Bacteria use quorum sensing, a cell to cell signaling mechanism mediated by small molecules that are produced by specific signal molecule synthases, to regulate gene expression in response to population density. In Vibrio anguillarum, the quorum-sensing phosphorelay channels information from three hybrid sensor kinases VanN, VanQ, CqsS that sense signal molecules produced by the synthases VanM, VanS and CqsA, onto the phosphotransferase VanU, to regulate activity of the response regulator VanO. VanO activates transcription of quorum-sensing regulatory RNAs (Qrr), which work together with the RNA chaperone Hfq to repress expression of the transcriptional regulator VanT. The work presented in this thesis characterizes quorum-sensing independent and quorum-sensing dependent mechanisms that regulate VanT expression. Moreover, an in vivo imaging system was established, as a means to study V. anguillarum infections in the rainbow trout infection model. Two quorum-sensing independent mechanisms regulating VanT expression were identified. First, the sigma factor RpoS indirectly activates VanT expression during transition into stationary growth phase by inhibiting hfq expression. Both, RpoS and VanT are crucial for stress response. Second, a type VI secretion system (T6SS) has a novel function as a signal sensing mechanism to regulate rpoS and vanT expression. Consequently, RpoS, quorum sensing and T6SS form a global network that senses stress and modulates stress response to ensure survival of the bacteria. Further analysis of the quorum-sensing dependent regulation of VanT expression by the phosphorelay system revealed that four qrr genes are expressed continuously during growth. The phosphotransferase VanU is suggested to activate two response regulators, VanO and a predicted second response regulator. Activated VanO induces expression of the Qrr sRNAs, whereas, the predicted response regulator represses expression of the Qrr sRNAs. Thus, VanU has a pivotal role in the regulation of VanT expression. The signal synthase VanM and VanT form a regulatory loop, in which VanM represses VanT by inducing expression of the Qrr sRNAs and VanT directly activates vanM expression to repress its own expression. Moreover, Hfq destabilizes vanM mRNA, repressing vanM expression. VanT forms another regulatory loop with the transcriptional regulator LuxT, in which LuxT activates vanT expression and VanT directly represses luxT expression. V. anguillarum is an opportunistic pathogen that causes vibriosis, a terminal hemorrhagic septicemia. The spatial and temporal progression of the infection was analyzed using the whole animal with an in vivo bioluminescent imaging method. Initial studies showed that colonization of the fish skin requires the siderophore, the RNA chaperone Hfq and the exopolysaccharide transport system, which protects against the innate immunity on the skin. Colonization of the fish skin is crucial for disease.

La fibrose kystique est une maladie autosomale récessive multisystémique se manifestant principalement au niveau du système respiratoire et digestif. En raison d’une altération de la protéine régulatrice CFTR, l’équilibre ionique chez les cellules de l’hôte est déficient. Il en résulte, entre autres, une sécrétion et une accumulation d’un mucus pulmonaire très consistant. L’évacuation du mucus étant très fastidieuse chez les patients atteints de fibrose kystique, l’élimination des particules et bactéries des voies respiratoires est inadéquate. Cet aspect de la maladie participe grandement à sa progression, car l’établissement d’infections bactériennes chroniques contribue principalement à l’effet délétère sur la santé respiratoire des patients atteints de fibrose kystique. La colonisation du mucus pulmonaire par les bactéries pathogènes est le sujet de nombreuses recherches extensives dans le contexte de la fibrose kystique. La présence d’une diversité microbienne dans les voies respiratoires est connue depuis longtemps, mais avec les techniques récentes d’analyse moléculaire, il a été constaté que celle-ci peut présenter une très grande richesse qui était préalablement non détectée par les méthodes d’isolement classiques. Les interactions et comportements adoptés par les populations polymicrobiennes du microbiome FK dans la progression de la maladie sont maintenant de grand intérêt. La virulence des principaux pathogènes en FK a préalablement et exhaustivement été décrite de façon spécifique. Parmi les plus notoires, comme Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa et Burkholderia cepacia, certains utilisent des systèmes de communication cellulaire élaborés («quorum sensing») dans le but de réguler leur virulence. De nouvelles voies de recherche sont construites sur la suggestion qu’une population polymicrobienne peut être perçue comme un seul agent infectieux. Notre étude a été conduite afin de documenter les possibles réponses interespèces entre S. aureus et P. aeruginosa suite à l’échange de molécules sécrétées dans le cadre du «quorum sensing». Pour ce faire, nous avons caractérisé un éventail d’interactions existantes entre des isolats cliniques des deux pathogènes d’intérêt. Nous avons également développé un modèle nous permettant de mieux comprendre l’impact de la coexistence sur leur pathogenèse. Inévitablement, l’étude vise à définir l’instance de la présence simultanée des deux bactéries dans l’établissement d’infections chroniques chez les patients atteints de fibrose kystique ainsi que sur leur santé respiratoire. Cette étude tente ultimement de contribuer à l’effort visant à comprendre l’importance des interactions polymicrobiennes dans un contexte infectieux dans le but de trouver de nouveaux indices quant à l’élaboration de stratégies thérapeutiques.

