Differences in oxazolidinone resistance mechanisms and small colony variants emergence of Staphylococcus aureus induced in an in vitro resistance development model

Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections are associated with a high burden of disease, case fatality rate and healthcare costs. Oxazolidinones such as linezolid and tedizolid are considered potential treatment choices for conditions involving methicillin resistance or penicillin allergies. Additionally, they are being investigated as potential inhibitors of toxins in toxin-mediated diseases. In this study, linezolid and tedizolid were evaluated in an in vitro resistance development model for induction of resistance in S. aureus. Whole genome sequencing was conducted to elucidate resistance mechanisms through the identification of causal mutations. After inducing resistance to both linezolid and tedizolid, several partially novel single nucleotide variants (SNVs) were detected in the rplC gene, which encodes the 50S ribosome protein L3 in S. aureus. These SNVs were found to decrease the binding affinity, potentially serving as the underlying cause for oxazolidinone resistance. Furthermore, in opposite to linezolid we were able to induce phenotypically small colony variants of S. aureus after induction of resistance with tedizolid for the first time in literature. In summary, even if different antibiotic concentrations were required and SNVs were detected, the principal capacity of S. aureus to develop resistance to oxazolidinones seems to differ between linezolid and tedizolid in-vivo but not in vitro. Stepwise induction of resistance seems to be a time and cost-effective tool for assessing resistance evolution. Inducted-resistant strains should be examined and documented for epidemiological reasons, if MICs start to rise or oxazolidinone-resistant S. aureus outbreaks become more frequent.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Emerging microbes & infections - 13(2024), 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 2292077

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Staudacher, Moritz [VerfasserIn]
Hotz, Julian Frederic [VerfasserIn]
Kriz, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Schefberger, Katharina [VerfasserIn]
Schneider, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Spettel, Kathrin [VerfasserIn]
Starzengruber, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Hagemann, Jürgen Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Leutzendorff, Amelie [VerfasserIn]
Burgmann, Heinz [VerfasserIn]
Lagler, Heimo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
ISQ9I6J12J
In vitro
Journal Article
Linezolid
Oxazolidinones
Resistance genes
SCV
Staphylococcus aureus
Tedizolid
WGS

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Date Completed 08.02.2024

Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/22221751.2023.2292077

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365461598