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September 22, 2019

Genome-wide SNP and InDel mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance

Authors: Li, Haicheng and Guo, Huixin and Chen, Tao and Yu, Li and Chen, Yuhui and Zhao, Jiao and Yan, Huimin and Chen, Mu and Sun, Qi and Zhang, Chenchen and others

Objective: Multiple resistances to isoniazid and rifampicin lead to the majority of death associated with M. tuberculosis infection. This study aimed to characterize the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and insertion and deletion (InDel) mutations associated with isoniazid and rifampicin resistance. Methods: The M. tuberculosis strain H37Rv was cultured and treated with isoniazid or rifampicin for generations. Total DNA samples from different generations were extracted for construction of DNA library, and the SNP and InDel mutation in different samples were detected by whole genome sequencing. Bioinformatics analysis such as phylogenetic tree and heap map were also performed. Results: Totally 58 nonsynonymous SNP mutations, 64 synonymous SNP mutations, and 99 SNP mutations in intergenic regions were detected in M. tuberculosis strains treated with rifampicin or isoniazid. Seven InDel mutations were found in the intergenic regions, and also six frameshift InDel mutation and three non- frameshift InDel mutations were also characterized. The phylogenetic tree showed clustering of all samples into three main subgroups. A great number of known and newly identified genes associated with drug resistance were detected in M. tuberculosis, showing distinct mutation patterns. Conclusion: By whole genome sequencing, many genetic mutations in both known and new genes associated with isoniazid and rifampicin resistance were charac- terized in M. tuberculosis.

Journal: International journal of clinical and experimental pathology
DOI: NA
Year: 2018

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