Variation in supplemental carbon dioxide requirements defines lineage-specific antibiotic resistance acquisition in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Variation in supplemental carbon dioxide requirements defines lineage-specific antibiotic resistance acquisition in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Abstract The evolution of the obligate human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae has been shaped by selective pressures from diverse host niche environments1,2 as well as antibiotics3,4. The varying prevalence of antibiotic resistance across N. gonorrhoeae lineages5 suggests that underlying metabolic differences may influence the likelihood of acquisition of specific resistance mutations6,7. We hypothesized that the requirement for supplemental CO2, present in approximately half of isolates8, reflects one such example of metabolic variation. Here, using a genome-wide association study and experimental investigations, we show that CO2-dependence is attributable to a single substitution in a β-carbonic anhydrase, canB. CanB19E is necessary and sufficient for growth in the absence of CO2, and the hypomorphic CanB19G variant confers CO2-dependence. Furthermore, ciprofloxacin resistance is correlated with CanB19G in clinical isolates, and the presence of CanB19G increases the likelihood of acquisition of ciprofloxacin resistance. Together, our results suggest that metabolic variation has impacted the acquisition of fluoroquinolone resistance.
Waldor Matthew K.、Hullahalli Karthik、Grad Yonatan H.、Westervelt Kathleen A.、Rubin Daniel H.F.、Ma Kevin C.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women?ˉs Hospital, Harvard Medical School||Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical SchoolDivision of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women?ˉs Hospital, Harvard Medical School||Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health||Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women?ˉs Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthDepartment of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthDepartment of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
医学研究方法基础医学微生物学
Waldor Matthew K.,Hullahalli Karthik,Grad Yonatan H.,Westervelt Kathleen A.,Rubin Daniel H.F.,Ma Kevin C..Variation in supplemental carbon dioxide requirements defines lineage-specific antibiotic resistance acquisition in Neisseria gonorrhoeae[EB/OL].(2025-03-28)[2025-08-02].https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.02.24.481660.点此复制
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