J Bacteriol Virol.  2008 Dec;38(4):197-205. 10.4167/jbv.2008.38.4.197.

Effects of Biofilm Formation on The Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus

• Cho KJ
• Jin S
• Cui J
• Yoon TR
• Ryu PY

• KMID: 1483960
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4167/jbv.2008.38.4.197

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus induces chronic infection in form of biofilm that exists in the host cells and arthroplastic prosthesis surface. In this study, the biofilm formation ability of S. aureus clinically isolated from bacteremia patients, biofilm processing and relationship of resistance to antibiotics, and difference of biofilm formation ability on different prosthetic material surfaces were studied. All of them formed biofilm and especially 6 strains of S. aureus had high ability of biofilm formation. In addition, it was found that some strains with higher biofilm formation ability make more higher polysaccharide layer production. When S. aureus ATCC 25923 forms biofilm, minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) of biofilm bacteria is more increased than that of the planktonic state bacteria about one thousand folds. Especially, after 6 hours from starting on biofilm formation, the resistance to antibiotics was increased by more than 256 microgram/ml of MBC to every antibiotics and after 8 hours prominent increase (more than 4096 microgram/ml) was noted. Biofilm formation after bacterial adherence to plastic cover-slip was increased with time-dependent manner. Microcolonies were formed after 5 hours from a point that bacteria adhere to plastic cover-slip surface and after 6 hours biofilm was diffusely formed on entire surface, and then after 8 hours very thick biofilm was formed. Thicker biofilm was found on cobalt-chromium than titanium surface. These results suggest that titanium alloy materials are better than cobalt-chromium to minimize S. aureus biofilm formation on the arthroplastic material surface. Also, when microcolonies are formed after adherence of S. aureus to the arthroplastic material surface, resistance to antibiotics is starting.

Keyword

Staphylococcus aureus; Biofilms; Resistance to antibiotics

MeSH Terms

Alloys
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteremia
Bacteria
Biofilms
Humans
Plankton
Plastics
Prostheses and Implants
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus aureus
Titanium
Alloys
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Plastics
Titanium

Figure

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  Figure 1. Detection of glycocalyx formation ability of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bacteremia patients. S. aureus strains were cultured on the congo red plates for 24 hrs, and colony morphology was observed. (A) Black colonies of highly-slime-producing S. aureus H05-749. (B) Bordeaux colonies of moderate-slime-producing S. aureus H05-736. (C) Red colonies of nonslime-producing S. aureus H05-735.

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  Figure 2. Biofilm formation kinetics of S. aureus ATCC 25923 in tryptic soy broth with 0.5% glucose. A photograph of typical crystal violet-stained biofilms is shown at top of the panel and spectrophotometric results are charted with respect to time at the bottom of the panel.

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  Figure 3. Microscopic photographs of S. aureus ATCC 25923 incubated on the plastic cover-slips for 4, 5, 6, and 8 hrs (100 × magnification). Arrow indicates the microcolony of S. aureus.

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  Figure 4. Microscopic photographs of biofilm of S. aures ATCC 25923 incubated on the artificial bone surfaces for 24 hrs without shaking. Ti-ELi; titanium, Co-Cr; cobalt-chromium.

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  Figure 5. Microscopic photographs of biofilm of S. aures ATCC 25923 incubated on the artificial bone surface for 1, 2, 4, and 6 days with shaking (3 × magnification).

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