Increase in susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to carbapenem antibiotics in low-amino-acid media.
AUTOR(ES)
Fukuoka, T
RESUMO
The in vitro susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 to carbapenem antibiotics, such as CS-533, was influenced by various concentrations of basic amino acids, i.e., L-lysine, L-histidine, and L-arginine, in agar media. P. aeruginosa PAO1 showed higher susceptibility to carbapenems in minimal medium than it did in rich media such as Mueller-Hinton II agar. The susceptibility was decreased by the addition of a basic amino acid to the minimal medium, whereas it was influenced less by other amino acids. The susceptibility of PAO1 to cephalosporins, piperacillin, quinolones, and gentamicin was not influenced by the addition of a basic amino acid to the minimal medium. A significant change in susceptibility to carbapenems by the addition of a basic amino acid was not observed with D2 protein-deficient mutants of PAO1. Clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa also showed an increase in susceptibility in minimal medium. L-Lysine in minimal medium did not have any influence on the production of D2 protein, beta-lactamases, or penicillin-binding proteins of PAO1 or on the chemical degradation of CS-533. These results strongly indicate that the increase in susceptibility of P. aeruginosa to carbapenems relates to less competition with basic amino acids for permeation through the D2 protein channel of P. aeruginosa.
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