An update on ampicillin resistance and β-lactamase genes of Bacteroides spp.

Introduction. There are several β-lactamase genes described for Bacteroides strains, of which cepA and cfiA are specific for Bacteroides fragilis and define two genetic divisions. The expression and phenotypic effects of these genes are usually regulated by insertional activation.Hypotheses/Gap Stat...

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Szerzők: Sóki József
Keszőcze Anikó Zsófia
Nagy István
Burián Katalin
Nagy Erzsébet
Dokumentumtípus: Cikk
Megjelent: 2021
Sorozat:Journal of medical microbiology 70 No. 8
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doi:10.1099/jmm.0.001393

mtmt:32180040
Online Access:http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/23100
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520 3 |a Introduction. There are several β-lactamase genes described for Bacteroides strains, of which cepA and cfiA are specific for Bacteroides fragilis and define two genetic divisions. The expression and phenotypic effects of these genes are usually regulated by insertional activation.Hypotheses/Gap Statement. Information is lacking about how cepA is regulated for most of the B. fragilis strains and whether there could be a genetic element for it.Aim. We aimed to investigate the molecular background of ampicillin (and other β-lactam) resistance among Bacteroides strains as mediated mainly by cepA and also to find a genetic element for it as known for cfiA.Methodology. Various PCR methods were used for β-lactamase-resistance gene and insertion sequence (IS) element detection in 42 Bacteroides strains. β-Lactamase activity measurements and antimicrobial-susceptibility testing using agar dilution were also applied. Further molecular experiments involved sequencing, gene targeting, Southern blotting and bioinformatic analyses.Results. We found that high antibiotic resistance and β-lactamase levels are brought about by insertional activation of the cepA gene or by similar or dissimilar activation of cfxA or cfiA, or by the newly described pbbA genes. Non-activated cepA genes produced low levels of specific β-lactamase activities that did not correlate with ampicillin resistance. We found a genetic element for cepA and another region close to it that are characteristic for division I B. fragilis strains, which are replaced by other sequences in division II B. fragilis strains.Conclusion.cepA usually is not activated by IS elements and usually produces low β-lactamase activities that do not correlate with the ampicillin MICs; therefore, it probably involves some non-β-lactamase-mediated resistance mechanism(s). pbpA is a newly described, effective β-lactamase gene that is located on a plasmid, and cepA resides on a well-defined chromosomal segment that is mutually replaced in division II B. fragilis strains. This latter finding demonstrates the genetic dichotomy of cepA-cfiA in B. fragilis and requires further investigation. 
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