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Competition/antagonism associations of biofilm formation among Staphylococcus epidermidis Agr groups I, II, and III.

Abstract
Staphylococci have quorum-sensing (QS) systems that enable cell-to-cell communication, as well as the regulation of numerous colonization and virulence factors. The accessory gene regulator (Agr) operon is one of the Staphylococcus genus QS systems. Three groups (I, II, and III) are present in Staphylococcus epidermidis Agr operon. To date, it is unknown whether Agr groups can interact symbiotically during biofilm development. This study analyzed a symbiotic association among Agr groups during biofilm formation in clinical and commensal isolates. Different combinations among Agr group isolates was used to study biofilm formation in vitro and in vivo (using a mouse catheter-infection model). The analysis of Agr groups were also performed from samples of human skin (head, armpits, and nostrils). Different predominant coexistence was found within biofilms, suggesting symbiosis type. In vitro, Agr I had a competition with Agr II and Agr III. Agr II had a competition with Agr III, and Agr II was an antagonist to Agr I and III when the three strains were combined. In vivo, Agr II had a competition to Agr I, but Agr I and II were antagonists to Agr III. The associations found in vitro and in vivo were also found in different sites of the skin. Besides, other associations were observed: Agr III antagonized Agr I and II, and Agr III competed with Agr I and Agr II. These results suggest that, in S. epidermidis, a symbiotic association of competition and antagonism occurs among different Agr groups during biofilm formation.
AuthorsSergio Martínez-García, César I Ortiz-García, Marisa Cruz-Aguilar, Juan Carlos Zenteno, José Martin Murrieta-Coxca, Sonia Mayra Pérez-Tapia, Sandra Rodríguez-Martínez, Mario E Cancino-Diaz, Juan C Cancino-Diaz
JournalJournal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) (J Microbiol) Vol. 57 Issue 2 Pg. 143-153 (Feb 2019) ISSN: 1976-3794 [Electronic] Korea (South)
PMID30706343 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Trans-Activators
Topics
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins (genetics)
  • Biofilms (growth & development)
  • Catheter-Related Infections (microbiology)
  • DNA, Bacterial (genetics)
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial (genetics)
  • Genes, Bacterial (genetics)
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Operon
  • Quorum Sensing
  • Skin (microbiology)
  • Staphylococcal Infections (microbiology)
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis (genetics, growth & development, isolation & purification, physiology)
  • Trans-Activators (classification, genetics)

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