Biofilms on tracheoesophageal voice prostheses: a confocal laser scanning microscopy demonstration of mixed bacterial and yeast biofilms.
Biofouling
; 26(5): 519-26, 2010 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-20473799
The aim of this study was to demonstrate the presence of yeast and bacterial biofilms on the surface of tracheoesophageal voice prostheses (TVPs) by a double-staining technique with confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Biofilms of 12 removed TVPs were visualized by scanning electron microscopy, then stained with ConA-FITC and propidium iodide for CLSM. Microbial identification was by partial 16S rRNA gene analysis and ITS-2 sequence analysis. Microbial biofilms on the TVPs consisted of bacteria and filamentous cells. Bacterial cells were attached to the filamentous and unicellular yeast cells, thus forming a network. Sequence analyses of six voice prostheses identified the presence of a variety of bacterial and yeast species. In vivo studies showed that Klebsiella oxytoca and Micrococcus luteus efficiently attached to Candida albicans. CLSM with double fluorescence staining can be used to demonstrate biofilm formations composed of a mixture of yeast and bacterial cells on the surface of TVPs.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bacterias
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Levaduras
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Microscopía Confocal
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Biopelículas
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Laringe Artificial
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
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En
Revista:
Biofouling
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
Año:
2010
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Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido