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MICROORGANISMS
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051124
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S. aureus; whole genome sequencing; multidrug-resistant; antibiotic resistance genes
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Whole genome sequencing and annotation were used to study the pathogenicity and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus species. Multiple drug resistance, antimicrobial resistance genes, and mobile genomic islands were identified in the studied clinical S. aureus strains. Plasmid analysis revealed the presence of resistance genes in different plasmid types. The identification of rare plasmid-mediated mecC-MRSA was also noted in some of the isolates.
Staphylococcus species are major pathogens with increasing importance due to the rise in antibiotic resistance. Whole genome sequencing and genome-scale annotation are promising approaches to study the pathogenicity and dissemination of virulence factors in nosocomial methicillin-resistant and multidrug-resistant bacteria in intensive care units. Draft genome sequences of eight clinical S. aureus strains were assembled and annotated for the prediction of antimicrobial resistance genes, virulence factors, and phylogenetic analysis. Most of the studied S. aureus strains displayed multi resistance toward the tested drugs, reaching more than seven drugs up to 12 in isolate S22. The mecA gene was detected in three isolates (S14, S21, and S23), mecC was identified in S8 and S9, and blaZ was commonly identified in all isolates except strain S23. Additionally, two complete mobile genomic islands coding for methicillin resistance SCCmec Iva (2B) were identified in strains S21 and S23. Numerous antimicrobial resistance genes (norA, norC, MgrA, tet(45), APH(3')-IIIa, and AAC(6')-APH(2)) were identified in chromosomes of different strains. Plasmid analysis revealed the presence of blaZ, tetK, and ermC in different plasmid types, located in gene cassettes containing plasmid replicons (rep) and insertion sequences (IS). Additionally, the aminoglycoside-resistant determinants were identified in S1 (APH(3')-IIIa), while AAC(6)-APH(2) was detected in strains S8 and S14. The trimethoprim (dfrC) resistance gene was detected in S. aureus S21, and the fosfomycin (fosB) resistance gene was detected only in S. aureus S14. We also noted that S. aureus S1 belongs to ST1-t127, which has been reported as one of the most frequent human pathogen types. Additionally, we noted the presence of rare plasmid-mediated mecC-MRSA in some of our isolates.
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