生物膜定量分析仪对不同细菌早期生物膜形成能力的比较研究

目的通过生物膜定量分析仪来观察铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1),变形链球菌(Streptococcus mutans UA159)以及大肠埃希菌(Escherichia coli MG1655)生物膜形成能力的不同,并以各菌株的吸光度值A600为参考,对3种菌株早期生物膜形成能力进行比较。方法通过向生物膜培养悬液中加入与细菌直径相近的磁性小珠,利用这些小珠在磁场中受到生物膜的位移约束力的原理,采用生物膜定量分析仪,定量比较3种菌株在生物膜形成上的差别。结果实验发现铜绿假单胞菌PAO1和大肠埃希菌MG1655的细菌增长速度基本相同,但铜绿假单胞菌PAO1的生物膜形成明显快于大肠埃希菌MG1655。大肠埃希菌MG1655和变形链球菌UA159的生物膜形成速度基本相同,但大肠埃希菌MG1655的细菌增长速度明显高于变形链球菌UA159。结论不同细菌有各自的生物膜形成模式。生物膜定量分析仪作为一种高效简便的检测手段,可用于生物膜早期形成的动态分析。     

铜绿假单胞菌与机体免疫的相互关系

铜绿假单胞菌是导致许多急性和慢性感染的重要细菌,在机械通气或某些免疫缺陷的患者中常常导致严重的感染。在其所造成的感染中,随着感染的持续发展,铜绿假单胞菌极易形成生物膜。生物膜是一个具有结构性、协调性和功能性的高度组织群体,生物膜细菌的生物学特性与浮游菌显著不同,其环境适应能力更强,不仅可以防止抗生素的杀灭,还能逃避宿主免疫,使得铜绿假单胞菌相关感染的临床治疗变得更加棘手。本文主要综述铜绿假单胞菌如何逃避宿主免疫和机体在铜绿似单胞菌感染时的免疫反应及在免疫方面的治疗进展。     

5-甲基间苯二酚对铜绿假单胞菌及其生物膜形成的影响

探讨5-甲基间苯二酚对铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aureginosa)及其生物膜形成的影响。通过微量肉汤稀释法检测铜绿假单胞菌对5-甲基间苯二酚的敏感性并绘制时间-杀菌曲线;通过微孔板培养生物膜结合结晶紫染色法检测5-甲基间苯二酚对铜绿假单胞菌生物膜形成和分散的影响。当5-甲基间苯二酚的浓度为512μg/mL时,可显著抑制铜绿假单胞菌PAO1生物膜的形成,而5-甲基间苯二酚对铜绿假单胞菌PA47生物膜的形成无影响。32μg/mL的5-甲基间苯二酚还能显著分散铜绿假单胞菌PAO1成熟生物膜,但无明显的剂量依赖性。不同临床菌株生物膜对5-甲基间苯二酚的敏感性各异。结果表明,5-甲基间苯二酚能抑制铜绿假单胞菌生物膜的形成并能分散已形成的生物膜。     

蓝光对浮游状态和生物膜内铜绿假单胞菌的抗菌作用

目的：探讨450 nm-470 nm可见光（蓝光）是否具有杀灭浮游状态和生物膜内铜绿假单胞菌的作用。方法：分别采用不同能量密度的蓝光照射浮游状态铜绿假单胞菌,与红光对照组、空白对照组相比,将照射后细菌采用平板涂板法评价蓝光杀菌效果;制作铜绿假单胞菌生物膜模型,16 J/cm2能量密度蓝光照射后通过激光共聚焦显微镜和扫描电子显微镜观察生物膜内细菌存活情况以及生物膜结构变化。结果：与空白对照组相比,2 J/cm2及以上能量密度组蓝光照射后,细菌数目明显减少,杀菌率明显增加（P〈0.05）,并呈剂量效应关系;16 J/cm2能量密度光照后生物膜内细菌死亡数较空白对照组明显增加且生物膜结构变稀疏。结论：450 nm-470 nm可见光（蓝光）具有高效杀灭浮游状态和生物膜内铜绿假单胞菌的作用。     

铜绿假单胞菌生物膜研究进展

生物膜（biofilm,BF）是细菌为了适应生存环境的需要而形成的与浮游细胞相对应的生存形式,是细菌生来具有的本领。不同的细菌形成生物膜的能力是不同的,铜绿假单胞菌极易形成生物膜,临床许多生物医学材料相关感染和某些慢性顽固性感染性疾病都与之密切相关,在生物膜中的细菌不仅耐抗生素还可耐抗体的杀菌作用,危害性严重。     

铜绿假单胞菌脂多糖对白念珠菌生物膜形成的影响

目的研究铜绿假单胞菌脂多糖(lipopolysaccharide,LPS)对白念珠菌生物膜形成不同时期的影响。方法甲基四氮盐(XTT)减低法用于检测铜绿假单胞菌LPS对白念珠菌生物膜形成不同阶段生成量的影响,利用倒置显微镜观察生物膜形态学改变。结果铜绿假单胞菌对白念珠菌生物膜形成的影响具有阶段差异性和浓度差异性。结论铜绿假单胞菌LPS抑制白念珠菌生物膜菌丝的形成。     

铜绿假单胞菌生物膜和浮游菌的毒力表达差异

目的探究铜绿假单胞菌生物膜和浮游菌状态下毒力因子的表达差异。方法使用铜绿假单胞菌标准菌株PAO1,分别在生物膜(静置)和浮游菌(摇床)状态下培养,收集上清液,检测总蛋白酶、LasA和LasB弹性蛋白酶、鼠李糖脂、绿脓素、溶血活性;通过荧光定量PCR检测群体感应(quorum sensing, QS)系统相关基因的表达;同时,通过活菌计数检测PAO1在生物膜和浮游菌状态下的生长曲线。结果生物膜状态下,铜绿假单胞菌PAO1的总蛋白酶、LasA、LasB弹性蛋白酶、鼠李糖脂、绿脓素表达均增高(均P0.05),溶血活性增高(P0.05),生物膜和浮游菌状态下细菌生长曲线差异无统计学意义,QS相关基因rhlI、rhlR、rhlA、lasI、lasR、pqsA、pqsR表达增高(均P0.05)。结论铜绿假单胞菌PAO1在生物膜状态下毒力因子表达较浮游菌状态下增高。     

植物发酵液提取物对铜绿假单胞菌生物膜的作用

【目的】探讨植物发酵液提取物(plant fermentation extract,PFE)对铜绿假单胞菌生物膜的抑制作用,为临床上铜绿假单胞菌感染相关疾病的治疗提供参考。【方法】通过划线法分离临床标本中的铜绿假单胞菌并进行鉴定,通过报告菌株测定铜绿假单胞菌的毒力因子,采用试管法和激光共聚焦扫描显微镜测定生物膜的形成。【结果】在分离出的16株铜绿假单胞菌中,PFE对PA007菌株的作用效果最好,1%PFE显著降低PA007菌株生物膜、绿脓菌素和N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-HSL(3-oxo-C12-HSL)的产量(P0.05)。同时,也显著降低Las A蛋白酶的活性以及持留菌存活率(P0.05)。荧光定量PCR实验结果表明PFE能显著抑制las I和pqs A基因的表达(P0.05)。【结论】PFE具有抗铜绿假单胞菌感染能力,在临床上铜绿假单胞菌感染疾病的治疗中具有巨大的潜在价值。     

群体感应淬灭酶克隆表达及其对铜绿假单胞菌的影响

【背景】由于抗生素的大量使用,导致细菌耐药性越来越强,寻找新的抗细菌感染药物成为研究热点。【目的】克隆表达群体感应淬灭酶,探究其对铜绿假单胞菌毒力及致病性的影响。【方法】利用PCR技术从产群体感应淬灭酶的芽孢杆菌QSI-1基因组DNA中克隆出aiiA基因,将其克隆到表达载体pET30a并导入大肠杆菌E.coliBL21(DE3)中进行诱导表达,通过镍柱亲和层析获得纯化的N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯酶。用不同浓度的淬灭酶作用于铜绿假单胞菌,检测其对铜绿假单胞菌毒力因子产生以及生物膜形成能力的影响;以秀丽隐杆线虫为模型,考察其对线虫感染铜绿假单胞菌存活率的影响。【结果】克隆表达出群体感应淬灭酶,该酶能显著抑制铜绿假单胞菌毒力因子产生和生物膜的形成,并能降低铜绿假单胞菌对感染线虫的致死率。【结论】群体感应淬灭酶可作为一种能高效抑制细菌致病性的物质,为临床治疗细菌性感染提供新的策略。     

