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Maršík D, Maťátková O, Kolková A, Masák J. Exploring the antimicrobial potential of chitosan nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and impact on Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2024; 6:3093-3105. [PMID: 38868829 PMCID: PMC11166115 DOI: 10.1039/d4na00064a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
Abstract
The escalating antibiotic resistance observed in bacteria poses a significant threat to society, with the global prevalence of resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on the rise. Addressing this challenge necessitates exploring strategies that would complement existing antimicrobial agents, e.g. by substances mitigating bacterial virulence without eliciting selective pressure for resistance emergence. In this respect, free-form chitosan has demonstrated promising efficacy, prompting our investigation into reinforcing its effects through nanoparticle formulations. Our study focuses on the preparation of chitosan nanoparticles under suitable conditions while emphasizing the challenges associated with stability that can affect biological activity. These challenges are mitigated by introducing quaternized chitosan, which ensures colloidal stability in the culture media. Our approach led to the production of trimethylchitosan nanoparticles with a median size of 103 nm, circularity of 0.967, and a charge of 14.9 ± 3.1 mV, stable within a one-month period in a water stock solution, showing promising attributes for further valorization. Furthermore, the study delves into the antimicrobial activity of trimethylchitosan nanoparticles on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and confirms the benefits of both nanoformulation and modification of chitosan, as our prepared nanoparticles inhibit 50% of the bacterial population at concentration ≥160 mg L-1 within tested strains. Additionally, we identified a concentration of 5 mg L-1 that no longer impedes bacterial growth, allowing reliable verification of the effect of the prepared nanoparticles on Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors, including motility, protease activity, hemolytic activity, rhamnolipids, pyocyanin, and biofilm production. Although trimethylchitosan nanoparticles exhibit promise as an effective antibiofilm agent (reducing biofilm development by 50% at concentrations ranging from 80 to 160 mg L-1) their impact on virulence manifestation is likely not directly associated with quorum sensing. Instead, it can probably be attributed to non-specific interactions with the bacterial surface. This exploration provides valuable insights into the potential of quaternized chitosan nanoparticles in addressing Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections and underscores the multifaceted nature of their antimicrobial effects.
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- Dominik Maršík
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology Technická 5, Prague 6 Prague 166 28 Czechia
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology Technická 5, Prague 6 Prague 166 28 Czechia
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology Technická 5, Prague 6 Prague 166 28 Czechia
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology Technická 5, Prague 6 Prague 166 28 Czechia
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Ding J, Liao M, Wang Q. Co-regulation of Thermosensor Pathogenic Factors by C-di-GMP-Related Two-Component Systems and a cAMP Receptor-like Protein (Clp) in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Foods 2024; 13:1201. [PMID: 38672874 PMCID: PMC11049440 DOI: 10.3390/foods13081201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a major threat to the food industry and human health owing to its strong protease production and biofilm formation abilities. However, information regarding regulatory factors or potential mechanisms is limited. Herein, we observed that temperature differentially regulates biofilm formation and protease production, and a cAMP receptor-like protein (Clp) negatively regulates thermosensor biofilm formation, in contrast to protease synthesis. Among four c-di-GMP-related two-component systems (TCSs), promoter fusion analysis revealed that clp transcription levels were predominantly controlled by LotS/LotR, partially controlled by both RpfC/RpfG and a novel TCS Sm0738/Sm0737, with no obvious effect caused by Sm1912/Sm1911. Biofilm formation in Δclp and ΔTCSs strains suggested that LotS/LotR controlled biofilm formation in a Clp-mediated manner, whereas both RpfC/RpfG and Sm0738/Sm0737 may occur in a distinct pathway. Furthermore, enzymatic activity analysis combined with c-di-GMP level indicated that the enzymatic activity of c-di-GMP-related metabolism proteins may not be a vital contributor to changes in c-di-GMP level, thus influencing physiological functions. Our findings elucidate that the regulatory pathway of c-di-GMP-related TCSs and Clp in controlling spoilage or the formation of potentially pathogenic factors in Stenotrophomonas expand the understanding of c-di-GMP metabolism and provide clues to control risk factors of S. maltophilia in food safety.
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- Shaanxi Natural Carbohydrate Resource Engineering Research Center, College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; (J.D.); (M.L.)
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Aslam S, Roach D, Nikolich MP, Biswas B, Schooley RT, Lilly-Bishop KA, Rice GK, Cer RZ, Hamilton T, Henry M, Luong T, Salabarria AC, Sisk-Hackworth L, Filippov AA, Lebreton F, Hall L, Nir-Paz R, Onallah H, Livni G, Shostak E, Wieder-Finesod A, Yahav D, Yerushalmy O, Alkalay-Oren S, Braunstein R, Khalifa L, Rimon A, Gelman D, Hazan R. Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventricular assist device infections: findings from ineffective phage therapies in five cases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2024; 68:e0172823. [PMID: 38470133 PMCID: PMC10989018 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01728-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly used for management of heart failure; infection remains a frequent complication. Phage therapy has been successful in a variety of antibiotic refractory infections and is of interest in treating LVAD infections. We performed a retrospective review of four patients that underwent five separate courses of intravenous (IV) phage therapy with concomitant antibiotic for treatment of endovascular Pseudomonas aeruginosa LVAD infection. We assessed phage susceptibility, bacterial strain sequencing, serum neutralization, biofilm activity, and shelf-life of phage preparations. Five treatments of one to four wild-type virulent phage(s) were administered for 14-51 days after informed consent and regulatory approval. There was no successful outcome. Breakthrough bacteremia occurred in four of five treatments. Two patients died from the underlying infection. We noted a variable decline in phage susceptibility following three of five treatments, four of four tested developed serum neutralization, and prophage presence was confirmed in isolates of two tested patients. Two phage preparations showed an initial titer drop. Phage biofilm activity was confirmed in two. Phage susceptibility alone was not predictive of clinical efficacy in P. aeruginosa endovascular LVAD infection. IV phage was associated with serum neutralization in most cases though lack of clinical effect may be multifactorial including presence of multiple bacterial isolates with varying phage susceptibility, presence of prophages, decline in phage titers, and possible lack of biofilm activity. Breakthrough bacteremia occurred frequently (while the organism remained susceptible to administered phage) and is an important safety consideration.
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- Saima Aslam
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health and the Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
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- Bacterial Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Naval Medical Research Command – Frederick, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health and the Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Naval Medical Research Command – Frederick, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA
- Leidos, Inc, Reston, Virginia, USA
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- Naval Medical Research Command – Frederick, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA
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- Naval Medical Research Command – Frederick, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA
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- Naval Medical Research Command – Frederick, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA
- The Geneva Foundation, Tacoma, Washington, USA
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- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
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- Bacterial Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Bacterial Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Bacterial Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- The Infectious Diseases Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Infectious Diseases Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Al-Sawarees DK, Darwish RM, Abu-Zurayk R, Masri MA. Assessing silver nanoparticle and antimicrobial combinations for antibacterial activity and biofilm prevention on surgical sutures. J Appl Microbiol 2024; 135:lxae063. [PMID: 38471695 DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxae063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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AIMS To evaluate the effect of silver nanoparticles alone and in combination with Triclosan, and trans-cinnamaldehyde against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli biofilms on sutures to improve patients' outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS Silver nanoparticles were prepared by chemical method and characterized by UV-visible spectrophotometer and dynamic light scattering. The minimum inhibitory concentration was assessed by the Microdilution assay. The antibiofilm activity was determined using crystal violet assay. A checkerboard assay using the fractional inhibitory concentration index and time-kill curve was used to investigate the synergistic effect of silver nanoparticle combinations. The hemolytic activity was determined using an erythrocyte hemolytic assay. Our results revealed that silver nanoparticles, Triclosan, and trans-cinnamaldehyde (TCA) inhibited S.aureus and E.coli biofilms. Silver nanoparticles with TCA showed a synergistic effect (FICI values 0.35 and 0.45 against S. aureus and E. coli biofilms, respectively), and silver nanoparticles with Triclosan showed complete inhibition of S. aureus biofilm. The hemolytic activity was <2.50% for the combinations.
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- Diana K Al-Sawarees
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- King Hussain Cancer center, Surgery Department, Amman 11941, Jordan
- School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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Yalkut K, Ben Ali Hassine S, Basaran E, Kula C, Ozcan A, Avci FG, Keskin O, Sariyar Akbulut B, Ozbek P. Attenuation of Type IV pili activity by natural products. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024:1-11. [PMID: 38305801 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2310781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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The virulence factor Type IV pili (T4P) are surface appendages used by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa for twitching motility and adhesion in the environment and during infection. Additionally, the use of these appendages by P. aeruginosa for biofilm formation increases its virulence and drug resistance. Therefore, attenuation of the activity of T4P would be desirable to control P. aeruginosa infections. Here, a computational approach has been pursued to screen natural products that can be used for this purpose. PilB, the elongation ATPase of the T4P machinery in P. aeruginosa, has been selected as the target subunit and virtual screening of FDA-approved drugs has been conducted. Screening identified two natural compounds, ergoloid and irinotecan, as potential candidates for inhibiting this T4P-associated ATPase in P. aeruginosa. These candidate compounds underwent further rigorous evaluation through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and then through in vitro twitching motility and biofilm inhibition assays. Notably, ergoloid emerged as a particularly promising candidate for weakening the T4P activity by inhibiting the elongation ATPases associated with T4P. This repurposing study paves the way for the timely discovery of antivirulence drugs as an alternative to classical antibiotic treatments to help combat infections caused by P. aeruginosa and related pathogens.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Kerem Yalkut
- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Childs SK, Jones AAD. A microtiter peg lid with ziggurat geometry for medium-throughput antibiotic testing and in situ imaging of biofilms. Biofilm 2023; 6:100167. [PMID: 38078058 PMCID: PMC10700155 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2023.100167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Bacteria biofilm responses to disinfectants and antibiotics are quantified and observed using multiple methods, though microscopy, particularly confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) is preferred due to speed, a reduction in user error, and in situ analysis. CLSM can resolve biological and spatial heterogeneity of biofilms in 3D with limited throughput. The microplate peg-lid-based assay, described in ASTM E2799-22, is a medium-throughput method for testing biofilms but does not permit in situ imaging. Breaking off the peg, as recommended by the manufacturer, risks sample damage, and is limited to easily accessible pegs. Here we report modifications to the peg optimized for in situ visualization and visualization of all pegs. We report similar antibiotic challenge recovery via colony formation following the ASTM E2799-22 protocol and in situ imaging. We report novel quantifiable effects of antibiotics on biofilm morphologies, specifically biofilm streamers. The new design bridges the MBEC® assays design that selects for biofilm phenotypes with in situ imaging needs.
