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Molecular Analysis and Expression of bap Gene in Biofilm-Forming Multi-Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Azizi, Omid Shahcheraghi, Fereshteh Salimizand, Himen Modarresi, Farzan Shakibaie, Mohammad Reza Mansouri, Shahla Ramazanzadeh, Rashid Badmasti, Farzad Nikbin, Vajihe Sadat |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND Acinetobacter baumannii is commonly resistant to nearly all antibiotics due to presence of antibiotic resistance genes and biofilm formation. In this study we determined the presence of certain antibiotic-resistance genes associated with biofilm production and the influence of low iron concentration on expression of the biofilm-associated protein gene (bap) in development of biofilm among multi-drug-resistant A. baumannii (MDRAB). METHODS Sixty-five MDRAB isolates from clinical samples were collected. Molecular typing was carried out by random amplified polymorphism DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR). Biofilm formation was assayed by the microtiter method. RESULTS The sequence of bap was determined and deposited in the GenBank database (accession no. KR080550.1). Expression of bap in the presence of low iron was analyzed by relative quantitative real time PCR (rqRT-PCR). Nearly half of the isolates belonged to RAPD-types A and B remaining were either small clusters or singleton. The results of biofilm formation revealed that 23 (35.4%), 18 (27.7%), 13 (20%), and 11 (16.9%) of the isolates had strong, moderate, weak, and no biofilm activities, respectively. ompA and csuE genes were detected in all, while bap and blaPER-1 were detected in 43 (66%) and 42 (64%) of the isolates that showed strong and moderate biofilm activities (p ≤ 0.05), respectively. Analysis of bap expression by rqRT-PCR revealed five isolates with four-fold bap overexpression in the presence of low iron concentration (20 µM). CONCLUSION The results suggest that bap overexpression may influence biofilm formation in presence of low iron concentration. |
| Starting Page | 62 |
| Ending Page | 72 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 28070537 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
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| Journal | Reports of biochemistry & molecular biology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
