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This work describes the application of several analytical techniques to characterize the development of Bordetella pertussis biofilms and to examine, in particular, the contribution of virulence factors in this development. Growth of surface-attached virulent and avirulent B. pertussis strains was monitored in continuous-flow chambers by techniques such as the crystal violet method, and nondestructive methodologies like fluorescence microscopy and Fourier transform (FT) IR spectroscopy. Additionally, B. pertussis virulent and avirulent strains expressing green fluorescent protein were grown adhered to the base of a glass chamber of 1-μm thickness. Three-dimensional images of mature biofilms, acquired by confocal laser scanning microscopy, were quantitatively analysed by means of the computer program COMSTAT. Our results indicate that only the virulent (Bvg+) phase of B. pertussis is able to attach to surfaces and develop a mature biofilm. In the virulent phase these bacteria are capable of producing a biofilm consisting of microcolonies of approximately 200 μm in diameter and 24 μm in depth. FTIR spectroscopy allowed us not only to follow the dynamics of biofilm growth through specific biomass and biofilm marker absorption bands, but also to monitor the maturation of the biofilm by means of the increase of the carbohydrate-to-protein ratio.
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This work was supported by a grant from Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica, Argentina, PICT 98-06-03824. O.Y. is Professor of UNLP; M.E.R. and A.Z. are members of the Scientific Career of CONICET; A.B. is a member of the CIC PBA; D.S. and D.M.R. are doctoral fellows of CONICET and Fundación Antorchas, respectively.
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Serra, D., Bosch, A., Russo, D.M. et al. Continuous nondestructive monitoring of Bordetella pertussis biofilms by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and other corroborative techniques. Anal Bioanal Chem 387, 1759–1767 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-006-1079-9
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