Project description:To explore the Spermine(Spm)-based antibacterial targets in S. aureus, time course-dependent transcriptome analysis was conducted on Mu50 (MRSA) in the absence and presence of Spm.
Project description:Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus treated by CDCA. Staphylococcus aureus cells are evaluated with RNA-seq to understand the genes affected by this antibacterial agent. Our results provide new vision on the mode of action by CDCA.
Project description:Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus treated by Tanreqing. Staphylococcus aureus cells are evaluated with RNA-seq to understand the genes affected by this antibacterial agent. Our results provide new vision on the mode of action by Tanreqing.
Project description:Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen that causes life-threatening infections, and is resistant to the majority of our antibiotic arsenal. This resistance is complicated by the observation that most antibacterial agents target actively growing cells, thus, proving ineffective against slow growing populations, such as cells within a biofilm or in stationary phase. Recently, our group generated updated genome annotation files for S. aureus that not only include protein-coding genes but also regulatory and small RNAs. As such, these annotation files were used to perform a transcriptomic analysis in order to understand the metabolic and physiological changes that occur during transition from active growth to stationary phase; with a focus on sRNAs. We observed â¼24% of protein-coding and 34% of sRNA genes displaying changes in expression by â¥3-fold. Collectively, this study adds to our understanding of S. aureus adaptation to nutrient-limiting conditions, and sheds new light onto the contribution of sRNAs to this process. Bacterial cells were grown in TSB medium at 37°C with shaking for 3h (exponential growth phase) or 16h (stationary growth phase).
Project description:Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen that causes life-threatening infections, and is resistant to the majority of our antibiotic arsenal. This resistance is complicated by the observation that most antibacterial agents target actively growing cells, thus, proving ineffective against slow growing populations, such as cells within a biofilm or in stationary phase. Recently, our group generated updated genome annotation files for S. aureus that not only include protein-coding genes but also regulatory and small RNAs. As such, these annotation files were used to perform a transcriptomic analysis in order to understand the metabolic and physiological changes that occur during transition from active growth to stationary phase; with a focus on sRNAs. We observed ∼24% of protein-coding and 34% of sRNA genes displaying changes in expression by ≥3-fold. Collectively, this study adds to our understanding of S. aureus adaptation to nutrient-limiting conditions, and sheds new light onto the contribution of sRNAs to this process.
Project description:To explore the Spermine(Spm)-based antibacterial targets in S. aureus, time course-dependent transcriptome analysis was conducted on Mu50 (MRSA) in the absence and presence of Spm. We conducted five independent microarray experiments in the absence (control) and the presence (experimental) of Spm. We calculated fold change as the ratio between the signal of untreated (control) and Spm-treated (experimental) cultures for 15, 30 and 60 min exposures.
Project description:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a highly prioritized pathogen proposed by World Health Organization (WHO). It is listed to encourage researchers to search for effective antimicrobial agents. Previously, we isolated soil Brevibacillus sp. strain SPR19, which showed anti-MRSA activity. However, the active substances were still unknown. This study aimed to isolate and identify the anti-MRSA substances from this bacterium. The cell-free supernatant of SPR19 was subjected to salt precipitation, cation exchange, and re-versed-phase chromatography. Bioassay-guided fractionation was used to screen active sub-stances
Project description:In the current study, RNA sequencing based transcriptional profiling was used to elaborate the combinatorial effect of berberine, a well-known antibacterial alkaloid, and thymol, a monoterpenic phenol, on the Staphylococcus aureus transcriptome.
Project description:Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the most important pathogens in humans and animals. The formation of S. aureus biofilm is considered an important mechanism of antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, finding effective drugs against the biofilm produced by S. aureus has been a high priority. Licochalcone A, a natural plant product, was reported to have antibacterial activities and showed good activity against all 21 tested strains of S. aureus biofilm and planktonic cells. To detect the possible molecular mechanism of Licochalcone A against S. aureus biofillm or planktonic cells, Affymetrix GeneChips were used to determine the global comparative transcription of S. aureus biofilm and planktonic cells triggered by treatment with sub-bactericidal and sub-inhibitory concentrations of Licochalcone A, respectively.