Transcriptomic signatures of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates that exhibit low, intermediate, and high resistance to metronidazole in vitro
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ABSTRACT: As part of efforts to identify genes associated with Trichomonas vaginalis resistance to 5-nitroimidazole drugs, thirty cryopreserved T. vaginalis isolates were revived and grown using Diamonds TYM medium. Minimum lethal concentrations (MLCs) for metronidazole (MTZ), tinidazole (TDZ), and secnidazole (SEC) were determined using a drug susceptibility assay. Transcriptome profiling was performed for 15 MTZ-sensitive (MTZ-S, MLC < 50µg/mL) and 15 MTZ-resistant (MTZ-R, MLC ≥ 50µg/mL) isolates using next generation RNA-sequencing. Bioinformatics analyses identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Among MTZ-R isolates, 6 exhibited MLCs of 50µg/mL, 5 had MLCs between 100-200 µg/mL, and 4 had MLCs ≥ 400 µg/mL. The low-, intermediate-, and high-level MLC resistant isolates were compared to the MTZ-S isolates and transcriptomic profiling identified 154, 425, and 175 DEGs respectively. MTZ-resistant T. vaginalis isolates exhibited altered expression of virulence factor genes compared to sensitive isolates, with variations in gene expression observed across different MLC levels.
ORGANISM(S): Trichomonas vaginalis
PROVIDER: GSE326939 | GEO | 2026/04/15
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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