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β-Lactam Antibiotics Induce the SOS Response and Horizontal Transfer of Virulence Factors in Staphylococcus aureus

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Maiques, Elisa, Úbeda, Carles, Campoy, Susana, Salvador, Noelia, Lasa, Íñigo, Novick, Richard P., Barbé, Jordi, Penadés, José R.·2006·Journal of Bacteriology

Abstract

Antibiotics that interfere with DNA replication and cell viability activate the SOS response. In Staphylococcus aureus, the antibiotic-induced SOS response promotes replication and high-frequency horizontal transfer of pathogenicity island-encoded virulence factors. Here we report that β-lactams induce a bona fide SOS response in S. aureus, characterized by the activation of the RecA and LexA proteins, the two master regulators of the SOS response. Moreover, we show that β-lactams are capable of triggering staphylococcal prophage induction in S. aureus lysogens. Consequently, and as previously described for SOS induction by commonly used fluoroquinolone antibiotics, β-lactam-mediated phage induction also resulted in replication and high-frequency transfer of the staphylococcal pathogenicity islands, showing that such antibiotics may have the unintended consequence of promoting the spread of bacterial virulence factors.

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Authors
Maiques, E., Úbeda, C., Campoy, S., Salvador, N., Lasa, I., Novick, R. P., Barbé, J., & Penadés, J. R.
Venue
Journal of Bacteriology
Published
2006-04
Volume
188
Issue
7
Pages
2726-2729
ISSN
  • 0021-9193 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5530
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W2130764575
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365
References
1
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9.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
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