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Pauer H, Teixeira FL, Robinson AV, Parente TE, De Melo MAF, Lobo LA, Domingues RMCP, Allen-Vercoe E, Ferreira RBR, Antunes LCM. Bioactive small molecules produced by the human gut microbiome modulate Vibrio cholerae sessile and planktonic lifestyles. Gut Microbes 2021; 13:1-19. [PMID: 34006192 PMCID: PMC8143261 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2021.1918993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Humans live in symbiosis with a diverse community of microorganisms, which has evolved to carry out many specific tasks that benefit the host, including protection against invading pathogens. Within the chemical diversity of the gastrointestinal tract, small molecules likely constitute chemical cues for the communication between the microbiota and pathogens. Therefore, we sought to investigate if molecules produced by the human gut microbiota show biological activity against the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae. To probe the effects of the gut metabolome on V. cholerae, we investigated its response to small-molecule extracts from human feces, from a complex bacterial community cultivated in vitro, and from culture supernatants of Enterocloster citroniae, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, and Bacteroides vulgatus. Using RNA sequencing, we determined the impact of the human gut metabolome on V. cholerae global gene expression. Among the genes downregulated in the presence of the fecal extract, the most overrepresented functional category was cell motility, which accounted for 39% of repressed genes. Repression of V. cholerae motility by the fecal extract was confirmed phenotypically, and E. citroniae extracts reproduced this phenotype. A complex in vitro microbial community led to increased motility, as did extracts from B. vulgatus, a species present in this community. Accordingly, mucin penetration was also repressed by fecal and E. citroniae extracts, suggesting that the phenotypes observed may have implications for host colonization. Together with previous studies, this work shows that small molecules from the gut metabolome may have a widespread, significant impact on microbe-microbe interactions established in the gut environment.
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- Heidi Pauer
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Inovação Em Doenças De Populações Negligenciadas, Centro De Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Laboratório de Genômica Funcional e Bioinformática, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica Funcional e Bioinformática, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Inovação Em Doenças De Populações Negligenciadas, Centro De Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,Laboratório de Pesquisa Em Infecção Hospitalar, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,CONTACT Luis Caetano Antunes Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900
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Jennings-Almeida B, Castelpoggi JP, Ramos-Junior ES, Ferreira EDO, Domingues RMCP, Echevarria-Lima J, Coutinho-Silva R, Moreira-Souza ACA, Mariño E, Mackay CR, Zamboni DS, Bellio M, Scharfstein J, Lobo LA, Oliveira AC. Dietary Fiber Drives IL-1β-Dependent Peritonitis Induced by Bacteroides fragilis via Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome. J Immunol 2021; 206:2441-2452. [PMID: 33941658 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Intestinal barrier is essential for dietary products and microbiota compartmentalization and therefore gut homeostasis. When this barrier is broken, cecal content overflows into the peritoneal cavity, leading to local and systemic robust inflammatory response, characterizing peritonitis and sepsis. It has been shown that IL-1β contributes with inflammatory storm during peritonitis and sepsis and its inhibition has beneficial effects to the host. Therefore, we investigated the mechanisms underlying IL-1β secretion using a widely adopted murine model of experimental peritonitis. The combined injection of sterile cecal content (SCC) and the gut commensal bacteria Bacteroides fragilis leads to IL-1β-dependent peritonitis, which was mitigated in mice deficient in NLRP3 (nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich-containing family, pyrin domain-containing-3) inflammasome components. Typically acting as a damage signal, SCC, but not B. fragilis, activates canonical pathway of NLRP3 promoting IL-1β secretion in vitro and in vivo. Strikingly, absence of fiber in the SCC drastically reduces IL-1β production, whereas high-fiber SCC conversely increases this response in an NLRP3-dependent manner. In addition, NLRP3 was also required for IL-1β production induced by purified dietary fiber in primed macrophages. Extending to the in vivo context, IL-1β-dependent peritonitis was worsened in mice injected with B. fragilis and high-fiber SCC, whereas zero-fiber SCC ameliorates the pathology. Corroborating with the proinflammatory role of dietary fiber, IL-1R-deficient mice were protected from peritonitis induced by B. fragilis and particulate bran. Overall, our study highlights a function, previously unknown, for dietary fibers in fueling peritonitis through NLRP3 activation and IL-1β secretion outside the gut.
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- Bruno Jennings-Almeida
- Laboratório de Imunologia Molecular e Celular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Molecular e Celular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Molecular e Celular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Dental College of Georgia, Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta GA
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunofisiologia, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunofisiologia, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular e Bioagentes Patogênicos, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Molecular e Celular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Molecular e Celular, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Marre ATDO, Domingues RMCP, Lobo LA. Adhesion of anaerobic periodontal pathogens to extracellular matrix proteins. Braz J Microbiol 2020; 51:1483-1491. [PMID: 32557245 PMCID: PMC7688880 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-020-00312-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins are highly abundant in the human body and can be found in various tissues, most prominently in connective tissue and basement membrane. For invasive bacterial pathogens, these structures function as physical barriers that block access to underlying tissues. The ability to bind and degrade these barriers is important for the establishment of infections and migration to other body sites. In the oral cavity, the ECM and the basement membrane (BM) are important components of the Junctional epithelium (JE) that closes the gap between the teeth surface and the mucosa. In periodontitis, the JE is breached by invading pathogenic bacteria, particularly strict anaerobic species. In periodontitis, invading microorganisms induce an unregulated and destructive host response through polymicrobial synergism and dysbiosis that attracts immune cells and contributes to the destruction of connective tissue and bone in the periodontal pocket. Colonization of the periodontal pocket is the first step to establish this infection, and binding to ECM is a major advantage in this site. Several species of strict anaerobic bacteria are implicated in acute and chronic periodontitis, and although binding to ECM proteins was studied in these species, few adhesins were identified so far, and the mechanisms involved in adhesion are largely unidentified. This review summarizes the data available on the interaction of strict anaerobic bacteria and components of the ECM.
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- Andressa Temperine de Oliveira Marre
- Medical Microbiology Department, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, CCS - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, 373 Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, Bloco I - sala I2-06, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil
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- Medical Microbiology Department, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, CCS - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, 373 Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, Bloco I - sala I2-06, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil
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- Medical Microbiology Department, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, CCS - Centro de Ciências da Saúde, 373 Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, Bloco I - sala I2-06, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil.
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Teixeira FL, Pauer H, Costa SB, Smith CJ, Domingues RMCP, Rocha ER, Lobo LA. Deletion of BmoR affects the expression of genes related to thiol/disulfide balance in Bacteroides fragilis. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14405. [PMID: 30258073 PMCID: PMC6158253 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32880-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Bacteroides fragilis, an opportunistic pathogen and commensal bacterium in the gut, is one the most aerotolerant species among strict anaerobes. However, the mechanisms that control gene regulation in response to oxidative stress are not completely understood. In this study, we show that the MarR type regulator, BmoR, regulates the expression of genes involved in the homeostasis of intracellular redox state. Transcriptome analysis showed that absence of BmoR leads to altered expression in total of 167 genes. Sixteen of these genes had a 2-fold or greater change in their expression. Most of these genes are related to LPS biosynthesis and carbohydrates metabolism, but there was a significant increase in the expression of genes related to the redox balance inside the cell. A pyridine nucleotide-disulfide oxidoreductase located directly upstream of bmoR was shown to be repressed by direct binding of BmoR to the promoter region. The expression of two other genes, coding for a thiosulphate:quinone-oxidoreductase and a thioredoxin, are indirectly affected by bmoR mutation during oxygen exposure. Phenotypic assays showed that BmoR is important to maintain the thiol/disulfide balance in the cell, confirming its relevance to B. fragilis response to oxidative stress.
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- Felipe L Teixeira
- Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Reis LC, Rôças IN, Siqueira JF, de Uzeda M, Lacerda VS, Domingues RMCP, Moraes SR, Saraiva RM. Bacteremia after Endodontic Procedures in Patients with Heart Disease: Culture and Molecular Analyses. J Endod 2016; 42:1181-5. [PMID: 27372161 DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2016.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2016] [Revised: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Infective endocarditis (IE) is still associated with high mortality, and antibiotic prophylaxis strategies are under intense debate. We evaluated the incidence of bacteremia after root canal preparation in teeth with necrotic pulps and apical periodontitis. METHODS Blood samples were taken before and 5 and 30 minutes after endodontic treatment in teeth with apical periodontitis from individuals at high (n = 21) or no risk (n = 11) for IE. The former received prophylactic antibiotic therapy. Bacteriologic samples were taken from root canals before chemomechanical preparation to confirm pulp infection. Samples were subjected to aerobic and anaerobic culture and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), the latter to determine the total bacterial and streptococcal levels. RESULTS Culture revealed no bacteremia in all individuals. Analysis by qPCR showed that bacterial DNA occurred in all root canal samples. qPCR showed a similar incidence of bacteremia between patients who received or did not receive prophylactic antibiotic therapy (P > .05). In blood samples taken 5 minutes after endodontic procedures, bacteria were detected in 2 of 11 (18%) individuals not taking antibiotics and in 4 of 21 (19%) patients under prophylaxis. After 30 minutes, the incidence of bacteremia decreased to 2 of 21 (10%) in patients taking antibiotics and was undetectable in patients at no risk of IE. The incidence of bacteremia by streptococci was identical as that for total bacteria. CONCLUSIONS No detectable bacteremia was evident by culture after treatment of infected root canals. Molecular analysis revealed bacterial DNA and streptococci in blood from some patients without a significant difference between individuals receiving or not receiving antibiotic prophylaxis.
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- Luciana C Reis
- National Institute of Cardiology, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Endodontics, Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Endodontics, Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Endodontics, Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- National Institute of Cardiology, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Anaerobe Biology Laboratory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Anaerobe Biology Laboratory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Ferreira EDO, Teixeira FL, Cordeiro F, Araujo Lobo L, Rocha ER, Smith JC, Domingues RMCP. The Bfp60 surface adhesin is an extracellular matrix and plasminogen protein interacting in Bacteroides fragilis. Int J Med Microbiol 2013; 303:492-7. [PMID: 23850366 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2013.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2012] [Revised: 05/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Plasminogen (Plg) is a highly abundant protein found in the plasma component of blood and is necessary for the degradation of fibrin, collagen, and other structural components of tissues. This fibrinolytic system is utilized by several pathogenic species of bacteria to manipulate the host plasminogen system and facilitate invasion of tissues during infection by modifying the activation of this process through the binding of Plg at their surface. Bacteroides fragilis is the most commonly isolated Gram-negative obligate anaerobe from human clinical infections, such as intra-abdominal abscesses and anaerobic bacteraemia. The ability of B. fragilis to convert plasminogen (Plg) into plasmin has been associated with an outer membrane protein named Bfp60. In this study, we characterized the function of Bfp60 protein in B. fragilis 638R by constructing the bfp60 defective strain and comparing its with that of the wild type regarding binding to laminin-1 (LMN-1) and activation of Plg into plasmin. Although the results showed in this study indicate that Bfp60 surface protein of B. fragilis is important for the recognition of LMN-1 and Plg activation, a significant slow activation of Plg into plasmin was observed in the mutant strain. For that reason, the possibility of another unidentified mechanism activating Plg is also present in B. fragilis cannot be discarded. The results demonstrate that Bfp60 protein is responsible for the recognition of laminin and Plg-plasmin activation. Although the importance of this protein is still unclear in the pathogenicity of the species, it is accepted that since other pathogenic bacteria use this mechanism to disseminate through the extracellular matrix during the infection, it should also contribute to the virulence of B. fragilis.
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- Eliane de Oliveira Ferreira
- Laboratório de Biologia de Anaeróbios, Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, UFRJ, Ilha do Fundão, CCS, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Polo Xerém, Estrada de Xerém, 27, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 25245-390, Brazil.
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Andrade LL, Leite DCA, Ferreira EM, Ferreira LQ, Paula GR, Maguire MJ, Hubert CRJ, Peixoto RS, Domingues RMCP, Rosado AS. Microbial diversity and anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation potential in an oil-contaminated mangrove sediment. BMC Microbiol 2012; 12:186. [PMID: 22935169 PMCID: PMC3579730 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Mangrove forests are coastal wetlands that provide vital ecosystem services and serve as barriers against natural disasters like tsunamis, hurricanes and tropical storms. Mangroves harbour a large diversity of organisms, including microorganisms with important roles in nutrient cycling and availability. Due to tidal influence, mangroves are sites where crude oil from spills farther away can accumulate. The relationship between mangrove bacterial diversity and oil degradation in mangrove sediments remains poorly understood. Results Mangrove sediment was sampled from 0–5, 15–20 and 35–40 cm depth intervals from the Suruí River mangrove (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), which has a history of oil contamination. DGGE fingerprinting for bamA, dsr and 16S rRNA encoding fragment genes, and qPCR analysis using dsr and 16S rRNA gene fragment revealed differences with sediment depth. Conclusions Analysis of bacterial 16S rRNA gene diversity revealed changes with depth. DGGE for bamA and dsr genes shows that the anaerobic hydrocarbon-degrading community profile also changed between 5 and 15 cm depth, and is similar in the two deeper sediments, indicating that below 15 cm the anaerobic hydrocarbon-degrading community appears to be well established and homogeneous in this mangrove sediment. qPCR analysis revealed differences with sediment depth, with general bacterial abundance in the top layer (0–5 cm) being greater than in both deeper sediment layers (15–20 and 35–40 cm), which were similar to each other.
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- Luiza L Andrade
- Laboratório de Ecologia Molecular Microbiana, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Balassiano IT, Yates EA, Domingues RMCP, Ferreira EO. Clostridium difficile: a problem of concern in developed countries and still a mystery in Latin America. J Med Microbiol 2011; 61:169-179. [PMID: 22116982 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.037077-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is caused by a spore-forming bacterium and can result in highly variable disease, ranging from mild diarrhoea to severe clinical manifestations. Infections are most commonly seen in hospital settings and are often associated with on-going antibiotic therapy. Incidences of CDAD have shown a sustained increase worldwide over the last ten years and a hypervirulent C. difficile strain, PCR ribotype 027/REA type BI/North American pulsed-field (NAP) type 1 (027/BI/NAP-1), has caused outbreaks in North America and Europe. In contrast, only a few reports of cases in Latin America have been published and the hypervirulent strain 027/BI/NAP-1 has, so far, only been reported in Costa Rica. The potential worldwide spread of this infection calls for epidemiological studies to characterize currently circulating strains and also highlights the need for increased awareness and vigilance among healthcare professionals in currently unaffected areas, such as Latin America. This review attempts to summarize reports of C. difficile infection worldwide, especially in Latin America, and aims to provide an introduction to the problems associated with this pathogen for those countries that might face outbreaks of epidemic strains of C. difficile for the first time in the near future.
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- I T Balassiano
- Leptospira Collection, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Pavilhão Rocha Lima, 302 Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco I, 2° andar, Laboratório de Biologia de Anaeróbios, Rio de Janeiro 20941-901, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco I, 2° andar, Laboratório de Biologia de Anaeróbios, Rio de Janeiro 20941-901, Brazil
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Miranda KR, Dias MF, Guimarães PLS, Boente RF, Pauer H, Ramos PZ, Falcão LS, Ferreira EDO, Balassiano IT, Ferreira LQ, Santos-Filho JD, Paula GRD, Antunes ENF, Avelar KES, Domingues RMCP. Enterotoxigenic and nontoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis strains isolated in Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2009; 103:734-5. [PMID: 19057827 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762008000700018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2008] [Accepted: 09/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The presence of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis and nontoxigenic B. fragilis (NTBF) among 109 strains isolated from 1980-2008 in Brazil were investigated by PCR. One strain, representing 0.9% of the total analyzed strains, harbored the bft gene which was identified as bft-1 isoform based on PCR-RFLP and sequencing. Forty-nine strains (44.9%) exhibited the NTBF pattern III which possesses the flanking region required for pathogenicity island acquisition in which the bft gene is codified. These data reinforce the potential of B. fragilis as an emerging enteropathogen in our country.
