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Biochemical and genetic characterization of a novel metallo-β-lactamase from marine bacterium Erythrobacter litoralis HTCC 2594

Authors :
Yue-Hong Wu
Xinjie Cui
Xiawei Jiang
Fang-Fang Tao
Beiwen Zheng
Hong Cheng
Ying-Yi Huo
Lin Xu
Wenhong Liu
Source :
Scientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018), Scientific Reports
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Publishing Group, 2018.

Abstract

Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are a group of enzymes that can inactivate most commonly used β-lactam-based antibiotics. Among MBLs, New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) constitutes an urgent threat to public health as evidenced by its success in rapidly disseminating worldwide since its first discovery. Here we report the biochemical and genetic characteristics of a novel MBL, ElBla2, from the marine bacterium Erythrobacter litoralis HTCC 2594. This enzyme has a higher amino acid sequence similarity to NDM-1 (56%) than any previously reported MBL. Enzymatic assays and secondary structure alignment also confirmed the high similarity between these two enzymes. Whole genome comparison of four Erythrobacter species showed that genes located upstream and downstream of elbla2 were highly conserved, which may indicate that elbla2 was lost during evolution. Furthermore, we predicted two prophages, 13 genomic islands and 25 open reading frames related to insertion sequences in the genome of E. litoralis HTCC 2594. However, unlike NDM-1, the chromosome encoded ElBla2 did not locate in or near these mobile genetic elements, indicating that it cannot transfer between strains. Finally, following our phylogenetic analysis, we suggest a reclassification of E. litoralis HTCC 2594 as a novel species: Erythrobacter sp. HTCC 2594.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20452322
Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Scientific Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....3faeeddcb0fc2d8a5eb56b095f2a78b8