Summary of Study ST001244

This data is available at the NIH Common Fund's National Metabolomics Data Repository (NMDR) website, the Metabolomics Workbench, https://www.metabolomicsworkbench.org, where it has been assigned Project ID PR000831. The data can be accessed directly via it's Project DOI: 10.21228/M88H5F This work is supported by NIH grant, U2C- DK119886.

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Study IDST001244
Study TitleUropathogenic versus Urocolonizing Escherichia coli
Study SummaryUrinary tract infections (UTIs) represent a major burden across the population, although key facets of their pathogenesis challenge physicians and investigators alike. Escherichia coli epitomizes these obstacles: this Gram-negative bacterial species is the most prevalent agent of UTIs worldwide and can also colonize the urogenital tract in a phenomenon known as asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Unfortunately, at the level of the organism, the relationship between symptomatic UTI and ASB is poorly defined, confounding our understanding of microbial pathogenesis and strategies for clinical management. Unlike diarrheagenic pathotypes of E. coli, the definition of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) remains phenomenologic, without conserved phenotypes and (known) genetic determinants that rigorously distinguish UTI- and ASB-associated strains. This manuscript provides a cross-disciplinary review of the current issues – from interrelated mechanistic and diagnostic perspectives – and describes new opportunities by which clinical resources can be leveraged to overcome molecular challenges. Specifically, we present our work harnessing a large collection of patient-derived isolates to identify features that do (and do not) distinguish UTI- from ASB-associated E. coli strains. Analyses of biofilm formation, previously reported to be higher in ASB strains, revealed extensive phenotypic heterogeneity that did not correlate with symptomatology. However, metabolomic experiments revealed distinct signatures between ASB and cystitis isolates, including species in the purine pathway (previously shown to be critical for intracellular survival during acute infection). Together, these studies demonstrate how large-scale, wild-type approaches can help dissect the physiology of colonization-versus-infection, suggesting that the molecular definition of UPEC may rest at the level of global bacterial metabolism.
Institute
Vanderbilt University
Last NameRutledge
First NameAlexandra
Address7330 Stevenson Center Lane, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, 37235, USA
Emaila.rutledge@vanderbilt.edu
Phone6155046923
Submit Date2019-08-14
Raw Data AvailableYes
Raw Data File Type(s)raw(Thermo)
Analysis Type DetailLC-MS
Release Date2020-03-03
Release Version1
Alexandra Rutledge Alexandra Rutledge
https://dx.doi.org/10.21228/M88H5F
ftp://www.metabolomicsworkbench.org/Studies/ application/zip

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Project:

Project ID:PR000831
Project DOI:doi: 10.21228/M88H5F
Project Title:Uropathogenic versus Urocolonizing Escherichia coli
Project Summary:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) represent a major burden across the population, although key facets of their pathogenesis challenge physicians and investigators alike. Escherichia coli epitomizes these obstacles: this Gram-negative bacterial species is the most prevalent agent of UTIs worldwide and can also colonize the urogenital tract in a phenomenon known as asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Unfortunately, at the level of the organism, the relationship between symptomatic UTI and ASB is poorly defined, confounding our understanding of microbial pathogenesis and strategies for clinical management. Unlike diarrheagenic pathotypes of E. coli, the definition of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) remains phenomenologic, without conserved phenotypes and (known) genetic determinants that rigorously distinguish UTI- and ASB-associated strains. This manuscript provides a cross-disciplinary review of the current issues – from interrelated mechanistic and diagnostic perspectives – and describes new opportunities by which clinical resources can be leveraged to overcome molecular challenges. Specifically, we present our work harnessing a large collection of patient-derived isolates to identify features that do (and do not) distinguish UTI- from ASB-associated E. coli strains. Analyses of biofilm formation, previously reported to be higher in ASB strains, revealed extensive phenotypic heterogeneity that did not correlate with symptomatology. However, metabolomic experiments revealed distinct signatures between ASB and cystitis isolates, including species in the purine pathway (previously shown to be critical for intracellular survival during acute infection). Together, these studies demonstrate how large-scale, wild-type approaches can help dissect the physiology of colonization-versus-infection, suggesting that the molecular definition of UPEC may rest at the level of global bacterial metabolism.
Institute:Vanderbilt University
Last Name:Rutledge
First Name:Alexandra
Address:7330 Stevenson Center Lane, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, 37235, USA
Email:a.rutledge@vanderbilt.edu
Phone:6155046923

Subject:

Subject ID:SU001312
Subject Type:Bacteria
Subject Species:Escherichia coli
Taxonomy ID:562
Gender:Not applicable
Species Group:Bacteria

Factors:

Subject type: Bacteria; Subject species: Escherichia coli (Factor headings shown in green)

mb_sample_id local_sample_id Group
SA090764SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S3_C1ASB_1
SA090765SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S2_B1ASB_1
SA090766SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S1_A1ASB_1
SA090767SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S8_H1Cystitis_1
SA090768SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S7_G1Cystitis_1
SA090769SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S6_F1Cystitis_1
SA090770SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S5_E1Cystitis_1
SA090771SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S9_I1Cystitis_1
SA090772SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S10_J1Cystitis_1
SA090773SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S12_L1Cystitis_1
SA090774SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S11_K1Cystitis_1
SA090775SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_S4_D1Cystitis_1
SA090776SC_20180803_RPLCp_DDA2_Sup_QC_06Qcpool_1
SA090777SC_20180803_RPLCp_DDA4_Sup_QC_02Qcpool_1
SA090778SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_QC_05Qcpool_1
SA090779SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_QC_04Qcpool_1
SA090780SC_20180803_RPLCp_DDA6_Sup_QC_10Qcpool_1
SA090781SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_QC_07Qcpool_1
SA090782SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_QC_09Qcpool_1
SA090783SC_20180803_RPLCp_DDA4_Sup_QC_08Qcpool_1
SA090784SC_20180803_RPLCp_DDA2_Sup_QC_01Qcpool_1
SA090785SC_20180803_RPLCp_FMS_Sup_QC_11Qcpool_1
SA090786SC_20180803_RPLCp_DDA6_Sup_QC_03Qcpool_1
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Collection:

Collection ID:CO001306
Collection Summary:Urine-associated E. coli isolates were collected in accordance with an approved IRB
Sample Type:Bacterial cells

Treatment:

Treatment ID:TR001327
Treatment Summary:For each isolate, a single colony from an agar dish was inoculated in 5 mL LB and shaken overnight at 37°C under ambient atmospheric conditions. Cultures were then diluted 1:1000 in the combined human urine and grown for 6 hours to mid-log phase (37°C, shaking), under 4% oxygen to emulate the bladder environment. After 6 hours, OD600 of each isolate was measured – and cultures were normalized by volume to yield equal number of organisms from each strain – prior to pooling into groups of 8 isolates each. CFUs were enumerated for each pool to confirm bacterial denisty (~109 total E. coli per pool). Each pool was then centrifuged to separate the cellular (pellet) and supernatant fraction. Pellets and supernatants were flash frozen and stored at -80°C until for metabolomic analysis.

Sample Preparation:

Sampleprep ID:SP001320
Sampleprep Summary:Global untargeted metabolomic analyses were performed on the supernatant-fraction of ASB and cystitis pools. Aliquots of each pool (200µL) were added to individual Eppendorf tubes containing 200µL ice cold lysis buffer (1:1:2, ACN:MeOH:Ammonium Bicarbonate (0.1M, pH 8.0)) (LC-MS grade). Labeled creatinine-D3 and lysine-D4 were added to each sample to assess the metabolite extraction (sample preparation) step. Samples were first subjected to protein precipitation by addition of 800µL of ice cold methanol (4x by volume), then incubated at -80C overnight. Following incubation, samples were centrifuged (10,000 rpm, 10 min) to pellet precipitated proteins; the metabolite-containing supernatant was transferred to a clean Eppendorf tube, dried in vacuo and stored at -80C until further LC-MS analysis. The pellet-fraction of each sample pool prepared as described above was lysed using 400µL ice cold lysis buffer (1:1:2, ACN:MeOH:Ammonium Bicarbonate (0.1M, pH 8.0) (LC-MS grade), followed by sonication in an ice bath for 10 min. Sample volume for each pool was adjusted such that all samples have the same cell number in each vial. Samples were first subjected to protein precipitation by addition of 1000µL of ice cold methanol (4x by volume), then incubated at -80C overnight. Following incubation, samplwere were centrifuged (10,000 rpm, 10 min) to pellet precipitated proteins; the metabolite-containing extract was transferred to a clean Eppendorf tube, dried in vacuo and stored at -80C until further LC-MS analysis.

Combined analysis:

Analysis ID AN002067
Analysis type MS
Chromatography type Reversed phase
Chromatography system Thermo Vanquish
Column Thermo Hypersil Gold
MS Type ESI
MS instrument type Orbitrap
MS instrument name Thermo Q Exactive HF hybrid Orbitrap
Ion Mode POSITIVE
Units abundance

Chromatography:

Chromatography ID:CH001505
Instrument Name:Thermo Vanquish
Column Name:Thermo Hypersil Gold
Chromatography Type:Reversed phase

MS:

MS ID:MS001918
Analysis ID:AN002067
Instrument Name:Thermo Q Exactive HF hybrid Orbitrap
Instrument Type:Orbitrap
MS Type:ESI
MS Comments:Progenesis QI
Ion Mode:POSITIVE
Analysis Protocol File:ARutledge_MS_Protocol.docx
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