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Acquisition of plasmids conferring carbapenem and aminoglycoside resistance and loss of surface-exposed macromolecule structures as strategies for the adaptation of CC104/CC15 strains to the clinical setting Open Access

Abstract

() is an emerging opportunistic pathogen associated to nosocomial infections. The rapid increase in multidrug resistance (MDR) among strains underscores the urgency of understanding how this pathogen evolves in the clinical environment. We conducted here a whole-genome sequence comparative analysis of three phylogenetically and epidemiologically related MDR strains from Argentinean hospitals, assigned to the CC104/CC15 clonal complex. While the Ab244 strain was carbapenem-susceptible, Ab242 and Ab825, isolated after the introduction of carbapenem therapy, displayed resistance to these last resource β-lactams. We found a high chromosomal synteny among the three strains, but significant differences at their accessory genomes. Most importantly, carbapenem resistance in Ab242 and Ab825 was attributed to the acquisition of a Rep_3 family plasmid carrying a gene. Other differences involved a genomic island carrying resistance to toxic compounds and a Tn element exclusive to Ab244 and Ab825, respectively. Also remarkably, 44 insertion sequences (ISs) were uncovered in Ab825, in contrast with the 14 and 11 detected in Ab242 and Ab244, respectively. Moreover, Ab825 showed a higher killing capacity as compared to the other two strains in the infection model. A search for virulence and persistence determinants indicated the loss or IS-mediated interruption of genes encoding many surface-exposed macromolecules in Ab825, suggesting that these events are responsible for its higher relative virulence. The comparative genomic analyses of the CC104/CC15 strains conducted here revealed the contribution of acquired mobile genetic elements such as ISs and plasmids to the adaptation of to the clinical setting.

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Keyword(s): Acinetobacter baumannii , blaOXA-58 , carbapenem resistance , comparative genomics , multi-drug resistance and virulence factors
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Conicet (Award PIP2017-11220170100377CO)
    • Principle Award Recipient: Guillermo Daniel Repizo
  • ANPCyT (Award PICT-2017-3536)
    • Principle Award Recipient: Jorgelina Moran-Barrio
  • Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Técnológica (Award PICT-2015-1072)
    • Principle Award Recipient: Alejandro M Viale
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  • This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License.
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Acquisition of plasmids conferring carbapenem and aminoglycoside resistance and loss of surface-exposed macromolecule structures as strategies for the adaptation of Acinetobacter baumannii CC104O/CC15P strains to the clinical setting
M Gen 6, e000360 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000360
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