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Zhang D, Lu X, Feng X, Shang X, Liu Q, Zhang N, Yang H. Molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from subclinical mastitis of water buffaloes in Guangdong Province, China. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1177302. [PMID: 38026659 PMCID: PMC10663324 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1177302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Intramammary infections (IMI) in animals reared for milk production can result in large economic losses and distress to the animals. Staphylococcus aureus is an important causative agent of IMI in dairy cows, but its prevalence in water buffaloes has not been determined. Therefore, the current study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of subclinical mastitis in water buffaloes and the antimicrobial susceptibility, virulence genes and biofilm formation abilities of Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from water buffaloes in Guangdong, China. Staphylococcus aureus strains were isolated from milk samples of water buffaloes with subclinical mastitis, and twofold microdilution, PCR and crystal violet staining methods were used to determine antimicrobial susceptibility, distributions of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes and biofilm formation ability, respectively. Our results indicated that 29.44% of water buffaloes were diagnosed with subclinical mastitis, and the most prevalent pathogens were Escherichia coli (96.17%), coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) (67.60%) and S. aureus (28.57%). Most S. aureus isolates showed resistance to bacitracin, doxycycline, penicillin, florfenicol, and tetracycline but were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, ceftizoxime, cefoquinoxime, and ofloxacin. Moreover, 63.72% of S. aureus isolates were positive for tetM, and the prevalence of msrB, blaZ, mecA, fexA, and tetK ranged from 21.24 to 6.19%. All S. aureus isolates harbored clfB and icaA genes, and the virulence genes hla (93.8%), hld (91.15%), clfA (90.27%), fnbA (86.73%), and hlb (83.19%), and tsst, icaD, sec, see, fnbB, and sea showed a varied prevalence ranging from 3.5 to 65.49%. All S. aureus isolates possessed the ability to form biofilms, and 30.09% of isolates showed strong biofilm formation abilities, while 19.47% of isolates were weak biofilm producers. Our results indicated that subclinical mastitis is prevalent in water buffaloes in Guangdong, China, and S. aureus is prevalent in samples from water buffaloes with subclinical mastitis. Most S. aureus isolates were susceptible to cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones; thus, ceftizoxime and cefoquinoxime can be used to treat subclinical mastitis in water buffaloes.
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- Dexian Zhang
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- Liaoning Agricultural Development Service Center, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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Zhang R, Ashford NK, Li A, Ross DH, Werth BJ, Xu L. High-throughput analysis of lipidomic phenotypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by coupling in situ 96-well cultivation and HILIC-ion mobility-mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:6191-6199. [PMID: 37535099 PMCID: PMC11059195 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04890-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to human health as resistant pathogens spread globally, and the development of new antimicrobials is slow. Since many antimicrobials function by targeting cell wall and membrane components, high-throughput lipidomics for bacterial phenotyping is of high interest for researchers to unveil lipid-mediated pathways when dealing with a large number of lab-selected or clinical strains. However, current practice for lipidomic analysis requires the cultivation of bacteria on a large scale, which does not replicate the growth conditions for high-throughput bioassays that are normally carried out in 96-well plates, such as susceptibility tests, growth curve measurements, and biofilm quantitation. Analysis of bacteria grown under the same condition as other bioassays would better inform the differences in susceptibility and other biological metrics. In this work, a high-throughput method for cultivation and lipidomic analysis of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria was developed for standard 96-well plates exemplified by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). By combining a 30-mm liquid chromatography (LC) column with ion mobility (IM) separation, elution time could be dramatically shortened to 3.6 min for a single LC run without losing major lipid features. Peak capacity was largely rescued by the addition of the IM dimension. Through multi-linear calibration, the deviation of retention time can be limited to within 5%, making database-based automatic lipid identification feasible. This high-throughput method was further validated by characterizing the lipidomic phenotypes of antimicrobial-resistant mutants derived from the MRSA strain, W308, grown in a 96-well plate.
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- Rutan Zhang
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA, 99352, Richland, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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Song J, Ali A, Ma Y, Li Y. A graphene microelectrode array based microfluidic device for in situ continuous monitoring of biofilms. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:4681-4686. [PMID: 37705780 PMCID: PMC10496883 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00482a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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In situ continuous monitoring of bacterial biofilms has been a challenging job so far, but it is fundamental to the screening of novel anti-biofilm reagents. In this work, a microfluidic system utilizing a graphene-modified microelectrode array sensor was proposed to realize the dynamic state of bacterial biofilm monitoring by electrochemical impedance. The results illustrated that the observation window period of the biofilm state is significantly prolonged due to the increment of bacterial cell load on the sensing interface, thereby greatly improving the sensing signal quality. Simulation of anti-biofilm drug screening demonstrated that the performance of this method manifestly exceeded that of its endpoint counterparts.
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- Jin Song
- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan 250103 China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biosensors Jinan 250103 China
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- Center of Excellence in Science & Applied Technologies (CESAT) Islamabad 75000 Pakistan
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan 250103 China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biosensors Jinan 250103 China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan 250103 China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biosensors Jinan 250103 China
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Wannigama DL, Sithu Shein AM, Hurst C, Monk PN, Hongsing P, Phattharapornjaroen P, Fox Ditcham WG, Ounjai P, Saethang T, Chantaravisoot N, Wapeesittipan P, Luk-in S, Sae-Joo S, Nilgate S, Rirerm U, Tanasatitchai C, Kueakulpattana N, Laowansiri M, Liao T, Kupwiwat R, Rojanathanes R, Ngamwongsatit N, Tungsanga S, Leelahavanichkul A, Devanga Ragupathi NK, Badavath VN, Hosseini Rad SA, Kanjanabuch T, Hirankarn N, Storer RJ, Cui L, Amarasiri M, Ishikawa H, Higgins PG, Stick SM, Kicic A, Chatsuwan T, Abe S. Ca-EDTA restores the activity of ceftazidime-avibactam or aztreonam against carbapenemase-producing Klebsiellapneumoniae infections. iScience 2023; 26:107215. [PMID: 37496674 PMCID: PMC10366478 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Developing an effective therapy to overcome carbapenemase-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKp) is an important therapeutic challenge that must be addressed urgently. Here, we explored a Ca-EDTA combination with aztreonam or ceftazidime-avibactam in vitro and in vivo against diverse CPKp clinical isolates. The synergy testing of this study demonstrated that novel aztreonam-Ca-EDTA or ceftazidime-avibactam-Ca-EDTA combination was significantly effective in eliminating planktonic and mature biofilms in vitro, as well as eradicating CPKp infections in vivo. Both combinations revealed significant therapeutic efficacies in reducing bacterial load in internal organs and protecting treated mice from mortality. Conclusively, this is the first in vitro and in vivo study to demonstrate that novel aztreonam-Ca-EDTA or ceftazidime-avibactam-Ca-EDTA combinations provide favorable efficacy and safety for successful eradication of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae planktonic and biofilm infections.
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- Dhammika Leshan Wannigama
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Biofilms and Antimicrobial Resistance Consortium of ODA Receiving Countries, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Pathogen Hunter’s Research Team, Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield Medical School, UK
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- Mae Fah Luang University Hospital, Chiang Rai, Thailand
- School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center of Excellence, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Systems Biology, Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Microcirculation, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Pathogen Hunter’s Research Team, Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
- Department of Dermatology. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Materials and Bio-Interfaces, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Division of General Internal Medicine-Nephrology Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Translational Research in Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit (TRIRU), Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Pathogen Hunter’s Research Team, Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Hyderabad 509301, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago 9010, New Zealand
- Center of Excellence in Immunology and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Kidney Metabolic Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Dialysis Policy and Practice Program (DiP3), School of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Peritoneal Dialysis Excellence Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Immunology and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Office of Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Hygiene, Department of Health Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Kitasato, Sagamihara-Minami, Kanagawa 252-0373, Japan
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- Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Kamiyanagi, Yamagata 990-2212, Japan
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research, Partner site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50935 Cologne, Germany
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- Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
- Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
- Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Biofilms and Antimicrobial Resistance Consortium of ODA Receiving Countries, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Pathogen Hunter’s Research Team, Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
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Król JE, Ehrlich GD. Using SMART Magnetic Fluids and Gels for Prevention and Destruction of Bacterial Biofilms. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1515. [PMID: 37375017 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Biofouling is a major problem in all natural and artificial settings where solid surfaces meet liquids in the presence of living microorganisms. Microbes attach to the surface and form a multidimensional slime that protects them from unfavorable environments. These structures, known as biofilms, are detrimental and very hard to remove. Here, we used SMART magnetic fluids [ferrofluids (FFs), magnetorheological fluids (MRFs), and ferrogels (FGs) containing iron oxide nano/microparticles] and magnetic fields to remove bacterial biofilms from culture tubes, glass slides, multiwell plates, flow cells, and catheters. We compared the ability of different SMART fluids to remove biofilms and found that commercially available, as well as homemade, FFs, MRFs, and FGs can successfully remove biofilm more efficiently than traditional mechanical methods, especially from textured surfaces. In tested conditions, SMARTFs reduced bacterial biofilms by five orders of magnitude. The ability to remove biofilm increased with the amount of magnetic particles; therefore, MRFs, FG, and homemade FFs with high amounts of iron oxide were the most efficient. We showed also that SMART fluid deposition can protect a surface from bacterial attachment and biofilm formation. Possible applications of these technologies are discussed.
