Within-host genomic evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in long-term carriers
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Within-host genomic evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in long-term carriers. / Larsen, Tine Graakjær; Samaniego Castruita, Jose Alfredo; Worning, Peder; Westh, Henrik; Bartels, Mette Damkjær.
I: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bind 108, Nr. 1, 95, 2024, s. 1-9.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Within-host genomic evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in long-term carriers
AU - Larsen, Tine Graakjær
AU - Samaniego Castruita, Jose Alfredo
AU - Worning, Peder
AU - Westh, Henrik
AU - Bartels, Mette Damkjær
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024, The Author(s).
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Abstract: Assessing the genomic evolution of Staphylococcus aureus can help us understand how the bacteria adapt to its environment. In this study, we aimed to assess the mutation rate within 144 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers with a carriage time from 4 to 11 years, including some carriers who belonged to the same households. We found that 23 of the 144 individuals had completely different MRSA types over time and were therefore not long-term carriers of the same MRSA. From the remaining 121 individuals, we performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) on 424 isolates and then compared these pairwise using core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST) and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analyses. We found a median within-host mutation rate in long-term MRSA carriers of 4.9 (3.4–6.9) SNPs/genome/year and 2.7 (1.8–4.2) allelic differences/genome/year, when excluding presumed recombination. Furthermore, we stratified the cohort into subgroups and found no significant difference between the median mutation rate of members of households, individuals with presumed continued exposure, e.g., from travel and persons without known continued exposure. Finally, we found that SNPs occurred at random within the genes in our cohort. Key points: • Median mutation rate within long-term MRSA carriers of 4.9 (3.4–6.9) SNPs/genome/year • Similar median mutation rates in subgroups (households, travelers) • No hotspots for SNPs within the genome
AB - Abstract: Assessing the genomic evolution of Staphylococcus aureus can help us understand how the bacteria adapt to its environment. In this study, we aimed to assess the mutation rate within 144 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers with a carriage time from 4 to 11 years, including some carriers who belonged to the same households. We found that 23 of the 144 individuals had completely different MRSA types over time and were therefore not long-term carriers of the same MRSA. From the remaining 121 individuals, we performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) on 424 isolates and then compared these pairwise using core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST) and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analyses. We found a median within-host mutation rate in long-term MRSA carriers of 4.9 (3.4–6.9) SNPs/genome/year and 2.7 (1.8–4.2) allelic differences/genome/year, when excluding presumed recombination. Furthermore, we stratified the cohort into subgroups and found no significant difference between the median mutation rate of members of households, individuals with presumed continued exposure, e.g., from travel and persons without known continued exposure. Finally, we found that SNPs occurred at random within the genes in our cohort. Key points: • Median mutation rate within long-term MRSA carriers of 4.9 (3.4–6.9) SNPs/genome/year • Similar median mutation rates in subgroups (households, travelers) • No hotspots for SNPs within the genome
KW - cgMLST
KW - Genomic evolution
KW - MRSA
KW - Recombination
KW - SNP
KW - Within-host
U2 - 10.1007/s00253-023-12932-3
DO - 10.1007/s00253-023-12932-3
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38212970
AN - SCOPUS:85182098035
VL - 108
SP - 1
EP - 9
JO - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
JF - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
SN - 0175-7598
IS - 1
M1 - 95
ER -
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