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Growth and cell-division in extensive (XDR) and extremely drug resistant (XXDR) tuberculosis strains: transmission and atomic force observation.

The ultra-structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) was examined by transmission electronic (TEM)) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The study was performed to describe the morphology of susceptible, multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and extremely drug-resistant tuberc...

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Main Authors: Farnia, Parissa, Masjedi, Mohammad Reza, Merza, Muayad Aghali, Tabarsi, Payam, Zhavnerko, Gennady Konstantinovich, Tengku Ibrahim, Tengku Azmi, Kuan, Ho O., Ghanavei, Jalladein, Ranjbar, Reza, Poleschuyk, Nikolai Nikolaevich, Titov, Leonid Petrovich, Owlia, Parviz, Kazampour, Mehadi, Setareh, Mohammad, Sheikolslami, Muaryam, Migliori, Giovanni Battista, Velayati, Ali Akbar
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: e-Century Publishing Corporation 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14923/1/Growth%20and%20cell.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14923/
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Summary:The ultra-structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) was examined by transmission electronic (TEM)) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The study was performed to describe the morphology of susceptible, multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis isolates (XXDR-TB) during their exponential growth phase. Four types of cell division were observed and described. While three of them (symmetrical, asymmetrical and branching type) occurred in all isolates studied, the fourth one (adapted type) was seen only in XDR and XXDR-TB bacilli. In the fourth type of cell division, a rod shaped mother cell produced a small round shape bacillus (0.3-0.5 μm). These round cells were different from buds or polar division, but similar to terminal endospores without showing the typing heat resistance. Based on the present observation, we suggest that XDR-and XXDR-TB bacilli accommodate changes helping them to overcome the hostile environment. Viewed under AFM, the other frequently detected shapes in MTB isolates were oval, V, Y and multi-branching filaments. These shape variation confirmed pleomorphic phenomena in MTB populations and the specific features of pan-resistant strains

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