Cultivation and sequencing-free protocol for Serratia marcescens detection and typing

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Serratia marcescens is an opportunistic pathogen that survives in inhospitable environments causing large outbreaks, particularly in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Genomic studies revealed that most S. marcescens nosocomial infections are caused by a specific clone (here "Infectious clone"). Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is the only portable method able to identify this clone, but it requires days to obtain results. We present a cultivation-free hypervariable-locus melting typing (HLMT) protocol for the fast detection and typing of S. marcescens, with 100% detection capability on mixed samples and a limit of detection that can reach the 10 genome copies. The protocol was able to identify the S. marcescens infectious clone with 97% specificity and 96% sensitivity when compared to WGS, yielding typing results portable among laboratories. The protocol is a cost and time saving method for S. marcescens detection and typing for large environmental/clinical surveillance screenings, also in low-middle income countries.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

iScience - 27(2024), 4 vom: 19. März, Seite 109402

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alvaro, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Piazza, Aurora [VerfasserIn]
Papaleo, Stella [VerfasserIn]
Perini, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Pasala, Ajay Ratan [VerfasserIn]
Panelli, Simona [VerfasserIn]
Nardi, Tiago [VerfasserIn]
Nodari, Riccardo [VerfasserIn]
Sterzi, Lodovico [VerfasserIn]
Pagani, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Merla, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Castelli, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Olivieri, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Bracco, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Ferrando, Maria Laura [VerfasserIn]
Saluzzo, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Rimoldi, Sara Giordana [VerfasserIn]
Corbella, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Cavallero, Annalisa [VerfasserIn]
Prati, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Farina, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Cirillo, Daniela Maria [VerfasserIn]
Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Comandatore, Francesco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biological sciences
Biological sciences research methodologies
Environmental Biotechnology
Journal Article
Microbiology

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Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.isci.2024.109402

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369996941