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ArticleThe ISME journal2024

Weak selection for resistance to quorum sensing inhibition during multiple host infection cycles.

Qian Yang, Tom Defoirdt

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Article in The ISME journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Qian YangDepartment of Biotechnology, Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Frieda Saeysstraat 1, 9052 Gent, Belgium.
Tom DefoirdtDepartment of Biotechnology, Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Frieda Saeysstraat 1, 9052 Gent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7446-2246

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Scientific Research Fund of Flanders G016823NSpecial Research Fund of Ghent University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quorum sensing (QS) inhibition is a promising novel approach to control bacterial infections. However, it is not clear whether QS inhibition will impose selective pressure for the spread of resistance against QS inhibition in pathogen populations. Previous research tried to answer this question by using synthetic growth media, and this revealed that whether or not resistance will spread completely depends on the environment in which it is studied. Therefore, the spread of resistance should be studied in the environment where it ultimately matters: in vivo during infection of a host. Here, using QS inhibitor-susceptible and -resistant mimics, we show that resistance to QS inhibition does not spread in host-associated populations of Vibrio campbellii during up to 35 cycles of infection and transmission if the initial frequency of the resistance is low in the pathogen population, whereas it further increases to 100% if it is already prevalent. However, even in the latter case, the resistance spreads at a slower pace than resistance to antibiotics spreads under the same conditions.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsQuorum SensingVibrioAnimalsDrug Resistance, BacterialSelection, GeneticVibrio InfectionsAnti-Bacterial Agentsantivirulence therapyfitnessquorum quenchingquorum sensing

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PMID39689238
PMCPMC11684082

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