RESUMO
En el presente estudio se cuantificó la producción de biopelículas individuales y mixtas de Candida albicans y Staphylococcus aureus para determinar si dichas biopelículas mixtas se favorecen sinérgicamente. Los ensayos se realizaron utilizando placas de microtitulación de poliestireno de 96 pocillos de fondo plano, se determinó la actividad metabólica de las células en la biopelícula por medio de la reducción enzimática de una sal de tetrazolio (XTT) a través de los cambios colorimétricos que fueron medidos a 490nm. Para visualizar las biopelículas de cada microorganismo y su cinética de crecimiento se utilizo microscopia láser confocal. La mayor formación de biopelícula se observó en las biopelículas mixtas, seguida de las de Candida albicans y, por último, la menor producción la obtuvo Staphylococcus aureus, lo cual nos sugiere la presencia de una relación sinérgica entre los microorganismos ensayados(AU)
This study quantifies the production of single and mixed biofilms of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus to determine if such mixed biofilms have synergistic effects. Assays were performed using polystyrene microtitre plates of 96 wells, metabolic activity was measured by the enzymatic reduction of a tetrazolium salt (XTT) and colorimetric changes were measured at 490nm. Confocal scanning laser microscopy was used to visualise the biofilms of each microorganism and its growth kinetics. The highest levels of biofilm formation were observed in mixed biofilms, followed by those of Candida albicans only, with the lowest levels of biofilm formation being detected for Staphylococcus aureus; all together these results suggest a synergistic relationship between the tested microorganisms(AU)
Assuntos
Candida albicans/isolamento & purificação , Candida albicans/patogenicidade , Staphylococcus aureus/isolamento & purificação , Staphylococcus aureus/patogenicidade , Biofilmes , Biofilmes/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Colorimetria/métodos , Colorimetria , Microscopia Confocal/métodos , Candida albicans/citologia , Candida albicans , Candida albicans/ultraestrutura , Candida albicans/virologia , 51426RESUMO
This study quantifies the production of single and mixed biofilms of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus to determine if such mixed biofilms have synergistic effects. Assays were performed using polystyrene microtitre plates of 96 wells, metabolic activity was measured by the enzymatic reduction of a tetrazolium salt (XTT) and colorimetric changes were measured at 490 nm. Confocal scanning laser microscopy was used to visualise the biofilms of each microorganism and its growth kinetics. The highest levels of biofilm formation were observed in mixed biofilms, followed by those of Candida albicans only, with the lowest levels of biofilm formation being detected for Staphylococcus aureus; all together these results suggest a synergistic relationship between the tested microorganisms.
