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Thatrimontrichai A, Surachat K, Singkhamanan K, Thongsuksai P. Differential Abundances of Bdellovibrio and Rheinheimera in the Oral Microbiota of Neonates With and Without Clinical Sepsis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2024; 43:e195-e200. [PMID: 38295225 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Neonatal sepsis is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, long hospital stays and high cost of care, thereby inflicting a burden on health care systems. Oral care with breast milk has been shown to modify the intestinal tract microbiota and immune system. Herein, we attempted to identify probiotics that may be beneficial to prevent or treat neonatal sepsis. METHODS This was a secondary analysis comparing the microbiota during oropharyngeal care in very-low-birth-weight infants with and without clinical sepsis. Oral samples were collected before oral feeding was initiated. The primary outcome was oral microbiota composition including diversity, relative abundance and linear discriminant analysis effect size. RESULTS Sixty-three neonates, including 39 and 24 with and without clinical sepsis, respectively, were enrolled. The medians gestational age and birth weight were 29 (27-30) weeks and 1010 (808-1263) g. Neonates with clinical sepsis had lower gestational age, birth weight (both P < 0.001) and lower rate of oral care with breast milk ( P = 0.03), but higher doses and days of antibiotic exposure (both P < 0.001) compared to neonates without clinical sepsis. No differences in alpha and beta diversities were found between groups and Streptococcus agalactiae was the most common bacteria in both groups. Linear discriminant analysis effect size analysis revealed that neonates without clinical sepsis had significantly higher abundances of order Bdellovibrionales, family Bdellovibrionaceae, genus Bdellovibrio and genus Rheinheimera . CONCLUSIONS Neonates without clinical sepsis had a significantly greater abundance of the Bdellovibrio and Rheinheimera genera.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
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Doranga S, Conway T. OmpC-Dependent Bile Tolerance Contributes to E. coli Colonization of the Mammalian Intestine. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0524122. [PMID: 37014216 PMCID: PMC10269588 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05241-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Escherichia coli persistently colonizes the mammalian intestine by mechanisms that are not fully understood. Previously, we found when streptomycin-treated mice were fed E. coli MG1655, the intestine selected for envZ missense mutants that outcompeted the wild type. The better-colonizing envZ mutants had a higher level of OmpC and reduced OmpF. This suggested the EnvZ/OmpR two-component system and outer membrane proteins play a role in colonization. In this study, we show that wild-type E. coli MG1655 outcompetes an envZ-ompR knockout mutant. Moreover, ompA and ompC knockout mutants are outcompeted by the wild type, while an ompF knockout mutant colonizes better than the wild type. Outer membrane protein gels show the ompF mutant overproduces OmpC. An ompC mutant is more sensitive to bile salts than the wild type and ompF mutant. The ompC mutant initiates colonization slowly because it is sensitive to physiological concentrations of bile salts in the intestine. Overexpression of ompC under the control of a constitutive promoter confers a colonization advantage only when ompF is deleted. These results indicate that fine-tuning of OmpC and OmpF levels is needed to maximize competitive fitness in the intestine. RNA sequencing reveals the EnvZ/OmpR two-component system is active in the intestine: ompC is upregulated and ompF is downregulated. While other factors could also contribute to the advantage provided by OmpC, we provide evidence that OmpC is important for E. coli to colonize the intestine because its smaller pore size excludes bile salts or other unknown toxic substances, while OmpF is deleterious because its larger pore size allows bile salts or other unknown toxic substances to enter the periplasm. IMPORTANCE Every mammalian intestine is colonized with Escherichia coli. Although E. coli is one of the most studied model organisms, how it colonizes the intestine is not fully understood. Here, we investigated the role of the EnvZ/OmpR two-component system and outer membrane proteins in colonization of the mouse intestine by E. coli. We report that an ompC mutant is a poor colonizer, while an ompF mutant, which overproduces OmpC, outcompetes the wild type. OmpF has a larger pore size that allows toxic bile salts or other toxic compounds into the cell and is deleterious for colonization of the intestine. OmpC has a smaller pore size and excludes bile salts. Our findings provide insights into why E. coli fine-tunes the levels of OmpC and OmpF during colonization via the EnvZ/OmpR two-component system.
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- Sudhir Doranga
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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Ezzedine JA, Janicot A, Rasconi S, Domaizon I, Jacquet S. Short-Term Dynamics of Bdellovibrio and Like Organisms in Lake Geneva in Response to a Simulated Climatic Extreme Event. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2022; 84:717-729. [PMID: 34623462 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01875-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The short time-scale dynamics of three families of Bdellovibrio and like organisms (i.e. Bdellovibrionaceae, Peredibacteraceae, and Bacteriovoracaceae) were studied on the surface waters of Lake Geneva in summer. Using mesocosms deployed nearshore in July 2019, we simulated an extreme climatic event (an input of carbon from the watershed in response to runoff from the catchment, light reduction, and mixing in response to stormy conditions) and aimed to study the impact of both abiotic and biotic factors on their dynamics. The three families of Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) showed different dynamics during the experiment. Peredibacteraceae was the most abundant group, whereas Bacteriovoracaceae was the least abundant. Compared with the other two families, the abundance of Bdellovibrionaceae did not fluctuate, remaining relatively stable over time. Environmental variables only partially explained the dynamics of these families; in particular, temperature, pH, and chloride concentrations were positively correlated with Bacteriovoracaceae, Bdellovibrionaceae, and Peredibacteraceae abundance, respectively. Prokaryote-like particles (PLPs), such as those with high DNA content (HDNA), were strongly and positively correlated with Peredibacteraceae and Bacteriovoracaceae. In contrast, no relationships were found between Bdellovibrionaceae and PLP abundance, nor between the virus-like particles (VLPs) and the different BALOs. Overall, the experiment revealed that predation was stable in the face of the simulated climatic events. In addition, we observed that Peredibacteraceae and Bacteriovoracaceae share common traits, while Bdellovibrionaceae seems to constitute a distinct category.
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- J A Ezzedine
- Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, INRAE, UMR CARRTEL, Thonon-les-Bains, France
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, INRAE, UMR CARRTEL, Thonon-les-Bains, France
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- Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, INRAE, UMR CARRTEL, Thonon-les-Bains, France
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- Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, INRAE, UMR CARRTEL, Thonon-les-Bains, France
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- Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, INRAE, UMR CARRTEL, Thonon-les-Bains, France.
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High impact of bacterial predation on cyanobacteria in soil biocrusts. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4835. [PMID: 35977950 PMCID: PMC9385608 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32427-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Diverse bacteria lead a life as pathogens or predators of other bacteria in many environments. However, their impact on emerging ecological processes in natural settings remains to be assessed. Here we describe a novel type of obligate, intracellular predatory bacterium of widespread distribution that preys on soil cyanobacteria in biocrusts. The predator, Candidatus Cyanoraptor togatus, causes localized, cm-sized epidemics that are visible to the naked eye, obliterates cyanobacterial net primary productivity, and severely impacts crucial biocrust properties like nitrogen cycling, dust trapping and moisture retention. The combined effects of high localized morbidity and areal incidence result in decreases approaching 10% of biocrust productivity at the ecosystem scale. Our findings show that bacterial predation can be an important loss factor shaping not only the structure but also the function of microbial communities. Some bacteria act as pathogens or predators of other bacteria, but their impact in natural settings is often unclear. Here, Bethany et al. describe a new type of obligate, intracellular predatory bacterium of widespread distribution that preys on soil cyanobacteria in biocrusts and thus severely impacts biocrust productivity.
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Strain-specific predation of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus on Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a higher range for cystic fibrosis than for bacteremia isolates. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10523. [PMID: 35732651 PMCID: PMC9217795 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14378-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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This work aimed to evaluate the predatory activity of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J on clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa selected from well-characterized collections of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung colonization (n = 30) and bloodstream infections (BSI) (n = 48) including strains selected by genetic lineage (frequent and rare sequence types), antibiotic resistance phenotype (susceptible and multidrug-resistant isolates), and colony phenotype (mucoid and non-mucoid isolates). The intraspecies predation range (I-PR) was defined as the proportion of susceptible strains within the entire collection. In contrast, the predation efficiency (PE) is the ratio of viable prey cells remaining after predation compared to the initial inoculum. I-PR was significantly higher for CF (67%) than for BSI P. aeruginosa isolates (35%) probably related to an environmental origin of CF strains whereas invasive strains are more adapted to humans. I-PR correlation with bacterial features such as mucoid morphotype, genetic background, or antibiotic susceptibility profile was not detected. To test the possibility of increasing I-PR of BSI isolates, a polyhydroxyalkanoate depolymerase deficient B. bacteriovorus bd2637 mutant was used. Global median I-PR and PE values remained constant for both predators, but 31.2% of 109J-resistant isolates were susceptible to the mutant, and 22.9% of 109J-susceptible isolates showed resistance to predation by the mutant, pointing to a predator–prey specificity process. The potential use of predators in the clinical setting should be based on the determination of the I-PR for each species, and the PE of each particular target strain.
