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The poultry pathogen Riemerella anatipestifer appears as a reservoir for Tet(X) tigecycline resistance

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ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 12, Pages 7465-7482

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15632

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31830001, 81772142]
  2. Research Fund of Non-coding RNA and Drug Discovery Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Medical College [FB20-01]

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The study identified 26 new variants of the tigecycline resistance gene tet(X) from the poultry pathogen Riemerella anatipestifer, expanding the current family extensively. R. anatipestifer is shown to be a natural reservoir for tet(X), with varied copies of tet(X) progenitors on its chromosome. A potential progenitor of tet(X), Tet(X2/4)-P, was characterized to show intermediate tigecycline resistance.
The transferability of bacterial resistance to tigecycline, the 'last-resort' antibiotic, is an emerging challenge of global health concern. The plasmid-borne tet(X) that encodes a flavin-dependent monooxygenase represents a new mechanism for tigecycline resistance. Natural source for an ongoing family of Tet(X) resistance determinants is poorly understood. Here, we report the discovery of 26 new variants [tet(X18) to tet(X44)] from the poultry pathogen Riemerella anatipestifer, which expands extensively the current Tet(X) family. R. anatipestifer appears as a natural reservoir for tet(X), of which the chromosome harbours varied copies of tet(X) progenitors. Despite that an inactive ancestor rarely occurs, the action and mechanism of Tet(X2/4)-P, a putative Tet(X) progenitor, was comprehensively characterized, giving an intermediate level of tigecycline resistance. The potential pattern of Tet(X) dissemination from ducks to other animals and humans was raised, in the viewpoint of ecological niches. Therefore, this finding defines a large pool of natural sources for Tet(X) tigecycline resistance, heightening the need of efficient approaches to manage the inter-species transmission of tet(X) resistance determinants.

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