Assessment and characterization of biofilm formation among human isolates of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis
| Autor: | Ligia Guedes Silva, Regina Ejzemberg, Marcos Corrêa de Mattos, Bernadete Teixeira Ferreira-Carvalho, Thaís Glatthardt, Maria Clara de Souza, Celuta S. Alviano, Agnes Marie Sá Figueiredo, Gabrielle Limeira Genteluci |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Microbiology (medical)
DNA Bacterial Male Human pathogen medicine.disease_cause Microbiology Pilus Extracellular matrix Bacterial Proteins Microscopy Electron Transmission Streptococcal Infections medicine Animals Humans Mice Inbred BALB C Microscopy Confocal biology Streptococcus Polysaccharides Bacterial Biofilm General Medicine biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition biology.organism_classification Foreign Bodies In vitro Disease Models Animal Infectious Diseases Microscopy Fluorescence Biofilms Microscopy Electron Scanning Streptococcus dysgalactiae Bacteria |
| Zdroj: | International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM. 305(8) |
| ISSN: | 1618-0607 |
| Popis: | The capacity to form biofilm is considered a protective mechanism that allows the bacteria to survive and proliferate in hostile environments, facilitating the maintenance of the infectious process. Recently, biofilm has become a topic of interest in the study of the human pathogen group A Streptococcus (GAS). Although GAS has not been associated with infection on medical implants, the presence of microcolonies embedded in an extracellular matrix on infected tissues has been reported. Despite the similarity between GAS and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE), there are no studies in the literature describing the production of biofilm by SDSE. In this work, we assessed and characterized biofilm development among SDSE human isolates of group C. The in vitro data showed that 59.3% of the 118 isolates tested were able to form acid-induced biofilm on glass, and 28% formed it on polystyrene surfaces. More importantly, biofilm was also formed in a foreign body model in mice. The biofilm structure was analyzed by confocal laser scanning microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. Long fibrillar-like structures were observed by scanning electron microscopy. Additionally, the expression of a pilus associated gene of SDSE was increased for in vitro sessile cells compared with planktonics, and when sessile cells were collected from biofilms formed in the animal model compared with that of in vitro model. Results obtained from the immunofluorescence microscopy indicated the biofilm was immunogenic. Our data also suggested a role for proteins, exopolysaccharide and extracellular DNA in the formation and accumulation of biofilm by SDSE. |
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