Biofilm production and beta-lactamic resistance in Brazilian Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bovine mastitis

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• 作者：Viviane Figueira Marques^a ; Cá ; ssia Couto da Motta^a ; Bianca da Silva Soares^a ; Dayanne Araú ; jo de Melo^a ; Shana de Mattos de Oliveira Coelho^b ; Irene da Silva Coelho^a ; Helene Santos Barbosa^c ; Miliane Moreira Soares de Souza^a ; ^{miliane@ufrrj.br}
• 关键词：Biofilm ; Agr types ; Antimicrobial resistance ; Mastitis
• 刊名：Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January-March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：48
• 期：1
• 页码：118-124
• 全文大小：2164 K
• 卷排序：48

文摘

Staphylococcus spp. play an important role in the etiology of bovine mastitis. Staphylococcus aureus is considered the most relevant species due to the production of virulence factors such as slime, which is required for biofilm formation. This study aimed to evaluate biofilm production and its possible relation to beta-lactamic resistance in 20 S. aureus isolates from bovine mastitic milk. The isolates were characterized by pheno-genotypic and MALDI TOF-MS assays and tested for genes such as icaA, icaD, bap, agr RNAIII, agr I, agr II, agr III, and agr IV, which are related to slime production and its regulation. Biofilm production in microplates was evaluated considering the intervals determined along the bacterial growth curve. In addition, to determine the most suitable time interval for biofilm analysis, scanning electron microscopy was performed. Furthermore, genes such as mecA and blaZ that are related to beta-lactamic resistance and oxacillin susceptibility were tested. All the studied isolates were biofilm producers and mostly presented icaA and icaD. The Agr type II genes were significantly prevalent. According to the SEM, gradual changes in the bacterial arrangement were observed during biofilm formation along the growth curve phases, and the peak was reached at the stationary phase. In this study, the penicillin resistance was related to the production of beta-lactamase, and the high minimal bactericidal concentration for cefoxitin was possibly associated with biofilm protection. Therefore, further studies are warranted to better understand biofilm formation, possibly contributing to our knowledge about bacterial resistance in vivo.