Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum isolated from bloodstream infection from a nosocomial outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2018 Jul 10;113(9):e180051. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760180051.

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Corynebacterium striatum has been cited with increased frequency as pathogen of nosocomial infections. In this study, we report the draft genome of a C. striatum isolated from a patient with bloodstream infection in a hospital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The isolate presented susceptibility only to tetracycline, vancomycin and linezolid. The detection of various antibiotic resistance genes is fully consistent with previously observed multidrug-resistant pattern in Corynebacterium spp. A large part of the pTP10 plasmid of MDR C. striatum M82B is present in the genome of our isolate. A SpaDEF cluster and seven arrays of CRISPR-Cas were found.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Brazil
  • Corynebacterium / drug effects*
  • Corynebacterium / genetics*
  • Corynebacterium / isolation & purification
  • Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / drug effects
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Genome, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents