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Induction of Broad β-lactam Resistance in Achromobacter ruhlandii by Exposure to Ticarcillin Is Primarily Linked to Substitutions in Murein Peptide Ligase Mpl

Achromobacter species are emerging pathogens in cystic fibrosis with inherent resistance to several classes of antimicrobial agents. We exposed strains with wild-type antimicrobial susceptibility to ticarcillin and generated mutants with broad β-lactam resistance. Within the detection limit of the a...

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Autores principales: Andersen, Camilla, Gabrielaite, Migle, Nørskov-Lauritsen, Niels
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8874589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35208874
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020420
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author Andersen, Camilla
Gabrielaite, Migle
Nørskov-Lauritsen, Niels
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description Achromobacter species are emerging pathogens in cystic fibrosis with inherent resistance to several classes of antimicrobial agents. We exposed strains with wild-type antimicrobial susceptibility to ticarcillin and generated mutants with broad β-lactam resistance. Within the detection limit of the assay, the capability to develop mutational resistance was strain-specific and reproducible. Mutational resistance was observed for all three tested strains of Achromobacter ruhlandii, for one of seven strains of Achromobacter xylosoxidans, and for none of five strains of Achromobacter insuavis. All mutants were resistant to piperacillin-tazobactam, while minimal inhibitory concentration of several other β-lactams increased 4–32-fold. Whole genome sequencing identified 1–4 non-synonymous mutations in known genes per mutant. All mutants encoded amino acid substitutions in cell wall recycling proteins, primarily Mpl, and the observed resistance is probably caused by hyperproduction of OXA-114-like β-lactamases. Related, but not identical substitutions were detected in clinical strains expressing acquired antimicrobial resistance.
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spelling pubmed-88745892022-02-26 Induction of Broad β-lactam Resistance in Achromobacter ruhlandii by Exposure to Ticarcillin Is Primarily Linked to Substitutions in Murein Peptide Ligase Mpl Andersen, Camilla Gabrielaite, Migle Nørskov-Lauritsen, Niels Microorganisms Article Achromobacter species are emerging pathogens in cystic fibrosis with inherent resistance to several classes of antimicrobial agents. We exposed strains with wild-type antimicrobial susceptibility to ticarcillin and generated mutants with broad β-lactam resistance. Within the detection limit of the assay, the capability to develop mutational resistance was strain-specific and reproducible. Mutational resistance was observed for all three tested strains of Achromobacter ruhlandii, for one of seven strains of Achromobacter xylosoxidans, and for none of five strains of Achromobacter insuavis. All mutants were resistant to piperacillin-tazobactam, while minimal inhibitory concentration of several other β-lactams increased 4–32-fold. Whole genome sequencing identified 1–4 non-synonymous mutations in known genes per mutant. All mutants encoded amino acid substitutions in cell wall recycling proteins, primarily Mpl, and the observed resistance is probably caused by hyperproduction of OXA-114-like β-lactamases. Related, but not identical substitutions were detected in clinical strains expressing acquired antimicrobial resistance. MDPI 2022-02-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8874589/ /pubmed/35208874 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020420 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title Induction of Broad β-lactam Resistance in Achromobacter ruhlandii by Exposure to Ticarcillin Is Primarily Linked to Substitutions in Murein Peptide Ligase Mpl
title_full Induction of Broad β-lactam Resistance in Achromobacter ruhlandii by Exposure to Ticarcillin Is Primarily Linked to Substitutions in Murein Peptide Ligase Mpl
title_fullStr Induction of Broad β-lactam Resistance in Achromobacter ruhlandii by Exposure to Ticarcillin Is Primarily Linked to Substitutions in Murein Peptide Ligase Mpl
title_full_unstemmed Induction of Broad β-lactam Resistance in Achromobacter ruhlandii by Exposure to Ticarcillin Is Primarily Linked to Substitutions in Murein Peptide Ligase Mpl
title_short Induction of Broad β-lactam Resistance in Achromobacter ruhlandii by Exposure to Ticarcillin Is Primarily Linked to Substitutions in Murein Peptide Ligase Mpl
title_sort induction of broad β-lactam resistance in achromobacter ruhlandii by exposure to ticarcillin is primarily linked to substitutions in murein peptide ligase mpl
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8874589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35208874
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020420
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