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Title: Early events of lethal action by tobramycin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Abstract

The immediate activities of the aminoglycoside antibiotic, tobramycin, were investigated in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. The influence of carbon growth substate and the antibiotic exposure environment in the magnitude of activity were examined. Lethality by 8 {mu}g/ml tobramycin occurred rapidly (1 to 3 minutes). The release of specific cellular components into the supernatant was associated with lethality. This material was initially detected as an increase in UV-absorbance. Magnesium in the reaction mixture provided protection against lethality and leakage, but did not reverse lethal damage after a 3 minute tobramycin treatment. Also, uptake of {sup 3}H-tobramycin was reduced in the presence of magnesium. Cells grown with glucose as a carbon source were more susceptible than organic acid grown cells as was the rapidity and amount of cell damage. Analyses of the leakage material revealed a 2-fold increase of protein in the supernatant after a 1-3 minute treatment which paralleled lethality. A prominent 29 kDa protein was observed by SDS-PAGE in the released material, which has been identified as the periplasmic enzyme, {beta}-lactamase. The immediate activities of tobramycin did not involve (i) release of overall cell protein, (ii) massive loss of total pool amino acids, (iii) cell lysis, (iv) inhibition of proline uptake,more » (v) release of lipopolysaccharide, or (vi) leakage of ATP. Electron microscopy showed no apparent damage after a 3 minute exposure. 40% inhibition of protein synthesis had occurred by 3 minutes of exposure, while release of UV-absorbing material and lethality were detectable after only 1 minute. Resistant cystic fibrosis isolates of P. aeruginosa did not leak under the same experimental conditions, but one of two susceptible strains examined did show increased UV-absorbance following treatment.« less

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Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
7067408
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Miscellaneous
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Other Information: Thesis (Ph.D)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; PSEUDOMONAS; MORTALITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LETHAL DOSES; MAGNESIUM; TRACER TECHNIQUES; TRITIUM COMPOUNDS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; DATA; DOSES; DRUGS; ELEMENTS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; KINETICS; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; MICROSCOPY; NUMERICAL DATA; REACTION KINETICS; 550201* - Biochemistry- Tracer Techniques

Citation Formats

Raulston, J E. Early events of lethal action by tobramycin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. United States: N. p., 1988. Web.
Raulston, J E. Early events of lethal action by tobramycin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. United States.
Raulston, J E. 1988. "Early events of lethal action by tobramycin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa". United States.
@article{osti_7067408,
title = {Early events of lethal action by tobramycin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa},
author = {Raulston, J E},
abstractNote = {The immediate activities of the aminoglycoside antibiotic, tobramycin, were investigated in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. The influence of carbon growth substate and the antibiotic exposure environment in the magnitude of activity were examined. Lethality by 8 {mu}g/ml tobramycin occurred rapidly (1 to 3 minutes). The release of specific cellular components into the supernatant was associated with lethality. This material was initially detected as an increase in UV-absorbance. Magnesium in the reaction mixture provided protection against lethality and leakage, but did not reverse lethal damage after a 3 minute tobramycin treatment. Also, uptake of {sup 3}H-tobramycin was reduced in the presence of magnesium. Cells grown with glucose as a carbon source were more susceptible than organic acid grown cells as was the rapidity and amount of cell damage. Analyses of the leakage material revealed a 2-fold increase of protein in the supernatant after a 1-3 minute treatment which paralleled lethality. A prominent 29 kDa protein was observed by SDS-PAGE in the released material, which has been identified as the periplasmic enzyme, {beta}-lactamase. The immediate activities of tobramycin did not involve (i) release of overall cell protein, (ii) massive loss of total pool amino acids, (iii) cell lysis, (iv) inhibition of proline uptake, (v) release of lipopolysaccharide, or (vi) leakage of ATP. Electron microscopy showed no apparent damage after a 3 minute exposure. 40% inhibition of protein synthesis had occurred by 3 minutes of exposure, while release of UV-absorbing material and lethality were detectable after only 1 minute. Resistant cystic fibrosis isolates of P. aeruginosa did not leak under the same experimental conditions, but one of two susceptible strains examined did show increased UV-absorbance following treatment.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7067408}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988}
}

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