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Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine

versión On-line ISSN 2695-5075versión impresa ISSN 2695-5075

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HILLMAN, Tatiana. Plasmid carriage and the natural complexity of bacterial populations contributes to plasmid persistence. Iberoam J Med [online]. 2022, vol.4, n.3, pp.143-156.  Epub 04-Dic-2023. ISSN 2695-5075.  https://dx.doi.org/10.53986/ibjm.2022.0024.

Introduction: Plasmids carry and transport genes that assist their hosts to survive in many environments. Many studies have examined the conditions for plasmid persistence in bacterial populations. A limitation includes that a majority of the mathematical models for examining plasmid persistence only included bacteria from similar colonies. However, most bacterial cells inhabit complex communities where plasmids disseminate between varied bacterial host cells. Thus, there is a gap in knowledge concerning the persistence of plasmids in natural bacterial populations. To address a few of these gaps in knowledge, the present study attempted to examine the effects of plasmid carriage on intrinsic stages of bacterial populations in Bacillus subtilis co-cultures.

Material and methods: B. subtilis cells were transformed with CRISPR-hCas-9 plasmid vectors where the natural phases of bacterial growth, biofilm production, and antibiotic resistance were examined in relation to plasmid carriage. These three natural phases were measured in relation to plasmid carriage through in vitro co-culture assays.

Results: After calculating the CFU/mL, bacterial growth in the B. subtilis-Carrier with Escherichia coli (B. sub-C-E. coli) and Vibrio harveyi (B. sub-C-VH) co-cultures significantly decreased with a paired-t-test two-tailed P=0. The WT B. subtilis-V.H samples, the B. subtilis Carrier-V.H co-cultures, and the controls each scored a total of 40, 47, and 46 of crystal violet (CV) intensity of biofilm, respectively. Biofilm formation decreased after co-culturing E. coli with the B. subtilis-Carrier, yielding a P<0.001. The antibiotic resistance levels of the co-cultures increased by 3% for the B. sub-C-V.H samples while the B. sub-C-E. coli co-cultures decreased in antibiotic sensitivity by approximately 1.5%.

Conclusions: Plasmid carriage contributes to plasmid persistence via altering the natural phases of bacterial populations.

Palabras clave : Plasmid carriage; Plasmid persistence; Biofilm; Conjugation; HGT.

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