CERELA   05438
CENTRO DE REFERENCIA PARA LACTOBACILOS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Naturally resident and exogenously applied T4-like and T5-like bacteriophages can reduce Escherichia coli O157:H7 levels in sheep guts.
Autor/es:
RAYA RR, OOT RA, MOORE-MALEY B, WIELAND S, CALLAWAY TR, KUTTER EM, BRABBAN AD
Revista:
Bacteriophage
Editorial:
Landes Biosciences
Referencias:
Lugar: Austin, Texas; Año: 2011 vol. 1 p. 1 - 10
ISSN:
2159-7073
Resumen:
In preparing sheep for an in vivo Escherichia coli O157:H7 eradication trial, we found that 20/39 members of a single flock were naturally colonized by O157:H7-infecting phages. Characterization showed these were all one phage type 8subsequently named CE V2) infecting 15/16 O157:H7, 7/72 EC OR and common lab strains. Further characterization by PFGE (genome~120 kb), restriction enzyme digest (DNA appears unmodified), receptor studies (FhuA but not TonB is required for infection) and sequencing (>95% nucleotide identity) showed it is a close relative of the classically studied coliphage T5. Unlike T5, CE V2 infects O157:H7 in vitro, both aerobically and anaerobically, rapidly adsorbing and killing, but resistant mutants regrew within 24 h. When used together with T4-like CE V1 (MOI~2 per phage), bacterial killing was longer lasting. CE V2 did not reproduce when co-infecting the same cell as CE V1, presumably succumbing to CE V1’s ability to shut off transcription of cytosine-containing DNA. In vivo sheep trials to remove resident O157:H7 showed that a cocktail of CE V2 and CE V1 (~1011 total pfu) applied once orally was more effective (>99.9% reduction) than CE V1 alone (~99%) compared to the untreated phage-free control. Those sheep naturally carrying CE V2, receiving no additional phage treatment, had the lowest O157:H7 levels (~99.99% reduction). These data suggest that phage cocktails are more effective than individual phage in removing O157:H7 that have taken residence if the phage work in concert with one another and that naturally resident O157:H7-infecting phages may prevent O157:H7 gut colonization and be one explanation for the transient O157:H7 colonization in ruminants.