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Ogundero A, Vignola M, Connelly S, Sloan WT. Validating Flow Cytometry as a Method for Quantifying Bdellovibrio Predatory Bacteria and Its Prey for Microbial Ecology. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0103321. [PMID: 35196816 PMCID: PMC8865432 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01033-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a predatory, Gram-negative bacteria that feeds on many pathogenic bacteria and has been investigated as a possible solution for mitigating biofilms in different fields. The application depends on more fundamental ecological studies into the dynamics between Bdellovibrio and their prey. To do so requires an accurate, reliable, and, preferably rapid, way of enumerating the cells. Flow cytometry (FCM) is potentially a rapid, accurate, and inexpensive tool for this, but it has yet to be validated in the enumeration of Bdellovibrio. In this study, we developed a protocol to measure the number of Bdellovibrio in samples of various densities using FCM and compared the results with those of other methods: optical density (OD), PFU assay (PFU), and quantitative PCR (qPCR). We observed a strong correlation between values obtained using FCM and PFU (ρ = 0.923) and FCM and qPCR (ρ = 0.987). Compared to optical density there was a much weaker correlation (ρ = 0.784), which was to be expected given the well-documented uncertainty in converting optical density (OD) to cell numbers. The FCM protocol was further validated by demonstrating its ability to distinguish and count mixed populations of Bdellovibrio and the prey Pseudomonas. Thus, the accuracy of FCM as well as its speed and reproducibility make it a suitable alternative for measuring Bdellovibrio cell numbers, especially where many samples are required to capture the dynamics of predator-prey interactions. IMPORTANCE The rise of antibiotic resistance and the unwanted growth of bacteria is a universally growing problem. Predatory bacteria can be used as a biological alternative to antibiotics because they grow by feeding on other bacteria. To apply this effectively requires further study and a deeper understanding of the forces that drive a prey population to elimination. Initially, such studies require more reliable methods to count these cells. Flow cytometry (FCM) is potentially a rapid, accurate, and inexpensive tool for this, but it has yet to be validated for predatory bacteria. This study develops a protocol to count the predatory bacteria Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus and its Pseudomonas prey using FCM and compare the results with those of other methods, demonstrating its ability for studies into B. bacteriovorus predation dynamics. This could lead to the use of B. bacteriovorus for killing bacterial biofilms in fields, such as drinking water and agriculture.
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- Ayo Ogundero
- Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Gámez-Valdez JS, García-Mazcorro JF, Montoya-Rincón AH, Rodríguez-Reyes DL, Jiménez-Blanco G, Rodríguez MTA, de Vaca RPC, Alcorta-García MR, Brunck M, Lara-Díaz VJ, Licona-Cassani C. Differential analysis of the bacterial community in colostrum samples from women with gestational diabetes mellitus and obesity. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24373. [PMID: 34934118 PMCID: PMC8692321 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03779-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) and obesity affect the functioning of multiple maternal systems and influence colonization of the newborn gastrointestinal through the breastmilk microbiota (BMM). It is currently unclear how GDM and obesity affect the human BMM composition. Here, we applied 16S-rRNA high-throughput sequencing to human colostrum milk to characterize BMM taxonomic changes in a cohort of 43 individuals classified in six subgroups according to mothers patho-physiological conditions (healthy control (n = 18), GDM (n = 13), or obesity (n = 12)) and newborn gender. Using various diversity indicators, including Shannon/Faith phylogenetic index and UniFrac/robust Aitchison distances, we evidenced that BMM composition was influenced by the infant gender in the obesity subgroup. In addition, the GDM group presented higher microbial diversity compared to the control group. Staphylococcus, Corynebacterium 1, Anaerococcus and Prevotella were overrepresented in colostrum from women with either obesity or GDM, compared to control samples. Finally, Rhodobacteraceae was distinct for GDM and 5 families (Bdellovibrionaceae, Halomonadaceae, Shewanellaceae, Saccharimonadales and Vibrionaceae) were distinct for obesity subgroups with an absolute effect size greater than 1 and a q-value ≤ 0.05. This study represents the first effort to describe the impact of maternal GDM and obesity on BMM.
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- J S Gámez-Valdez
- Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 sur, Monterrey, NL, 64849, México
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- Research and Development, MNA de México, San Nicolás de los Garza, NL, México
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- Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, NL, México
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- Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, NL, México
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- Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, NL, México
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- Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, NL, México
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- Coordinación de Investigación y División de Investigación Biomédica, C.M.N. "20 de Noviembre", ISSSTE, Ciudad de México, México
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- Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, NL, México.,Departamento de Neonatología, Hospital Regional Materno Infantil, Servicios de Salud de Nuevo León, Guadalupe, México
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- Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 sur, Monterrey, NL, 64849, México.,Division of Experimental Medicine, The Institute for Obesity Research, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, NL, México
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- Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, NL, México
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- Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 sur, Monterrey, NL, 64849, México. .,Division of Integrative Biology, The Institute for Obesity Research, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, NL, México.
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Yildirim E, Ilina L, Laptev G, Filippova V, Brazhnik E, Dunyashev T, Dubrovin A, Novikova N, Tiurina D, Tarlavin N, Laishev K. The structure and functional profile of ruminal microbiota in young and adult reindeers ( Rangifer tarandus) consuming natural winter-spring and summer-autumn seasonal diets. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12389. [PMID: 34900412 PMCID: PMC8627130 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background The key natural area of Russian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus, Nenets breed) is arctic zones, with severe climatic conditions and scarce feed resources, especially in the cold winter season. The adaptation of reindeer to these conditions is associated not only with the genetic potential of the animal itself. The rumen microbiome provides significant assistance in adapting animals to difficult conditions by participating in the fiber digestion. The aim of our study is to investigate the taxonomy and predicted metabolic pathways of the ruminal microbiota (RM) during the winter–spring (WS) and summer–autumn (SA) seasons, in calves and adult reindeer inhabiting the natural pastures of the Yamalo-Nenetsky Autonomous District of the Russian Federation. Methods The RM in reindeer was studied using the Next Generation Sequencing method with the MiSeq (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) platform. Reconstruction and prediction of functional profiles of the metagenome, gene families, and enzymes were performed using the software package PICRUSt2 (v.2.3.0). Results The nutritional value of WS and SA diets significantly differed. Crude fiber content in the WS diet was higher by 22.4% (p < 0.05), compared to SA, indicating possibly poorer digestibility and necessity of the adaptation of the RM to this seasonal change. A total of 22 bacterial superphyla and phyla were found in the rumen, superphylum Bacteroidota and phylum Firmicutes being the dominating taxa (up to 48.1% ± 4.30% and 46.1% ± 4.80%, respectively); while only two archaeal phyla presented as minor communities (no more then 0.54% ± 0.14% totally). The percentages of the dominating taxa were not affected by age or season. However, significant changes in certain minor communities were found, with seasonal changes being more significant than age-related ones. The percentage of phylum Actinobacteriota significantly increased (19.3-fold) in SA, compared to WS (p = 0.02) in adults, and the percentage of phylum Cyanobacteria increased up to seven-fold (p = 0.002) in adults and calves. Seasonal changes in RM can improve the ability of reindeer to withstand the seasons characterized by a low availability of nutrients. The PICRUSt2 results revealed 257 predicted metabolic pathways in RM: 41 pathways were significantly (p < 0.05) influenced by season and/or age, including the processes of synthesis of vitamins, volatile fatty acids, and pigments; metabolism of protein, lipids, and energy; pathogenesis, methanogenesis, butanediol to pyruvate biosynthesis, cell wall biosynthesis, degradation of neurotransmitters, lactic acid fermentation, and biosynthesis of nucleic acids. A large part of these changeable pathways (13 of 41) was related to the synthesis of vitamin K homologues. Conclusion The results obtained improve our knowledge on the structure and possible metabolic pathways of the RM in reindeer, in relation to seasonal changes.
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- Elena Yildirim
- Molecular Genetic laboratory, BIOTROF+ LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Molecular Genetic laboratory, BIOTROF+ LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Molecular Genetic laboratory, BIOTROF+ LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Molecular Genetic laboratory, BIOTROF+ LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Molecular Genetic laboratory, BIOTROF+ LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Molecular Genetic laboratory, BIOTROF+ LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Molecular Genetic laboratory, BIOTROF+ LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Molecular Genetic laboratory, BIOTROF+ LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Molecular Genetic laboratory, BIOTROF+ LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Animal Husbandry and Environmental Management of the Arctic, Federal Research Center of Russian Academy Sciences, Pushkin, Saint-Petersurg, Russia
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Ooi MC, Goulden EF, Smith GG, Bridle AR. Predatory bacteria in the haemolymph of the cultured spiny lobster Panulirus ornatus. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2021; 167. [PMID: 34846286 PMCID: PMC8743626 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) are Gram-negative obligate predators of other bacteria in a range of environments. The recent discovery of BALOs in the circulatory system of cultured spiny lobster P. ornatus warrants more investigation. We used a combination of co-culture agar and broth assays and transmission electron microscopy to show a Halobacteriovorax sp. strain Hbv preyed upon the model prey bacterium Vibrio sp. strain Vib. The haemolymph microbiome of juvenile P. ornatus was characterised following injection of phosphate buffered saline (control) or prey and/or predator bacteria for 3 d. The predator Hbv had no effect on survival compared to the control after 3 d. However, when compared to the prey only treatment group, lobsters injected with both prey and predator showed significantly lower abundance of genus Vibrio in the haemolymph bacterial community composition. This study indicates that predatory bacteria are not pathogenic and may assist in controlling microbial population growth in the haemolymph of lobsters.
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- Mei C. Ooi
- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, TAS, Australia
- *Correspondence: Mei C. Ooi,
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- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, TAS, Australia
- Bribie Island Research Centre, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, QLD, Australia
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- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, TAS, Australia
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- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, TAS, Australia
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Mookherjee A, Jurkevitch E. Interactions between Bdellovibrio and like organisms and bacteria in biofilms: beyond predator-prey dynamics. Environ Microbiol 2021; 24:998-1011. [PMID: 34816563 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) prey on Gram-negative bacteria in the planktonic phase as well as in biofilms, with the ability to reduce prey populations by orders of magnitude. During the last few years, evidence has mounted for a significant ecological role for BALOs, with important implications for our understanding of microbial community dynamics as well as for applications against pathogens, including drug-resistant pathogens, in medicine, agriculture and aquaculture, and in industrial settings for various uses. However, our understanding of biofilm predation by BALOs is still very fragmentary, including gaps in their effect on biofilm structure, on prey resistance, and on evolutionary outcomes of both predators and prey. Furthermore, their impact on biofilms has been shown to reach beyond predation, as they are reported to reduce biofilm structures of non-prey cells (including Gram-positive bacteria). Here, we review the available literature on BALOs in biofilms, extending known aspects to potential mechanisms employed by the predators to grow in biofilms. Within that context, we discuss the potential ecological significance and potential future utilization of the predatory and enzymatic possibilities offered by BALOs in medical, agricultural and environmental applications.
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- Abhirup Mookherjee
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Ezzedine JA, Desdevises Y, Jacquet S. Bdellovibrio and like organisms: current understanding and knowledge gaps of the smallest cellular hunters of the microbial world. Crit Rev Microbiol 2021; 48:428-449. [PMID: 34595998 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2021.1979464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Almost sixty years ago, Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) were discovered as the first obligate bacterial predators of other bacteria known to science. Since then, they were shown to be diverse and ubiquitous in the environment, and to bear astonishing ecological, physiological, and metabolic capabilities. The last decade has seen important strides made in understanding the mechanistic basis of their life cycle, the dynamics of their interactions with prey, along with significant developments towards their use in medicine, agriculture, and industry. This review details these achievements, identify current understanding and knowledge gaps to encourage and guide future BALO research.
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- Jade A Ezzedine
- Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, INRAE, CARRTEL, Thonon-les-Bains, France.,Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins, Observatoire Océanologique, Sorbonne Université, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, INRAE, CARRTEL, Thonon-les-Bains, France
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Clearance of Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens from the Ocular Surface by Predatory Bacteria. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10070810. [PMID: 34356731 PMCID: PMC8300752 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10070810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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It was previously demonstrated that predatory bacteria are able to efficiently eliminate Gram-negative pathogens including antibiotic-resistant and biofilm-associated bacteria. In this proof-of-concept study we evaluated whether two species of predatory bacteria, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus and Micavibrio aeruginosavorus, were able to alter the survival of Gram-negative pathogens on the ocular surface. Clinical keratitis isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain PAC) and Serratia marcescens (strain K904) were applied to the ocular surface of NZW rabbits followed by application of predatory bacteria. At time intervals, surviving pathogenic bacteria were enumerated. In addition, B. bacteriovorus and S. marcescens were applied to porcine organ culture corneas under contact lenses, and the ocular surface was examined by scanning electron microscopy. The ocular surface epithelial layer of porcine corneas exposed to S. marcescens, but not B. bacteriovorus was damaged. Using this model, neither pathogen could survive on the rabbit ocular surface for longer than 24 h. M. aeruginosavorus correlated with a more rapid clearance of P. aeruginosa but not S. marcescens from rabbit eyes. This study supports previous evidence that predatory bacteria are well tolerated by the cornea, but suggest that predatory bacteria do not considerably change the ability of the ocular surface to clear the tested Gram-negative bacterial pathogens from the ocular surface.
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Jafarian N, Sepahi AA, Naghavi NS, Hosseini F, Nowroozi J. Using autochthonous Bdellovibrio as a predatory bacterium for reduction of Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria in urban wastewater and reuse it. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 2021; 12:556-564. [PMID: 33613910 PMCID: PMC7884277 DOI: 10.18502/ijm.v12i6.5030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background and Objectives: The microbial contamination of wastewater is associated with health risks. The aim of this study was to use the autochthonous Bdellovibrio potential to prey Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria as a bio-control agent to treat urban wastewater. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six raw sewage samples were collected for isolation of Bdellovibrio. Double layer plaque assay was used for isolation and the isolates were identified by microscopic examination and molecular analysis. To evaluate the predatory potential for decrease number of Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, plaque perdition assay, reduction in host cells viability by colony-forming unit (CFU) counting, reduction in optical density (OD) in co-cultures and assay of killing efficiency were carried out. Also, the raw wastewater was treated by Bdellovibrio then the reduction in CFU counting and reduction in OD was evaluated. Results: Four strains of Bdellovibrio were isolated and were registered in Gene Bank. Clear plaques were observed after 3–6 days of incubation for all prey cells. The CFU enumerations of all preys were decreased after 48 hrs in co-cultures and raw wastewater. Also, OD was decreased down to 0.2 nm after 48 hrs. Conclusion: These autochthonous Bdellovibrio strains are proposed to use for bio-control of Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria in wastewater and reuse it for irrigation in arid regions.
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- Neda Jafarian
- Department of Microbiology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Oduaran OH, Tamburini FB, Sahibdeen V, Brewster R, Gómez-Olivé FX, Kahn K, Norris SA, Tollman SM, Twine R, Wade AN, Wagner RG, Lombard Z, Bhatt AS, Hazelhurst S. Gut microbiome profiling of a rural and urban South African cohort reveals biomarkers of a population in lifestyle transition. BMC Microbiol 2020; 20:330. [PMID: 33129264 PMCID: PMC7603784 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-020-02017-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Comparisons of traditional hunter-gatherers and pre-agricultural communities in Africa with urban and suburban Western North American and European cohorts have clearly shown that diet, lifestyle and environment are associated with gut microbiome composition. Yet, little is known about the gut microbiome composition of most communities in the very diverse African continent. South Africa comprises a richly diverse ethnolinguistic population that is experiencing an ongoing epidemiological transition and concurrent spike in the prevalence of obesity, largely attributed to a shift towards more Westernized diets and increasingly inactive lifestyle practices. To characterize the microbiome of African adults living in more mainstream lifestyle settings and investigate associations between the microbiome and obesity, we conducted a pilot study, designed collaboratively with community leaders, in two South African cohorts representative of urban and transitioning rural populations. As the rate of overweight and obesity is particularly high in women, we collected single time-point stool samples from 170 HIV-negative women (51 at Soweto; 119 at Bushbuckridge), performed 16S rRNA gene sequencing on these samples and compared the data to concurrently collected anthropometric data. RESULTS We found the overall gut microbiome of our cohorts to be reflective of their ongoing epidemiological transition. Specifically, we find that geographical location was more important for sample clustering than lean/obese status and observed a relatively higher abundance of the Melainabacteria, Vampirovibrio, a predatory bacterium, in Bushbuckridge. Also, Prevotella, despite its generally high prevalence in the cohorts, showed an association with obesity. In comparisons with benchmarked datasets representative of non-Western populations, relatively higher abundance values were observed in our dataset for Barnesiella (log2fold change (FC) = 4.5), Alistipes (log2FC = 3.9), Bacteroides (log2FC = 4.2), Parabacteroides (log2FC = 3.1) and Treponema (log2FC = 1.6), with the exception of Prevotella (log2FC = - 4.7). CONCLUSIONS Altogether, this work identifies putative microbial features associated with host health in a historically understudied community undergoing an epidemiological transition. Furthermore, we note the crucial role of community engagement to the success of a study in an African setting, the importance of more population-specific studies to inform targeted interventions as well as present a basic foundation for future research.
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- O. H. Oduaran
- Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Division of Human Genetics, National Health Laboratory Service, and School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, National Health Laboratory Service, and School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- INDEPTH Network, East Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- INDEPTH Network, East Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- SAMRC Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- School of Human Development and Health, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- INDEPTH Network, East Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- INDEPTH Network, East Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Division of Human Genetics, National Health Laboratory Service, and School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
- School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
- Department of Medicine (Hematology), Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Pérez J, Contreras-Moreno FJ, Marcos-Torres FJ, Moraleda-Muñoz A, Muñoz-Dorado J. The antibiotic crisis: How bacterial predators can help. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 18:2547-2555. [PMID: 33033577 PMCID: PMC7522538 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Discovery of antimicrobials in the past century represented one of the most important advances in public health. Unfortunately, the massive use of these compounds in medicine and other human activities has promoted the selection of pathogens that are resistant to one or several antibiotics. The current antibiotic crisis is creating an urgent need for research into new biological weapons with the ability to kill these superbugs. Although a proper solution requires this problem to be addressed in a variety of ways, the use of bacterial predators is emerging as an excellent strategy, especially when used as whole cell therapeutic agents, as a source of new antimicrobial agents by awakening silent metabolic pathways in axenic cultures, or as biocontrol agents. Moreover, studies on their prey are uncovering mechanisms of resistance that can be shared by pathogens, representing new targets for novel antimicrobial agents. In this review we discuss potential of the studies on predator-prey interaction to provide alternative solutions to the problem of antibiotic resistance.
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Key Words
- AR, antibiotic resistance
- ARB, antibiotic-resistant bacteria
- ARG, antibiotic-resistant gene
- Antibiotic crisis
- BALOs
- BALOs, Bdellovibrio and like organisms
- BGC, biosynthetic gene cluster
- Bacterial predators
- HGT, horizontal gene transfer
- MDRB, multi-drug resistant bacteria
- Myxobacteria
- NRPS, nonribosomal peptide synthetase
- OMV, outer membrane vesicle
- OSMAC, one strain many compounds
- PKS, polyketide synthase
- SM, secondary metabolite
- WHO, World Health Organization
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- Juana Pérez
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Avda. Fuentenueva s/n, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Avda. Fuentenueva s/n, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Avda. Fuentenueva s/n, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Bonfiglio G, Neroni B, Radocchia G, Marazzato M, Pantanella F, Schippa S. Insight into the Possible Use of the Predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus as a Probiotic. Nutrients 2020; 12:E2252. [PMID: 32731403 PMCID: PMC7468853 DOI: 10.3390/nu12082252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The gut microbiota is a complex microbial ecosystem that coexists with the human organism in the intestinal tract. The members of this ecosystem live together in a balance between them and the host, contributing to its healthy state. Stress, aging, and antibiotic therapies are the principal factors affecting the gut microbiota composition, breaking the mutualistic relationship among microbes and resulting in the overgrowth of potential pathogens. This condition, called dysbiosis, has been linked to several chronic pathologies. In this review, we propose the use of the predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus as a possible probiotic to prevent or counteract dysbiotic outcomes and look at the findings of previous research.
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Cao Q, Najnine F, Han H, Wu B, Cai J. BALOs Improved Gut Microbiota Health in Postlarval Shrimp ( Litopenaeus vannamei) After Being Subjected to Salinity Reduction Treatment. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1296. [PMID: 32714290 PMCID: PMC7344170 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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White shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, is a widely farmed species. In China, shrimp postlarvae (PL) are frequently subjected to salinity reduction treatment to meet end growers' needs. However, although this treatment effectively reduces vibrio counts, its impact on gut microbiota health is still unknown. In this study, we applied a euryhaline strain of BALOs, BDN-1F2 (BD), and Bacillus subtilis (SD) to the rearing of second-generation shrimp PL after salinity reduction treatment so as to determine if they could impact PL gut microbiota by using high-throughput sequencing analysis. Results show that PL gut microbiota, both compositionally and functionally, have been badly wrecked after salinity reduction treatment with the generally recognized as opportunistic pathogens Gammaproteobacteria being the only dominant class at day 1 of test, viz., 99.43, 85.61, and 83.28% in BD, SD, and control (CD) groups, respectively. At day 7, Gammaproteobacteria was still the only dominant class in the SD and CD groups with relative abundance of 99.77 and 99.87% correspondingly, whereas in the BD group, its value dropped to 8.44%. Regarding biodiversity parameter the Shannon index, over the 7-day test period, while the SD group was unchanged (0.98-0.93), the CD group dropped to 0.94 from 2.94, and the BD group was raised to 7.14 from 0.93. Functionally, compared to control, the SD group displayed similar strength of various predicted community functions, but the BD group had hugely enhanced its various capabilities (p < 0.05). These results demonstrated that the addition of BDN-1F2 had exceedingly improved PL gut microbiota health by raising its biodiversities and strengthening its functionalities. On reviewing data derived from this as well as relevant studies, a Shannon index cutoff value was tentatively suggested so as to differentiate microbiota-healthy PL7-15 from the unhealthy ones. Furthermore, a conceptual mechanism of BALOs in the rectification/improvement of the microbial community health has also been proposed.
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- Qingqing Cao
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Modern Analysis Centre, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Chervy M, Barnich N, Denizot J. Adherent-Invasive E. coli: Update on the Lifestyle of a Troublemaker in Crohn's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3734. [PMID: 32466328 PMCID: PMC7279240 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Besides genetic polymorphisms and environmental factors, the intestinal microbiota is an important factor in the etiology of Crohn's disease (CD). Among microbiota alterations, a particular pathotype of Escherichia coli involved in the pathogenesis of CD abnormally colonizes the intestinal mucosa of patients: the adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) pathobiont bacteria, which have the abilities to adhere to and to invade intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), as well as to survive and replicate within macrophages. AIEC have been the subject of many studies in recent years to unveil some genes linked to AIEC virulence and to understand the impact of AIEC infection on the gut and consequently their involvement in CD. In this review, we describe the lifestyle of AIEC bacteria within the intestine, from the interaction with intestinal epithelial and immune cells with an emphasis on environmental and genetic factors favoring their implantation, to their lifestyle in the intestinal lumen. Finally, we discuss AIEC-targeting strategies such as the use of FimH antagonists, bacteriophages, or antibiotics, which could constitute therapeutic options to prevent and limit AIEC colonization in CD patients.
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- Mélissa Chervy
- Université Clermont Auvergne, Inserm U1071, USC-INRAE 2018, Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l’Hôte (M2iSH), 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (M.C.); (N.B.)
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Inserm U1071, USC-INRAE 2018, Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l’Hôte (M2iSH), 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (M.C.); (N.B.)
- Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Génie Biologique, 63172 Aubière, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Inserm U1071, USC-INRAE 2018, Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l’Hôte (M2iSH), 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (M.C.); (N.B.)
- Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Génie Biologique, 63172 Aubière, France
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Figueiredo ART, Kramer J. Cooperation and Conflict Within the Microbiota and Their Effects On Animal Hosts. Front Ecol Evol 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Bratanis E, Andersson T, Lood R, Bukowska-Faniband E. Biotechnological Potential of Bdellovibrio and Like Organisms and Their Secreted Enzymes. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:662. [PMID: 32351487 PMCID: PMC7174725 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) are obligate predatory bacteria that selectively prey on a broad range of Gram-negative bacteria, including multidrug-resistant human pathogens. Due to their unique lifestyle, they have been long recognized as a potential therapeutic and biocontrol agent. Research on BALOs has rapidly grown over the recent decade, resulting in many publications concerning molecular details of bacterial predation as well as applications thereof in medicine and biotechnology. This review summarizes the current knowledge on biotechnological potential of obligate predatory bacteria and their secreted enzymes.
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- Eleni Bratanis
- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Bascuñán KA, Araya M, Roncoroni L, Doneda L, Elli L. Dietary Gluten as a Conditioning Factor of the Gut Microbiota in Celiac Disease. Adv Nutr 2020; 11:160-174. [PMID: 31399743 PMCID: PMC7442381 DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmz080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The gut microbiota plays a relevant role in determining an individual's health status, and the diet is a major factor in modulating the composition and function of gut microbiota. Gluten constitutes an essential dietary component in Western societies and is the environmental trigger of celiac disease. The presence/absence of gluten in the diet can change the diversity and proportions of the microbial communities constituting the gut microbiota. There is an intimate relation between gluten metabolism and celiac disease pathophysiology and gut microbiota; their interrelation defines intestinal health and homeostasis. Environmental factors modify the intestinal microbiota and, in turn, its changes modulate the mucosal and immune responses. Current evidence from studies of young and adult patients with celiac disease increasingly supports that dysbiosis (i.e., compositional and functional alterations of the gut microbiome) is present in celiac disease, but to what extent this is a cause or consequence of the disease and whether the different intestinal diseases (celiac disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease) have specific change patterns is not yet clear. The use of bacterial-origin enzymes that help completion of gluten digestion is of interest because of the potential application as coadjuvant in the current treatment of celiac disease. In this narrative review, we address the current knowledge on the complex interaction between gluten digestion and metabolism, celiac disease, and the intestinal microbiota.
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- Karla A Bascuñán
- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Centre for the Prevention and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease/Gastroenterology II, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centre for the Prevention and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease/Gastroenterology II, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Centre for the Prevention and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease/Gastroenterology II, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, and Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Johnke J, Fraune S, Bosch TCG, Hentschel U, Schulenburg H. Bdellovibrio and Like Organisms Are Predictors of Microbiome Diversity in Distinct Host Groups. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2020; 79:252-257. [PMID: 31187177 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-019-01395-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Biodiversity is generally believed to be a main determinant of ecosystem functioning. This principle also applies to the microbiome and could consequently contribute to host health. According to ecological theory, communities are shaped by top predators whose direct and indirect interactions with community members cause stability and diversity. Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) are a neglected group of predatory bacteria that feed on Gram-negative bacteria and can thereby influence microbiome composition. We asked whether BALOs can predict biodiversity levels in microbiomes from distinct host groups and environments. We demonstrate that genetic signatures of BALOs are commonly found within the 16S rRNA reads from diverse host taxa. In many cases, their presence, abundance, and especially richness are positively correlated with overall microbiome diversity. Our findings suggest that BALOs can act as drivers of microbial alpha-diversity and should therefore be considered candidates for the restoration of microbiomes and the prevention of dysbiosis.
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- Julia Johnke
- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Zoological Institute, CAU Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 1-9, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Zoological Institute, CAU Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 1-9, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Zoological Institute, CAU Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 1-9, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- RD3 Marine Microbiology, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105, Kiel, Germany
- Section of Marine Biology, CAU Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 1-9, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Zoological Institute, CAU Kiel, Am Botanischen Garten 1-9, 24118, Kiel, Germany.
