来自葡萄牙的Mycobacterium abscessus复杂分离体的基因组规模表征
Sofia Carneiro1,2, Miguel Pinto3, Sónia Silva1
1National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal.
International journal of molecular sciences
|October 28, 2023
概括
葡萄牙的Mycobacterium abscessus复合体 (MABC) 显示出高度的遗传多样性和多药性耐药性. 这项研究是迈向该国MABC基因组监测系统的第一步.
科学领域:
- 临床微生物学 临床微生物学
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 菌根综合体 (MABC) 是一个日益严重的全球健康问题,导致难以治疗的,多药耐药的感染.
- 主导循环的MABC克隆 (DCCs) 与增加的流行率,抗菌素耐药性和较差的患者结局有关.
- 对于葡萄牙传播的MABC菌株,基因组数据有限.
研究的目的:
- 调查葡萄牙MABC菌株的遗传多样性.
- 描述这些MABC菌株的抗菌素耐药性概况.
- 为葡萄牙的MABC基因组监测系统奠定基础.
主要方法:
- 全基因组多位序列类型化 (wgMLST) 用于基因多样性评估和亚种差异化.
- 分离物被分类为主要的循环克隆 (DCC).
- 使用表型,分子和基因组方法评估了抗菌素耐药性.
主要成果:
- 分析了2014年至2022年在葡萄牙分离的30种MABC菌株.
- 大多数隔离物对至少两种抗微生物药物表现出耐药性,观察到表型和基因型耐药性数据之间的差异.
- 葡萄牙MABC基因组显示出显著的多样性,表明某些血统的潜在国际或跨境传播.
结论:
- 这项研究为葡萄牙流传的MABC的遗传构成和抗菌素耐药性模式提供了关键的见解.
- 这些发现突显了MABC血统在国际上传播的潜力.
- 这项研究代表了在葡萄牙国家卫生研究院 (NIH) 建立MABC基因组监测系统的基本步骤.
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