facing up to this emergency.
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- Giuseppe Cornaglia
- Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Zhao WH, Hu ZQ. IMP-type metallo-β-lactamases in Gram-negative bacilli: distribution, phylogeny, and association with integrons. Crit Rev Microbiol 2011; 37:214-26. [PMID: 21707466 DOI: 10.3109/1040841x.2011.559944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Twenty-nine IMP-type β-lactamases (IMPs) have been identified in at least 26 species of clinically important Gram-negative bacilli from more than 24 countries/regions. Most of bla(IMP) genes are harbored by class 1 integrons that are usually embedded in transposons and/or plasmids, footnoting their horizontal transfer and worldwide distribution. bla(IMP) genes usually co-exist with other resistance genes, such as aacA, catB, and bla(OXA), resulting in multi-drug resistance. Compared to other gene cassettes, 76.3% of the bla(IMP) gene cassettes are located adjacent to Pc promoter of the class 1 integrons, indicating that the bla(IMP) genes are readily expressed in most of bacterial hosts.
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- Wei-Hua Zhao
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Showa University School of Medicine, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Pollini S, Fiscarelli E, Mugnaioli C, Di Pilato V, Ricciotti G, Neri AS, Rossolini GM. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis caused by an epidemic metallo-β-lactamase-producing clone with a heterogeneous carbapenem resistance phenotype. Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17:1272-5. [PMID: 21375657 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03466.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An epidemic IMP-13 metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone, causing infections and even large outbreaks in Italian critical care settings, was detected in a young cystic fibrosis patient. In this patient, the chronic infection was sustained by distinct clonal sub-populations of the MBL-producing P. aeruginosa clone, either susceptible or resistant to carbapenems. These findings underscore the importance of infection prevention practices in cystic fibrosis settings and pose an important diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
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- S Pollini
- Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy
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Genetic context and biochemical characterization of the IMP-18 metallo-beta-lactamase identified in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate from the United States. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010; 55:140-5. [PMID: 21041509 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00858-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The production of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) is an important mechanism of resistance to β-lactam antibiotics, including carbapenems. Despite the discovery and emergence of many acquired metallo-β-lactamases, IMP-type determinants (now counting at least 27 variants) remain the most prevalent in some geographical areas. In Asian countries, and notably Japan, IMP-1 and its closely related variants are most widespread. Some other variants have been detected in other countries and show either an endemic (e.g., IMP-13 in Italy) or sporadic (e.g., IMP-12 in Italy or IMP-18 in the United States) occurrence. The IMP-18-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PS 297 from the southwestern United States carried at least two class 1 integrons. One was identical to In51, while the other, named In133 and carrying the bla(IMP-18) gene cassette in the third position, showed an original array of five gene cassettes, including aacA7, qacF, aadA1, and an unknown open reading frame (ORF). Interestingly. In133 differed significantly from In96, the bla(IMP-18)-carrying integron identified in a P. aeruginosa isolate from Mexico. The meropenem and ertapenem MIC values were much lower for Escherichia coli strains producing IMP-18 (0.06 and 0.12 μg/ml, respectively) than for strains producing IMP-1 (2 μg/ml for each). Kinetic data obtained with the purified enzyme revealed lower turnover rates of IMP-18 than of other IMP-type enzymes with most substrates.
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Yoshino Y, Kitazawa T, Kamimura M, Tatsuno K, Ota Y, Yotsuyanagi H. Pseudomonas putida bacteremia in adult patients: five case reports and a review of the literature. J Infect Chemother 2010; 17:278-82. [PMID: 20809240 DOI: 10.1007/s10156-010-0114-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Pseudomonas putida belongs to the fluorescent group of Pseudomonas species, a group of opportunistic pathogens that primarily cause nosocomial infections. However, few cases of P. putida bacteremia in adult patients have been reported. We report five cases of P. putida bacteremia in adult patients and review 23 previously reported cases. Our five patients consisted of three cases of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI), one case of indwelling biliary drainage tube-related cholangitis, and one case of cholecystitis. Many of the 23 previously reported cases also included CRBSI. Of the clinical backgrounds, in all 28 reported cases including ours, 24 (85.7%) were immunocompromised. Of the clinical management, in CRBSI, devices were removed in almost all cases (92.9%). Antibiotic susceptibility data of our five cases and another previous case showed that patients with bacteremia had a high susceptibility of P. putida to anti-pseudomonal β-lactams. The prognosis for bacteremia with P. putida was good, as 26 (92.9%) of the total 28 cases were cured.
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- Yusuke Yoshino
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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