Differential Role of Two-Component Regulatory Systems (<i>phoPQ</i> and <i>pmrAB</i>) in Polymyxin B Susceptibility of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> — Oak Academic Publishing
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Differential Role of Two-Component Regulatory Systems (<i>phoPQ</i> and <i>pmrAB</i>) in Polymyxin B Susceptibility of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>
Department of Biology, Long Island University, New York, USA
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Department of Medicine of Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
1 Department of Biology, Long Island University, New York, USA
2 Department of Medicine of Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
Polymyxins are often considered as a last resort to treat multidrug resistant P. aeruginosa but polymyxin resistance has been increasingly reported worldwide in clinical isolates. Polymyxin resistance in P. aeruginosa is known to be associated with alterations in either PhoQ or PmrB. In this study, mutant strains of P. aeruginosa carrying amino acid substitution, a single and/or dual inactivation of PhoQ and PmrB were constructed to further understand the roles of PhoQ and PmrB in polymyxin susceptibility. Polymyxin B resistance was caused by both inactivation and/or amino acid substitutions in PhoQ but by only amino acid substitutions of PmrB. Alterations of both PhoQ and PmrB resulted in higher levels of polymyxin B resistance than alteration of either PhoQ or PmrB alone. These results were confirmed by time-killing assays suggesting that high-level polymyxin resistance in P. aeruginosa is caused by alterations of both PhoQ and PmrB.
Keywords<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>Polymyxin B Resistance<i>phoPQ</i><i>pmrAB</i>
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