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Mobilization of the nonconjugative virulence plasmid from hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae.

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      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101475844 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1756-994X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1756994X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Genome Med Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: [London] : BioMed Central
    • Subject Terms:
      Klebsiella Infections/*microbiology ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/*genetics ; Plasmids/*genetics; Carbapenems/pharmacology ; Computational Biology/methods ; Conjugation, Genetic ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; Escherichia coli/metabolism ; Genome, Bacterial ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/drug effects ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/pathogenicity ; Molecular Sequence Annotation ; Polysaccharides, Bacterial/biosynthesis ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Virulence/genetics ; Whole Genome Sequencing ; beta-Lactam Resistance
    • Abstract:
      Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae, as a global priority pathogen, is well known for its capability of acquiring mobile genetic elements that carry resistance and/or virulence genes. Its virulence plasmid, previously deemed nonconjugative and restricted within hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKP), has disseminated into classic K. pneumoniae (cKP), particularly carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP), which poses alarming challenges to public health. However, the mechanism underlying its transfer from hvKP to CRKP is unclear.
      Methods: A total of 28 sequence type (ST) 11 bloodstream infection-causing CRKP strains were collected from Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, China, and used as recipients in conjugation assays. Transconjugants obtained from conjugation assays were confirmed by XbaI and S1 nuclease pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, PCR detection and/or whole-genome sequencing. The plasmid stability of the transconjugants was evaluated by serial culture. Genetically modified strains and constructed mimic virulence plasmids were employed to investigate the mechanisms underlying mobilization. The level of extracellular polysaccharides was measured by mucoviscosity assays and uronic acid quantification. An in silico analysis of 2608 plasmids derived from 814 completely sequenced K. pneumoniae strains available in GenBank was performed to investigate the distribution of putative helper plasmids and mobilizable virulence plasmids.
      Results: A nonconjugative virulence plasmid was mobilized by the conjugative plasmid belonging to incompatibility group F (IncF) from the hvKP strain into ST11 CRKP strains under low extracellular polysaccharide-producing conditions or by employing intermediate E. coli strains. The virulence plasmid was mobilized via four modes: transfer alone, cotransfer with the conjugative IncF plasmid, hybrid plasmid formation due to two rounds of single-strand exchanges at specific 28-bp fusion sites or homologous recombination. According to the in silico analysis, 31.8% (242) of the putative helper plasmids and 98.8% (84/85) of the virulence plasmids carry the 28-bp fusion site. All virulence plasmids carry the origin of the transfer site.
      Conclusions: The nonconjugative virulence plasmid in ST11 CRKP strains is putatively mobilized from hvKP or E. coli intermediates with the help of conjugative IncF plasmids. Our findings emphasize the importance of raising public awareness of the rapid dissemination of virulence plasmids and the consistent emergence of hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (hv-CRKP) strains.
      (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Conjugation; IncF plasmid; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Mobilization; Virulence plasmid
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Carbapenems)
      0 (Polysaccharides, Bacterial)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20210723 Date Completed: 20220216 Latest Revision: 20220216
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      PMC8299605
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s13073-021-00936-5
    • Accession Number:
      34294113