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Temperature-driven regulation system of hypermucoviscosity in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K16947
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 57020:Oral pathobiological science-related
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

Le Nguyen Tra Mi  広島大学, 医系科学研究科(歯), 助教 (20897904)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
KeywordsKlebsiella pneumoniae / virulence factor / hypermucoviscosity / antimicrobial resistance / antimicrobial peptide / bacteriocin / hypervirulent / multidrug resistance / hypermucoviscous / string test / hypervirulence / hypemucoviscosity
Outline of Research at the Start

K. pneumoniae has emerged as a global life-threatening pathogen due to the multidrug-resistance and hypervirulence phenotype. My study will investigate the genomic population of clinically-isolated hypermucoviscous (HMV) K. pneumoniae isolates in Japan, the correlation between HMV phenotype, virulence genes, and drug resistance genes, and the novel molecular mechanism of HMV phenotype. This study will improve the predictive model for hypervirulent K. pneumoniae and the development of new chemotherapy targeting the novel virulent factors to improve the treatment outcome of this pathogen.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Hypermucoviscosity (HMV) is a phenotype commonly associated with hypervirulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp), which is usually regulated by rmpA or rmpA2 genes. Our analysis showed that the low HMV level is usually related to rmpA/rmpA2, while the high HMV level is not. Strains carrying rmpA/rmpA2 are likely to express HMV at 37° C, whereas those negative for these genes are likely to express HMV at room temperature.
Kp also produces several kinds of bacteriocins that have antimicrobial effects against other species. We found that 32.8% of isolates carried at least one bacteriocin type. Microcin E492 was the most prevalent type (14.4%) and had a wide spectrum of activity. Cloacin-like bacteriocin was detected in 7.2% of strains and exhibited inhibitory effect against mainly Klebsiella spp. Other bacteriocins, such as microcin S-like, microcin B17, and klebicin C-like, were detected at lower rates and had limited inhibitory activity.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

Our findings facilitate the discovery of new factors related to HMV and explain different virulence tactics of Kp infection.
Findings about bacteriocins will facilitate studies on competition within microflora and the potential applications of bacteriocins in treating multidrug-resistant bacteria.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All 2023 2022 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (4 results) Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results) Remarks (5 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] London School(英国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Monash University(オーストリア)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] London School/of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine(英国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Department of Infectious Diseases/Monash University(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Comprehensive Analysis of Bacteriocins Produced by the Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae Species Complex.2023

    • Author(s)
      [Mi Nguyen-Tra Le,Thao Huu-Huong Nguyen,Van Minh Trinh,Tam Phuc-Bao Nguyen,Miki Kawada-Matsuo,Shizuo Kayama,Motoyuki Sugai,Hitoshi Komatsuzawa]
    • Journal Title

      Microbiology spectrum

      Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Pages: 00863-23

    • DOI

      10.1128/spectrum.00863-23

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Genomic epidemiology and temperature dependency of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Le Mi Nguyen-Tra、Kayama Shizuo、Wyres Kelly L.、Yu Liansheng、Hisatsune Junzo、Suzuki Masato、Yahara Koji、Terachi Tsuneko、Sawa Kana、Takahashi Shin、Okuhara Toshihiko、Kohama Kunihiko、Holt Kathryn E.、Mizutani Tetsu、Ohge Hiroki、Sugai Motoyuki
    • Journal Title

      Microbial Genomics

      Volume: 8 Issue: 5 Pages: 1-1

    • DOI

      10.1099/mgen.0.000827

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Comprehensive analysis of bacteriocins produced by Klebsiella pneumoniae complex2023

    • Author(s)
      Mi Nguyen-Tra Le
    • Organizer
      The 96th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Bacteriology
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Comprehensive genetical analysis and inhibitory effects of antimicrobial peptides produced by Klebsiella pneumonia2023

    • Author(s)
      Mi Nguyen-Tra Le
    • Organizer
      The Vietnam International Dental Exhibition & Congress VIDEC 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Bacteriocins: a potential alternative to traditional antibiotics in the era of antimicrobial resistance2023

    • Author(s)
      Mi Nguyen-Tra Le
    • Organizer
      Vietnamese Academic Network in Japan (VANJ) conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Antibacterial effects of antimicrobial peptides produced by Klebsiella pneumoniae2023

    • Author(s)
      Tam Phuc-Bao Nguyen
    • Organizer
      56th Annual Meeting of Hiroshima University Dental Society
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Temperature-dependent hypermucoviscosity and genomic population structure of Klebsiella pneumoniae2022

    • Author(s)
      Mi Nguyen-Tra Le
    • Organizer
      13th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XIII)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] Google Scholar

    • URL

      https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SDEAg9gAAAAJ&hl=en

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] ResearchGate

    • URL

      https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mi-Le-7

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] ORCID

    • URL

      https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-9394-6107

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Web of Science

    • URL

      https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/GLN-7600-2022

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Scopus

    • URL

      https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57215581166

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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