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Epidemiologic consequences of microvariation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22315279     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Evidence from genotype-phenotype studies suggests that genetic diversity in pathogens have clinically relevant manifestations that can impact outcome of infection and epidemiologic success. We studied 5 closely related Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains that collectively caused extensive disease (n = 862), particularly among US-born tuberculosis patients.
METHODS: Representative isolates were selected using population-based genotyping data from New York City and New Jersey. Growth and cytokine/chemokine response were measured in infected human monocytes. Survival was determined in aerosol-infected guinea pigs.
RESULTS: Multiple genotyping methods and phylogenetically informative synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms showed that all strains were related by descent. In axenic culture, all strains grew similarly. However, infection of monocytes revealed 2 growth phenotypes, slower (doubling ∼55 hours) and faster (∼25 hours). The faster growing strains elicited more tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 1β than the slower growing strains, even after heat killing, and caused accelerated death of infected guinea pigs (∼9 weeks vs 24 weeks) associated with increased lung inflammation/pathology. Epidemiologically, the faster growing strains were associated with human immunodeficiency virus and more limited in spread, possibly related to their inherent ability to induce a strong protective innate immune response in immune competent hosts.
CONCLUSIONS: Natural variation, with detectable phenotypic changes, among closely related clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis may alter epidemiologic patterns in human populations.
Authors:
Barun Mathema; Natalia Kurepina; Guibin Yang; Elena Shashkina; Claudia Manca; Carolina Mehaffy; Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann; Shama Ahuja; Dorothy A Fallows; Angelo Izzo; Pablo Bifani; Karen Dobos; Gilla Kaplan; Barry N Kreiswirth
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.     Date:  2012-02-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of infectious diseases     Volume:  205     ISSN:  1537-6613     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Infect. Dis.     Publication Date:  2012 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-02-21     Completed Date:  2012-04-16     Revised Date:  2013-04-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413675     Medline TA:  J Infect Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  964-74     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Public Health Research Institute, Newark, NJ, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Animals
Axenic Culture
Cytokines / metabolism
Evolution, Molecular
Female
Genetic Variation*
Genotype
Guinea Pigs
Humans
Immunity, Innate
Leukocytes, Mononuclear / metabolism
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification,  genetics*,  isolation & purification*
New Jersey / epidemiology
New York City / epidemiology
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Prevalence
Tuberculosis / epidemiology*,  microbiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01AI066046/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cytokines
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