Xavier Keyla Vitória Marques, Silva Adrianne Maria de Albuquerque, Luz Ana Carolina de Oliveira, da Silva Felipe Santana Caboclo, de Melo Beatriz Souza Toscano, Pitta João Luiz de Lemos Padilha, Leal-Balbino Tereza Cristina
Department of Microbiology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute, IAM/Fiocruz, Recife 50740-465, PE, Brazil.
Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, UFRPE, Recife 52171-900, PE, Brazil.
Genes (Basel). 2025 May 29;16(6):656. doi: 10.3390/genes16060656.
is a major pathogen associated with hospital-acquired infections, and the spread of carbapenem-resistant isolates highlights the urgency of developing non-conventional therapies, such as phage therapy. For this alternative to be effective, understanding phage-host interactions is crucial for the selection of candidate phages and offers new insights into these dynamics. : This study aimed to characterize prophage diversity in clinical genomes, assess the relationship between phages and the CRISPR/Cas system, and investigate the potential role of prophages in disseminating resistance genes. : A total of 141 genomes from Brazilian hospitals were analyzed. Prophage detection was performed using VIBRANT, and in silico analyses were conducted to evaluate taxonomic diversity, the presence of resistance genes, phage life cycle, genomic distribution, and the presence of the CRISPR/Cas system. : A total of 841 viral sequences were identified by the VIBRANT tool, of which 498 were confirmed by CheckV, with a predominance of the class Caudoviricetes and high overall phage diversity. No statistically significant difference was observed in the number of prophages between isolates with and without CRISPR/Cas systems. Prophages carrying resistance genes such as , , , and others were detected in isolates harboring the type I-C CRISPR/Cas system. Additionally, prophages showed no preference for specific insertion sites along the bacterial genome. : These findings provide evidence of a well-established phage-host relationship. The dual role of prophages-as vectors of antimicrobial resistance and as potential therapeutic agents-reflects their dynamic impact on bacterial communities and reinforces their importance in developing new strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance.
是一种与医院获得性感染相关的主要病原体,耐碳青霉烯类分离株的传播凸显了开发非常规疗法(如噬菌体疗法)的紧迫性。为使这种替代疗法有效,了解噬菌体与宿主的相互作用对于候选噬菌体的选择至关重要,并为这些动态变化提供了新的见解。:本研究旨在表征临床基因组中的前噬菌体多样性,评估噬菌体与CRISPR/Cas系统之间的关系,并研究前噬菌体在传播耐药基因中的潜在作用。:对来自巴西医院的141个基因组进行了分析。使用VIBRANT进行前噬菌体检测,并进行了计算机分析以评估分类多样性、耐药基因的存在、噬菌体生命周期、基因组分布以及CRISPR/Cas系统的存在。:VIBRANT工具共鉴定出841个病毒序列,其中498个经CheckV确认,以长尾噬菌体目为主,噬菌体总体多样性较高。在具有和不具有CRISPR/Cas系统的分离株之间,前噬菌体数量未观察到统计学上的显著差异。在携带I-C型CRISPR/Cas系统的分离株中检测到携带耐药基因(如、、等)的前噬菌体。此外,前噬菌体对细菌基因组上的特定插入位点没有偏好。:这些发现提供了噬菌体与宿主之间建立良好关系的证据。前噬菌体作为抗菌耐药性载体和潜在治疗剂的双重作用,反映了它们对细菌群落的动态影响,并强化了它们在开发对抗抗菌耐药性新策略中的重要性。
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