Coaggregation and biofilm formation of Leptospira with Staphylococcus aureus
| Autor: | Kirubakaran Vinod Kumar, Ratchagadasse Vimal Raj, Paluru Vijayachari, Chandan Lall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Staphylococcus aureus
Immunology medicine.disease_cause Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences Leptospira Virology medicine Leptospirosis 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences biology Coinfection 030306 microbiology Biofilm Skin Diseases Bacterial Staphylococcal Infections biology.organism_classification In vitro Visual score Biofilms Microscopy Electron Scanning Microbial Interactions Leptospira interrogans Staphylococcus |
| Zdroj: | Microbiology and Immunology. 63:147-150 |
| ISSN: | 1348-0421 0385-5600 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1348-0421.12679 |
| Popis: | It is not known how Leptospira react to wound or a cut infected with microbes, such as pathogenic Staphylococcus, or their common habitat on oral or nasal mucosal membranes. In the present study, Staphylococcus aureus MTCC-737 showed strong co-aggregation with leptospiral strains (>75%, visual score of + 4) in vitro. All tested strains of Leptospira were able to form biofilm with S. aureus. Scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed intertwined networks of attached cells of L. interrogans and S. aureus, thus providing evidence of a matrix-like structure. This phenomenon may have implications in Leptospira infection, which occurs via cuts and wounds of the skin. |
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