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Bonfiglio G, Neroni B, Radocchia G, Pompilio A, Mura F, Trancassini M, Di Bonaventura G, Pantanella F, Schippa S. Growth Control of Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) by the Predator Bacteria Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: A New Therapeutic Approach for Crohn's Disease Patients. Microorganisms 2019; 8:microorganisms8010017. [PMID: 31861852 PMCID: PMC7023281 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8010017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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In Crohn’s disease (CD) patients, intestinal dysbiosis with an overgrowth of Proteobacteria, mainly Escherichia coli, has been reported. A new pathotype of E. coli, the adherent-invasive Escherichia coli strain (AIEC), has been isolated from the mucosae of CD patients. AIEC strains play an important role in CD pathogenesis, increasing intestinal mucosa damage and inflammation. Several studies have been undertaken to find possible strategies/treatments aimed at AIEC strain reduction/elimination from CD patients’ intestinal mucosae. To date, a truly effective strategy against AIEC overgrowth is not yet available, and as such, further investigations are warranted. Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a predator bacterium which lives by invading Gram-negative bacteria, and is usually present both in natural and human ecosystems. The aim of this study was to evaluate a novel possible strategy to treat CD patients’ mucosae when colonized by AIEC strains, based on the utilization of the Gram-negative predatory bacteria, B. bacteriovorus. The overall results indicate that B. bacteriovorus is able to interfere with important steps in the dynamics of pathogenicity of AIEC strains by its predatory activity. We indicate, for the first time, the possibility of counteracting AIEC strain overgrowth by exploiting what naturally occurs in microbial ecosystems (i.e., predation).
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- Giulia Bonfiglio
- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Microbiology section, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy; (G.B.); (B.N.); (G.R.); (M.T.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Microbiology section, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy; (G.B.); (B.N.); (G.R.); (M.T.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Microbiology section, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy; (G.B.); (B.N.); (G.R.); (M.T.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, and Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.P.); (G.D.B.)
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- Electrical and Energy Engineering, Sapienza Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Laboratories (SNN-Lab), ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy;
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Microbiology section, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy; (G.B.); (B.N.); (G.R.); (M.T.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, and Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.P.); (G.D.B.)
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Microbiology section, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy; (G.B.); (B.N.); (G.R.); (M.T.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Microbiology section, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy; (G.B.); (B.N.); (G.R.); (M.T.); (F.P.)
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Assessment of predatory bacteria and prey interactions using culture-based methods and EMA-qPCR. Microbiol Res 2019; 228:126305. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2019.126305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ottaviani D, Pieralisi S, Angelico G, Mosca F, Tiscar PG, Rocchegiani E, Scuota S, Petruzzelli A, Fisichella S, Blasi G, DiRaimo E, Leoni F, Latini M, Altissimi S, Haouet N. Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
to control
Escherichia coli
on meat matrices. Int J Food Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Donatella Ottaviani
- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria Università degli Studi di Teramo Località Piano d'Accio 64100 Teramo Italy
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- Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria Università degli Studi di Teramo Località Piano d'Accio 64100 Teramo Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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- Laboratorio Controllo Alimenti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche Via Cupa di Posatora 3 60126 Ancona Italy
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Cao H, Wang H, Yu J, An J, Chen J. Encapsulated Bdellovibrio Powder as a Potential Bio-Disinfectant against Whiteleg Shrimp-Pathogenic Vibrios. Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7080244. [PMID: 31394792 PMCID: PMC6722716 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7080244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Liquid preparations of bdellovibrios are currently commercialized as water quality improvers to control bacterial pathogens in whiteleg shrimp Penaeus vannamei. However, the efficacy of these liquid preparations is significantly impaired due to a dramatic loss of viable cells during long-term room temperature storage. Thus, new formulations of bdellovibrios are greatly needed for high-stablility room-temperature storage. In the present study, the encapsulated powder of Bdellovibrio sp. strain F16 was prepared using spray drying with 20 g L-1 gelatin as the coating material under a spray flow of 750 L h-1, a feed rate of 12 mL min-1, and an air inlet temperature of 140 °C. It was found to have a cell density of 5.4 × 107 PFU g-1 and to have spherical microparticles with a wrinkled surface and a diameter of 3 μm to 12 μm. In addition, the encapsulated Bdellovibrio powder presented good storage stability with its cell density still remaining at 3.5 × 107 PFU g-1 after 120 days of room-temperature storage; it was safe for freshwater-farmed whiteleg shrimp with an LD50 over 1200 mg L-1, and it exhibited significant antibacterial and protective effects at 0.8 mg L-1 against shrimp-pathogenic vibrios. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a promising Bdellovibrio powder against shrimp vibrios with high stable room-temperature storage.
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- Haipeng Cao
- National Pathogen Collection Center for Aquatic Animals, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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- Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Jurong 212400, Jiangsu, China
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- National Pathogen Collection Center for Aquatic Animals, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Lianyungang Marine and Fisheries Development Promotion Center, Lianyungang 222000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Jurong 212400, Jiangsu, China
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Vertical transmission of sponge microbiota is inconsistent and unfaithful. Nat Ecol Evol 2019; 3:1172-1183. [PMID: 31285574 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-019-0935-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Co-evolutionary theory predicts that if beneficial microbial symbionts improve host fitness, they should be faithfully transmitted to offspring. More recently, the hologenome theory of evolution predicts resemblance between parent and offspring microbiomes and high partner fidelity between host species and their vertically transmitted microbes. Here, we test these ideas in multiple coexisting host species with highly diverse microbiota, leveraging known parent-offspring pairs sampled from eight species of wild marine sponges (Porifera). We found that the processes governing vertical transmission were both neutral and selective. A neutral model was a better fit to larval (R2 = 0.66) than to the adult microbiota (R2 = 0.27), suggesting that the importance of non-neutral processes increases as the sponge host matures. Microbes that are enriched above neutral expectations in adults were disproportionately transferred to offspring. Patterns of vertical transmission were, however, incomplete: larval sponges shared, on average, 44.8% of microbes with their parents, which was not higher than the fraction they shared with nearby non-parental adults. Vertical transmission was also inconsistent across siblings, as larval sponges from the same parent shared only 17% of microbes. Finally, we found no evidence that vertically transmitted microbes are faithful to a single sponge host species. Surprisingly, larvae were as likely to share vertically transmitted microbes with larvae from other sponge species as they were with their own species. Our study demonstrates that common predictions of vertical transmission that stem from species-poor systems are not necessarily true when scaling up to diverse and complex microbiomes.
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Patini R, Cattani P, Marchetti S, Isola G, Quaranta G, Gallenzi P. Evaluation of Predation Capability of Periodontopathogens Bacteria by Bdellovibrio Bacteriovorus HD100. An in Vitro Study. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12122008. [PMID: 31234568 PMCID: PMC6630749 DOI: 10.3390/ma12122008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Treatment options against periodontitis attempt to completely remove oral microbiota even if several species in dental plaque demonstrate protective features. Predatory bacteria that selectively predate solely on Gram-negative bacteria might be a viable therapeutic alternative. Therefore, the aim of this study is to in vitro evaluate the susceptibility of some oral pathogens to predation by B. bacteriovorus HD100 in liquid suspension. Cultures of prey cell were prepared in brain heart infusion broth (BHI) broth incubating overnight at the appropriate conditions for each organism to reach log phase of growth. Predatory activity was assessed by measuring optical density at 600 nm after 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U test and p values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The study demonstrated that B. bacteriovorus is able to predate on aerobic species and on microaerophilic ones (p < 0.05) but also that its predatory capacity is strongly compromised by the conditions of anaerobiosis. B. bacteriovorus, in fact, was unable to predate the anaerobic species involved in the present study (F. nucleatum and P. gingivalis). The findings of the study suggest that B. bacteriovorus is able to tolerate microaerophilic conditions and that in anaerobiosis it cannot exert its predatory capacity. Such evidence could lead to its use as an agent to prevent recolonization of the periodontal pocket following therapy. Further studies are needed to investigate the activity of B. bacteriovorus against recently recognized periodontopathogens, alone or organized in biofilms of multi-species communities.
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- Romeo Patini
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy.
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy.
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy.
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- Department of General Surgery and Surgical-Medical Specialties, Via Plebiscito 628, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy.
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy.
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Escribano E, Saralegui C, Moles L, Montes MT, Alba C, Alarcón T, Lázaro-Perona F, Rodríguez JM, Sáenz de Pipaón M, Del Campo R. Influence of a Serratia marcescens outbreak on the gut microbiota establishment process in low-weight preterm neonates. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216581. [PMID: 31112570 PMCID: PMC6529157 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Adequate gut microbiota establishment is important for lifelong health. The aim was to sequentially analyze the gut microbiota establishment in low-birth-weight preterm neonates admitted to a single neonatal intensive care unit during their first 3 weeks of life, comparing two epidemiological scenarios. Seven control infants were recruited, and another 12 during a severe S. marcescens outbreak. Meconium and feces from days 7, 14, and 21 of life were collected. Gut microbiota composition was determined by 16S rDNA massive sequencing. Cultivable isolates were genotyped by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, with four S. marcescens submitted for whole-genome sequencing. The expected bacterial ecosystem expansion after birth is delayed, possibly related to antibiotic exposure. The Proteobacteria phylum dominates, although with marked interindividual variability. The outbreak group considerably differed from the control group, with higher densities of Escherichia coli and Serratia to the detriment of Enterococcus and other Firmicutes. Curiously, obligate predators were only detected in meconium and at very low concentrations. Genotyping of cultivable bacteria demonstrated the high bacterial horizontal transmission rate that was confirmed with whole-genome sequencing for S. marcescens. Preterm infants admitted at NICU are initially colonized by homogeneous microbial communities, most of them from the nosocomial environment, which subsequently evolve according to the individual conditions. Our results demonstrate the hospital epidemiology pressure, particularly during outbreak situations, on the gut microbiota establishing process.
