新型多价大肠埃希菌噬菌体285P生物学特性研究

筛选多价大肠埃希菌噬菌体,确定其宽噬宿主谱、形态大小及核酸类型等基本特征,为应用于环境微生物消毒奠定基础。应用双层琼脂平板法确定多价噬菌体的宿主谱;透视电镜观察形态结构;提取核酸,并利用分光光度法和核酸酶(DNase、RNase A及S1)酶切的方法对核酸进行鉴定;SDS-PAGE电泳分析噬菌体膜蛋白。大肠埃希菌BL21、DH5α、JM109为噬菌体285P的宽噬宿主;电镜下呈微球型,边缘光滑,短尾,颗粒直径约81 nm;分光光度法及核酸酶切法均证实核酸为双链DNA;膜蛋白略小于43 ku。噬菌体285P对多株大肠埃希菌具有宽噬作用,对环境中微生物的控制具有潜在的应用价值。     

噬菌体ΦEc-SL25对大肠埃希菌临床分离株裂解作用的研究

目的分离鉴定大肠埃希菌噬菌体并分析其裂解特性,为噬菌体疗法应用于大肠埃希菌感染提供实验依据。方法采用双层琼脂噬斑法从污水中分离噬菌体,通过透射电镜观察噬菌体的形态学特征,利用限制性酶切图谱初步分析噬菌体的基因组,测定噬菌体对宿主菌的最佳感染复数和一步生长曲线,分析噬菌体对宿主菌的裂解谱,观察噬菌体在不同的pH及温度下对宿主菌的裂解特性,SDS-PAGE分析噬菌体的主要和次要蛋白。结果通过噬斑法从污水中分离出1株能裂解大肠埃希菌的噬菌体,命名为ΦEc-SL25;电镜显示,噬菌体ΦEc-SL25的形态特征符合有尾病毒目、管尾病毒科噬菌体;ΦEc-SL25的最佳感染复数为0.01;一步生长曲线表明,噬菌体ΦEc-SL25的潜伏期为5 min,爆发期为10 min;ΦEc-SL25对26株大肠埃希菌的裂解率可达30.8%;在温度70℃20min时以及在pH 4~10的范围内,噬菌体ΦEc-SL25仍保持其裂解活性;蛋白电泳可观察到2条主要蛋白带和至少3条次要蛋白。结论噬菌体ΦEc-SL25是一种潜伏期短、裂解较性强的毒性噬菌体,可用于开发针对大肠埃希菌感染的生物制剂。     

肠出血性大肠埃希菌O157:H7噬菌体FEC14和FEC19特性及污染牛肉杀菌潜在应用探究

【背景】肠出血性大肠埃希菌O157:H7是重要的食源性致病菌之一,并且其耐药性越来越严重,寻找裂解性强噬菌体用于防治大肠埃希菌感染具有广阔的应用前景。【目的】从环境中分离鉴定能特异裂解大肠埃希菌O157:H7的噬菌体,通过对生物学特性及裂解细菌功效的探究,为其在食品安全防控中提供理论依据和研究基础。【方法】通过双层平板法分离并纯化噬菌体,透射电镜观察噬菌体形态,测定最佳感染复数、一步生长曲线、pH稳定性、温度稳定性,对噬菌体进行全基因组测序及噬菌体裂解细菌功效。【结果】2株大肠埃希菌O157:H7噬菌体FEC14和FEC19的头部皆呈二十面体立体对称,FEC14头部直径约80nm,尾丝呈星形,FEC19头部直径约58 nm,尾丝呈针形;噬菌体FEC14的最佳感染复数为0.001,潜伏期为15 min,裂解期为65 min,平均暴发量为156 PFU/cell,FEC19的最佳感染复数为0.1,潜伏期为10 min,裂解期为80 min,平均暴发量为800 PFU/cell;噬菌体FEC14能在60℃、pH 4.0-11.0条件下存活,噬菌体FEC19在70℃、pH5.0-9.0条件下存...     

