Journal: Viruses
Article Title: Phage-Mediated Digestive Decolonization in a Gut-On-A-Chip Model: A Tale of Gut-Specific Bacterial Prosperity
doi: 10.3390/v16071047
Figure Lengend Snippet: P. aeruginosa CN573 versus phage PNM assays. P. aeruginosa titer evolution when introduced in GOACs with phage PNM (MOI = 1) in various conditions: ( A ) simultaneous introduction of P. aeruginosa and PNM in 100% Caco-2 GOACs (dotted line represents detection threshold in spread plating, <10 2 CFU/mL) (n = 3), ( B ) sequential introduction of P. aeruginosa first with subsequent introduction of phage PNM after 1 h static incubation delay in 100% Caco-2 GOACs (n = 3), ( C ) replication of these two conditions in bicellular GOACs (n = 3 each). ( D ) P. aeruginosa and PNM (MOI = 1) control growth curves in static in vitro conditions using OmniLog automated incubator, with bacterial respiration units being measured as proxy for bacterial growth (initial bacterial load of 10 5 CFU/well; n = 32 wells for P. aeruginosa + PNM, 16 wells for P. aeruginosa only, and 16 wells for negative control; error bars represent +/−1 standard deviation of mean). ( E ) Spread plating on 5% sheep blood Columbia agar plates highlights intense phenotypic diversification in P. aeruginosa CN573 after co-evolution with phage PNM in GOACs, displaying at least four distinct colony morphologies out of single GOAC after 48 h. ( F ) Close-up view of one of these plates reveals co-existence of wild-type colonies (white arrow), systematically including phage-induced lysis plaques, along with modified colonies, for example, exhibiting dark pigmented halo (black arrow), systematically devoid of any lysis plaques. [Pa: P. aeruginosa; GOAC: Gut-On-A-Chip; MOI: Multiplicity of Infection] .
Article Snippet: To compare GOACs’ bacterial dynamics to other in vitro conditions over an identical timeframe of 72 h, bacterial growth curves were established using an OmniLog incubator system (Biolog, Hayward, CA, USA).
Techniques: Incubation, Control, In Vitro, Negative Control, Standard Deviation, Lysis, Modification, Infection