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Elois MA, da Silva R, Pilati GVT, Rodríguez-Lázaro D, Fongaro G. Bacteriophages as Biotechnological Tools. Viruses 2023; 15:v15020349. [PMID: 36851563 PMCID: PMC9963553 DOI: 10.3390/v15020349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Bacteriophages are ubiquitous organisms that can be specific to one or multiple strains of hosts, in addition to being the most abundant entities on the planet. It is estimated that they exceed ten times the total number of bacteria. They are classified as temperate, which means that phages can integrate their genome into the host genome, originating a prophage that replicates with the host cell and may confer immunity against infection by the same type of phage; and lytics, those with greater biotechnological interest and are viruses that lyse the host cell at the end of its reproductive cycle. When lysogenic, they are capable of disseminating bacterial antibiotic resistance genes through horizontal gene transfer. When professionally lytic-that is, obligately lytic and not recently descended from a temperate ancestor-they become allies in bacterial control in ecological imbalance scenarios; these viruses have a biofilm-reducing capacity. Phage therapy has also been advocated by the scientific community, given the uniqueness of issues related to the control of microorganisms and biofilm production when compared to other commonly used techniques. The advantages of using bacteriophages appear as a viable and promising alternative. This review will provide updates on the landscape of phage applications for the biocontrol of pathogens in industrial settings and healthcare.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mariana Alves Elois
- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
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- Microbiology Division, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
- Research Centre for Emerging Pathogens and Global Health, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
- Correspondence:
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Rogovski P, Cadamuro RD, da Silva R, de Souza EB, Bonatto C, Viancelli A, Michelon W, Elmahdy EM, Treichel H, Rodríguez-Lázaro D, Fongaro G. Uses of Bacteriophages as Bacterial Control Tools and Environmental Safety Indicators. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:793135. [PMID: 34917066 PMCID: PMC8670004 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.793135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Bacteriophages are bacterial-specific viruses and the most abundant biological form on Earth. Each bacterial species possesses one or multiple bacteriophages and the specificity of infection makes them a promising alternative for bacterial control and environmental safety, as a biotechnological tool against pathogenic bacteria, including those resistant to antibiotics. This application can be either directly into foods and food-related environments as biocontrol agents of biofilm formation. In addition, bacteriophages are used for microbial source-tracking and as fecal indicators. The present review will focus on the uses of bacteriophages like bacterial control tools, environmental safety indicators as well as on their contribution to bacterial control in human, animal, and environmental health.
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- Paula Rogovski
- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Bioprocesses, Federal University of Fronteira Sul (UFFS), Erechim, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Virology, Environmental Research Division, Department of Water Pollution Research, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Bioprocesses, Federal University of Fronteira Sul (UFFS), Erechim, Brazil
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Universidad de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
- Centre for Emerging Pathogens and Global Health, Universidad de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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Rogovski P, da Silva R, Cadamuro RD, de Souza EB, Savi BP, Viancelli A, Michelon W, Tápparo DC, Treichel H, Rodríguez-Lazaro D, Fongaro G. Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Control in Poultry Litter Mediated by Lytic Bacteriophage Isolated from Swine Manure. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18168862. [PMID: 34444610 PMCID: PMC8393653 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We report the use of bacteriophages for control of Salmonella Enteritidis in poultry production. Phage was isolated by the double-agar plate assay from agricultural waste samples, and one isolate, named SM1, was selected and propagated for application in poultry litter. Two experimental protocols were tested: single treatment and repeated treatment (re-application of phage SM1 after 6 h and 12 h). Each treatment cycle involved 25 g of poultry litter placed in plastic boxes and contaminated with 105 Colony Forming Units mL−1 (CFU mL−1) of S. Enteritidis, in independent duplicates. The contaminated litter was treated with 106 Plaque Forming Units mL−1 (PFU mL−1) of SM1 phage by dripping. Repeated application of phage SM1 reduced Salmonella counts by over 99.9%; the phage persisted in poultry litter for over 35 days. This study illustrates the application of SM1 treatment as a promising technology for bacterial control in production matrices that could allow safe and sustainable use of agricultural waste products as biofertilizers.
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- Paula Rogovski
- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
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- Research Group on Engineering, Performance and Environmental Quality, Universidade do Contestado (PMPECSA), Concórdia 89711-330, SC, Brazil; (A.V.); (W.M.)
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- Research Group on Engineering, Performance and Environmental Quality, Universidade do Contestado (PMPECSA), Concórdia 89711-330, SC, Brazil; (A.V.); (W.M.)
