The effects of antibiotic mixtures on bacterial resistance based on “cocktail” exposure
HAN Bao-cang1, CHEN Zhi-bin1, ZHANG Yue-heng1, LIN Zhi-fen1, SUN Hao-yu2
1. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
Abstract:Three kinds of commonly used antibiotics, i.e., tetracyclines, sulfonamides, and sulfonamide potentiators, were selected as representatives to obtain their concentration for the hormetic maximum promoting effect on Escherichia coli (E. coli) (HCmax). The binary and ternary mixtures of test antibiotics were designed based on equal HCmax rations, and their combined effects on bacterial growth and resistance (mutation and plasmid conjugation) of E. coli were explored. The results showed binary mixtures synergistically inhibited the growth and conjugation frequency, but synergistically stimulated the mutation frequency. The combined effects of ternary mixtures on toxicity and resistance were all synergistic inhibition. Therefore, it could be speculated that binary mixtures might increase the risk of toxicity and resistance, while ternary mixtures might result in an increased toxicity risk but a decreased resistance risk.
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HAN Bao-cang, CHEN Zhi-bin, ZHANG Yue-heng, LIN Zhi-fen, SUN Hao-yu. The effects of antibiotic mixtures on bacterial resistance based on “cocktail” exposure. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2022, 42(1): 434-443.
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