Adaptation of mycoplasmas to antimicrobial agents: Acholeplasma laidlawii extracellular vesicles mediate the export of ciprofloxacin and a mutant gene related to the antibiotic target.
ScientificWorldJournal
; 2014: 150615, 2014.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24605048
ABSTRACT
This study demonstrated that extracellular membrane vesicles are involved with the development of resistance to fluoroquinolones by mycoplasmas (class Mollicutes). This study assessed the differences in susceptibility to ciprofloxacin among strains of Acholeplasma laidlawii PG8. The mechanisms of mycoplasma resistance to antibiotics may be associated with a mutation in a gene related to the target of quinolones, which could modulate the vesiculation level. A. laidlawii extracellular vesicles mediated the export of the nucleotide sequences of the antibiotic target gene as well as the traffic of ciprofloxacin. These results may facilitate the development of effective approaches to control mycoplasma infections, as well as the contamination of cell cultures and vaccine preparations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Acholeplasma laidlawii
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Adaptation, Physiological
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Ciprofloxacin
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Genes, Bacterial
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Mutation
Language:
En
Journal:
ScientificWorldJournal
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
RUSSIA