噬菌体如何破坏生物膜的结构?

How Do Phages Disrupt the Structure of Biofilm?

机构信息

Department of Biology of Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland.

Department of Morphological Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS, Porto Allegre 90010-150, Brazil.

出版信息

Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Dec 8;24(24):17260. doi: 10.3390/ijms242417260.

Abstract

Biofilms are composed of multicellular communities of microbial cells and their self-secreted extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The viruses named bacteriophages can infect and lyze bacterial cells, leading to efficient biofilm eradication. The aim of this study was to analyze how bacteriophages disrupt the biofilm structure by killing bacterial cells and/or by damaging extracellular polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA. The use of colorimetric and spectrofluorimetric methods and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) enabled a comprehensive assessment of phage activity against biofilms. The impact of the phages vB_Efa29212_2e and vB_Efa29212_3e was investigated. They were applied separately or in combination on 1-day and 7-day-old biofilms. Phages 2e effectively inhibited the growth of planktonic cells with a limited effect on the biofilm. They did not notably affect extracellular polysaccharides and proteins; however, they increased DNA levels. Phages 3e demonstrated a potent and dispersing impact on biofilms, despite being slightly less effective than bacteriophages 2e against planktonic cells. Phages 3e reduced the amount of extracellular polysaccharides and increased eDNA levels in both 1-day-old and 7-day-old biofilm cultures. Phage cocktails had a strong antimicrobial effect on both planktonic and biofilm-associated bacteria. A significant reduction in the levels of polysaccharides, proteins, and eDNA in 1-day-old biofilm samples was noted, which confirms that phages interfere with the structure of biofilm by killing bacterial cells and affecting extracellular polymer levels.

摘要

生物膜由微生物细胞及其自身分泌的胞外聚合物(EPS)组成的多细胞群落构成。能够感染并裂解细菌细胞的病毒称为噬菌体,可以有效地清除生物膜。本研究旨在分析噬菌体通过杀死细菌细胞和/或破坏胞外多糖、蛋白质和 DNA 来破坏生物膜结构的方式。使用比色法和荧光光谱法以及共聚焦激光扫描显微镜(CLSM)能够全面评估噬菌体对生物膜的活性。研究了噬菌体 vB_Efa29212_2e 和 vB_Efa29212_3e 的作用。分别或联合应用于 1 天和 7 天龄生物膜。噬菌体 2e 有效地抑制浮游细胞的生长,对生物膜的影响有限。它们对胞外多糖和蛋白质没有明显影响,但增加了 DNA 水平。噬菌体 3e 对生物膜具有强大的分散作用,尽管对浮游细胞的效力略低于噬菌体 2e。噬菌体 3e 减少了 1 天龄和 7 天龄生物膜培养物中外多糖的含量,并增加了 eDNA 水平。噬菌体鸡尾酒对浮游和生物膜相关细菌均具有很强的抗菌作用。在 1 天龄生物膜样本中观察到多糖、蛋白质和 eDNA 水平的显著降低,这证实噬菌体通过杀死细菌细胞和影响胞外聚合物水平来干扰生物膜的结构。

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