Emergence of Azithromycin Resistance Mediated by Phosphotransferase-Encoding <italic toggle="yes">mph</italic>(A) in Diarrheagenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio fluvialis</named-content>

ABSTRACT The azithromycin resistance conferred by phosphotransferase is encoded in the gene mph(A). This gene has been discovered in and reported for many bacterial species. We examined the prevalence of azithromycin resistance in Vibrio fluvialis (AR-VF) isolated during 2014 to 2015 from the hospit...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:abeb93fd837242efb7452bbe20d28e9a2021-11-15T15:22:20ZEmergence of Azithromycin Resistance Mediated by Phosphotransferase-Encoding <italic toggle="yes">mph</italic>(A) in Diarrheagenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio fluvialis</named-content>10.1128/mSphere.00215-192379-5042https://doaj.org/article/abeb93fd837242efb7452bbe20d28e9a2019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00215-19https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042ABSTRACT The azithromycin resistance conferred by phosphotransferase is encoded in the gene mph(A). This gene has been discovered in and reported for many bacterial species. We examined the prevalence of azithromycin resistance in Vibrio fluvialis (AR-VF) isolated during 2014 to 2015 from the hospitalized acute diarrheal patients in Kolkata, India. Most of the V. fluvialis isolates are identified as the sole pathogen (54%). The prevalence of AR-VF was higher in 2015 (19 [68%]) than in 2014 (9 [32%]). Among AR-VF isolates, the azithromycin MICs ranged from 4 to >256 mg/liter. Twenty-eight of the 48 (58%) V. fluvialis isolates harbored the gene mph(A) and phenotypically resistant to azithromycin. All the AR-VF isolates remained susceptible to doxycycline. In addition to azithromycin, other antimicrobial resistance-encoding genes of AR-VF were also characterized. All the AR-VF isolates were positive for class 1 integron, and most of them (17/28) carried the dfrA1 gene cassettes. Only one isolate was positive for the ereA gene, which encodes resistance to erythomycin. The majority of the isolates were resistant to β-lactam antibiotics (blaOXA-1 [96%], blaOXA-7 [93%], and blaTEM-9 [68%]) and aminoglycoside actetyltransferase, conferring resistance to ciprofloxacin-modifying enzyme [aac(6′)Ib-cr] (96%). Analyses by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) showed that the AR-VF isolates belonged to different genetic lineages. This is the first study to report azithromycin resistance and the presence of the mph(A) gene in V. fluvialis isolates. Circulation of AR-VF isolates with high azithromycin MICs is worrisome, since it may limit the treatment options for diarrheal infections. IMPORTANCE The progressive rise in antibiotic resistance among enteric pathogens in developing countries is becoming a big concern. India is one of the largest consumers of antibiotics, and their use is not well regulated. V. fluvialis is increasingly recognized as an emerging diarrheal pathogen of public health importance. Here we report the emergence of azithromycin resistance in V. fluvialis isolates from diarrheal patients in Kolkata, India. Azithromycin has been widely used in the treatment of various infections, both in children and in adults. Resistance to azithromycin is encoded in the gene mph(A). Emerging azithromycin resistance in V. fluvialis is a major public health challenge, and future studies should be focused on identifying ways to prevent the dissemination of this antibiotic resistance gene.Goutam ChowdhuryThandavarayan RamamurthyAmit GhoshShanta DuttaEizo TakahashiAsish K. MukhopadhyayAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticleazithromycin resistancediarrheapulsed-field gel electrophoresisVibrio fluvialismultidrug resistanceMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSphere, Vol 4, Iss 3 (2019)
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topic azithromycin resistance
diarrhea
pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Vibrio fluvialis
multidrug resistance
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle azithromycin resistance
diarrhea
pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Vibrio fluvialis
multidrug resistance
Microbiology
QR1-502
Goutam Chowdhury
Thandavarayan Ramamurthy
Amit Ghosh
Shanta Dutta
Eizo Takahashi
Asish K. Mukhopadhyay
