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- Title
Characterization of antibiotic-resistance traits in Akkermansia muciniphila strains of human origin.
- Authors
Filardi, Rossella; Gargari, Giorgio; Mora, Diego; Arioli, Stefania
- Abstract
Akkermansia muciniphila, a commensal bacterium commonly found in healthy gut microbiota, is widely considered a next-generation beneficial bacterium candidate to improve metabolic and inflammatory disorders. Recently the EFSA's Panel on Nutrition, Novel food, and Food Allergens has declared that pasteurized A. muciniphila DSM 22959T (also MucT, ATCC BAA-835) can be considered safe as a novel food, opening the door to its commercialization as a food supplement. Despite its recognized health benefits, there is still little information regarding the antimicrobial susceptibility of this species and reference cut-off values to distinguish strains with intrinsic or acquired resistance from susceptible strains. In this study, we combined a genomic approach with the evaluation of the antibiotic susceptibility in five human A. muciniphila isolates. Genomic mining for antimicrobial resistance genes and MICs determinations revealed that only one strain harboring tetW gene showed resistance to tetracycline, whereas all A. muciniphila strains showed low sensitivity to ciprofloxacin and aminoglycosides with no genotypic correlation. Although all strains harbor the gene adeF, encoding for a subunit of the resistance-nodulation-cell division efflux pump system, potentially involved in ciprofloxacin resistance, the susceptibility towards ciprofloxacin determined in presence of efflux pump inhibitors was not affected. Overall, our outcomes revealed the importance to extend the antibiotic susceptibility test to a larger number of new isolates of A. muciniphila to better assess the safety aspects of this species.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority; ANTIBIOTICS; HUMAN origins; MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; DIETARY supplements; GUT microbiome; ANTIBIOTIC residues; DRUG resistance in microorganisms
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2022, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-022-23980-6