scholarly journals Clonning and expression of recombinant carbapenemase KPC-2 enzyme in E. coli cytoplasm

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-37
Author(s):  
Phuong Nhat Tran ◽  
Phuong Thi Kim Huynh ◽  
Trang Thi Phuong Tran ◽  
Thuoc Linh Tran ◽  
Van Hung Pham

Production of KPC-type carbapenemase is the most common carbapenem resistant mechanism in Klebsiella pneumoniae. The expression level of KPC in these strains is different and is mostly required other mechanisms to reach the higher resistant level such as porin lost or co-expression of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL). To better understand the expression of KPC enzyme, the KPC-2 encoding genes from clinical isolated K. pneumoniae were cloned into pET28a plasmid. The recombinant plasmids containing of kpc-2 gene were subsequently transformed into E. coli OmniMax and were screened in kanamycine added LB media to select E. coli possessing of recombinant plasmid. Carbapenemase activity in the broth culture was checked in LB broth supplemented with 4 µg/mL of ertapenem and the expression induced with IPTG was checked by SDS-PAGE method. The results showed that this recombinant vector was capable of effective expression of KPC-2 protein in E. coli and this strain could be grown in LB broth supplemented with 4 µg/mL of ertapenem. A half of the target protein was soluble in the supernatant however it could be successfully collected from a HistrapHP affinity chromatography column. The result of this report is one of resources for further studies and applications of this KPC-2 protein in clinical research.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abed Zahedi bialvaei ◽  
Alireza Dolatyar Dehkharghani ◽  
Farhad Asgari ◽  
Firouzeh Shamloo ◽  
Parisa Eslami ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Timely detection of carbapenemases is essential for developing strategies to control the spread of infections by carbapenem-resistant isolates. The purpose of our study was to determine the epidemiology of carbapenemase genes among carbapenem resistant isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli and to compare efficacy of modified Hodge Test (MHT), Carba NP and modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) tests. Methods A total of 122 carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates including 77 K. pneumoniae, 39 A. baumannii, and six E. coli were collected from hospitalized patients. Three phenotypic methods, including MHT, Carba NP test and mCIM were used for investigation of carbapenemase production. In addition, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to detect carbapenemase encoding genes. Results The sensitivity and specificity of the MHT were 75.0% and 100% respectively. In addition, CarbaNP displayed 80.8% sensitivity and 100% specificity, whereas the sensitivity and specificity were 90.4% and 100% for the mCIM test, respectively. Among carbapenem-resistant isolates, 70, 84 and 87 isolates exhibited positive results according to MHT, CarbaNP test and mCIM, respectively. PCR indicated the presence of one or more carbapenemase genes in 119 of carbapenem-resistant isolates, with blaKPC and blaVIM being the most commonly encountered. Co-production of ‘KPC and VIM’, ‘KPC and IMP’ and ‘KPC and OXA-48’ was detected in nine, seven and three isolates, respectively. Conclusion Our results confirm that the mCIM test is a useful tool for the reliable detection of carbapenemases-activity in enterobacterial isolates, especially in clinical microbiological laboratories with limited resources.


2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abed Zahedi Bialvaei ◽  
Alireza Dolatyar Dehkharghani ◽  
Farhad Asgari ◽  
Firouzeh Shamloo ◽  
Parisa Eslami ◽  
...  

Abstract Purpose Timely detection of carbapenemases is essential for developing strategies to control the spread of infections by carbapenem-resistant isolates. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of carbapenemase genes among carbapenem-resistant isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Escherichia coli. In addition, the efficacy of the modified Hodge test (MHT), Carba NP test, and modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) were compared. Methods A total of 122 carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates including 77 K. pneumoniae, 39 A. baumannii, and six E. coli were collected from hospitalized patients. Three phenotypic methods, including the MHT, Carba NP test, and mCIM were used for investigation of carbapenemase production. In addition, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to detect carbapenemase-encoding genes. Result The sensitivity and specificity of the MHT were 75.0% and 100%, respectively. In addition, Carba NP displayed 80.8% sensitivity and 100% specificity, whereas the sensitivity and specificity were 90.4% and 100% for the mCIM test, respectively. Among carbapenem-resistant isolates, 70, 84, and 87 isolates exhibited positive results according to the MHT, Carba NP test, and mCIM, respectively. PCR indicated the presence of one or more carbapenemase genes in 119 of carbapenem-resistant isolates, with blaKPC and blaVIM being the most commonly encountered. Co-production of ‘KPC and OXA-48’, ‘KPC and VIM’, and ‘KPC and IMP’ was detected in three, nine, and seven isolates, respectively. Conclusion Our results confirm that the mCIM test is a useful tool for the reliable detection of carbapenemase activity in enterobacterial isolates, especially in clinical microbiological laboratories with limited resources.