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- Centro de Engenharias e Ciências Exatas, Western Paraná State University, Cascavel 85819-110, PR, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Bioprocesses, Federal University of Fronteira Sul, Erechim 89802-112, RS, Brazil;
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
- Research Centre for Emerging Pathogens and Global Health, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
- Correspondence: (D.R.-L.); (G.F.); Tel.: +34-637-451-110 (D.R.-L.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil; (P.R.); (R.d.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (B.P.S.)
- Correspondence: (D.R.-L.); (G.F.); Tel.: +34-637-451-110 (D.R.-L.)
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Souza DSM, Tápparo DC, Rogovski P, Cadamuro RD, de Souza EB, da Silva R, Degenhardt R, Lindner JDD, Viancelli A, Michelon W, Kunz A, Treichel H, Hernández M, Rodríguez-Lázaro D, Fongaro G. Hepatitis E Virus in Manure and Its Removal by Psychrophilic anaerobic Biodigestion in Intensive Production Farms, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2018-2019. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8122045. [PMID: 33371202 PMCID: PMC7766788 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8122045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important enteric agent that can circulate in swine; it is excreted in manure, and of zoonotic interest. The present study investigated, by RT-qPCR, the circulation of HEV in swine manure from different types of pig farms (maternity, nursery, and grow-finish farms) in Santa Catarina State, the major pig production area of Brazil, and also evaluated the HEV removal efficiency of psychrophilic anaerobic biodigesters (PABs). While HEV was consistently detected in manure from grow-finish pig farms (>4 log HEV genome copies (GC) L−1), the virus was not detected in manure from maternity and nursery farms. These findings suggest a potential high biosafety status during primary-swine production, with a subsequent contamination in grow-finish production. The anaerobic biodigestion process reduced more than 2 log10 HEV GC in the processed swine manure. However, the virus concentration in final effluent remained high, with an average value of 3.85 log10 HEV GC L−1. Consequently, our results demonstrate that PABs can be a robust tool for effective inactivation of HEV, while reinforcing the need for sanitary surveillance and legislation of swine manure-derived biofertilizers, to avoid the spread of zoonotic enteric pathogens such as HEV.
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- Doris Sobral Marques Souza
- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil; (D.S.M.S.); (P.R.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (R.d.S.)
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88034-001, Brazil; (R.D.); (J.D.D.L.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil; (D.S.M.S.); (P.R.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (R.d.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil; (D.S.M.S.); (P.R.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (R.d.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil; (D.S.M.S.); (P.R.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (R.d.S.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil; (D.S.M.S.); (P.R.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (R.d.S.)
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88034-001, Brazil; (R.D.); (J.D.D.L.)
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88034-001, Brazil; (R.D.); (J.D.D.L.)
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- PMPECSA-UnC, University of Contestado, Concórdia, SC 89711-330, Brazil; (A.V.); (W.M.)
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- PMPECSA-UnC, University of Contestado, Concórdia, SC 89711-330, Brazil; (A.V.); (W.M.)
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- Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Concórdia, SC 89715-899, Brazil;
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Bioprocesses, Federal University of Fronteira Sul, Erechim, RS 99700-970, Brazil;
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- Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León, 47071 Valladolid, Spain;
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León, 47071 Valladolid, Spain;
- Correspondence: (D.R.-L.); (G.F.); Tel.: +34-637-451-110 (D.R.-L.)
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- Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil; (D.S.M.S.); (P.R.); (R.D.C.); (E.B.d.S.); (R.d.S.)
- Correspondence: (D.R.-L.); (G.F.); Tel.: +34-637-451-110 (D.R.-L.)
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De Souza RR, Gama EF, Silva RD, Heimann JC, Maifrino LB, Liberti EA. Dietary sodium intake induced myenteric neuron hypertrophy in Wistar rats. Braz J Med Biol Res 2000; 33:847-50. [PMID: 10881062 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2000000700017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
In the present study we investigated the effect of salt intake on myenteric neuron size of the colon of adult male Wistar rats. The animals were placed on either a high-salt (HS; 8%; 12 animals) or a low-salt diet (LS; 0.15%; 12 animals) for 15 or 52 weeks and blood pressure was measured. The sizes of myenteric neurons of the distal colon from both groups were measured. No difference in neuron size was observed between the HS and LS groups after 15 weeks. After 52 weeks on HS, neuron size was increased (P<0.005) when compared with the LS group. The rats also presented hypertension, which was significantly different at 52 weeks (142 +/- 11 vs 119 +/- 7 mmHg). These results suggest that a long time on an HS diet can significantly increase myenteric nerve cell size.
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- R R De Souza
- Departamento de Anatomia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
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