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ArticleFolia microbiologica2021

Antibiotic-mediated expression analysis of Shiga toxin 1 and 2 in multi-drug-resistant Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli.

Aniqa Rehman, Saadia Andleeb, Sidra Rahmat Ullah, Zeeshan Mustafa, Danish Gul, Khalid Mehmood

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Article in Folia microbiologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Aniqa RehmanDepartment of Industrial Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Saadia AndleebDepartment of Industrial Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Sidra Rahmat UllahDepartment of Industrial Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Zeeshan MustafaDepartment of Industrial Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Danish GulDepartment of Industrial Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Khalid MehmoodDepartment of Pharmacy, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Havelian, Pakistan. adckhalid@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9737-8154
Abbottabad University of Science and Technology · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an important foodborne pathogens, known to cause enteric infections especially diarrhea, mainly attributed to Shiga toxins (Stxs). The use of certain antibiotics for treating this infection is controversial, owing to an increased risk for producing Stxs (Stx 1 and Stx 2). Increased antibiotic resistance is also thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of STEC diseases. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of antibiotics on induction of Stx 1 and Stx 2 in clinical STEC isolates and to investigate the relationships between increased resistance and Stx production. Fifteen clinical isolates were treated with sub minimum inhibitory concentrations (Sub MIC) of clinically used antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, fosfomycin, tigecycline, and meropenem), and the changes in expression levels of stx1 and stx2 genes were estimated using qRT-PCR. The expressions of Shiga toxins were found to be increased up to 6.5- and eightfold under ciprofloxacin and tigecycline Sub MIC, respectively. Fosfomycin had weak induction effect of up to twofold, whereas meropenem had the weakest influence on such expression. Resistant isolates were found to be more prone to increased expression of toxins.

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Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialShiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coliShiga Toxin 1Shiga Toxin 2Anti-Bacterial AgentsEscherichia coli InfectionsGene Expression ProfilingHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsShiga Toxin 1Shiga Toxin 2

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