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ArticleMolecular biology reports2024

Comparative analysis of genes expression involved in type II toxin-antitoxin system in Staphylococcus aureus following persister cell formation.

Samira Karimaei, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir, Mohammad Reza Pourmand

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Article in Molecular biology reports, 2024. 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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  3. Bacterial persisters: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic development.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024
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  4. Characterization of Virulence Genotypes, Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns, and Biofilm Synthesis inThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2024
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samira KarimaeiDepartment of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Mohammad Kazem AghamirUrology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Reza PourmandDepartment of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mpourmand@tums.ac.ir.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRBiotechnology Research Center · IR

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Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 40630
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe formation of persister cells is the main reason for persistent infections. They are associated with antibiotic treatment failure and subsequently chronic infection. The study aimed to assess the expression of type II toxin/antitoxin (TA) system genes in persister cells of Staphylococcus aureus in the presence of the following antibiotics vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, and gentamicin in exponential and stationary phases. METHODS AND

resultsThe colony count was used to evaluate the effect of different types of antibiotics on S. aureus persister cell formation during exponential and stationary phases. Moreover, the expression level of TA systems and clpP genes in the persister population in exponential and stationary phases were measured by quantitative reverse transcriptase real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The results of the study showed the presence of persister phenotype of S. aureus strains in the attendance of bactericidal antibiotics in comparison to the control group during the exponential and stationary phases. Moreover, qRT-PCR resulted in the fact that the role of TA systems involved in the persister cell formation depends on the bacterial growth phase and the type of strain and antibiotic.

conclusionsIn total, the present study provides some data on the persister cell formation and the possible role of TA system genes in this process.

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Staphylococcal InfectionsToxin-Antitoxin SystemsAnti-Bacterial AgentsGene ExpressionHumansStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug resistancePersister cellReal-time PCRStaphylococcus aureusToxin-antitoxin system

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