Adaptive Evolution of Escherichia coli to Ciprofloxacin in Controlled Stress Environments: Contrasting Patterns of Resistance in Spatially Varying versus Uniformly Mixed Concentration Conditions
- 25 June 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Environmental Science & Technology
- Vol. 53 (14), 7996-8005
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b00881
Abstract
A microfluidic gradient chamber (MGC) and a homogeneous batch culturing system were used to evaluate whether spatial concentration gradients of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin allows development of greater antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli strain 307 (E. coli 307) compared to exclusively temporal concentration gradients, as indicated in an earlier study. A linear spatial gradient of ciprofloxacin and Luria-Bertani broth (LB) medium was established and maintained by diffusion over five days across a well array in the MGC, with relative concentrations along the gradient of 1.7-7.7× the original minimum inhibitory concentration (MICoriginal). The E. coli biomass increased in wells with lower ciprofloxacin concentrations, and only a low level of resistance to ciprofloxacin was detected in the recovered cells (~2× MICoriginal). Homogeneous batch culture experiments were performed with the same temporal exposure history to ciprofloxacin concentration, the same and higher initial cell densities, and the same and higher nutrient (i.e., LB) concentrations as in the MGC. In all batch experiments, E. coli 307 developed higher ciprofloxacin resistance after exposure, ranging from 4-24× MICoriginal in all replicates. Hence, these results suggest that the presence of spatial gradients appears to reduce the driving force for E. coli 307 adaptation to ciprofloxacin, which suggests that results from batch experiments may over predict the development of antibiotic resistance in natural environments.Funding Information
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NNA13AA91A)
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