Journal
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05143-y
Keywords
Carbapenem resistance; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Virulence; Epidemiology; Whole-genome sequencing
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- Excellent Team of Young Teachers Foundation of Heilongjiang Province [2018-KYYWF-0916]
- Heilongjiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission on Scientific Research Project [2017-405]
- Research Project of Yongchuan Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University [YJYJ201902]
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BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains have recently come into existence worldwide; however, researchers in northeast China are not aware of their clinical features and molecular characteristics.MethodsHere, the molecular and virulent characteristics of 44 carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) isolates collected from January 2015 to December 2017 were studied. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) were carried out to define the clonal relatedness among the isolates. PCR and capsular serotyping of the virulence-associated genes, as well as biofilm formation and serum complement-mediated killing assays, were employed to determine the virulent potential. The genomic features and associated mobile genetic elements of JmsCRE57 were detected by whole genome sequencing.ResultsThe only positive isolate was JmsCRE57, which belonged to the ST375 serotype K2 that expressed uge, mrkD, fimH, kpn, aerobactin and rmpA virulence-associated genes and showed strong biofilm formation and serum sensitivity. Sequencing results showed that the JmsCRE57 genome mainly consisted of a circular chromosome, three antimicrobial resistant plasmids and a virulent plasmid. The antimicrobial resistant plasmid expressing bla(KPC-2), bla(CTX-M-15), aph(3 '')-Ib, aph(6)-Id, qnrB1, aac(3)-IIa, aac(6)-Ib-cr, bla(OXA-1), bla(TEM-1B), catB4, sul2, dfrA14 and bla(SHV-99). The virulent plasmid belonged to the IncHI1B group, which is mainly composed of mucoid phenotype genes and siderophore-associated genes. The remaining CRKP strains that expressed uge, fimH, mrkD and kpn virulence-associated genes were not successfully typed.Conclusion p id=Par Our results provide new insights on the epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant K2 hypervirulent K. pneumoniae ST375 and CRKP ST76 strains in northeast China, which may help control their future outbreaks.
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