An exploration of mechanisms underlying Desemzia incerta colonization resistance to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the skin.
An exploration of mechanisms underlying Desemzia incerta colonization resistance to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the skin.
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探索 Desemzia incerta 对皮肤上耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌定植的抵抗机制。
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10.1101/2023.10.11.561853
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2023
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Grice,ElizabethA
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Wei,Monica;Knight,SimonAb;Fazelinia,Hossein;Spruce,Lynn;Roof,Jennifer;Chu,Emily;Walsh,Jasmine;Flowers,Laurice;Kim,DanielY;Zhu,Jun;Grice,ElizabethA
Colonization of human skin and nares by methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) leads to the community spread of MRSA. This spread is exacerbated by the transfer of MRSA between humans and livestock, particularly swine. Here, we capitalized on the shared features between human and porcine skin, including shared MRSA colonization, to study novel bacterial mediators of MRSA colonization resistance. We focused on the poorly studied bacterial speciesDesemzia incerta, which we found to exert antimicrobial activity through a secreted product and exhibited colonization resistance against MRSA in anin vivomurine skin model. Using parallel genomic and biochemical investigation, we discovered thatD. incertasecretes an antimicrobial protein. Sequential protein purification and proteomics analysis identified 24 candidate inhibitory proteins, including a promising peptidoglycan hydrolase candidate. Aided by transcriptional analysis ofD. incertaand MRSA cocultures, we found that exposure toD. incertaleads to decreased MRSA biofilm production. These results emphasize the value of exploring microbial communities across a spectrum of hosts, which can lead to novel therapeutic agents as well as an increased understanding of microbial competition.IMPORTANCEMethicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) causes a significant healthcare burden and can be spread to the human population via livestock transmission. Members of the skin microbiome can prevent MRSA colonization via a poorly understood phenomenon known as colonization resistance. Here, we studied the colonization resistance ofS. aureusby bacterial inhibitors previously identified from a porcine skin model. We identify a pig skin commensal,Desemzia incerta, that reduced MRSA colonization in a murine model. We employ a combination of genomic, proteomic, and transcriptomic analyses to explore the mechanisms of inhibition betweenD. incertaandS. aureus. We identify 24 candidate antimicrobial proteins secreted byD. incertathat could be responsible for its antimicrobial activity. We also find that exposure toD. incertaleads to decreasedS. aureusbiofilm formation. These findings show that the livestock transmission of MRSA can be exploited to uncover novel mechanisms of MRSA colonization resistance.