Opposite effects of cefoperazone and ceftazidime on S‑ribosylhomocysteine lyase/autoinducer-2 quorum sensing and biofilm formation by an Escherichia coli clinical isolate.

ABSTRACT: To investigate the effects of subminimum inhibitory concentrations of cephalosporins on bacterial biofilm formation, the biofilm production of 52 Escherichia (E.) coli strains was examined following treatment with cephalosporin compounds at 1/4 minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). Ceftazidime (CAZ) inhibited biofilm formation in seven isolates, while cefoperazone (CFP) enhanced biofilm formation in 18 isolates. Biofilm formation of E. coli E42 was inhibited by CAZ and induced by CFP. Therefore, using reverse transcription‑polymerase chain reaction, the expression of the biofilm‑modulating genes of this isolate was investigated. To monitor the production of the autoinducer of quorum sensing in E. coli, autoinducer‑2 (AI‑2) production was detected by measuring the bioluminescence respon

SUBMITTER: Shi HQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4214345 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature