DOŠKAŘ, Jiří, Roman PANTŮČEK, Vladislava RŮŽIČKOVÁ and Ivo SEDLÁČEK. Molecular Diagnostics of Staphylococcus aureus. In Magni M.V. MAGNI, Mariapia Viola. Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites and Fungi. 1st Edition. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, 2010, p. 139-184. ISBN 978-90-481-8544-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8544-3_7.
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Original name Molecular Diagnostics of Staphylococcus aureus
Name in Czech Molekulární diagnostika Staphylococcus aureus
Authors DOŠKAŘ, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Roman PANTŮČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vladislava RŮŽIČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Ivo SEDLÁČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition 1st Edition. Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites and Fungi, p. 139-184, 46 pp. 2010.
Publisher Springer
Other information
Original language English
Type of outcome Proceedings paper
Field of Study Genetics and molecular biology
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW Chapter Book
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/10:00045133
Organization unit Faculty of Science
ISBN 978-90-481-8544-3
ISSN 1874-6489
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8544-3_7
UT WoS 000290183300007
Keywords (in Czech) Staphylococcus aureus; molekulární diagnostika; epidemiologie; typizace; mobilní genetické elementy
Keywords in English Staphylococcus aureus; molecular diagnostics; epidemiology; typing; mobile genetic elements
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: prof. RNDr. Roman Pantůček, Ph.D., učo 842. Changed: 24/1/2012 14:56.
Abstract
The bacterial species of the genus Staphylococcus are important human and animal pathogens which cause severe infectious diseases. The most pathogenic species Staphylococcus aureus is an extraordinary versatile pathogen and the major causative agent of numerous hospital- and community acquired infections. The disease spectrum includes abscesses, bacteremia, central nervous system infections, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and syndromes caused by exotoxins, including staphylococcal scaled skin syndrome, toxic shock syndrome and food poisoning. The spread, survival and prevalence of antibiotic resistant clones of S. aureus are immensely important problems for human health. Apart from the major pathogen S. aureus, other species of the genus Staphylococcus may also be involved in serious infections. The rapid and accurate identification of the disease causing agent is therefore a prerequisite for disease control as well as for epidemiological surveillance. Modern molecular methods for the identification and typing of bacterial species are based on their genomic and proteomic analysis, which is very advantageous compared to standard biotyping methods. For species identification of staphylococcal isolates, the most frequently used molecular method is amplification of conserved gene sequences by PCR. Genotypic methods focus on the characterization of chromosomal, plasmid, or total genomic DNA. The objectives of these methods are to assess relevant parameters of the staphylococcal genome and to detect polymorphism of DNA sequences with either direct or indirect methods. All the genotypic methods are aimed in generation of DNA fingerprints specific for individual species and/or isolates of distinct clonal lineages. S. aureus genomes comprise a core component consisting of genes present in all of the strains, and approximately 22% of the genome comprises an "accessory genome", containing genes that encode a diverse array of non-essential functions, ranging from virulence, drug and metal resistance to substrate utilization and miscellaneous metabolism. The accessory genome is made up of a mobile genetic element (MGE), e.g. bacteriophages, pathogenicity islands, staphylococcal cassette chromosomes, plasmids and transposons. Given the steadily varying content of MGE and of their individual types in the S. aureus strains, these elements are the sources of genetic polymorphism and are one of the most important targets of molecular typing methods for S. aureus. Some S. aureus strains produce one or more exoproteins, which include toxic shock syndrome toxin-1, the staphylococcal enterotoxins, the exfoliative toxins and Panton-Valentine leukocidin. PCR for detection of relevant genes in S. aureus strains is the most commonly used method for the diagnostics of toxigenic staphylococci.
Abstract (in Czech)
Práce podává ucelený souhrn poznatků o metodách molekulární diagnostiky stafylokokových druhů, především druhu Staphylococcus aureus. Zvláštní důraz je kladen na využití mobilních genetických elementů pro molekulární typizaci.
Links
GA310/09/0459, research and development projectName: Úloha bakteriofágů v horizontálním přenosu genů virulence a rezistence u Staphylococcus aureus
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Role of bacteriophages in horizontal transfer of virulence and drug resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus
MSM0021622415, plan (intention)Name: Molekulární podstata buněčných a tkáňových regulací
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Molecular basis of cell and tissue regulations
MSM0021622416, plan (intention)Name: Diverzita biotických společenstev a populací: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Diversity of Biotic Communities and Populations: Causal Analysis of variation in space and time
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