Iron is essential for the survival and reproduction of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Although K. pneumoniae employs multiple types of siderophores to scavenge iron during infections, the majority of host iron is retained within erythrocytes and carried by hemoglobin that is inaccessible to siderophores. HmuRSTUV is a bacterial hemin/hemoprotein uptake system. However, the genetic background and function of HmuRSTUV in K. pneumoniae remain unknown. We collected 2,242 K. pneumoniae genomes, of which 2,218 (98.9%) had complete loci. Based on the 2,218 complete sequences, we established a novel typing scheme of K. pneumoniae named hmST, and 446 nonrepetitive hmSTs were identified. In hypervirulent lineages, hmST was diversely distributed and hmST1 mainly existed in ST23 strains. In contrast, hmST was less diversely distributed among multidrug-resistant strains. hmST demonstrated greater genetic diversity in hypervirulent lineages and community-acquired and bloodstream-sourced strains. and experiments revealed that an intact was essential for hemin uptake, playing an important role in bloodstream infections. This study established a novel typing scheme of hmST based on providing new insights into identifying and monitoring the emergence of novel virulence evolution in K. pneumoniae. Siderophore is a group of low molecular weight compounds with high affinity for ferric iron, which could facilitate bacterial iron consumption. Similarly, hemin/heme scavenged by the hemin uptake system HmuRSTUV usually act as another critical iron source for K. pneumoniae. This study proved that Hmu system significantly promoted the growth of K. pneumoniae in the presence of hemin and played an important role in bloodstream infections. A novel typing scheme named hmST was established, and the genetic diversity of loci was analyzed based on a large number of genomes. This study provides new insights into identifying and monitoring the emergence of novel virulence evolution in K. pneumoniae.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01062-22 | DOI Listing |
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