Staphylococcus aureus surface protein G (sasG) allelic variants: correlation between biofilm formation and their prevalence in methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) clones

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may persist for long periods due to biofilm formation. The objective of this study was to describe biofilm formation in association with the presence of S. aureus surface protein G (sasG) and its allelic variants in MRSA bacteraemia isolates from en...

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Veröffentlicht in:Research in microbiology 2022-03, Vol.173 (3), p.103921-103921, Article 103921
Hauptverfasser: Carrera-Salinas, Anna, González-Díaz, Aida, Vázquez-Sánchez, Daniel Antonio, Camoez, Mariana, Niubó, Jordi, Càmara, Jordi, Ardanuy, Carmen, Martí, Sara, Domínguez, M Ángeles, Garcia, M., Marco, F., Chaves, F., Cercenado, E., Tapiol, J., Xercavins, M., Fontanals, D., Loza, E., Rodríguez-López, F., Olarte, I., Mirelis, B., Ruiz de Gopegui, E., Lepe, J.A., Larrosa, N.
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Zusammenfassung:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may persist for long periods due to biofilm formation. The objective of this study was to describe biofilm formation in association with the presence of S. aureus surface protein G (sasG) and its allelic variants in MRSA bacteraemia isolates from endemic (CC5, CC8, CC22) and sporadic clones in Spain (2008–2015). Crystal violet staining was used to assess biofilm formation; DNA microarray, RT-qPCR, and long-read whole genome sequencing were applied to determine the presence, expression and structure of sasG, respectively. The endemic CC5 and CC8 clones produced more biofilm than the sporadic clones; these endemic clones carried sasG allelic variant 1. Otherwise, sporadic clones, with less biofilm formation, showed either an absence of sasG (65%) or the presence of allelic variant 2 (35%). Variants 1 and 2 differed in the expression of sasG (1.56 ± 1.20 and 0.37 ± 0.32, respectively). The analysis of a large cohort of closed S. aureus genomes available on the NCBI database confirmed the distribution of the two allelic variants with low amino acid identity (68.1%) among endemic and sporadic clones. SasG variant 1 present in the major CC5 and CC8 clones was correlated with increased biofilm formation and may represent an important virulence determinant.
ISSN:0923-2508
1769-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.resmic.2022.103921