一株产L-天冬氨酸酶大肠埃希氏菌的噬菌体分离和生物学特性

【目的】从大肠埃希氏菌CICC 11021S发酵液中分离一株噬菌体,对其生物学特性进行研究。【方法】采用双层平板法分离噬菌体CICC 80003;利用透射电镜观察噬菌体形态;提取噬菌体基因组,核酸内切酶处理并进行凝胶电泳;分析噬菌体最佳感染复数、一步生长曲线、p H和温度稳定性、宿主谱。考察CICC 80003对CICC 11021S生长和L-天冬氨酸酶活力的影响。【结果】CICC 80003噬菌斑圆形透明,有明显晕环;头部规则,直径约50-60 nm,尾部长约120-130 nm;基因组能被核酸内切酶Bam H I和Mlu I切开;最佳感染复数0.1,潜伏期5 min,裂解期25 min,平均裂解量约86个;最适p H值8.0;90°C温育15 min,噬菌体全部失活;能裂解大肠埃希氏菌和沙门氏菌的部分菌株。发生噬菌体污染时,CICC 11021S无法正常生长,基本检测不到L-天冬氨酸酶活力。【结论】CICC 80003属于长尾噬菌体科ds DNA噬菌体,液体环境中能够彻底裂解大肠埃希氏菌CICC 11021S。     

肠侵袭性大肠埃希菌噬菌体DK-13的生物学特性及应用

【目的】筛选并分离出能裂解肠侵袭性大肠埃希菌噬菌体,分析其生物学特性,并探究其对污染猪肉的杀菌作用。【方法】采用双层平板法分离鉴定噬菌体,并测定其最佳感染复数,一步生长曲线等,对其基因组进行测序分析以及裂解功效的测定。【结果】从医院污水中分离鉴定能特异裂解肠侵袭性大肠埃希菌（Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli,EIEC）的噬菌体并命名为DK-13,其呈典型的蝌蚪状外形,包含一个正二十面体的头部和一个可收缩的螺旋对称的尾部,属于肌尾噬菌体科（Myoviridae）噬菌体;生物学特性表明：最佳感染复数为0.01,潜伏期约为10 min,裂解期约为70 min,噬菌体DK-13能在50℃,pH 5.0-10.0条件下存活。全基因组测序表明,噬菌体基因组长约172 275 bp,GC含量为40.18%,预测其共有293个开放阅读框（open reading frames,ORF）,未发现已知耐药基因和毒力基因。应用试验表明：被污染的猪肉中表现的杀菌效果良好,宿主菌的数量明显减少。【结论】分离并鉴定一株新的烈性噬菌体DK-13,DK-13具有潜伏期短、裂解效率高等优势...     

大肠埃希菌耐药性及其基因同源性分析

目的 研究临床分离的大肠埃希菌对常用抗生索的耐药性及其基因分型,了解其耐药性趋势与传播流行情况,为临床合理治疗大肠埃希菌引起的感染提供参考依据。方法 采用常规鉴定技术鉴定细菌;采用K—B纸片扩散法测定77株大肠埃希菌对19种药物的耐药性;K—B法鉴定产超广谱β-内酰胺酶（ESBLs）;通过脉冲场凝胶电泳（PFGE）法对其进行基因分型以确定菌株之间的亲缘关系;FINGERPRINT Ⅱ软件进行细菌基因指纹图谱分析。结果 大肠埃希菌对青霉素类、喹诺酮类药物和氨曲南的耐药性明显增高,亚胺培南和美罗培南是大肠埃希菌感染患者的首选药物;经ESBLs确证试验,ESBLs阳性率为28．60％（22／77）;产ESBLs大肠埃希菌经PFGE指纹图谱分析,除第62株和第70株相似性系数为78．27％外,其余相似度均低于70．0％;ESBLs大肠埃希菌阴性株中除少数几对菌株相似性系数较高外,其余呈散在分布,且电泳带存有6条以上的不同条带,为流行病学无关的不同克隆。结论 大肠埃希菌对常用抗生索耐药性明显增高,且呈多重耐药趋势;该研究尚不能证明存在大肠埃希菌爆发性流行感染,提示可能存在院内感染大肠埃希菌的优势克隆;PFGE基因分型方法是耐药性与流行状况分析的有效手段。     

