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2021 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Molecular epidemiology and mechanism of quorum sensing system in C. difficile

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K08949
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

奥川 周  東京大学, 医学部附属病院, 准教授 (20376461)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
KeywordsC. difficile / agr遺伝子 / CRISPR-Cas9 / クオラムセンシング
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

C. difficileのagr遺伝子の分子疫学と機能解明の研究を本年度も行った。機能解明のために、CRISPR-Cas9システムを用いたプラスミドベクターを構築し、agr関連遺伝子欠損株の作成することを目指したが、本年度内に変異株の確立には至らなかった。
分子疫学については、agr1、agr2M、agr2Rの3つのタイプをさらに解析するため、GenBank上に登録されたwhole genome sequenceのうち、agr lociを持つと推定されるものを抽出し、agrの亜型と構成遺伝子A、B、C、D別に推定されるアミノ酸配列のグループ分けと配列の比較を施行した。
Agr1に関しては、Dにはアミノ酸が48個中で1つのみ違う亜型が存在した。また、Bにはアミノ酸192個中で最大11個が基準株と異なるものを含めて7つの亜型が存在する他、基準株と比較しframeshiftに伴うstop codonが出現する配列が3種類見られた。Agr2Rでは、Dで2種類、Cで6種類の基準株と同じ長さのアミノ酸配列が推定された。BとAでは完全な長さの亜型がそれぞれ6種類及び2種類、frameshiftに伴うstop codonが出現するものがそれぞれ1種類ずつ見られた。Agr2Mでは、基準株と同じ長さのアミノ酸配列がDが1種類、Bが2種類、Cが2種類、Aが3種類に分類され、Cではframeshiftに伴うstop codonが出現するものが1種類あった。
以上のように、agr1, agr2R, agr2MのいずれにおいてもDのアミノ酸配列には多様性がほとんどなく、C. difficileの agrに由来するQuorum sensingのシグナルは菌株を問わず同じものである可能性が示唆された。

  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2022 2021

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 12 results,  Open Access: 9 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] A Cold-Blooded Tiptoer: Nonresolving Cellulitis in an Immunocompromised Patient2022

    • Author(s)
      Kitaura Satoshi、Okamoto Koh、Wakabayashi Yoshitaka、Okada Yuta、Okazaki Aiko、Ikeda Mahoko、Okugawa Shu、Fujimoto Fumie、Bujo Chie、Minatsuki Shun、Tsushima Kensuke、Chikamatsu Kinuyo、Mitarai Satoshi、Moriya Kyoji
    • Journal Title

      Open Forum Infectious Diseases

      Volume: 9 Pages: ofac074

    • DOI

      10.1093/ofid/ofac074

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Urine sediment findings were milder in patients with COVID-19-associated renal injuries than in those with non-COVID-19-associated renal injuries2022

    • Author(s)
      Morita Yoshifumi、Kurano Makoto、Jubishi Daisuke、Ikeda Mahoko、Okamoto Koh、Tanaka Masami、Harada Sohei、Okugawa Shu、Moriya Kyoji、Yatomi Yutaka
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Infectious Diseases

      Volume: 117 Pages: 302~311

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.024

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Protothecosis in the mucosa of the pharynx mimicking pharyngeal cancer in an immunocompetent individual: a case report2022

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita Marie、Ikeda Mahoko、Kato Ito、Ohama Yuki、Ando Mizuo、Ikemura Masako、Jubishi Daisuke、Kanno Yoshiaki、Okamoto Koh、Umeyama Takashi、Nakamura Shigeki、Miyazaki Yoshitsugu、Okugawa Shu、Moriya Kyoji
    • Journal Title

      Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

      Volume: 21 Pages: 5

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12941-022-00495-6

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Recurrent Escherichia coli Bacteremia2021

    • Author(s)
      Kobayashi Tatsuya、Ikeda Mahoko、Okada Yuta、Higurashi Yoshimi、Okugawa Shu、Moriya Kyoji
    • Journal Title

      Microbiology Spectrum

      Volume: 9 Pages: e0139921

    • DOI

      10.1128/Spectrum.01399-21

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The prevalence of the iutA and ibeA genes in Escherichia coli isolates from severe and non-severe patients with bacteremic acute biliary tract infection is significantly different2021

    • Author(s)
      Ikeda Mahoko、Kobayashi Tatsuya、Fujimoto Fumie、Okada Yuta、Higurashi Yoshimi、Tatsuno Keita、Okugawa Shu、Moriya Kyoji
    • Journal Title

      Gut Pathogens

      Volume: 13 Pages: 32

    • DOI

      10.1186/s13099-021-00429-1

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Chronic Disseminated Gonococcal Infection in a Japanese Man with Novel C5 Gene Mutation2021

    • Author(s)
      Ikeuchi Kazuhiko、Okamoto Koh、Inoue Norimitsu、Okugawa Shu、Moriya Kyoji
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Clinical Immunology

      Volume: 41 Pages: 691~693

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10875-020-00959-4

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Changing trends in lipid profile and biomarkers of renal function and bone metabolism before and after switching from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide: a prospective observational study2021

    • Author(s)
      Ikeda Mahoko、Wakabayashi Yoshitaka、Okamoto Koh、Yanagimoto Shintaro、Okugawa Shu、Moriya Kyoji
    • Journal Title

      AIDS Research and Therapy

      Volume: 18 Pages: 30

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12981-021-00354-y

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Incidence and Risk Factors for Inappropriate Use of Non-Culture-Based Fungal Assays: Implication for Diagnostic Stewardship2021

    • Author(s)
      Ito Hiroshi、Okamoto Koh、Yamamoto Shinya、Yamashita Marie、Kanno Yoshiaki、Jubishi Daisuke、Ikeda Mahoko、Harada Sohei、Okugawa Shu、Moriya Kyoji
    • Journal Title

      Open Forum Infectious Diseases

      Volume: 9 Pages: ofab601

    • DOI

      10.1093/ofid/ofab601

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] First human case of catheter-related blood stream infection caused by Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans: a case report and literature review2021

    • Author(s)
      Kobayashi Tatsuya、Ikeda Mahoko、Ohama Yuki、Murono Koji、Ikeuchi Kazuhiko、Kitaura Satoshi、Okamoto Koh、Okugawa Shu、Ishihara Soichiro、Moriya Kyoji
    • Journal Title

      Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

      Volume: 20 Pages: 68

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12941-021-00474-3

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Plesiomonas shigelloides Septic Shock Following Ingestion of Dojo Nabe (Loach Hotpot)2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinohara Takayuki、Okamoto Koh、Koyano Saho、Otani Amato、Yamashita Marie、Wakimoto Yuji、Jubishi Daisuke、Hashimoto Hideki、Ikeda Mahoko、Harada Sohei、Okugawa Shu、Moriya Kyoji
    • Journal Title

      Open Forum Infectious Diseases

      Volume: 8 Pages: ofab401

    • DOI

      10.1093/ofid/ofab401

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Clot waveform of APTT has abnormal patterns in subjects with COVID-192021

    • Author(s)
      Shimura Takuya、Kurano Makoto、Kanno Yoshiaki、Ikeda Mahoko、Okamoto Koh、Jubishi Daisuke、Harada Sohei、Okugawa Shu、Moriya Kyoji、Yatomi Yutaka
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 11 Pages: 5190

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-84776-8

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Severe cellulitis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation2021

    • Author(s)
      Oyama Yu、Yasunaga Megumi、Honda Akira、Maki Hiroaki、Masamoto Yosuke、Kobayashi Tatsuya、Wakabayashi Yoshitaka、Okugawa Shu、Moriya Kyoji、Kurokawa Mineo
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

      Volume: 27 Pages: 770~772

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jiac.2020.12.025

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Clinical and Microbiological Differences in Recurrent Escherichia coli Bacteremia Is Dependent on the Bacteria Genetic Identity2021

    • Author(s)
      T. Kobayashi, M. Ikeda, Y. Okada, Y. Higurashi, S. Okugawa, K. Moriya
    • Organizer
      WORLD MICROBE FORUM 2021
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 繰り返す大腸菌菌血症における遺伝的相同性の有無による臨床的・微生物学的特徴の検討2021

    • Author(s)
      小林 竜也、池田 麻穂子、岡田 雄大、日暮 芳己、奥川 周、森屋 恭爾
    • Organizer
      第70回日本感染症学会東日本地方会学術集会・第68回日本化学療法学会東日本支部総会合同学会

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Published: 2022-12-28  

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