Author, as appears in the article.: Robert, Alexandre; Talagrand-Reboul, Emilie; Figueras, Maria-Jose; Ruimy, Raymond; Boyer, Laurent; Lamy, Brigitte;
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Figueras Salvat, María Josefa
Keywords: Aeromonas Bacteria Disease Drosophila melanogaster Host Infection model Lessons Microbial interference Opportunistic pathogen Polymicrobial infection Pseudomonas-aeruginosa
Abstract: Background: Polymicrobial infections are complex infections associated with worse outcomes compared to monomicrobial infections. We need simple, fast, and cost-effective animal models to assess their still poorly known pathogenesis. Methods: We developed a Drosophila melanogaster polymicrobial infection model for opportunistic pathogens and assessed its capacity to discriminate the effects of bacterial mixtures taken from cases of human polymicrobial infections by Aeromonas strains. A systemic infection was obtained by needle pricking the dorsal thorax of the flies, and the fly survival was monitored over time. Different lineages of the flies were infected by a single strain or paired strains (strain ratio 1:1). Results: Individual strains killed more than 80% of the flies in 20 h. The course of infection could be altered with a microbial mix. The model could distinguish between the diverse effects (synergistic, antagonistic, and no difference) that resulted in a milder, more severe, or similar infection, depending on the paired strain considered. We then investigated the determinants of the effects. The effects were maintained in deficient fly lineages for the main signaling pathways (Toll deficient and IMD deficient), which suggests an active microbe/microbe/host interaction. Conclusion: These results indicate that the D. melanogaster systemic infection model is consistent with the study of polymicrobial infection.
Thematic Areas: Farmacia General immunology and microbiology Immunology and allergy Immunology and microbiology (all) Immunology and microbiology (miscellaneous) Infectious diseases Microbiology Microbiology (medical) Molecular biology
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: mariajose.figueras@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-2268-8980
Record's date: 2023-04-22
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/3/405
Papper original source: Pathogens. 12 (3):
APA: Robert, Alexandre; Talagrand-Reboul, Emilie; Figueras, Maria-Jose; Ruimy, Raymond; Boyer, Laurent; Lamy, Brigitte; (2023). Drosophila melanogaster Systemic Infection Model to Study Altered Virulence during Polymicrobial Infection by Aeromonas. Pathogens, 12(3), -. DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12030405
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12030405
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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