Toxigenic and non-toxigenic patterns I, II and III and biofilm-forming ability in Bacteroides fragilis strains isolated from patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer

Seyedesomaye Jasemi, Mohammad Emaneini, Mohammad Sadegh Fazeli, Zahra Ahmadinejad, Bizhan Nomanpour, Fatemah Sadeghpour Heravi, Leonardo A. Sechi, Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi*

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Abstract

Background: Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) associated with the initiation and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been alarmingly reported all over the world. In this study, simultaneous investigation of toxigenic and non-toxigenic patterns I, II and III and biofilm formation ability of Bacteroides fragilis isolated from patients with colorectal cancer was performed. Methods: Thirty-one patients diagnosed with CRC and thirty-one control subjects were recruited in this study. Specimens were cultured on BBE and BBA culture media. Classical phenotypic identification tests and PCR was performed to verify Bacteroides fragilis presence. Also, biofilm-forming ability and expression of bft gene were assessed under biofilm and planktonic forms. Results: A total of 68 B.fragilis was isolated from all colorectal tissue, of which 13 isolates (19.1%) (11 isolates from CRC and 2 from normal tissue) were positive for bft gene. The abundance patterns of I, II and III were as follow in descending order; pattern I > pattern III > pattern II in CRC subjects and pattern II > pattern III > pattern I in normal tissues. Also, pattern I showed higher biofilm formation ability compared to other patterns. Toxin expression was significantly reduced in biofilm form comparing with planktonic form. Conclusions: Based on our findings, there was a difference between the abundance of patterns I, II, and III and biofilm formation in isolates obtained from CRC and normal tissues. Biofilm formation ability and toxin encoding gene (bft) are two main virulence factors in B. fragilis pathogenicity which require more investigation to treat B. fragilis infections effectively.

Original languageEnglish
Article number28
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalGut Pathogens
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jun 2020

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Keywords

  • bft gene
  • Biofilm
  • Colorectal cancer
  • CRC
  • Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis
  • ETBF

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