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Disruption of biofilm formation by the human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii using engineered quorum-quenching lactonases.


ABSTRACT: Acinetobacter baumannii is a major human pathogen associated with multidrug-resistant nosocomial infections; its virulence is attributed to quorum-sensing-mediated biofilm formation, and disruption of biofilm formation is an attractive antivirulence strategy. Here, we report the first successful demonstration of biofilm disruption in a clinical isolate of A. baumannii S1, using a quorum-quenching lactonase obtained by directed evolution; this engineered lactonase significantly reduced the biomass of A. baumannii-associated biofilms, demonstrating the utility of this antivirulence strategy.

SUBMITTER: Chow JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3957888 | biostudies-other | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Disruption of biofilm formation by the human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii using engineered quorum-quenching lactonases.

Chow Jeng Yeong JY   Yang Yuanyong Y   Tay Song Buck SB   Chua Kim Lee KL   Yew Wen Shan WS  

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20131230 3


Acinetobacter baumannii is a major human pathogen associated with multidrug-resistant nosocomial infections; its virulence is attributed to quorum-sensing-mediated biofilm formation, and disruption of biofilm formation is an attractive antivirulence strategy. Here, we report the first successful demonstration of biofilm disruption in a clinical isolate of A. baumannii S1, using a quorum-quenching lactonase obtained by directed evolution; this engineered lactonase significantly reduced the biomas  ...[more]

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