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- Jarosƚaw E Król
- Center for Surgical Infections and Biofilms, Center for Advanced Microbial Processing, Center for Genomic Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Surgical Infections and Biofilms, Center for Advanced Microbial Processing, Center for Genomic Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Department Head and Neck Surgery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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de Sousa T, Hébraud M, Alves O, Costa E, Maltez L, Pereira JE, Martins Â, Igrejas G, Poeta P. Study of Antimicrobial Resistance, Biofilm Formation, and Motility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Derived from Urine Samples. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1345. [PMID: 37317319 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes urinary tract infections associated with catheters by forming biofilms on the surface of indwelling catheters. Therefore, controlling the spread of the bacteria is crucial to preventing its transmission in hospitals and the environment. Thus, our objective was to determine the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of twenty-five P. aeruginosa isolates from UTIs at the Medical Center of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (CHTMAD). Biofilm formation and motility are also virulence factors studied in this work. Out of the twenty-five P. aeruginosa isolates, 16% exhibited multidrug resistance, being resistant to at least three classes of antibiotics. However, the isolates showed a high prevalence of susceptibility to amikacin and tobramycin. Resistance to carbapenem antibiotics, essential for treating infections when other antibiotics fail, was low in this study, Notably, 92% of the isolates demonstrated intermediate sensitivity to ciprofloxacin, raising concerns about its efficacy in controlling the disease. Genotypic analysis revealed the presence of various β-lactamase genes, with class B metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) being the most common. The blaNDM, blaSPM, and blaVIM-VIM2 genes were detected in 16%, 60%, and 12% of the strains, respectively. The presence of these genes highlights the emerging threat of MBL-mediated resistance. Additionally, virulence gene analysis showed varying prevalence rates among the strains. The exoU gene, associated with cytotoxicity, was found in only one isolate, while other genes such as exoS, exoA, exoY, and exoT had a high prevalence. The toxA and lasB genes were present in all isolates, whereas the lasA gene was absent. The presence of various virulence genes suggests the potential of these strains to cause severe infections. This pathogen demonstrated proficiency in producing biofilms, as 92% of the isolates were found to be capable of doing so. Currently, antibiotic resistance is one of the most serious public health problems, as options become inadequate with the continued emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant strains, combined with the high rate of biofilm production and the ease of dissemination. In conclusion, this study provides insights into the antibiotic resistance and virulence profiles of P. aeruginosa strains isolated from human urine infections, highlighting the need for continued surveillance and appropriate therapeutic approaches.
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- Telma de Sousa
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance Team (MicroART), Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Functional Genomics and Proteomics Unit, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV), Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Nova of Lisbon, 2829-516 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UMR Microbiologie Environnement Digestif Santé (MEDiS), 60122 Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France
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- Medical Centre of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Clinical Pathology Department, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Medical Centre of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Clinical Pathology Department, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Veterinary and Animal Research Centre (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Veterinary and Animal Research Centre (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Department of Zootechnics, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Functional Genomics and Proteomics Unit, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV), Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Nova of Lisbon, 2829-516 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance Team (MicroART), Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV), Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Nova of Lisbon, 2829-516 Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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de Sousa T, Garcês A, Silva A, Lopes R, Alegria N, Hébraud M, Igrejas G, Poeta P. The Impact of the Virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Dogs. Vet Sci 2023; 10:vetsci10050343. [PMID: 37235426 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci10050343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious infections in both humans and animals, including dogs. Treatment of this bacterium is challenging because some strains have developed multi-drug resistance. This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance patterns and biofilm production of clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa obtained from dogs. The study found that resistance to various β-lactam antimicrobials was widespread, with cefovecin and ceftiofur showing resistance in 74% and 59% of the isolates tested, respectively. Among the aminoglycosides, all strains showed susceptibility to amikacin and tobramycin, while gentamicin resistance was observed in 7% of the tested isolates. Furthermore, all isolates carried the oprD gene, which is essential in governing the entry of antibiotics into bacterial cells. The study also investigated the presence of virulence genes and found that all isolates carried exoS, exoA, exoT, exoY, aprA, algD, and plcH genes. This study compared P. aeruginosa resistance patterns worldwide, emphasizing regional understanding and responsible antibiotic use to prevent multi-drug resistance from emerging. In general, the results of this study emphasize the importance of the continued monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary medicine.
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- Telma de Sousa
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance Team (MicroART), Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Functional Genomics and Proteomics Unit, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV), Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Nova of Lisbon, 2829-516 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CRL-CESPU, Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, R. Central Dada Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
- CITAB, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- INNO-Veterinary Laboratory, R. Cândido de Sousa 15, 4710-503 Braga, Portugal
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- INNO-Veterinary Laboratory, R. Cândido de Sousa 15, 4710-503 Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- UMR Microbiologie Environnement Digestif Santé (MEDiS), INRAE, Université Clermont Auvergne, 60122 Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Functional Genomics and Proteomics Unit, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV), Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Nova of Lisbon, 2829-516 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance Team (MicroART), Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV), Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Nova of Lisbon, 2829-516 Lisbon, Portugal
- Veterinary and Animal Research Centre (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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Heydari A, Kim ND, Biggs PJ, Horswell J, Gielen GJHP, Siggins A, Taylor MD, Bromhead C, Palmer BR. Co-Selection of Bacterial Metal and Antibiotic Resistance in Soil Laboratory Microcosms. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12040772. [PMID: 37107134 PMCID: PMC10135173 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12040772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) in agricultural soil following the application of superphosphate fertilisers seems to induce resistance of soil bacteria to HMs and appears to co-select for resistance to antibiotics (Ab). This study aimed to investigate the selection of co-resistance of soil bacteria to HMs and Ab in uncontaminated soil incubated for 6 weeks at 25 °C in laboratory microcosms spiked with ranges of concentrations of cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn) and mercury (Hg). Co-selection of HM and Ab resistance was assessed using plate culture on media with a range of HM and Ab concentrations, and pollution-induced community tolerance (PICT) assays. Bacterial diversity was profiled via terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) assay and 16S rDNA sequencing of genomic DNA isolated from selected microcosms. Based on sequence data, the microbial communities exposed to HMs were found to differ significantly compared to control microcosms with no added HM across a range of taxonomic levels.
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- Ali Heydari
- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
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- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
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- School of Natural Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences and Ryan Institute, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
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- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
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- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
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Finbloom JA, Raghavan P, Kwon M, Kharbikar BN, Yu MA, Desai TA. Codelivery of synergistic antimicrobials with polyelectrolyte nanocomplexes to treat bacterial biofilms and lung infections. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eade8039. [PMID: 36662850 PMCID: PMC9858510 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade8039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Bacterial biofilm infections, particularly those of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), have high rates of antimicrobial tolerance and are commonly found in chronic wound and cystic fibrosis lung infections. Combination therapeutics that act synergistically can overcome antimicrobial tolerance; however, the delivery of multiple therapeutics at relevant dosages remains a challenge. We therefore developed a nanoscale drug carrier for antimicrobial codelivery by combining approaches from polyelectrolyte nanocomplex (NC) formation and layer-by-layer electrostatic self-assembly. This strategy led to NC drug carriers loaded with tobramycin antibiotics and antimicrobial silver nanoparticles (AgTob-NCs). AgTob-NCs displayed synergistic enhancements in antimicrobial activity against both planktonic and biofilm PA cultures, with positively charged NCs outperforming negatively charged formulations. NCs were evaluated in mouse models of lung infection, leading to reduced bacterial burden and improved survival outcomes. This approach therefore shows promise for nanoscale therapeutic codelivery to treat recalcitrant bacterial infections.
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- Joel A. Finbloom
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Xu T, Xiao Y, Wang H, Zhu J, Lee Y, Zhao J, Lu W, Zhang H. Characterization of Mixed-Species Biofilms Formed by Four Gut Microbiota. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10122332. [PMID: 36557585 PMCID: PMC9781930 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10122332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
In natural settings, approximately 40-80% of bacteria exist as biofilms, most of which are mixed-species biofilms. Previous studies have typically focused on single- or dual-species biofilms. To expand the field of study on gut biofilms, we found a group of gut microbiota that can form biofilms well in vitro: Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis, Enterococcus faecalis, Bacteroides ovatus, and Lactobacillus gasseri. The increase in biomass and bio-volume of the mixed-species biofilm was confirmed via crystal violet staining, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and confocal laser scanning microscopy, revealing a strong synergistic relationship in these communities, with B. longum being the key biofilm-contributing species. This interaction may be related to changes in the cell number, biofilm-related genes, and metabolic activities. After quantifying the cell number using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, B. longum and L. gasseri were found to be the dominant flora in the mixed-species biofilm. In addition, this study analyzed biological properties of mixed-species biofilms, such as antibiotic resistance, cell metabolic activity, and concentration of water-insoluble polysaccharides. Compared with single-species biofilms, mixed-species biofilms had higher metabolic activity, more extracellular matrix, and greater antibiotic resistance. From these results, we can see that the formation of biofilms is a self-protection mechanism of gut microbiota, and the formation of mixed-species biofilms can greatly improve the survival rate of different strains. Finally, this study is a preliminary exploration of the biological characteristics of gut biofilms, and the molecular mechanisms underlying the formation of biofilms warrant further research.
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- Tao Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117545, Singapore
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Pharmabiotics & Antibiotic Resistance, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- (Yangzhou) Institute of Food Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Yangzhou 225004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Pharmabiotics & Antibiotic Resistance, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- (Yangzhou) Institute of Food Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Yangzhou 225004, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-510-8591-2155
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- (Yangzhou) Institute of Food Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Yangzhou 225004, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Gopalakrishnan S, Gupta A, Makabenta JMV, Park J, Amante JJ, Chattopadhyay AN, Matuwana D, Kearney CJ, Rotello VM. Ultrasound-Enhanced Antibacterial Activity of Polymeric Nanoparticles for Eradicating Bacterial Biofilms. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2201060. [PMID: 36049222 PMCID: PMC9633556 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202201060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Bacterial biofilms are a major healthcare concern resulting in refractory conditions such as chronic wounds, implant infections and failure, and multidrug-resistant infections. Aggressive and invasive strategies are employed to cure biofilm infections but are prone to long and expensive treatments, adverse side-effects, and low patient compliance. Recent strategies such as ultrasound-based therapies and antimicrobial nanomaterials have shown some promise in the effective eradication of biofilms. However, maximizing therapeutic effect while minimizing healthy tissue damage is a key challenge that needs to be addressed. Here a combination treatment involving ultrasound and antimicrobial polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs) that synergistically eradicate bacterial biofilms is reported. Ultrasound treatment rapidly disrupts biofilms and increases penetration of antimicrobial PNPs thereby enhancing their antimicrobial activity. This results in superior biofilm toxicity, while allowing for a two- to sixfold reduction in both the concentration of PNPs as well as the duration of ultrasound. Furthermore, that this reduction minimizes cytotoxicity toward fibroblast cells, while resulting in a 100- to 1000-fold reduction in bacterial concentration, is demonstrated.
