[The role of persistence and virulence factors in microecological changes in a humans]

Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 2006 Jul-Aug:(4):58-61.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The patterns of persistence and virulence factors expression in the representatives of human microbial biocenosis depends on a complex of the environmental conditions: influence of microbes-symbionts, biotope peculiarities, properties of microorganisms located within eukaryotes. Interactions of symbionts in pairs "indigen-indigen" isolated from mucous membrane of tonsils in healthy persons, did not lead to changes in expression of pathogenic properties. Interinfluence in pairs "pathogen-indigen" and "indigen-indigen", isolated from patients with chronic tonsilitis were accompanied by an increase of anti-lysozyme, hemolytic and lecithovitellase activities. Migration of strains of non-enzymatized gram-negative bacteria (NEYNB) from nasal into tympanic cavity in experimental acute purulent otitis is connected with an earlier increase of their number in the nasal cavity and the expression of anti-lysozyme activity. In acute and chronic pyoderma, expression of ALA is more marked in bacteria from a perifocal damage in contrast to focal damage of normal skin. In conditions of interaction between erythrocytes and staphylococcal clones with different levels of expression of pathogenic factors, differences were observed in dynamics of hemolytic and anti-hemoglobin activities.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chronic Disease
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Ecthyma / microbiology
  • Enzymes / metabolism*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / growth & development
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / metabolism*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / pathogenicity*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Hemolysin Proteins / analysis
  • Hemolysin Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Locomotion
  • Mice
  • Muramidase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Muramidase / metabolism*
  • Otitis Media / microbiology
  • Rabbits
  • Tonsillitis / microbiology
  • Virulence Factors / physiology*

Substances

  • Enzymes
  • Hemolysin Proteins
  • Virulence Factors
  • lecithovitellase
  • Muramidase