Oxidative stress response plays a role in antibiotic tolerance of Streptococcus mutans biofilms
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Knowledge about biofilm-associated antibiotic tolerance mechanisms is warranted in order to develop effective treatments against biofilm infections. We performed a screen of a Streptococcus mutans transposon mutant library for mutants with reduced biofilm-associated antimicrobial tolerance, and found that the spxA1 gene plays a role in tolerance towards gentamicin and other antibiotics such as vancomycin and linezolid. SpxA1 is a regulator of genes involved in the oxidative stress response in S. mutans . The oxidative stress response genes gor and ahpC were found to be up-regulated upon antibiotic treatment of S. mutans wild-type biofilms, but not spxA1 mutant biofilms. The gor gene product catalyses the formation of glutathione which functions as an important antioxidant during oxidative stress, and accordingly biofilm-associated antibiotic tolerance of the spxA1 mutant could be restored by exogenous addition of glutathione. Our results indicate that the oxidative stress response plays a role in biofilm-associated antibiotic tolerance of S. mutans , and add to the on-going debate on the role of reactive oxygen species in antibiotic mediated killing of bacteria.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Microbiology |
Vol/bind | 165 |
Udgave nummer | 3 |
Sider (fra-til) | 334-342 |
ISSN | 1350-0872 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2019 |
ID: 215968824