Erythromycin effect on the intestinal microbial community of rats

The effect of erythromycin on the intestinal microbial community of laboratory rats was studied. The research is important for the practical purposes of animal farming and veterinary medicine, because a significant increase in the abundance of pathogenic microorganisms caused by antibiotic treatment...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: E.V. Skvortsov, Rish.S. Muhammadiev, Rin.S. Muhammadiev, L.R. Valiullin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kazan Federal University 2020-03-01
Series:Учёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные науки
Subjects:
Online Access:https://kpfu.ru/uz-eng-ns-2020-1-7.html
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850088873878618112
author E.V. Skvortsov
Rish.S. Muhammadiev
Rin.S. Muhammadiev
L.R. Valiullin
author_facet E.V. Skvortsov
Rish.S. Muhammadiev
Rin.S. Muhammadiev
L.R. Valiullin
author_sort E.V. Skvortsov
collection DOAJ
description The effect of erythromycin on the intestinal microbial community of laboratory rats was studied. The research is important for the practical purposes of animal farming and veterinary medicine, because a significant increase in the abundance of pathogenic microorganisms caused by antibiotic treatment turns the intestine into a reservoir of infections resistant to antibiotics, which need to be combated efficiently. To solve this problem, both rapid and accurate methods must be elaborated for quantitative determination of the main bacteria in the intestine during the use of antibiotics, such as erythromycin. We used genetic analysis (real-time polymerase chain reaction) to study the intestinal microflora of male rats aged 8 weeks. All rats were divided into two groups: the control group (n = 10); the experimental group (n = 10) that received orally administered erythromycin. The abundance of the main intestinal bacteria was determined from fecal samples. The content of several variations of erm (erythromycin resistance) genes in the intestinal microflora was also investigated. The obtained results demonstrate that erythromycin causes a significant increase in the abundance of Clostridium difficile and Staphylococcus aureus, as well as in the number of erm genes. These data can be considered a further advance in our understanding of prospects and consequences of antibiotic therapy in animal farming and veterinary medicine.
format Article
id doaj-art-ab96e6d1d8ce442ea0d4092b2ce64674
institution DOAJ
issn 2542-064X
2500-218X
language English
publishDate 2020-03-01
publisher Kazan Federal University
record_format Article
series Учёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные науки
spelling doaj-art-ab96e6d1d8ce442ea0d4092b2ce646742025-08-20T02:42:56ZengKazan Federal UniversityУчёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные науки2542-064X2500-218X2020-03-01162111212210.26907/2542-064X.2020.1.112-122Erythromycin effect on the intestinal microbial community of ratsE.V. Skvortsov0Rish.S. Muhammadiev1Rin.S. Muhammadiev2L.R. Valiullin3Federal Center of Toxicological, Radiation, and Biological Safety – All-Russian Research Veterinary Institute, Kazan, 420075 RussiaFederal Center of Toxicological, Radiation, and Biological Safety – All-Russian Research Veterinary Institute, Kazan, 420075 RussiaFederal Center of Toxicological, Radiation, and Biological Safety – All-Russian Research Veterinary Institute, Kazan, 420075 RussiaFederal Center of Toxicological, Radiation, and Biological Safety – All-Russian Research Veterinary Institute, Kazan, 420075 RussiaThe effect of erythromycin on the intestinal microbial community of laboratory rats was studied. The research is important for the practical purposes of animal farming and veterinary medicine, because a significant increase in the abundance of pathogenic microorganisms caused by antibiotic treatment turns the intestine into a reservoir of infections resistant to antibiotics, which need to be combated efficiently. To solve this problem, both rapid and accurate methods must be elaborated for quantitative determination of the main bacteria in the intestine during the use of antibiotics, such as erythromycin. We used genetic analysis (real-time polymerase chain reaction) to study the intestinal microflora of male rats aged 8 weeks. All rats were divided into two groups: the control group (n = 10); the experimental group (n = 10) that received orally administered erythromycin. The abundance of the main intestinal bacteria was determined from fecal samples. The content of several variations of erm (erythromycin resistance) genes in the intestinal microflora was also investigated. The obtained results demonstrate that erythromycin causes a significant increase in the abundance of Clostridium difficile and Staphylococcus aureus, as well as in the number of erm genes. These data can be considered a further advance in our understanding of prospects and consequences of antibiotic therapy in animal farming and veterinary medicine.https://kpfu.ru/uz-eng-ns-2020-1-7.htmlintestinal microbial communityerythromycingenetic analysiserythromycin resistance genes
spellingShingle E.V. Skvortsov
Rish.S. Muhammadiev
Rin.S. Muhammadiev
L.R. Valiullin
Erythromycin effect on the intestinal microbial community of rats
Учёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные науки
intestinal microbial community
erythromycin
genetic analysis
erythromycin resistance genes
title Erythromycin effect on the intestinal microbial community of rats
title_full Erythromycin effect on the intestinal microbial community of rats
title_fullStr Erythromycin effect on the intestinal microbial community of rats
title_full_unstemmed Erythromycin effect on the intestinal microbial community of rats
title_short Erythromycin effect on the intestinal microbial community of rats
title_sort erythromycin effect on the intestinal microbial community of rats
topic intestinal microbial community
erythromycin
genetic analysis
erythromycin resistance genes
url https://kpfu.ru/uz-eng-ns-2020-1-7.html
work_keys_str_mv AT evskvortsov erythromycineffectontheintestinalmicrobialcommunityofrats
AT rishsmuhammadiev erythromycineffectontheintestinalmicrobialcommunityofrats
AT rinsmuhammadiev erythromycineffectontheintestinalmicrobialcommunityofrats
AT lrvaliullin erythromycineffectontheintestinalmicrobialcommunityofrats