Antibiotic resistance is an emerging problem worldwide. The aim of the present project is the in vivo study of clinically important antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Enterobacteriaceae on clinically relevant model of sepsis (pig model) using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and Raman spectroscopy. Novel assays that should allow explanation of the behavior of beta-lactamases into the bacterial cell during an infection will be developed. These assays should help us to validate and set up proper interpretation criteria for susceptibility testing. In the project, successful clones carrying clinically important beta-lactam resistance mechanisms will be selected based on whole-genome sequencing data. Additionally, a proper infection model must be established, in order a sufficient number of bacteria to be obtained. Methods for proper fixation and transport of the bacteria will be developed and validated. Thus, these techniques will enable us to better understand the pathogenesis of beta-lactamase-producing bacteria.

V poslední době dochází k celosvětovému šíření antibiotické rezistence. Cílem předkládaného projektu je studium mechanizmů klinicky významné antibiotické rezistence enterobakterií pomocí MALDI-TOF hmotnostní spektrometrie a Ramanovy spektroskopie na klinicky relevantním modelu sepse (prasečí model). Budou vyvinuty nové spektrometrické metody, které by měly napomoci k objasnění chování beta-laktamáz v bakteriální buňce během infekce. Tyto metody napomohou k ustavení vhodných interpretačních kritérií při vyšetření citlivosti na antibiotika. Běhemm řešení budou použity epidemicky úspěšné klony enterobakterií, které budou detailně charakterizovány pomocí celogenomové sekvenace. Zároveň bude vyvinut vhodný animální model, který umožní získat dostatečnou koncentraci bakterií v klinickém vzorku (např. peritonitida). Budou rovněž validovány metody fixace a transportu klinického materiálu do laboratoře tak, aby byly vhodné pro výše uvedené analýzy. Zmíněné techniky umožní lépe pochopit patogenezi infekcí způsobených bakteriemi produkujícími beta-laktamázy.

• MeSH
• beta-laktamasy MeSH
• gramnegativní bakteriální infekce mikrobiologie   MeSH
• hmotnostní spektrometrie metody   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mikrobiologické techniky MeSH
• mikrobiota MeSH
• mnohočetná bakteriální léková rezistence MeSH
• modely nemocí na zvířatech MeSH
• prasata MeSH
• sekvenování celého genomu metody   MeSH
• sepse mikrobiologie   MeSH
• spektrální analýza metody   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH

• Konspekt
• Patologie. Klinická medicína
• NLK Obory
• infekční lékařství
• farmacie a farmakologie
• mikrobiologie, lékařská mikrobiologie
• NLK Publikační typ
• závěrečné zprávy o řešení grantu AZV MZ ČR

Background: VIM (Verona Integron-encoded Metallo-beta-lactamase) is a member of the Metallo-Beta-Lactamases (MBLs), and is able to hydrolyze all beta-lactams antibiotics, except for monobactams, and including carbapenems. Here we characterize a VIM-producing IncA plasmid isolated from a clinical ST69 Escherichia coli strain from an Italian Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) inpatient. Methods: An antimicrobial susceptibility test and conjugation assay were carried out, and the transferability of the blaVIM-type gene was confirmed in the transconjugant. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of the strain 550 was performed using the Sequel I platform. Genome assembly was performed using "Microbial Assembly". Genomic analysis was conducted by uploading the contigs to ResFinder and PlasmidFinder databases. Results: Assembly resulted in three complete circular contigs: the chromosome (4,962,700 bp), an IncA plasmid (p550_IncA_VIM_1; 162,608 bp), harboring genes coding for aminoglycoside resistance (aac(6')-Ib4, ant(3″)-Ia, aph(3″)-Ib, aph(3')-XV, aph(6)-Id), beta-lactam resistance (blaSHV-12, blaVIM-1), macrolides resistance (mph(A)), phenicol resistance (catB2), quinolones resistance (qnrS1), sulphonamide resistance (sul1, sul2), and trimethoprim resistance (dfrA14), and an IncK/Z plasmid (p550_IncB_O_K_Z; 100,306 bp), free of antibiotic resistance genes. Conclusions: The increase in reports of IncA plasmids bearing different antimicrobial resistance genes highlights the overall important role of IncA plasmids in disseminating carbapenemase genes, with a preference for the blaVIM-1 gene in Italy.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

