In Silico Molecular Analysis of Carbapenemase-Negative Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains in Greece
Abstract
To date, three carbapenem resistance mechanisms have been identified: carbapenemase released from the pathogen, changes in the expression of the outer membrane OprD porin, and overexpression of the efflux pump MexAB-OprM. Twelve carbapenemase-negative carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, isolated from patients hospitalized at the University Hospital of Larissa, Central Greece, during 2023, which belonged to various sequence types (STs), were selected and were studied focusing on the characterization of their β-lactamases, on changes to OprD and its regulator MexT proteins, and on alterations to the MexAB-OprM regulator proteins encoded by the mexR, nalC, and nalD genes. Whole genome sequencing analysis revealed the presence of β-lactamase encoding genes, with blaPAO present in all isolates. Additionally, seven different genes of the oxacillinase family (blaOXA-35, blaOXA-50, blaOXA-395, blaOXA-396, blaOXA-486, blaOXA-488, blaOXA-494) were identified, with each strain harboring one to three of these. Regarding the OprD, five strains had truncated structures, at Loop 2, Loop 3, Loop 4, and Loop 9, while the remaining strains carried previously reported amino acid changes. Further, an additional strain had a truncated MexR; whereas, two other strains had totally modified NalC sequences. The active form of MexT, responsible for the downregulation of OprD production, as the intact sequence of the NalD protein, was found in all the strains studied. It is concluded…
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