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- Karla R Miranda
- Laboratório de Biologia de Anaeróbios, Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
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Ferreira EDO, de Carvalho JB, Peixoto RJM, Lobo LA, Zingalli RB, Smith CJ, Rocha ER, Domingues RMCP. The interaction of Bacteroides fragilis with components of the human fibrinolytic system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 56:48-55. [PMID: 19260960 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2009.00546.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Bacteroides fragilis is a minor component of the intestinal microbiota and the most frequently isolated from intra-abdominal infections and bacteremia. Previously, our group has shown that molecules involved in laminin-1 (LMN-1) recognition were present in outer membrane protein extracts of B. fragilis MC2 strain. One of these proteins was identified and showed 98% similarity to a putative B. fragilis plasminogen-binding protein precursor, deposited in the public database. Thus, the objective of this work was to overexpress and further characterize this novel adhesin. The ability of B. fragilis MC2 strain and purified protein to convert plasminogen into plasmin was tested. Our results showed that B. fragilis strain MC2 strain adhered to both LMN-1 and plasminogen and this adhesion was inhibited by either LMN-1 or plasminogen. Regarding the plasminogen activation activity, both the whole bacterial cell and the purified protein converted plasminogen into plasmin similar to streptokinase used as a positive control. Bacterial receptors that recognize plasminogen bind to it and enhance its activation, transforming a nonproteolytic bacterium into a proteolytic one. We present in vitro evidence for a pathogenic function of the plasminogen receptor in promoting adherence to laminin and also the formation of plasmin by B. fragilis.
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- Eliane de Oliveira Ferreira
- Laboratório Biologia de Anaeróbios, Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, UFRJ, Ilha do Fundão, CCS, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Ferreira LQ, Avelar KES, Vieira JMBD, de Paula GR, Colombo APV, Domingues RMCP, Ferreira MCS. Association between the cfxA gene and transposon Tn4555 in Bacteroides distasonis strains and other Bacteroides species. Curr Microbiol 2007; 54:348-53. [PMID: 17486409 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-006-0411-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2006] [Accepted: 11/14/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The Bacteroides genus, the most prevalent anaerobic bacteria of the intestinal tract, carries a plethora of the mobile elements, such as plasmids and conjugative and mobilizable transposons, which are probably responsible for the spreading of resistance genes. Production of beta-lactamases is the most important resistance mechanism including cephalosporin resistance to beta-lactam agents in species of the Bacteroides fragilis group. In our previous study, the cfxA gene was detected in B. distasonis species, which encodes a clinically significant broad-spectrum beta-lactamase responsible for widespread resistance to cefoxitin and other beta-lactams. Such gene has been associated with the mobilizable transposon Tn4555. Therefore, the aim of this study was to detect the association between the cfxA gene and the presence of transposon Tn4555 in 53 Bacteroides strains isolated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by PCR assay. The cfxA gene was detected in 11 strains and the Tn4555 in 15. The transposon sequence revealed similarities of approximately 96% with the B. vulgatus sequence which has been deposited in GenBank. Hybridization assay was performed in attempt to detect the cfxA gene in the transposon. It was possible to associate the cfxA gene in 11 of 15 strains that harbored Tn4555. Among such strains, 9 presented the cfxA gene as well as Tn4555, but in 2 strains the cfxA gene was not detected by PCR assay. Our results confirm the involvement of Tn4555 in spreading the cfxA gene in Bacteroides species.
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- Livia Q Ferreira
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Laboratório de Biologia de Anaeróbios-Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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Alcides APP, Brazier JS, Pinto LJF, Balassiano IT, Boente RF, de Paula GR, Ferreira EO, Avelar KES, Miranda KR, Ferreira MCS, Domingues RMCP. New PCR ribotypes of Clostridium difficile detected in children in Brazil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2007; 92:53-9. [PMID: 17252315 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-006-9134-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2006] [Accepted: 11/30/2006] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A total of 35 Brazilian isolates of Clostridium difficile from faecal stools and four isolates from hospital environments were analyzed by PCR ribotyping. A whole cell protein profile (as an alternative for serogrouping), in vitro toxin production and susceptibility to vancomycin, metronidazole and clindamycin were also investigated. All strains were typeable by both phenotypic and genotypic methods, and a total of 13 different PCR ribotypes were identified, of which seven (132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 142 and 143) were considered new types and accounted for 78.5% of all samples evaluated (including hospital environments). A non-toxigenic C. difficile PCR ribotype 133 was detected in all children groups examined (inpatients, outpatients and healthy children), whilst toxigenic PCR ribotypes 015, 131, 134 and 135 were associated mostly with symptomatic children. Serogroups G and D were disseminated both in patients from the community and from the pediatric hospital, with group G prevalent among outpatient children. All strains were susceptible to vancomycin and metronidazole but high levels of resistance to clindamycin were found, especially among serogroups G and D. Co-existence of different ribotypes and serogroups in the same individual was observed. The new seven ribotypes found in this investigation may represent strains characteristic of this region of Brazil.
