Lorsqu'un biofilm se développe dans des conditions statiques, deux populations, sessiles et planctoniques, coexistent et peuvent échanger des cellules. Cependant, l'immigration de cellules planctoniques dans un biofilm n'a, jusqu'à présent, fait l'objet que de peu d'études dans le cas d'un biofilm monoespèce. Chez B. cereus, un pathogène alimentaire, notre équipe a récemment montré que des bactéries planctoniques mobiles peuvent pénétrer en profondeur à l'intérieur d'un biofilm formé en immersion. L'objectif du présent travail était, en partant de ces données, de déterminer le rôle du recrutement dans le développement du biofilm formé en interface air-liquide, et de caractériser ce processus d’un point de vue physiologique et moléculaire. Nous avons montré que la population planctonique est massivement recrutée par le biofilm, mais que, dans nos conditions expérimentales, ce recrutement ne contribue que de façon marginale à la croissance du biofilm. Nous avons mis au point deux dispositifs expérimentaux (en interface air-liquide et en immersion) permettant de quantifier le recrutement, ce qui nous a permis de cribler une banque de mutants, obtenue par mutagenèse aléatoire, pour sélectionner des clones inaptes à être recrutés. Le criblage de 1700 clones a abouti à la sélection d'un gène: Bthur002_62720. La délétion de ce gène par échange allélique affecte fortement la capacité du mutant à être recruté, et la complémentation rétablit le phénotype sauvage. Ce gène code pour une protéine probablement localisée dans l'enveloppe bactérienne. Il est porté par un plasmide, pCT8513, et pourrait être un élément mobile dont l'acquisition augmenterait fortement la capacité de la bactérie réceptrice à être recrutée par un biofilm. Enfin, nous avons mis en évidence le rôle du locus eps dans le recrutement des cellules planctoniques par un biofilm formé en interface air-liquide. Ce locus est homologue du locus epsA-O de Bacillus subtilis, requis chez cette espèce pour la production des exopolysaccharides de la matrice du biofilm. Chez B. cereus, nous avons montré que le locus eps est impliqué dans la formation d’une gaine d’exopolysaccharides faiblement liée à la paroi bactérienne. Cette couche d'exopolysaccharides contribue, avec d'autres exopolysaccharides d'origine inconnue, à la formation de la matrice du biofilm, et joue un rôle important dans l'adhésion de la bactérie sur des surfaces inertes et vivantes. En favorisant l'adhésion de la bactérie sur des surfaces vivantes, le locus eps pourrait faciliter son intégration dans le biofilm. Il pourrait également être impliqué dans le pouvoir pathogène de la bactérie. / When biofilm is developing in static conditions, cell exchanges between sessile and planktonic coexisting population can emerge. Up to now, very few are known about the implication of planktonic cells integration in monospecies biofilm development. in B. cereus, a foodborne pathogen, our team have shown that motility is a key factor for biofilm development and for the deep penetration of motile planktonic bacteria inside a biofilm formed in immersed condition. Based on these data, the purpose of the present work was to determine the role of recruitment in the development of biofilm in air-liquid interface and to characterize this phenomenon physiologically and in a molecular aspect. We showed that a massive planktonic population is integrated in the developing biofilm, however, in our experimental conditions this recruitment contributes only marginally to the biofilm growth. We have developed two recruitment systems (in air-liquid interface and in immersion condition), to quantify recruitment, which has allowed us to screen a library of mutants obtained by random mutagenesis in order to select clones unable to be recruited by a preformed biofilm. Screening of 1700 clones resulted in the selection of a gene: Bthur002_62720. The deletion of this gene by allelic exchange strongly affects the ability of the mutant to be recruited, and complementation restored the wild type phenotype. This gene encodes a protein probably localized in the bacterial envelope. It is carried by a plasmid, pCT8513, and could be a mobile element whose acquisition would greatly increase the ability of the recipient bacterium to be recruited by a biofilm. Finally, we have highlighted the role of the eps locus in the recruitment of planktonic cells in a biofilm formed at air-liquid interface. This locus is homologous to Bacillus subtilis epsA-O locus, required in this species for the production of exopolysaccharides of the biofilm matrix. In B. cereus, we have shown that the eps locus is involved in the formation of an exopolysaccharides sheath weakly bound to the bacterial cell wall. This exopolysaccharides layer contributes with other exopolysaccharides of unknown origin, to the formation of the biofilm matrix, and plays an important role in the adhesion of bacteria on inanimate and living surfaces.By promoting bacterial adhesion on living surfaces; the eps locus could help bacteria integration into the biofilm. It could also be involved in the pathogenicity of bacteria.

