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ArticleMicrobiologyOpen2023

An in-house 45-plex array for the detection of antimicrobial resistance genes in Gram-positive bacteria.

Carole Kowalewicz, Michael Timmermans, David Fretin, Pierre Wattiau, Cécile Boland

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Article in MicrobiologyOpen, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Genomic Characterization of Linezolid-ResistantBiotech (Basel (Switzerland)) · 2025
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  5. Molecular epidemiology and characterization of antimicrobial-resistantFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carole KowalewiczVeterinary Bacteriology, Sciensano, Ixelles, Belgium.
Michael TimmermansVeterinary Bacteriology, Sciensano, Ixelles, Belgium.
David FretinVeterinary Bacteriology, Sciensano, Ixelles, Belgium.
Pierre WattiauVeterinary Bacteriology, Sciensano, Ixelles, Belgium.
Cécile BolandVeterinary Bacteriology, Sciensano, Ixelles, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5610-2127
Sciensano (Belgium) · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes and determining their occurrence in Gram-positive bacteria provide useful data to understand how resistance can be acquired and maintained in these bacteria. We describe an in-house bead array targeting AMR genes of Gram-positive bacteria and allowing their rapid detection all at once at a reduced cost. A total of 41 AMR probes were designed to target genes frequently associated with resistance to tetracycline, macrolides, lincosamides, streptogramins, pleuromutilins, phenicols, glycopeptides, aminoglycosides, diaminopyrimidines, oxazolidinones and particularly shared among Enterococcus and Staphylococcus spp. A collection of 124 enterococci and 62 staphylococci isolated from healthy livestock animals through the official Belgian AMR monitoring (2018-2020) was studied with this array from which a subsample was further investigated by whole-genome sequencing. The array detected AMR genes associated with phenotypic resistance for 93.0% and 89.2% of the individual resistant phenotypes in enterococci and staphylococci, respectively. Although linezolid is not used in veterinary medicine, linezolid-resistant isolates were detected. These were characterized by the presence of optrA and poxtA, providing cross-resistance to other antibiotics. Rarer, vancomycin resistance was conferred by the vanA or by the vanL cluster. Numerous resistance genes circulating among Enterococcus and Staphylococcus spp. were detected by this array allowing rapid screening of a large strain collection at an affordable cost. Our data stress the importance of interpreting AMR with caution and the complementarity of both phenotyping and genotyping methods. This array is now available to assess other One-Health AMR reservoirs.

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Anti-Infective AgentsEnterococcus faeciumGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, BacterialEnterococcusGram-Positive BacteriaLinezolidMicrobial Sensitivity TestsStaphylococcusAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsLinezolidEnterococcusoptrApoxtAStaphylococcusvanAvanL

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PMID36825880
PMCPMC9791161
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