Project description:This study is focused on understanding the molecular basis of protein- and polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA)- mediated biofilm formation by S. epidermidis in PCs. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of S. epidermidis PIA- biofilm positive (AZ22, AZ39) and PIA+ biofilm positive (ST02) strains was performed using a RNAseq approach. Pathway enrichment analysis revealed cellular component GO term (AZ22), two KEGG pathways (AZ39), and two molecular function GO term and 8 KEGG pathways (ST02) were enriched. Remarkably, glutamate biosynthesis and tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) genes were upregulated in AZ22 and AZ39, respectively whereas arginine deiminase (ADI) pathway genes were downregulated in ST02. Moreover, genes conferring resistance against antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and antibiotics such as lysostaphin, fusidic acid and tetracycline were upregulated, thus implying their increased resistance in S. epidermidis grown in PCs. Notably, expression of genes conferring resistance against aminoglycoside (in AZ22) and methicillin (in AZ39 and ST02) were downregulated. This study provided an overview, how biofilm-mediated virulence, antibiotic resistance and metabolic pathways are interlinked and reprogrammed during biofilm maturation in PCs which will be intriguing in development of novel preventive strategies against S. epidermidis transfusion-transmitted infections.
2020-07-14 | GSE154352 | GEO
Project description:Ciprofloxacin slowed the enrichment and spread of antibiotic resistance genes during anaerobic digestion
Project description:Enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes within bacteriophage populations in saliva samples from individuals undergoing oral antibiotic treatments
Project description:We used a DNA microarray chip covering 369 resistance types to investigate the relation of antibiotic resistance gene diversity with humans’ age. Metagenomic DNA from fecal samples of 123 healthy volunteers of four different age groups, i.e. pre-school Children (CH), School Children (SC), High School Students (HSS) and Adults (AD) were used for hybridization. The results showed that 80 different gene types were recovered from the 123 individuals gut microbiota, among which 25 were present in CH, 37 in SC, 58 in HSS and 72 in AD. Further analysis indicated that antibiotic resistance genes in groups of CH, SC and AD can be independently clustered, and those ones in group HSS are more divergent. The detailed analysis of antibiotic resistance genes in human gut is further described in the paper DNA microarray analysis reveals the antibiotic resistance gene diversity in human gut microbiota is age-related submitted to Sentific Reports
2014-01-16 | GSE54070 | GEO
Project description:Enrichment of ARB on MP in mariculture system
| PRJNA552449 | ENA
Project description:selective enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes and pathogens on biodegradable and non-biodegradable microplastics