Table 2.
In Vitro Susceptibility Assays, Lysyl-Phosphatidylglycerol Synthesis, and Daptomycin Binding Assays of the Study Strains
| % survival (mean ± SD) after 2 h exposure to: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strain | mprF SNP | DAP MICs (μg/ml) | hNP-1 (10 μg/ml) | LL-37 (1 μg/ml) | Amount (μg) of bound DAP (5 μg) |
| Newman | — | 0.5 | 34.8 ± 7.7 | 36.4 ± 4.7 | 0.72 ± 0.12 |
| Newman ΔmprF | — | 0.125 | 5.0 ± 2.9a | 2.1 ± 1.6a | 1.32 ± 0.11a |
| S295 L | 1 | 28.2 ± 5.4 | 32.8 ± 6.4 | 0.62 ± 0.12 | |
| S295 L+L826F | 0.38 | 19.7 ± 6.2b | 10.8 ± 4.6c | 0.98 ± 0.20b | |
| T345A | 2 | 28.5 ± 7.7 | 26.7 ± 3.6 | 0.59 ± 0.18 | |
| T345A+L826F | 0.38 | 17.8 ± 6.5b | 6.8 ± 2.4c | 0.84 ± 0.23b | |
| CL826F | L826F | 0.75 | — | — | — |
p < 0.01 versus Newman wild-type (WT) strain.
p < 0.05 versus CS295L and CT345A strains, respectively.
p < 0.01 versus CS295L and CT345A strains, respectively.
DAP, daptomycin; MICs, minimum inhibitory concentrations; SD, standard deviation; SNPs, single nucleotide polymorphisms.