Enterobacterales plasmid sharing amongst human bloodstream infections, livestock, wastewater, and waterway niches in Oxfordshire, UK

© 2023, Matlock, Lipworth et al..

Plasmids enable the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in common Enterobacterales pathogens, representing a major public health challenge. However, the extent of plasmid sharing and evolution between Enterobacterales causing human infections and other niches remains unclear, including the emergence of resistance plasmids. Dense, unselected sampling is essential to developing our understanding of plasmid epidemiology and designing appropriate interventions to limit the emergence and dissemination of plasmid-associated AMR. We established a geographically and temporally restricted collection of human bloodstream infection (BSI)-associated, livestock-associated (cattle, pig, poultry, and sheep faeces, farm soils) and wastewater treatment work (WwTW)-associated (influent, effluent, waterways upstream/downstream of effluent outlets) Enterobacterales. Isolates were collected between 2008 and 2020 from sites <60 km apart in Oxfordshire, UK. Pangenome analysis of plasmid clusters revealed shared 'backbones', with phylogenies suggesting an intertwined ecology where well-conserved plasmid backbones carry diverse accessory functions, including AMR genes. Many plasmid 'backbones' were seen across species and niches, raising the possibility that plasmid movement between these followed by rapid accessory gene change could be relatively common. Overall, the signature of identical plasmid sharing is likely to be a highly transient one, implying that plasmid movement might be occurring at greater rates than previously estimated, raising a challenge for future genomic One Health studies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

eLife - 12(2023) vom: 24. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Matlock, William [VerfasserIn]
Lipworth, Samuel [VerfasserIn]
Chau, Kevin K [VerfasserIn]
AbuOun, Manal [VerfasserIn]
Barker, Leanne [VerfasserIn]
Kavanagh, James [VerfasserIn]
Andersson, Monique [VerfasserIn]
Oakley, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Morgan, Marcus [VerfasserIn]
Crook, Derrick W [VerfasserIn]
Read, Daniel S [VerfasserIn]
Anjum, Muna [VerfasserIn]
Shaw, Liam P [VerfasserIn]
Stoesser, Nicole [VerfasserIn]
REHAB Consortium [VerfasserIn]
AbuOun, Manal [Sonstige Person]
Anjum, Muna F [Sonstige Person]
Bailey, Mark J [Sonstige Person]
H, Brett [Sonstige Person]
Bowes, Mike J [Sonstige Person]
Chau, Kevin K [Sonstige Person]
Crook, Derrick W [Sonstige Person]
de Maio, Nicola [Sonstige Person]
Duggett, Nicholas [Sonstige Person]
Wilson, Daniel J [Sonstige Person]
Gilson, Daniel [Sonstige Person]
Gweon, H Soon [Sonstige Person]
Hubbard, Alasdair [Sonstige Person]
Hoosdally, Sarah J [Sonstige Person]
Matlock, William [Sonstige Person]
Kavanagh, James [Sonstige Person]
Jones, Hannah [Sonstige Person]
Peto, Timothy E A [Sonstige Person]
Read, Daniel S [Sonstige Person]
Sebra, Robert [Sonstige Person]
Shaw, Liam P [Sonstige Person]
Sheppard, Anna E [Sonstige Person]
Smith, Richard P [Sonstige Person]
Stubberfield, Emma [Sonstige Person]
Stoesser, Nicole [Sonstige Person]
Swann, Jeremy [Sonstige Person]
Walker, A Sarah [Sonstige Person]
Woodford, Neil [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antimicrobial resistance
Beta-Lactamases
Bloodstream infections
E. coli
EC 3.5.2.6
Enterobacterales
Genetics
Genomic epidemiology
Genomics
Infectious disease
Journal Article
K. pneumoniae
Microbiology
One Health
Plasmid
Wastewater

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.12.2023

Date Revised 11.12.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7554/eLife.85302

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35467000X