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- Ana P P Alcides
- Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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B D Vieira JM, Boente RF, Rodrigues Miranda K, Avelar KES, M C P Domingues R, Candida de S Ferreira M. Decreased Susceptibility to Nitroimidazoles Among Bacteroides Species in Brazil. Curr Microbiol 2005; 52:27-32. [PMID: 16391998 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-005-0068-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2005] [Accepted: 06/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In this study, 197 strains of Bacteroides genus from different species and origins were evaluated with regard to their susceptibility to 5-nitroimidazoles (5-Ni)-such as tinidazole, ornidazole, and metronidazole-using the agar dilution method. The presence of nim genes was also investigated by polymerase chain reaction. It was found that 5.6% of Bacteroides strains among all origins showed decreased susceptibility (minimum inhibitory concentrations varying from 4 to 16 microg/ml) to at least one of the imidazoles studied without any known nim gene associate. Also, we detected one strain isolated from a polluted aquatic environment in which one nim gene was found and characterized as nim B using restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing. Hence, resistance to 5-Ni should be monitored closely because they constitute, among few drugs, the ones quite effective in treating Bacteroides infections.
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- Jessica Manya B D Vieira
- Laboratório de Biologia de Anaeróbios, Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, CCS, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Vieira JMBD, Vallim DC, Ferreira EO, Seabra SH, Vommaro RC, Avelar KES, De Souza W, Ferreira MCS, Domingues RMCP. Bacteroides fragilis interferes with iNOS activity and leads to pore formation in macrophage surface. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 326:607-13. [PMID: 15596142 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.11.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bacteroides fragilis is the anaerobe most commonly recoverable from clinical specimens. The wide genetic diversity of this bacterium related with virulence potential is still an open question. In this study, we analyzed the morphological aspects and microbicide action of MØ during interactions with B. fragilis. A filamentous cytoplasm content release and a different actin organization colocalized with iNOS were detected. It was also possible to observe the reduction of NO production in the same conditions. The scanning electron microscopy showed the formation of pore-like structures in the surface of macrophages in the bacterial presence and by transmission electron microscopy we could observe the extrusion of cytoplasm contents as well as the condensation of chromatin in the nucleus periphery. These data suggest the existence of an inhibitory mechanism developed by B. fragilis strains for one of the macrophage microbicide actions.
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- Jessica Manya B D Vieira
- Laboratório de Biologia de Anaeróbios, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Antunes ENF, Ferreira EO, Falcão LS, Paula GR, Avelar KES, Barroso DE, Leite JPG, Ferreira MCS, Domingues RMCP. Non-toxigenic pattern II and III Bacteroides fragilis strains: coexistence in the same host. Res Microbiol 2004; 155:522-4. [PMID: 15313251 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2003] [Accepted: 04/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Diarrhoeic stool samples from 334 0-5-year-old children were analysed with respect to the incidence of Bacteroides fragilis as well as other enteropathogens. B. fragilis was recovered in 9.3% (31/334) of the samples, and 79 strains were examined for the presence of the bft gene or the BfPAI flanking region using polymerase chain reaction assays. No enterotoxigenic B. fragilis strains were detected. In 29% (9/31) of the samples the coexistence of both II and III non-toxigenic B. fragilis (NTBF) patterns could be seen. In 51.6% (16/31) of the samples there existed a pattern II NTBF only, and in 19.4% (6/31) only pattern III could be detected. Strains from the same patient representing different patterns were submitted to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis assays. Fingerprints obtained by this technique showed that there was strong heterogeneity among strains from different individuals. However, different patterns from the same individual shared 100% similarity.
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- Eduardo N F Antunes
- Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Paula GR, Falcão LS, Antunes ENF, Avelar KES, Reis FNA, Maluhy MA, Ferreira MCS, Domingues RMCP. Determinants of resistance in Bacteroides fragilis strains according to recent Brazilian profiles of antimicrobial susceptibility. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2004; 24:53-8. [PMID: 15225862 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2003] [Accepted: 11/28/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Susceptibility profiles of 99 Bacteroides fragilis strains for 9 antimicrobial agents were defined by using an agar dilution method. The isolates were uniformly susceptible to imipenen and metronidazole. All isolates were resistant to ampicillin. The resistance rates to amoxicillin/clavulanate, cefoxitin, cefotaxime, chloramphenicol, clindamycin and tetracycline were 3.0, 12.1, 15.1, 1.0, 18.2 and 75.7%, respectively. Sixteen strains showed reduced susceptibility to metronidazole (MIC 2-4 mg/L) but none had nim genes using PCR. All strains were also investigated for the presence of cepA, cfiA, cfxA, ermF and tetQ genes by PCR methodology and 92.9, 4.9, 24.2, 2 and 64.6% of the strains were respectively found positive. These results reflect the importance of surveys of susceptibility profiles and the relevance of detecting major genetic determinants to monitor the dissemination of these genes.
