Molecular Detection of Genomic Islands Associated With Class 1 and 2 Integron in Haemophilus influenzae Isolated in Iran
| Autor: | Seyed Davar Siadat, Mojgan Boroumand, Shiva Irani, Saied Bouzari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Microbiology (medical)
biology Genomic Islands medicine.drug_class Sulfamethoxazole Drug resistance Integron medicine.disease_cause bacterial infections and mycoses Microbiology Drug Resistance Multiple Haemophilus influenzae Macrolide Antibiotics Integrons Multiple drug resistance Infectious Diseases Antibiotic resistance biology.protein medicine Haemophilus influenza Mobile genetic elements Gene Cassettes medicine.drug Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology |
| ISSN: | 2008-3645 |
| Popis: | Background: High levels of multidrug resistance are usually associated with mobile genetic elements that encode specific resistance genes. Integrons are important genetic elements involved in spreading antibiotic multi-resistance. In special cases, large exogenous segments in bacterial genomes form genomic islands, and one of the functions of these genomic islands is antibiotic resistance. Due to geographical heterogeneity in antibiotic resistance pattern, it is mandatory to determine resistance patterns that are region-specific rather than generalized. Objectives: The objective of this study was to detect class 1 and 2 integrons in clinical isolates of Haemophilus influenzae . Patients and Methods: Antibiogram tests were carried out for twenty clinical isolates collected from different patients admitted to the Milad hospital. The PCR reactions were performed using universal primers specified for Int1 and Int2 genes attributed to class 1 and 2 integrons. Also amplification of integrase genes related to genomic islands was investigated by designing specific primers. Results: Of the twenty isolates, all (100%) were resistant to clindamycin, chloramphenicol and tetracycline, 95% to amoxicillin, 50% to ceftriaxone, 45% to ciprofloxacin and 5% to azithromycin. Also, all isolates (100%) were sensitive to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. Class 1 and 2 integrons were not detected in any of the isolates; however the integrase gene attributed to genomic islands was identified in twelve isolates. Conclusions: Antibiotic resistance gene cassettes may be carried on integron or other genetic elements. The purpose of this study was to detect integron or genomic islands involved in antibiotic resistance profile of the isolates of H. influenzae collected in this study. |
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