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Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the chronic phenotype by mutations in the algTmucABD operon in isolates from Brazilian cystic fibrosis patients

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Author(s):
Cacador, Natalia Candido [1] ; da Costa Capizzani, Carolina Paulino [1] ; Monteiro Marin Torres, Lfdia Alice Gomes [2] ; Galetti, Renata [1] ; Ciofu, Oana [3] ; da Costa Darini, Ana Lticia [1] ; Flefiby, Niels [3, 4]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Pharmaceut Sci Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Pediat, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Copenhagen, Dept Immunol & Microbiol, Copenhagen - Denmark
[4] Univ Hosp, Rigshosp, Dept Clin Microbiol, Copenhagen - Denmark
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: PLoS One; v. 13, n. 11 NOV 29 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

Chronic lung infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. This is associated with the conversion of the non-mucoid to the mucoid phenotype. However, there is little information about the occurrence of alginate-producing P. aeruginosa in CF patients outside Europe and North America. The aim of the present study was to investigate mutations in the algTmucABD operon in mucoid and non-mucoid isolates from Brazilian CF patients. Twenty-seven mucoid and 37 non-mucoid isolates from 40 CF patients chronically infected by P. aeruginosa attending a CF reference center in Brazil were evaluated by sequence analysis. Mutations in mucA were observed in 93% of the mucoid isolates and 54% of the non-mucoid isolates. Among these non-mucoid isolates, 55% were considered revertants, since they also had mutations in algT (algU). Most isolates associated with moderate alginate production presented point mutations in mucB and/or mucD. We identified 30 mutations not previously described in the operon. In conclusion, mutations in mucA were the main mechanism of conversion to mucoidy, and most of the non-mucoid isolates were revertants, but the mechanism of revertance is not fully explained by changes in algT. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/13455-6 - Epidemiology of bacterial infections in patients with cystic fibrosis involving Achromobacter and Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria
Grantee:Carolina Paulino da Costa Capizzani
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 15/11728-0 - Complete sequencing of plasmids carrying antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria of interest and genome analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa-producing SPM-1 and KPC-2 lines by large-scale sequencing
Grantee:Renata Galetti
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 14/14494-8 - Molecular epidemiology of gram-negative bacteria and genetic of antibiotic resistance
Grantee:Ana Lúcia da Costa Darini
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/13358-0 - Classical and molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Grantee:Natália Candido Caçador
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)