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Campanini-Salinas J, Opitz-Ríos C, Sagredo-Mella JA, Contreras-Sanchez D, Giménez M, Páez P, Tarifa MC, Rubio ND, Medina DA. Antimicrobial Resistance Elements in Coastal Water of Llanquihue Lake, Chile. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:679. [PMID: 39061361 PMCID: PMC11273793 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13070679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2024] [Revised: 07/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance has been stated to be a global health problem. In Chile, the use of antibiotics should be declared by medical prescription, but it is unknown what happens to the drugs once the treatment ends. Among the possibilities for their disposal are the trash or the drain; regardless of which scenario arises, antibiotics could accumulate in the environment, stimulating the emergence of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and their transfer between microorganisms. Unfortunately, sometimes wastewater ends up in bodies of water, due to the dragging of elements by rain, or by the presence of illegal water discharges. In this work, shotgun metagenomics was used to elucidate the functional and microbial composition of biohazard elements in the bay of Puerto Varas City, Chile. As expected, a high diversity of microorganisms was found, including bacterial elements described as human or animal pathogens. Also, a diverse repertory of antimicrobial resistant genes (ARGs) was detected, which confers mainly resistance to macrolides, beta-lactams, and tetracyclines, consistent with the families of antibiotics most used in Chile. Similar ARGs were identified in DNA mobile elements. In addition, we tested the antimicrobial susceptibility in 14 bacterial strains isolated from Llanquihue Lake. This is the first report of the presence of genomic elements that could constitute a health problem, considering the importance of the interconnection between environmental, animal, and human health, a concept known as One Health.
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- Javier Campanini-Salinas
- Laboratorio Institucional, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile; (J.C.-S.); (C.O.-R.); (J.A.S.-M.); (N.D.R.)
- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile;
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- Laboratorio Institucional, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile; (J.C.-S.); (C.O.-R.); (J.A.S.-M.); (N.D.R.)
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- Laboratorio Institucional, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile; (J.C.-S.); (C.O.-R.); (J.A.S.-M.); (N.D.R.)
- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile;
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Microbiana, Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay;
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- Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Río Negro, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Villa Regina 8336, Argentina; (P.P.); (M.C.T.)
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- Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Río Negro, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Villa Regina 8336, Argentina; (P.P.); (M.C.T.)
- Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Río Negro, (CIT Río Negro, UNRN-CONICET), Villa Regina 8336, Argentina
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- Laboratorio Institucional, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile; (J.C.-S.); (C.O.-R.); (J.A.S.-M.); (N.D.R.)
- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile;
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- Laboratorio Institucional, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile; (J.C.-S.); (C.O.-R.); (J.A.S.-M.); (N.D.R.)
- Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Universidad San Sebastián, Puerto Montt 5501842, Chile
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Novel Trimethoprim Resistance Gene dfrA49 Identified in Riemerella anatipestifer from China. Microbiol Spectr 2023:e0474722. [PMID: 36916996 PMCID: PMC10100655 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04747-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Resistance to trimethoprim is mainly mediated by the acquisition of mobile dfrA genes, and most of them were discovered in Enterobacteriales. A total of 139 Riemerella anatipestifer isolates were collected from different farms in China during 2014 to 2020. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) and genome analysis of R. anatipestifer isolates revealed a 504-bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a putative dfrA gene. This DfrA variant shared 66.47% amino acid sequence identity with DfrA36 and shared ≤51.20% identity with any other previously identified DfrA proteins. The novel dfrA gene, designated dfrA49, conferred trimethoprim (TMP) resistance when cloned into Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). Thirty dfrA49-positive isolates were identified from Jiangsu and Guangdong province (5/38, 13.16%, and 25/101, 24.75%, respectively). Five of the 38 isolates had obtained the complete genome sequences. Genomic analysis showed that the dfrA49 gene was located on chromosomes or a plasmid (four of them were on chromosomes and one was located on a plasmid). The plasmid p20190305E2-2_2 carried dfrA49, catB, ermF, ereD, blaOXA (88.36% identity with blaOXA-209), Δarr, and tet(X18). Further research indicated that dfrA49 usually coexisted with catB in R. anatipestifer. In this study, a novel trimethoprim resistance gene, dfrA49, was identified and characterized in chromosome and plasmid sequences from R. anatipestifer using WGS and bioinformatic methods. It further expands knowledge about the pool of mobile dfrA genes that confer resistance to trimethoprim and provides information about antibiotic resistance genes in R. anatipestifer, where the resistance gene pool circulating is not well understood. IMPORTANCE Trimethoprim is a synthetic antimicrobial agent inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), which is encoded by the folA gene. Acquired genes that confer trimethoprim resistance due to mutations in the folA gene are designated dfr and divided into two main families including dfrA and dfrB. Resistance to trimethoprim is mainly mediated by the acquisition of mobile dfrA genes, and most of them were discovered in Enterobacteriales. R. anatipestifer belongs to the Flavobacteriaceae family, and the reservoir of dfrA resistance genes in R. anatipestifer has not been fully investigated. A novel trimethoprim resistance gene, dfrA49, which was identified and characterized in chromosome and plasmid sequences in this study, increased the MIC of TMP (>256-fold) in E. coli BL21(DE3). Our study expands knowledge about the pool of mobile dfrA genes that confer resistance to trimethoprim and broadens the understanding of the host spectrum of dfrA family genes.
