Prevalence of Quorum Sensing and Virulence Factor Genes Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients Suffering from Different Infections and Their Association with Antimicrobial Resistance
Shimaa M Ghanem,1 Rehab Mahmoud Abd El-Baky,1,2 Mohamed AS Abourehab,3 Gamal FM Fadl,1 Nancy GFM Gamil1 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt; 2Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Minia, Egypt; 3...
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| description | Shimaa M Ghanem,1 Rehab Mahmoud Abd El-Baky,1,2 Mohamed AS Abourehab,3 Gamal FM Fadl,1 Nancy GFM Gamil1 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt; 2Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Minia, Egypt; 3Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 21955, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohamed AS Abourehab, Email maabourehab@uqu.edu.saPurpose: Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes play important roles in increasing the severity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, especially in hospitalized patients with high antibiotic pressure. Most genes that encode Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors are controlled and regulated by the quorum sensing (QS) system. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of some virulence genes (rhlR, rhlI, lasR, lasI, lasB, toxA, aprA, algD, ExoS, and plcH genes) and their association with antibiotic resistance.Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by Kirby–Bauer agar disk diffusion method. A total of 125 clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa were tested for some virulence genes using polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Results: The highest resistance was observed against cefepime (92.8%). Multi-drug resistant (MDR) P. aeruginosa represented 63.2% of total isolates with high distribution among wound isolates (21/79, 26.3% of MDR isolates). LasB was the most prevalent virulence gene among the tested isolates (89.6%) followed by aprA (85.6%), exoS (84%), algD (80%), toxA (76.8%), and plcH (75.2). Furthermore, a significant association (P < 0.05) among most of the tested virulence genes and MDR isolates was found. The presence of more than 5 virulence genes was highly observed among wound infections, otitis media, and respiratory tract infection isolates.Conclusion: The complex association of virulence genes including QS system regulating genes with antibiotic resistance indicates the importance of the tested factors in the progression of infections, which is considered a great challenge for the health-care team with the need for specific studies for each area having different antibiotic resistance profiles and the development of effective treatment strategies such as anti-virulent and quorum sensing inhibiting drugs against P. aeruginosa infections.Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, quorum sensing, virulence genes, antibiotic resistance |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85296856a48a4ef6bf20da478b6384412023-04-23T18:44:07ZengDove Medical PressInfection and Drug Resistance1178-69732023-04-01Volume 162371238583225Prevalence of Quorum Sensing and Virulence Factor Genes Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients Suffering from Different Infections and Their Association with Antimicrobial ResistanceGhanem SMAbd El-Baky RMAbourehab MASFadl GFMGamil NGFMShimaa M Ghanem,1 Rehab Mahmoud Abd El-Baky,1,2 Mohamed AS Abourehab,3 Gamal FM Fadl,1 Nancy GFM Gamil1 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt; 2Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Minia, Egypt; 3Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 21955, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohamed AS Abourehab, Email maabourehab@uqu.edu.saPurpose: Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes play important roles in increasing the severity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, especially in hospitalized patients with high antibiotic pressure. Most genes that encode Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors are controlled and regulated by the quorum sensing (QS) system. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of some virulence genes (rhlR, rhlI, lasR, lasI, lasB, toxA, aprA, algD, ExoS, and plcH genes) and their association with antibiotic resistance.Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by Kirby–Bauer agar disk diffusion method. A total of 125 clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa were tested for some virulence genes using polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Results: The highest resistance was observed against cefepime (92.8%). Multi-drug resistant (MDR) P. aeruginosa represented 63.2% of total isolates with high distribution among wound isolates (21/79, 26.3% of MDR isolates). LasB was the most prevalent virulence gene among the tested isolates (89.6%) followed by aprA (85.6%), exoS (84%), algD (80%), toxA (76.8%), and plcH (75.2). Furthermore, a significant association (P < 0.05) among most of the tested virulence genes and MDR isolates was found. The presence of more than 5 virulence genes was highly observed among wound infections, otitis media, and respiratory tract infection isolates.Conclusion: The complex association of virulence genes including QS system regulating genes with antibiotic resistance indicates the importance of the tested factors in the progression of infections, which is considered a great challenge for the health-care team with the need for specific studies for each area having different antibiotic resistance profiles and the development of effective treatment strategies such as anti-virulent and quorum sensing inhibiting drugs against P. aeruginosa infections.Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, quorum sensing, virulence genes, antibiotic resistancehttps://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-of-quorum-sensing-and-virulence-factor-genes-among-pseudomo-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDRpseudomonas aeruginosaquorum sensingvirulence genesantibiotic resistance. |
| spellingShingle | Ghanem SM Abd El-Baky RM Abourehab MAS Fadl GFM Gamil NGFM Prevalence of Quorum Sensing and Virulence Factor Genes Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients Suffering from Different Infections and Their Association with Antimicrobial Resistance Infection and Drug Resistance pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing virulence genes antibiotic resistance. |
| title | Prevalence of Quorum Sensing and Virulence Factor Genes Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients Suffering from Different Infections and Their Association with Antimicrobial Resistance |
| title_full | Prevalence of Quorum Sensing and Virulence Factor Genes Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients Suffering from Different Infections and Their Association with Antimicrobial Resistance |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Quorum Sensing and Virulence Factor Genes Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients Suffering from Different Infections and Their Association with Antimicrobial Resistance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Quorum Sensing and Virulence Factor Genes Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients Suffering from Different Infections and Their Association with Antimicrobial Resistance |
| title_short | Prevalence of Quorum Sensing and Virulence Factor Genes Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients Suffering from Different Infections and Their Association with Antimicrobial Resistance |
| title_sort | prevalence of quorum sensing and virulence factor genes among pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients suffering from different infections and their association with antimicrobial resistance |
| topic | pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing virulence genes antibiotic resistance. |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-of-quorum-sensing-and-virulence-factor-genes-among-pseudomo-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR |
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