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- Sanjana Gopalakrishnan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 240 Thatcher Road, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 240 Thatcher Road, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 240 Thatcher Road, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Silver Nanoparticles Produced by Laser Ablation and Re-Irradiation Are Effective Preventing Peri-Implantitis Multispecies Biofilm Formation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231912027. [PMID: 36233328 PMCID: PMC9570054 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231912027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Implant-associated infection due to biofilm formation is a growing problem. Given that silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) have shown antibacterial effects, our goal is to study their effect against multispecies biofilm involved in the development of peri-implantitis. To this purpose, Ag-NPs were synthesized by laser ablation in de-ionized water using two different lasers, leading to the production of colloidal suspensions. Subsequently, part of each suspension was subjected to irradiation one and three times with the same laser source with which it was obtained. Ag-NPs were immobilized on the surface of titanium discs and the resultant materials were compared with unmodified titanium coupons. Nanoparticles were physico-chemically analysed to determine their shape, crystallinity, chemical composition, and mean diameter. The materials were incubated for 90 min or 48 h, to evaluate bacterial adhesion or biofilm formation respectively with Staphylococcus aureus or oral mixed bacterial flora composed of Streptococcus oralis, Actinomyces naeslundii, Veionella dispar, and Porphyromonas gingivalis. Ag-NPs help prevent the formation of biofilms both by S. aureus and by mixed oral bacterial flora. Nanoparticles re-irradiated three times showed the biggest antimicrobial effects. Modifying dental implants in this way could prevent the development of peri-implantitis.
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Opdensteinen P, Sperl LE, Mohamadi M, Kündgen‐Redding N, Hagn F, Buyel JF. The transient expression of recombinant proteins in plant cell packs facilitates stable isotope labelling for NMR spectroscopy. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 20:1928-1939. [PMID: 35702941 PMCID: PMC9491462 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy can be used to determine the structure, dynamics and interactions of proteins. However, protein NMR requires stable isotope labelling for signal detection. The cells used for the production of recombinant proteins must therefore be grown in medium containing isotopically labelled substrates. Stable isotope labelling is well established in Escherichia coli, but bacteria are only suitable for the production of simple proteins without post-translational modifications. More complex proteins require eukaryotic production hosts, but their growth can be impaired by labelled media, thus reducing product yields and increasing costs. To address this limitation, we used media supplemented with isotope-labelled substrates to cultivate the tobacco-derived cell line BY-2, which was then cast into plant cell packs (PCPs) for the transient expression of a labelled version of the model protein GB1. Mass spectrometry confirmed the feasibility of isotope labelling with 15 N and 2 H using this approach. The resulting NMR spectrum featured a signal dispersion comparable to recombinant GB1 produced in E. coli. PCPs therefore offer a rapid and cost-efficient alternative for the production of isotope-labelled proteins for NMR analysis, especially suitable for complex proteins that cannot be produced in microbial systems.
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- Patrick Opdensteinen
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IMEAachenGermany
- Institute for Molecular BiotechnologyRWTH Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
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- Bavarian NMR Center (BNMRZ) at the Department of ChemistryTechnical University of MunichGarchingGermany
- Institute of Structural BiologyHelmholtz Zentrum MünchenNeuherbergGermany
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- Bavarian NMR Center (BNMRZ) at the Department of ChemistryTechnical University of MunichGarchingGermany
- Institute of Structural BiologyHelmholtz Zentrum MünchenNeuherbergGermany
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- Bavarian NMR Center (BNMRZ) at the Department of ChemistryTechnical University of MunichGarchingGermany
- Institute of Structural BiologyHelmholtz Zentrum MünchenNeuherbergGermany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IMEAachenGermany
- Institute for Molecular BiotechnologyRWTH Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
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Sivakumar R, Gunasekaran P, Rajendhran J. Extracytoplasmic sigma factor AlgU contributes to fitness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PGPR2 during corn root colonization. Mol Genet Genomics 2022; 297:1537-1552. [PMID: 35980488 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-022-01938-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In bacteria, sigma factors are crucial in determining the plasticity of core RNA polymerase (RNAP) while promoter recognition during transcription initiation. This process is modulated through an intricate regulatory network in response to environmental cues. Previously, an extracytoplasmic function (ECF) sigma factor, AlgU, was identified to positively influence the fitness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PGPR2 during corn root colonization. In this study, we report that the inactivation of the algU gene encoded by PGPR2_23995 hampers the root colonization ability of PGPR2. An insertion mutant in the algU gene was constructed by allele exchange mutagenesis. The mutant strains displayed threefold decreased root colonization efficiency compared with the wild-type strain when inoculated individually and in the competition assay. The mutant strain was more sensitive to osmotic and antibiotic stresses and showed higher resistance to oxidative stress. On the other hand, the mutant strain showed increased biofilm formation on the abiotic surface, and the expression of the pelB and pslA genes involved in the biofilm matrix formation were up-regulated. In contrast, the expression of algD, responsible for alginate production, was significantly down-regulated in the mutant strain, which is directly regulated by the AlgU sigma factor. The mutant strain also displayed altered motility. The expression of RNA binding protein RsmA was also impeded in the mutant strain. Further, the transcript levels of genes associated with the type III secretion system (T3SS) were analyzed, which revealed a significant down-regulation in the mutant strain. These results collectively provide evidence for the regulatory role of the AlgU sigma factor in modulating gene expression during root colonization.
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- Ramamoorthy Sivakumar
- Department of Genetics, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625 021, India
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- Department of Genetics, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625 021, India.
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Ma L, Feng J, Zhang J, Lu X. Campylobacter biofilms. Microbiol Res 2022; 264:127149. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ingle PU, Biswas JK, Mondal M, Rai MK, Senthil Kumar P, Gade AK. Assessment of in vitro antimicrobial efficacy of biologically synthesized metal nanoparticles against pathogenic bacteria. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:132676. [PMID: 34718020 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The microbial infections due to biofilm forming bacterial pathogens are very common in human subjects. The intensive application of antibiotics in integrated disease management strategy has led to increased multidrug resistance incommon pathogens. Thus, indicating need of developing an alternative method for the control of these multidrug resistant pathogens. Present study involves the Moringa oleifera aqueous extract mediated biological synthesis of silver (Ag nanoparticles (NPs)- Avg. size 82.5 nm; zeta potential = -27.9 mV), copper oxide (CuONPs- Avg. size 61 nm; zeta potential = -19.3 mV), iron oxide (FeONPs- Avg. size 83.3 nm; zeta potential = -9.37 mV) and alumina (AlONPs- Avg. size 87.3 nm; zeta potential = -10.9 mV) nanoparticles. Biological nanoparticles were detected by visual observation, spectrophotometric detection followed by zeta potential analysis, nanoparticle tracking analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry and X-ray diffraction analysis. Nanoparticles were further evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial potential, membrane damage effectiveness, biofilm inhibition activity by MTT assay. Nanoparticles were assessed against human pathogens viz. two Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis MTCC 441 and Staphylococcus haemolyticus MTCC 3383) and two Gram-negative bacteria (Enterobacter aerogenes MTCC 111 and Salmonella enterica ser. Typhi MTCC 8767). The nanoparticles exhibited akin activity pattern against all pathogens studied i.e. AgNPs > CuONPs > AlONPs > FeONPs. Tested nanoparticles registered lower MIC values and more intensified growth inhibition against Gram-negative bacteria compared to their Gram-positive counterparts. These results pointed out that the M. oleifera mediated nanoparticles can be prospectivelyutilized in the development of alternative antimicrobials against diverse bacterial infections.
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- Pramod U Ingle
- Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati - 444602, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Ecological Studies, University of Kalyani, Nadia, 741235, West Bengal, India; International Centre for Ecological Engineering, University of Kalyani, Nadia, 741235, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Ecological Studies, University of Kalyani, Nadia, 741235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati - 444602, Maharashtra, India
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- Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603 110, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati - 444602, Maharashtra, India.
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Thöming JG, Häussler S. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is More Tolerant Under Biofilm Than Under Planktonic Growth Conditions: A Multi-Isolate Survey. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:851784. [PMID: 35295755 PMCID: PMC8920030 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.851784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Biofilm-associated bacteria exhibit profound changes in bacterial physiology. They thrive in the environment but also in the human host in protected sessile communities. Antimicrobial therapy usually fails, despite the absence of genotypic resistance, and it is commonly accepted that biofilm-grown bacteria are up to 1,000-fold more resistant than planktonic cells. We are only at the beginning to understand the reasons for biofilm recalcitrance, and systematic approaches to describe biofilm-induced tolerance phenotypes are lacking. In this study, we investigated a large and highly diverse collection of 352 clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates for their antimicrobial susceptibility profiles under biofilm growth conditions towards the antibiotics ciprofloxacin, tobramycin, and colistin. We discovered characteristic patterns of drug-specific killing activity and detected conditional tolerance levels far lower (in the range of the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC)), but also far higher (up to 16,000-fold increase compared to planktonic cells) than generally believed. This extremely broad distribution of biofilm-induced tolerance phenotypes across the clinical isolates was greatly influenced by the choice of the antibiotic. We furthermore describe cross-tolerance against ciprofloxacin and tobramycin, but not colistin, and observed an additive activity between biofilm-induced tolerance and genetically determined resistance. This became less evident when the biofilm-grown cells were exposed to very high antibiotic concentrations. Although much more remains to be learned on the molecular mechanisms underlying biofilm-induced tolerance, our data on intra-species variations in tolerance profiles provide valuable new insights. Furthermore, our observation that colistin appears to act independently of the tolerance mechanisms of individual clinical strains could make colistin a valuable therapeutic option in chronic biofilm-associated infections characterized by the presence of particularly tolerant strains.
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- Janne G. Thöming
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Molecular Bacteriology, Twincore Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research GmbH, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Molecular Bacteriology, Twincore Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research GmbH, Hannover, Germany
- Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- *Correspondence: Susanne Häussler,
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Co-Selection of Heavy Metal and Antibiotic Resistance in Soil Bacteria from Agricultural Soils in New Zealand. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14031790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Accumulation of trace elements (including heavy metals) in soil from usage of superphosphate fertilisers induces resistance of soil bacteria to trace elements of environmental concern (TEoEC) and may co-select for resistance to antibiotics (Ab). This study aimed to investigate selection of co-resistance of soil bacteria to Cd, Zn and Hg, and Ab in soils with varied management histories. Genetic diversity of these bacteria and horizontal transfer of Cd resistance genes (cadA and czcA) were also investigated. Soils with either pastoral and arable management histories and either high levels of Cd and Zn, or indigenous bush with background levels of these TEoEC from the Waikato region, New Zealand were sampled. Plate culturing with a range of TEoEC and Ab concentrations, Pollution Induced Community Tolerance (PICT) assay, antibiotic sensitivity, terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) and horizontal gene transfer (HGT) analyses were employed to investigate co-selection of TEoEC and Ab resistance. Higher levels of bacterial resistance to TEoEC and Ab correlated with higher levels of TEoEC in soil. Bacterial community structures were altered in soils with high TEoEC levels. Cd resistance genes were transferred from donor bacterial isolates, to recipients and the transconjugants also had resistance to Zn and/or Hg and a range of Ab.