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Ambrose SJ, Hall RM. dfrA trimethoprim resistance genes found in Gram-negative bacteria: compilation and unambiguous numbering. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 76:2748-2756. [PMID: 34180526 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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To track the spread of antibiotic resistance genes, accurate identification of individual genes is essential. Acquired trimethoprim resistance genes encoding trimethoprim-insensitive homologues of the sensitive dihydrofolate reductases encoded by the folA genes of bacteria are increasingly found in genome sequences. However, naming and numbering in publicly available records (journal publications or entries in the GenBank non-redundant DNA database) has not always been unambiguous. In addition, the nomenclature has evolved over time. Here, the changes in nomenclature and the most commonly encountered problems and pitfalls affecting dfrA gene identification arising from historically incorrect or inaccurate numbering are explained. The complete set of dfrA genes/DfrA proteins found in Gram-negative bacteria for which readily searchable sequence information is currently available has been compiled using less than 98% identity for both the gene and the derived protein sequence as the criteria for assignment of a new number. In most cases, trimethoprim resistance has been demonstrated. The gene context, predominantly in a gene cassette or near the ori end of CR1 or CR2, is also covered. The RefSeq database that underpins the programs used to automatically identify resistance genes in genome data sets has been curated to assign all sequences listed to the correct number. This led to the assignment of corrected or new gene numbers to several mis-assigned sequences. The unique numbers assigned for the dfrA/DfrA set are now listed in the RefSeq database, which we propose provides a way forward that should end future duplication of numbers and the confusion that causes.
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- Stephanie J Ambrose
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Klima CL, Holman DB, Cook SR, Conrad CC, Ralston BJ, Allan N, Anholt RM, Niu YD, Stanford K, Hannon SJ, Booker CW, McAllister TA. Multidrug Resistance in Pasteurellaceae Associated With Bovine Respiratory Disease Mortalities in North America From 2011 to 2016. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:606438. [PMID: 33240256 PMCID: PMC7682020 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.606438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Multidrug-resistant (MDR; resistance to ≥3 antimicrobial classes) members of the Pasteurellaceae family may compromise the efficacy of therapies used to prevent and treat bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in feedlot cattle. This study examined the prevalence of multidrug resistance in strains of Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida collected from BRD cattle mortalities in North America. Isolates of M. haemolytica (n = 147) and P. multocida (n = 70) spanning 69 Alberta feedlots from 2011 to 2016 and two United States feedlots from 2011 to 2012 were examined for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in association with integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs). Overall, resistance was high in both bacterial species with an increase in the prevalence of MDR isolates between 2011 and 2016. Resistance to >7 antimicrobial drugs occurred in 31% of M. haemolytica and 83% of P. multocida isolates. Resistance to sulfadimethoxine, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, neomycin, clindamycin oxytetracycline, spectinomycin, tylosin, tilmicosin, and tulathromycin was most common. Although >80% of strains harbored three or more ICE-associated genes, only 12% of M. haemolytica and 77% of P. multocida contained all six, reflecting the diversity of ICEs. There was evidence of clonal spread as P. multocida and M. haemolytica isolates with the same pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profile from the United States in 2011 were isolated in Alberta in 2015–2016. This work highlights that MDR strains of Pasteurellaceae containing ICEs are widespread and may be contributing to BRD therapy failure in feedlot cattle. Given the antimicrobial resistance gene profiles identified, these MDR isolates may be selected for by the use of macrolides, tetracyclines, and/or in-feed supplements containing heavy metals.
