Fate of Antibiotic Resistant Pseudomonas putida and Broad Host Range Plasmid in Natural Soil Microcosms

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作者
Fan, Xiao-Ting [1 ,2 ]
Li, Hu [1 ]
Chen, Qing-Lin [1 ]
Zhang, Yu-Sen [1 ,2 ]
Ye, Jun [1 ]
Zhu, Yong-Guan [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Su, Jian-Qiang [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Urban Environm, Key Lab Urban Environm & Hlth, Xiamen, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Res Ctr Ecoenvironm Sci, State Key Lab Urban & Reg Ecol, Beijing, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
antibiotic resistance; horizontal gene transfer; conjugation; quantitative PCR; spread potential; flow cytometric sorting; phylogenetic analysis; HORIZONTAL GENE-TRANSFER; INCP-1; PLASMID; CONJUGATIVE PLASMID; IN-SITU; COMMUNITY; ORGANIZATION; MOBILIZATION; PERSISTENCE; INCREASES; EVOLUTION;
D O I
10.3389/fmicb.2019.00194
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Plasmid conjugation is one of the dominant mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer, playing a noticeable role in the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Broad host range plasmids are known to transfer to diverse bacteria in extracted soil bacterial communities when evaluated by filter mating incubation. However, the persistence and dissemination of broad range plasmid in natural soil has not been well studied. In this study, Pseudomonas putida with a conjugative antibiotic resistance plasmid RP4 was inoculated into a soil microcosm, the fate and persistence of P. putida and RP4 were monitored by quantitative PCR. The concentrations of P. putida and RP4 both rapidly decreased within 15-day incubation. P. putida then decayed at a significantly lower rate during subsequent incubation, however, no further decay of RP4 was observed, resulting in an elevated RP4/P. putida ratio (up to 10) after 75-day incubation, which implied potential transfer of RP4 to soil microbiota. We further sorted RP4 recipient bacteria from the soil microcosms by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Spread of RP4 increased during 75-day microcosm operation and was estimated at around 10(-4) transconjugants per recipient at the end of incubation. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences of transconjugants showed that host bacteria of RP4 were affiliated to more than 15 phyla, with increased diversity and shift in the composition of host bacteria. Proteobacteria was the most dominant phylum in the transconjugant pools. Transient transfer of RP4 to some host bacteria was observed. These results emphasize the prolonged persistence of P putida and RP4 in natural soil microcosms, and highlight the potential risks of increased spread potential of plasmid and broader range of host bacteria in disseminating ARGs in soil.
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