Traditional bacterial disease therapies utilize compounds that ultimately kill the target bacteria but it exerts a strong selective pressure on the bacteria to develop multi-drug resistance mutants. The increasing occurrence of resistance in common pathogens has highlighted the need to identify new anti-microbials that target the control of bacterial pathogenicity in a non-extermination manner to reduce the incidence of bacteria resistance. One new strategy exploits the discrete signaling molecules that regulate the various bacterial signaling pathways, which are responsible for the expression of pathogenicity traits. Halogenated furanones (fimbrolides) from the marine red alga, Delisea pulchra have been shown to interfere with the key signaling pathway present in Gram-negative bacteria by competitively displacing the cognate signaling molecule from the transcription protein. This project focused on the design and synthesis of 1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-ones, a new class of fimbrolide derivatives capable of displaying strong antagonistic properties of the fimbrolides. Primary synthetic methodologies examined include the halolactamization of allenamides and the direct lactone-lactam transformation. No doubt, both methodologies yielded the lactam ring, the former failed to introduce the crucial C-5 bromomethylene group essential for bioactivity. A facile high yielding two-step lactone-lactam transformation method was developed and using this method, a wide range of substituted 5-bromomethyl- and 5-dibromomethylene-1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-ones were synthesized. Furthermore, a new class of tricyclic crown-ether type compounds with no literature precedent were discovered. To vary the diversity of the compounds, a related class of compounds, 5,6-dihydroindol-2-ones, were examined. A general versatile method for the synthesis of 7-substituted 5,6-dihydroindol-2-ones was developed. The synthetic strategy proceeds via the established Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of halogenated dihydroindol-2-ones with arylboronic acids/esters. The Suzuki methodology was found to be reliable in furnishing a wide range of 7-substituted products in high yields. A preliminary molecular modeling approach was used to assist in the design of new anti-microbials via the ligand-docking analyses of the TraR and LasR protein. A positive correlation was observed between the docking scores and biological activity and the methodology was further developed into an initial screening tool to filter potential active and non-active compounds. The newly synthesized compounds were analysed for their efficacy in reducing the expression of the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) in the presence of natural AHL signaling molecules in an AHL-monitor strain, indicative of the inhibition of bacterial phenotype expression. The dihydropyrrol-2-one class of compounds showed significant biological activity and this highlighted their potential for further development.

Tez (Tıpta Uzmanlık) - Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, 2005. / Bibliyografya var.

Tez (Doktora) - Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Biyoloji Anabilim Dalı, 2007. / Bibliyografya var.

