Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica
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Volume 71: Issue 3
Genomic characterization of an uncommon Delftia acidovorans isolate obtained from a Bulgarian immunocompetent outpatient diagnosed with bronchitis
Authors:
Slavil Peykov Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
BioInfoTech Laboratory, Sofia Tech Park, Sofia, Bulgaria
Department of Medical Microbiology “Corr. Mem. Prof. Ivan Mitov, MD, DMSc”, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Raina Gergova Department of Medical Microbiology “Corr. Mem. Prof. Ivan Mitov, MD, DMSc”, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Svetlana Atanasova Department of Medical Microbiology “Corr. Mem. Prof. Ivan Mitov, MD, DMSc”, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Svetoslav G. Dimov Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Tanya Strateva Department of Medical Microbiology “Corr. Mem. Prof. Ivan Mitov, MD, DMSc”, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Pages:
242–247
Online Publication Date:
26 Aug 2024
Publication Date:
18 Sep 2024
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/030.2024.02331
Keywords:
Delftia acidocovans; uncommon pathogen; colistin-resistant clinical isolate; whole-genome sequencing; resistome; phylogenomic analysis; Bulgaria
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Abstract

Delftia acidovorans is an aerobic, non-fermenting Gram-negative bacterium (NFGNB), found in soil, water and hospital environments. It is rarely clinically significant, most commonly affecting hospitalized or immunocompromised patients. The present study aimed to explore the genomic characteristics of a Bulgarian clinical D. acidovorans isolate (designated Dac759) in comparison to all strains of this species with available genomes in the NCBI Genome database (n = 34). Dac759 was obtained in 2021 from the sputum of a 65-year-old female immunocompetent outpatient with bronchitis. Species identification using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, whole-genome sequencing (WGS), and phylogenomic analysis were performed. The isolate demonstrated high-level resistance to colistin (16 mg L−1); resistance to gentamicin; reduced susceptibility to piperacillin, piperacillin-tazobactam, ceftazidime, cefepime, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin; and susceptibility to imipenem, meropenem, amikacin, and tobramycin. The observed genome size (6.43 Mb) and GC content (66.76%) were comparable with the accessible data from sequenced D. acidovorans genomes. A limited number of resistance determinants were identified in the assembled genome as follows: blaOXA-459, emrE, oqxB, and mexCD-oprJ. The phylogenomic analysis indicated a high heterogenicity of the included D. acidovorans genomes. In conclusion, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of a clinically relevant D. acidovorans isolate in Bulgaria. Unlike the majority of reports in the literature, Dac759 affected a patient with no malignancies or other preexisting comorbidities. With this in mind, its genome sequence is a valuable resource for the fundamental study of uncommon bacterial pathogens of public health importance.

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