铜绿假单胞菌脂多糖对阿萨希毛孢子菌生物膜形成的影响

目的研究铜绿假单胞菌脂多糖(LPS)对阿萨希毛孢子菌生物膜形成的影响。方法将不同浓度(100~0.1μg/mL)铜绿假单胞菌脂多糖与阿萨希毛孢子菌共培养后,利用倒置显微镜观察生物膜的形态学变化,并利用甲基四氮盐(XTT)减低法检测不同时间点生物膜生成量的变化。结果与生长对照组相比,实验组铜绿假单胞菌LPS对阿萨希毛孢子菌生物膜的生成具有菌株差异性和LPS浓度依赖性。其中,黏附阶段(2h),各浓度组铜绿假单胞菌LPS对生物膜形成的影响没有统计学差异。生物膜形成阶段(24h),与生长对照比,100μg/mL、10μg/mL、1μg/mL的铜绿假单胞菌LPS对阿萨希毛孢子菌的生物膜形成的抑制作用均有统计学意义作用。而在生物膜成熟阶段(48h),只有100μg/mL的铜绿假单胞菌LPS对阿萨希毛孢子菌的生物膜形成的抑制作用具有统计学意义。倒置显微镜下,实验组菌丝形成明显受到抑制,以孢子相为主。结论铜绿假单胞菌脂多糖可以通过抑制阿萨希毛孢子菌菌丝的形成来减少生物膜的形成,并且抑制作用具有时间和浓度依赖性,以24h时,100μg/mL作用最为显著。     

群体感应对铜绿假单胞菌生物被膜形成的调控

生物被膜是一种与浮游细胞相对应的生长方式,由细菌和自身分泌的包外基质组成。铜绿假单胞菌是研究这一生长方式的模式生物。在过去十年,对铜绿假单胞菌生物被膜的研究已取得显著进展。群体感应(QS)的细胞沟通机制在铜绿假单胞菌生物被膜形成中发挥着重要作用。介绍生物被膜的特点,并重点讨论了QS和生物被膜之间的关系。     

Biofilm: set-up and organization of a bacterial community

Bacterial attachment on various surfaces mostly takes place in the form of specialised bacterial communities, referred to as biofilm. The biofilm is formed through series of interactions between cells and adherence to surface, resulting in an organised structure. In this review we have been using Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a model microorganism to describe the series of events that occurred during this developmental process. P. aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that has a wide variety of hosts and infectious sites. In addition to biofilm formation in certain tissues, inert surfaces, such as catheters, are also target for bacterial biofilm development. The use of convenient genetic screens has made possible the identification of numerous biofilm-defective mutants, which have been characterised further. These studies have allowed the proposal for a global model, in which key events are described for the different stages of biofilm formation. Briefly, flagellar mobility is crucial for approaching the surface, whereas type IV pili motility is preponderant for surface colonisation and microcolonies formation. These microcolonies are finally packed together and buried in an exopolysaccharide matrix to form the differentiated bio-film. It is obvious that the different stages of biofilm formation also involved perception of environmental stimuli. These stimuli, and their associated complex regulatory networks, have still to be fully characterised to understand the bacterial strategy, which initiates biofilm formation. One such regulatory system, called Quorum sensing, is one of the key player in the initial differentiation of biofilm. Finally, a better understanding, at the molecular level, of biofilm establishment and persistence should help for the design of antimicrobials that prevent bacterial infections.     

Impact of dust exposure on mixed bacterial cultures and during eukaryotic cell co-culture infections

On a daily basis, humans, and their colonizing microbiome, are exposed to both indoor and outdoor dust, containing both deleterious organic and inorganic contaminants, through dermal contact, inhalation, and ingestion. Recent studies evaluating the dust exposure responses of opportunistic pathogens, such as Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, revealed significant increases in biofilm formation following dust exposure. In this study, the effects of dust exposure on mixed bacterial cultures as well as HT-29 co-cultures were evaluated. As it was observed in pure, single bacterial cultures earlier, neither indoor nor outdoor dust exposure (at concentrations of 100 μg/mL) influenced the growth of mixed bacterial liquid cultures. However, when in paired mixed cultures, dust exposure increased sensitivity to oxidative stress and significantly enhanced biofilm formation (outdoor dust). More specifically, mixed cultures (E. coli-Klebsiella pneumoniae, K. pneumoniae-P. aeruginosa, and E. coli-P. aeruginosa) exhibited increased sensitivity to 20 and 50 mM of H2O2 in comparison to their pure, single bacterial culture counterparts and significantly enhanced biofilm production for each mixed culture. Finally, bacterial proliferation during a eukaryotic gut cell (HT29) co-culture was significantly more robust for both K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa when exposed to both house and road dust; however, E. coli only experienced significantly enhanced proliferation, in HT29 co-culture, when exposed to road dust. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that bacteria respond to dust exposure differently when in the presence of multiple bacterial species or when in the presence of human gut epithelial cells, than when grown in isolation.     

Interspecies biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia.

The leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) continues to be lung infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Co-colonization of the lungs with P aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia can result in more severe pulmonary disease than P. aeruginosa alone. The interactions between P. aeruginosa biofilms and B. cepacia are not yet understood; one possible association being that mixed species biofilm formation may be part of the interspecies relationship. Using the Calgary Biofilm Device (CBD), members of all genomovars of the B. cepacia complex were shown to form biofilms, including those isolated from CF lungs. Mixed species biofilm formation between CF isolates of P. aeruginosa and B. cepacia was readily achieved using the CBD. Oxidation-fermentation lactose agar was adapted as a differential agar to monitor mixed biofilm composition. Scanning electron micrographs of the biofilms demonstrated that both species readily integrated in close association in the biofilm structure. Pseudomonas aeruginosa laboratory strain PAO1, however, inhibited mixed biofilm formation of both CF isolates and environmental strains of the B. cepacia complex. Characterization of the soluble inhibitor suggested pyocyanin as the active compound.     

Distinct roles of extracellular polymeric substances in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development

Bacteria form surface attached biofilm communities as one of the most important survival strategies in nature. Biofilms consist of water, bacterial cells and a wide range of self-generated extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Biofilm formation is a dynamic self-assembly process and several distinguishable stages are observed during bacterial biofilm development. Biofilm formation is shown to be coordinated by EPS production, cell migration, subpopulation differentiation and interactions. However, the ways these different factors affect each other and contribute to community structural differentiation remain largely unknown. The distinct roles of different EPS have been addressed in the present report. Both Pel and Psl polysaccharides are required for type IV pilus-independent microcolony formation in the initial stages of biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Both Pel and Psl polysaccharides are also essential for subpopulation interactions and macrocolony formation in the later stages of P. aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm formation. Pel and Psl polysaccharides have different impacts on Pseudomonas quinolone signal-mediated extracellular DNA release in P. aeruginosa PAO1 biofilms. Psl polysaccharide is more important than Pel polysaccharide in P. aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance. Our study thus suggests that different EPS materials play distinct roles during bacterial biofilm formation.     

Immigration and emigration of Burkholderia cepacia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa between and within mixed biofilm communities

AIMS: To investigate the dynamics of binary culture biofilm formation through use of both the Sorbarod model of biofilm growth and the constant depth film fermenter (CDFF). METHODS AND RESULTS: Pseudo steady-state biofilm cultures of laboratory and clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, selected on the basis of their ability to produce a Burkholderia cepacia growth-inhibitory substance, were established on Sorbarod filters and challenged with corresponding planktonic grown cultures of B. cepacia. Reverse challenges were also conducted. Both B. cepacia and P. aeruginosa were able to form steady-state monoculture biofilms after 48 h growth. When steady-state biofilms of B. cepacia NTCT 10661 were challenged with planktonically grown P. aeruginosa PAO1 known to produce a B. cepacia growth-inhibitory substance, the immigrant population was rapidly and almost completely bound to the biofilm, displacing B. cepacia. By contrast, established biofilms of P. aeruginosa PAO1 resisted immigration of B. cepacia 10661. Similar experiments conducted with a nongrowth inhibitory substance producing clinical pairing of P. aeruginosa 313113 and B. cepacia 313113 led to the formation of stable, mixed biofilm populations in both instances. Moreover, co-inoculation with these clinical isolates resulted in a stable, mixed steady-state biofilm. Similar observations were made for biofilms generated in CDFFs. In such instances following pan-swapping between two monoculture CDFFs, B. cepacia 313113 was able to integrate into an established P. aeruginosa 313113 biofilm to form a stable binary biofilm. CONCLUSIONS: Establishment of a mixed species community follows a specific sequence of inoculation that may either be due to some degree of match between co-colonizers or that P. aeruginosa predisposes uncolonized sections of the surface to permit B. cepacia colonization. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Colonization of a surface with one bacterial species confers colonization resistance towards other species. Disinfection of a surface might well increase the probability of pathogen harbourage.     

Enzymatic removal and disinfection of bacterial biofilms.

Model biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were made on steel and polypropylene substrata. Plaque-resembling biofilms of Streptococcus mutans, Actinomyces viscosus, and Fusobacterium nucleatum were made on saliva-coated hydroxyapatite. The activity of enzymes against bacterial cells in biofilm was measured by fluorescence microscopy and an indirect conductance test in which evolution of carbon dioxide was measured. Glucose oxidase combined with lactoperoxidase was bactericidal against biofilm bacteria but did not remove the biofilm from the substrata. A complex mixture of polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzymes was able to remove bacterial biofilm from steel and polypropylene substrata but did not have a significant bactericidal activity. Combining oxidoreductases with polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzymes resulted in bactericidal activity as well as removal of the biofilm.     

Involvement of bacterial migration in the development of complex multicellular structures in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

Detailed knowledge of the developmental process from single cells scattered on a surface to complex multicellular biofilm structures is essential in order to create strategies to control biofilm development. In order to study bacterial migration patterns during Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development, we have performed an investigation with time-lapse confocal laser scanning microscopy of biofilms formed by various combinations of colour-coded P. aeruginosa wild type and motility mutants. We show that mushroom-shaped multicellular structures in P. aeruginosa biofilms can form in a sequential process involving a non-motile bacterial subpopulation and a migrating bacterial subpopulation. The non-motile bacteria form the mushroom stalks by growth in certain foci of the biofilm. The migrating bacteria form the mushroom caps by climbing the stalks and aggregating on the tops in a process which is driven by type-IV pili. These results lead to a new model for biofilm formation by P. aeruginosa.     

7-fluoroindole as an antivirulence compound against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The emergence of antibiotic resistance has necessitated new therapeutic approaches for combating persistent bacterial infection. An alternative approach is regulation of bacterial virulence instead of growth suppression, which can readily lead to drug resistance. The virulence of the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa depends on a large number of extracellular factors and biofilm formation. Thirty-one natural and synthetic indole derivatives were screened. 7-fluoroindole (7FI) was identified as a compound that inhibits biofilm formation and blood hemolysis without inhibiting the growth of planktonic P.?aeruginosa cells. Moreover, 7FI markedly reduced the production of quorum-sensing (QS)-regulated virulence factors 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolone, pyocyanin, rhamnolipid, two siderophores, pyoverdine and pyochelin. 7FI clearly suppressed swarming motility, protease activity and the production of a polymeric matrix in P.?aeruginosa. However, unlike natural indole compounds, synthetic 7FI did not increase antibiotic resistance. Therefore, 7FI is a potential candidate for use in an antivirulence approach against persistent P.?aeruginosa infection.