
The aim of this study is to characterize the factors related to peptidoglycan metabolism in isogenic hVISA/VISA ST100 strains. Recently, we reported the increase in IS256 transposition in invasive hVISA ST100 clinical strains isolated from the same patient (D1 and D2) before and after vancomycin treatment and two laboratory VISA mutants (D23C9 and D2P11) selected from D2 in independent experiments. High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) analysis of peptidoglycan muropeptides showed increased proportion of monomeric muropeptides and a concomitant decrease in the proportion of tetrameric muropeptide in D2 and derived mutants when compared to the original strain D1. In addition, strain D2 and its derived mutants showed an increase in cell wall thickness with increased pbp2 gene expression. The VISA phenotype was not stable in D2P11 and showed a reduced autolysis profile. On the other hand, the mutant D23C9 differentiates from D2 and D2P11 in the autolysis profile, and pbp4 transcription profile. D2-derived mutants exhibited differences in the susceptibility to other antimicrobials. Our results highlight the possibility of selection of different VISA phenotypes from a single hVISA-ST100 genetic background.
MRSA ST100, Penicillin-Binding Proteins/genetics, vancomycin, Gene Expression, MRSA, Peptidoglycan/metabolism, Microbiologie, Cell Wall, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6, Mechanisms, ST100, Bacterial Proteins/metabolism, Vancomycin/pharmacology, Staphylococcal Infections, Life sciences, Anti-Bacterial Agents, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], VISA, Phenotype, DNA Transposable Elements/drug effects, Sciences du vivant, Staphylococcus aureus/growth & development, Microbiology (medical), Staphylococcus aureus, Immunology, Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Peptidoglycan, Microbiology, hVISA, Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology, Bacterial Proteins, Vancomycin, Humans, Penicillin-Binding Proteins, Cell Wall/metabolism, Selection, Genetic, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, Cell Wall/drug effects, Pharmacology, Bacterial Proteins/genetics, Vancomycin Resistance, Vancomycin Resistance/genetics, VANCOMYCIN, mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus, Cell Wall/chemistry, Penicillin-Binding Proteins/metabolism, Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology, Staphylococcus aureus/genetics, VIS, Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification, Mutation, DNA Transposable Elements
MRSA ST100, Penicillin-Binding Proteins/genetics, vancomycin, Gene Expression, MRSA, Peptidoglycan/metabolism, Microbiologie, Cell Wall, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6, Mechanisms, ST100, Bacterial Proteins/metabolism, Vancomycin/pharmacology, Staphylococcal Infections, Life sciences, Anti-Bacterial Agents, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], VISA, Phenotype, DNA Transposable Elements/drug effects, Sciences du vivant, Staphylococcus aureus/growth & development, Microbiology (medical), Staphylococcus aureus, Immunology, Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Peptidoglycan, Microbiology, hVISA, Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology, Bacterial Proteins, Vancomycin, Humans, Penicillin-Binding Proteins, Cell Wall/metabolism, Selection, Genetic, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, Cell Wall/drug effects, Pharmacology, Bacterial Proteins/genetics, Vancomycin Resistance, Vancomycin Resistance/genetics, VANCOMYCIN, mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus, Cell Wall/chemistry, Penicillin-Binding Proteins/metabolism, Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology, Staphylococcus aureus/genetics, VIS, Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification, Mutation, DNA Transposable Elements
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