诺卡氏菌烈性噬菌体vB_Ncarnea_KYD1的分离纯化与基因组分析

【背景】诺卡氏菌是一种广泛分布的好氧放线菌,可在人体内引起局部或播散性感染,尤其是在免疫功能低下的个体中。诺卡氏菌感染在临床上较难鉴定,而且不断有新型诺卡氏菌种被发现。不同类型、不同地域的诺卡氏菌具有流行差异和抗生素敏感性差异,阻碍了适当治疗方式的选择。利用病灶处的宿主菌分离得到噬菌体来控制诺卡氏菌感染的这种方法在近年来受到了各界的关注。【目的】尝试从环境中分离出能够用于临床治疗的针对诺卡氏菌的烈性噬菌体,并研究其基因组学特征。【方法】利用双层平板法分离得到目标噬菌体,观察其噬菌斑形态,并对噬菌体进行分离纯化,在透射电镜下鉴定其特征。提取噬菌体DNA进行全基因组测序与注释,并与数据库内已知噬菌体基因组进行比较,同时构建系统进化树以进行遗传进化分析。【结果】本文以肉色诺卡氏菌为宿主,从环境样本中分离出一株烈性噬菌体vB_Ncarnea_KYD1,在双层平板上可形成直径<2 mm的透亮均匀的噬菌斑。基因组分析表明,vB_Ncarnea_KYD1DNA为环状,大小为66 621 bp,共发现102个蛋白质编码区(coding sequence,CDS)及一个tRNA-Ser编码序列。透射电镜观察与系统进化树综合分析可以确定,vB_Ncarnea_KYD1为长尾噬菌体科的一个新属。其在进化过程中经历了复杂的基因重组过程。暂未发现毒力因子相关基因与抗性基因,具备实用价值。【结论】从环境水体中分离出一株烈性肉色诺卡氏菌噬菌体vB_Ncarnea_KYD1,通过电镜观察与基因组分析可知,此株噬菌体为长尾噬菌体,基因组中暂未发现不利于临床应用的相关基因,是一株相对安全的烈性诺卡氏菌噬菌体。研究结果丰富了国内噬菌体资源库,并为后续诺卡氏菌感染疾病的治疗提供支持。     

一株粘质沙雷氏菌烈性噬菌体污水分离及特性

[目的]以粘质沙雷氏菌(8039)为宿主菌从医院污水中分离噬菌体并对其基本生物学特点进行研究.[方法]四步法污水分离噬菌体;单、双层平板噬菌斑实验筛选烈性噬菌体并观察噬菌斑形态;纯化后2%磷钨酸染色电镜观察;手工法提取噬菌体核酸酶切后琼脂糖凝胶电泳分析;利用双层平板噬菌斑实验测定最佳感染复数和完成一步生长实验.[结果]从医院污水中成功分离出粘质沙雷氏菌烈性噬菌体一株(SM701),该噬菌体有一个正多面体立体对称的头部,头径约64nm,无囊膜,有一长尾,无收缩尾鞘,尾长约143nm;基因组核酸能被双链DNA内切酶BamH Ⅰ及Hind Ⅲ切开,大小约57kb;噬菌斑圆形透明,直径1mm左右(培养12h,),边界清楚;当感染复数(multiplicity of infection,MOI)为10时,子代噬菌体滴度较高;按照一步生长实验结果绘制出一步生长曲线,可知感染宿主菌的潜伏期是约为30min,爆发期约100min,平均爆发量约为630[结论]按照国际病毒分类委员会分类标准,该噬菌体属于长尾噬菌体科(siphoviridae)烈性噬菌体,按照Bradley和Ackermann形态分类法属于B1亚群;噬菌斑与周围红色细菌生长区,颜色差异明显,非常便于观察和计数;噬菌体头部大小和形态与呼吸道病毒中的呼肠病毒和腺病毒最为接近;国内尚未见粘质沙雷氏菌噬菌体相关报道.     

肝移植术后感染大肠埃希菌的DNA多态性与耐药性分析

应用随机引物扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)技术分析肝移植术后大肠埃希菌感染株DNA的多态性,并对其进行分型,研究肝移植术后大肠埃希菌感染的流行状况,并探讨大肠埃希菌产超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBLs)与基因型之间的关系。应用1条含10个碱基的随机引物对20株大肠埃希菌的DNA进行随机扩增,ESBLs试验使用双纸片协同法。20株大肠埃希菌经RAPD分为11个基因型,ESBLs检测12株大肠埃希菌阳性,ESBLs阳性大肠埃希菌在700 bp有共同条带。肝移植术后感染以内源性感染为主,肠道细菌移位可能是大肠埃希菌感染的一个主要因素,ESBLs阳性检出率高,ESBLs阳性与基因型之间具有相关性。     

诱导溶源性嗜盐古生菌产生噬菌体的方法

目的:用简单易行的诱导手段,从溶源性的嗜盐古生菌中诱导产生新的噬菌体,为分离嗜盐古生菌噬菌体提供一种新的途径.方法:分别用紫外线与丝裂霉素C对10株对数期的嗜盐古生菌菌株进行诱导,上清液采用双层平板法进行噬菌斑鉴定,并用脉冲场凝胶电泳对噬菌体基因组进行分析.结果:经1 μg/mL丝裂霉素C诱导的嗜盐古生菌融合子F5产生了一株新的嗜盐古生菌噬菌体SNJ1,该噬菌体能感染Natrinema属的菌株J7.结论:丝裂霉素C能诱导原噬菌体从宿主中分离,为嗜盐古生菌噬菌体分离提供了一条新的途径.     

Toward rational control of<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Escherichia coli</Emphasis> O157:H7 by a phage cocktail

Twenty six phages infected with Escherichia coli O157:H7 were screened from various sources. Among them, nine caused visible lysis of E. coli O157:H7 cells in LB liquid medium. However, prolonged incubation of E. coli cells and phage allowed the emergence of phage-resistant cells. The susceptibility of the phage-resistant cells to the nine phages was diverse. A rational procedure for selecting an effective cocktail of phage for controlling bacteria was investigated based on the mechanism of phage-resistant cell conversion. Deletion of OmpC from the E. coli cells facilitated the emergence of cells resistant to SP21 phage. After 8 h of incubation, SP21-resistant cells appeared. By contrast, alteration of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) profile facilitated cell resistance to SP22 phage, which was observed following a 6-h incubation. When a cocktail of phages SP21 and SP22 was used to infect E. coli O157:H7 cells, 30 h was required for the emergence of cells (R-C) resistant to both phages. The R-C cells carried almost the same outer membrane and LPS components as the wild-type cells. However, the reduced binding ability of both phages to R-C cells suggested disturbance of phage adsorption to the R-C surface. Even though R-C cells resistant to both phages appeared, this work shows that rational selection of phages has the potential to at least delay the emergence of phage resistance.     

Chicken liver is a potential reservoir of bacteriophages and phage-derived particles containing antibiotic resistance genes

Poultry meat production is one of the most important agri-food industries in the world. The selective pressure exerted by widespread prophylactic or therapeutic use of antibiotics in intensive chicken farming favours the development of drug resistance in bacterial populations. Chicken liver, closely connected with the intestinal tract, has been directly involved in food-borne infections and found to be contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, including Campylobacter and Salmonella. In this study, 74 chicken livers, divided into sterile and non-sterile groups, were analysed, not only for microbial indicators but also for the presence of phages and phage particles containing antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Both bacteria and phages were detected in liver tissues, including those dissected under sterile conditions. The phages were able to infect Escherichia coli and showed a Siphovirus morphology. The chicken livers contained from 10³ to 10⁶ phage particles per g, which carried a range of ARGs (bla_TEM, bla_CTx-M-1, sul1, qnrA, armA and tetW) detected by qPCR. The presence of phages in chicken liver, mostly infecting E. coli, was confirmed by metagenomic analysis, although this technique was not sufficiently sensitive to identify ARGs. In addition, ARG-carrying phages were detected in chicken faeces by qPCR in a previous study of the group. Comparison of the viromes of faeces and liver showed a strong coincidence of species, which suggests that the phages found in the liver originate in faeces. These findings suggests that phages, like bacteria, can translocate from the gut to the liver, which may therefore constitute a potential reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes.     

