Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
Chronic Heat Stress Can Induce Conjugation of a Novel ermB-Containing ICEFZMF, Increasing Resistance to Erythromycin Among Enterococcus Strains in Diverse Intestinal Segments in the Mouse Model.
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Yi Lingxian, Ren Zining, Feng Yu, Zhang Yechun, Liu Jianshuo, Yuan Xiaowu, Kuang Qihong, Deng Hui, Yang Bo, Yu Daojin
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BACKGROUND: The impact of heat stress on intestinal bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its underlying mechanisms is not fully understood. This study aims to explore how heat stress influences AMR in the gut and the mechanisms involved.
METHODS: A Specific-Pathogen-Free (SPF) mouse model was used, divided into a control group (maintained at 25 °C) and a heat stress group (exposed to 42 °C for 30 min twice daily for 55 days). The effectiveness of the model was verified by RT-qPCR and histopathological analysis. Antibiotic susceptibility testing and clonal analysis (ERIC-PCR) were performed. Colonization assays were conducted to determine the accumulation of resistant strains in the gut. Metagenomic sequencing was conducted to investigated microbial composition.
RESULTS: RT-qPCR and Histopathological analysis revealed intestinal damage and significant upregulation of genes related to stress response, intestinal barrier integrity and inflammation, indicating successful model establishment and physiological alterations. Antibiotic susceptibility testing revealed increased resistance to erythromycin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline among Enterococcus strains. Clonal analysis demonstrated that these resistant strains were clonally unrelated. Sequencing identified a novel ermB-carrying integrative and conjugative element (ICEFZMF) among four erythromycin-resistant strains. The rectum harbored a higher proportion of erythromycin-resistant Enterococcus strains with elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) after 25 days of heat stress exposure. Colonization assays confirmed that heat stress led to the accumulation of erythromycin-resistant Enterococcus in the rectum. Metagenomic sequencing revealed significant changes in microbial composition, favoring anaerobic metabolism.
CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that chronic heat stress can promote the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains through ICE transfer, providing insight for environmental safety.
METHODS: A Specific-Pathogen-Free (SPF) mouse model was used, divided into a control group (maintained at 25 °C) and a heat stress group (exposed to 42 °C for 30 min twice daily for 55 days). The effectiveness of the model was verified by RT-qPCR and histopathological analysis. Antibiotic susceptibility testing and clonal analysis (ERIC-PCR) were performed. Colonization assays were conducted to determine the accumulation of resistant strains in the gut. Metagenomic sequencing was conducted to investigated microbial composition.
RESULTS: RT-qPCR and Histopathological analysis revealed intestinal damage and significant upregulation of genes related to stress response, intestinal barrier integrity and inflammation, indicating successful model establishment and physiological alterations. Antibiotic susceptibility testing revealed increased resistance to erythromycin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline among Enterococcus strains. Clonal analysis demonstrated that these resistant strains were clonally unrelated. Sequencing identified a novel ermB-carrying integrative and conjugative element (ICEFZMF) among four erythromycin-resistant strains. The rectum harbored a higher proportion of erythromycin-resistant Enterococcus strains with elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) after 25 days of heat stress exposure. Colonization assays confirmed that heat stress led to the accumulation of erythromycin-resistant Enterococcus in the rectum. Metagenomic sequencing revealed significant changes in microbial composition, favoring anaerobic metabolism.
CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that chronic heat stress can promote the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains through ICE transfer, providing insight for environmental safety.