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. 2024 Mar 12;17(1):70.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06717-8.

Impact of template denaturation prior to whole genome amplification on gene detection in high GC-content species, Burkholderia mallei and B. pseudomallei

Chris R Taitt  1   2 , Tomasz A Leski  2 , Jaimee R Compton  2 , Amy Chen  3 , Kimberly L Berk  4 , Robert W Dorsey  4 , Shanmuga Sozhamannan  5   6 , Dianne L Dutt  7 , Gary J Vora  8
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Impact of template denaturation prior to whole genome amplification on gene detection in high GC-content species, Burkholderia mallei and B. pseudomallei

Chris R Taitt et al. BMC Res Notes. .

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we sought to determine the types and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance determinants (ARDs) in Burkholderia spp. strains using the Antimicrobial Resistance Determinant Microarray (ARDM).

Results: Whole genome amplicons from 22 B. mallei (BM) and 37 B. pseudomallei (BP) isolates were tested for > 500 ARDs using ARDM v.3.1. ARDM detected the following Burkholderia spp.-derived genes, aac(6), blaBP/MBL-3, blaABPS, penA-BP, and qacE, in both BM and BP while blaBP/MBL-1, macB, blaOXA-42/43 and penA-BC were observed in BP only. The method of denaturing template for whole genome amplification greatly affected the numbers and types of genes detected by the ARDM. BlaTEM was detected in nearly a third of BM and BP amplicons derived from thermally, but not chemically denatured templates. BlaTEM results were confirmed by PCR, with 81% concordance between methods. Sequences from 414-nt PCR amplicons (13 preparations) were 100% identical to the Klebsiella pneumoniae reference gene. Although blaTEM sequences have been observed in B. glumae, B. cepacia, and other undefined Burkholderia strains, this is the first report of such sequences in BM/BP/B. thailandensis (BT) clade. These results highlight the importance of sample preparation in achieving adequate genome coverage in methods requiring untargeted amplification before analysis.

Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; ESBL; Extended-spectrum β-lactamase; Resistome; Select agents.

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Conflict of interest statement

Chris R. Taitt is employed by Nova Research Inc. DTRA was active in both the research design and project management, and in preparation of the manuscript. All authors declare no conflict of interest.

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