Article
Immunology
Tyler S. Brown, Linrui Tang, Shaheed Vally Omar, Lavania Joseph, Graeme Meintjes, Gary Maartens, Sean Wasserman, N. Sarita Shah, Maha R. Farhat, Neel R. Gandhi, Nazir Ismail, James C. M. Brust, Barun Mathema
Summary: Characterizing serial Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) isolates collected during bedaquiline (BDQ)-based treatment provides insights into the etiologies of BDQ resistance. The study found that BDQ-resistant TB can arise through multiple processes, including transmission of strains with pre-existing resistance. Capturing the within-host diversity of these infections could potentially improve clinical diagnosis, population-level surveillance, and molecular diagnostic test development.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kathy E. Raven, Sophia T. Girgis, Asha Akram, Beth Blane, Danielle Leek, Nicholas Brown, Sharon J. Peacock
Summary: The study introduces a universal protocol for simultaneous DNA extraction and sequencing of multiple bacterial species, demonstrating high reproducibility and effectiveness. The addition of lysozyme and lysostaphin together proved to be essential for generating sufficient DNA across all 20 tested species, supporting low-volume and rapid turnaround time for local clinical microbiology laboratories.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
M. Claassens, V Dreyer, E. Nepolo, Q. Mokomele, G. van Rooyen, N. Ruswa, G. Guenther, S. Niemann
Summary: Namibia, a country with a high burden of tuberculosis, lacks comprehensive data on the transmission and evolution of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (Mtbc) strains. In this study, whole-genome sequencing was conducted on a population of rifampicin-resistant Mtbc strains from Namibia. The findings revealed a significant proportion of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and pre-extensively drug resistant (pre-XDR) strains, as well as the presence of borderline resistance-conferring mutations. These results highlight the urgent need for interventions to break the transmission of MDR tuberculosis in Namibia.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Review
Biology
Olusegun Philip Akoniyon, Taiye Samson Adewumi, Leah Maharaj, Olukunle Olugbenle Oyegoke, Alexandra Roux, Matthew A. Adeleke, Rajendra Maharaj, Moses Okpeku
Summary: WGS plays an important role in malaria elimination, but its availability and affordability in sub-Saharan Africa need improvement. This review highlights the applications and challenges of WGS in controlling malaria parasites, and emphasizes the importance of WGS in disease management and pursuit of malaria reduction and elimination.
Article
Microbiology
Priya Rajendran, Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini, Naveenkumar Nagarajan, Roja Samyuktha, Vadivu Govindaraju, Radhika Golla, Shanmugavel Ashokkumar, Sivakumar Shanmugam
Summary: This study examined the distribution of subtypes and drug resistance mechanisms in M. kansasii using whole-genome sequence analysis. The results showed that all isolates belonged to subtype I. However, the significance of drug-resistant mutations could not be explored due to limited data availability. Further large-scale studies are needed to better understand the resistance mechanisms involved in M. kansasii.
Article
Microbiology
Helen Cox, Galo A. Goig, Zubeida Salaam-Dreyer, Anzaan Dippenaar, Anja Reuter, Erika Mohr-Holland, Johnny Daniels, Patrick G. T. Cudahy, Mark P. Nicol, Sonia Borrell, Miriam Reinhard, Anna Doetsch, Christian Beisel, Sebastien Gagneux, Robin M. Warren, Jennifer Furin
Summary: Treatment of multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis could be improved by using whole-genome sequencing to predict drug resistance and provide more effective individualized treatment regimens.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Dongxin Liu, Fei Huang, Guoliang Zhang, Wencong He, Xichao Ou, Ping He, Bing Zhao, Baoli Zhu, Fei Liu, Zhiyuan Li, Chunfa Liu, Hui Xia, Shengfen Wang, Yang Zhou, Timothy M. Walker, Lei Liu, Derrick W. Crook, Yanlin Zhao
Summary: The study evaluated the accuracy of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in predicting drug resistance in tuberculosis (TB) and its potential use in drug-resistance surveillance. The results showed that WGS can accurately predict susceptibility to isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and six second-line drugs. Specific mutations were found to confer high or low-level resistance.
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Connie Lam, Elena Martinez, Taryn Crighton, Catriona Furlong, Ellen Donnan, Ben J. Marais, Vitali Sintchenko
Summary: Routine whole genome sequencing (WGS) provides better guidance for drug resistance management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis compared to commercial genotypic assays. WGS identified additional drug resistance mutations not detected by conventional phenotypic DST, leading to a significant increase in drug resistance detection.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yuanhao Li, Bo Jiang, Weijun Dai
Summary: Essential genes are crucial for bacterial viability and new drug discovery, but some false positives generated by Tn-seq may result from gene deletions by bacteria themselves. Deleting genes should be considered when evaluating essentiality, as it has been underestimated in previous studies.