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- Cassidy L Klima
- Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- Chinook Contract Research Inc., Airdrie, AB, Canada
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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Wüthrich D, Brilhante M, Hausherr A, Becker J, Meylan M, Perreten V. A Novel Trimethoprim Resistance Gene, dfrA36, Characterized from Escherichia coli from Calves. mSphere 2019; 4:e00255-19. [PMID: 31068437 PMCID: PMC6506621 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00255-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Whole-genome sequencing of trimethoprim-resistant Escherichia coli strains MF2165 and PF9285 from healthy Swiss fattening calves revealed a so far uncharacterized dihydrofolate reductase gene, dfrA35 Functionality and association with trimethoprim resistance were demonstrated by cloning and expressing dfrA35 in E. coli The DfrA35 protein showed the closest amino acid identity (49.4%) to DfrA20 from Pasteurella multocida and to the Dfr determinants DfrG (41.2%), DfrD (40.8%), and DfrK (40.0%) found in Gram-positive bacteria. The dfrA35 gene was integrated within a florfenicol/chloramphenicol-sulfonamide resistance ISCR2 element (floR-ISCR2-dfrA35-sul2) next to a Tn21-like transposon that contained genes with resistance to sulfonamides (sul1), streptomycin (aadA1), gentamicin/tobramycin/kanamycin (aadB), and quaternary ammonium compounds (qacEΔ1). A search of GenBank databases revealed that dfrA35 was present in 26 other E. coli strains from different origins as well as in AcinetobacterIMPORTANCE The presence of dfrA35 associated with ISCR2 in Escherichia coli from animals, as well as its presence in other E. coli strains from different sources and countries and in Acinetobacter, highlights the global spread of this gene and its potential for further dissemination. The genetic link of ISCR2-dfrA35 with other antibiotic and disinfectant resistance genes showed that multidrug-resistant E. coli may be selected and maintained by the use of either one of several antimicrobials.
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- Dominik Wüthrich
- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School of Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Graduate School of Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Clinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Niemann L, Feudi C, Eichhorn I, Hanke D, Müller P, Brauns J, Nathaus R, Schäkel F, Höltig D, Wendt M, Kadlec K, Schwarz S. Plasmid-located dfrA14 gene in Pasteurella multocida isolates from three different pig-producing farms in Germany. Vet Microbiol 2019; 230:235-240. [PMID: 30827394 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Pasteurella multocida is an important respiratory tract pathogen in intensive livestock farming, especially in pigs. Antimicrobial agents are frequently used to combat infections caused by this pathogen. In a study on antimicrobial resistance among respiratory tract pathogens of pigs from 30 German pig-producing farms, P. multocida isolates (n = 9) with high minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 16/304 mg/L (n = 2), 32/608 mg/L (n = 3) or ≥64/1216 mg/L (n = 4) for trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (1:19) and of ≥512 mg/L (n = 9) for trimethoprim (TMP) were detected in three of these farms. The genetic relatedness of the isolates was investigated via capsule-specific PCR and macrorestriction analyses with ApaI and SmaI. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed indistinguishable restriction patterns per farm, with slight differences between the three farms. All isolates represented capsular type A. Four representative isolates, that were subjected to whole genome sequencing, shared the multi-locus sequence type (ST) 3. Their plasmids were transformed into E. coli TOP10 with subsequent selection on TMP-containing agar plates. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and plasmid analysis of the transformants confirmed that they were resistant to sulfonamides and trimethoprim and carried only a single small plasmid. This plasmid was completely sequenced and revealed a size of 6050 bp. Sequence analyses identified the presence of a resistance gene cluster comprising the genes sul2-ΔstrA-dfrA14-ΔstrA-ΔstrB. Further analysis identified a dfrA14 gene cassette being integrated into the strA reading frame. Neither the gene dfrA14 nor this gene cluster have been detected before in P. multocida.
