414973

Molecular detection of fimH gene from <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae </i>isolated from oral cavity patients in AL-Najaf province

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Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

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Antimicrobials
Human Microbial Interactions
Medical Microbiology
Multidrug Resistance
Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract

We took 150 clinical specimens from patients ranging in age from 7 to 65 years old who were suffering from gingivitis, dental caries, and dental plaque. Of these, 70 were male and 80 were female. Among the specimens tested, 124/150 (82.7%) showed positive culture on both blood agar and MacConkey agar, while 26/124 (17.3%) showed no growth on MacConkey agar. The results of the culture showed that 72/124 (58.1%) isolates belonged to Enterobacteriaceae, and 44/124 (35.5%) specimens belonged to other Gram-negative bacteria. The results of the culture on blood agar showed 6/124 (4.8%) isolates belong to coagulase-negative staphylococci, and 2/124 (1.6%) isolates belong to coagulase-positive staphylococci. K. pneumoniae and E. cloacae isolates were diagnosed according to cultural and biochemical tests as well as the final among bacterial isolates, K. pneumoniae 26 (32.5), which was detected phenotypically resistant to some antibacterial agents after being isolated and identified from clinical samples of the mouth. From clinical samples of the mouth, 26 (32.5%) of the bacteria tested positive for K. pneumoniae, and phenotypic testing revealed that these bacteria exhibited resistance to at least one antibiotic. A large percentage of K. pneumoniae isolates showed positive responses to piperacillin-tazobactam (88.8%), colistin (66.6%), and ticarcillin (88.8%). The rate of resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was moderate, at 44.4%. Most of the people who were resistant to Cefepime (33.3%), Aztreonam (22.2%), Gentamicin (22.2%), Ceftazidime (11.1%), Meropenem (0%), and Imipenem (0%), were also resistant to Levofloxacin (0%), Ciprofloxacin (0%), Amikacin (0%), and Tobramycin (0%). The fimH gene, which codes for fimbria type 1, helps K. pneumoniae isolates make biofilms. In 11/14 isolates (78.8%), the gene was found to be increasing.

DOI

10.21608/mb.2025.297904.1114

Keywords

Antibiotic resistance, biofilm formation, Oral microbiota, pathogenicity, PCR amplification, Virulence factors

Authors

First Name

Hala

Last Name

Al-Fahham

MiddleName

R. A.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology, Jabir Ibn Hayyan University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Al-Najaf, Iraq.

Email

halaridhaabbas@yahoo.com

City

najaf

Orcid

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First Name

Hadeel

Last Name

Hussin

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa , Al-Najaf, Iraq.

Email

hadeelalihussin2@yahoo.com

City

najaf

Orcid

-

First Name

Khalid

Last Name

Kareem

MiddleName

R.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology, Jabir Ibn Hayyan University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Al-Najaf, Iraq.

Email

khalidkareem33@yahoo.com

City

najaf

Orcid

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First Name

Zahraa

Last Name

Motaweq

MiddleName

Y.

Affiliation

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq.

Email

zahraa.mutawak@uokufa.edu.iq

City

najaf

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-

Volume

10

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

53711

Issue Date

2025-03-01

Receive Date

2024-06-17

Publish Date

2025-03-01

Page Start

255

Page End

262

Print ISSN

2357-0326

Online ISSN

2357-0334

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414,973

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Original Article

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502

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Microbial Biosystems

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https://mb.journals.ekb.eg/

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Molecular detection of fimH gene from <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae </i>isolated from oral cavity patients in AL-Najaf province

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Article

Created At

09 Mar 2025