Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2014 Volume 142, Issue 9-10, Pages: 557-563
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1410557S
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The effect of hydrophobicity of group a beta-hemolytic streptococcus in the process of adherence and biofilm production
Šmitran Aleksandra (University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Marković Tatjana (Public Health Institute, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ranin Lazar (School of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Belgrade)
Introduction. Bacterial cell hydrophobicity and adherence to a substrate are
one of the most important factors in biofilm formation. Group A streptococcus
is an unstable and low biofilm productor. Importance of biofilm production in
streptococcal pathogenesis is still unknown. Objective. The aim of this study
was to determine the impact of hydrophobicity and adherence on the biofilm
production of group A streptococcal invasive and noninvasive isolates, and
also to evaluate the stability of biofilm production in time function.
Methods. Adherence, hydrophobicity and biofilm production were investigated
in a total of 172 isolates divided into three groups: noninvasive, low
invasive and highly invasive. Adherence to uncoated and laminin-coated
microtiter plates and biofilm production after 12, 24 and 48 hours of
incubation was determined using the method described by Stepanović et al.
Hydrophobicity was measured using the MATH test by Rosenberg and SAT test by
Lindhal. Results. Correlation between adherence and biofilm production was
detected in the group of noninvasive isolates. These isolates were stable
biofilm productors during all three time periods of biofilm production. In
the groups of invasive and noninvasive isolates no statistical correlation
was detected among the analysed variables. The invasive isolates were
unstable biofilm productors. Conclusion. Noninvasive isolates were stable
biofilm producers; as detected, they showed a direct correlation between
adherence and biofilm production, and a negative impact of hydrophobicity on
the biofilm production. Invasive isolates were unstable biofilm productors;
it was observed that there was no correlation between adherence and
hydrophobicity with biofilm production.
Keywords: adherence, hydrophobicity, biofilm, group A streptococcus
Projekat Ministarstva nauke
Republike Srbije, br. 175039: Bakterije rezistentne na antibiotike u Srbiji:
fenotipska i genotipska rezistencija