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Aus dem Institut für Mikrobiologie und Tierseuchen des Fachbereichs Veterinärmedizin der Freien Universität Berlin Molecular and functional typing of isolates of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex with emphasis on multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Veterinärmedizin an der Freien Universität Berlin vorgelegt von Stefanie Müller Tierärztin aus Jena Berlin 2017 Journal-Nr.: 3964 Gedruckt mit Genehmigung des Fachbereichs Veterinärmedizin der Freien Universität Berlin Dekan: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zentek Erster Gutachter: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lothar H. Wieler Zweiter Gutachter: PD Dr. Gottfried Wilharm Dritter Gutachter: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Alter Deskriptoren (nach CAB-Thesaurus): Acinetobacter calcoaceticus; Acinetobacter baumannii; antibiotics; multiple drug resistance; Carbapenems; zoonoses; restriction fragment length polymorphism; genome analysis Tag der Promotion: 19.09.2017 Bibliografische Information der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über <http://dnb.ddb.de> abrufbar. ISBN: 978-3-86387-758-3 Zugl.: Berlin, Freie Univ., Diss., 2017 Dissertation, Freie Universität Berlin D 188 Dieses Werk ist urheberrechtlich geschützt. Alle Rechte, auch die der Übersetzung, des Nachdruckes und der Vervielfältigung des Buches, oder Teilen daraus, vorbehalten. 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Wilhelm Schaumann Stiftung, Hamburg Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................... I LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................. VII LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................ IX ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................... XII INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1 LITERATURE REVIEW ......................................................................................................... 3 I General characteristics and taxonomy of Acinetobacter spp. ................................... 3 II A. baumannii as a nosocomial pathogen in human medicine ................................... 6 1 Clinical relevance and treatment ................................................................................. 6 2 Epidemiology ............................................................................................................... 9 III A. baumannii in veterinary medicine .........................................................................11 1 Livestock ....................................................................................................................11 2 Companion animals ....................................................................................................12 IV Possible transmission of A. baumannii between humans and animals .................14 V Quinolones – mechanisms of action and resistance ................................................17 1 Mechanisms of action .................................................................................................17 2 Resistances against quinolones .................................................................................19 VI Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in A. baumannii .......................................20 1 Intrinsic resistances and efflux pumps ........................................................................20 2 Resistances against beta-lactam antibiotics ...............................................................22 3 Resistances against other antimicrobial classes .........................................................23 VII Immune defense during A. baumannii infection .....................................................26 - I - Table of Contents MATERIALS AND METHODS .............................................................................................28 I Materials ........................................................................................................................28 1 Origin of Acinetobacter isolates ..................................................................................28 2 Consumables and media for bacterial cultivation ........................................................29 3 Chemicals, enzymes and devices ..............................................................................29 4 Buffers and solutions ..................................................................................................29 II Methods ........................................................................................................................30 1 General methods ........................................................................................................30 1.1 Cultivation and conservation of bacteria ...............................................................30 1.2 Isolation of chromosomal DNA .............................................................................30 2 Identification of species of the Acb-complex ...............................................................31 2.1 Molecular methods ...............................................................................................31 2.1.1 Restriction fragment length polymorphism of the16S-23S intergenic spacer region ................................................................................................31 2.1.2 16S-23S intergenic spacer sequencing .........................................................32 2.1.3 Partial RNA polymerase beta subunit (rpoB) sequencing ..............................33 2.2 Phenotypic methods ............................................................................................34 2.2.1 Omnilog® Phenotypic MicroArray ..................................................................34 2.2.1.1 Experimental procedure ..........................................................................34 2.2.1.2 Evaluation of data ...................................................................................35 2.2.2 Species identification based on selected carbon sources using the Acinetobacter test medium ............................................................................36 3 Analysis of human and animal clinical Acb-complex isolates ......................................37 3.1 Species identification ...........................................................................................37 3.2 Antimicrobial susceptibility testing ........................................................................37 - II - Table of Contents 3.3. Whole genome sequencing .................................................................................39 3.3.1 Selection of isolates ......................................................................................39 3.3.2 Evaluation of data ..........................................................................................40 4 Investigation of fluoroquinolone resistance in A. baumannii ........................................40 4.1 Induction of fluoroquinolone resistance ................................................................40 4.1.1 Preparation of gradient plates ........................................................................40 4.1.2 Cultivation in subinhibitory fluoroquinolone concentrations ............................41 4.1.3 Species confirmation of fluoroquinolone resistant colonies ............................42 4.2 Whole genome sequencing ..................................................................................42 4.2.1 Selection of isolates ......................................................................................43 4.2.2 Evaluation of data ..........................................................................................43 4.3 Phenotypic analysis .............................................................................................44 4.3.1 Macroscopic and microscopic investigation ...................................................44 4.3.2 Antimicrobial susceptibility testing .................................................................44 4.3.3 Conjugation experiments ...............................................................................45 4.3.3.1 Identification of a conjugative plasmid .....................................................45 4.3.3.1.1