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- Lisa Niemann
- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants and forensic Medicine and Ambulatory Services, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training for Health at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants and forensic Medicine and Ambulatory Services, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants and forensic Medicine and Ambulatory Services, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Sánchez-Osuna M, Cortés P, Barbé J, Erill I. Origin of the Mobile Di-Hydro-Pteroate Synthase Gene Determining Sulfonamide Resistance in Clinical Isolates. Front Microbiol 2019; 9:3332. [PMID: 30687297 PMCID: PMC6335563 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Sulfonamides are synthetic chemotherapeutic agents that work as competitive inhibitors of the di-hydro-pteroate synthase (DHPS) enzyme, encoded by the folP gene. Resistance to sulfonamides is widespread in the clinical setting and predominantly mediated by plasmid- and integron-borne sul1-3 genes encoding mutant DHPS enzymes that do not bind sulfonamides. In spite of their clinical importance, the genetic origin of sul1-3 genes remains unknown. Here we analyze sul genes and their genetic neighborhoods to uncover sul signature elements that enable the elucidation of their genetic origin. We identify a protein sequence Sul motif associated with sul-encoded proteins, as well as consistent association of a phosphoglucosamine mutase gene (glmM) with the sul2 gene. We identify chromosomal folP genes bearing these genetic markers in two bacterial families: the Rhodobiaceae and the Leptospiraceae. Bayesian phylogenetic inference of FolP/Sul and GlmM protein sequences clearly establishes that sul1-2 and sul3 genes originated as a mobilization of folP genes present in, respectively, the Rhodobiaceae and the Leptospiraceae, and indicate that the Rhodobiaceae folP gene was transferred from the Leptospiraceae. Analysis of %GC content in folP/sul gene sequences supports the phylogenetic inference results and indicates that the emergence of the Sul motif in chromosomally encoded FolP proteins is ancient and considerably predates the clinical introduction of sulfonamides. In vitro assays reveal that both the Rhodobiaceae and the Leptospiraceae, but not other related chromosomally encoded FolP proteins confer resistance in a sulfonamide-sensitive Escherichia coli background, indicating that the Sul motif is associated with sulfonamide resistance. Given the absence of any known natural sulfonamides targeting DHPS, these results provide a novel perspective on the emergence of resistance to synthetic chemotherapeutic agents, whereby preexisting resistant variants in the vast bacterial pangenome may be rapidly selected for and disseminated upon the clinical introduction of novel chemotherapeuticals.
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- Miquel Sánchez-Osuna
- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Michael GB, Bossé JT, Schwarz S. Antimicrobial Resistance in Pasteurellaceae of Veterinary Origin. Microbiol Spectr 2018; 6:10.1128/microbiolspec.arba-0022-2017. [PMID: 29916344 PMCID: PMC11633590 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.arba-0022-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Members of the highly heterogeneous family Pasteurellaceae cause a wide variety of diseases in humans and animals. Antimicrobial agents are the most powerful tools to control such infections. However, the acquisition of resistance genes, as well as the development of resistance-mediating mutations, significantly reduces the efficacy of the antimicrobial agents. This article gives a brief description of the role of selected members of the family Pasteurellaceae in animal infections and of the most recent data on the susceptibility status of such members. Moreover, a review of the current knowledge of the genetic basis of resistance to antimicrobial agents is included, with particular reference to resistance to tetracyclines, β-lactam antibiotics, aminoglycosides/aminocyclitols, folate pathway inhibitors, macrolides, lincosamides, phenicols, and quinolones. This article focusses on the genera of veterinary importance for which sufficient data on antimicrobial susceptibility and the detection of resistance genes are currently available (Pasteurella, Mannheimia, Actinobacillus, Haemophilus, and Histophilus). Additionally, the role of plasmids, transposons, and integrative and conjugative elements in the spread of the resistance genes within and beyond the aforementioned genera is highlighted to provide insight into horizontal dissemination, coselection, and persistence of antimicrobial resistance genes. The article discusses the acquisition of diverse resistance genes by the selected Pasteurellaceae members from other Gram-negative or maybe even Gram-positive bacteria. Although the susceptibility status of these members still looks rather favorable, monitoring of their antimicrobial susceptibility is required for early detection of changes in the susceptibility status and the newly acquired/developed resistance mechanisms.
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- Geovana B Michael
- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, D-14163 Germany
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- Section of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine London, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, D-14163 Germany
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González-Plaza JJ, Šimatović A, Milaković M, Bielen A, Wichmann F, Udiković-Kolić N. Functional Repertoire of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Antibiotic Manufacturing Effluents and Receiving Freshwater Sediments. Front Microbiol 2018; 8:2675. [PMID: 29387045 PMCID: PMC5776109 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Environments polluted by direct discharges of effluents from antibiotic manufacturing are important reservoirs for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which could potentially be transferred to human pathogens. However, our knowledge about the identity and diversity of ARGs in such polluted environments remains limited. We applied functional metagenomics to explore the resistome of two Croatian antibiotic manufacturing effluents and sediments collected upstream of and at the effluent discharge sites. Metagenomic libraries built from an azithromycin-production site were screened for resistance to macrolide antibiotics, whereas the libraries from a site producing veterinary antibiotics were screened for resistance to sulfonamides, tetracyclines, trimethoprim, and beta-lactams. Functional analysis of eight libraries identified a total of 82 unique, often clinically relevant ARGs, which were frequently found in clusters and flanked by mobile genetic elements. The majority of macrolide resistance genes identified from matrices exposed to high levels of macrolides were similar to known genes encoding ribosomal protection proteins, macrolide phosphotransferases, and transporters. Potentially novel macrolide resistance genes included one most similar to a 23S rRNA methyltransferase from Clostridium and another, derived from upstream unpolluted sediment, to a GTPase HflX from Emergencia. In libraries deriving from sediments exposed to lower levels of veterinary antibiotics, we found 8 potentially novel ARGs, including dihydrofolate reductases and beta-lactamases from classes A, B, and D. In addition, we detected 7 potentially novel ARGs in upstream sediment, including thymidylate synthases, dihydrofolate reductases, and class D beta-lactamase. Taken together, in addition to finding known gene types, we report the discovery of novel and diverse ARGs in antibiotic-polluted industrial effluents and sediments, providing a qualitative basis for monitoring the dispersal of ARGs from environmental hotspots such as discharge sites of pharmaceutical effluents.
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- Juan J González-Plaza
- Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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van Duijkeren E, Schink AK, Roberts MC, Wang Y, Schwarz S. Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents. Microbiol Spectr 2018; 6:10.1128/microbiolspec.arba-0019-2017. [PMID: 29327680 PMCID: PMC11633570 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.arba-0019-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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During the past decades resistance to virtually all antimicrobial agents has been observed in bacteria of animal origin. This chapter describes in detail the mechanisms so far encountered for the various classes of antimicrobial agents. The main mechanisms include enzymatic inactivation by either disintegration or chemical modification of antimicrobial agents, reduced intracellular accumulation by either decreased influx or increased efflux of antimicrobial agents, and modifications at the cellular target sites (i.e., mutational changes, chemical modification, protection, or even replacement of the target sites). Often several mechanisms interact to enhance bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents. This is a completely revised version of the corresponding chapter in the book Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria of Animal Origin published in 2006. New sections have been added for oxazolidinones, polypeptides, mupirocin, ansamycins, fosfomycin, fusidic acid, and streptomycins, and the chapters for the remaining classes of antimicrobial agents have been completely updated to cover the advances in knowledge gained since 2006.
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- Engeline van Duijkeren
- Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre of Infection Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7234
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Centre of Infection Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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Dehoux P, Marvaud JC, Abouelleil A, Earl AM, Lambert T, Dauga C. Comparative genomics of Clostridium bolteae and Clostridium clostridioforme reveals species-specific genomic properties and numerous putative antibiotic resistance determinants. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:819. [PMID: 27769168 PMCID: PMC5073890 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3152-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Clostridium bolteae and Clostridium clostridioforme, previously included in the complex C. clostridioforme in the group Clostridium XIVa, remain difficult to distinguish by phenotypic methods. These bacteria, prevailing in the human intestinal microbiota, are opportunistic pathogens with various drug susceptibility patterns. In order to better characterize the two species and to obtain information on their antibiotic resistance genes, we analyzed the genomes of six strains of C. bolteae and six strains of C. clostridioforme, isolated from human infection. RESULTS The genome length of C. bolteae varied from 6159 to 6398 kb, and 5719 to 6059 CDSs were detected. The genomes of C. clostridioforme were smaller, between 5467 and 5927 kb, and contained 5231 to 5916 CDSs. The two species display different metabolic pathways. The genomes of C. bolteae contained lactose operons involving PTS system and complex regulation, which contribute to phenotypic differentiation from C. clostridioforme. The Acetyl-CoA pathway, similar to that of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, a major butyrate producer in the human gut, was only found in C. clostridioforme. The two species have also developed diverse flagella mobility systems contributing to gut colonization. Their genomes harboured many CDSs involved in resistance to beta-lactams, glycopeptides, macrolides, chloramphenicol, lincosamides, rifampin, linezolid, bacitracin, aminoglycosides and tetracyclines. Overall antimicrobial resistance genes were similar within a species, but strain-specific resistance genes were found. We discovered a new group of genes coding for rifampin resistance in C. bolteae. C. bolteae 90B3 was resistant to phenicols and linezolide in producing a 23S rRNA methyltransferase. C. clostridioforme 90A8 contained the VanB-type Tn1549 operon conferring vancomycin resistance. We also detected numerous genes encoding proteins related to efflux pump systems. CONCLUSION Genomic comparison of C. bolteae and C. clostridiofrome revealed functional differences in butyrate pathways and in flagellar systems, which play a critical role within human microbiota. Most of the resistance genes detected in both species were previously characterized in other bacterial species. A few of them were related to antibiotics inactive against Clostridium spp. Some were part of mobile genetic elements suggesting that these commensals of the human microbiota act as reservoir of antimicrobial resistances.
