RRC ID 53502
著者 Srinivasan VB, Venkataramaiah M, Mondal A, Rajamohan G.
タイトル Functional Characterization of AbeD, an RND-Type Membrane Transporter in Antimicrobial Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii.
ジャーナル PLoS One
Abstract BACKGROUND:Acinetobacter baumannii is becoming an increasing menace in health care settings especially in the intensive care units due to its ability to withstand adverse environmental conditions and exhibit innate resistance to different classes of antibiotics. Here we describe the biological contributions of abeD, a novel membrane transporter in bacterial stress response and antimicrobial resistance in A. baumannii.
RESULTS:The abeD mutant displayed ~ 3.37 fold decreased survival and >5-fold reduced growth in hostile osmotic (0.25 M; NaCl) and oxidative (2.631 μM-6.574 μM; H2O2) stress conditions respectively. The abeD inactivated cells displayed increased susceptibility to ceftriaxone, gentamicin, rifampicin and tobramycin (~ 4.0 fold). The mutant displayed increased sensitivity to the hospital-based disinfectant benzalkonium chloride (~3.18-fold). In Caenorhabditis elegans model, the abeD mutant exhibited (P<0.01) lower virulence capability. Binding of SoxR on the regulatory fragments of abeD provide strong evidence for the involvement of SoxR system in regulating the expression of abeD in A. baumannii.
CONCLUSION:This study demonstrates the contributions of membrane transporter AbeD in bacterial physiology, stress response and antimicrobial resistance in A. baumannii for the first time.
巻・号 10(10)
ページ e0141314
公開日 2015-1-1
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0141314
PII PONE-D-14-44669
PMID 26496475
PMC PMC4619830
MeSH Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics Acinetobacter baumannii / metabolism Amino Acid Sequence Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology Bacterial Proteins / chemistry Bacterial Proteins / genetics* Bacterial Proteins / metabolism Drug Resistance, Bacterial Escherichia coli / drug effects Gene Expression Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology Membrane Transport Proteins / chemistry Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics* Membrane Transport Proteins / metabolism Microbial Sensitivity Tests Molecular Sequence Data Oxidative Stress Promoter Regions, Genetic
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引用数 6
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