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- Title
Biofilm-forming ability of poultry Campylobacter jejuni strains in the presence and absence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Authors
Scheik, Letícia Klein; Volcan Maia, Darla Silveira; Würfel, Simone de Fátima Rauber; Ramires, Tassiana; Kleinubing, Natalie Rauber; Haubert, Louise; Lopes, Graciela Volz; da Silva, Wladimir Padilha
- Abstract
The aims of this study were to evaluate the ability of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from a poultry slaughterhouse to form biofilm in the presence and absence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the effect of surface (stainless steel, polystyrene), temperature (7, 25, and 42 °C), and oxygen concentration (microaerophilic and aerobic conditions) on the formation of biofilm. The genes ahpC, cadF, clpP, dnaJ, docA, flaA, flaB, katA, kpsM, luxS, racR, and sodB, related to biofilm formation by C. jejuni, were also investigated. All isolates formed biofilm on stainless steel and on polystyrene, in both aerobic and microaerophilic atmospheres, including temperatures not optimal for C. jejuni growth (7 and 25 °C), and biofilm also was formed in the presence of P. aeruginosa. In dual-species biofilm on stainless steel, biofilm formation was 2–6 log CFU·cm−2 higher at 7 °C for all isolates, in comparison with monospecies biofilm. Ten genes (ahpC, cadF, clpP, dnaJ, docA, flaA, flaB, luxS, racR, and sodB) were detected in all isolates, but katA and kpsM were found in four and six isolates, respectively. The results obtained are of concern because the poultry C. jejuni isolates form biofilm in different conditions, which is enhanced in the presence of other biofilm formers, such as P. aeruginosa.
- Subjects
CAMPYLOBACTER jejuni; PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa; POULTRY; STAINLESS steel; GENES; BIOFILMS
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2021, Vol 67, Issue 4, p301
- ISSN
0008-4166
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/cjm-2020-0256