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- Esperanza Escribano
- Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología y Parasitología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología y Parasitología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.,Departamento de Bromatología, Facultad de Veterinaria Nutrición y Ciencia de los Alimentos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bromatología, Facultad de Veterinaria Nutrición y Ciencia de los Alimentos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Red de Salud Materno Infantil y del Desarrollo, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología y Parasitología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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Predatory bacteria can protect SKH-1 mice from a lethal plague challenge. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7225. [PMID: 31076594 PMCID: PMC6510791 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43467-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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With the rise of antimicrobial resistance, novel ways to treat bacterial infections are required and the use of predatory bacteria may be one such approach. Bdellovibrio species have been shown in vitro to predate on a wide range of other Gram-negative bacteria, including CDC category A/B pathogens such as Yersinia pestis. The data reported here show that treatment of SKH-1 mice with Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HD100 provided significant protection from a lethal challenge of Yersinia pestis CO92. This is the first report of protection conferred by predation in vivo against a systemic pathogen challenge. However, this protective effect was not observed in a preliminary study with Balb/c mice. Therefore the effects of the predatory bacteria are complex and may be dependent on immune status/genetics of the host. Overall, predatory bacteria may have utility as a therapeutic modality but further work is required to understand the predator-host interaction.
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Bratanis E, Lood R. A Novel Broad-Spectrum Elastase-Like Serine Protease From the Predatory Bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Facilitates Elucidation of Site-Specific IgA Glycosylation Pattern. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:971. [PMID: 31130941 PMCID: PMC6510308 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The increased interest in predatory bacteria due to their ability to kill antibiotic resistant bacteria has also highlighted their inherent plethora of hydrolytic enzymes, and their potential as natural sources of novel therapeutic agents and biotechnological tools. Here, we have identified and characterized a novel protease from the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: BspE (Bdellovibrio elastase-like serine protease). Mapping preferential sites of proteolytic activity showed a single proteolytic cleavage site of native plasma IgA (pIgA) in the Fc-tail; as well as in the secretory component (SC) of secretory IgA (SIgA). Proteolysis of other native immunoglobulins and plasma proteins was either absent (IgG1 and 2, IgM, albumin and orosomucoid) or unspecific with multiple cleavage sites (IgG3 and 4, IgE, IgD). BspE displayed a broad activity against most amino acid bonds in shorter peptides and denatured proteins, with a slight preference for hydrolysis C-terminal of Y, V, F, S, L, R, P, E, and K. BspE autoproteolysis results in numerous cleavage products sustaining activity for more than 6 h. The enzymatic activity remained stable at pH 5.0-9.0 but was drastically reduced in the presence of MnCl2 and completely inhibited by ZnCl2. The hydrolysis of pIgA was subsequently utilized for the specific glycan characterization of the released pIgA Fc-tail (Asn459). Besides contributing to the basic knowledge of Bdellovibrio biology and proteases, we propose that BspE could be used as a potential tool to investigate the importance, and biological function of the pIgA Fc-tail. IMPORTANCE Antibodies are well-established as key components of the immune system, and the importance of antibody glycosylation is steadily gaining recognition. Modifications of antibodies by glycosylation creates a vast repertoire of antibody glycovariants with distinctive and diverse functions in the immune system. Most of the available information regarding antibody glycosylation is based on studies with IgG, which have contributed greatly to the advance of therapeutic antibody treatments. However, much is still unknown regarding the importance of glycosylation and the Fc-structure for the remaining antibody classes. Such research has proven to be technically challenging and demonstrates a need for novel tools to facilitate such investigations. Here we have identified and characterized a novel protease from B. bacteriovorus, facilitating the study of plasma IgA by cleaving the Fc-tail, including the Asn459 N-glycan. This further highlights the potential of B. bacteriovorus as a source to identify potential novel biotechnological tools.
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- Eleni Bratanis
- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Engulfment, persistence and fate of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predators inside human phagocytic cells informs their future therapeutic potential. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4293. [PMID: 30862785 PMCID: PMC6414686 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40223-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In assessing the potential of predatory bacteria, such as Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, to become live therapeutic agents against bacterial infections, it is crucial to understand and quantify Bdellovibrio host cell interactions at a molecular level. Here, we quantify the interactions of live B. bacteriovorus with human phagocytic cells, determining the uptake mechanisms, persistence, associated cytokine responses and intracellular trafficking of the non-growing B. bacteriovorus in PMA-differentiated U937 cells. B. bacteriovorus are engulfed by U937 cells and persist for 24 h without affecting host cell viability and can be observed microscopically and recovered and cultured post-uptake. The uptake of predators is passive and depends on the dynamics of the host cell cytoskeleton; the engulfed predators are eventually trafficked through the phagolysosomal pathway of degradation. We have also studied the prevalence of B. bacteriovorus specific antibodies in the general human population. Together, these results quantify a period of viable persistence and the ultimate fate of B. bacteriovorus inside phagocytic cells. They provide new knowledge on predator availability inside hosts, plus potential longevity and therefore potential efficacy as a treatment in humans and open up future fields of work testing if predators can prey on host-engulfed pathogenic bacteria.
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Said N, Chatzinotas A, Schmidt M. Have an Ion on It: The Life-Cycle of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Viewed by Helium-Ion Microscopy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 3:e1800250. [PMID: 32627346 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201800250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Helium-ion microscopy (HIM) has so far rarely been employed to image microbial interactions. Here, the visualization of the life-cycle of the bacterial predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HD100 with Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida, respectively, as prey is presented. The predator is brought in contact with prey and samples are taken at selected times. The system is monitored by phase-contrast microscopy and HIM. For HIM imaging, a sample preparation protocol is established that preserves the structure of Bdellovibrio, prey, and bdelloplasts. The micrographs show the attachment of the predator to its prey, the evolution of bdelloplasts, their lysis, and the release of predator progeny. The combination of HIM with two more approaches allows for investigating predator-prey interactions from different angles: First, phase-contrast micrographs provide quantitative information for the numbers of predator, prey, and bdelloplasts. Second, a numerical model solving the retarded differential equations that describe the system's time-evolution is developed and fits the experimentally determined cell numbers. In conclusion, the high resolution, the large depth of focus, and surface sensitivity of HIM hold promise to expand future studies on so far neglected ecological interactions within the microbial food web, in particular in samples with pronounced topography such as bacterial biofilms.
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- Nedal Said
- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany.,German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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Talwar C, Nagar S, Lal R, Negi RK. Fish Gut Microbiome: Current Approaches and Future Perspectives. Indian J Microbiol 2018; 58:397-414. [PMID: 30262950 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-018-0760-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In recent years, investigations of microbial flora associated with fish gut have deepened our knowledge of the complex interactions occurring between microbes and host fish. The gut microbiome not only reinforces the digestive and immune systems in fish but is itself shaped by several host-associated factors. Unfortunately, in the past, majority of studies have focused upon the structure of fish gut microbiome providing little knowledge of effects of these factors distinctively and the immense functional potential of the gut microbiome. In this review, we have highlighted the recently gained insights into the diversity and functions of the fish gut microbiome. We have also delved on the current approaches that are being employed to study the fish gut microbiome with an aim to collate all the knowledge gained and make accurate conclusions for their application based perspectives. The literature reviewed indicated that the future research should shift towards functional microbiomics to improve the maximum sustainable yield in aquaculture.
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- Chandni Talwar
- Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007 India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007 India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007 India
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Rebuilding the Gut Microbiota Ecosystem. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15081679. [PMID: 30087270 PMCID: PMC6121872 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15081679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A microbial ecosystem in which bacteria no longer live in a mutualistic association is called dysbiotic. Gut microbiota dysbiosis is a condition related with the pathogenesis of intestinal illnesses (irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, and inflammatory bowel disease) and extra-intestinal illnesses (obesity, metabolic disorder, cardiovascular syndrome, allergy, and asthma). Dysbiosis status has been related to various important pathologies, and many therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring the balance of the intestinal ecosystem have been implemented. These strategies include the administration of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics; phage therapy; fecal transplantation; bacterial consortium transplantation; and a still poorly investigated approach based on predatory bacteria. This review discusses the various aspects of these strategies to counteract intestinal dysbiosis.
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Cummins G, Yung DE, Cox BF, Koulaouzidis A, Desmulliez MPY, Cochran S. Luminally expressed gastrointestinal biomarkers. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 11:1119-1134. [PMID: 28849686 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2017.1373017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A biomarker is a measurable indicator of normal biologic processes, pathogenic processes or pharmacological responses. The identification of a useful biomarker is challenging, with several hurdles to overcome before clinical adoption. This review gives a general overview of a range of biomarkers associated with inflammatory bowel disease or colorectal cancer along the gastrointestinal tract. Areas covered: These markers include those that are already clinically accepted, such as inflammatory markers such as faecal calprotectin, S100A12 (Calgranulin C), Fatty Acid Binding Proteins (FABP), malignancy markers such as Faecal Occult Blood, Mucins, Stool DNA, Faecal microRNA (miRNA), other markers such as Faecal Elastase, Faecal alpha-1-antitrypsin, Alpha2-macroglobulin and possible future markers such as microbiota, volatile organic compounds and pH. Expert commentary: There are currently a few biomarkers that have been sufficiently validated for routine clinical use at present such as FC. However, many of these biomarkers continue to be limited in sensitivity and specificity for various GI diseases. Emerging biomarkers have the potential to improve diagnosis and monitoring but further study is required to determine efficacy and validate clinical utility.
