ABSTRACT: Rapid transmission and divergence of ST80 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium driven by pangenomic variation during the ongoing outbreak
Project description:Genomic analysis of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci isolated from an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST80 in Hiroshima, Japan
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Project description:The first investigation of a nosocomial outbreak caused by ST80 vancomycin-resistant Enterococci faecium in China
Project description:This study aims to determine the global gene expression in vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) in response to a novel essential oil-vancomycin combination, and the individual components (vancomycin, carvacrol and cuminaldehyde) to help determine the mechanism of action of this antimicrobial formulation. This formulation increases the susceptibility of VRE to vancomycin and the array provides data on the synergistic mechanism of action. Five conditions (1. Control; 2. Carvacrol, 1.98 mM; 3. Cuminaldehyde, 4.20 mM; 4. Vancomycin, 0.031 mg/l; 5. Combination, 1.98 mM Carvacrol, 4.2 mM Cuminaldehyde, 0.031 mg/l vancomycin) all with 1% DMSO were tested in triplicate with a 60 minute exposure time before extraction.
Project description:The enterococci comprise a genus of 49 low-GC content Gram-positive commensal species within the Firmicutes phylum that are known to occupy diverse habitats, notably the gastrointestinal core microbiota of nearly every phylum, including human. Of particular clinical relevance are two rogue species of enterococci, Enterococcus faecalis and the distantly related Enterococcus faecium, standing among the nefarious multi-drug resistant and hospital-acquired pathogens. Despite increasing evidence for RNA-based regulation in the enterococci, including regulation of virulence factors, their transcriptome structure and arsenal of regulatory small sRNAs (sRNAs) are not thoroughly understood. Using dRNA-seq, we have mapped at single-nucleotide resolution the primary transcriptomes of E. faecalis V583 and E. faecium AUS0004. We identified 2517 and 2771 transcription start sites (TSS) in E. faecalis and E. faecium, respectively. Based on the identified TSS, we created a global map of s70 promoter motifs. We also revealed features of 5’ and 3’UTRs across the genomes. The transcriptome maps also predicted 150 and 128 sRNA candidates in E. faecalis and E. faecium, respectively, some of which have been identified in previous studies and many of which are new. Finally, we validated several of the predicted sRNAs by Northern Blot in biologically relevant conditions. Comprehensive TSS mapping of two representative strains will provide a valuable resource for the continued development of RNA biology in the Enterococci.
Project description:The vancomycin resistant strain V583 was exposed to therapeutical dose of vancomycin in order to understand the cell response to the antibiotic besides the induction of the vanB genes
Project description:The vancomycin resistant strain V583 was exposed to therapeutical dose of vancomycin in order to understand the cell response to the antibiotic besides the induction of the vanB genes E. faecalis V583 cells were collected at 10 minutes and 30 min after vancomycin addition and without vancomycin, for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. The cells were collected when at 0.4. For each condition were made replicates.
