Title
Whole-Genome Characterisation of ESBL-Producing E. coli Isolated from Drinking Water and Dog Faeces from Rural Andean Households in Peru
Date Issued
01 May 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
MDPI
Abstract
E. coli that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are major multidrug-resistant bacteria. In Peru, only a few reports have characterised the whole genome of ESBL enterobacteria. We aimed to confirm the identity and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profile of two ESBL isolates from dog faeces and drinking water of rural Andean households and determine serotype, phylogroup, sequence type (ST)/clonal complex (CC), pathogenicity, virulence genes, ESBL genes, and their plasmids. To confirm the identity and AMR profiles, we used the VITEK®2 system. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and bioinformatics analysis were performed subsequently. Both isolates were identified as E. coli, with serotypes-:H46 and O9:H10, phylogroups E and A, and ST/CC 5259/-and 227/10, respectively. The isolates were ESBL-producing, carbapenem-resistant, and not harbouring carbapenemase-encoding genes. Isolate 1143 ST5259 harboured the astA gene, encoding the EAST1 heat-stable toxin. Both genomes carried ESBL genes (blaEC-15, blaCTX-M-8, and blaCTX-M-55 ). Nine plasmids were detected, namely IncR, IncFIC(FII), IncI, IncFIB(AP001918), Col(pHAD28), IncFII, IncFII(pHN7A8), IncI1, and IncFIB(AP001918). Finding these potentially pathogenic bacteria is worrisome given their sources and highlights the importance of One-Health research efforts in remote Andean communities.
Volume
11
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medicina tropical
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85130897414
Source
Antibiotics
Sponsor(s)
Funding: This work was supported by the Novartis Foundation (Grant Number 18A059), and D.C. was supported by a scholarship from Emerge, the Emerging Diseases Epidemiology Research Training D43 TW007393 training grant awarded by the Fogarty International Center of the US National Institutes of Health.
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