Galván E M, Mateyca C, Ielpi L
a Laboratory of Bacterial Genetics , Fundacion Instituto Leloir-IIBBA (CONICET) , Buenos Aires , Argentina.
Biofouling. 2016 Oct;32(9):1067-77. doi: 10.1080/08927014.2016.1231300.
Most catheter-associated urinary tract infections are polymicrobial. Here, uropathogen interactions in dual-species biofilms were studied. The dual-species associations selected based on their prevalence in clinical settings were Klebsiella pneumoniae-Escherichia coli, E. coli-Enterococcus faecalis, K. pneumoniae-E. faecalis, and K. pneumoniae-Proteus mirabilis. All species developed single-species biofilms in artificial urine. The ability of K. pneumoniae to form biofilms was not affected by E. coli or E. faecalis co-inoculation, but was impaired by P. mirabilis. Conversely, P. mirabilis established a biofilm when co-inoculated with K. pneumoniae. Additionally, E. coli persistence in biofilms was hampered by K. pneumoniae but not by E. faecalis. Interestingly, E. coli, but not K. pneumoniae, partially inhibited E. faecalis attachment to the surface and retarded biofilm development. The findings reveal bacterial interactions between uropathogens in dual-species biofilms ranged from affecting initial adhesion to outcompeting one bacterial species, depending on the identity of the partners involved.
大多数导管相关尿路感染是由多种微生物引起的。在此,对双物种生物膜中的尿路病原体相互作用进行了研究。根据其在临床环境中的流行情况选择的双物种组合为肺炎克雷伯菌-大肠埃希菌、大肠埃希菌-粪肠球菌、肺炎克雷伯菌-粪肠球菌以及肺炎克雷伯菌-奇异变形杆菌。所有菌种在人工尿液中都能形成单物种生物膜。肺炎克雷伯菌形成生物膜的能力不受大肠埃希菌或粪肠球菌共同接种的影响,但受到奇异变形杆菌的损害。相反,奇异变形杆菌与肺炎克雷伯菌共同接种时会形成生物膜。此外,肺炎克雷伯菌会阻碍大肠埃希菌在生物膜中的存活,但粪肠球菌不会。有趣的是,大肠埃希菌而非肺炎克雷伯菌会部分抑制粪肠球菌附着于表面并延缓生物膜的形成。研究结果表明,双物种生物膜中尿路病原体之间的细菌相互作用范围从影响初始黏附到胜过一种细菌,这取决于所涉及的伙伴的种类。