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ArticleAnnals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials2011

A multiple antibiotic and serum resistant oligotrophic strain, Klebsiella pneumoniae MB45 having novel dfrA30, is sensitive to ZnO QDs.

Arvind Kumar, Soumynanda Chakraborti, Prachi Joshi, Pinak Chakrabarti, Ranadhir Chakraborty

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Article in Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Arvind KumarDepartment of Biotechnology, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, West Bengal, India.
Soumynanda Chakraborti
Prachi Joshi
Pinak Chakrabarti
Ranadhir Chakraborty
Bose Institute · INNorth Bengal University · INCSIR National Physical Laboratory of India · IN

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backgroundThe aim of this study was to describe a novel trimethoprim resistance gene cassette, designated dfrA30, within a class 1 integron in a facultatively oligotrophic, multiple antibiotic and human serum resistant test strain, MB45, in a population of oligotrophic bacteria isolated from the river Mahananda; and to test the efficiency of surface bound acetate on zinc oxide quantum dots (ZnO QDs) as bactericidal agent on MB45.

methodsDiluted Luria broth/Agar (10-3) media was used to cultivate the oligotrophic bacteria from water sample. Multiple antibiotic resistant bacteria were selected by employing replica plate method. A rapid assay was performed to determine the sensitivity/resistance of the test strain to human serum. Variable region of class 1 integron was cloned, sequenced and the expression of gene coding for antibiotic resistance was done in Escherichia coli JM 109. Identity of culture was determined by biochemical phenotyping and 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses. A phylogenetic tree was constructed based on representative trimethoprim resistance-mediating DfrA proteins retrieved from GenBank. Growth kinetic studies for the strain MB45 were performed in presence of varied concentrations of ZnO QDs. RESULTS AND

conclusionsThe facultatively oligotrophic strain, MB45, resistant to human serum and ten antibiotics trimethoprim, cotrimoxazole, ampicillin, gentamycin, netilmicin, tobramycin, chloramphenicol, cefotaxime, kanamycin and streptomycin, has been identified as a new strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae. A novel dfr gene, designated as dfrA30, found integrated in class 1 integron was responsible for resistance to trimethoprim in Klebsiella pneumoniae strain MB45. The growth of wild strain MB45 was 100% arrested at 500 mg/L concentration of ZnO QDs. To our knowledge this is the first report on application of ZnO quantum dots to kill multiple antibiotics and serum resistant K. pneumoniae strain.

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Blood Bactericidal ActivityDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialAmino Acid SequenceAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsHumansIntegronsKlebsiella InfectionsKlebsiella pneumoniaeMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyQuantum DotsSequence AlignmentTetrahydrofolate DehydrogenaseZinc OxideAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsTetrahydrofolate DehydrogenaseZinc Oxide

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