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A Bacterial Oral Feeding Assay with Antibiotic-Treated Mosquitoes
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This article presents a protocol to investigate the effect of individual mosquito gut bacteria, including isolation and identification of mosquito midgut cultivable microbes, antibiotic depletion of mosquito gut bacteria, and reintroduce one specific bacteria species.
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2023
Source: Anna Bläckberg1, Rolf Lood1 1 Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Division of Infection Medicine, Biomedical Center, Lund University, 221 00 Lund Sweden Knowledge of the interactions between antibiotics and bacteria is important in understanding how microbes evolve antibiotic resistance. In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, an antibiotic that exerts its antibacterial function by interfering with cell wall regeneration (1). Other antibiotics with diverse mechanisms of...
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Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Analyses of Murine Intestinal Microbiota After Oral Antibiotic Treatment
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Here we provide detailed protocols for the oral administration of antibiotics to mice, collection of fecal samples, DNA extraction and quantification of fecal bacteria by qPCR.
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Antibiotic Dereplication Using the Antibiotic Resistance Platform
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We describe a platform that utilizes a library of isogenic antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli for the dereplication of antibiotics. The identity of an antibiotic produced by bacteria or fungi can be deduced by the growth of E. coli expressing its respective resistance gene. This platform is economically effective and time-efficient.
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Utilizing an Orally Dissolving Strip for Pharmacological and Toxicological Studies: A Simple and Humane Alternative to Oral Gavage for Animals
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2016
The following protocol describes a novel method for chronic oral drug administration using an orally dissolving strip (ODS) in lieu of the more commonly used oral gavage method. We demonstrate that preclinical, oral drug delivery using the ODS method represents a safe, convenient, and humane alternative to oral gavage.
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Clinicians consider the suspected bacterial organism, infection site, available susceptibility information, patient factors, and local resistance patterns. These variables help match the medicine to bacteria likely to respond while accounting for the patient and the setting. Appropriate selection improves the likelihood that treatment will reach the relevant tissue and control the infection effectively.
Different agents interfere with distinct bacterial functions, including cell-wall synthesis, protein production, or nucleic-acid replication. Disrupting these processes damages bacteria or prevents them from continuing essential activity. The targeted process helps determine which organisms may be susceptible, so the antibacterial mechanism is one consideration when clinicians choose treatment.
Antibiotics can damage susceptible bacteria, but the immune system helps clear the affected organisms from the body. This means treatment success depends not only on the medicine’s antibacterial activity, but also on the body’s ability to remove bacteria after they have been weakened. The interaction is relevant when evaluating how an infection responds.
Local resistance patterns indicate how commonly bacteria in a setting may withstand particular medicines. Clinicians use this information alongside the suspected organism, infection site, susceptibility data, and patient factors when selecting therapy. Considering resistance helps avoid choosing an agent that is less likely to work and supports more effective treatment decisions.
Correct dosing exposes susceptible bacteria to the intended treatment, while adherence helps maintain the prescribed approach throughout therapy. Inconsistent use can reduce treatment success, even when the selected medicine is appropriate. Following the dosing instructions therefore supports control of the infection and helps limit avoidable problems associated with inappropriate antibiotic use.
Their oral route can support outpatient care, allowing treatment without requiring the patient to remain in a healthcare facility solely for medication administration. This convenience is useful when the selected drug is appropriate for the suspected bacterial infection and the patient can follow the dosing plan. Clinicians still weigh infection and patient factors before choosing this approach.