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- Pierre Dehoux
- Department of Genomes and Genetics, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Faculté de Pharmacie, EA4043 “Unité Bactéries Pathogènes et Santé” (UBaPS), Université Paris Sud, Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, 92296 France
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- Genome Sequencing and Analysis Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA USA
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- Genome Sequencing and Analysis Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA USA
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- Faculté de Pharmacie, EA4043 “Unité Bactéries Pathogènes et Santé” (UBaPS), Université Paris Sud, Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, 92296 France
- Antibacterial Agents Unit, Department of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of Genomes and Genetics, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- International Group of Data Analysis, Centre for Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Integrative Biology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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Bossé JT, Li Y, Walker S, Atherton T, Fernandez Crespo R, Williamson SM, Rogers J, Chaudhuri RR, Weinert LA, Oshota O, Holden MTG, Maskell DJ, Tucker AW, Wren BW, Rycroft AN, Langford PR. Identification of dfrA14 in two distinct plasmids conferring trimethoprim resistance in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. J Antimicrob Chemother 2015; 70:2217-22. [PMID: 25957382 PMCID: PMC4500777 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objectives The objective of this study was to determine the distribution and genetic basis of trimethoprim resistance in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolates from pigs in England. Methods Clinical isolates collected between 1998 and 2011 were tested for resistance to trimethoprim and sulphonamide. The genetic basis of trimethoprim resistance was determined by shotgun WGS analysis and the subsequent isolation and sequencing of plasmids. Results A total of 16 (out of 106) A. pleuropneumoniae isolates were resistant to both trimethoprim (MIC >32 mg/L) and sulfisoxazole (MIC ≥256 mg/L), and a further 32 were resistant only to sulfisoxazole (MIC ≥256 mg/L). Genome sequence data for the trimethoprim-resistant isolates revealed the presence of the dfrA14 dihydrofolate reductase gene. The distribution of plasmid sequences in multiple contigs suggested the presence of two distinct dfrA14-containing plasmids in different isolates, which was confirmed by plasmid isolation and sequencing. Both plasmids encoded mobilization genes, the sulphonamide resistance gene sul2, as well as dfrA14 inserted into strA, a streptomycin-resistance-associated gene, although the gene order differed between the two plasmids. One of the plasmids further encoded the strB streptomycin-resistance-associated gene. Conclusions This is the first description of mobilizable plasmids conferring trimethoprim resistance in A. pleuropneumoniae and, to our knowledge, the first report of dfrA14 in any member of the Pasteurellaceae. The identification of dfrA14 conferring trimethoprim resistance in A. pleuropneumoniae isolates will facilitate PCR screens for resistance to this important antimicrobial.
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- Janine T Bossé
- Section of Paediatrics, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London W2 1PG, UK
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- Section of Paediatrics, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London W2 1PG, UK
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- Section of Paediatrics, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London W2 1PG, UK
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- Section of Paediatrics, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London W2 1PG, UK
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- Section of Paediatrics, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London W2 1PG, UK
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- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Bury St Edmunds, Rougham Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2RX, UK
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- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Bury St Edmunds, Rougham Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2RX, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Pathogen Biology, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Campus, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK
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- Section of Paediatrics, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London W2 1PG, UK
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Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia multivorans are opportunistic drug-resistant pathogens that account for the majority of Burkholderia cepacia complex infections in cystic fibrosis patients and also infect other immunocompromised individuals. While they share similar genetic compositions, B. cenocepacia and B. multivorans exhibit important differences in pathogenesis. We have developed reconciled genome-scale metabolic network reconstructions of B. cenocepacia J2315 and B. multivorans ATCC 17616 in parallel (designated iPY1537 and iJB1411, respectively) to compare metabolic abilities and contextualize genetic differences between species. The reconstructions capture the metabolic functions of the two species and give insight into similarities and differences in their virulence and growth capabilities. The two reconstructions have 1,437 reactions in common, and iPY1537 and iJB1411 have 67 and 36 metabolic reactions unique to each, respectively. After curating the extensive reservoir of metabolic genes in Burkholderia, we identified 6 genes essential to growth that are unique to iPY1513 and 13 genes uniquely essential to iJB1411. The reconstructions were refined and validated by comparing in silico growth predictions to in vitro growth capabilities of B. cenocepacia J2315, B. cenocepacia K56-2, and B. multivorans ATCC 17616 on 104 carbon sources. Overall, we identified functional pathways that indicate B. cenocepacia can produce a wider array of virulence factors compared to B. multivorans, which supports the clinical observation that B. cenocepacia is more virulent than B. multivorans. The reconciled reconstructions provide a framework for generating and testing hypotheses on the metabolic and virulence capabilities of these two related emerging pathogens.
