Symbiosis of Mycoplasma Hominis in Trichomonas Vaginalis May Link Metronidazole Resistance in Vitro.
From: Center for Parasitic Organisms, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Key Laboratory for Tropical Diseases Control of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, 510275, People’s Republic of China.
Parasitology research
- Publish Date: Dec 2006
- ISSN: 0932-0113
- Volume: 100
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 123-30
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Xiao J C, Xie L F, Fang S L, et al. Symbiosis of Mycoplasma Hominis in Trichomonas Vaginalis May Link Metronidazole Resistance in Vitro.. Parasitol. Res. Dec 2006;100:123-30
Abstract
Fourteen of 28 Trichomonas vaginalis isolates collected from patients in Guangzhou, China from 2003 to 2004 were found to be naturally infected with Mycoplasma hominis, as determined by PCR using specific primers. In vitro metronidazole sensitivity assay of the 28 isolates revealed four displaying low susceptibility [minimum lethal concentration (MLC)= approximately 13-25 microg/ml] and another four displaying high resistance (MLC=50-100 microg/ml). The overwhelming majority of these resistant isolates (7/8) were mycoplasma-infected. The mean of MLCs of mycoplasma-infected isolates is approximately 10-fold higher than the mean of noninfected isolates (p=0.029). Sequence analyses of PCR-amplified small subunit-large subunit rRNA interspacer regions (ITS1/5.8S/ITS2) revealed that 23 of the 28 samples are identical, the remaining five being separable into two groups, each with a single point mutation. These internal transcribed spacer sequence variants are associated neither with mycoplasma infection nor with drug resistance. In contrast, random amplified polymorphic DNA analyses of DNAs using 10 different primers showed that the drug-resistant isolates are clustered together in association with mycoplasma infection, albeit more loosely. Taken together, the results obtained from this study suggest that in vitro metronidazole resistance of T. vaginalis is related to mycoplasma infection of this protozoan.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, China, DNA Primers, DNA, Bacterial, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Humans, Metronidazole, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Mycoplasma hominis, Phylogeny, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Symbiosis, Trichomonas vaginalis
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