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ArticleJundishapur journal of microbiology2016

Analysis of DNA gyrA Gene Mutation in Clinical and Environmental Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Isolates of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Using Molecular Methods.

Bahram Nasr Esfahani, Fatemeh Sadat Zarkesh Esfahani, Nima Bahador, Sharareh Moghim, Tooba Radaei, Hadi Rezaei Yazdi, Hajiyeh Ghasemian Safaei, Hossein Fazeli

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Bahram Nasr EsfahaniDepartment of Microbiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
Fatemeh Sadat Zarkesh EsfahaniDepartment of Microbiology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fars, IR Iran.
Nima BahadorDepartment of Microbiology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fars, IR Iran.
Sharareh MoghimDepartment of Microbiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
Tooba RadaeiDepartment of Microbiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
Hadi Rezaei YazdiDepartment of Microbiology, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, IR Iran.
Hajiyeh Ghasemian SafaeiDepartment of Microbiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
Hossein FazeliDepartment of Microbiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch · IRJahrom University · IR

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backgroundDuring the past several years, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been reported as some of the most important agents of infection in immunocompromised patients.

objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the ciprofloxacin susceptibility of clinical and environmental NTM species isolated from Isfahan province, Iran, using the agar dilution method, and to perform an analysis of gyrA gene-related ciprofloxacin resistance. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 41 clinical and environmental isolates of NTM were identified by conventional and multiplex PCR techniques. The isolates were separated out of water, blood, abscess, and bronchial samples. The susceptibility of the isolates to 1 µg/mL, 2 µg/mL and 4 µg/mL of ciprofloxacin concentrations was determined by the agar dilution method according to CLSI guidelines. A 120-bp area of the gyrA gene was amplified, and PCR-SSCP templates were defined using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The 120-bp of gyrA amplicons with different PCR-SSCP patterns were sequenced.

resultsThe frequency of the identified isolates was as follows: Mycobacterium fortuitum, 27 cases; M. gordonae, 10 cases; M. smegmatis, one case; M. conceptionense, one case; and M. abscessus, two cases. All isolates except for M. abscessus were sensitive to all three concentrations of ciprofloxacin. The PCR-SSCP pattern of the gyrA gene of resistant M. abscessus isolates showed four different bands. The gyrA sequencing of resistant M. abscessus isolates showed 12 alterations in nucleotides compared to the M. abscessus ATCC 19977 resistant strain; however, the amino acid sequences were similar.

conclusionsThis study demonstrated the specificity and sensitivity of the PCR-SSCP method for finding mutations in the gyrA gene. Due to the sensitivity of most isolates to ciprofloxacin, this antibiotic should be considered an appropriate drug for the treatment of related diseases.

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