Genomic insight on Klebsiella variicola isolated from wastewater treatment plant has uncovered a novel bacteriophage.

Autor: Lekota KE; Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. Lekota.lekota@nwu.ac.za., Mabeo RO; Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Ramatla T; Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Van Wyk DAB; Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Thekisoe O; Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Molale-Tom LG; Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Bezuidenhout CC; Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC genomics [BMC Genomics] 2024 Oct 22; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 986. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 22.
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10906-x
Abstrakt: Klebsiella variicola is considered an emerging pathogen, which may colonize a variety of hosts, including environmental sources. Klebsiella variicola investigated in this study was obtained from an influent wastewater treatment plant in the North-West Province, South Africa. Whole genome sequencing was conducted to unravel the genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance patterns of K. variicola. Whole genome core SNP phylogeny was employed on publicly available 170 genomes. Furthermore, capsule types and antibiotic resistance genes, particularly beta-lactamase and carbapenems genes were investigated from the compared genomes. A 38 099 bp bacteriophage was uncovered alongside with K. variicola genome. Whole genome sequencing revealed that the extended beta-lactamase bla LEN (75.3%) of the beta-lactamase is dominant among compared K. variicola strains. The identified IncF plasmid AA035 confers resistance genes of metal and heat element subtypes, i.e., silver, copper, and tellurium. The capsule type KL107-D1 is a predominant capsule type present in 88.2% of the compared K. variicola genomes. The phage was determined to be integrase-deficient consisting of a fosB gene associated with fosfomycin resistance and clusters with the Wbeta genus Bacillus phage group. In silico analysis showed that the phage genome interacts with B. cereus as opposed to K. variicola strain T2. The phage has anti-repressor proteins involved in the lysis-lysogeny decision. This phage will enhance our understanding of its impact on bacterial dissemination and how it may affect disease development and antibiotic resistance mechanisms in wastewater treatment plants. This study highlights the need for ongoing genomic epidemiological surveillance of environmental K. variicola isolates.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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