Surface Dependent Inhibition of Mycobacterium abscessus by Diverse Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains
Ayantu W. Idosa, Daniel J. Wozniak, Luanne Hall‐Stoodley
Abstract
The biofilm lifestyle is favored by many organisms, and understanding interbacterial interactions that occur between coisolated bacterial species can provide new information regarding bacterial defense mechanisms and antibacterial targets. This may also provide insights into possible interbacterial interactions impacting host immunity during coinfection. Here, we investigate an antagonistic interaction favoring P. aeruginosa over M. abscessus exclusively in dual-species biofilms and not in liquid coculture.
Topics & Concepts
Pseudomonas aeruginosaMicrobiologyBiologyAntagonismType VI secretion systemBiofilmBacteriaCystic fibrosisMycobacterium abscessusQuorum sensingMycobacteriumVirulenceGeneticsGeneReceptorVibrio bacteria research studiesMycobacterium research and diagnosisBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing