Title: Genotypic analyses of IncHI2 plasmids from enteric bacteria

Journal Article · · Scientific Reports
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  1. US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Jefferson, AR (United States). National Center for Toxicological Research

Incompatibility (Inc) HI2 plasmids are large (typically > 200 kb), transmissible plasmids that encode antimicrobial resistance (AMR), heavy metal resistance (HMR) and disinfectants/biocide resistance (DBR). To better understand the distribution and diversity of resistance-encoding genes among IncHI2 plasmids, computational approaches were used to evaluate resistance and transfer-associated genes among the plasmids. Complete IncHI2 plasmid (N - 667) sequences were extracted from GenBank and analyzed using AMRFinderPlus, IntegronFinder and Plasmid Transfer Factor database. The most common IncHI2-carrying genera included Enterobacter (N = 209), Escherichia (N = 208), and Salmonella (N = 204). Resistance genes distribution was diverse, with plasmids from Escherichia and Salmonella showing general similarity in comparison to Enterobacter and other taxa, which grouped together. Plasmids from Enterobacter and other taxa had a higher prevalence of multiple mercury resistance genes and arsenic resistance gene, arsC, compared to Escherichia and Salmonella. For sulfonamide resistance, sul1 was more common among Enterobacter and other taxa, compared to sul2 and sul3 for Escherichia and Salmonella. Similar gene diversity trends were also observed for tetracyclines, quinolones, β-lactams, and colistin. Over 99% of plasmids carried at least 25 IncHI2-associated conjugal transfer genes. These findings highlight the diversity and dissemination potential for resistance across different enteric bacteria and value of computational-based approaches for the resistance-gene assessment.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); USFDA
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0014664
OSTI ID:
2471326
Journal Information:
Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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