Laboratorio de Investigación en Bacteriología Intestinal, Hospital Infantil de México "Federico Gómez", Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Laboratorio de Investigación en Bacteriología Intestinal, Hospital Infantil de México "Federico Gómez", Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Microb Pathog. 2019 Sep;134:103593. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103593. Epub 2019 Jun 10.
TosA, a putative repeats-in-toxin protein that has recently gained importance as an antigenic molecule, has characteristics of nonfimbrial adhesins and can act as a virulence marker in uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains; however, little is known about the association of this protein with antibiotic resistance profiles in UPEC tosA clinical strains. The aim of this study was to evaluate UPEC tosA strains, including examining genetic diversity, associations with phylogenetic groups, resistance profiles, virulence genes, adherence assays, integrons, and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase phenotypes. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis grouped these strains into eight clusters with 62% genetic diversity. These strains were mainly associated with the multidrug-resistant profiles, together with an association with class 1 integron and the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase phenotype. Additionally, the strains exhibited a distribution of ≥96% for core-associated genes, while a variable distribution was identified for pathogenic islands-associated genes. Strong associations between UPEC tosA strains and two phylogenetic groups (B2 and D) were identified, including resistance to β-lactam and non-β-lactam antibiotics. The UPEC tosA clinical strains exhibited major adherence, which was related to the fitness and virulence genes. A recombinant TosA protein reacted with antibodies from the sera of urinary tract infection patients, and anti-recombinant TosA polyclonal antibodies also detected TosA expression in these strains. In conclusion, strains of UPEC tosA belonging to phylogenetic group B2 had a high frequency of fitness and virulence genes associated with class 1 integrons and the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase phenotype, which exhibited a high adherence profile. The TosA protein is expressed during infection with UPEC and is considered an immunogenic molecule.
TosA 是一种假定的重复毒素蛋白,最近作为一种抗原分子受到重视,具有非菌毛黏附素的特征,可作为尿路致病性大肠杆菌 (UPEC) 菌株的毒力标志;然而,关于这种蛋白与 UPEC tosa 临床株抗生素耐药谱的关联知之甚少。本研究旨在评估 UPEC tosa 菌株,包括检查遗传多样性、与进化群的关联、耐药谱、毒力基因、黏附试验、整合子和超广谱β-内酰胺酶表型。脉冲场凝胶电泳分析将这些菌株分为 8 个簇,遗传多样性为 62%。这些菌株主要与多药耐药谱相关,与 I 类整合子和超广谱β-内酰胺酶表型相关。此外,这些菌株表现出≥96%的核心相关基因分布,而与致病岛相关的基因分布则存在差异。还发现 UPEC tosa 菌株与两个进化群 (B2 和 D) 之间存在强关联,包括对β-内酰胺类和非β-内酰胺类抗生素的耐药性。UPEC tosa 临床株表现出较强的黏附性,这与适应性和毒力基因有关。重组 TosA 蛋白与尿路感染患者血清中的抗体发生反应,抗重组 TosA 多克隆抗体也检测到这些菌株中 TosA 的表达。综上所述,属于 B2 进化群的 UPEC tosa 菌株具有与 I 类整合子和超广谱β-内酰胺酶表型相关的高频率适应性和毒力基因,表现出高黏附谱。TosA 蛋白在 UPEC 感染期间表达,并被认为是一种免疫原性分子。