期刊
ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL
卷 11, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11091217
关键词
MRSA; gene transfer; antimicrobial resistance; ardA homolog; multiresistance
资金
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [307672/2019]
- Fundacao Carlos Chagas Filho de Apoio a Ciencia (FAPERJ) [E-26/210.875/2016, E-26/210.110/2018, E-26/211.554/2019, E-26/200.952/2021, E-26/200.608/2022, E-26/210.372/2022, E-26/211.357/2021]
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) [001]
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1193112]
- Brazilian Ministry of Health/DECIT/CNPq [443804/2018-4]
Multidrug resistance is commonly acquired by transferring DNA from one bacterium to another. This study aims to understand the mechanisms that enhance the acquisition of foreign genes and the dynamics of their transmission between hosts in different environments. Genomic approaches were used to evaluate the enrichment of the S. aureus chromosome with resistance traits and analyze the evolutionary aspects of these acquisitions. The presence of anti-restriction gene homologs was strongly associated with patterns of multidrug resistance and promoted gene transfer. Understanding these mechanisms may help in controlling the spread of drug resistance.
Multidrug resistance is commonly acquired by transferring DNA from one bacterium to another. However, the mechanisms that enhance the acquisitions of foreign genes are poorly understood, as well as the dynamics of their transmission between hosts in different environments. Here, genomic approaches were applied to evaluate the enrichment of the S. aureus chromosome with resistance traits in groups of genomes with or without anti-restriction genes and to analyze some evolutionary aspects of these acquisitions. Furthermore, the role played by an anti-restriction gene in improving multiresistance in MRSA was investigated by molecular cloning. A strong association was observed between the presence of anti-restriction gene homologs and patterns of multidrug resistance. Human isolates, mainly ST239-SCCmecIII, carry ardA-H1, and from animal sources, mainly CC398, carry ardA-H2. Increased DNA transfer was observed for clones that express the ardA-H1 allele, corroborating its role in promoting gene transfer. In addition, ardA-H1 was expressed in the dsDNA format in the BMB9393 strain. The evolution of successful multidrug-resistant MRSA lineages of the ST239 and ST398 was initiated not only by the entry of the mec cassette but also by the acquisition of anti-restriction gene homologs. Understanding the mechanisms that affect DNA transfer may provide new tools to control the spread of drug resistance.
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