Colistin is considered as a last resort treatment for infections caused by multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Plasmid-mediated mobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes contributed to the global spread of colistin resistance. This is the first report of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-8 gene from a clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae K9 isolate recovered from Lebanon. The isolate was characterized phenotypically and genotypically through both short and long read whole-genome sequencing, plasmid typing and conjugation assays. k9 belonged to sequence type 15 and harbored 31 antimicrobial resistance genes. The mcr-8.1 variant was carried on a novel ~ 300 kb multireplicon plasmid having IncFIA, IncR and IncHI1B. The plasmid was conjugative and carried a plethora of antimicrobial resistance determinants. The introduction of novel mcr variants in Lebanon poses an alarming health concern. Surveillance and screening for colistin resistant Enterobacteriaceae and mcr in livestock, animal farms, imported meat and poultry is highly recommended along with monitoring antibiotic use.

• MeSH
• bakteriální proteiny genetika   MeSH
• délka genomu MeSH
• infekce bakteriemi rodu Klebsiella mikrobiologie   MeSH
• Klebsiella pneumoniae genetika   izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• kolistin farmakologie   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mikrobiální testy citlivosti MeSH
• plazmidy genetika   MeSH
• sekvenování celého genomu MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• kazuistiky MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Libanon MeSH

Antimicrobial consumption in veterinary medicine has led to the spread of multi drug-resistance in clinically important bacteria, with the companion animals and their environment involved as emerging reservoirs. While CTX-M-15 and CMY-2 acquired β-lactamases have been widely detected in the bacterial population of companion and breeding animals in European area, DHA-1 enzymes have been rarely reported in veterinary medicine. The aim of the study was to characterize the Escherichia coli associated with mortality of a litter of Bulldog puppies in a breeding kennel located in Pesaro area, Central Italy. The E. coli strains O39 serotype were resistant to 3rd/4th generation cephalosporins, chloramphenicol, aminoglycosides, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and ciprofloxacin, retaining susceptibility to carbapenems, colistin, fosfomycin, and levofloxacin (by Microscan Autoscan4, EUCAST clinical breakpoints). Pulse field gel electrophoreses (PFGE-XbaI) on five E. coli strains revealed the presence of a single profile. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis revealed a complex resistome, harboring blaTEM-1b, blaCTX-M-15, blaOXA-1, aph(6)-Ib, aac(6')Ib-cr, aac(3)-Ila, aph(6)-Id, aadA1, qnrB1, sul2, catA1, catB3, tetA, and dfrA14 genes located on a 302597 bp IncHI2/HI2A plasmid. Moreover, blaDHA-1, qnrB4, mph(A), sul1, and dfrA17 determinants were carried on an 83,429 bp IncFII plasmid. A blaCMY-2 determinant was carried on a 90,249 bp IncI1 plasmid. Two IncX1 and IncX4 plasmids without antimicrobial resistance genes were also detected. The presence of lpfA, iss, astA, and gad virulence factors was highlighted. This is the first report in Italy on an invasive infection in eight 2-weeks old dogs caused by the same MDR E. coli O39 blaCTX-M-15, blaCMY-2, blaDHA-1, and aac(6')-Ib-cr positive strain. The above MDR E. coli clone caused the death of the entire litter, despite amoxicillin-clavulanate and enrofloxacin administration. The tank for storage of the water used to prepare the milk-based meal for the litter was the suspected reservoir.

• MeSH
• bakteriální léková rezistence MeSH
• Escherichia coli genetika   patogenita   MeSH
• fatální výsledek MeSH
• infekce vyvolané Escherichia coli * mikrobiologie   veterinární   MeSH
• nemoci psů * mikrobiologie   MeSH
• plazmidy genetika   MeSH
• psi MeSH
• sekvenování celého genomu metody   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• psi MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is considered one of the most fatal diseases worldwide, with an estimation of 10.1 million cases. In this study, whole-genome sequencing was used to determine the genomic characterisation of 40 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients with different nationalities hospitalised in the Czech Republic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Susceptibility testing for first-line drugs was performed. DNA was sequenced using the Illumina MiSeq platform. Spoligotype single-nucleotide polymorphisms and mutations in antibiotic-resistant genes were detected, and phylogenetic analysis was performed. RESULTS: Samples showing phenotypic resistance to at least one drug were 12 to streptomycin, 11 to isoniazid, 7 to rifampicin, 6 to ethambutol and 5 to pyrazinamide. Phenotypic and genotypic profiles did not match in all cases, suggesting the presence of a novel mutation in some cases and a low expression of resistant genes in others. The presented phylogeny enables the correct assignation of M. tuberculosis lineages and sublineages. Our results suggest that the most dominant lineage in our samples was lineage 4 (33/40). CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first study using this approach to be done in the Czech Republic. Lineage 4 was the predominant lineage identified among our samples. Nevertheless, the dominance of Lineage 4 along with other lineages suggests that infections can originate from different sources.

• MeSH
• antituberkulotika * farmakologie   MeSH
• fylogeneze MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mnohočetná bakteriální léková rezistence * genetika   MeSH
• multirezistentní tuberkulóza * MeSH
• mutace MeSH
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis * genetika   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH

Background: The spread of carbapenemase genes, such as blaNDM-1, in Proteus mirabilis poses a public health threat. The aim of the study was to characterize the genome and plasmids sequences of an NDM-1-positive strain (IBCRE14), which was isolated in 2019 from a catheterized patient hospitalized in Italy. Methods: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of IBCRE14 was performed on extracted genomic DNA using Sequel I platform. Genome assembly was performed using "Microbial Assembly". Genomic analysis was conducted by uploading the contigs to ResFinder and PlasmidFinder databases from the Center for Genomic Epidemiology. Results: IBCRE14 had a genome size of 4,018,329 bp and harboured genes coding for resistance to aminoglycosides (aadA1), phenicol (cat), tetracycline (tetJ), and trimethoprim (dfrA1). A large plasmid (pIB_NDM_1) harboured antibiotic resistance genes against sulphonamide (sul1), trimethoprim (dfrA14), tetracycline (tetB), rifampicin (arr-2), aminoglycosides (aadA1, aph3-VI), and beta-lactams (blaOXA-10, blaNDM-1). Furthermore, a small plasmid (pIB_COL3M) harboured a qnrD1 gene coding for quinolone resistance. Conclusion: The ability to conjugate and the presence of a composite antibiotic resistance island suggests that pIB_NDM_1 could both acquire more resistance genes and easily disseminate. To our knowledge, this is the first report on an untypable plasmid harbouring blaNDM-1 in P. mirabilis, in Italy.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance mechanisms of Clostridium difficile recovered in Greek hospitals during 2012-2015. METHODS: C. difficile isolates (n=88) were collected from clinically-confirmed C. difficile infection from symptomatic patients in 10 Greek hospitals. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of various antimicrobial agents were determined by Etest. Isolates were typed by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Toxin and resistance genes were detected by PCR. Chromosomal mutations in gyrA, gyrB and rpoB were identified by PCR and sequencing. The genetic environment of resistance genes was characterised by Illumina sequencing. RESULTS: The 88 C. difficile isolates comprised 27 sequence types (STs), with ST37 (n=26) and ST11 (n=21) being the most prevalent. All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin and metronidazole, with variable resistance rates to other antimicrobials. Of the 88 isolates, 45.5% were multidrug-resistant and the majority belonged to ST11 and ST37. The presence of chromosomal mutations in gyrA, gyrB and rpoB was mainly observed in high-risk clones such as ST11 and ST37. The antimicrobial resistance genes ermB, mefA, msrA and tetM were identified at different prevalences and combinations. Additionally, cfrB and cfrC were identified for the first time in Greece and were carried by a Tn6218 transposon and a novel plasmid, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first study examining the resistance profiles and respective mechanisms of C. difficile recovered in Greek hospitals. Gut commensals such as C. difficile may serve as hubs for further transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes.

• MeSH
• antibakteriální látky farmakologie   MeSH
• bakteriální proteiny genetika   MeSH
• Clostridioides difficile klasifikace   účinky léků   genetika   MeSH
• klostridiové infekce mikrobiologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mikrobiální testy citlivosti MeSH
• mnohočetná bakteriální léková rezistence genetika   MeSH
• multilokusová sekvenční typizace MeSH
• mutace MeSH
• nemocnice MeSH
• techniky typizace bakterií MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Řecko MeSH

OBJECTIVES: Contamination of fresh water with clinically important Gram-negative bacteria in Lebanon is being investigated in-depth, especially with evidence of dissemination into clinical settings. This study aimed to report the draft genome sequence of a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain with an integrated plasmid segment harbouring two antibiotic resistance islands (ARI). It is believed that this is the first report of plasmid antibiotic resistance islands integration in the genome of K. pneumoniae. METHODS: Whole genome sequencing of the isolate was performed using Sequel platform. The genome was assembled using HGAP4. Analysis was conducted by uploading the sequence to the online databases from the Center for Genomic Epidemiology. RESULTS: The strain had a newly assigned ST 3483 with a genome size of 5385844 bp. The investigation of the antibiotic resistance islands suggested integration of two DNA segments from a previously identified IncFIA plasmid. The results revealed that the integration could have been accomplished either as a single-step integration event, with the two segments being integrated as a whole transposon mediated by the flanking IS26, or through two separate integration events involving the two segments, but independently. CONCLUSION: The sequenced genome revealed interesting aspects related to antibiotic resistance dissemination. The ARI are more stable in the genome and the chance of losing it is less probable, with the possibility of the described transposon to re-integrate in other plasmids, facilitating the dissemination of such resistance determinants.

• MeSH
• antibakteriální látky farmakologie   MeSH
• bakteriální léková rezistence genetika   MeSH
• beta-laktamasy genetika   MeSH
• délka genomu MeSH
• DNA bakterií genetika   MeSH
• genom bakteriální MeSH
• genomové ostrovy genetika   MeSH
• infekce bakteriemi rodu Klebsiella mikrobiologie   MeSH
• Klebsiella pneumoniae genetika   MeSH
• mikrobiologie vody MeSH
• odpadní vody mikrobiologie   MeSH
• plazmidy genetika   MeSH
• sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
• sekvenování celého genomu MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Libanon MeSH

Aim of this study was to genetically characterize two carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli strains obtained from a pediatric patient affected by diarrhea, expressing OXA-181 and/or NDM-5 type enzymes. The above microorganisms were collected in the same Desenzano hospital (Northern Italy) where the blaNDM-5 gene was detected for the first time in Italy 3 years ago. One strain (5P), belonged to sequence type ST405/ST477 (according to Pasture/Oxford schemes) and serotype O102:H6. It was characterized by a 130562 bp multi-replicon plasmid IncFII/IncFIA/IncFIB (pVSI_NDM-5) enclosing two main antibiotic resistance islands: (i) ARI-I, 10030 bp in size, carried genes coding for β-lactam- (blaOXA-1, blaCTX-M-15), fluoroquinolone/aminoglycoside- (aac(6')-lb-cr) and phenicol- resistance (catB3), (ii) ARI-II, 15326 bp in size, carried genes coding for sulfonamide- (sul1), β-lactam- (blaNDM-5, blaTEM-1B), phenicol- (catB3), trimethoprim- (dfrA17), antiseptic- (qacEΔ1), and aminoglycoside- (aadA5, rmtB) resistance. The other isolate (5M), belonged to sequence type ST2659/ST759 and serotype O50/02:H18, and carried four plasmids: a 153866 bp multi-replicon IncFII/IncFIA/IncFIB (pISV_IncFII_NDM-5), an 89866 bp IncI1 plasmid, a 51480 bp IncX3 plasmid (pISV_IncX3_OXA181), and a 41143 bp IncI plasmid (pISV_IncI_CMY-42). pISV_IncFII_NDM-5 carried two main antibiotic resistance islands: (i) ARI-III, 12220 bp in size, carried genes coding for β-lactam- (blaOXA-1), fluoroquinolone/aminoglycoside- (aac(6')-lb-cr), tetracycline- (tet(B)) and phenicol- resistance (catB3, catA1), and ii) ARI-IV, 26527 bp in size, carried determinants coding for macrolide- (erm(B), mph(A)), sulfonamide- (sul1), beta-lactam- (blaNDM-5, blaTEM-1B), trimethoprim- (dfrA14, dfrA12), antiseptic- (qacEΔ1), and aminoglycoside- resistance (aadA5). pISV_IncI_CMY-42 harbored the blaCMY-42 gene coding for beta-lactam resistance, pISV_IncX3_OXA181 harbored genes encoding fluoroquinolone- (qnrS1) and beta-lactams- resistance (blaOXA-181). In conclusion, the detection of two different NDM-5 E. coli strains from a pediatric patient with a history of travel to the Far East countries strongly highlight an increasing trend and risk of importation from such areas.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

ST252 Enterobacter cloacae, producing GES-5 carbapenemase, was isolated in a Czech hospital. blaGES-5was part of a novel class 1 integron, In1406, which also included a new allele of the aadA15 gene cassette. In1406 was located on a ColE2-like plasmid, pEcl-35771cz (6953bp).

• MeSH
• bakteriální proteiny genetika   MeSH
• beta-laktamasy genetika   MeSH
• Enterobacter cloacae enzymologie   genetika   MeSH
• enterobakteriální infekce mikrobiologie   MeSH
• integrony genetika   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• multilokusová sekvenční typizace MeSH
• nemocnice MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH