Effects of subminimum inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics on the Pasteurella multocida proteome

J Proteome Res. 2006 Mar;5(3):572-80. doi: 10.1021/pr050360r.

Abstract

Subminimum inhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs) of antibiotics can be therapeutically effective, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not well-characterized. We analyzed the Pasteurella multocida proteome response to sub-MICs of amoxicillin, chlortetracycline, and enrofloxacin using isotope-coded affinity tags (ICAT). There were parallel effects on inhibition of growth kinetics and suppression of protein expression by clusters of orthologous groups (COG) categories. Potential compensatory mechanisms enabling antibiotic adaptation were identified, including increased RecA expression caused by enrofloxacin.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amoxicillin / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Chlortetracycline / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Enrofloxacin
  • Fluoroquinolones / pharmacology
  • Pasteurella multocida / drug effects*
  • Pasteurella multocida / growth & development
  • Protein Biosynthesis / drug effects
  • Proteome / drug effects
  • Proteome / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Proteome
  • Enrofloxacin
  • Amoxicillin
  • Chlortetracycline