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- Gerard Cummins
- a Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences , Heriot-Watt University , Edinburgh , UK
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- b The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh , Endoscopy Unit , Edinburgh , UK
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- c School of Medicine , University of Dundee , Dundee , UK
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- a Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences , Heriot-Watt University , Edinburgh , UK
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- d Medical and Industrial Ultrasonics, School of Engineering , University of Glasgow , Glasgow , UK
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Individual Patterns of Complexity in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Microbiota, Including Predator Bacteria, over a 1-Year Period. mBio 2017; 8:mBio.00959-17. [PMID: 28951476 PMCID: PMC5615197 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00959-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung microbiota composition has recently been redefined by the application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) tools, identifying, among others, previously undescribed anaerobic and uncultivable bacteria. In the present study, we monitored the fluctuations of this ecosystem in 15 CF patients during a 1-year follow-up period, describing for the first time, as far as we know, the presence of predator bacteria in the CF lung microbiome. In addition, a new computational model was developed to ascertain the hypothetical ecological repercussions of a prey-predator interaction in CF lung microbial communities. Fifteen adult CF patients, stratified according to their pulmonary function into mild (n = 5), moderate (n = 9), and severe (n = 1) disease, were recruited at the CF unit of the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (Madrid, Spain). Each patient contributed three or four induced sputum samples during a 1-year follow-up period. Lung microbiota composition was determined by both cultivation and NGS techniques and was compared with the patients’ clinical variables. Results revealed a particular microbiota composition for each patient that was maintained during the study period, although some fluctuations were detected without any clinical correlation. For the first time, Bdellovibrio and Vampirovibrio predator bacteria were shown in CF lung microbiota and reduced-genome bacterial parasites of the phylum Parcubacteria were also consistently detected. The newly designed computational model allows us to hypothesize that inoculation of predators into the pulmonary microbiome might contribute to the control of chronic colonization by CF pathogens in early colonization stages. The application of NGS to sequential samples of CF patients demonstrated the complexity of the organisms present in the lung (156 species) and the constancy of basic individual colonization patterns, although some differences between samples from the same patient were observed, probably related to sampling bias. Bdellovibrio and Vampirovibrio predator bacteria were found for the first time by NGS as part of the CF lung microbiota, although their ecological significance needs to be clarified. The newly designed computational model allows us to hypothesize that inoculation of predators into the lung microbiome can eradicate CF pathogens in early stages of the process. Our data strongly suggest that lower respiratory microbiome fluctuations are not necessarily related to the patient’s clinical status.
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Im H, Son S, Mitchell RJ, Ghim CM. Serum albumin and osmolality inhibit Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation in human serum. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5896. [PMID: 28725056 PMCID: PMC5517470 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06272-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We evaluated the bactericidal activity of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, strain HD100, within blood sera against bacterial strains commonly associated with bacteremic infections, including E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella enterica. Tests show that B. bacteriovorus HD100 is not susceptible to serum complement or its bactericidal activity. After a two hour exposure to human sera, the prey populations decreased 15- to 7,300-fold due to the serum complement activity while, in contrast, the B. bacteriovorus HD100 population showed a loss of only 33%. Dot blot analyses showed that this is not due to the absence of antibodies against this predator. Predation in human serum was inhibited, though, by both the osmolality and serum albumin. The activity of B. bacteriovorus HD100 showed a sharp transition between 200 and 250 mOsm/kg, and was progressively reduced as the osmolality increased. Serum albumin also acted to inhibit predation by binding to and coating the predatory cells. This was confirmed via dot blot analyses and confocal microscopy. The results from both the osmolality and serum albumin tests were incorporated into a numerical model describing bacterial predation of pathogens. In conclusion, both of these factors inhibit predation and, as such, they limit its effectiveness against pathogenic prey located within sera.
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- Hansol Im
- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology, 50 UNIST-gil Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology, 50 UNIST-gil Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology, 50 UNIST-gil Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology, 50 UNIST-gil Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Physics, Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology, 50 UNIST-gil Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Herrán AR, Pérez-Andrés J, Caminero A, Nistal E, Vivas S, Ruiz de Morales JM, Casqueiro J. Gluten-degrading bacteria are present in the human small intestine of healthy volunteers and celiac patients. Res Microbiol 2017; 168:673-684. [PMID: 28526528 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2017.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Gluten is the only known environmental factor that triggers celiac disease. Several studies have described an imbalance between the intestinal microbiota of different individuals based on diagnoses. Moreover, recent studies have suggested that human bacteria may play an important role in gluten hydrolysis. However, there has been no research focusing on the small intestine. This study aimed to characterize the adult small intestine microbiota possibly implicated in gluten hydrolysis. Duodenal biopsies from different diagnosed individuals were cultured in a gluten-containing medium, and the grown microbiota was analyzed by culture dependent/independent methods. Results showed that gluten-degrading bacteria can be found in the human small intestine. Indeed, 114 bacterial strains belonging to 32 species were isolated; 85 strains were able to grow in a medium containing gluten as the sole nitrogen source, 31 strains showed extracellular proteolytic activity against gluten protein and 27 strains showed peptidolytic activity towards the 33 mer peptide, an immunogenic peptide for celiac disease patients. We found that there are no differences based on the diagnosis, but each individual has its own population of gluten-hydrolyzing bacteria. These bacteria or their gluten-degrading enzymes could help to improve the quality of life of celiac disease patients'.
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- Alexandra R Herrán
- Área de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología y Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; Instituto de Biología Molecular, Genómica y Proteómica (INBIOMIC), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología y Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular, Genómica y Proteómica (INBIOMIC), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología y Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Departamento de Gastroenterología, Hospital de León, Altos de Nava s/n, 24071 León, Spain; Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología y Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; Instituto de Biología Molecular, Genómica y Proteómica (INBIOMIC), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain.
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Shatzkes K, Connell ND, Kadouri DE. Predatory bacteria: a new therapeutic approach for a post-antibiotic era. Future Microbiol 2017; 12:469-472. [PMID: 28481158 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2017-0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Kenneth Shatzkes
- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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Xiong J, Dai W, Zhu J, Liu K, Dong C, Qiu Q. The Underlying Ecological Processes of Gut Microbiota Among Cohabitating Retarded, Overgrown and Normal Shrimp. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2017; 73:988-999. [PMID: 27966036 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-016-0910-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Increasing evidence of tight links among the gut microbiota, obesity, and host health has emerged, but knowledge of the ecological processes that shape the variation in microbial assemblages across growth rates remains elusive. Moreover, inadequately control for differences in factors that profoundly affect the gut microbial community, hampers evaluation of the gut microbiota roles in regulating growth rates. To address this gap, we evaluated the composition and ecological processes of the gut bacterial community in cohabitating retarded, overgrown, and normal shrimps from identically managed ponds. Gut bacterial community structures were distinct (P = 0.0006) among the shrimp categories. Using a structural equation modeling (SEM), we found that changes in the gut bacterial community were positively related to digestive activities, which subsequently affected shrimp growth rate. This association was further supported by intensified interspecies interaction and enriched lineages with high nutrient intake efficiencies in overgrown shrimps. However, the less phylogenetic clustering of gut microbiota in overgrown and retarded subjects may offer empty niches for pathogens invasion, as evidenced by higher abundances of predicted functional pathways involved in disease infection. Given no differences in biotic and abiotic factors among the cohabitating shrimps, we speculated that the distinct gut community assembly could be attributed to random colonization in larval shrimp (e.g., priority effects) and that an altered microbiota could be a causative factor in overgrowth or retardation in shrimp. To our knowledge, this is the first study to provide an integrated overview of the direct roles of gut microbiota in shaping shrimp growth rate and the underlying ecological mechanisms.
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- Jinbo Xiong
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-Efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-Efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State of Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, 361006, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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Sun Y, Ye J, Hou Y, Chen H, Cao J, Zhou T. Predation Efficacy of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus on Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Pathogens and Their Corresponding Biofilms. Jpn J Infect Dis 2017; 70:485-489. [PMID: 28367880 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2016.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the predation efficacy of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus on multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensive drug resistant (XDR) gram-negative pathogens and their corresponding biofilms. In this study, we examined the ability of B. bacteriovorus to prey on MDR and XDR gram-negative clinical bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii. Results showed that B. bacteriovorus was able to prey on all planktonic cultures, among which the most efficient predation was observed for drug-resistant E. coli, with a 3.11 log10 reduction in viability. Furthermore, B. bacteriovorus demonstrated promising efficacy in preventing biofilm formation and dispersing the established biofilm. Reductions in biofilm formation of E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, and A. baumannii co-cultured with B. bacteriovorus were 65.2%, 37.1%, 44.7%, and 36.8%, respectively. Meanwhile, the established biofilms of E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, and A. baumannii were significantly reduced by 83.4%, 81.8%, 83.1%, and 79.9%, respectively. A visual analysis supported by scanning electron microscopy demonstrated the role of B. bacteriovorus in removing the established biofilms. This study highlights the potential use of B. bacteriovorus as a biological control agent with the capability to prey on MDR/XDR gram-negative pathogens and eradicate biofilms.
