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ArticlePloS one2020

Potentiation of curing by a broad-host-range self-transmissible vector for displacing resistance plasmids to tackle AMR.

Alessandro Lazdins, Anand Prakash Maurya, Claire E Miller, Muhammad Kamruzzaman, Shuting Liu, Elton R Stephens, Georgina S Lloyd, Mona Haratianfar, Melissa Chamberlain, Anthony S Haines and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2020. 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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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alessandro LazdinsInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Anand Prakash MauryaInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Claire E MillerInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Muhammad KamruzzamanUniversity of Sydney, Centre for Infectious Disease & Microbiology, Westmead Institute of Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
Shuting LiuInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Elton R StephensInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Georgina S LloydInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Mona HaratianfarInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Melissa ChamberlainInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Anthony S HainesInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Jan-Ulrich KreftInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Mark A WebberInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Jonathan IredellUniversity of Sydney, Centre for Infectious Disease & Microbiology, Westmead Institute of Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
Christopher M ThomasInstitute of Microbiology & Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2810-0455
University of Birmingham · GBThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/S003533/1Medical Research Council MR/P028195/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmids are potent vehicles for spread of antibiotic resistance genes in bacterial populations and often persist in the absence of selection due to efficient maintenance mechanisms. We previously constructed non-conjugative high copy number plasmid vectors that efficiently displace stable plasmids from enteric bacteria in a laboratory context by blocking their replication and neutralising their addiction systems. Here we assess a low copy number broad-host-range self-transmissible IncP-1 plasmid as a vector for such curing cassettes to displace IncF and IncK plasmids. The wild type plasmid carrying the curing cassette displaces target plasmids poorly but derivatives with deletions near the IncP-1 replication origin that elevate copy number about two-fold are efficient. Verification of this in mini IncP-1 plasmids showed that elevated copy number was not sufficient and that the parB gene, korB, that is central to its partitioning and gene control system, also needs to be included. The resulting vector can displace target plasmids from a laboratory population without selection and demonstrated activity in a mouse model although spread is less efficient and requires additional selection pressure.

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AnimalsBacterial InfectionsConjugation, GeneticDisease Models, AnimalDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA PrimaseDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHost SpecificityHumansMicePlasmidsdnaG protein, E coliDNA PrimaseEscherichia coli Proteins

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PMID31940351
PMCPMC6961859
OpenAlexW2998797839

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