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Antimicrob Agents Chemother ; 32(12): 1879-86, 1988 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3072926

ABSTRACT

Selected aminothiazolyl-oxime cephalosporin congeners substituted at C-3' with a catechol moiety were used to probe the basis of the enhanced antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli K-12 often associated with chemical modifications of this type. Evidence is presented for a tonB-dependent illicit transport of the compounds across the outer membrane of E. coli K-12, the process involving jointly and specifically the Fiu and Cir iron-regulated outer membrane proteins. Thus, both tonB and fiu cir mutants showed a comparably reduced susceptibility to the probe compounds, whereas mutants singularly lacking any one of the six iron-regulated outer membrane proteins (Fiu, FepA, FecA, FhuA, FhuE, and Cir) or lacking any combination of any two of these proteins (except Fiu plus Cir) did not show this resistance. Mutants devoid of all six iron-regulated outer membrane proteins were no more resistant to the probe compounds than fiu cir or tonB strains. In addition to the latter genes, the products of the exbB and possibly the exbC loci were necessary for maximal antibacterial potency. A dependence of antibacterial activity on the level of expression of the uptake system components was noted. Comparison of penicillin-binding protein target affinity with antibacterial activity suggested a possible periplasmic accumulation of active compounds by E. coli K-12. Free vicinal hydroxyl groups of the catechol residue were a primary chemical requirement for recognition by the uptake pathway and thus for high antibacterial activity.


Subject(s)
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/genetics , Catechols/pharmacology , Cephalosporins/pharmacology , Escherichia coli/genetics , Drug Resistance, Microbial/genetics , Escherichia coli/drug effects , Iron/metabolism
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J Antimicrob Chemother ; 17(1): 51-61, 1986 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3485092

ABSTRACT

Mutants, showing either constitutive (depressed) or non-inducible expression of chromosomally-mediated Type I beta-lactamase were obtained from clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae, Ent. aerogenes, Citrobacter freundii, Providencia stuartii, Morganella morganii, Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The wild-type and mutant strains were compared for susceptibility to a range of beta-lactam antibiotics. Derepression of beta-lactamase synthesis generally, but not always, resulted in a marked reduction in susceptibility to the agents tested, including the '3rd generation' cephalosporins. In many cases, the observed resistance would preclude, or severely compromise, the therapeutic efficacy of the drugs. In this context, depressed mutants of Enterobacter spp., Citro. freundii and Ps. aeruginosa could be of primary concern although those of Ser. marcescens, Prov. stuartii and Morg. morganii often exhibited equally high resistance levels to older beta-lactams. Comparison of the susceptibilities of the non-inducible mutants with that of their inducible parents suggested variation in the beta-lactamase inductive potency of different compounds in different organisms. For example, cefoxitin was a powerful inducer in Ent. cloacae, Citro. freundii and one strain of Ps. aeruginosa; similarly cefazolin and cefuroxime were good beta-lactamase inducers in Ser. marcescens and Morg. morganii. Aminothiazolyl-oxime cephalosporins and ureido-penicillins were generally poor inducers. From such comparisons, the contribution of inducible Type I beta-lactamase to resistance phenotype could be ascertained.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Gram-Negative Bacteria/enzymology , Penicillinase/biosynthesis , Drug Resistance, Microbial , Enzyme Induction , Gram-Negative Bacteria/drug effects , Gram-Negative Bacteria/genetics , Isoelectric Focusing , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Mutation , Penicillinase/genetics , beta-Lactams
3.
J Antimicrob Chemother ; 16(3): 287-96, 1985 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3902760

ABSTRACT

A temperature-conditional, cell-division mutant of Escherichia coli K-12 possessing a thermolabile penicillin-binding protein (PBP) 3 was isolated. The mutant phenotype was due to a lesion in the pbpB gene. This mutant, and leu+ pbpB co-transductants of E. coli C600 grew as rods at 30 degrees C but were converted to filaments at 42 degrees C upon denaturation of PBP3 and concomitant cessation of cell division. These strains have been used to study the consequences of the specific inhibition of PBP3 of E. coli K-12 upon growth, viability and outer membrane integrity. Our results indicate that the singular inhibition of PBP3 is bactericidal in E. coli K-12, even though the turbidimetric response of the bacteria in broth culture suggests bacteriostasis. Furthermore, filament formation is accompanied by disruption of outer membrane barrier function, as witnessed by the rapid leakage of periplasmic beta-lactamase. This latter finding was confirmed by observing the lytic effect of a sub-inhibitory concentration of cefsulodin on filaments of E. coli K-12 induced by PBP3-specific beta-lactams. The impact of these results upon the testing of beta-lactam sensitivity of E. coli K-12 is discussed.


Subject(s)
Acyltransferases/antagonists & inhibitors , Bacterial Proteins , Carrier Proteins , Escherichia coli Proteins , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Hexosyltransferases/antagonists & inhibitors , Multienzyme Complexes/antagonists & inhibitors , Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase , Peptidoglycan Glycosyltransferase , Peptidyl Transferases/antagonists & inhibitors , Cefsulodin/pharmacology , Cell Membrane/drug effects , Escherichia coli/drug effects , Escherichia coli/genetics , Escherichia coli/growth & development , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Mutation , Penicillin-Binding Proteins , Temperature , Transduction, Genetic , beta-Lactamases/metabolism
5.
J Med Microbiol ; 16(2): 175-82, 1983 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6842570

ABSTRACT

Motile curved rods seen in vaginal secretions have been isolated on Columbia agar supplemented with 5% human blood and vitamin K. Growth occurred anaerobically and in 5% oxygen but not in more aerobic conditions. There were two distinct groups of these organisms, distinguishable by morphology, biochemical activity and susceptibility to metronidazole. All isolates were sensitive to a wide range of antimicrobial agents, with the exception of nalidixic acid and polymyxin, but one group was resistant to metronidazole. There was little difference between the results of tests of susceptibility to aminoglycosides or to metronidazole performed in anaerobic and microaerophilic conditions. Motile curved rods were isolated from 18 of 80 patients with a clinical diagnosis of non-specific vaginitis, but from only two of 39 without the disease.


Subject(s)
Bacteria/isolation & purification , Leukorrhea/microbiology , Vagina/microbiology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Bacteria/cytology , Bacterial Physiological Phenomena , Female , Humans , Metronidazole/pharmacology , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Movement , Vagina/metabolism
7.
J Nerv Ment Dis ; 168(11): 658-65, 1980 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7441228

ABSTRACT

A causal model is postulated to mediate the connection between patients' social class and therapists' evaluations of patients' suitability for psychodynamic psychotherapy. The model postulates that patients' social class gives rise to the learning of intellectual skills cognitive styles, which lead to ways of interacting verbally with others, which in turn result in therapists' evaluations of patients suitability. Thirty psychiatric outpatients were assessed therapists during the first therapy session. One mediational pathway was discovered as postulated by the model. This pathway was found to mediate the connection between patients' social class and their subsequent attendance in psychotherapy as well. Two unexpected pathways were found to mediate therapists' judgments of suitability, one of which also mediated patients' attendance in psychotherapy. These unexpected pathways are of particular interest for the clues they offer to the ways in which psychodynamic psychotherapy may be possible and rewarding with lower-class patients.


Subject(s)
Psychotherapy/methods , Adult , Cognition , Humans , Intelligence , Male , Models, Psychological , Neurotic Disorders/therapy , Personality Disorders/therapy , Professional-Patient Relations , Psychotic Disorders/therapy , Social Class
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