Coexistence of Virulence Factors and Efflux Pump Genes in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Analysis of Biofilm-Forming Strains from Iran.

International Journal of Microbiology
Shahram Shahraki ZahedaniMojdeh Jahantigh

Abstract

Biofilm formation and efflux pumps (EPs) correlation play a critical role in the pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In this study, biofilm formation and EP's collaborative role in clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa infection were investigated. Eighty-six (86) P. aeruginosa isolates were collected from different clinical specimens and were confirmed using different biochemical tests. The formation of biofilm was investigated by using a crystal violet assay. Also, EP genes were identified by the PCR method. Based on the results, gentamicin-resistant (n = 50, 66.29%) and ciprofloxacin-resistant (n = 61, 69.66%) strains were the most frequent and colistin (n = 1, 1.12%) and ceftazidime (n = 12, 7.86%) resistant strains were the least prevalent. Furthermore, 22 isolates (31.42%) were MDR, and 11 isolates (12.35%) were XDR strains. Also, 19 isolates (22.47%) were classified as strong biofilm, 29 isolates (21.34%) as moderate biofilm, and 3 (11.23%) isolates as weak biofilm producers. The distribution of the EP genes was as follows: mexA (n = 44, 34.83%), mexB (n = 33, 32.58%), oprM (n = 59, 29.21%), oprD (n = 61, 30.33%), tetA (n = 22, 25.58%), tetR (n = 19, 22.09%), and emrE (n = 21, 24.41%). However,...Continue Reading

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