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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

The RNA Polymerase Inhibitor Corallopyronin A Has a Lower Frequency of Resistance Than Rifampicin in

Jan Balansky, Kenneth Pfarr, Christiane Szekat, Stefan Kehraus, Tilman Aden, Miriam Grosse, Rolf Jansen, Thomas Hesterkamp, Andrea Schiefer, Gabriele M König and 3 more

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jan BalanskyInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Kenneth PfarrInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3096-2465
Christiane SzekatInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Stefan KehrausInstitute of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
Tilman AdenInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6344-0968
Miriam GrosseDepartment of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
Rolf JansenDepartment of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3592-4807
Thomas HesterkampTranslational Project Management Office (TPMO), German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
Andrea SchieferInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Gabriele M KönigInstitute of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
Marc StadlerDepartment of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7284-8671
Achim HoeraufInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Gabriele BierbaumInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2933-8473
University Hospital Bonn · DEGerman Center for Infection Research · DEUniversity of Bonn · DE

Funding

Federal Ministry of Education and Research 16GW0227KGerman Center for Infection Research #09.807 and #09.806
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corallopyronin A (CorA) is active against Gram-positive bacteria and targets the switch region of RNA polymerase. Because of the high frequency of mutation (FoM) leading to rifampicin resistance, we determined the CorA FoM in S. aureus using fluctuation analysis at 4 × minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Resistant mutants were characterized. S. aureus strains HG001, Mu50, N315, and USA300 had an MIC of 0.25 mg/L. The median FoM for CorA resistance was 1.5 × 10−8, 4.5-fold lower than the median FoM of 6.7 × 10−8 for rifampicin, and was reflected in a 4-fold lower mutation rate for CorA than rifampicin (6 × 10−9 for CorA vs. 2.5 × 10−8 for rifampicin). In CorA-resistant/rifampicin-sensitive strains, the majority of amino acid exchanges were S1127L in RpoB or K334N in RpoC. S. aureus Mu50, a rifampicin-resistant clinical isolate, yielded two further exchanges targeting amino acids L1131 and E1048 of the RpoB subunit. The plating of >1011 cells on agar containing a combination of 4 × MIC of rifampicin and 4 × MIC of CorA did not yield any growth. In conclusion, with proper usage, e.g., in combination therapy and good antibiotic stewardship, CorA is a potential antibiotic for treating S. aureus infections.

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Corallopyronin AMRSAmutation frequencymutation ratenatural productrifampicinStaphylococcus aureusVISA

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PMID35884174
PMCPMC9311656
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