Genetic and phenotypic analysis of Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 isolated from German and Austrian patients
| Autor: | Ralf Dieckmann, Silke Bechlars, Nadja Bier, Shah M. Faruque, F. Schirmeister, Eckhard Strauch |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
Diarrhea
Microbiology (medical) Genotype Virulence Factors Biology medicine.disease_cause Pilus Article Microbiology Vibrio cholerae non-O1 Vibrio Infections Germany medicine Cluster Analysis Humans Vibrio cholerae Cholera toxin Hemolysin General Medicine biology.organism_classification Virology Vibrio Bacterial Typing Techniques Molecular Typing Phenotype Infectious Diseases Austria |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 0934-9723 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10096-013-2011-9 |
| Popis: | Vibrio cholerae belonging to the non-O1, non-O139 serogroups are present in the coastal waters of Germany and in some German and Austrian lakes. These bacteria can cause gastroenteritis and extraintestinal infections, and are transmitted through contaminated food and water. However, non-O1, non-O139 V. cholerae infections are rare in Germany. We studied 18 strains from German and Austrian patients with diarrhea or local infections for their virulence-associated genotype and phenotype to assess their potential for infectivity in anticipation of possible climatic changes that could enhance the transmission of these pathogens. The strains were examined for the presence of genes encoding cholera toxin and toxin-coregulated pilus (TCP), as well as other virulence-associated factors or markers, including hemolysins, repeats-in-toxin (RTX) toxins, Vibrio seventh pandemic islands VSP-1 and VSP-2, and the type III secretion system (TTSS). Phenotypic assays for hemolysin activity, serum resistance, and biofilm formation were also performed. A dendrogram generated by incorporating the results of these analyses revealed genetic differences of the strains correlating with their clinical origin. Non-O1, non-O139 strains from diarrheal patients possessed the TTSS and/or the multifunctional autoprocessing repeats-in-toxin (MARTX) toxin, which were not found in the strains from ear or wound infections. Routine matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of all strains provided reliable identification of the species but failed to differentiate between strains or clusters. The results of this study indicate the need for continued surveillance of V. cholerae non-O1, non-O139 in Germany, in view of the predicted increase in the prevalence of Vibrio spp. due to the rise in surface water temperatures. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s10096-013-2011-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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