Submitted by Marco Antônio de Ramos Chagas (mchagas@ufv.br) on 2016-06-28T09:33:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 1338198 bytes, checksum: 5403979ea8250d61a6a0c78ac9f2e904 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-28T09:33:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 1338198 bytes, checksum: 5403979ea8250d61a6a0c78ac9f2e904 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-07-30 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / Quando em alta densidade populacional, muitas bactérias são capazes de coordenar a expressão de genes via produção e recepção de sinais químicos, por meio de mecanismo denominado quorum sensing. O objetivo deste trabalho foi obter mutantes HalI - das estirpes psicrotróficas isoladas do leite cru refrigerado, 068 e 071 de Hafnia alvei e 067 de Enterobacter cloacae. O gene halI codifica a sintase responsável pela produção de acil homoserina lactonas (AHLs) que são as moléculas sinalizadoras de quorum sensing em H. alvei e E. cloacae. Para obtenção dos mutantes, foi utilizado o vetor suicida pGP704, onde foi clonado o gene halI. Em seguida este gene foi interrompido com o gene que codifica a proteína gentamicina- 3-acetiltransferase, que confere resistência ao antibiótico gentamicina e o plasmídeo foi denominado pGP704halI068::Gm. A transformação das estirpes psicrotróficas com esse vetor resultou em transformantes resistentes a 25 μg mL -1 de gentamicina, mas que ainda produziam AHL, constatada por meio da indução da estirpe monitora de AHL, Chromobacterium violaceum CV 026. A inativação da expressão do gene halI no DNA cromossômico foi obtida após nova transformação desses transformantes com o vetor pUT::Tn5, pertencente ao mesmo grupo de compatibilidade de pGP704. O uso deste sistema de incompatibilidade propiciou a seleção de estirpes onde ocorreu a recombinação homóloga entre o gene halI interrompido pelo gene que confere resistência a gentamicina com o gene halI presente no DNA cromossômico. A confirmação da recombinação do gene halI inativado e clonado no plasmideo com o gene halI cromossômico, foi feita selecionando-se os transformantes em ágar Luria Bertani contendo 50 μg mL -1 de canamicina e gentamicina. Por ensaio de indução de C. violaceum CV026, foi confirmado que os transformantes resistentes a canamicina e gentamicina não induziram a produção do pigmento violaceína pela estirpe monitora. A inativação do gene halI no cromossoma torna essas estirpes ferramentas importantes para elucidação da regulação da expressão de genes pelo mecanismo de quorum sensing. / When population density is high, several bacteria are able to coordinate gene expression by production and reception of chemical signals by means of a mechanism called quorum sensing. The scope of this work was to produce HalI - mutants from psychotrophic bacterias found in fresh cooled milk, 068 and 071 of Hafnia alvei and 067 of Enterobacter cloacae. The halI gene encondes the synthase responsible for the production of acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) which are the signaling molecules of quorum sensing for H. alvei and E. cloacae. In order to produce the mutants, it was used the suicide vector pGP704, where the halI gene was cloned. After that, this gene was interrupted with a gene that encodes the protein gentamicin 3-acetyltransferase, responsible for giving resistance to the gentamicin antibiotic. This vector was called pGP704halI068::Gm. The transformation of psychotrophic strain with such vector resulted in transformants cells resistant to 25 μg mL -1 of gentamicin, but they would still produce AHL. AHL production was confirmed by the induction of the monitored strain of AHL, Chromobacterium violaceum CV 026. Expression inactivation of the hall gene in the chromosomic DNA was achieved after new transformation of former transformants with the pUT::Tn5 vector, which belong to the same compatible group of pGP704. The use of this system of incompatibility provided the selection of strain that showed homologous recombination between the hall gene interrupted by the gene that affords resistance to gentamicin and the hall gene of the present chromosomal DNA. Recombination assurance of the halI gene inactivated and cloned in the plasmidium with the halI chromosomic gene was done by selecting the transformants in Luria- Bertani agar containing 50 μg mL -1 of kanamicyn and gentamicin. By means of an induction trial of C. violaceum CV026, it was confirmed that the transformants resistant to kanamicyn and gentamicin did not induced the production of the violacein pigment by the strain being monitored. Inactivation of the halI gene in the chromosome makes these strains important tools for elucidating gene expression regulation by the quorum sensing mechanism. / Dissertação antiga

Natural products have long been known for their broad range of useful therapeutic properties, and have been widely utilised in the field of medicine. This dissertation describes work towards the total synthesis of natural products possessing biological activity in two important areas. The first section concerns the total synthesis of six 4-quinolone natural products, four of which had never been synthesised before. These compounds were originally isolated from a soil bacterium of the genus Pseudonocardia, and bear intriguing structural resemblance to the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal. This signalling molecule is vital to the quorum sensing activity of the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is a phenomenon by which it regulates many of its virulence factors. These natural products possess the potential to disrupt this system, hence attenuating the pathogenicity of the bacteria. The routes that were developed are highly divergent, efficiently giving access to multiple natural products from mutual late stage intermediates. Key steps included regioselective epoxidation, palladium-catalysed heterocylisation and acid catalysed 1,3-transposition of an allylic alcohol. In the second section, attention turns towards the total synthesis of the complex sesquiterpene lactone 1β-Hydroxyalantolactone. The compound possesses five stereogenic centres, one of which is quaternary, alongside a challenging tricyclic core scaffold. Previous biological studies have revealed a range of intriguing properties, including anti-inflammatory and anti-tumour activity. The chosen route utilises as its key step the catalytic desymmetrisation of a diene which was itself accessed by Birch reduction chemistry. Whilst the synthesis is as yet incomplete, access was granted to a key intermediate encompassing around half of the stereocentres present in the natural product.