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- Yao Sun
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
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Effect of predatory bacteria on the gut bacterial microbiota in rats. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43483. [PMID: 28262674 PMCID: PMC5337950 DOI: 10.1038/srep43483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus and Micavibrio aeruginosavorus are Gram-negative proteobacteria that are obligate predators of other Gram-negative bacteria and are considered potential alternatives to antibiotics. Most studies focusing on predatory bacteria have been performed in vitro, thus the effect of predatory bacteria on a live host, including the impact on the ecology of the native microbiota, has yet to be fully examined. In this study, intrarectal inoculations of Sprague-Dawley rats with predatory bacteria were performed. Additionally, feces were collected for seven days post-inoculation to determine the effect on gut bacterial diversity. Rat colonic tissue exhibited no abnormal histopathological effects due to predatory bacteria. A modest increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines was measured in the colons of rats inoculated with predatory bacteria by 24 and 48 hours, with all but IL-13 returning to baseline by seven days. V4 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal DNA demonstrated minimal shifts in taxonomic representation over the week due to predatory bacteria. Changes in bacterial populations due to exposure to B. bacteriovorus are predicted to contribute to health, however, an overgrowth of Prevotella was observed due to exposure to M. aeruginosavorus. This study further addresses safety concerns associated with the potential use of predatory bacteria to treat infections.
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BspK, a Serine Protease from the Predatory Bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus with Utility for Analysis of Therapeutic Antibodies. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.03037-16. [PMID: 27940543 PMCID: PMC5288813 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03037-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The development of therapeutic and diagnostic antibodies is a rapidly growing field of research, being the fastest expanding group of products on the pharmaceutical market, and appropriate quality controls are crucial for their application. We have identified and characterized the serine protease termed BspK (Bdellovibrio serine protease K) from Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus and here show its activity on antibodies. Mutation of the serine residue at position 230 rendered the protease inactive. Further investigations of BspK enzymatic characteristics revealed autoproteolytic activity, resulting in numerous cleavage products. Two of the autoproteolytic cleavage sites in the BspK fusion protein were investigated in more detail and corresponded to cleavage after K28 and K210 in the N- and C-terminal parts of BspK, respectively. Further, BspK displayed stable enzymatic activity on IgG within the pH range of 6.0 to 9.5 and was inhibited in the presence of ZnCl2. BspK demonstrated preferential hydrolysis of human IgG1 compared to other immunoglobulins and isotypes, with hydrolysis of the heavy chain at position K226 generating two separate Fab fragments and an intact IgG Fc domain. Finally, we show that BspK preferentially cleaves its substrates C-terminally to lysines similar to the protease LysC. However, BspK displays a unique cleavage profile compared to several currently used proteases on the market. IMPORTANCE The rapid development of novel therapeutic antibodies is partly hindered by difficulties in assessing their quality and safety. The lack of tools and methods facilitating such quality controls obstructs and delays the process of product approval, eventually affecting the patients in need of treatment. These difficulties in product evaluations indicate a need for new and comprehensive tools for such analysis. Additionally, recent concerns raised regarding the limitations of established products on the market (e.g., trypsin) further highlight a general need for a larger array of proteases with novel cleavage profiles to meet current and future needs, within both the life science industry and the academic research community.
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Girbovan A, Sur G, Samasca G, Lupan I. Dysbiosis a risk factor for celiac disease. Med Microbiol Immunol 2017; 206:83-91. [PMID: 28204873 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-017-0496-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Celiac disease remains one of the most challenging pathologies of the small intestine. It involves multiple pathogenic pathways and there are no disease-changing pharmacological agents available against it yet. The term microbiota refers to the community of microorganisms that inhabit a particular region of the body. Normal gut microbiota has a vital role in maintaining the intestinal homeostasis and promoting health. Celiac disease is associated with microbiota alteration, especially with an increase in the number of Gram-negative bacteria and a decrease in the number of Gram-positive bacteria. There is a strong relationship between intestinal dysbiosis and celiac disease, and recent studies are aimed at determining whether the celiac disease is a risk factor for dysbiosis or dysbiosis is for celiac disease. Therefore, the aim of this review was to assess the latest findings regarding the gut microbiota and its impact on the celiac disease, including therapeutic aspects.
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- Anamaria Girbovan
- Department of Immunology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Crisan Street, 3-5 No 400177, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pediatrics II, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Emergency Hospital for Children, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Immunology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Crisan Street, 3-5 No 400177, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. .,Emergency Hospital for Children, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Tyson J, Elizabeth Sockett R. Nature knows best: employing whole microbial strategies to tackle antibiotic resistant pathogens. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2017; 9:47-49. [PMID: 28032688 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Jess Tyson
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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Oyedara OO, De Luna‐Santillana EDJ, Olguin‐Rodriguez O, Guo X, Mendoza‐Villa MA, Menchaca‐Arredondo JL, Elufisan TO, Garza‐Hernandez JA, Garcia Leon I, Rodriguez‐Perez MA. Isolation of Bdellovibrio sp. from soil samples in Mexico and their potential applications in control of pathogens. Microbiologyopen 2016; 5:992-1002. [PMID: 27297185 PMCID: PMC5221441 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In this study, two strains of Bdellovibrio were isolated from soil samples using the culture-dependent technique and two members of the family Enterobacteriaceae (Klebsiella sp. and Salmonella sp.) as prey. The Bdellovibrio strains were bacteriolytic, plaque-forming, and highly motile gram-negative bacteria. We identified and confirmed the Bdellovibrio strains using microscopy, PCR amplification, and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. They were observed to be different strains based on hit locus and prey range analyses. Here, the first report on Bdellovibrio strains isolated from soil in Mexico corroborates earlier report indicating that populations of Bdellovibrio found in soil are heterogeneous thereby the need to identify the various strains.
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- Omotayo Opemipo Oyedara
- Instituto Politécnico NacionalCentro de Biotecnología GenómicaReynosaTamaulipas88710México
- Department of Biological SciencesCollege of Science, Engineering and TechnologyFaculty of Basic and Applied ScienceOsun State UniversityOsogboOsun StateNigeria
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- Instituto Politécnico NacionalCentro de Biotecnología GenómicaReynosaTamaulipas88710México
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- Instituto Politécnico NacionalCentro de Biotecnología GenómicaReynosaTamaulipas88710México
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- Facultad de Ciencias Físico‐MatemáticasUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los GarzaNuevo León66455Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Físico‐MatemáticasUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás de los GarzaNuevo León66455Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico NacionalCentro de Biotecnología GenómicaReynosaTamaulipas88710México
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Guo Y, Li M, Han H, Cai J. Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis on fresh-cut cucumber slices after reduction treatments. Food Control 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Injections of Predatory Bacteria Work Alongside Host Immune Cells to Treat Shigella Infection in Zebrafish Larvae. Curr Biol 2016; 26:3343-3351. [PMID: 27889262 PMCID: PMC5196024 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.09.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus are predatory bacteria that invade and kill a range of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens in natural environments and in vitro [1, 2]. In this study, we investigated Bdellovibrio as an injected, antibacterial treatment in vivo, using zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae infected with an antibiotic-resistant strain of the human pathogen Shigella flexneri. When injected alone, Bdellovibrio can persist for more than 24 hr in vivo yet exert no pathogenic effects on zebrafish larvae. Bdellovibrio injection of zebrafish containing a lethal dose of Shigella promotes pathogen killing, leading to increased zebrafish survival. Live-cell imaging of infected zebrafish reveals that Shigella undergo rounding induced by the invasive predation from Bdellovibrio in vivo. Furthermore, Shigella-dependent replication of Bdellovibrio was captured inside the zebrafish larvae, indicating active predation in vivo. Bdellovibrio can be engulfed and ultimately eliminated by host neutrophils and macrophages, yet have a sufficient dwell time to prey on pathogens. Experiments in immune-compromised zebrafish reveal that maximal therapeutic benefits of Bdellovibrio result from the synergy of both bacterial predation and host immunity, but that in vivo predation contributes significantly to the survival outcome. Our results demonstrate that successful antibacterial therapy can be achieved via the host immune system working together with bacterial predation by Bdellovibrio. Such cooperation may be important to consider in the fight against antibiotic-resistant infections in vivo. Injected predatory Bdellovibrio bacteria persist non-pathogenically in zebrafish Bdellovibrio injection promotes Shigella killing and increases zebrafish survival Bdellovibrio are eventually cleared by the zebrafish immune system Antibacterial therapy is achieved via the host immune system working with Bdellovibrio
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Monnappa AK, Bari W, Choi SY, Mitchell RJ. Investigating the Responses of Human Epithelial Cells to Predatory Bacteria. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33485. [PMID: 27629536 PMCID: PMC5024164 DOI: 10.1038/srep33485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
One beguiling alternative to antibiotics for treating multi-drug resistant infections are Bdellovibrio-and-like-organisms (BALOs), predatory bacteria known to attack human pathogens. Consequently, in this study, the responses from four cell lines (three human and one mouse) were characterized during an exposure to different predatory bacteria, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HD100, Bacteriovorus BY1 and Bacteriovorax stolpii EB1. TNF-α levels were induced in Raw 264.7 mouse macrophage cultures with each predator, but paled in comparison to those obtained with E. coli. This was true even though the latter strain was added at an 11.1-fold lower concentration (p < 0.01). Likewise, E. coli led to a significant (54%) loss in the Raw 264.7 murine macrophage viability while the predatory strains had no impact. Tests with various epithelial cells, including NuLi-1 airway, Caco2, HT29 and T84 colorectal cells, gave similar results, with E. coli inducing IL-8 production. The viabilities of the NuLi-1 and Caco-2 cells were slightly reduced (8%) when exposed to the predators, while T84 viability remained steady. In no cases did the predatory bacteria induce actin rearrangement. These results clearly demonstrate the gentle natures of predatory bacteria and their impacts on human cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ajay K Monnappa
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 44919, South Korea
| | - Robert J Mitchell
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 44919, South Korea
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