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Antibiotics Promote Escherichia coli-Pseudomonas aeruginosa Conjugation through Inhibiting Quorum Sensing.

ABSTRACT: The effect of antibiotics on horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is controversial, and the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Here, using Escherichia coli SM10?? as the donor strain, which carries a chromosomally integrated RP4 plasmid, we investigated the effect of antibiotics on conjugational transfer of a mobilizable gentamicin (Gm) resistance plasmid. The results showed that an exposure to gentamicin that restricted the survival of recipient cells significantly enhanced SM10??-Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 conjugation, which was attenuated by a deficiency of lasI-rhlI, genes associated with the generation of the quorum sensing signals N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) in PAO1, or the deletion of the AHL receptor SdiA in SM10??. Subsequent mechanistic investigations revealed that a treatment with Gm repressed the mRNA expression of lasI and rhlI in PAO1 and upregulated traI expression in SM10??. Moreover, PAO1 treated with other quorum sensing (QS)-inhibiting antibiotics such as azithromycin or chloramphenicol also showed a conjugation-promoting ability. On the other hand, when using non-AHL-producing E. coli strain EC600 as the recipient cells, the promoting effect of Gm on conjugation could not be observed. These data suggest that AHL-SdiA contributes to the effectiveness of antibiotics on plasmid conjugation. Collectively, our findings highlight the HGT-promoting effect of antibiotics and suggest quorum sensing as a promising target for controlling antibiotic resistance dissemination. These findings have implications for assessing the risks of antibiotic use and developing advisable antibiotic treatment protocols.

SUBMITTER: Lu Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5700318 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Antibiotics Promote Escherichia coli-Pseudomonas aeruginosa Conjugation through Inhibiting Quorum Sensing.

Lu Yang Y Zeng Jianming J Wang Linjing L Lan Kai K E Shunmei S Wang Lina L Xiao Qian Q Luo Qiang Q Huang Xianzhang X Huang Bin B Chen Cha C

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20171122 12

The effect of antibiotics on horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is controversial, and the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Here, using <i>Escherichia coli</i> SM10λπ as the donor strain, which carries a chromosomally integrated RP4 plasmid, we investigated the effect of antibiotics on conjugational transfer of a mobilizable gentamicin (Gm) resistance plasmid. The results showed that an exposure to gentamicin that restricted the survival of recipient cells significantly enhanced SM10λπ ...[more]

PMID: 28993333

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Antibiotics Promote Escherichia coli-Pseudomonas aeruginosa Conjugation through Inhibiting Quorum Sensing.

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