Figure 4. ZrlA Is Required for Overcoming Antibiotic Exposure In Vitro and In Vivo.
(A-D) WT and Δzr/A were grown (A) ± carbenicillin, (B) ± vancomycin, (C) ± polymyxin B, and (D) ± tetracycline with OD600 monitored overtime.
(E) WT and Δzr/A were grown in the presence of carbenicillin ± TPEN with OD600 monitored over time; data depict growth at 8 h relative to growth with no carbenicillin. ****p < 0.0001 as determined by one-way ANOVA with Tukey multiple comparison’s test from three independent experiments, means ± SD.
(F) WT and Δzr/A were grown in the presence of polymyxin B ± TPEN with OD600 monitored over time; data depict growth at 24 h relative to growth with no polymyxin B. ****p < 0.0001 as determined by one-way ANOVA with Tukey multiple comparisons test from three independent experiments, means ± SD.
(G) WT or Δzr/A bacterial burdens recovered from the lungs at 36 hpi. ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001 as determined by Mann-Whitney U test; error bars are median ± interquartile range (n = 20).
(H) Competitive index ([input Δzr/A/WT])/[output Δzr/A/WT]) in the lungs at 36 hpi. ****p < 0.0001 as determined by Student’s t test with an arbitrary value of 1 or between treatments; error bars are median ± interquartile range (n = 20).
See also Figure S4.