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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2020

Cell membrane components of Brucella melitensis play important roles in the resistance of low-level rifampicin.

Xiaowen Yang, Tonglei Wu, Wenxiao Liu, Guozhong Tian, Hongyan Zhao, Dongri Piao, Hai Jiang, Qingmin Wu

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Article in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaowen YangState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1909-9085
Tonglei WuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology, Qinhuangdao, China.
Wenxiao LiuBeijing Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease in Livestock and Poultry, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China.
Guozhong TianState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Hongyan ZhaoState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Dongri PiaoState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Hai JiangState Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Qingmin WuKey Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention · CNChina Agricultural University · CNHebei Normal University of Science and Technology · CNPoultry Research Institute · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brucella spp. are facultative intracellular pathogens that can persistently colonize host cells and cause the zoonosis- brucellosis. The WHO recommended a treatment for brucellosis that involves a combination of doxycycline, rifampicin, or streptomycin. The aim of this study was to screen rifampicin-resistance related genes by transcriptomic analysis and gene recombination method at low rifampicin concentrations and to predict the major rifampicin- resistance pathways in Brucella spp. The results showed that the MIC value of rifampicin for B. melitensis bv.3 Ether was 0.5 μg / mL. Meanwhile, B. melitensis had an adaptive response to the resistance of low rifampicin in the early stages of growth, while the SNPs changed in the rpoB gene in the late stages of growth when incubated at 37°C with shaking. The transcriptome results of rifampicin induction showed that the functions of significant differentially expressed genes were focused on metabolic process, catalytic activity and membrane and membrane part. The VirB operon, β-resistance genes, ABC transporters, quorum-sensing genes, DNA repair- and replication -related genes were associated with rifampicin resistance when no variations of the in rpoB were detected. Among the VirB operons, VirB7-11 may play a central role in rifampicin resistance. This study provided new insights for screening rifampicin resistance-related genes and also provided basic data for the prevention and control of rifampicin-resistant Brucella isolates.

Indexed as

Antibiotics, AntitubercularBacterial ProteinsBrucella melitensisCell MembraneDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesDrug Resistance, BacterialGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenome, BacterialMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRifampinAntibiotics, AntitubercularBacterial ProteinsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesRifampin

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PMID33373362
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