blaNDM-1 Carried by a Transferable Plasmid in a Salmonella Strain Isolated from Healthy Individuals
- Author:
Wei ZENG
1
;
Ming LUO
;
Pengcheng DU
;
Zhenpeng LI
;
Yao PENG
;
Mengyu WANG
;
Wenxuan ZHAO
;
Huayao ZHANG
;
Yang LI
;
Pengjie LUO
;
Yannong WU
;
Jialiang XU
;
Xu LI
;
Xin LU
;
Biao KAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Carbapenems; NDM-1; lncHI2/lncHI2A plasmid; Salmonella Typhimurium; Healthy individual
- From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2024;37(11):1252-1261
- CountryChina
- Language:English
- Abstract: Objective Our study aimed to conduct genomic characterization of Salmonella strains carrying the b/aNDM-1 gene in the intestinal tract of healthy individuals.The objectives were to underscore the importance of genomic surveillance for drug resistance in both commensal and pathogenic bacteria among healthy populations,and to establish protocols for regulating drug resistance plasmids based on the completion of a comprehensive map of drug resistance plasmid genomes.Methods We performed antimicrobial susceptibility testing and employed second-and third-generation sequencing techniques to analyze Salmonella strains harboring the b/aNDM-1 gene,to surveil drug-resistant bacteria in the intestines of healthy subjects.Sequence comparison was conducted using both core-and pan-genome approaches.Concurrently,conjugation experiments were carried out to assess the efficiency of plasmid transfer.Results We isolated a carbapenem-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain from a healthy food worker in China.This strain harbored an lncHI2/lncHI2A plasmid carrying blaNDM-1 along with multiple antibiotic resistance genes(ARGs).Our findings highlight the potential for asymptomatic carriers to facilitate the transmission of ARGs.Pan-genomic analysis revealed that b/aNDM-1-positive plasmids could traverse bacterial species barriers,facilitating cross-host transmission.Conclusion This study marks the first detection of b/aNDM-1 in Salmonella strains isolated from healthy individuals.We underscore the risk associated with the transmission of conjugative hybrid plasmids carrying blaNDM-1,which have the potential to be harbored and transmitted among healthy individuals.Enhanced surveillance of drug-resistant pathogens and plasmids in the intestinal microbiota of healthy individuals could provide insights into the risk of ARG transmission and pathways for population-wide dissemination via ARG transfer factors.
