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ArticleBMC research notes2018

Analysis of amino acid motif of penicillin-binding proteins 1a, 2b, and 2x in invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae nonsusceptible to penicillin isolated from pediatric patients in Casablanca, Morocco.

Idrissa Diawara, Kaotar Nayme, Khalid Katfy, Abouddihaj Barguigua, Mohamed Kettani-Halabi, Houria Belabbes, Mohammed Timinouni, Khalid Zerouali, Naima Elmdaghri

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Idrissa DiawaraLaboratoire de Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Hassan II University of Casablanca, B.P 5696, Casablanca, Morocco. idiawara@um6ss.ma.
Kaotar NaymeMolecular Bacteriology Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Khalid KatfyLaboratoire de Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Hassan II University of Casablanca, B.P 5696, Casablanca, Morocco.
Abouddihaj BarguiguaLaboratory of Biotechnology and Sustainable Development of Natural Ressources, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Université Sultan Moulay Slimane, Beni Mellal, Morocco.
Mohamed Kettani-HalabiMohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco.
Houria BelabbesLaboratoire de Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Hassan II University of Casablanca, B.P 5696, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mohammed TiminouniMolecular Bacteriology Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Khalid ZeroualiLaboratoire de Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Hassan II University of Casablanca, B.P 5696, Casablanca, Morocco.
Naima ElmdaghriLaboratoire de Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Hassan II University of Casablanca, B.P 5696, Casablanca, Morocco.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd · MAInstitut Pasteur du Maroc · MAUniversity of Hassan II Casablanca · MAUniversité Mohammed VI des Sciences de la Santé · MAUniversité Sultan Moulay Slimane · MA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the nature of the amino acid motifs found in PBPs of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in invasive diseases from pediatric patients at Casablanca, Morocco. Five penicillin-susceptible (PSSP), ten penicillin-intermediate (PISP), and fifteen penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae (PRSP) were studied by PCR-RFLP and DNA sequencing of the pbp1a, - 2b, and - 2x genes.

resultsThere were no changes in the conserved motifs of PBP1a, PBP2b and PBP2x for PSSP strains. Substitution close to PBP1a conserved motifs were found in all PRSP isolates and six/five PISP. Analysis of PBP2b showed that all but one of the 10 PISP strains and all PRSP had substitutions. Substitution close to PBP2x motifs showed that all but three of the 10 PISP strains and all PRSP had substitutions in tow conserved motifs. A total of 6, 11 and 10 genotypes were found after analysis of pbp1a, pbp2b, and pbp2x, respectively. The penicillin-nonsusceptible S. pneumoniae isolated in Casablanca share most amino acid substitutions of those reported worldwide, but they occurred among pneumococci with low level resistance to b-lactams.

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Amino Acid MotifsBacterial ProteinsChildHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMoroccoPenicillin-Binding ProteinsPenicillinsStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacterial ProteinsPenicillin-Binding ProteinsPenicillinspbp genePenicillin-binding proteinsPenicillin resistanceSerotypesStreptococcus pneumoniaeβ-lactams

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