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A novel method to determine antibiotic sensitivity in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus reveals a DHFR-dependent natural trimethoprim resistance

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a small Gram-negative bacterium and an obligate predator of other Gram-negative bacteria. Prey resistance to B. bacteriovorus attack is rare and transient. This consideration together with its safety and low immunogenicity makes B. bacteriovorus a valid alternative to a...

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Autores principales: Marine, Emanuele, Milner, David Stephen, Lambert, Carey, Sockett, Renee Elizabeth, Pos, Klaas Martinus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32210253
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62014-x
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Sumario:Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a small Gram-negative bacterium and an obligate predator of other Gram-negative bacteria. Prey resistance to B. bacteriovorus attack is rare and transient. This consideration together with its safety and low immunogenicity makes B. bacteriovorus a valid alternative to antibiotics, especially in the treatment of multidrug resistant pathogens. In this study we developed a novel technique to estimate B. bacteriovorus sensitivity against antibiotics in order to make feasible the development and testing of co-therapies with antibiotics that would increase its antimicrobial efficacy and at the same time reduce the development of drug resistance. Results from tests performed with this technique show that among all tested antibiotics, trimethoprim has the lowest antimicrobial effect on B. bacteriovorus. Additional experiments revealed that the mechanism of trimethoprim resistance in B. bacteriovorus depends on the low affinity of this compound for the B. bacteriovorus dihydrofolate reductase (Bd DHFR).