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ArticlePloS one2020

Virulence profiles of some Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates and their association with the suppression of Candida growth in polymicrobial infections.

Rehab Mahmoud Abd El-Baky, Sahar A Mandour, Eman Farouk Ahmed, Zeinab Shawky Hashem, Tim Sandle, Doaa Safwat Mohamed

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rehab Mahmoud Abd El-BakyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-6094-5653
Sahar A MandourDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Minia, Egypt.
Eman Farouk AhmedDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Minia, Egypt.
Zeinab Shawky HashemDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-4216-8584
Tim SandleSchool of Health Sciences, Division of Pharmacy & Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Doaa Safwat MohamedDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Minia, Egypt.
Deraya UniversityManchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBMinia University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause a variety of diseases especially in the hospital environment. However, this pathogen also exhibits antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria and fungi. This study aimed to characterize different virulence factors, secreted metabolites and to study their role in the suppression of Candida growth. Fifteen P. aeruginosa isolates were tested for their anticandidal activity against 3 different Candida spp. by the cross-streak method. The effect on hyphae production was tested microscopically using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Polymerase chain reaction was used in the detection of some virulence genes. Lipopolysaccharide profile was performed using SDS-polyacrylamide gel stained with silver. Fatty acids were analyzed by GC-MS as methyl ester derivatives. It was found that 5 P. aeruginosa isolates inhibited all tested Candida spp. (50-100% inhibition), one isolate inhibited C. glabrata only and 3 isolates showed no activity against the tested Candida spp. The P. aeruginosa isolates inhibiting all Candida spp. were positive for all virulence genes. GC-Ms analysis revealed that isolates with high anticandidal activity showed spectra for several compounds, each known for their antifungal activity in comparison to those with low or no anticandidal activity. Hence, clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa showed Candida species-specific interactions by different means, giving rise to the importance of studying microbial interaction in polymicrobial infections and their contribution to causing disease.

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BiofilmsCandidaCandidiasisCoinfectionHumansHyphaeLipopolysaccharidesPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsSpecies SpecificityVirulence FactorsLipopolysaccharidesVirulence Factors

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PMID33290412
PMCPMC7723275
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