| Literature DB >> 32898687 |
Irina Lazareva1, Vladimir Ageevets1, Julia Sopova2, Marina Lebedeva3, Polina Starkova4, Daria Likholetova5, Maria Lebedeva6, Vladimir Gostev7, Vladimir Moiseenko3, Vitaliy Egorenkov3, Arina Navatskaya3, Galina Mitroshina3, Elena Myasnikova8, Irina Tsvetkova1, Yuri Lobzin7, Sergey Sidorenko9.
Abstract
Fifteen hypermucoviscous isolates (13 blaNDM-1-positive) obtained from 11 oncology patients were analyzed by whole genome sequencing, and selected isolates were assessed in a murine model of sepsis. ST395/K2 isolates harboring rmpA, rmpA2, peg-344, aerobactin, enterobactin, yersiniabactin, type I fimbriae, etc. displayed maximal virulence in the mouse lethality assay (LD50 = 102 CFU). ST147/K20 isolates lacking yersiniabactins were relatively less virulent (LD50 = 104 CFU), ST395/K2 isolates lacking rmpA, rmpA2, peg-344, and aerobactin, but harboring yersiniabactin demonstrated minimal virulence (LD50 = 105 CFU). Isolates represent various paths and stages of evolution directed towards convergence of multidrugresistant classical Klebsiella pneumoniae and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae.Entities:
Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae; New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1; Virulence
Year: 2020 PMID: 32898687 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104527
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Genet Evol ISSN: 1567-1348 Impact factor: 3.342