Microorganisms (Sep 2021)

Comparison of Two <i>Cutibacterium acnes</i> Biofilm Models

  • Jennifer Varin-Simon,
  • Fabien Lamret,
  • Marius Colin,
  • Sophie C. Gangloff,
  • Céline Mongaret,
  • Fany Reffuveille

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9102035
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 10
p. 2035

Abstract

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The study of biofilms in vitro is complex and often limited by technical problems due to simplified models. Here, we compared C. acnes biofilm formation, from species involved in bone and prosthesis infection, in a static model with a dynamic model. Using similar parameters, the percentage of live bacteria within the biofilm was higher in dynamic than in static approach. In both models, bacterial internalization in osteoblast-like cells, playing the role of stress factor, affected this proportion but in opposite ways: increase of live bacteria proportion in the static model (×2.04 ± 0.53) and of dead bacteria proportion (×3.5 ± 1.03) in the dynamic model. This work highlights the huge importance in the selection of a relevant biofilm model in accordance with the environmental or clinical context to effectively improve the understanding of biofilms and the development of better antibiofilm strategies.

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