Coevolution of host–plasmid pairs facilitates the emergence of novel multidrug resistance
| Autor: | Eva M. Top, José Miguel Ponciano, Hannah Jordt, Thibault Stalder, Benjamin Kerr, Olivia Kosterlitz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.drug_class
Klebsiella pneumoniae Antibiotics Drug resistance Biology medicine.disease_cause Article 03 medical and health sciences Plasmid Escherichia coli medicine Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Coevolution 030304 developmental biology Genetics 0303 health sciences Ecology 030306 microbiology Drug Resistance Microbial biology.organism_classification Drug Resistance Multiple Anti-Bacterial Agents Multiple drug resistance Horizontal gene transfer Plasmids |
| Zdroj: | Nat Ecol Evol |
| ISSN: | 2397-334X |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41559-020-1170-1 |
| Popis: | Multidrug resistance (MDR) of pathogens is an ongoing public health crisis exacerbated by the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes via conjugative plasmids. Factors that stabilize these plasmids in bacterial communities contribute to an even higher incidence of MDR, given the increased likelihood that a host will already contain a plasmid when it acquires another through conjugation. Here, we show one such stabilizing factor is host-plasmid coevolution under antibiotic selection, which facilitated the emergence of MDR via two distinct plasmids in communities consisting of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae once antibiotics were removed. In our system, evolution promoted greater stability of a plasmid in its coevolved host. Further, pleiotropic effects resulted in greater plasmid persistence in both novel host-plasmid combinations and, in some cases, multi-plasmid hosts. This evolved stability favoured the generation of MDR cells and thwarted their loss within communities with multiple plasmids. By selecting for plasmid persistence, the application of antibiotics may promote MDR well after their original period of use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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