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Li S, Chan KKW, Hua MZ, Gölz G, Lu X. Inhibition of AI-2 Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Formation in Campylobacter jejuni by Decanoic and Lauric Acids. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:811506. [PMID: 35095817 PMCID: PMC8793694 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.811506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni is a major bacterial cause of human diarrheal diseases worldwide. Despite its sensitivity to environmental stresses, C. jejuni ubiquitously distributes throughout poultry production chains. Biofilm formation mediated by quorum sensing is suggested to be critical to the survival of C. jejuni in agroecosystem. C. jejuni possesses LuxS, the enzyme involved in the production of autoinducer-2 (AI-2) signaling molecules. In this study, two fatty acids, namely decanoic acid and lauric acid, were identified to be effective in inhibiting AI-2 activity of C. jejuni. Both decanoic acid and lauric acid at 100 ppm inhibited ∼90% AI-2 activity (P < 0.05) of C. jejuni without bacterial inactivation. The biofilm biomass of two C. jejuni strains was reduced by 10-50% (P < 0.05) after treatment by both fatty acids, while increased biofilm formation was observed for one C. jejuni strain. In addition, both fatty acids effectively reduced the motility of all tested C. jejuni strains. These findings can aid in developing alternative C. jejuni control strategies in agri-food and clinical settings.
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- Shenmiao Li
- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Food Safety and Food Hygiene, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Transcriptional Profiling of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2022; 1386:303-323. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08491-1_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Shein AMS, Wannigama DL, Higgins PG, Hurst C, Abe S, Hongsing P, Chantaravisoot N, Saethang T, Luk-in S, Liao T, Nilgate S, Rirerm U, Kueakulpattana N, Laowansiri M, Srisakul S, Muhummudaree N, Techawiwattanaboon T, Gan L, Xu C, Kupwiwat R, Phattharapornjaroen P, Rojanathanes R, Leelahavanichkul A, Chatsuwan T. Novel colistin-EDTA combination for successful eradication of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae catheter-related biofilm infections. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21676. [PMID: 34737361 PMCID: PMC8568960 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01052-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Development of an effective therapy to overcome colistin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae, a common pathogen causing catheter-related biofilm infections in vascular catheters, has become a serious therapeutic challenge that must be addressed urgently. Although colistin and EDTA have successful roles for eradicating biofilms, no in vitro and in vivo studies have investigated their efficacy in catheter-related biofilm infections of colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae. In this study, colistin resistance was significantly reversed in both planktonic and mature biofilms of colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae by a combination of colistin (0.25-1 µg/ml) with EDTA (12 mg/ml). This novel colistin-EDTA combination was also demonstrated to have potent efficacy in eradicating colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae catheter-related biofilm infections, and eliminating the risk of recurrence in vivo. Furthermore, this study revealed significant therapeutic efficacy of colistin-EDTA combination in reducing bacterial load in internal organs, lowering serum creatinine, and protecting treated mice from mortality. Altered in vivo expression of different virulence genes indicate bacterial adaptive responses to survive in hostile environments under different treatments. According to these data discovered in this study, a novel colistin-EDTA combination provides favorable efficacy and safety for successful eradication of colistin-resistant K. pneumonia catheter-related biofilm infections.
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- Aye Mya Sithu Shein
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Interdisciplinary Program of Medical Microbiology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.1012.20000 0004 1936 7910School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA Australia
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- grid.6190.e0000 0000 8580 3777Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany ,grid.6190.e0000 0000 8580 3777Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany ,German Centre for Infection Research, Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- grid.1049.c0000 0001 2294 1395Statistics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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- grid.417323.00000 0004 1773 9434Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
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- grid.411554.00000 0001 0180 5757Mae Fah Luang University Hospital, Chiang Rai, Thailand ,grid.411554.00000 0001 0180 5757School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
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- grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Center of Excellence in Systems Biology, Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- grid.9723.f0000 0001 0944 049XDepartment of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- grid.10223.320000 0004 1937 0490Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Center of Excellence for Microcirculation, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Chula Vaccine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- grid.490170.bDepartment of General Surgery, Fuling Center Hospital of Chongqing City, Chongqing, China
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- grid.412676.00000 0004 1799 0784In-Patient Pharmacy, Jiangsu Province Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- grid.412434.40000 0004 1937 1127Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Thammasat University Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- grid.10223.320000 0004 1937 0490Department of Emergency Medicine, Center of Excellence, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Center of Excellence in Materials and Bio-Interfaces, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Translational Research in Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit (TRIRU), Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand ,grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Kueakulpattana N, Wannigama DL, Luk-In S, Hongsing P, Hurst C, Badavath VN, Jenjaroenpun P, Wongsurawat T, Teeratakulpisan N, Kerr SJ, Abe S, Phattharapornjaroen P, Shein AMS, Saethang T, Chantaravisoot N, Amarasiri M, Higgins PG, Chatsuwan T. Multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in heterosexual men with reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone, first report in Thailand. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21659. [PMID: 34737332 PMCID: PMC8569152 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00675-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The global rapid emergence of azithromycin/ceftriaxone resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae threatens current recommend azithromycin/ceftriaxone dual therapy for gonorrhea to ensure effective treatment. Here, we identified the first two N. gonorrhoeae isolates with decreased ceftriaxone susceptibility in Thailand. Among 134 N. gonorrhoeae isolates collected from Thai Red Cross Anonymous Clinic, Bangkok, two isolates (NG-083 and NG-091) from urethral swab in male heterosexual patients had reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone (MICs of 0.125 mg/L). Both were multidrug resistant and strong biofilm producers with ceftriaxone tolerance (MBEC > 128 mg/L). NG-083 and NG-091 remained susceptible to azithromycin (MIC of 1 mg/L and 0.5 mg/L, respectively). Reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone was associated with alterations in PBP2, PBP1, PorB, MtrR, and mtrR promoter region. NG-083 belonged to sequence type (ST) 7235 and NG-091 has new allele number of tbpB with new ST. Molecular docking revealed ceftriaxone weakly occupied the active site of mosaic XXXIV penicillin-binding protein 2 variant in both isolates. Molecular epidemiology results revealed that both isolates display similarities with isolates from UK, USA, and The Netherlands. These first two genetically related gonococcal isolates with decreased ceftriaxone susceptibility heralds the threat of treatment failure in Thailand, and importance of careful surveillance.
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- Naris Kueakulpattana
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, King, Thailand.,Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, King, Thailand.,School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mae Fah Luang University Hospital, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand.,School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Statistic, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel.,Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, 140401, India
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- Division of Bioinformatics and Data Management for Research, Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Division of Bioinformatics and Data Management for Research, Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.,Center of Excellence in Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center of Excellence, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, King, Thailand.,Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Office of Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Environmental HygieneDepartment of Health Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara-Minami, KitasatoKanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research, Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, King, Thailand. .,Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Zhou M, Gan HQ, Chen GR, James TD, Zhang B, Hu Q, Xu F, Hu XL, He XP, Mai Y. Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Bacterial Eradication Using a Nanowire Nanocomposite of Graphene Nanoribbons and Chitosan-Coated Silver Nanoparticles. Front Chem 2021; 9:767847. [PMID: 34778216 PMCID: PMC8579076 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.767847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bacterial infection is a major threat to human health. However, many antibacterial agents currently used are severely limited due to drug-resistance, and the development of side effects. Herein, we have developed a non-antibiotic nanocomposite consisting of chitosan (ChS) coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and graphene nanoribbon (GNR)-based nanowires for light-triggered eradication of bacteria. The presence of AgNP/ChS significantly enhanced the interactions of the GNR nanowires with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a clinically common Gram-negative bacterium. Which enables the highly effective photothermal eradication of bacteria by GNR upon near-infrared light irradiation. The nanocomposite was shown to be applicable for the light-triggered eradication of bacterial biofilms and the inhibition of bacterial growth on medical patches used for abdominal-wall hernia surgery.
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- Ming Zhou
- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Xuhui District Dahua Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Xuhui District Dahua Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Xuhui District Dahua Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Li X, Song H, Wang J, Zhang D, Shan X, Yang B, Kang Y, Qian A, Zhang L, Sun W. Functional analysis of fis in Aeromonas veronii TH0426 reveals a key role in the regulation of virulence. Microb Pathog 2021; 159:105123. [PMID: 34364977 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Aeromonas veronii is a comorbid pathogen that can infect humans, and animals including various aquatic organisms. In recent years, an increasing number of cases of A. veronii infection has been reported, indicating serious risks. This bacterium not only threatens public health and safety but also causes considerable economic loss in the aquaculture industry. Currently, some understanding of the pathogenic mechanism of A. veronii has been obtained. In this study, we first constructed the A. veronii TH0426 fis gene deletion strain Δfis and the complementation strain C-fis through homologous recombination technology. The results showed that the adhesion and invasion ability of the Δfis strain towards Epithelioma papulosum cyprini (EPC) cells and the cytotoxicity were 3.8-fold and 1.38-fold lower, respectively, than those of the wild-type strain. In the zebrafish infection model, the lethality of the deleted strain is 3-fold that of the wild strain. In addition, the bacterial load of the deletion strain Δfis in crucian carp was significantly lower than the wild-type strain, and the load decreased with time. In summary, deletion of the fis gene led to a decrease in the virulence of A. veronii. Our research results showed that the deletion of the fis gene significantly reduces the virulence and adhesion ability of A. veronii TH0426. Therefore, the fis gene plays a vital role in the pathogenesis of A. veronii TH0426. This preliminary study of the function of the fis gene in A. veronii will help researchers further understand the pathogenic mechanism of A. veronii.
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- Xintong Li
- College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China; College of Life Science, Changchun Sci-Tech University, Changchun, Jilin, 130600, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Key Laboratory of Animal Production and Product Quality Safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, China.
