Abstract:
:The majority of clinical isolates of Moraxella catarrhalis produce beta-lactamase. The role of this enzyme in the phenomenon of indirect pathogenicity, in which a true pathogen such as Streptococcus pneumoniae is protected from the action of certain beta-lactam antibiotics, is well recognized. By using a simple continuous-culture biofilm system, it has been shown that the pneumococcus attains high titers in excess of 10(12) CFU/biofilm; furthermore, the penicillin-sensitive pneumococcus used remained susceptible to a range of beta-lactam antibiotics in these biofilms (R. K. Budhani and J. K. Struthers, J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 40:601-602, 1997). This system was used to characterize the antibiotic susceptibility of this isolate when grown with beta-lactamase-negative or -positive moraxellae. When grown with beta-lactamase-producing moraxellae in the presence of either benzylpenicillin or amoxicillin, the pneumococcus was protected in the range of the antibiotic concentrations to which it would be considered resistant. With amoxicillin-clavulanic acid the titers of the two organisms collapsed at the antibiotic concentration at which moraxellae became susceptible. The levels of beta-lactamase activity in cell-free supernatants of broth culture, in biofilm, and in biofilm effluent revealed distinct differences in this activity; levels in biofilm were significantly lower than those in broth culture supernatants. The system appears suitable for studying organisms under antibiotic stress and for investigating the interactions of bacteria under such conditions.
journal_name
Antimicrob Agents Chemotherjournal_title
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapyauthors
Budhani RK,Struthers JKdoi
10.1128/AAC.42.10.2521subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-10-01 00:00:00pages
2521-6issue
10eissn
0066-4804issn
1098-6596journal_volume
42pub_type
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