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Vidya Mave, Liang Chen, Uma Devi Ranganathan, Dileep Kadam, Vijay Vishwanathan, Rahul Lokhande, Siva Kumar S, Anju Kagal, Neeta N. Pradhan, Shri Vijay Bala Yogendra Shivakumar, Mandar S. Paradkar, Sona Deshmukh, Jeffrey A. Tornheim, Hardy Kornfeld, Maha Farhat, Amita Gupta, Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini, Nikhil Gupte, Jonathan E. Golub, Barun Mathema, Barry N. Kreiswirth
Summary: Considerable intrahost Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutation rates were observed in recurrent cases among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) in India, with one-fourth of DM patients showing exogenous reinfection.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Mahadev Rao, Kurt Wollenberg, Michael Harris, Shrivathsa Kulavalli, Levin Thomas, Kiran Chawla, Vishnu Prasad Shenoy, Muralidhar Varma, Kavitha Saravu, H. Manjunatha Hande, Chidananda Sanju Shanthigrama Vasudeva, Brendan Jeffrey, Andrei Gabrielian, Alex Rosenthal
Summary: Whole-genome sequencing has provided a comprehensive picture of genetic polymorphisms in tuberculosis, but studies in high tuberculosis burden countries are lacking. This study performed whole-genome sequencing on 242 clinical isolates from a hospital in Southern India and identified several mutations associated with drug resistance. The study highlights the value of whole-genome sequencing as a supplemental tool and suggests further research directions.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Mahadev Rao, Kurt Wollenberg, Michael Harris, Shrivathsa Kulavalli, Levin Thomas, Kiran Chawla, Vishnu Prasad Shenoy, Muralidhar Varma, Kavitha Saravu, H. Manjunatha Hande, Chidananda Sanju Shanthigrama Vasudeva, Brendan Jeffrey, Andrei Gabrielian, Alex Rosenthal
Summary: This study used whole-genome sequencing to study 242 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from tuberculosis patients in Southern India, and identified several genetic variations in M. tuberculosis that confer resistance to antitubercular drugs. The findings highlight the utility of whole-genome sequencing as a potential supplemental tool for monitoring drug resistance and characterizing the lineage of M. tuberculosis.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Ulises Garza-Ramos, Nadia Rodriguez-Medina, Carlos Cordova-Fletes, Daira Rubio-Mendoza, Christopher J. Alonso-Hernandez, Luis Esau Lopez-Jacome, Rao Morfin-Otero, Eduardo Rodriguez-Noriega, Fabian Rojas-Larios, Maria del Rosario Vazquez-Larios, Alfredo Ponce-de-Leon, Elena Victoria Choy-Chang, Rafael Franco-Cendejas, Bernardo Alfonso Martinez-Guerra, Cecilia Teresita Morales-de-La-Pena, Juan Pablo Mena-Ramirez, Eduardo Lopez-Gutierrez, Ricardo Garcia-Romo, Bertha Ballesteros-Silva, Alejandro Valadez-Quiroz, Laura Karina Aviles-Benitez, Jose Manuel Feliciano-Guzman, Talia Perez-Vicelis, Maria del Consuelo Velazquez-Acosta, Cecilia Padilla-Ibarra, Laura Isabel Lopez-Moreno, Reyna Edith Corte-Rojas, Carlos Antonio Couoh-May, Maria Angelina Quevedo-Ramos, Maribel Lopez-Garcia, Gabriela Chio-Ortiz, Mariana Gil-Veloz, Alejandro Molina-Chavarria, Javier Paul Mora-Dominguez, Daniel Romero-Romero, Francisco Javier May-Tec, Elvira Garza-Gonzalez
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the genomic characteristics and molecular epidemiology of carbapenem nonsusceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from medical centers in Mexico using whole genome sequencing data. The EPISEQ CS application and other bioinformatic platforms were utilized for analysis. The study found that EPISODE CS enabled a comprehensive resistance and virulence analysis, providing a reliable method for bacterial strain typing and characterization of the virulome and resistome.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Michela Padovani, Anna Bertelli, Silvia Corbellini, Giorgio Piccinelli, Francesca Gurrieri, Maria Antonia De Francesco
Summary: This study evaluated the activity of the antimicrobial agent Cefiderocol against a range of pathogens and analyzed the resistance mechanism in two resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. The results demonstrated good effectiveness of Cefiderocol against most pathogens, but with a higher resistance rate observed. Active surveillance is necessary to control the spread of these pathogens and prevent the emergence of resistance to new drugs.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Luqi Wang, Jinghui Yang, Liang Chen, Weibing Wang, Fangyou Yu, Haiyan Xiong
Summary: In this study, whole-genome sequencing was used to analyze drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Shanghai and Russia, and high-frequency novel drug-resistance-conferring mutations and their combinations were identified. By utilizing these mutation combinations for prediction, highly sensitive prediction of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis phenotype can be achieved.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Melissa J. Martin, Brendan W. Corey, Filomena Sannio, Lindsey R. Hall, Ulrike MacDonald, Brendan T. Jones, Emma G. Mills, Casey Harless, Jason Stam, Rosslyn Maybank, Yoon Kwak, Katharina Schaufler, Karsten Becker, Nils-Olaf Hubner, Stefania Cresti, Giacinta Tordini, Marcello Valassina, Maria Grazia Cusi, Jason W. Bennett, Thomas A. Russo, Patrick T. McGann, Francois Lebreton, Jean-Denis Docquier
Summary: This study conducted genomic analysis of NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Tuscany, Italy, finding that the isolates belonged to the high-risk clone ST-147 and shared a recent ancestor with clinical isolates from the Middle East. Additionally, it was discovered that these isolates carried a new plasmid, indicating mutations that confer resistance to multiple antibiotics.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Letter
Immunology
Patrick T. Mc Gann, Francois Lebreton, Brendan T. Jones, Henry D. Dao, Melissa J. Martin, Messiah J. Nelson, Ting Luo, Andrew C. Wyatt, Jason R. Smedberg, Joanna M. Kettlewell, Brain M. Cohee, Joshua S. Hawley-Molloy, Jason W. Bennett
Summary: Blood and surveillance cultures from an injured service member from Ukraine revealed multiple antibiotic-resistant strains, including Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecium, and 3 distinct strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These isolates showed resistance to most antibiotics and possessed a range of antibiotic-resistant genes, including carbapenemases (bla(IMP-1), bla(NDM-1), bla(OXA-23), bla(OXA-48), bla(OXA-72)) and 16S methyltransferases (armA and rmtB4).
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)