2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
Phuong Nhat Tran ◽  
Thuoc Linh Tran ◽  
Van Hung Pham

Nocosomial pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae is a gram - negative bacterium that carries multiple antimicrobial resistant genes. Conjugative method was used for investigating of gene transfer from clinical carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates to a recipient E. coli J53 in vitro. Multiplex PCR & Real-time PCR was used for detection of transferable genes among these strains. Transconjugants showed resistance to multiple antibiotics due to the presence of ESBLs & AmpC -lactamase as well as carbapenemase encoding genes. This is the great concern in Vietnam because resistant E. coli may become part of the normal gut flora and thereby a notable source of infections among sick and healthy persons in healthcare settings and in the community.


Author(s):  
Fatma Ben Abid ◽  
Clement K. M. Tsui ◽  
Yohei Doi ◽  
Anand Deshmukh ◽  
Christi L. McElheny ◽  
...  

AbstractOne hundred forty-nine carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales from clinical samples obtained between April 2014 and November 2017 were subjected to whole genome sequencing and multi-locus sequence typing. Klebsiella pneumoniae (81, 54.4%) and Escherichia coli (38, 25.5%) were the most common species. Genes encoding metallo-β-lactamases were detected in 68 (45.8%) isolates, and OXA-48-like enzymes in 60 (40.3%). blaNDM-1 (45; 30.2%) and blaOXA-48 (29; 19.5%) were the most frequent. KPC-encoding genes were identified in 5 (3.6%) isolates. Most common sequence types were E. coli ST410 (8; 21.1%) and ST38 (7; 18.4%), and K. pneumoniae ST147 (13; 16%) and ST231 (7; 8.6%).


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 04004
Author(s):  
Ahmad Pandu Satria Wiratama ◽  
Aris Haryanto

Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) is an infectious disease that infect many kinds of wild and domesticated birds. Infection of NDV become a massive problem for poultry industry around the world especially in Indonesia. Vaccination is an effort to prevent the infection of NDV in poultry. NDV vaccine that used in Indonesia is a conventional life vaccine from LaSota and B1 strains. These type of vaccine is 21%-23% genetically distinct with the virus that spread in the environment. The antibody protection provided by the vaccine is not effective. Therefore, vaccination with new local NDV strain is needed to prevent the NDV infection in Indonesia. The previously study research reported that the local isolate of NDV from Kulon Progo, Indonesia has been isolated. Fusion (F) protein encoding gene that has been inserted into pBT7-N-His expression p lasmid which isolated from clone C-2a of E. coli, then it was expressed by the Cell-free protein expression system. The aim of this study was to confirm whether clone C-2a of E.coli carrying a recombinant plasmid pBT7-N-His-Fusion NDV and to express a recombinant F protein of NDV in-vitro from expression plasmid by cell-free protein expression system. This work started by detection of recombinant plasmid pBT7-N-His-Fusion NDV by DNA plasmid extraction followed by agarose gel electrophoresis. The recombinant F protein was in-vitro expressed by cell-free protein expression kit. The expressed F protein of NDV then was visualized by SDS-PAGE and Westernblott to analyse the expression of NDV recombinant F protein. It confirmed that clone C-2a of E. coli contained plasmid pBT7-N-His (4.001 bp) inserted by recombinant F protein of NDV gene (642 bp). The visualisation of expressed recombinant F protein by SDS-PAGE and Westernblott showed the NDV recombinant F protein was a specific protein fragment with molecular weight of 25,6 kDa..


2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Yu Liu ◽  
Yu-Lin Lee ◽  
Min-Chi Lu ◽  
Pei-Lan Shao ◽  
Po-Liang Lu ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT A multicenter collection of bacteremic isolates of Escherichia coli (n = 423), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 372), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 300), and Acinetobacter baumannii complex (n = 199) was analyzed for susceptibility. Xpert Carba-R assay and sequencing for mcr genes were performed for carbapenem- or colistin-resistant isolates. Nineteen (67.8%) carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (n = 28) and one (20%) carbapenem-resistant E. coli (n = 5) isolate harbored blaKPC (n = 17), blaOXA-48 (n = 2), and blaVIM (n = 1) genes.


2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Ira Djajanegara ◽  
Wayan Artama ◽  
Retno Lestari ◽  
Sabar Pambudi

The process of cDNA construction from mRNA isolated from Toxoplasma gondii has been done. There were 7 candidates cDNA which one of them is called T29. Since Toxoplasma gondii is the cause of toxoplasmosis infection, cloning the gene encoding protein from this parasite provides an important tool for developing diagnostic kit for detection of toxoplasmosis. Digestion of the cDNA T29 with EcoRI which is the restriction site where the cDNA was inserted yielded a 1.862 bp fragment. The fragment was subcloned into E. coli expression vector pMal-p2x and transformed into E.coli strain TB1. Colonies of TB1 were grown on ampicillin plates and the recombinant plasmid was extracted using the standard procedure. The plasmid was digested using EcoRI and PstI, checked by PCR amplification using malE and M13/pUC primers. The recombinant plasmid was expressed in TB1 and the protein extracted was ran in SDS PAGE to observe the presence of the expressed protein. Based on the data from this experiment, there was no expression result of the expressed cDNA which was confirm by the PCR result. Therefore, it was concluded that cDNA T29 was not carrying the gene coding for protein from parasite Toxoplasma gondii.


Author(s):  
Erkihun Aklilu ◽  
Azian Harun ◽  
Kirnpal Kaur Banga Singh ◽  
Shamsaldeen Ibrahim ◽  
Nor Fadhilah Kamaruzzaman

Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has been public health risk in several countries and recent reports indicate the emergence of CRE in food animals. This study was conducted to investigate the occurrence, resistance patterns, and phylogenetic diversity of CRE E.coli from chicken. Routine bacteriology, PCR detection of E.coli species, multiplex PCR to detect carbapenemase encoding genes and phylogeny of CRE E. coli were conducted. The results show that 24.36 % (19/78) were identified as CRE based on the phenotypic identifications of which 17 were positive for the tested carabanemase genes. The majority, 57.99% (11/19) of the isolates harbored multiple carbapenemase genes. Four isolates harbored all blaNDM blaOXA, blaIMP, five and two different isolates harbored blaNDM and blaOXA, and blaOXA and blaIMP respectively. The Meropenem, Imipenem and Ertapenem MIC values for the isolates ranged from 2g/mL to ≥256g/mL. Phylogenetic grouping showed that the CRE E.coli isolates belonged to five different groups; groups A, B1, C, D and unknown. The detection of carbapenem resistant E.coli in this study shows that CRE is has become an emerging problem in farm animals, particularly, in poultry farms. This also implies the potential public health risks posed by CRE from chicken to the consumers.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S712-S712
Author(s):  
Clement Tsui ◽  
Fatma Ben Abid ◽  
Christi L McElheny ◽  
Muna Almaslamani ◽  
Abdullatif Al Khal ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella species is not well investigated in Qatar. The objective of this work was to characterize the genetic context of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella isolates recovered from clinical specimens. Methods Klebsiella isolates (n=100) were collected at 7 tertiary hospitals from 2015-2017. Identification and susceptibility testing were performed using MALDI-TOF MS and BD Phoenix system, respectively. Whole Genome Sequencing was performed on the Illumina NextSeq platform. Phylogenomic analysis, screening of resistance and virulence genes, and comparison of genetic environment of carbapenemase were carried out. Results Klebsiella pneumoniae was common (80), followed by K. quasipneumoniae (16), K. aerogenes (3) and K. oxytoca (1). The most prevalent were genes encoding NDM-1 (39), OXA-48 (20), OXA-232 (10) and OXA-181 (12). KPC-2 (3) and KPC-3 (2) were also identified; no carbapenemase-encoding genes could be identified in 15 isolates. Plasmid locations of 24 carbapenemase-encoding genes were determined; blaNDM-1 was localized on IncFII replicon, while blaOXA-181 and blaOXA-232 were commonly associated with ColKP3 plasmids. pOXA-48-like plasmid was detected in 17/20 isolates harboring blaOXA-48. blaKPC-3 was located on a contig with ‘traditional’ Tn4401a mobile genetic element. Sequence types (STs) were diverse and the ‘traditional’ clonal group (CG) 258 was rare. K. pneumoniae ST147 was predominant (13), followed by ST231 (7) and ST11 (5). Nine K. quasipneumoniae isolates belonged to ST196 and were highly clonal. The virulence loci such as yersiniabactin (ybt) and rmpA were not detected within the study’s K. quasipneumoniae isolates. Amongst K. pneumoniae, there were 50 ybt+ isolates; 8 isolates had rmpA, and of these, 3 belonged to ST383. K. pneumoniae serotype K2, the capsular serotype associated with invasive liver abscess syndrome, was detected in 5 isolates. Genetic relationship of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and K. quasipneumoniae isolates in Qatar inferred from core genome SNPs. The tree is overlaid with predicted antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors for each isolate. Conclusion The predominant carbapenemases among clinical Klebsiella species isolates in Qatar are NDM and OXA-48 like enzymes, disseminated through various plasmids. The detection of carbapenemase-producing isolate bearing rmpA and serotype K2 reflect the presence of both multidrug resistance and hypervirulence in K. pneumoniae. Disclosures Yohei Doi, MD, PhD, AstraZeneca (Speaker’s Bureau)bioMerieux (Consultant)FujiFilm (Advisor or Review Panel member, Speaker’s Bureau)Gilead (Consultant)GSK (Consultant)Meiji (Consultant)MSD (Consultant)Shionogi (Consultant) Yohei Doi, MD, PhD, Astellas (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; AstraZeneca (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Speakers’ bureau; bioMerieux (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant, Speakers’ bureau; Chugai (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; Entasis (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; FujiFilm (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Advisor or Review Panel member; Gilead (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; GSK (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; Kanto Chemical (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; MSD (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Speaking Fee; Pfizer (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Shionogi (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Speakers’ bureau; Teijin Healthcare (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Speakers’ bureau; VenatoRx (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant


2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-161
Author(s):  
Sri Sumarsih ◽  
Ni Nyoman Tri Puspaningsih ◽  
Sofijan Hadi ◽  
Ami Soewandi J.S.

The aim of this research was to express the β-xylosidase gene in the pHIS1525 or Bacillus megaterium MS941 system. The xyl gene was amplified from pTP510 and cloned into pHIS1525 in E. coli DH10b. The recombinant plasmid was transformed into B. megaterium MS941 by protoplast transformation. Transformants were selected by growing the recombinant B. megaterium MS941 on solid LB medium containing tetracycline (10 μg/ml). The expression of β-xylosidase was assayed using 0.2 percent methylumbelliferyl-β-D-xyloside (MUX) and the proteins were analyzed by SDS-PAGE method. The b-xilosidase activity was determined toward p-nitrophenyl-b-Dxylopyranoside (pNPX) as a substrate and p-nitrofenol releasing was measured by UV/Vis spectrophotometer at λ 405 nm. This research showed that recombinant B. megaterium MS941 expressed the β-xylosidase gene (xyl) and secreted it into the culture medium. The SDS-PAGE analysis of extracellular protein (culture medium) showed a 60,0 kD protein band. The recombinant Bacillus megaterium MS941 expressed and secreted the β-xilosidase into culture medium 5 hours after adding 5 percent xylose. The b-xylosidase activity was 0.441 unit/ml toward pNPX as a substrate.


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