Klebsiella variicola and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae with capacity to adapt to clinical and plant settings.

Objective. To compare the genetic determinants involved in plant colonization or virulence in the reported genomes of K. variicola, K. quasipneumoniae and K. pneumoniae. Materials and methods. In silico comparisons and Jaccard analysis of genomic data were used. Fimbrial genes were detected by PCR....

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Published in:Salud Pública de México Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 29 - 41
Main Authors: Martínez-Romero, Esperanza, Rodríguez-Medina, Nadia, Beltrán-Rojel, Marilú, Toribio-Jiménez, Jeiry, Garza-Ramos, Ulises
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Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica ene/feb2018
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          Martínez-Romero, Esperanza
          Rodríguez-Medina, Nadia
          Beltrán-Rojel, Marilú
          Toribio-Jiménez, Jeiry
          Garza-Ramos, Ulises
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          Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
          Laboratorio de Resistencia Bacteriana, Centro de Investigación sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
          Laboratorio de Biotecnología y Genética Microbiana, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero. Chilpancingo, Guerrero, México
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        Plant colonization
        Genomes
        Klebsiella
        Plant diseases
        Plant hormones
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          Plant colonization
          Genomes
          Klebsiella
          Plant diseases
          Plant hormones
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        bacterial infections
        Enterobacteriaceae infections
        Gram-negative bacterial infections
        infecciones bacterianas
        infecciones de bacterias Gram-negativas
        infecciones Enterobacteriaceae
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        Objective. To compare the genetic determinants involved in plant colonization or virulence in the reported genomes of K. variicola, K. quasipneumoniae and K. pneumoniae. Materials and methods. In silico comparisons and Jaccard analysis of genomic data were used. Fimbrial genes were detected by PCR. Biological assays were performed with plant and clinical isolates. Results. Plant colonization genes such as cellulases, catalases and hemagglutinins were mainly present in K. variicola genomes. Chromosomal ß-lactamases were characteristic of this species and had been previously misclassified. K. variicola and K. pneumoniae isolates produced plant hormones. Conclusions. A mosaic distribution of different virulence- and plant-associated genes was found in K. variicola and in K. quasipneumoniae genomes. Some plant colonizing genes were found mainly in K. variicola genomes. The term plantanosis is proposed for plant-borne human infections.
        Objetivo. Comparar genes de colonización de plantas o de virulencia en los genomas reportados de K. variicola, K. quasipneumoniae y K. pneumoniae. Material y métodos. Se utilizaron análisis in silico y de Jaccard. Por PCR se detectaron genes de fimbrias. Se realizaron ensayos biológicos con aislados de plantas y clínicos. Resultados. Los genes de colonización de plantas como celulasas, catalasas y hemaglutininas se encontraron principalmente en genomas de K. variicola. Las ß-lactamasas cromosómicas son características de la especie y en algunos casos estaban mal clasificadas. K. variicola y K. pneumoniae producen hormonas vegetales. Conclusiones. Se encontró una distribución en mosaico de los genes de asociación con plantas y de virulencia en K. variicola y K. quasipneumoniae. Principalmente en K. variicola se encontraron algunos genes involucrados en la colonización de plantas. Se propone el término plantanosis para las infecciones humanas de origen vegetal.
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