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Blanco-Cabra N, López-Martínez MJ, Arévalo-Jaimes BV, Martin-Gómez MT, Samitier J, Torrents E. A new BiofilmChip device for testing biofilm formation and antibiotic susceptibility. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2021; 7:62. [PMID: 34344902 PMCID: PMC8333102 DOI: 10.1038/s41522-021-00236-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Currently, three major circumstances threaten the management of bacterial infections: increasing antimicrobial resistance, expansion of chronic biofilm-associated infections, and lack of an appropriate approach to treat them. To date, the development of accelerated drug susceptibility testing of biofilms and of new antibiofouling systems has not been achieved despite the availability of different methodologies. There is a need for easy-to-use methods of testing the antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria that form biofilms and for screening new possible antibiofilm strategies. Herein, we present a microfluidic platform with an integrated interdigitated sensor (BiofilmChip). This new device allows an irreversible and homogeneous attachment of bacterial cells of clinical origin, even directly from clinical specimens, and the biofilms grown can be monitored by confocal microscopy or electrical impedance spectroscopy. The device proved to be suitable to study polymicrobial communities, as well as to measure the effect of antimicrobials on biofilms without introducing disturbances due to manipulation, thus better mimicking real-life clinical situations. Our results demonstrate that BiofilmChip is a straightforward tool for antimicrobial biofilm susceptibility testing that could be easily implemented in routine clinical laboratories.
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- Núria Blanco-Cabra
- Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Therapies Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanobioengineering Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
- Networking Biomedical Research Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) Monforte de Lemos 3-5, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Electronics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Therapies Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanobioengineering Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
- Networking Biomedical Research Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) Monforte de Lemos 3-5, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Electronics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Therapies Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
- Microbiology Section, Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Manasherob R, Mooney JA, Lowenberg DW, Bollyky PL, Amanatullah DF. Tolerant Small-colony Variants Form Prior to Resistance Within a Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Based on Antibiotic Selective Pressure. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2021; 479:1471-1481. [PMID: 33835090 PMCID: PMC8208434 DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is focused on the surgical or chemical removal of biofilm. Antibiotics in isolation are typically ineffective against PJI. Bacteria survive after antibiotic administration because of antibiotic tolerance, resistance, and persistence that arise in the resident bacteria of a biofilm. Small-colony variants are typically slow-growing bacterial subpopulations that arise after antibiotic exposure and are associated with persistent and chronic infections such as PJI. The role of biofilm-mediated antibiotic tolerance in the emergence of antibiotic resistance remains poorly defined experimentally. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We asked: (1) Does prior antibiotic exposure affect how Staphylococcus aureus survives within a developing biofilm when exposed to an antibiotic that penetrates biofilm, like rifampicin? (2) Does exposure to an antibiotic with poor biofilm penetration, such as vancomycin, affect how S. aureus survives within a developing biofilm? (3) Do small-colony variants emerge from antibiotic-tolerant or -resistant bacteria in a S. aureus biofilm? METHODS We used a porous membrane as an in vitro implant model to grow luminescent S. aureus biofilms and simultaneously track microcolony expansion. We evaluated the impact of tolerance on the development of resistance by comparing rifampicin (an antibiotic that penetrates S. aureus biofilm) with vancomycin (an antibiotic that penetrates biofilm poorly). We performed viability counting after membrane dissociation to discriminate among tolerant, resistant, and persistent bacteria. Biofilm quantification and small-colony morphologies were confirmed using scanning electron microscopy. Because of experimental variability induced by the starting bacterial inoculum, relative changes were compared since absolute values may not have been statistically comparable. RESULTS Antibiotic-naïve S. aureus placed under the selective pressure of rifampicin initially survived within an emerging biofilm by using tolerance given that biofilm resident cell viability revealed 1.0 x 108 CFU, of which 7.5 x 106 CFU were attributed to the emergence of resistance and 9.3 x 107 CFU of which were attributed to the development of tolerance. Previous exposure of S. aureus to rifampicin obviated tolerance-mediate survival when rifampicin resistance was present, since the number of viable biofilm resident cells (9.5 x 109 CFU) nearly equaled the number of rifampicin-resistant bacteria (1.1 x 1010 CFU). Bacteria exposed to an antibiotic with poor biofilm penetration, like vancomycin, survive within an emerging biofilm by using tolerance as well because the biofilm resident cell viability for vancomycin-naïve (1.6 x 1010 CFU) and vancomycin-resistant (1.0 x 1010 CFU) S. aureus could not be accounted for by emergence of resistance. Adding rifampicin to vancomycin resulted in a nearly 500-fold reduction in vancomycin-tolerant bacteria from 1.5 x 1010 CFU to 3.3 x 107 CFU. Small-colony variant S. aureus emerged within the tolerant bacterial population within 24 hours of biofilm-penetrating antibiotic administration. Scanning electron microscopy before membrane dissociation confirmed the presence of small, uniform cells with biofilm-related microstructures when unexposed to rifampicin as well as large, misshapen, lysed cells with a small-colony variant morphology [29, 41, 42, 63] and a lack of biofilm-related microstructures when exposed to rifampicin. This visually confirmed the rapid emergence of small-colony variants within the sessile niche of a developing biofilm when exposed to an antibiotic that exerted selective pressure. CONCLUSION Tolerance explains why surgical and nonsurgical modalities that rely on antibiotics to "treat" residual microscopic biofilm may fail over time. The differential emergence of resistance based on biofilm penetration may explain why some suppressive antibiotic therapies that do not penetrate biofilm well may rely on bacterial control while limiting the emergence of resistance. However, this strategy fails to address the tolerant bacterial niche that harbors persistent bacteria with a small-colony variant morphology. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Our work establishes biofilm-mediated antibiotic tolerance as a neglected feature of bacterial communities that prevents the effective treatment of PJI.
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- Robert Manasherob
- School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford Medicine, Redwood City, CA, USA
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- School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford Medicine, Redwood City, CA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Wang X, Wang Y, Ling N, Shen Y, Zhang D, Liu D, Ou D, Wu Q, Ye Y. Effects of tolC on tolerance to bile salts and biofilm formation in Cronobacter malonaticus. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:9521-9531. [PMID: 34099300 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bile salts is one of essential components of bile secreted into the intestine to confer antibacterial protection. Cronobacter species are associated with necrotizing enterocolitis in newborns and show a strong tolerance to bile salts. However, little attempt has been made to focus on the molecular basis of the tolerance to bile salts. In this study, we investigated the roles of tolC on growth, cell morphology, motility, and biofilm formation ability in Cronobacter malonaticus under bile salt stress. The results indicated that the absence of tolC significantly affected the colony morphology and outer membrane structure in a normal situation, compared with those of the wild type strain. The deletion of tolC caused the decline in resistance to bile salt stress, inhibition of growth, and observable reduction in relative growth rate and motility. Moreover, the bacterial stress response promoted the biofilm formation ability of the mutant strain. The expression of the AcrAB-TolC system (acrA, acrB, and tolC) was effectively upregulated compared with the control sample when exposed to different bile salt concentrations. The findings provide valuable information for deeply understanding molecular mechanisms about the roles of tolC under bile salt stress and the prevention and control of C. malonaticus.
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- Xin Wang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China.
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Di Bonaventura G, Pompilio A. In Vitro Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Biofilm-Growing Bacteria: Current and Emerging Methods. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1369:33-51. [PMID: 33963526 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2021_641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens is typically determined based on planktonic cells, as recommended by several international guidelines. However, most of chronic infections - such as those established in wounds, cystic fibrosis lung, and onto indwelling devices - are associated to the formation of biofilms, communities of clustered bacteria attached onto a surface, abiotic or biotic, and embedded in an extracellular matrix produced by the bacteria and complexed with molecules from the host. Sessile microorganisms show significantly increased tolerance/resistance to antibiotics compared with planktonic counterparts. Consequently, antibiotic concentrations used in standard antimicrobial susceptibility tests, although effective against planktonic bacteria in vitro, are not predictive of the concentrations required to eradicate biofilm-related infections, thus leading to treatment failure, chronicization and removal of material in patients with indwelling medical devices.Meeting the need for the in vitro evaluation of biofilm susceptibility to antibiotics, here we reviewed several methods proposed in literature highlighting their advantages and limitations to guide scientists towards an appropriate choice.
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- Giovanni Di Bonaventura
- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, and Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy. .,Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, and Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.,Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Chieti, Italy
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Grekov I, Thöming JG, Kordes A, Häussler S. Evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa toward higher fitness under standard laboratory conditions. THE ISME JOURNAL 2021; 15:1165-1177. [PMID: 33273720 PMCID: PMC8115180 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-00841-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Identifying genetic factors that contribute to the evolution of adaptive phenotypes in pathogenic bacteria is key to understanding the establishment of infectious diseases. In this study, we performed mutation accumulation experiments to record the frequency of mutations and their effect on fitness in hypermutator strains of the environmental bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa in comparison to the host-niche-adapted Salmonella enterica. We demonstrate that P. aeruginosa, but not S. enterica, hypermutators evolve toward higher fitness under planktonic conditions. Adaptation to increased growth performance was accompanied by a reversible perturbing of the local genetic context of membrane and cell wall biosynthesis genes. Furthermore, we observed a fine-tuning of complex regulatory circuits involving multiple di-guanylate modulating enzymes that regulate the transition between fast growing planktonic and sessile biofilm-associated lifestyles. The redundancy and local specificity of the di-guanylate signaling pathways seem to allow a convergent shift toward increased growth performance across niche-adapted clonal P. aeruginosa lineages, which is accompanied by a pronounced heterogeneity of their motility, virulence, and biofilm phenotypes.