Submitted by (edna.saturno@ufrpe.br) on 2016-12-14T18:24:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Flaviana Goncalves da Silva.pdf: 1354445 bytes, checksum: 5abe875dd282d6291759e442aef4933a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-14T18:24:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Flaviana Goncalves da Silva.pdf: 1354445 bytes, checksum: 5abe875dd282d6291759e442aef4933a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-11 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Salinity is a limiting factor for agriculture and a frequent problem in arid and semi-arid region which rainfall is low and poorly distributed. In these areas most of plants can not grow due soils unprotected and become degraded with time. The use of bacteria with plant growth promoting and tolerance to salt stress may indicate biotechnological alternative that allows the use of plants associated with these microorganisms as inoculants may provide beneficial effects on soil-plant interaction. The cultivation of Atriplex nummularia L. has been conducted in order revegetate soils, promoting the improvement of their physical and chemical properties as a phytoremediation technique of salinized soils. In order to isolate and select bacteria promoter of plant growth associated with Atriplex nummularia L. plants cultivated in two experiments were carried out in the Pernambuco state and evaluated the effects of its inoculation in Atriplex plants grown in greenhouse. The population density of the bacteria was determined and then the same were tested in respect to plant growth promotion in vitro solubilization of inorganic phosphate (SFI), biological nitrogen fixation (BNF), synthesis of indole acetic acid (IAA), exopolysaccharides production (EPS) and quorum sensing molecule. Some bacteria to plant inoculation Atriplex grown in a protected environment were also selected in order to analyses content of chlorophyll a, b and total; stomatal conductance (gs); leaf temperature; green matter, dry and total fractional parts (root, stem and leaf) of plants; content and levels of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium; total nitrogen, crude protein of leaves and total organic carbon. Through the insulation, it was obtained 107 halotolerant bacterial isolates with positive results to plant growth promotion. Regarding the content of chlorophyll a, b and total, stomatal conductance and crude protein in plants, there was no effect of treatments. Inoculation with halotolerant bacteria and plant growth promoters influenced total nitrogen and total organic carbon in plants of Atriplex. Therefore, there are halotolerant bacteria associated with Atriplex plants able to solubilize inorganic phosphate, N2 fixation, IAA production, EPS and quorum sensing molecule, with the possibility of these micro-organisms contribute positively to plant growth. Bacterial isolates are promising on vegetative and nutritional development of Atriplex. However, it requires further explore the effect of bacterial inoculants associated with halophytes, giving improved conditions for phytoremediation process of salinized soils. / A salinidade constitui um fator limitante à agricultura e tem se tornado um problema frequente em áreas sob clima árido e semiárido, onde as precipitações são reduzidas e mal distribuídas. Nessas áreas, a maioria das plantas não consegue se desenvolver, por isso, os solos ficam desprotegidos e tornam-se degradados com o tempo. A utilização de bactérias promotoras de crescimento vegetal com tolerância ao estresse salino pode indicar alternativa biotecnológica que possibilite o uso de plantas associadas a esses micro-organismos como inoculantes, podendo proporcionar efeitos benéficos na interação solo-planta. O cultivo da Atriplex nummularia L. tem sido realizado com o objetivo de revegetar estes solos, promovendo a melhoria de suas propriedades físicas e químicas, como técnica de fitorremediação de solos afetados por sais. Com isso, objetivou-se isolar e selecionar bactérias promotoras de crescimento vegetal associadas às plantas de Atriplex nummularia L. cultivadas em dois experimentos instalados no estado de Pernambuco e avaliar os efeitos da inoculação destas bactérias em plantas de Atriplex cultivadas em ambiente protegido. Foi determinada a densidade populacional das bactérias e em seguida as mesmas foram testadas quanto às características de promoção de crescimento vegetal in