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Opposing effect of Lactobacillus on in vitro Klebsiella pneumoniae in biofilm and in an in vivo intestinal colonisation model

In: Beneficial Microbes
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R. Lagrafeuille Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS UMR 6023 Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement (LMGE), 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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S. Miquel Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS UMR 6023 Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement (LMGE), 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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D. Balestrino Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS UMR 6023 Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement (LMGE), 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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M. Vareille-Delarbre Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA UMR 1019, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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F. Chain Commensal and Probiotics-Host Interactions Laboratory/AgroParisTech, UMR 1319 Micalis, INRA, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France.

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P. Langella Commensal and Probiotics-Host Interactions Laboratory/AgroParisTech, UMR 1319 Micalis, INRA, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France.

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C. Forestier Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS UMR 6023 Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement (LMGE), 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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Beneficial bacteria represent potential sources of therapy, particularly in the battle against antibiotic-resistant pathogens. The Gram-negative bacillus Klebsiella pneumoniae is not only a paradigm of multi-resistant opportunistic pathogen, but it is also able to colonise the human intestine and displays a high capacity to form biofilm. In this study, the anti-biofilm activity of 140 neutralised Lactobacillus supernatants was assessed against K. pneumoniae. Among the 13 strains whose supernatant significantly impaired biofilm formation, Lactobacillus plantarum CIRM653 was selected because it was also able to impair K. pneumoniae preformed biofilm, independently of a bactericidal effect. Mixed K. pneumoniae/L. plantarum CIRM653 biofilms had reduced tridimensional structures associated with a significant decrease in K. pneumoniae biomass. Further investigation showed that L. plantarum CIRM653 supernatant induced transcriptional modifications of K. pneumoniae biofilm-related genes, including down-regulation of the quorum sensing-related lsr operons and over-expression of type 3 pili structure genes. Increased production of type 3 pili was validated by Western-blot, hemagglutination and adhesion assays. L. plantarum CIRM653 activity against K. pneumoniae was also assessed in a murine intestinal colonisation model: a constant faecal pathogen burden was observed, as against a gradual decrease in the control group. These results reveal that an in vitro a priori attracting anti-biofilm activity of Lactobacillus might be counterbalanced by an in vivo behaviour in a complex microbiota environment with potential deleterious dispersal of highly adherent K. pneumoniae cells, raising the question of the accuracy of in vitro assays in screening of beneficial microbes.

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