Genomic characterization of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain, KAB03 belonging to ST451 from Korea

Sang Yeop Lee, Man Hwan Oh, Sung Ho Yun, Chi Won Choi, Edmond Changkyun Park, Hyun Seok Song, Hayoung Lee, Yoon Sun Yi, Juhyun Shin, Chaeuk Chung, Jae Young Moon, Je Chul Lee, Gun Hwa Kim, Seung Il Kim

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Abstract

Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii strains have emerged rapidly worldwide. The antibiotic resistance characteristics of XDR A. baumannii strains show regional differences; therefore, it is necessary to analyze both genomic and proteomic characteristics of emerging XDR A. baumannii clinical strains isolated in Korea to elucidate their multidrug resistance. Here, we isolated new sequence type of XDR A. baumannii clinical strain (KAB03) from Korean hospitals and performed comprehensive genome analyses. The strain belongs to new sequence type, ST451. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis with other types of A. baumannii strains revealed that KAB03 has unique SNP pattern in the regions of gyrB and gpi of MLST profiles. A. baumannii KAB03 harbours three antibiotic resistance islands (AbGRI1, 2, and 3). AbGRI1 harbours two copies of Tn2006 containing blaOXA-23, which play an important role in antibiotic resistance. AbGRI2 possesses aminoglycoside resistant gene aph(3′)-Ic and class A β-lactamase blaTEM. AbGIR3 has macrolide resistant genes and aminoglycoside resistant gene armA. A. baumannii KAB03 harbours mutations in pmrB and pmrC, which are believed to confer colistin resistance. In addition, proteomic and transcriptional analysis of KAB03 confirmed that β-lactamases (ADC-73 and OXA-23), Ade efflux pumps (AdeIJK), outer membrane proteins (OmpA and OmpW), and colistin resistance genes (PmrCAB) were major proteins responsible for antibiotic resistance. Our proteogenomic results provide valuable information for multi-drug resistance in emerging XDR A. baumannii strains belonging to ST451.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)150-158
Number of pages9
JournalInfection, Genetics and Evolution
Volume65
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2018

Keywords

  • Acinetobacter baumannii of ST451
  • Antibiotic resistance genes
  • Comparative genomics
  • LC-MS based proteomics
  • SNP

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