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Antibacterial fatty acids destabilize hydrophobic and multicellular aggregates of biofilm in S. aureus.
Journal of Antibiotics 2017 Februrary
Present study is based on 20 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates recovered from different food items. These isolates were identified on the basis of colony morphology, Gram staining and growth on different selective and differential media. Studies on 16S RNA and positive reactions on DNase agar and Prolex Latex Agglutination system confirm it as Staphylococcus aureus. Oxacillin susceptibility testing and PCR with mecA gene-specific primer results showed that these isolates are MRSA-carrying mecA gene that belongs to SCCmecA type IV and also harbor agr type II. Phenotypic study revealed that these isolates adopt biofilm mode of growth after exposure to subinhibitory doses of oxacillin. The biofilm and cell surface hydrophobicity have a strong correlation. It was noticed that affinity to hexadecane (apolar-solvent) of planktonic cells was low, suggesting its hydrophilic character. However, as the cells are exposed to oxacillin, they adopt biofilm mode of life and the affinity to apolar solvent increases, indicating a hydrophobic character. In biofilm consortia, the cells with more hydrophobic surfaces show incomplete septation and produce multicellular aggregates. This is due to reduced expression of atl gene. This was confirmed by real-time PCR studies. Moreover, the planktonic or wild-type phenotypes of these isolates were more tolerant to antibacterial effect of the fatty acids used; that is, cis-2-decanoic acid and cis-9-octadectanoic acid. These fatty acids were more effective against biofilms. After exposure to these fatty acids, established biofilms were dispersed and surviving cells were unable to readopt biofilm mode of life. The planktonic or wild-type phenotypes produce fatty acid-modifying enzyme (FAME) to inactivate the bactericidal activity of fatty acids by esterification to cholesterol. The biofilm indwellers are metabolically inactive and unable to produce FAME; hence, they are vulnerable to antibiofilm effect of cis-2-decanoic acid and cis-9-octadectanoic acid.
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