Emergence of Azithromycin Resistance Mediated by Phosphotransferase-Encoding <italic toggle="yes">mph</italic>(A) in Diarrheagenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio fluvialis</named-content>
description ABSTRACT The azithromycin resistance conferred by phosphotransferase is encoded in the gene mph(A). This gene has been discovered in and reported for many bacterial species. We examined the prevalence of azithromycin resistance in Vibrio fluvialis (AR-VF) isolated during 2014 to 2015 from the hospitalized acute diarrheal patients in Kolkata, India. Most of the V. fluvialis isolates are identified as the sole pathogen (54%). The prevalence of AR-VF was higher in 2015 (19 [68%]) than in 2014 (9 [32%]). Among AR-VF isolates, the azithromycin MICs ranged from 4 to >256 mg/liter. Twenty-eight of the 48 (58%) V. fluvialis isolates harbored the gene mph(A) and phenotypically resistant to azithromycin. All the AR-VF isolates remained susceptible to doxycycline. In addition to azithromycin, other antimicrobial resistance-encoding genes of AR-VF were also characterized. All the AR-VF isolates were positive for class 1 integron, and most of them (17/28) carried the dfrA1 gene cassettes. Only one isolate was positive for the ereA gene, which encodes resistance to erythomycin. The majority of the isolates were resistant to β-lactam antibiotics (blaOXA-1 [96%], blaOXA-7 [93%], and blaTEM-9 [68%]) and aminoglycoside actetyltransferase, conferring resistance to ciprofloxacin-modifying enzyme [aac(6′)Ib-cr] (96%). Analyses by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) showed that the AR-VF isolates belonged to different genetic lineages. This is the first study to report azithromycin resistance and the presence of the mph(A) gene in V. fluvialis isolates. Circulation of AR-VF isolates with high azithromycin MICs is worrisome, since it may limit the treatment options for diarrheal infections. IMPORTANCE The progressive rise in antibiotic resistance among enteric pathogens in developing countries is becoming a big concern. India is one of the largest consumers of antibiotics, and their use is not well regulated. V. fluvialis is increasingly recognized as an emerging diarrheal pathogen of public health importance. Here we report the emergence of azithromycin resistance in V. fluvialis isolates from diarrheal patients in Kolkata, India. Azithromycin has been widely used in the treatment of various infections, both in children and in adults. Resistance to azithromycin is encoded in the gene mph(A). Emerging azithromycin resistance in V. fluvialis is a major public health challenge, and future studies should be focused on identifying ways to prevent the dissemination of this antibiotic resistance gene.
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author Goutam Chowdhury
Thandavarayan Ramamurthy
Amit Ghosh
Shanta Dutta
Eizo Takahashi
Asish K. Mukhopadhyay
author_facet Goutam Chowdhury
Thandavarayan Ramamurthy
Amit Ghosh
Shanta Dutta
Eizo Takahashi
Asish K. Mukhopadhyay
author_sort Goutam Chowdhury
title Emergence of Azithromycin Resistance Mediated by Phosphotransferase-Encoding <italic toggle="yes">mph</italic>(A) in Diarrheagenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio fluvialis</named-content>
title_short Emergence of Azithromycin Resistance Mediated by Phosphotransferase-Encoding <italic toggle="yes">mph</italic>(A) in Diarrheagenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio fluvialis</named-content>
title_full Emergence of Azithromycin Resistance Mediated by Phosphotransferase-Encoding <italic toggle="yes">mph</italic>(A) in Diarrheagenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio fluvialis</named-content>
title_fullStr Emergence of Azithromycin Resistance Mediated by Phosphotransferase-Encoding <italic toggle="yes">mph</italic>(A) in Diarrheagenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio fluvialis</named-content>
title_full_unstemmed Emergence of Azithromycin Resistance Mediated by Phosphotransferase-Encoding <italic toggle="yes">mph</italic>(A) in Diarrheagenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio fluvialis</named-content>
title_sort emergence of azithromycin resistance mediated by phosphotransferase-encoding <italic toggle="yes">mph</italic>(a) in diarrheagenic <named-content content-type="genus-species">vibrio fluvialis</named-content>
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