Differential interactions within the Caenorhabditis elegans—Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis model

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• 作者：Ruiz-Dí ; ez ; Beatriz ; Sá ; nchez ; Patricia ; Baquero ; Fernando ; Martí ; nez ; José ; L. ; et. al.
• 关键词：Caenorhabditis elegans model ; Antibiotic resistance ; Bacterial virulence ; Multidrug resistance ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• 刊名：Journal of Theoretical Biology
• 出版年：2003
• 出版时间：December 21, 2003
• 年：2003
• 卷：225
• 期：4
• 页码：469-476
• 全文大小：238 K

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A pathogenesis model based on the interaction between Caenorhabditis elegans and bacterial opportunistic pathogens has recently been developed. In the case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the model is based on three different modes of nematode killing (fast killing, slow killing and lethal paralysis) by virulent bacteria that has been incubated in different nutrient media. Using parametric statistics and Probit analysis, we test the reliability of the three different killing systems with respect to bacterial virulence. To accomplish this, we use three P. aeruginosa strains, each with a different level of virulence and one strain of non-virulent Escherichia coli. Probit function proved to be effective in quantifying the virulence of P. aeruginosa. The results of the killing curve analysis using the Probit function demonstrates that the slow-killing test is the most reliable method for quantifying virulence using the C. elegans model of bacterial pathogenesis. Although the greatest virulence differences are observed after long periods of incubation, the Probit analysis clearly shows that the death kinetics of C. elegans depend on the first hours of nematode/bacteria interaction. In contrast, fast killing seems to be non-specific, at least under our experimental conditions, since the killing rates of virulent P. aeruginosa and non-virulent E. coli strains were indistinguishable.