Journal
MICROBIAL DRUG RESISTANCE
Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 153-160Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2021.0084
Keywords
Aeromonas hydrophila; multidrug resistance; resistance-nodulation-division efflux; qRT-PCR; phenylalanine-arginine beta-naphthylamide
Funding
- Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan [VHLC-108007]
- Kaohsiung veterans general hospital Pingtung branch
- [MOST 109-2637-B-242-002]
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Aeromonas hydrophila is a critical pathogen in fish infections, and the overuse of antibiotics in clinical practice has led to an increase in multidrug-resistant isolates. The contribution of the RND efflux pump system to multidrug resistance in clinical A. hydrophila isolates is significant.
Aeromonas hydrophila is a Gram-negative bacterium that is a critical causative agent of infections in fish and is occasionally responsible for human infections following contact with contaminated water or food. Currently, the extensive use of antibiotics in clinical practice has led to increased number of isolates of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Aeromonas and has posed a serious public health challenge. The efflux pump system is a critical mechanism of antibiotic resistance in most Gram-negative bacteria. However, the role of resistance-nodulation-division (RND)-type efflux pumps in MDR A. hydrophila is not fully understood. We aimed to evaluate the contribution of the RND efflux pump system to MDR A. hydrophila clinical isolates. PCR results indicated a considerable variation in the presence of RND efflux pump genes in clinical isolates compared to that of the environmental reference strain ATCC7966(T). Compared to non-MDR clinical isolates, the expression levels of three putative RND efflux pump genes, AHA0021, AHA1320, and AheB, were significantly elevated in MDR strains. The minimal inhibitory concentrations of piperacillin/tazobactam, imipenem, erythromycin, and polymyxin B were significantly reduced by phenylalanine-arginine beta-naphthylamide (PA beta N), further supporting the contribution of the RND efflux system in MDR A. hydrophila. We provided evidence supporting the contribution of the RND efflux system to multidrug resistance in A. hydrophila clinical isolates. Further studies are warranted to elucidate the detailed mechanisms that confer intrinsic resistance to antimicrobials in A. hydrophila.
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