Antagonism and synergism in Gardnerella vaginalis strains isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis
| Autor: | K. L. K. Soares-Brandão, Maria Auxiliadora Roque de Carvalho, Jacques Robert Nicoli, R. B. Almeida, L.M. Farias, K. M. G. R. Branco, J. L. M. Sampaio, G. S. Teixeira, Regina M. D. Nardi, M.H. Mendonça |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species medicine.disease_cause Microbiology Actinobacteria Bacteriocins Bacteriocin Antibiosis medicine Humans Gardnerella vaginalis Bacteria Virulence biology ved/biology Peptostreptococcus anaerobius Vaginosis Bacterial General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Culture Media Female Bacterial vaginosis Antagonism |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Microbiology. 59:891-897 |
| ISSN: | 1473-5644 0022-2615 |
| Popis: | Antagonistic and synergistic substances are important for interactions between micro-organisms associated with human body surfaces, either in healthy or in diseased conditions. In the present study, such compounds produced by Gardnerella vaginalis strains isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis (BV) were detected in vitro and the antagonistic ones were partially characterized. Among 11 G. vaginalis strains tested, all showed antagonistic activity against at least one of the 22 indicator bacteria assayed. Interestingly, for some of these strains, antagonism reverted to synergism, favouring one of the indicator strains (Peptostreptococcus anaerobius) when the growth medium was changed. Partial characterization of antagonistic substances suggested a bacteriocin-like chemical nature. Depending on growth conditions, G. vaginalis isolated from women with BV produced antagonistic or synergistic compounds for other bacterial components of the vaginal ecosystem. This is the first report to our knowledge of the production of antagonistic and/or synergistic substances by G. vaginalis. This ability may be a pivotal factor in understanding BV and the ecological role of this bacterium in the vaginal environment. |
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