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- Title
The RpoB H148Y Rifampicin Resistance Mutation and an Active Stringent Response Reduce Virulence and Increase Resistance to Innate Immune Responses in Staphylococcus aureus.
- Authors
Gao, Wei; Cameron, David R.; Davies, John K.; Kostoulias, Xenia; Stepnell, Justin; Tuck, Kellie L.; Yeaman, Michael R.; Peleg, Anton Y.; Stinear, Timothy P.; Howden, Benjamin P.
- Abstract
The occurrence of mutations in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during persistent infection leads to antimicrobial resistance but may also impact host-pathogen interactions. Here, we investigate the host-pathogen consequences of 2 mutations arising in clinical MRSA during persistent infection: RpoB H481Y, which is linked to rifampicin resistance, and RelA F128Y, which is associated with an active stringent response. Allelic exchange experiments showed that both mutations cause global transcriptional changes, leading to upregulation of capsule production, with attenuated virulence in a murine bacteremia model and reduced susceptibility to both antimicrobial peptides and whole-blood killing. Disruption of capsule biosynthesis reversed these impacts on innate immune function. These data clearly link MRSA persistence and reduced virulence to the same mechanisms that alter antimicrobial susceptibility. Our study highlights the wider consequences of suboptimal antimicrobial use, where drug resistance and immune escape mechanisms coevolve, thus increasing the likelihood of treatment failure.
- Subjects
RIFAMPIN; GENETIC mutation; DRUG resistance; STRINGENT control (Bacteria); MICROBIAL virulence; NATURAL immunity; IMMUNE response; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA polymerases
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013, Vol 207, Issue 6, p929
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/infdis/jis772