Submitted by Gabriela Lopes (gmachadolopesufpel@gmail.com) on 2018-08-13T19:38:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Letícia-Final.pdf: 1670426 bytes, checksum: ab2b251db5406cfbebb79dcc3b6f9add (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Aline Batista (alinehb.ufpel@gmail.com) on 2018-08-16T19:59:51Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Letícia-Final.pdf: 1670426 bytes, checksum: ab2b251db5406cfbebb79dcc3b6f9add (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-16T19:59:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Letícia-Final.pdf: 1670426 bytes, checksum: ab2b251db5406cfbebb79dcc3b6f9add (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / O emprego das Boas Práticas de Fabricação na indústria de alimentos, como a higienização de superfícies, é importante para evitar a formação de biofilmes. Campylobacter jejuni, que é o principal agente etiológico da campilobacteriose, pode sobreviver em condições adversas no ambiente pela capacidade de formação de biofilme. As bactérias formadoras de biofilme podem adquirir resistência à compostos utilizados como sanitizantes na etapa de sanitização, como o cloreto de benzalcônio (CB). Assim, faz-se necessário a busca por novos compostos com ação antibacteriana que possam ser utilizados em alternativa aos sanitizantes sintéticos. Os extratos de plantas vêm sendo amplamente estudados devido às suas características antimicrobianas e por serem compostos naturais. O extrato metanólico de Butia odorata Barb. Rodr. (EMB) teve sua ação antibacteriana comprovada em estudos anteriores. Portanto, os objetivos deste estudo foram avaliar a influência da superfície, temperatura, atmosfera e co-cultura com Pseudomonas aeruginosa sobre a formação de biofilme de Campylobacter jejuni isolados de abatedouro de frangos da região sul do Rio Grande do Sul, bem como identificar a presença de alguns genes relacionados à formação de biofilme nesses isolados. Também objetivou-se avaliar a suscetibilidade desses isolados ao EMB e ao CB, através do teste qualitativo de disco difusão em ágar para o EMB, e da concentração inibitória mínima (CIM) e da concentração bactericida mínima (CBM) para o EMB e para o CB. A atmosfera não afetou a formação de biofilme monoespécie de C. jejuni tanto em poliestireno como em aço inoxidável. Houve maior formação de biofilme em temperaturas que não são as ótimas para a multiplicação d e C. jejuni. A forma como P. aeruginosa foi inoculada para formar biofilmes duoespécie com C. jejuni (concomitante ou pré-formado por P . aeruginosa), não influenciou a formação de biofilme pelos isolados. Nos biofilmes duo-espécie com P. aeruginosa, as maiores contagens de biofilme por C. jejuni em aço inoxidável ocorreram a 25 oC. Os sete isolados de C. jejuni avaliados possuem 10 genes envolvidos no processo de formação de biofilme, porém o gene katA não foi encontrado em três isolados, e o gene kpsM não foi encontrado em um isolado, o que não afetou a formação de biofilme por esses isolados. O EMB apresentou atividade antibacteriana contra os sete isolados no teste qualitativo de disco difusão em ágar, com halos de inibição acima de 23 mm. A CIM do EMB ficou entre 83,3 e 166,6 μL.mL-1, e a CBM foi o mesmo valor de CIM em todos os isolados. Já para o CB, o valor de CIM ficou entre 1 e 2 μg.mL-1, e a CBM variou entre 1 e 4 μg.mL-1 entre os isolados. Dessa forma, o EMB pode tornar-se uma boa alternativa ao CB empregado na etapa de sanitização em indústrias de alimentos. / The employment of good manufacturing practice in the food industry, as surfaces sanitization, is important to avoid the biofilm formation. Campylobacter jejuni, which is the main etiological agent of campilobacteriosis, can survives in adverse environmental conditions by capacity of biofilm formation. Biofilm forming bacteria can acquire resistance to compounds used as sanitizers in sanitization step, such as benzalkonium chloride (BC). Thereby, it is necessary the search for new compounds with antibacterial activity which can be used in alternative to syntetic sanitizers. The plants extracts have been widely studied due to it’s antimicrobial characteristics and for being natural compounds. The Butia odorata Barb. Rodr. methanolic extract (BME) had it’s antibacterial activity proven in studies performed previously. Therefore, the aims of this study were evaluate the factors that influence of surface, temperature, atmosphere and co-culture with Pseudomonas aeruginosa on biofilm formation in Campylobacter jejuni isolated from poultry slaughterhouse of Southern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, as well identify the presence of some genes related to biofilm formation in these isolates. Moreover, was aimed to evaluate the susceptibility of these isolates to the BME and to the BC, through the agar disc diffusion qualitative test for BME, and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) for BME and BC. The atmosphere did not affected the monospecies biofilm formation both in polystyrene and stainless steel. There was greater biofilm formation in temperatures that are not the optimals for C. jejuni growth. The way how P. aeruginosa was inoculated to form dual-species biofilms with C. jejuni (concomitant or preformed by P. aeruginosa) did not influenced the biofilm formation by the isolates. In duo-species biofilms with P. aeruginosa, the higher biofilm counts of C. jejuni in stainless steel occurred at 25 oC. The seven isolates had 10 genes that are involved in biofilm formation process, but the katA gene was not found in three isolates, and the kpsM gene was not observed in one isolate, which did not affected the biofilm formation by these isolates. The BME presented antibacterial activity against the seven C. jejuni isolates tested in the qualitative test of agar disc diffusion, resulting in inhibition halos above of 23 mm. The MIC of BME ranged between 83,3 and 166,6 μL.mL-1, and the MBC was the same value that MIC in all isolates. Already for BC, the MIC value stay between 1 and 2 μg.mL-1, and the MBC value ranged between 1 and 4 μg.mL- 1 among isolates. In this way, the BME can become a good alternative to the BC employed in sanitization step in food industries.