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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2025

Dietary impact on the gut resistome: western diet independently increases the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes within the gut microbiota.

Robert Keskey, Stijn Bluiminck, Naseer Sangwan, Rebecca Meltzer, Adam Lam, Renee Thewissen, Alexander Zaborin, Harry van Goor, Olga Zaborina, John Alverdy

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Robert Keskey *Section of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4638-3572
Stijn Bluiminck *Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Naseer SangwanCleveland Clinic, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Rebecca MeltzerSection of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Adam LamSection of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Renee ThewissenDepartment of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Alexander ZaborinSection of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Harry van Goor *Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Olga Zaborina *Section of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
John Alverdy *Section of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1854-4551

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HHS | NIH | OSC | Common Fund (NIH Common Fund) R01GMO62344-22
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Approximately half of surgical site infections are caused by pathogens resistant to the antibiotics used for prophylaxis. We recently demonstrated that when mice are fed a western diet (WD) that is high in fat and low in fiber, exposed to antibiotics, and undergo an otherwise recoverable surgery, they develop lethal sepsis associated with dissemination of multi-drug-resistant pathogens. Here, we hypothesized that a WD alone can drive the intestinal microbiome to become populated by antibiotic-resistant bacteria independent of exposure to antibiotics. The cecal microbiota response to antibiotics was determined utilizing Biolog Phenotype Microarrays in the presence of 48 different antibiotics. WD-fed mice had a significant increase in antibiotic resistance within their microbiome compared to mice on a standard low-fat, high-fiber diet (SD) including aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, and sulfamethoxazole. By metagenomic sequencing, there was an increase in the antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) within the WD cecal microbiota, including

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaDiet, WesternDrug Resistance, BacterialGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsCecumMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAnti-Bacterial Agentsantibiotic resistancegut resistomewestern diet

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PMID40719501
PMCPMC12403810

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