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In a world where most emerging and reemerging infectious diseases are zoonotic in nature and our contacts with both domestic and wild animals abound, there is growing awareness of the potential for human acquisition of animal diseases. Like other Pasteurellaceae, Pasteurella species are highly prevalent among animal populations, where they are often found as part of the normal microbiota of the oral, nasopharyngeal, and upper respiratory tracts. Many Pasteurella species are opportunistic pathogens that can cause endemic disease and are associated increasingly with epizootic outbreaks. Zoonotic transmission to humans usually occurs through animal bites or contact with nasal secretions, with P. multocida being the most prevalent isolate observed in human infections. Here we review recent comparative genomics and molecular pathogenesis studies that have advanced our understanding of the multiple virulence mechanisms employed by Pasteurella species to establish acute and chronic infections. We also summarize efforts being explored to enhance our ability to rapidly and accurately identify and distinguish among clinical isolates and to control pasteurellosis by improved development of new vaccines and treatment regimens.
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- Brenda A Wilson
- Department of Microbiology and Host-Microbe Systems Theme of the Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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Capasso C, Supuran CT. Sulfa and trimethoprim-like drugs – antimetabolites acting as carbonic anhydrase, dihydropteroate synthase and dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2013; 29:379-87. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2013.787422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze
Polo Scientifico, Sesto Fiorentino (Florence)Italy
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Detection of Pasteurella multocida isolates from local pigs of India by polymerase chain reaction and their antibiogram. Trop Anim Health Prod 2012; 44:1497-503. [DOI: 10.1007/s11250-012-0094-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pasteurella multocida involved in respiratory disease of wild chimpanzees. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24236. [PMID: 21931664 PMCID: PMC3169569 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pasteurella multocida can cause a variety of diseases in various species of mammals and birds throughout the world but nothing is known about its importance for wild great apes. In this study we isolated P. multocida from wild living, habituated chimpanzees from Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire. Isolates originated from two chimpanzees that died during a respiratory disease outbreak in 2004 as well as from one individual that developed chronic air-sacculitis following this outbreak. Four isolates were subjected to a full phenotypic and molecular characterisation. Two different clones were identified using pulsed field gel electrophoresis. Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) enabled the identification of previous unknown alleles and two new sequence types, ST68 and ST69, were assigned. Phylogenetic analysis of the superoxide dismutase (sodA) gene and concatenated sequences from seven MLST-housekeeping genes showed close clustering within known P. multocida isolated from various hosts and geographic locations. Due to the clinical relevance of the strains described here, these results make an important contribution to our knowledge of pathogens involved in lethal disease outbreaks among endangered great apes.
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Kehrenberg C, Schwarz S. Trimethoprim resistance in a porcine Pasteurella aerogenes isolate is based on a dfrA1 gene cassette located in a partially truncated class 2 integron. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010; 66:450-2. [PMID: 21131693 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Zhang XX, Zhang T, Fang HHP. Antibiotic resistance genes in water environment. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 82:397-414. [PMID: 19130050 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1829-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 587] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2008] [Revised: 12/11/2008] [Accepted: 12/13/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The use of antibiotics may accelerate the development of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and bacteria which shade health risks to humans and animals. The emerging of ARGs in the water environment is becoming an increasing worldwide concern. Hundreds of various ARGs encoding resistance to a broad range of antibiotics have been found in microorganisms distributed not only in hospital wastewaters and animal production wastewaters, but also in sewage, wastewater treatment plants, surface water, groundwater, and even in drinking water. This review summarizes recently published information on the types, distributions, and horizontal transfer of ARGs in various aquatic environments, as well as the molecular methods used to detect environmental ARGs, including specific and multiplex PCR (polymerase chain reaction), real-time PCR, DNA sequencing, and hybridization based techniques.
