Molecular Longitudinal Tracking of Mycobacterium abscessus spp. during Chronic Infection of the Human Lung

Kreutzfeldt, Kaj; McAdam, Paul R.; Claxton, Pauline; Holmes, Anne; Seagar, Amie-Louise; Laurenson, Ian F.; Fitzgerald, J. Ross

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063237

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“…Genetic exchange events affecting the housekeeping genes cya and glpK were observed for the first time by Macheras et al (21,23). We detected probable horizontal gene transfer events affecting the argH, cya, and glpK genes, and Kreutzfeldt et al (38) observed evidence of the same events with the cya, pta, and purH genes, confirming that lateral transfer events of housekeeping genes are somewhat frequent in this group of bacteria.…”

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Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme versus Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing Mycobacterium abscessus Isolates

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hOutbreaks of infections by rapidly growing mycobacteria following invasive procedures, such as ophthalmological, laparoscopic, arthroscopic, plastic, and cardiac surgeries, mesotherapy, and vaccination, have been detected in Brazil since 1998. Members of the Mycobacterium chelonae-Mycobacterium abscessus group have caused most of these outbreaks. As part of an epidemiological investigation, the isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). In this project, we performed a large-scale comparison of PFGE profiles with the results of a recently developed multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for M. abscessus. Ninety-three isolates were analyzed, with 40 M. abscessus subsp. abscessus isolates, 47 M. abscessus subsp. bolletii isolates, and six isolates with no assigned subspecies. Forty-five isolates were obtained during five outbreaks, and 48 were sporadic isolates that were not associated with outbreaks. For MLST, seven housekeeping genes (argH, cya, glpK, gnd, murC, pta, and purH) were sequenced, and each isolate was assigned a sequence type (ST) from the combination of obtained alleles. The PFGE patterns of DraI-digested DNA were compared with the MLST results. All isolates were analyzable by both methods. Isolates from monoclonal outbreaks showed unique STs and indistinguishable or very similar PFGE patterns. Thirty-three STs and 49 unique PFGE patterns were identified among the 93 isolates. The Simpson's index of diversity values for MLST and PFGE were 0.69 and 0.93, respectively, for M. abscessus subsp. abscessus and 0.96 and 0.97, respectively, for M. abscessus subsp. bolletii. In conclusion, the MLST scheme showed 100% typeability and grouped monoclonal outbreak isolates in agreement with PFGE, but it was less discriminative than PFGE for M. abscessus.

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“…Interestingly, MLST and wholegenome sequencing approaches helped demonstrate that ST23 is a global strain of M. abscessus subsp. bolletii that causes pulmonary and soft tissue infections, which have been detected in Brazil, the United States, France, Germany, Malaysia, Scotland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom (17,29,38).…”

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Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme versus Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing Mycobacterium abscessus Isolates

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“…abscessus ST in our series, ST1 (Tables 1 and 2), is the most prevalent isolate in the international MLST database, with isolates recorded from France, Brazil, USA, and Switzerland from both respiratory and soft tissue infection samples [8]. ST26, the second commonest isolate, found in one CF patient at CUH and one at SVUH, has previously been reported from cystic fibrosis patients in Scotland [33], France [8] and England [11]. The other two M. abscessus subsp.…”

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“…No M. abscessus subsp. bolletii were identified, but these form less than 5% of M. abscessus complex isolates from many countries (Table 3) and their absence could reflect inadequate sampling, as they have been reported from the neighbouring countries of Scotland [33] and England [29].…”

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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium abscessus complex isolates in Ireland

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“…A growing number of studies have linked the rough colony morphology in MABSC to loss of GPL, increased pathogenicity, and clinical decline in CF patients (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16). While most studies of persistent MABSC infection focused on CF patients, less is known about MABSC in the non-CF population regarding presence of mixed populations, clonal relatedness, and phenotypic and genotypic changes of strains collected over time.…”

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Clonal Diversification and Changes in Lipid Traits and Colony Morphology in Mycobacterium abscessus Clinical Isolates

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fThe smooth-to-rough colony morphology shift in Mycobacterium abscessus has been implicated in loss of glycopeptidolipid (GPL), increased pathogenicity, and clinical decline in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. However, the evolutionary phenotypic and genetic changes remain obscure. Serial isolates from nine non-CF patients with persistent M. abscessus infection were characterized by colony morphology, lipid profile via thin-layer chromatography and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), sequencing of eight genes in the GPL locus, and expression level of fadD23, a key gene involved in the biosynthesis of complex lipids. All 50 isolates were typed as M. abscessus subspecies abscessus and were clonally related within each patient. Rough isolates, all lacking GPL, predominated at later disease stages, some showing variation within rough morphology. While most (77%) rough isolates harbored detrimental mutations in mps1 and mps2, 13% displayed previously unreported mutations in mmpL4a and mmpS4, the latter yielding a putative GPL precursor. Two isolates showed no deleterious mutations in any of the eight genes sequenced. Mixed populations harboring different GPL locus mutations were detected in 5 patients, demonstrating clonal diversification, which was likely overlooked by conventional acid-fast bacillus ( MABSC causes serious chronic pulmonary infections in those with underlying conditions such as bronchiectasis or cystic fibrosis (CF). In the United States and some other parts of the world, it is the second most frequent pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection (28%), after Mycobacterium avium complex, and its prevalence is increasing (6, 7). MABSC causes significant mortality in the CF population. In Scandinavian countries, one-fourth of CF patients who have persistently positive MABSC sputum cultures have received lung transplantation or died (8).Glycopeptidolipid (GPL) is the most abundant glycolipid in the outer cell envelope of MABSC, and its synthesis and transport are controlled by the GPL locus (9). A growing number of studies have linked the rough colony morphology in MABSC to loss of GPL, increased pathogenicity, and clinical decline in CF patients (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16). While most studies of persistent MABSC infection focused on CF patients, less is known about MABSC in the non-CF population regarding presence of mixed populations, clonal relatedness, and phenotypic and genotypic changes of strains collected over time.We have very limited understanding of the evolutionary phenotypic and genetic changes occurring in MABSC during persistent human lung infection. We lack the fundamental knowledge needed to identify selective pressures associated with rough morphology and, once identified, how to reverse them. To address these questions, we collected serial clinical isolates of M. abscessus from non-CF patients with persistent pulmonary infection who were followed for 5 years or more and assessed strain relatedness and diversity, colony...

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Molecular Longitudinal Tracking of Mycobacterium abscessus spp. during Chronic Infection of the Human Lung

Cited by 46 publications

References 41 publications

Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme versus Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing Mycobacterium abscessus Isolates

Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme versus Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing Mycobacterium abscessus Isolates

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium abscessus complex isolates in Ireland

Clonal Diversification and Changes in Lipid Traits and Colony Morphology in Mycobacterium abscessus Clinical Isolates

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