Table 3 Results of the metagenomic sequencing of the 24 samples analysed in this study and antibiotic resistance determinants.

From: Clinical metagenomics of bone and joint infections: a proof of concept study

Patient

Sample number

Monomicrobial or polymicrobial

Main species identified in metagenomic sequencing (≥1% abundance)

Antibiotic resistance genes (Resfinder)

Antibiotic resistance genes (functional metagenomic studies)

GyrA

ParC

RpoB

A

2

Polymicrobial

Staphylococcus aureus (99.6)

blaZ, norA

None

WT (S. aureus)

WT (S. aureus)

D320N (S. aureus)

A

28

Polymicrobial

Staphylococcus aureus (90.3), Finegoldia magna (4.3), Peptoniphilus harei (3.7)

ant(6)-Ia, aph(3′)-III, norA

tet(O)

WT (S. aureus)

WT (S. aureus)

D320N (S. aureus)

A

66

Polymicrobial

Staphylococcus aureus (99.9)

blaZ, norA

None

WT (S. aureus)

WT (S. aureus)

D320N (S. aureus)

B

4

Polymicrobial

Morganella morganii (5.6), Propionibacterium propionicum (71.5), Bacteroides fragilis (14.2), Prevotella bivia (4.1), Atopobium rimae (3.0)

aadA1, aph(3′)-Ia, blaDHA-1, catA1, catA2, cepA, cfxA3, dfrA1, erm(A), erm(B), strA, sul2, tet(D), tet(M), tet(Q)

dfr, dfr, van, tet(B)

   

B

140

Polymicrobial

Morganella morganii (14.6), Prevotella bivia (6.6), Propionibacterium propionicum (43.2), Bacteroides fragilis (24.4), Atopobium rimae (8.3), Parvimonas unclassified (1.2), Dermabacter sp HFH0086 (1.0)

aadA1, aph(3′)-Ia, blaMOR, blaTEM-1A, catA1, catA2, cepA, cfxA3, dfrA1, dfrA14, erm(B), QnrS1, strA, sul1, sul2, tet(D), tet(M), tet(Q)

dfr, dfr, tet(B), van

   

C

19

Polymicrobial

Acinetobacter baumanii complex (22.1), Streptococcus agalactiae (73.1), Finegoldia magna (1.7)

blaADC-25, blaOXA-328, erm(B), tet(M)

None

WT (A. baumannii, S. agalactiae)

WT (A. baumannii, S. agalactiae)

WT (S. agalactiae)

C

103

Polymicrobial

Acinetobacter baumanii complex (66.9), Streptococcus agalactiae (26.9), Acinetobacter pittii calcoaceticus nosocomialis (2.7), Finegoldia magna (1.5)

blaADC-25, blaOXA-328, erm(B), tet(M)

None

WT (A. baumannii, S. agalactiae)

WT (A. baumannii, S. agalactiae)

WT (S. agalactiae)

C

104

Polymicrobial

Acinetobacter baumanii complex (70.1), Streptococcus agalactiae (24.2), Acinetobacter pittii calcoaceticus nosocomialis (3.9), Corynebacterium resistens (1.1)

blaADC-25, blaOXA-328, tet(M)

None

WT (A. baumannii, S. agalactiae)

WT (A. baumannii, S. agalactiae)

WT (S. agalactiae)

D

110

Monomicrobial

Staphylococcus aureus (98.2), Propionibacterium acnes (1.7)

blaZ, norA

None

WT

WT

WT

E

42

Polymicrobial

Staphylococcus epidermidis (99.1)

aac(6′)-aph(2′′), aph(3′)-Ia, blaZ, erm(C), fosB, mecA

blaTEM

S84Y (S. epidermidis)

S80F, D84Y (S. epidermidis)

T700S, D837E (S. epidermidis)

F

46

Monomicrobial

Streptococcus anginosus (2.2), Mogibacterium sp CM50 (34.5), Olsenella uli (13.8), Atopobium sp oral taxon 199 (13.0), Peptostreptococcus stomatis (6.9), Parvimonas unclassified (6.7), Fretibacterium fastidiosum (6.3), Pseudoramibacter alactolyticus (5.6), Slackia unclassified (3.2), Slackia exigua (2.2), Alloprevotella tannerae (2.0)

cfxA3, lsa(C), tet(M)

dfr, dfr, dfr, tet(M), van

C96Y

WT

D492A

G

59

Monomicrobial

Streptococcus agalactiae (99.9)

erm(B), tet(M)

None

WT

WT

WT

G

117

Monomicrobial

Streptococcus agalactiae (99.9)

erm(B), tet(M)

None

WT

WT

WT

G

136

Monomicrobial

Streptococcus agalactiae (99.8)

erm(B), tet(M), tet(M)

None

WT

WT

WT

H

90

Polymicrobial

Olsenella sp oral taxon 809 (55.9), Pseudoramibacter alactolyticus (9.6), Atopobium sp oral taxon 199 (8.4), Eggerthella unclassified (6.6), Slackia unclassified (5.8), Mogibacterium sp CM50 (5.3), Slackia exigua (1.8), Peptoniphilus sp oral taxon 375 (1.6), Anaerococcus lactolyticus (1.0)

ant(6)-Ia, aph(3′)-III, erm(A), erm(B), erm(X), strA, sul2, tet(32), tet(M), tet(W)

dfr, tet(O)

   

H

158

Polymicrobial

Enterococcus faecalis (3.8), Streptococcus anginosus (1.3), Olsenella sp oral taxon 809 (69.8), Mogibacterium sp CM50 (6.5), Slackia unclassified (3.8), Peptoniphilus harei (1.6), Atopobium sp oral taxon 199 (1.5), Finegoldia magna (1.4), Pseudoramibacter alactolyticus (1.2), Anaerococcus lactolyticus (1.2), Peptoniphilus sp oral taxon 375 (1.1), Slackia exigua (1.0)

ant(6)-Ia, aph(3′)-III, cmx, erm(A), erm(B), erm(X), lsa(A), strA, strB, tet(M)

cfxA, dfr, dfr, dfr, tet(O), tet(O)

   

I

108

Polymicrobial

Peptoniphilus harei (98.7)

None

tet(M), tet(M)

NA

NA

NA

I

181

Polymicrobial

Enterococcus faecalis (62.5), Propionimicrobium (1.2), Anaerococcus vaginalis (0.5), Peptoniphilus harei (20.7), Actinomyces neuii (7.5), Finegoldia magna (7.1)

aph(3′)-III, lsa(A)

dfr, blaTEM, tet(M)

WT (E. faecalis)

WT (E. faecalis)

WT (E. faecalis)

J

121

Monomicrobial

Staphylococcus aureus (99.6)

blaZ, norA

None

WT

NA

WT

J

172

Monomicrobial

Staphylococcus aureus (94.6), Micrococcus luteus (3.1), Propionibacterium acnes (2.2)

norA

blaTEM

WT

NA

WT

K

128

Polymicrobial

Klebsiella oxytoca (74.2), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (0.8), Klebsiella unclassified (23.5)

aac(3)-IIa, aac(6′)Ib-cr, blaCTX-M-11, blaOXA-1, blaOXY-2–8, dfrA14, fosA, oqxA, oqxB, QnrB1,

Putative beta-lactamase, blaTEM, vanB

T83I (K. oxytoca)

S80I (K. oxytoca)

 

L

171

Polymicrobial

Staphylococcus aureus (97.8), Anaerococcus vaginalis (1.6)

blaZ, norA

None

WT (S. aureus)

WT (S. aureus)

WT (S. aureus)

M

178

Monomicrobial

Staphylococcus epidermidis (99.7)

aac(6′)-aph(2′′), blaZ, erm(A), fusB, mecA, spc, vat(B), vga(A), vga(B)

None

S84F

S80Y

WT

N

184

Polymicrobial

Enterococcus faecalis (2.3), Corynebacterium striatum (4.7), Finegoldia magna (53.6), Dermabacter sp HFH0086 (13.7), Peptoniphilus harei (10.3), Varibaculum cambriense (8.6), Anaerococcus vaginalis (2.3), Propionibacterium acnes (2.0)

erm(A), erm(X)

tet(M), tet(O)

S83I (F. magna)

  
  1. WT: wild-type. NA: not assembled.