Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Water Samples of the Gulf of Mexico Show Similar Virulence Properties but Different Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles than Clinical Isolates
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen found in a wide variety of environments, including soil, water, and habitats associated with animals, humans, and plants. From a One Health perspective, which recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, it is impor...
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| author | Luis E. Romero-González Luis F. Montelongo-Martínez Abigail González-Valdez Sara E. Quiroz-Morales Miguel Cocotl-Yañez Rafael Franco-Cendejas Gloria Soberón-Chávez Liliana Pardo-López Víctor H. Bustamante |
| author_facet | Luis E. Romero-González Luis F. Montelongo-Martínez Abigail González-Valdez Sara E. Quiroz-Morales Miguel Cocotl-Yañez Rafael Franco-Cendejas Gloria Soberón-Chávez Liliana Pardo-López Víctor H. Bustamante |
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| description | Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen found in a wide variety of environments, including soil, water, and habitats associated with animals, humans, and plants. From a One Health perspective, which recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, it is important to study the virulence characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility of environmental bacteria. In this study, we compared the virulence properties and the antibiotic resistance profiles of seven isolates collected from the Gulf of Mexico with those of seven clinical strains of P. aeruginosa. Our results indicate that the marine and clinical isolates tested exhibit similar virulence properties; they expressed different virulence factors and were able to kill Galleria mellonella larvae, an animal model commonly used to analyze the pathogenicity of many bacteria, including P. aeruginosa. In contrast, the clinical strains showed higher antibiotic resistance than the marine isolates. Consistently, the clinical strains exhibited a higher prevalence of class 1 integron, an indicator of anthropogenic impact, compared with the marine isolates. Thus, our results indicate that the P. aeruginosa marine strains analyzed in this study, isolated from the Gulf of Mexico, have similar virulence properties, but lower antibiotic resistance, than those from hospitals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-15bc03e64aa548b88f8418b3cd83afe32025-08-20T02:02:41ZengWileyInternational Journal of Microbiology1687-91982024-01-01202410.1155/2024/6959403Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Water Samples of the Gulf of Mexico Show Similar Virulence Properties but Different Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles than Clinical IsolatesLuis E. Romero-González0Luis F. Montelongo-Martínez1Abigail González-Valdez2Sara E. Quiroz-Morales3Miguel Cocotl-Yañez4Rafael Franco-Cendejas5Gloria Soberón-Chávez6Liliana Pardo-López7Víctor H. Bustamante8Departamento de Microbiología MolecularDepartamento de Microbiología y ParasitologíaDepartamento de Biología Molecular y BiotecnologíaDepartamento de Biología Molecular y BiotecnologíaDepartamento de Microbiología y ParasitologíaInstituto Nacional de Rehabilitación “Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra,” Ciudad de MéxicoDepartamento de Biología Molecular y BiotecnologíaDepartamento de Microbiología MolecularDepartamento de Microbiología MolecularPseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen found in a wide variety of environments, including soil, water, and habitats associated with animals, humans, and plants. From a One Health perspective, which recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, it is important to study the virulence characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility of environmental bacteria. In this study, we compared the virulence properties and the antibiotic resistance profiles of seven isolates collected from the Gulf of Mexico with those of seven clinical strains of P. aeruginosa. Our results indicate that the marine and clinical isolates tested exhibit similar virulence properties; they expressed different virulence factors and were able to kill Galleria mellonella larvae, an animal model commonly used to analyze the pathogenicity of many bacteria, including P. aeruginosa. In contrast, the clinical strains showed higher antibiotic resistance than the marine isolates. Consistently, the clinical strains exhibited a higher prevalence of class 1 integron, an indicator of anthropogenic impact, compared with the marine isolates. Thus, our results indicate that the P. aeruginosa marine strains analyzed in this study, isolated from the Gulf of Mexico, have similar virulence properties, but lower antibiotic resistance, than those from hospitals.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/6959403 |
| spellingShingle | Luis E. Romero-González Luis F. Montelongo-Martínez Abigail González-Valdez Sara E. Quiroz-Morales Miguel Cocotl-Yañez Rafael Franco-Cendejas Gloria Soberón-Chávez Liliana Pardo-López Víctor H. Bustamante Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Water Samples of the Gulf of Mexico Show Similar Virulence Properties but Different Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles than Clinical Isolates International Journal of Microbiology |
| title | Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Water Samples of the Gulf of Mexico Show Similar Virulence Properties but Different Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles than Clinical Isolates |
| title_full | Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Water Samples of the Gulf of Mexico Show Similar Virulence Properties but Different Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles than Clinical Isolates |
| title_fullStr | Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Water Samples of the Gulf of Mexico Show Similar Virulence Properties but Different Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles than Clinical Isolates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Water Samples of the Gulf of Mexico Show Similar Virulence Properties but Different Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles than Clinical Isolates |
| title_short | Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Water Samples of the Gulf of Mexico Show Similar Virulence Properties but Different Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles than Clinical Isolates |
| title_sort | pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from water samples of the gulf of mexico show similar virulence properties but different antibiotic susceptibility profiles than clinical isolates |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/6959403 |
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