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- Xu-Xiang Zhang
- Environmental Biotechnology Lab,Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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Kumar P, Singh VP, Agrawal RK, Singh S. Identification of Pasteurella multocida isolates of ruminant origin using polymerase chain reaction and their antibiogram study. Trop Anim Health Prod 2008; 41:573-8. [PMID: 18759064 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9226-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2008] [Accepted: 08/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A total of 100 isolates of Pasteurella multocida from various ruminant species (cattle, buffalo and sheep) belonging to different parts of country were identified using Pasteurella multocida-PCR (PM-PCR) and capsular PCR assays. PM-PCR revealed an amplicon of approximately 460 bp in all the isolates tested. As regards capsular PCR, 36 of 38 cattle isolates and 30 of 34 buffalo isolates were found to belong to capsular serogroup B whereas rest of the cattle and buffalo isolates belonged to serogroup A of P. multocida. In case of sheep, a total of 26 out of 28 isolates were positive for serogroup A specific PCR while remaining 2 amplified a PCR product specific for serogroup F of P. multocida. All the isolates were subjected to antibiotic sensitivity testing using 17 different antibiotics. Enrofloxacin was found to be most potent antibiotic as it was effective against 94% of the isolates followed by ofloxacin (93%), chloramphenicol (93%), doxycycline (89%), tetracycline (86%) and ciprofloxacin (84%). Vancomycin, bacitracin and sulfadiazine were ineffective against P. multocida isolates showing 84%, 75% and 82% resistance, respectively. Further, the antibiogram also revealed the development of resistance against multiple drugs among various isolates of the organism.
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- P Kumar
- All India Network Programme on Haemorrhagic Septicaemia, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243122, India
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Alonso H, Gready JE. Integron-sequestered dihydrofolate reductase: a recently redeployed enzyme. Trends Microbiol 2006; 14:236-42. [PMID: 16584884 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2006.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2005] [Revised: 03/01/2006] [Accepted: 03/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The introduction and wide use of antibacterial drugs has resulted in the emergence of resistant organisms. DfrB dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is a bacterial enzyme that is uniquely associated with mobile gene cassettes within integrons, and confers resistance to the drug trimethoprim. This enzyme has intrigued microbiologists since it was discovered more than thirty years ago because of its simple structure, enzymatic inefficiency and its virtual insensitivity to trimethoprim. Here, for the first time, a comprehensive discussion of genetic, evolutionary, structural and functional studies of this enzyme is presented together. This information supports the ideas that DfrB DHFR is a poorly adapted catalyst and has recently been recruited to perform a novel enzymatic activity in response to selective pressure.
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- Hernán Alonso
- Division of Molecular Bioscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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Kehrenberg C, Catry B, Haesebrouck F, de Kruif A, Schwarz S. Novel spectinomycin/streptomycin resistance gene, aadA14, from Pasteurella multocida. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005; 49:3046-9. [PMID: 15980396 PMCID: PMC1168649 DOI: 10.1128/aac.49.7.3046-3049.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A novel spectinomycin/streptomycin resistance gene, designated aadA14, was detected on the mobilizable 5,198-bp plasmid pCCK647 from Pasteurella multocida. The aadA14 gene encodes an aminoglycoside adenylyltransferase of 261 amino acids. Sequence comparisons revealed that the AadA14 protein showed less than 60% identity to the AadA proteins known so far.
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- Corinna Kehrenberg
- Institut für Tierzucht, Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft (FAL), Höltystr. 10, 31535 Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany
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Doublet B, Schwarz S, Kehrenberg C, Cloeckaert A. Florfenicol resistance gene floR is part of a novel transposon. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005; 49:2106-8. [PMID: 15855539 PMCID: PMC1087673 DOI: 10.1128/aac.49.5.2106-2108.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The florfenicol/chloramphenicol resistance gene floR was found to be part of the novel 4,284-bp transposon TnfloR from Escherichia coli. TnfloR consists of the gene floR, a putative regulatory gene, and the transposase gene tnpA. A circular form of TnfloR was detected and suggested the potential mobility of this transposon.
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- Benoît Doublet
- Unité BioAgresseurs, Santé, Environnement, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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