Alberto Antonelli1, Marco Maria D'Andrea2, Guendalina Vaggelli3, Jean-Denis Docquier2, Gian Maria Rossolini4. 1. Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. 2. Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. 3. Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Florence Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy. 4. Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Florence Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy gianmaria.rossolini@unifi.it.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to characterize a novel class D carbapenemase, named OXA-372, identified in a carbapenem-resistant Citrobacter freundii strain (Cfr-FI-07) isolated from a hospital wastewater plant in central Italy. METHODS: Cfr-FI-07 was isolated using a selective chromogenic medium for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Carbapenemase production was confirmed by spectrophotometric assay. WGS was carried out using an Illumina MiSeq platform. The functional profile of OXA-372 was investigated by expression of the cloned gene in Escherichia coli and by analysis of kinetic parameters of the purified enzyme. RESULTS: C. freundii Cfr-FI-07 produced carbapenemase activity, but tested negative for common carbapenemase genes. WGS confirmed the absence of known carbapenemase genes and revealed the presence of a novel class D β-lactamase (DBL) determinant, named blaOXA-372, encoding a protein distantly related to other DBLs. In E. coli, production of OXA-372 conferred resistance to penicillins, including temocillin, and reduced susceptibility to carbapenems, while susceptibility to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins was virtually unaffected. This substrate specificity was confirmed by kinetic characterization of the purified enzyme, which exhibited high catalytic efficiencies for carbapenems (kcat/KM values ≥ 0.22 s(-1) · μM(-1)). The blaOXA-372 gene was associated with a genetic platform of original structure consisting of a Tn402/Tn5053 hybrid transposon derivative, named Tn6255, inserted into a TnPa38-like transposon, named Tn6256, located on an IncA/C-IncN plasmid of approximately 140 kb. CONCLUSIONS: OXA-372 is a novel class D carbapenemase, belonging to a new lineage of DBLs, encoded by a gene associated with mobile elements. Functional properties revealed similarities, but also some differences, compared with other class D carbapenemases.
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to characterize a novel class D carbapenemase, named OXA-372, identified in a carbapenem-resistant Citrobacter freundii strain (Cfr-FI-07) isolated from a hospital wastewater plant in central Italy. METHODS: Cfr-FI-07 was isolated using a selective chromogenic medium for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Carbapenemase production was confirmed by spectrophotometric assay. WGS was carried out using an Illumina MiSeq platform. The functional profile of OXA-372 was investigated by expression of the cloned gene in Escherichia coli and by analysis of kinetic parameters of the purified enzyme. RESULTS:C. freundii Cfr-FI-07 produced carbapenemase activity, but tested negative for common carbapenemase genes. WGS confirmed the absence of known carbapenemase genes and revealed the presence of a novel class D β-lactamase (DBL) determinant, named blaOXA-372, encoding a protein distantly related to other DBLs. In E. coli, production of OXA-372 conferred resistance to penicillins, including temocillin, and reduced susceptibility to carbapenems, while susceptibility to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins was virtually unaffected. This substrate specificity was confirmed by kinetic characterization of the purified enzyme, which exhibited high catalytic efficiencies for carbapenems (kcat/KM values ≥ 0.22 s(-1) · μM(-1)). The blaOXA-372 gene was associated with a genetic platform of original structure consisting of a Tn402/Tn5053 hybrid transposon derivative, named Tn6255, inserted into a TnPa38-like transposon, named Tn6256, located on an IncA/C-IncN plasmid of approximately 140 kb. CONCLUSIONS: OXA-372 is a novel class D carbapenemase, belonging to a new lineage of DBLs, encoded by a gene associated with mobile elements. Functional properties revealed similarities, but also some differences, compared with other class D carbapenemases.
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