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ArticleFEMS microbiology letters2026

CRISPR-Cas based plasmid design for multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates.

Sevinc Baba, Oral Oncul, Zerrin Aktas

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  1. Antibiotic resistance inFrontiers in microbiology · 2026
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3 authors.

Sevinc BabaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Türkiye.
Oral OnculDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Türkiye.
Zerrin AktasDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34093 Istanbul, Türkiye.

Funding

Istanbul University TDK-2020-36552
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health concern that requires innovative therapeutic strategies. This study aimed to address this challenge by designing Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-associated protein (CRISPR-Cas)-based plasmid systems for potential genome editing applications in multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of imipenem, meropenem, and ertapenem were determined according to European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing guidelines. All isolates (n = 5) were resistant, with MIC ranges of 4-128 μg/ml for imipenem, 8-64 μg/ml for meropenem, and 8-256 μg/ml for ertapenem. Resistance gene analysis revealed blaOXA-48-like and blaCTX-M-15 in all isolates, while blaNDM-1 was detected in one isolate. Two CRISPR-based plasmid systems, CRISPR-Cas9 and CRISPR-assisted cytidine deaminase, were designed. Target genes were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, and guide RNA (gRNA) sequences were designed from selected regions. Apramycin (50 μg/ml) was identified as a suitable selection marker. The pSGKP-AmpR(Pro)-ApmR plasmid was successfully constructed, whereas Cas9 and APOBEC constructs could not be cloned. Overall, this study highlights technical challenges in developing CRISPR-based tools for MDR K. pneumoniae and emphasizes the need for isolate-specific plasmid design and gRNA optimization.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialKlebsiella pneumoniaePlasmidsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesGene EditingHumansImipenemKlebsiella InfectionsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesImipenemcarbapenemaseCRISPR-Cas systemsKlebsiella pneumoniaeplasmids

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PMID41811974
PMCPMC13032867

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