| Autor: |
Lambrecht E; CMET, Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium.; ILVO, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brusselsesteenweg 370, 9090 Melle, Belgium., Coillie EV; ILVO, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brusselsesteenweg 370, 9090 Melle, Belgium., Boon N; CMET, Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium., Heyndrickx M; CMET, Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium.; Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium., Wiele TV; CMET, Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium. |
| Abstrakt: |
Along with (in) direct contact with animals and a contaminated environment, humans are exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria by consumption of food. The implications of ingesting antibiotic-resistant commensal bacteria are unknown, as dose-response data on resistance transfer and spreading in our gut is lacking. In this study, transfer of a resistance plasmid (IncF), harbouring several antibiotic resistance genes, from a commensal E. coli strain towards human intestinal microbiota was assessed using a Mucosal Simulator of the Human Intestinal Ecosystem (M-SHIME). More specifically, the effect of the initial E. coli plasmid donor concentration (10 5 and 10 7 CFU/meal), antibiotic treatment (cefotaxime) and human individual (n = 6) on plasmid transfer towards lumen coliforms and anaerobes was determined. Transfer of the resistance plasmid to luminal coliforms and anaerobes was observed shortly after the donor strain arrived in the colon and was independent of the ingested dose. Transfer occurred in all six simulated colons and despite their unique microbial community composition, no differences could be detected in antibiotic resistance transfer rates between the simulated human colons. After 72 h, resistant coliform transconjugants levels ranged from 7.6 × 10 4 to 7.9 × 10 6 CFU cefotaxime resistant /Ml colon lumen. Presence of the resistance plasmid was confirmed and quantified by PCR and qPCR. Cefotaxime treatment led to a significant reduction (85%) in resistant coliforms, however no significant effect on the total number of cultivable coliforms and anaerobes was observed. |
