The relationship between the 39 kb tetracycline-resistance plasmid and the 36 kb conjugative plasmid of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

1991 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 866-867
Author(s):  
JOHN HERITAGE ◽  
DEBORAH M. GASCOYNE ◽  
PETER M. HAWKEY
Keyword(s):  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Tetracycline Resistance ◽  
Conjugative Plasmid ◽  
Resistance Plasmid ◽  
The Relationship

Molecular epidemiology and novel combinations of auxotype, serovar, and plasmid content in tetracycline-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Canada

1990 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo-Anne R. Dillon ◽  
Maria Carballo
Keyword(s):  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Molecular Epidemiology ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Tetracycline Resistance ◽  
Resistance Determinant ◽  
Plasmid Content ◽  
Resistance Plasmid ◽  
Canadian Provinces ◽  
First Time

Between October 1987 and June 1989, 84 isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae carrying the TetM resistance determinant (TRNG) were received at the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Ottawa, from six Canadian provinces and were characterized into classes based on auxotype, serovar and plasmid content. One-fifth (17/84) of the TRNG were also penicillinase producing (PPNG). The PPNG–TRNG isolates comprised six classes based on auxotype, serovar, and plasmid content. Most (16/17) PPNG–TRNG carried 3.2-MDa β-lactamase plasmids and the 25.2-MDa TetM-containing plasmid. We report, for the first time, the association of a 4.5-MDa β-lactamase plasmid with the 25.2-MDa plasmid in a clinical TRNG isolate. Non-PPNG TRNG isolates comprised 11 classes based on auxotype, serovar, and plasmid content, including two previously unreported auxotype–serovar classes, P/IB-26 and P/IB-20. Key words: Neisseria gonorrhoeae, tetracycline resistance, plasmid, epidemiology.

scholarly journals Association of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Plasmids With Distinct Lineages and The Economic Status of Their Country of Origin

2020 ◽  
Vol 222 (11) ◽  
pp. 1826-1836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cehovin ◽  
Keith A Jolley ◽  
Martin C J Maiden ◽  
Odile B Harrison ◽  
Christoph M Tang
Keyword(s):  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Tetracycline Resistance ◽  
Type Iv Secretion ◽  
Conjugative Plasmid ◽  
Type Iv ◽  
High Level ◽  
Cryptic Plasmids ◽  
Chromosomal Type

Abstract Plasmids are vehicles for horizontal gene transfer between bacteria, and in Neisseria gonorrhoeae plasmids can mediate high-level antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Using genomic and phylogenetic analyses, we show that plasmids are widespread in a collection of 3724 gonococcal isolates from 56 countries, and characterized the conjugative, β-lactamase and cryptic plasmids. We found that variants of the conjugative plasmid (which can mediate tetracycline resistance) and the β-lactamase plasmid expressing TEM-135 are associated with distinct gonococcal lineages. Furthermore, AMR plasmids are significantly more prevalent in gonococci from less wealthy countries, highlighting the need for further studies. More than 94% of gonococci possess the cryptic plasmid, with its absence correlated with the presence of a novel chromosomal type IV secretion system. Our results reveal the extent of plasmid-mediated AMR in the gonococcus, particularly in less wealthy countries, where diagnostic and therapeutic options can be limited, and highlight the risk of their global spread.

scholarly journals Necrotic Enteritis-Derived Clostridium perfringens Strain with Three Closely Related Independently Conjugative Toxin and Antibiotic Resistance Plasmids

mBio ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Trudi L. Bannam ◽  
Xu-Xia Yan ◽  
Paul F. Harrison ◽  
Torsten Seemann ◽  
Anthony L. Keyburn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Clostridium Perfringens ◽  
Tetracycline Resistance ◽  
Necrotic Enteritis ◽  
Sequencing Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Conjugative Plasmids ◽  
Resistance Plasmid ◽  
Large Plasmids ◽  
Beta2 Toxin

ABSTRACTThe pathogenesis of avian necrotic enteritis involves NetB, a pore-forming toxin produced by virulent avian isolates ofClostridium perfringenstype A. To determine the location and mobility of thenetBstructural gene, we examined a derivative of the tetracycline-resistant necrotic enteritis strain EHE-NE18, in whichnetBwas insertionally inactivated by the chloramphenicol and thiamphenicol resistance genecatP. Both tetracycline and thiamphenicol resistance could be transferred either together or separately to a recipient strain in plate matings. The separate transconjugants could act as donors in subsequent matings, which demonstrated that the tetracycline resistance determinant and thenetBgene were present on different conjugative elements. Large plasmids were isolated from the transconjugants and analyzed by high-throughput sequencing. Analysis of the resultant data indicated that there were actually three large conjugative plasmids present in the original strain, each with its own toxin or antibiotic resistance locus. Each plasmid contained a highly conserved 40-kb region that included plasmid replication and transfer regions that were closely related to the 47-kb conjugative tetracycline resistance plasmid pCW3 fromC. perfringens. The plasmids were as follows: (i) a conjugative 49-kb tetracycline resistance plasmid that was very similar to pCW3, (ii) a conjugative 82-kb plasmid that contained thenetBgene and other potential virulence genes, and (iii) a 70-kb plasmid that carried thecpb2gene, which encodes a different pore-forming toxin, beta2 toxin.IMPORTANCEThe anaerobic bacteriumClostridium perfringenscan cause an avian gastrointestinal disease known as necrotic enteritis. Disease pathogenesis is not well understood, although the plasmid-encoded pore-forming toxin NetB, is an important virulence factor. In this work, we have shown that the plasmid that carries thenetBgene is conjugative and has a 40-kb region that is very similar to replication and transfer regions found within each of the sequenced conjugative plasmids fromC. perfringens. We also showed that this strain contained two additional large plasmids that were also conjugative and carried a similar 40-kb region. One of these plasmids encoded beta2 toxin, and the other encoded tetracycline resistance. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a bacterial strain that carries three closely related but different independently conjugative plasmids. These results have significant implications for our understanding of the transmission of virulence and antibiotic resistance genes in pathogenic bacteria.

scholarly journals Relation between Genetic Markers of Drug Resistance and Susceptibility Profile of Clinical Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains

2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 2175-2182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena N. Ilina ◽  
Vladimir A. Vereshchagin ◽  
Alexandra D. Borovskaya ◽  
Maja V. Malakhova ◽  
Sergei V. Sidorenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Genetic Markers ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Tetracycline Resistance ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Dilution Method ◽  
Agar Dilution Method ◽  
Predictive Values ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Polymorphism Discovery

ABSTRACT The main goal of this work is to clarify the predictive value of known genetic markers of Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistance to penicillin, tetracycline, and fluoroquinolones. The correlation between the presence of certain genetic markers and susceptibility of N. gonorrhoeae isolates to penicillin, tetracycline, and fluoroquinolones has been analyzed by means of statistical methods. Susceptibility testing with penicillin, tetracycline, and fluoroquinolones was performed by the agar dilution method. N. gonorrhoeae genomic DNA was isolated. The presence of bla TEM-1 and tet(M) genes was analyzed by PCR. A novel method of polymorphism discovery based on a minisequencing reaction followed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry was applied for the analysis of chromosomal N. gonorrhoeae genes involved in antimicrobial resistance development. Clinical N. gonorrhoeae isolates (n = 464) were collected. Susceptibility levels to penicillin, tetracycline, and fluoroquinolones were found to be 25.9%, 35.9%, and 54.1%, respectively. Among the 19 N. gonorrhoeae isolates with penicillin MICs of ≥4 μg/ml, the bla TEM-1 gene was detected in 12. The Tet(M) determinant was found in 4 of 12 N. gonorrhoeae isolates with tetracycline MICs of ≥16 μg/ml. The chromosomal genetic markers of penicillin and tetracycline resistance were detected especially in isolates with penicillin MICs of 0.25 to 2.0 μg/ml and tetracycline MICs of 0.5 to 4 μg/ml. Mutations in GyrA and ParC were found in 208 of 211 quinolone-resistant N. gonorrhoeae isolates. This work is the first representative molecular research of the N. gonorrhoeae population in Russia. Information about the prevalence of antibiotic resistance mechanisms and the positive predictive value of certain genetic determinants is given. The positive predictive values of the analyzed genetic markers were found to be different for fluoroquinolones (90.3%), penicillin (91.1%), and tetracycline (81.9%).

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