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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 50(4): 199-202, July-Aug. 2008. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-492722

ABSTRACT

The aquatic ecosystem is the natural habitat of microorganisms including Vibrio and Aeromonas genus which are pathogenic to human and animals. In the present investigation the frequency of these bacteria and the enzymatic characteristics of 34 Vibrio alginolyticus strains isolated from bivalves harvested in Venice Lagoon (Italy) and Guanabara Bay (Brazil) were carried out from November 2003 to February 2004. The mussels' samples were submitted to enrichment in Alkaline Peptone Water (APW) added with 1 percent of sodium chloride (NaCl) and APW plus 3 percent NaCl incubated at 37 ºC for 18-24h. Following the samples were streaked onto TCBS Agar (Thiossulfate Citrate Bile Sucrose Agar) and the suspected colonies were submitted to biochemical characterization. Also, the Vibrio alginolyticus strains were evaluated to collagenase, elastase and chondroitinase production. The results showed the isolation of 127 microorganisms distributed as follows: 105 Vibrio strains such as V. alginolyticus (32.4 percent), V. harveyi (19 percent) and V. parahaemolyticus (7.6 percent), 20 Aeromonas strains and two Plesiomonas shigelloides were the main pathogens isolated. We observed the production of the three enzymes from V. alginolyticus strains considered as the main virulence factors of the bacteria, especially in cases of human dermatological infection.


O ecossistema aquático é o habitat natural de microrganismos incluindo aqueles dos gêneros Vibrio e Aeromonas os quais são patogênicos para o homem e animais. Na presente investigação foi avaliada a freqüência destas bactérias e a característica enzimática de 34 cepas de Vibrio alginolyticus isoladas de bivalves coletados na Lagoa de Venice (Itália) e Baía de Guanabara (Brasil) durante o período de Novembro-2003 a Fevereiro-2004. As amostras de mexilhões foram submetidas a enriquecimento em Água Peptonada Alcalina (APA) adicionada de 1 por cento de Cloreto de Sódio (NaCl) e APA com 3 por cento de NaCl (37 ºC/18-24h). Em seguida as amostras foram semeadas em Agar TCBS (Agar Tiossulfato Citrato Bile Sacarose) e as colônias suspeitas foram submetidas à caracterização bioquímica. As cepas de Vibrio alginolyticus foram avaliadas quanto à produção das enzimas colagenase, elastase e condroitinase. Os resultados demonstraram o isolamento de 127 microrganismos assim distribuídos: 105 cepas de Vibrio das quais V. alginolyticus (32,4 por cento), V. harveyi (19 por cento) e V. parahaemolyticus (7,6 por cento), 20 cepas de Aeromonas e 2 Plesiomonas shigelloides foram os principais patógenos isolados. Observou-se a produção das três enzimas a partir de V. alginolyticus, consideradas principais fatores de virulência da bactéria, em especial em casos de infecção dermatológica humana.


Subject(s)
Animals , Aeromonas/classification , Bivalvia/microbiology , Vibrio alginolyticus/enzymology , Vibrio/classification , Aeromonas/isolation & purification , Brazil , Chondroitinases and Chondroitin Lyases/biosynthesis , Collagenases/biosynthesis , Italy , Pancreatic Elastase/biosynthesis , Vibrio alginolyticus/isolation & purification , Vibrio/isolation & purification
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Braz. j. infect. dis ; 12(1): 86-88, Feb. 2008. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-484425

ABSTRACT

A total of 120 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, isolated from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients (n = 80) and from patients having extra-pulmonary infections (n = 40) were studied regarding the presence of some virulence factors (hemolysin, gelatinase and elastase production) and presence of the algD and algU genes as detected by polymerase chain reaction-PCR. There was not a significant difference for the production of gelatinase and hemolysin between non-mucoid strains from CF patients and other isolates from extra-pulmonary infections and mucoid strains. The production of elastase was found to be significant among these strains. The algD gene was detected by PCR in all studied strains but the algU gene was detected only in 25 percent of the mucoid strains. Conclusion withdrawn from the results were: (i) hemolysin and gelatinase production although present in many strains of P aeruginosa should not be considered as general virulence factors for the mucoid phenotype but could help in the pathogenic process; (ii) elastase production could be a necessary virulence factor for the initial pathogenesis process; (iii) mucoid and non-mucoid phenotypes could also be expressed according to the host's tissues or environment, and finally, (iv) more than one regulator system for alginate production is probably present in each strain.


Subject(s)
Humans , Cystic Fibrosis/microbiology , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Pseudomonas Infections/microbiology , Virulence Factors , Bacterial Proteins/biosynthesis , Genes, Bacterial , Gelatinases/biosynthesis , Hemolysin Proteins/biosynthesis , Phenotype , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Pancreatic Elastase/biosynthesis , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genetics , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolation & purification , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/pathogenicity , Sigma Factor/biosynthesis
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 47(5): 275-280, Sept.-Oct. 2005.
Article in English | LILACS, SES-SP | ID: lil-417086

ABSTRACT

Tripsina é necessária na ativação da clivagem do vírus influenza A in vitro. Esta clivagem é importante para entrada do vírus na célula por endocitose mediada pelo receptor celular. Bactérias presentes no trato respiratório são fontes de proteases que podem contribuir na replicação do vírus influenza in vivo. Entre 47 amostras coletadas de cavalos, suínos e humanos, a influenza foi isolada e confirmada em 13 que estavam co-infectadas com bactéria flagelada: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia desde o início destes experimentos. Apesar do tratamento das amostras com antibióticos, as bactérias resistiram em diversas delas (48.39%). A protease (elastase), secretada pela Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, desenvolveu papel decisivo na potencialização da infecção pelo vírus influenza. Essa atividade proteolítica foi detectada pelo teste de ágar-caseína. Amostras positivas para o vírus influenza isolado em animais, bem como em humanos tiveram potencialização da infectividade (ECP) em células MDCK e NCI-H292, sempre que a Stenotrophomonas maltophilia esteve presente. Os referidos microorganismos, bactéria e vírus foram observados ultra-estruturalmente. Esses achados in vitro demonstram como complicações respiratórias podem ocorrer in vivo, através da contribuição de protease microbiana, provocando aumento da inflamação ou destruição dos inibidores celulares de proteases endógenas, nos hospedeiros susceptíveis à influenza.


Subject(s)
Animals , Cattle , Humans , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Orthomyxoviridae Infections/microbiology , Orthomyxoviridae/isolation & purification , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia/isolation & purification , Enzyme Activation , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/complications , Horses , Influenza, Human/complications , Influenza, Human/microbiology , Microscopy, Electron , Orthomyxoviridae Infections/complications , Orthomyxoviridae/pathogenicity , Orthomyxoviridae/ultrastructure , Pancreatic Elastase/biosynthesis , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia/enzymology , Swine , Virus Activation
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