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- G R Paula
- Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Pinto LJF, Alcides APP, Ferreira EO, Avelar KES, Sabrá A, Domingues RMCP, Ferreira MCS. Incidence and importance of Clostridium difficile in paediatric diarrhoea in Brazil. J Med Microbiol 2003; 52:1095-1099. [PMID: 14614068 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05308-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Clostridium difficile strains were detected in 14 of 210 (6.7 %) faecal samples from children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by cultivating faeces on cycloserine/cefoxitin/fructose agar after alcohol-shock. Two main groups of children were studied: inpatients (n = 96) and outpatients (n = 114). The inpatient group consisted of children on antibiotics or immunosuppressors who presented with diarrhoea and other children who did not present with diarrhoea and were not under an antibiotic or chemotherapeutic regimen. Among the outpatients, two groups were examined: namely, a group that comprised children who presented with diarrhoea and were occasionally under an antibiotic regimen and another group that comprised patients who were not taking antibiotics. After cytotoxic assay, toxigenic C. difficile (Cd tox+) strains were detected in 4.2 % of inpatients and 3.5 % of outpatients. Exclusion of other infectious causes of diarrhoea indicated a typical case of C. difficile-associated paediatric diarrhoea in the community. Among Cd tox+ isolates, no variations were detected by PCR for toxin A that employed primers NK9 and NKVO11. No resistance was found to metronidazole or vancomycin among strains that were isolated from children who presented with diarrhoea, but the MIC(50) and MIC(90) values for clindamycin were 6-8 and 16 microg ml(-1), respectively. Resistance to clindamycin seems to be more disseminated in strains from outpatients than in those from inpatients (P < 0.05). In conclusion, these data suggest that investigation for C. difficile infection should be taken into account in paediatric diarrhoea in both inpatients and outpatients in developing countries.
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- Leandro J F Pinto
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil 2Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, RJ, Brazil 3Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil 4Universidade do Grande Rio, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil 2Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, RJ, Brazil 3Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil 4Universidade do Grande Rio, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil 2Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, RJ, Brazil 3Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil 4Universidade do Grande Rio, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil 2Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, RJ, Brazil 3Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil 4Universidade do Grande Rio, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil 2Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, RJ, Brazil 3Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil 4Universidade do Grande Rio, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil 2Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, RJ, Brazil 3Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil 4Universidade do Grande Rio, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil 2Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, RJ, Brazil 3Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil 4Universidade do Grande Rio, RJ, Brazil
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Fusobacterium nucleatum is a gram-negative non-spore-forming, non-motile, obligate anaerobic rod that is normally isolated from the oral cavity. Several studies have reported a significant heterogeneity within the F. nucleatum species. The aim of the present study was to analyze the clonal diversity of F. nucleatum strains isolated from intracanal infections and to evaluate the presence of Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC)-like sequences in the genome of F. nucleatum. Samples were collected from 13 single-root teeth from adult patients, all having carious lesions, necrotic pulps and radiographic evidence of periradicular bone loss. F. nucleatum was isolated from two different patients (subjects 5 and 7) by culture. Amplification of 19 colonies from subject 5 and 15 colonies from subject 7 using ERIC primers resulted in four clonal types, two per subject. An intense amplicon of approximately 700 bp was generated by ERIC-PCR for all F. nucleatum isolates and F. nucleatum ssp. polymorphum ATCC 10953. The amplification reaction using primer 1254 confirmed the results obtained with the ERIC primer. Our findings indicate that DNA fingerprints provided by ERIC- and Arbitrarily Primed (AP)-PCR may constitute a powerful tool for investigating F. nucleatum clonal diversity.
