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A Cutibacterium acnes antibiotic modulates human skin microbiota composition in hair follicles.

ABSTRACT: The composition of the skin microbiota varies widely among individuals when sampled at the same body site. A key question is which molecular factors determine strain-level variability within sub-ecosystems of the skin microbiota. Here, we used a genomics-guided approach to identify an antibacterial biosynthetic gene cluster in Cutibacterium acnes (formerly Propionibacterium acnes), a human skin commensal bacterium that is widely distributed across individuals and skin sites. Experimental characterization of this biosynthetic gene cluster resulted in identification of a new thiopeptide antibiotic, cutimycin. Analysis of individual human skin hair follicles revealed that cutimycin contributed to the ecology of the skin hair follicle microbiota and helped to reduce colonization of skin hair follicles by Staphylococcus species.

SUBMITTER: Claesen J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8478231 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Cutibacterium acnes antibiotic modulates human skin microbiota composition in hair follicles.

Claesen Jan J Spagnolo Jennifer B JB Ramos Stephany Flores SF Kurita Kenji L KL Byrd Allyson L AL Aksenov Alexander A AA Melnik Alexey V AV Wong Weng R WR Wang Shuo S Hernandez Ryan D RD Donia Mohamed S MS Dorrestein Pieter C PC Kong Heidi H HH Segre Julia A JA Linington Roger G RG Fischbach Michael A MA Lemon Katherine P KP

Science translational medicine 20201101 570

The composition of the skin microbiota varies widely among individuals when sampled at the same body site. A key question is which molecular factors determine strain-level variability within sub-ecosystems of the skin microbiota. Here, we used a genomics-guided approach to identify an antibacterial biosynthetic gene cluster in Cutibacterium acnes (formerly Propionibacterium acnes), a human skin commensal bacterium that is widely distributed across individuals and skin sites. Experi ...[more]

PMID: 33208503

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Project description:BackgroundAntibiotics have been used for decades against Cutibacterium acnes (previously known as Propionibacterium acnes; C. acnes). Alarmingly, antibiotic resistance to this bacterium has become a worldwide problem in recent years. No studies are available on the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of C. acnes among Jordanian acne patients and how that is influenced by antibiotic use. This study aims to assess antibiotic resistance patterns of C. acnes clinical isolates and neighboring Gram-positive normal flora of the skin obtained from acne patients attending dermatology clinics in Amman -Jordan appraising the role of antibiotic consumption.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study of acne patients presenting to selected dermatology outpatient clinics over a 6-month study period. Swabs obtained from inflamed lesions were cultured aerobically and anaerobically. Isolates were identified and screened for antibiotic susceptibility. In addition, all patients were asked to fill in a questionnaire that included questions about the history of antibiotic treatment.ResultsC. acnes was isolated from lesions of 100 patients out of 115 participants included in this study. 73% of the isolates were resistant to erythromycin and 59% to clindamycin 37% to doxycycline, 36% to tetracycline, 31% to trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole, 15% to levofloxacin, and 3% to minocycline. Multi drug resistance (MDR) in C. acnes isolates as well as Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) with a similar pattern of resistance were detected from the same patient in most cases. A pattern of higher resistance towards variable antibiotic was observed in patients previously treated with antibiotics for acne management.ConclusionsThe findings of this study demonstrate the distribution of antibiotic resistance of C. acnes towards used antibiotics and emphasizes the influence of antibiotic consumption on development of antibiotic resistance. The similar pattern of resistance between skin bacteria tested in this study highlights the genetic transfer of resistance between skin commensals including S. aureus and S. epidermidis hence promoting its circulation in the community.

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A Cutibacterium acnes antibiotic modulates human skin microbiota composition in hair follicles.

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A <i>Cutibacterium acnes</i> antibiotic modulates human skin microbiota composition in hair follicles.

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