Analysis of Twin-Arginine Translocation Pathway Homologue in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Staphylococcus aureus</Emphasis>

We investigated the relationship between expression of the O side chain of outer membrane lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and infection by a Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2)-converting phage in normal and benign strains of Escherichia coli. Of 19 wild-type E. coli strains isolated from the feces of healthy subjects, those with low-molecular-weight LPS showed markedly higher susceptibility to lytic and lysogenic infection by Stx2 phages than those with high-molecular-weight LPS. All lysogens produced infectious phage particles and Stx2. The Stx-negative E. coli O157:H7 strain ATCC43888 with an intact O side chain was found to be resistant to lysis by an Stx2 phage and lysogenic infection by a recombinant Stx2 phage, whereas a rfbE mutant deficient in the expression of the O side chain was readily infected by the phage and yielded stable lysogens. The evidence suggests that an O side chain deficiency leads to the creation of new pathotypes of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) within the intestinal microflora.     

Phage cocktail strategies for the suppression of a pathogen in a cross-feeding coculture

Cocktail combinations of bacteria-infecting viruses (bacteriophages) can suppress pathogenic bacterial growth. However, predicting how phage cocktails influence microbial communities with complex ecological interactions, specifically cross-feeding interactions in which bacteria exchange nutrients, remains challenging. Here, we used experiments and mathematical simulations to determine how to best suppress a model pathogen, E. coli, when obligately cross-feeding with S. enterica. We tested whether the duration of pathogen suppression caused by a two-lytic phage cocktail was maximized when both phages targeted E. coli, or when one phage targeted E. coli and the other its cross-feeding partner, S. enterica. Experimentally, we observed that cocktails targeting both cross-feeders suppressed E. coli growth longer than cocktails targeting only E. coli. Two non-mutually exclusive mechanisms could explain these results: (i) we found that treatment with two E. coli phage led to the evolution of a mucoid phenotype that provided cross-resistance against both phages, and (ii) S. enterica set the growth rate of the coculture, and therefore, targeting S. enterica had a stronger effect on pathogen suppression. Simulations suggested that cross-resistance and the relative growth rates of cross-feeders modulated the duration of E. coli suppression. More broadly, we describe a novel bacteriophage cocktail strategy for pathogens that cross-feed.     

Isolation and characterization of lytic bacteriophages against enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Aims: The objective of this study was to isolate, identify and characterize a collection of lytic bacteriophages capable of infecting enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) serotypes. Methods and Results: Phages were isolated from dairy and cattle feedlot manure using E. coli O157, O26 and O111 strains as hosts. Phages were enriched from faecal slurries by culture in 10× trypticase soy broth at 37°C overnight. Phage plaques were obtained by mixing the filtered culture supernatant with molten tryptone agar containing the phage E. coli host strain, pouring the inoculated agar on top of cooled TS agar and incubating the culture overnight. Phages were purified from plaques and screened against additional E. coli and EHEC strains by the efficiency of plating method (EOP). Phage CEV2, and five other phages previously isolated, were able to lyse all of the 15 O157 strains tested with EOP values consistently above 0·001. Two phages were found to be highly effective against strains of E. coli O157 through EOP tests and against O26 strains through spot tests, but not against the O serogroup 111 strains. A cocktail of eight phage that lyse E. coli O157 strains resulted in >5 log CFU ml^?1 reductions at 37°C. Multiplex‐PCR revealed that none of these eight phages carried stx1, stx2, hlyA or eaeA genes. Conclusions: A cocktail of bacteriophages was capable of lysing most strains of two EHEC serotypes. Significance and Impact of the Study: This collection of phages can be combined and potentially used as an antimicrobial cocktail to inactivate E. coli strains from O serogroups 157 and 26 and reduce their incidence in the food chain.     

Novel phage-based bio-processing of pathogenic Escherichia coli and its biofilms

To explore new approaches of phage-based bio-process of specifically pathogenic Escherichia coli bacteria in food products within a short period. One hundred and forty highly lytic designed coliphages were used. Escherichia coli naturally contaminated and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli experimentally inoculated samples of lettuce, cabbage, meat, and egg were used. In addition, experimentally produced biofilms of E. coli were tested. A phage concentration of 10³ PFU/ml was used for food products immersion, and for spraying of food products, 10⁵ PFU/ml of a phage cocktail was used by applying a 20-s optimal dipping time in a phage cocktail. Food samples were cut into pieces and were either sprayed with or held in a bag immersed in lambda buffer containing a cocktail of 140 phages. Phage bio-processing was successful in eliminating completely E. coli in all processed samples after 48 h storage at 4°C. Partial elimination of E. coli was observed in earlier storage periods (7 and 18 h) at 24° and 37°C. Moreover, E. coli biofilms were reduced >3 log cycles upon using the current phage bio-processing. The use of a phage cocktail of 140 highly lytic designed phages proved highly effective in suppressing E. coli contaminating food products. Proper decontamination/prevention methods of pathogenic E. coli achieved in this study can replace the current chemically less effective decontamination methods.     

Evolution of mutualism from parasitism in experimental virus populations

While theory suggests conditions under which mutualism may evolve from parasitism, few studies have observed this transition empirically. Previously, we evolved Escherichia coli and the filamentous bacteriophage M13 in 96‐well microplates, an environment in which the ancestral phage increased the growth rate and yield of the ancestral bacteria. In the majority of populations, mutualism was maintained or even enhanced between phages and coevolving bacteria; however, these same phages evolved traits that harmed the ancestral E. coli genotype. Here, we set out to determine if mutualism could evolve from this new parasitic interaction. To do so, we chose six evolved phage populations from the original experiment and used them to establish new infections of the ancestral bacteria. After 20 passages, mutualism evolved in almost all replicates, with the remainder growing commensally. Many phage populations also evolved to benefit both their local, evolving bacteria and the ancestral bacteria, though these phages were less beneficial to their co‐occurring hosts than phages that harm the ancestral bacteria. These results demonstrate the rapid recovery of mutualism from parasitism, and we discuss how our findings relate to the evolution of phages that enhance the virulence of bacterial pathogens.     

Impact of Phages on Two-Species Bacterial Communities

A long history of experimental work has shown that addition of bacteriophages to a monoculture of bacteria leads to only a temporary depression of bacterial levels. Resistant bacteria usually become abundant, despite reduced growth rates relative to those of phage-sensitive bacteria. This restoration of high bacterial density occurs even if the phages evolve to overcome bacterial resistance. We believe that the generality of this result may be limited to monocultures, in which the resistant bacteria do not face competition from bacterial species unaffected by the phage. As a simple case, we investigated the impact of phages attacking one species in a two-species culture of bacteria. In the absence of phages, Escherichia coli B and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium were stably maintained during daily serial passage in glucose minimal medium (M9). When either of two E. coli-specific phages (T7 or T5) was added to the mixed culture, E. coli became extinct or was maintained at densities that were orders of magnitude lower than those before phage introduction, even though the E. coli densities with phage reached high levels when Salmonella was absent. In contrast, the addition of a phage that attacked only Salmonella (SP6) led to transient decreases in the bacterial number whether E. coli was absent or present. These results suggest that phages can sometimes, although not always, provide long-term suppression of target bacteria.     

Tracing the interaction of bacteriophage with bacterial biofilms using fluorescent and chromogenic probes

Phages T4 and E79 were fluorescently-labeled with rhodamine isothiocyanate (RITC), fluoroscein isothiccyanate (FITC), and by the addition of 46-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) to phage-infected host cells ofEscherichia coli andPseudomonas aeruginosa. Comparisons of electron micrographs with scanning confocal laser microscope (SCLM) images indicated that single RITC-labeled phage particles could be visualized. Biofilms of each bacterium were infected by labeled phage. SCLM and epifluorescence microscopy were used to observe adsorption of phage to single-layer surface-attached bacteria and thicker biofilms. The spread of the recombinant T4 phage, YZA1 (containing an rll-LacZ fusion), within alac E. coli biofilm could be detected in the presence of chromogenic and fluorogenic homologs of galactose. Infected cells exhibited blue pigmentation and fluorescence from the cleavage products produced by the phage-encoded -galactosidase activity. Fluorescent antibodies were used to detect nonlabeled progeny phage. Phage T4 infected both surface-attached and surface-associatedE. coli while phage E79 adsorbed toP. aeruginosa cells on the surface of the biofilm, but access to cells deep in biofilms was somewhat restricted. Temperature and nutrient concentration did not affect susceptibility to phage infection, but lower temperature and low nutrients extended the time-to-lysis and slowed the spread of infection within the biofilm.