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- S R Moraes
- Institute of Microbiology Prof. Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Ferreira EO, Falcão LS, Vallim DC, Santos FJ, Andrade JRC, Andrade AFB, Vommaro RC, Ferreira MCS, Domingues RMCP. Bacteroides fragilis adherence to Caco-2 cells. Anaerobe 2002; 8:307-14. [PMID: 16887674 DOI: 10.1016/s1075-9964(03)00008-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2002] [Revised: 10/18/2002] [Accepted: 12/20/2002] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The ability of ten Bacteroides fragilis strains isolated from intestinal and non-intestinal infections, normal flora and environment to adhere to human colon carcinoma cells, Caco-2, was examined. The adherence capacity varied among the strains tested from strongly adherent (76-100%) to non- or weakly adherent (0-25%). Negative staining with Indian ink showed that all the strains were capsulated, although strain 1032 (strongly adherent and originated from bacteremia) had the highest rate of capsulated cells in the culture. All strains studied presented an electron-dense layer and no fimbrial structures in their surface after PTA negative staining. The analysis of the strains with ruthenium red showed the presence of an acidic polysaccharide and also surface vesicles in all of them. The strain 1032 presented an aggregative adherence pattern toward Caco-2 cells monolayers. It could be seen trapped by elongated microvilli and surrounded by extracellular material in the scanning electron microscope. Treatment with sodium periodate (100 mM/1 h) reduced significantly its adherence capacity and also the expression of an electron-dense layer and of the capsule, detected with PTA and Indian ink staining, respectively. We suggest that the capsular polysaccharide might mediate the adherence of the B. fragilis to Caco-2 cells.
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- E O Ferreira
- Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, Av. Brigadeiro Trompovsky, s/n, CCS, Bloco I, 2o andar, sala 6, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, Brazil
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Moraes SR, Gonçalves RB, Mouton C, Seldin L, Ferreira MCS, Domingues RMCP. Use of rep-PCR to define genetic relatedness among Bacteroides fragilis strains. J Med Microbiol 2000; 49:279-284. [PMID: 10707948 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-3-279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bacteroides fragilis, a component of the normal flora and an important anaerobic pathogen in non-intestinal endogenous infections, has recently been associated with enteric diseases. In this study, 41 B. fragilis strains were analysed in relation to their genetic diversity. This collection included two reference strains (ATCC 23745 and 25285), 20 isolates from non-intestinal infections, six from intestinal infections, five from intestinal microflora and eight from an aquatic environment. The fingerprints were generated by using two repetitive sequences (REP and ERIC) as primers to PCR (rep-PCR). A dendrogram was obtained with the Taxotron Program. Three clusters (threshold genotypes I, II and III) were observed when the genetic distance was 0.30. These results confirm previous data found regarding the genotypical diversity of B. fragilis.
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil *Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba/UNICAMP, Brasil and †Faculté de Medicine Dentaire, Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil *Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba/UNICAMP, Brasil and †Faculté de Medicine Dentaire, Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada
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Ferreira R, Alexandre MCF, Antunes ENF, Pinhao AT, Moraes SR, Ferreira MCS, Domingues RMCP. Expression of Bacteroides fragilis virulence markers in vitro. J Med Microbiol 1999; 48:999-1004. [PMID: 10535643 DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-11-999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bacteroides fragilis isolates from intestinal and non-intestinal infections, normal flora and the environment were examined for properties linked with interactions among cells in vitro. Different adhesion molecules were detected in agglutination assays with human erythrocytes and tests for auto-agglutination and adherence to human colon carcinoma cells (HT29). There was no correlation between these properties, indicating that independent molecules are involved. Treatment with trypsin, heat or EDTA inhibited agglutination and adherence, suggesting that these molecules are proteins. The lack of correlation with the origin of the strains did not permit any of these activities to be recognised as virulence markers. The expression of fragilysin, a protease associated with damage to intestinal cells and bacterial translocation, was examined. Only those strains from patients with diarrhoea expressed this protease activity in assays with HT29 cells and this was confirmed by specific PCR for the bft gene. The activity of fragilysin as an enterotoxin was confirmed in the rabbit intestinal ligated loop assay. The association of this property only with strains from intestinal infections indicates that it is too early to suggest this protease as a determinant factor of B. fragilis invasiveness.
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- R Ferreira
- Instituto de Microbiologia, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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