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- Igor Grekov
- grid.7490.a0000 0001 2238 295XDepartment of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany ,grid.475435.4Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.452370.70000 0004 0408 1805Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany ,grid.475435.4Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.452370.70000 0004 0408 1805Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany ,grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- grid.7490.a0000 0001 2238 295XDepartment of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany ,grid.452370.70000 0004 0408 1805Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany ,grid.475435.4Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark ,grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Davarzani F, Saidi N, Besharati S, Saderi H, Rasooli I, Owlia P. Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistance Pattern, Alginate and Biofilm Production in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 50:341-349. [PMID: 33747998 PMCID: PMC7956088 DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v50i2.5349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most common opportunistic bacteria causing nosocomial infections, which has significant resistance to antimicrobial agents. This bacterium is a biofilm and alginate producer. Biofilm increases the bacterial resistance to antibiotics and the immune system. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the biofilm formation, alginate production and antimicrobial resistance patterns in the clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa. Methods One hundred isolates of P. aeruginosa were collected during the study period (from Dec 2017 to Jul 2018) from different clinical samples of the patients admitted to Milad and Pars Hospitals at Tehran, Iran. Isolates were identified and confirmed by phenotypic and genotypic methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility was specified by the disk diffusion method. Biofilm formation and alginate production were measured by microtiter plate and carbazole assay, respectively. Results Sixteen isolates were resistant to all the 12 studied antibiotics. Moreover, 31 isolates were Multidrug-Resistant (MDR). The highest resistance rate was related to ofloxacin (36 isolates) and the least resistance was related to piperacillin-tazobactam (21 isolates). All the isolates could produce the biofilm and alginate. The number of isolates producing strong, medium and weak biofilms was equal to 34, 52, and 14, respectively. Alginate production was more than 400 μg/ml in 39 isolates, 250-400 μg/ml in 51 isolates and less than 250 μg/ml in 10 isolates. Conclusion High prevalence of MDR, biofilm formation, and alginate production were observed among the clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa. The results also showed a significant relationship between the amount of alginate production and the level of biofilm formation.
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- Fateme Davarzani
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Microbiology Research Center (MMRC), Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Microbiology Research Center (MMRC), Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Microbiology Research Center (MMRC), Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Microbiology Research Center (MMRC), Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Targeting bioenergetics is key to counteracting the drug-tolerant state of biofilm-grown bacteria. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1009126. [PMID: 33351859 PMCID: PMC7787680 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Embedded in an extracellular matrix, biofilm-residing bacteria are protected from diverse physicochemical insults. In accordance, in the human host the general recalcitrance of biofilm-grown bacteria hinders successful eradication of chronic, biofilm-associated infections. In this study, we demonstrate that upon addition of promethazine, an FDA approved drug, antibiotic tolerance of in vitro biofilm-grown bacteria can be abolished. We show that following the addition of promethazine, diverse antibiotics are capable of efficiently killing biofilm-residing cells at minimal inhibitory concentrations. Synergistic effects could also be observed in a murine in vivo model system. PMZ was shown to increase membrane potential and interfere with bacterial respiration. Of note, antibiotic killing activity was elevated when PMZ was added to cells grown under environmental conditions that induce low intracellular proton levels. Our results imply that biofilm-grown bacteria avoid antibiotic killing and become tolerant by counteracting intracellular alkalization through the adaptation of metabolic and transport functions. Abrogation of antibiotic tolerance by interfering with the cell’s bioenergetics promises to pave the way for successful eradication of biofilm-associated infections. Repurposing promethazine as a biofilm-sensitizing drug has the potential to accelerate the introduction of new treatments for recalcitrant, biofilm-associated infections into the clinic. At sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations, phenothiazines have been shown to inhibit virulence as well as the formation of biofilms in a wide range of different bacterial pathogens. In this study, we analyzed the anti-bacterial effect of the FDA-approved drug, promethazine, on biofilm-grown Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We demonstrate that PMZ interferes with bacterial bioenergetics and sensitizes biofilm-grown P. aeruginosa cells to bactericidal activity of several different classes of antibiotics by several orders of magnitude. This effect was most pronounced when cells were grown under environmental conditions that induce low intracellular proton levels. Thus, it seems that a reduced proton efflux in cells that exhibit decreased respiratory activity due to their biofilm mode of growth might explain their general antimicrobial tolerance. The use of PMZ as an antibiotic sensitizer holds promise that targeting tolerance mechanisms of biofilm-grown bacteria could become a practicable way to change the way physicians treat biofilm-associated infections.
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Wang R, Ding W, Long L, Lan Y, Tong H, Saha S, Wong YH, Sun J, Li Y, Zhang W, Qian PY. Exploring the Influence of Signal Molecules on Marine Biofilms Development. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:571400. [PMID: 33281767 PMCID: PMC7691533 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.571400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Microbes respond to environmental stimuli through complicated signal transduction systems. In microbial biofilms, because of complex multiple species interactions, signals transduction systems are of an even higher complexity. Here, we performed a signal-molecule-treatment experiment to study the role of different signal molecules, including N-hexanoyl-L-homoserine lactone (C6-HSL), N-dodecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone (C12-HSL), Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS), and cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP), in the development of marine biofilms. Comparative metagenomics suggested a distinctive influence of these molecules on the microbial structure and function of multi-species biofilm communities in its developing stage. The PQS-treated biofilms shared the least similarity with the control and initial biofilms. The role of PQS in biofilm development was further explored experimentally with the strain Erythrobacter sp. HKB8 isolated from marine biofilms. Comparative transcriptomic analysis showed that 314 genes, such as those related to signal transduction and biofilm formation, were differentially expressed in the untreated and PQS-treated Erythrobacter sp. HKB8 biofilms. Our study demonstrated the different roles of signal molecules in marine biofilm development. In particular, the PQS-based signal transduction system, which is frequently detected in marine biofilms, may play an important role in regulating microbe-microbe interactions and the assemblage of biofilm communities.
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- Ruojun Wang
- Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.,The Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Sivakumar R, Gunasekaran P, Rajendhran J. Functional characterization of asnC family transcriptional regulator in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PGPR2 during root colonization. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:7941-7957. [PMID: 33011891 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05872-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Transcriptional regulators in bacteria are the crucial players in mediating communication between environmental cues and DNA transcription through a complex network process. Pseudomonas aeruginosa PGPR2 is an efficient root colonizer and a biocontrol strain. Previously, we identified that the transcriptional regulator, asnC, negatively regulates the corn root colonization of P. aeruginosa PGPR2. In a transposon insertion sequencing (INSeq) screen, the asnC insertion mutant was positively selected during root colonization, meaning the disruption of asnC improves the fitness of the P. aeruginosa PGPR2 strain for the root colonization. In this study, we constructed isogenic mutant of asnC family transcriptional regulator encoded by PGPR2_17510 by allele exchange mutagenesis. The ΔasnC mutant was able to efficiently colonize corn roots with a twofold increase in population when compared to the wild-type strain. Similarly, the mutant strain outcompeted the wild-type strain in a competition assay, where the mutant strain represented 90% of the total population recovered from the root. We compared the whole transcriptome of the wild-type and the ΔasnC mutant of P. aeruginosa PGPR2 when exposed to the corn root exudates. The RNA-Seq revealed that a total of 360 genes were differentially expressed in the ΔasnC strain of P. aeruginosa PGPR2. Inactivation of asnC transcriptional regulator resulted in the up-regulation of several genetic factors implicated in metabolism, uptake of nutrients, motility, stress response, and signal transduction, which could play crucial roles in root colonization. This notion was further validated by phenotypic characterization and quantification of transcription pattern of selected genes associated with metabolism, motility, and carbon catabolite repression between wild type and mutant strain, which was in agreement with transcriptome data. Similarly, ΔasnC strain formed increased biofilm on abiotic surface validating our RNA-seq analysis, where transcript levels of several genes associated with biofilm formation were up-regulated in the mutant strain. We report that the inactivation of an asnC family transcriptional regulator encoded by PGPR2_17510 enhances the root colonization and biofilm-forming ability of P. aeruginosa PGPR2. Together, our results provide evidence for the molecular adaptations that enable ΔasnC mutant strain to colonize on the corn roots and to form a biofilm.
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- Ramamoorthy Sivakumar
- Department of Genetics, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625 021, India
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- Department of Genetics, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625 021, India.
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Schinner S, Engelhardt F, Preusse M, Thöming JG, Tomasch J, Häussler S. Genetic determinants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa fitness during biofilm growth. Biofilm 2020; 2:100023. [PMID: 33447809 PMCID: PMC7798452 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2020.100023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an environmental bacterium and an opportunistic human pathogen. It is also a well-established model organism to study bacterial adaptation to stressful conditions, such as those encountered during an infection process in the human host. Advancing knowledge on P. aeruginosa adaptation to biofilm growth conditions is bound to reveal novel strategies and targets for the treatment of chronic biofilm-associated infections. Here, we generated transposon insertion libraries in three P. aeruginosa strain backgrounds and determined the relative frequency of each insertion following biofilm growth using transposon sequencing. We demonstrate that in general the SOS response, several tRNA modifying enzymes as well as adaptation to microaerophilic growth conditions play a key role in bacterial survival under biofilm growth conditions. On the other hand, presence of genes involved in motility and PQS signaling were less important during biofilm growth. Several mutants exhibiting transposon insertions in genes detected in our screen were validated for their biofilm growth capabilities and biofilm specific transcriptional responses using independently generated transposon mutants. Our results provide new insights into P. aeruginosa adaptation to biofilm growth conditions. The detection of previously unknown determinants of biofilm survival supports the use of transposon insertion sequencing as a global genomic technology for understanding the establishment of difficult to treat biofilm-associated infections.
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- Silvia Schinner
- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.,Institute of Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Wannigama DL, Hurst C, Hongsing P, Pearson L, Saethang T, Chantaravisoot N, Singkham-In U, Luk-In S, Storer RJ, Chatsuwan T. A rapid and simple method for routine determination of antibiotic sensitivity to biofilm populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2020; 19:8. [PMID: 32169075 PMCID: PMC7071750 DOI: 10.1186/s12941-020-00350-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Treatment of infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa forming biofilms after antimicrobial testing on planktonic bacteria can result in substantial failure. Therefore, we offer a robust and simple experimental platform to test the impact of antimicrobials on biofilms. Antibiotic response patterns varied uniquely within biofilm formation capacity and minimal biofilm eradication concentrations (MBECs) has a significantly better discriminatory power than minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) to differentiate the overall efficiency of antibiotics to eradicate biofilm. Our resazurin-based 96-well-plate platform is able to emulate bacterial responses to antibiotics under biofilm conditions in a fast, simple, and cost-effective screening method adaptable to automation, and warrants trials in the clinic.
