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ANAEROBE
Volume 72, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102473
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Clostridium perfringens; Multilocus sequence typing; Toxinotype; Alpha-toxin type; Human
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- JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) KAKENHI [JP20H03933, JP21K10401]
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The study analyzed the clonal diversity and toxin gene prevalence in clinical isolates of Clostridium perfringens from humans in northern Japan. The most frequent toxinotype was A, followed by F and G, with additional toxin genes identified in a small number of isolates. Various toxin gene profiles were observed, indicating the presence of six clonal complexes and showing diversity in C. perfringens clones of human origin.
Objectives: Clostridium perfringens is a common anaerobic pathogen causing enteritis/enterocolitis and wound infections in humans. We analyzed clonal diversity and toxin gene prevalence in C. perfringens clinical isolates from humans in northern Japan. Methods: Prevalence of nine toxin genes was analyzed for 585 C. perfringens isolates from patients collected for 20-month period between May 2019 and December 2020 by molecular methods. Sequence type (ST) based on multilocus sequence typing (Xiao's scheme) and alpha-toxin (PLC) sequence type were determined for a total of 124 isolates selected in the present study along with those in our previous study (2017e2018). Results: Toxinotypes A (68.2%) was the most frequent, followed by F (31.6%), and G (0.2%), while additional toxin genes encoding binary enterotoxin (BEC/CPILE) and beta2 toxin were identified in one and six isolates, respectively. Among the 124 isolates with various toxin gene profiles, 62 STs including 53 novel types were identified, revealing the presence of six clonal complexes (CCs) consisting of 27 STs. Most of enterotoxin gene (cpe)-positive isolates belonged to CC36, CC41, and CC117. Based on 22 key amino acids in alpha toxin sequence, four PLC types (I-IV) including 21 subtypes were classified, and their relation to individual STs/CCs was clarified. Two isolates harboring bec/cpile belonged to different STs (ST95, ST131) and PLC types (If, IVb), indicating distribution of this toxin gene to distinct lineages. Conclusions: The present study revealed the diversity in C. perfringens clones of human origin with various toxin gene profiles represented by ST/CC and PLC type. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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