TY - THES A1 - Deutschmann, Sally T1 - Prävalenz und Epidemiologie von Infektionen mit \(Neisseria\) \(gonorrhoeae\) und deren Resistenzlage gegenüber Cephalosporinen der dritten Generation bei tansanischen Patientinnen und Patienten mit bestehender HIV-Infektion eines Referenzkrankenhauses im Nordwesten Tansanias T1 - Prevalence and epidemiology of \(Neisseria\) \(gonorrhoeae\) infections and their resistance status to third-generation cephalosporins in Tanzanian patients with existing HIV infection at a reference hospital in northwestern Tanzania N2 - Die Prävalenz von Infektionen mit Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) bei HIV-positiven Patientinnen und Patienten einer auf HIV-Infektionen spezialisierten Klinik in Mwanza im Nordwesten Tansani- as erwies sich mit 0,4% bei Männern und 3,9% bei Frauen als relativ niedrig. In dieser aktuellen Studie gab es unter Verwendung molekularer Antibiotikaresistenz(AMR)-Tests keine Hinweise auf eine Resistenz gegen Cephalosporine der dritten Generation. Weitere Kontrollen und Entwicklungen von NG- und AMR-Tests müssen implementiert werden. Molekulare Diagnoseverfahren auf der Basis von Urinproben als diagnostisches Material zum Nachweis von NG weisen wesentliche Vorteile für das Screening auf. Die Durchführung eines Urinstreifentests hatte keinen positiven Vorhersagewert bezüglich einer Infektion mit NG oder einer AMR. Künftige Untersuchungen sind anzuregen, um einerseits eine exaktere Angabe der Prävalenzraten und Risikofaktoren von Infektionen mit NG sowie deren Resistenzlage zu ermöglichen und andererseits eine effizientere Versorgung bzw. Behandlung der Gonorrhoe gewährleisten zu können. N2 - The prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections in HIV-positive patients at a clinic specializing in HIV infection in Mwanza, northwestern Tanzania, was found to be relatively low, 0.4% in men and 3.9% in women. In this current study, using molecular antibiotic resistance testing, there was no evidence of resistance to third-generation cephalosporins. Future studies should be encouraged, both to provide a more accurate indication of the prevalence rates and risk factors of infections with NG and their resistance status, and to ensure more effective treatment of gonorrhea. KW - HIV KW - Cephalosporine KW - Tripper KW - Neisseria gonorrhoeae KW - Gonorrhoe KW - Tansania KW - Antimikrobielle Resistenz Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-317735 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steiner, Thomas A1 - Zachary, Marie A1 - Bauer, Susanne A1 - Müller, Martin J. A1 - Krischke, Markus A1 - Radziej, Sandra A1 - Klepsch, Maximilian A1 - Huettel, Bruno A1 - Eisenreich, Wolfgang A1 - Rudel, Thomas A1 - Beier, Dagmar T1 - Central Role of Sibling Small RNAs NgncR_162 and NgncR_163 in Main Metabolic Pathways of Neisseria gonorrhoeae JF - mBio N2 - Small bacterial regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) have been implicated in the regulation of numerous metabolic pathways. In most of these studies, sRNA-dependent regulation of mRNAs or proteins of enzymes in metabolic pathways has been predicted to affect the metabolism of these bacteria. However, only in a very few cases has the role in metabolism been demonstrated. Here, we performed a combined transcriptome and metabolome analysis to define the regulon of the sibling sRNAs NgncR_162 and NgncR_163 (NgncR_162/163) and their impact on the metabolism of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. These sRNAs have been reported to control genes of the citric acid and methylcitric acid cycles by posttranscriptional negative regulation. By transcriptome analysis, we now expand the NgncR_162/163 regulon by several new members and provide evidence that the sibling sRNAs act as both negative and positive regulators of target gene expression. Newly identified NgncR_162/163 targets are mostly involved in transport processes, especially in the uptake of glycine, phenylalanine, and branched-chain amino acids. NgncR_162/163 also play key roles in the control of serine-glycine metabolism and, hence, probably affect biosyntheses of nucleotides, vitamins, and other amino acids via the supply of one-carbon (C\(_1\)) units. Indeed, these roles were confirmed by metabolomics and metabolic flux analysis, which revealed a bipartite metabolic network with glucose degradation for the supply of anabolic pathways and the usage of amino acids via the citric acid cycle for energy metabolism. Thus, by combined deep RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and metabolomics, we significantly extended the regulon of NgncR_162/163 and demonstrated the role of NgncR_162/163 in the regulation of central metabolic pathways of the gonococcus. KW - sRNA KW - Neisseria gonorrhoeae KW - posttranscriptional regulation KW - amino acid transporter KW - bipartite metabolism Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-313323 VL - 14 ER -