A high-throughput screening platform of microbial natural products for the discovewry of molecules with antibiofilm properties agaisnt Salmonella

In this report, we describe a High-Throughput Screening (HTS) to identify compounds that inhibit biofilm formation or cause the disintegration of an already formed biofilm using the Salmonella Enteritidis 3934 strain. Initially, we developed a new methodology for growing Salmonella biofilms suitable...

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Published inFrontiers in microbiology
Main Authors Paytubi, Sonia, De La Cruz, Mercedes, Tormo, José R, Martín, Jesús, González, Ignacio, González-Menendex, Víctor, Genilloud, Olga, Reyes, Fernando, Valiente, Francisa, Madrid Xufré, Cristina, Balsalobre, Carlos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media 02.03.2017
Subjects
Biofilms
Microbiologia
Microbiology
Natural products
Productes naturals
Salmonella
Salmonel·la
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Summary:In this report, we describe a High-Throughput Screening (HTS) to identify compounds that inhibit biofilm formation or cause the disintegration of an already formed biofilm using the Salmonella Enteritidis 3934 strain. Initially, we developed a new methodology for growing Salmonella biofilms suitable for HTS platforms. The biomass associated with biofilm at the solid-liquid interface was quantified by staining both with resazurin and crystal violet, to detect living cells and total biofilm mass, respectively. For a pilot project, a subset of 1120 extracts from the Fundación MEDINA's collection was examined to identify molecules with antibiofilm activity. This is the first validated HTS assay of microbial natural product extracts which allows for the detection of four types of activities which are not mutually exclusive: inhibition of biofilm formation, detachment of the preformed biofilm and antimicrobial activity against planktonic cells or biofilm embedded cells. Currently, several extracts have been selected for further fractionation and purification of the active compounds. In one of the natural extracts patulin has been identified as a potent molecule with antimicrobial activity against both, planktonic cells and cells within the biofilm. These findings provide a proof of concept that the developed HTS can lead to the discovery of new natural compounds with antibiofilm activity against Salmonella and its possible use as an alternative to antimicrobial therapies and traditional disinfectants.
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X