Genomic Analysis of a Strain Collection Containing Multidrug-, Extensively Drug-, Pandrug-, and Carbapenem-Resistant Modern Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

Adam Valcek, Kristina Nesporova, Clémence Whiteway, Tim De Pooter, Wouter De Coster, Mojca Strazisar, Charles Van der Henst

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Abstract

In this study, we characterize a new collection that comprises multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR), pandrug-resistant (PDR), and carbapenem-resistant modern clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii collected from hospitals through national microbiological surveillance in Belgium. Bacterial isolates (n = 43) were subjected to whole-genome sequencing (WGS), combining Illumina (MiSeq) and Nanopore (MinION) technologies, from which high-quality genomes (chromosome and plasmids) were de novo assembled. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed along with genome analyses, which identified intrinsic and acquired resistance determinants along with their genetic environments and vehicles. Furthermore, the bacterial isolates were compared to the most prevalent A. baumannii sequence type 2 (ST2) (Pasteur scheme) genomes available from the BIGSdb database. Of the 43 strains, 40 carried determinants of resistance to carbapenems; blaOXA-23 (n = 29) was the most abundant acquired antimicrobial resistance gene, with 39 isolates encoding at least two different types of OXA enzymes. According to the Pasteur scheme, the majority of the isolates were globally disseminated clones of ST2 (n = 25), while less frequent sequence types included ST636 (n = 6), ST1 (n = 4), ST85 and ST78 (n = 2 each), and ST604, ST215, ST158, and ST10 (n = 1 each). Using the Oxford typing scheme, we identified 22 STs, including two novel types (ST2454 and ST2455). While the majority (26/29) of blaOXA-23 genes were chromosomally carried, all blaOXA-72 genes were plasmid borne. Our results show the presence of high-risk clones of A. baumannii within Belgian health care facilities with frequent occurrences of genes encoding carbapenemases, highlighting the crucial need for constant surveillance.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-13
Number of pages13
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume66
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Aug 2022

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