vitro: solubilização de fosfato inorgânico (SFI), fixação biológica de nitrogênio (FBN), síntese de ácido indol acético (AIA), produção de exopolissacarídeo (EPS) e molécula quorum sensing. Foram também selecionadas algumas bactérias para inoculação em plantas de Atriplex cultivadas em ambiente protegido, analisando-se nas plantas, aspectos como teor de clorofila a, b e total; condutância estomática (gs); temperatura foliar; fitomassa verde, seca e total das partes fracionadas (raiz, caule e folha) das plantas; conteúdos e teores de sódio, potássio, cálcio e magnésio; nitrogênio total, proteína bruta de folhas e carbono orgânico total. Por meio do isolamento, foi possível obter 107 isolados bacterianos halotolerantes, com resultados positivos quanto às características de promoção de crescimento vegetal. Em relação ao teor de clorofila a, b e total, condutância estomática e proteína bruta nas plantas, não houve efeito dos tratamentos aplicados. A inoculação com bactérias halotolerantes e promotoras de crescimento vegetal influenciou o nitrogênio total e carbono orgânico total em plantas de Atriplex. Portanto, é possível afirmar que existem bactérias halotolerantes associadas às plantas de Atriplex, capazes de solubilizar fosfato inorgânico; fixar N2; produzir AIA, EPS e molécula quorum sensing, havendo a possibilidade destes micro-organismos, quando associados às plantas, contribuírem de forma positiva em relação à promoção de crescimento vegetal. Os isolados bacterianos são promissores no desenvolvimento vegetativo e nutritivo da Atriplex. No entanto, necessita-se explorar melhor o efeito dos inoculantes bacterianos associados às plantas halófitas, dando condições para melhoria no processo de fitorremediação de solos salinos.

As plantas quando colonizadas produzem diversas enzimas de defesa que podem impedir o estabelecimento de microrganismos. Esta condição adversa na planta hospedeira gera uma resposta do microrganismo, a qual está associada à síntese de proteínas e outras moléculas que atuam na sua interação com a planta e alteram a comunidade microbiana associada. Todos os organismos respondem a essa condição, estabelecendo biofilmes, ou sintetizando um grupo de moléculas e proteínas que os protegem de danos e facilita a recuperação. Estas são chamadas proteínas de choque térmico (HSPs), as quais não foram ainda estudadas na interação Methylobacterium - planta. As bactérias do gênero Methylobacterium são metilotróficas facultativas da classe Alfa-proteobactéria, encontradas em relações epifíticas e endofíticas com diferentes espécies vegetais. Assim, o presente trabalho teve como objetivos avaliar o efeito da deficiência da produção de biofilme e de Acil-Homoserina-Lactonas (AHLs), e do estresse térmico de M. extorquens na colonização da planta hospedeira (Saccharum sp.). Para isso, foram usadas linhagens defectivas para produção de biofilme e AHLs, juntamente com a linhagem selvagem submetida ou não ao estresse térmico. Os resultados obtidos mostram a complexidade dos mecanismos envolvidos na produção de biofilme e moléculas AHLs. O estresse térmico não afetou a colonização das raízes nem de colmos após 5 dias de inóculo, porém causou uma diminuição da colonizacão do colmo após 15 dias. A mutação para produção de AHL não causou nenhuma diferença significativa na colonização da planta hospedeira, no entanto o mutante para biofilme apresentou uma diminuição significativa da colonização tanto de raízes quanto de colmos, mostrando a grande importância da formação de biofilme na colonização da planta hospedeira. Entretanto, quando esta linhagem foi coinoculada com uma linhagem transformada (ARGFP) este resultado não foi observado. Os demais tratamentos após co-inoculação com a linhagem ARGFP apresentaram o mesmo padrão de colonização. O estudo proteômico de M. extorquens detectou um grande número de proteínas induzidas ou suprimidas nos tratamentos avaliados que podem estar associadas às alterações no padrão de interação desta bactéria com a planta hospedeira. A identificação dessas proteínas auxiliará a compreensão e o maior entendimento dos fatores envolvidos na interação bactéria-planta. / Plants produce a variety of defense enzymes when colonized that can impair the microorganisms\' establishment. This adverse condition in the host plant lead to a response from the microorganism, which is associated with the synthesis of a set of proteins and other molecules that affect the interaction