Multilocus sequence typing of Streptococcus pneumoniae by use of mass spectrometry. 2011

Eileen M Dunne, and Eng Kok Ong, and Ralf J Moser, and Peter M Siba, and Suparat Phuanukoonnon, and Andrew R Greenhill, and Roy M Robins-Browne, and E Kim Mulholland, and Catherine Satzke
Centre for International Child Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. eileen.dunne@mcri.edu.au

Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) is an important tool for the global surveillance of bacterial pathogens that is performed by comparing the sequences of designated housekeeping genes. We developed and tested a novel mass spectrometry-based method for MLST of Streptococcus pneumoniae. PCR amplicons were subjected to in vitro transcription and base-specific cleavage, followed by analysis of the resultant fragments by using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Comparison of the cleavage fragment peak patterns to a reference sequence set permitted automated identification of alleles. Validation experiments using 29 isolates of S. pneumoniae revealed that the results of MALDI-TOF MS MLST matched those obtained by traditional sequence-based MLST for 99% of alleles and that the MALDI-TOF MS method accurately identified two single-nucleotide variations. The MADLI-TOF MS method was then used for MLST analysis of 43 S. pneumoniae isolates from Papua New Guinean children. The majority of the isolates present in this population were not clonal and contained seven new alleles and 30 previously unreported sequence types.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000483 Alleles Variant forms of the same gene, occupying the same locus on homologous CHROMOSOMES, and governing the variants in production of the same gene product. Allelomorphs,Allele,Allelomorph
D001331 Automation Controlled operation of an apparatus, process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human organs of observation, effort, and decision. (From Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 1993) Automations
D013296 Streptococcus pneumoniae A gram-positive organism found in the upper respiratory tract, inflammatory exudates, and various body fluids of normal and/or diseased humans and, rarely, domestic animals. Diplococcus pneumoniae,Pneumococcus
D058885 Multilocus Sequence Typing Direct nucleotide sequencing of gene fragments from multiple housekeeping genes for the purpose of phylogenetic analysis, organism identification, and typing of species, strain, serovar, or other distinguishable phylogenetic level. Multilocus Sequence Analysis,Analyses, Multilocus Sequence,Analysis, Multilocus Sequence,Multilocus Sequence Analyses,Sequence Analyses, Multilocus,Sequence Analysis, Multilocus,Sequence Typing, Multilocus,Typing, Multilocus Sequence
D019032 Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization A mass spectrometric technique that is used for the analysis of large biomolecules. Analyte molecules are embedded in an excess matrix of small organic molecules that show a high resonant absorption at the laser wavelength used. The matrix absorbs the laser energy, thus inducing a soft disintegration of the sample-matrix mixture into free (gas phase) matrix and analyte molecules and molecular ions. In general, only molecular ions of the analyte molecules are produced, and almost no fragmentation occurs. This makes the method well suited for molecular weight determinations and mixture analysis. Laser Desorption-Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Matrix-Assisted,MALD-MS,MALDI,Mass Spectrometry, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization,Mass Spectroscopy, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization,Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Mass Spectrometry,Spectroscopy, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization,MALDI-MS,MS-MALD,SELDI-TOF-MS,Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry,Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Matrix Assisted,MALDI MS,Mass Spectrometry, Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization,Mass Spectroscopy, Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization,Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry

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