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- Dhammika Leshan Wannigama
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Statistics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Center of Excellence in Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Systems Biology, Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Centre for Heart Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Center of Excellence in Systems Biology, Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Systems Biology, Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Office of Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Thöming JG, Tomasch J, Preusse M, Koska M, Grahl N, Pohl S, Willger SD, Kaever V, Müsken M, Häussler S. Parallel evolutionary paths to produce more than one Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm phenotype. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2020; 6:2. [PMID: 31934344 PMCID: PMC6954232 DOI: 10.1038/s41522-019-0113-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Studying parallel evolution of similar traits in independent within-species lineages provides an opportunity to address evolutionary predictability of molecular changes underlying adaptation. In this study, we monitored biofilm forming capabilities, motility, and virulence phenotypes of a plethora of phylogenetically diverse clinical isolates of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We also recorded biofilm-specific and planktonic transcriptional responses. We found that P. aeruginosa isolates could be stratified based on the production of distinct organismal traits. Three major biofilm phenotypes, which shared motility and virulence phenotypes, were produced repeatedly in several isolates, indicating that the phenotypes evolved via parallel or convergent evolution. Of note, while we found a restricted general response to the biofilm environment, the individual groups of biofilm phenotypes reproduced biofilm transcriptional profiles that included the expression of well-known biofilm features, such as surface adhesive structures and extracellular matrix components. Our results provide insights into distinct ways to make a biofilm and indicate that genetic adaptations can modulate multiple pathways for biofilm development that are followed by several independent clinical isolates. Uncovering core regulatory pathways that drive biofilm-associated growth and tolerance towards environmental stressors promises to give clues to host and environmental interactions and could provide useful targets for new clinical interventions.
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- Janne G. Thöming
- Institute for Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Research Core Unit Metabolomics and Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
- Central Facility for Microscopy, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Bacteriology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Wang W, Wang L, Su J, Xu Z. Antibiotic Susceptibility, Biofilm-Forming Ability, and Incidence of Class 1 Integron of Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Various Foods in a School Canteen in China. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2019; 17:269-275. [PMID: 31794255 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2019.2694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In recent years, the food poisoning incidents from school canteens have aroused widespread concern in China. Microbial contamination to the foods is the main factor responsible for these food poisoning events. In this study, identification of microbial pathogens including Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus in samples (frozen pork, fresh pork, fresh chicken, and different fresh vegetables) of a school canteen in China during 2017 to 2018 was performed. The antibiotic susceptibility pattern, class 1 integron, and biofilm formation ability of the isolated pathogens were also investigated. In total, 96 strains were isolated (32 Salmonella spp., 32 E. coli, and 32 S. aureus). The antibiogram study results demonstrated that 61.5% strains were found resistant to at least one type of antibiotics, and 17.7% were resistant to three or more antibiotics. In addition, 31.3% strains possessed class 1 integron. Among the integron-positive isolates, 38.9% Salmonella spp. and 87.5% E. coli contained ∼800 or/and 1500 bp size gene cassette within the integrons. However, four S. aureus strains possessing class 1 integron without gene cassette were found. Although none of the isolated strains were found strong biofilm producer, 44.8% were found to have weak or moderate biofilm formation ability. Despite biofilm formation ability or not, the Salmonella spp. containing positive class 1 integron showed significant resistance to cefazolin and gentamicin. In addition, class 1 integron-positive E. coli isolates having the biofilm formation ability hardly showed sensitive to four antibiotics, such as amikacin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, cefazolin, and gentamicin. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the prevalence of antibiotic resistance gene cassettes containing antibiotic resistance genes by the prudent use of antibiotics in livestock farms, and the improvement of food processing and storage environment.
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- Wen Wang
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Abri S, Ghatpande AA, Ress J, Barton HA, Leipzig ND. Polyionic Complexed Antibacterial Heparin–Chitosan Particles for Antibiotic Delivery. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:5848-5858. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Shahrzad Abri
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and ‡Department of Biology, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and ‡Department of Biology, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and ‡Department of Biology, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States of America
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Chen P, Wang JJ, Hong B, Tan L, Yan J, Zhang Z, Liu H, Pan Y, Zhao Y. Characterization of Mixed-Species Biofilm Formed by Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Listeria monocytogenes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2543. [PMID: 31787947 PMCID: PMC6856058 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Mixed-species biofilms are the predominant form of biofilms found in nature. Research on biofilms have typically concentrated on single species biofilms and this study expands the horizon of biofilm research, where the characterization and dynamic changes of mono and mixed-species biofilms formed by the pathogens, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Listeria monocytogenes were investigated. Compared to mono-species biofilm, the biomass, bio-volume, and thickness of mixed-species biofilms were significantly lower, which were confirmed using crystal violet staining, confocal laser scanning microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Further experimental analysis showed these variations might result from the reduction of bacterial numbers, the down-regulation of biofilm-regulated genes and loss of metabolic activity in mixed-species biofilm. In addition, V. parahaemolyticus was located primarily on the surface layers of the mixed-species biofilms thus accruing competitive advantage. This competitive advantage was evidenced in a higher V. parahaemolyticus population density in the mixed-species biofilms. The adhesion to surfaces of the mixed-species biofilms were also reduced due to lower concentrations of extracellular polysaccharide and protein when the structure of the mixed-species was examined using Raman spectral analysis, phenol-sulfuric acid method and Lowry method. Furthermore, the minimum biofilm inhibitory concentration to antibiotics obviously decreased when V. parahaemolyticus co-exited with L. monocytogenes. This study firstly elucidated the interactive behavior in biofilm development of two foodborne pathogens, and future studies for biofilm control and antibiotic therapy should take into account interactions in mixed-species biofilms.
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- Ping Chen
- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Product Processing and Preservation, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products on Storage and Preservation (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Product Processing and Preservation, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products on Storage and Preservation (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Product Processing and Preservation, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products on Storage and Preservation (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai, China
- Engineering Research Center of Food Thermal-Processing Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Product Processing and Preservation, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products on Storage and Preservation (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Product Processing and Preservation, Shanghai, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Aquatic Products on Storage and Preservation (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai, China
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Yeon KM, You J, Adhikari MD, Hong SG, Lee I, Kim HS, Kim LN, Nam J, Kwon SJ, Kim MI, Sajomsang W, Dordick JS, Kim J. Enzyme-Immobilized Chitosan Nanoparticles as Environmentally Friendly and Highly Effective Antimicrobial Agents. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:2477-2485. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Kyung-Min Yeon
- Construction Technology Team, Samsung C&T Corporation, Gyeonggi-Do 13530, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, Gyeonggi-Do 13120, Korea
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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Flockton TR, Schnorbus L, Araujo A, Adams J, Hammel M, Perez LJ. Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation with Surface Modified Polymeric Nanoparticles. Pathogens 2019; 8:pathogens8020055. [PMID: 31022836 PMCID: PMC6631850 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens8020055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The gram-negative bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa represents a prominent clinical concern. Due to the observed high levels of antibiotic resistance, copious biofilm formation, and wide array of virulence factors produced by these bacteria, new treatment technologies are required. Here, we present the development of a series of P. aeruginosa LecA-targeted polymeric nanoparticles and demonstrate the anti-adhesion and biofilm inhibitory properties of these constructs.
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- Tyler R Flockton
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA.
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Wannigama DL, Hurst C, Pearson L, Saethang T, Singkham-In U, Luk-In S, Storer RJ, Chatsuwan T. Simple fluorometric-based assay of antibiotic effectiveness for Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6300. [PMID: 31004100 PMCID: PMC6474882 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42353-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Despite strengthened antimicrobial therapy, biofilm infections of Acinetobacter baumannii are associated with poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Assessing antibiotics on planktonic bacteria can result in failure against biofilm infections. Currently, antibiotics to treat biofilm infections are administered empirically, usually without considering the susceptibility of the biofilm objectively before beginning treatment. For effective therapy to resolve biofilm infections it is essential to assess the efficacy of commonly used antibiotics against biofilms. Here, we offer a robust and simple assay to assess the efficacy of antibiotics against biofilms. In the present work, we carefully optimized the incubation time, detection range, and fluorescence reading mode for resazurin-based viability staining of biofilms in 96-well-plates and determined minimal biofilm eradication concentrations (MBECs) for A. baumannii isolates from patients with chronic infection. By applying this assay, we demonstrated that antibiotic response patterns varied uniquely within the biofilm formation of various clinical samples. MBEC-50 and 75 have significant discriminatory power over minimum inhibitory concentrations for planktonic suspensions to differentiate the overall efficiency of an antibiotic to eradicate a biofilm. The present assay is an ideal platform on which to assess the efficacy of antibiotics against biofilms in vitro to pave the way for more effective therapy.
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- Dhammika Leshan Wannigama
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
- Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Statistics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Systems Biology Center, Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Snowy River Vet Clinic and Veterinary Hospital, Orbost, Victoria, Australia
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- Systems Biology Center, Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
- Interdisciplinary Program of Medical Microbiology, Graduate School, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Office of Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Majumdar D, Dey S, Sreejith S, Biswas JK, Mondal M, Shukla P, Das S, Pal T, Das D, Bankura K, Mishra D. Syntheses, crystal structures and photo physical aspects of azido-bridged tetranuclear cadmium (II) complexes: DFT/TD-DFT, thermal, antibacterial and anti-biofilm properties. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hart SFM, Skelding D, Waite AJ, Burton JC, Shou W. High-throughput quantification of microbial birth and death dynamics using fluorescence microscopy. QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 2019; 7:69-81. [PMID: 31598381 PMCID: PMC6785046 DOI: 10.1007/s40484-018-0160-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Microbes live in dynamic environments where nutrient concentrations fluctuate. Quantifying fitness in terms of birth rate and death rate in a wide range of environments is critical for understanding microbial evolution and ecology. METHODS Here, using high-throughput time-lapse microscopy, we have quantified how Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants incapable of synthesizing an essential metabolite (auxotrophs) grow or die in various concentrations of the required metabolite. We establish that cells normally expressing fluorescent proteins lose fluorescence upon death and that the total fluorescence in an imaging frame is proportional to the number of live cells even when cells form multiple layers. We validate our microscopy approach of measuring birth and death rates using flow cytometry, cell counting, and chemostat culturing. RESULTS For lysine-requiring cells, very low concentrations of lysine are not detectably consumed and do not support cell birth, but delay the onset of death phase and reduce the death rate compared to no lysine. In contrast, in low hypoxanthine, hypoxanthine-requiring cells can produce new cells, yet also die faster than in the absence of hypoxanthine. For both strains, birth rates under various metabolite concentrations are better described by the sigmoidal-shaped Moser model than the well-known Monod model, while death rates can vary with metabolite concentration and time. CONCLUSIONS Our work reveals how time-lapse microscopy can be used to discover non-intuitive microbial birth and death dynamics and to quantify growth rates in many environments.
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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