with the host and shift the bacterial community associated. All organisms respond to this condition by establishing biofilms, or synthesizing a group of proteins and molecules that protect them from injuries and help them recover from damages. They are called heat shock proteins (HSPs), which is still not studied in Methylobacterium-plant interaction. The methylotrophic bacteria of the genus Methylobacterium are found in epiphytic and endophytic association with different plant species. So, in this present work the effect of a deficiency in biofilm and acyl-homoserine-lactones (AHLs) production and the effect of heat shock of M. extorquens on the host colonization (Saccharum sp.) was assessed. Defective strains for biofilm and AHLs production were used. Also the wild type AR 1.6/2 and this strain submitted to heat shock was evaluated. The results demonstrated that the mechanisms associated to biofilm and AHLs production are very complex. The heat stress has no effect on roots or stems colonization after 5 days of the inoculum, but was associated to reduction of bacterial density in stems after 15 days. The strain defective for AHL production showed similar colonization profile with wild type strain, while the biofilm mutant colonized the host plant in low density, suggesting the role of this process in plant colonization. Likewise, coinoculation of this strain with ARGFP target strain, which is AHL producer, the low density of this biofilm mutant was observed. The other treatments after coinoculation with ARGFP strain showed similar result when inoculated alone. A proteomic study of the strains showed that synthesis of many proteins were induced or suppressed in evaluated treatments, which proteins could be associated to shift in the bacteria-plant interaction. The identification of these proteins will contribute to a better understanding of the factors related to bacteria-plant interaction.

Les biomatériaux insérés dans la cavité orale, tout particulièrement les prothèses dentaires amovibles en résine, constituent des surfaces propices à la formation de biofilms incorporant des levures du genre Candida, à l’origine de candidose. Les levures, comme d’autres micro-organismes, adaptent leur prolifération à l’environnement par des molécules dites du quorum sensing. D’autre part, la contamination du milieu oral est contrôlée par de nombreuses protéines sécrétées par les glandes salivaires, mais leur utilisation en hygiène est peu documentée. Le but de ce travail est d’étudier l’effet anti-biofilm de molécules du quorum sensing et de protéines exocrines, le lysozyme et la lactoperoxydase, dans la perspective de réduire la colonisation des surfaces de prothèses dentaires par des levures du genre Candida et par conséquent de prévenir une stomatite prothétique. A cette fin, des biofilms à Candida ont été produits dans des plaques multi-puits à fond plat en polystyrène et quantifiés par coloration au cristal violet. L’effet de deux molécules du quorum sensing - tyrosol et farnésol - sur la formation des biofilms à Candida a été investigué in vitro sur la souche de référence ATCC 10231 et sur des souches cliniques isolées à partir de prothèses dentaires. Le tyrosol et le farnésol à hautes concentrations (> 6 mM et > 1 mM respectivement) entraînent une limitation de la formation de biofilms sans altérer la croissance fongique tandis que des concentrations plus faibles (~ 1 mM et ~ 1 µM respectivement) favorisent la formation de biofilms. Le lysozyme présente aussi un effet dépendant de la dose sur la formation de biofilms par Candida: promoteur de la formation de biofilms à une concentration de 1000 µg/ml et inhibiteur de la formation de biofilms à des concentrations plus faibles (3 et 10 µg/ml). Les composés hypohalogéneux (> 500 µM) produits par un système peroxydase limitent la croissance des levures et par conséquent leur capacité à former des biofilms in vitro. Un seul trempage ex vivo de prothèses amovibles pendant 5 minutes dans une solution d’ions hypohalogéneux (2000 µM) entraîne une diminution d’au moins 1 unité logarithmique du nombre de Candida dans 58,3 % des cas (N = 23) alors qu’un trempage dans de l’eau n’a aucun effet sur la colonisation de la prothèse :cet effet est statistiquement significatif (Chi carré, p = 0,0006, test de Fisher, p = 0,0009). / Doctorat en Sciences biomédicales et pharmaceutiques (Médecine) / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished