Intraclonal Genome Stability of the Metallo-β-lactamase SPM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST277, an Endemic Clone Disseminated in Brazilian Hospitals

Carbapenems represent the mainstay therapy for the treatment of serious infections. However, the emergence of carbapenem resistance has jeopardized the clinical use of this important class of compounds. The production of SPM-1 metallo-β-lactamase has been the most common mechanism of carbapenem resi...

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Published in:	Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 7; p. 1946
Main Authors:	Nascimento, Ana P B, Ortiz, Mauro F, Martins, Willames M B S, Morais, Guilherme L, Fehlberg, Lorena C C, Almeida, Luiz G P, Ciapina, Luciane P, Gales, Ana C, Vasconcelos, Ana T R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 05-12-2016
Subjects:	antimicrobial resistance carbapenemase Comparative genomics Drug Resistance Gram-negative bacilli Microbiology pathogenic bacteria pathogenic bacteria Gram-negative bacilli carbapenemase drug resistance antimicrobial resistance comparative genomics
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Summary:	Carbapenems represent the mainstay therapy for the treatment of serious infections. However, the emergence of carbapenem resistance has jeopardized the clinical use of this important class of compounds. The production of SPM-1 metallo-β-lactamase has been the most common mechanism of carbapenem resistance identified in isolated from Brazilian medical centers. Interestingly, a single SPM-1-producing clone belonging to the ST277 has been widely spread within the Brazilian territory. In the current study, we performed a next-generation sequencing of six SPM-1-producing ST277 isolates. The core genome contains 5899 coding genes relative to the reference strain a PAO1. A total of 26 genomic islands were detected in these isolates. We identified remarkable elements inside these genomic islands, such as copies of the gene conferring resistance to carbapenems and a type I-C CRISPR-Cas system, which is involved in protection of the chromosome against foreign DNA. In addition, we identified single nucleotide polymorphisms causing amino acid changes in antimicrobial resistance and virulence-related genes. Together, these factors could contribute to the marked resistance and persistence of the SPM-1-producing ST277 clone. A comparison of the SPM-1-producing ST277 genomes showed that their core genome has a high level nucleotide similarity and synteny conservation. The variability observed was mainly due to acquisition of genomic islands carrying several antibiotic resistance genes.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Edited by: Teresa M. Coque, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain Reviewed by: Antonio Oliver, Hospital Universitario Son Dureta, Spain; Raffaele Zarrilli, University of Naples Federico II, Italy This article was submitted to Antimicrobials, Resistance and Chemotherapy, a section of the journal Frontiers in Microbiology
ISSN:	1664-302X 1664-302X
DOI:	10.3389/fmicb.2016.01946