Biocontrol treatment: Application of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HD100 against burn wound infection caused by Pseudomonas aeroginosa in mice

Owing to the high level of resistance to various antibiotics in bacteria causing burn wound infections, the alternative therapeutics is highly demanded. Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) seem to be a superb choice. In the present study, Bdellovibrio bac- teriovorus HD100 was selected for treating burn wound infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO1 in a mouse model. In this experiment, two treatments, mer-openem as antibiotic and B. bacteriovorus, were employed. Histopathology indicated an accelerated healing rate in both treatments in comparison with the control. Moreover, quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) was applied to investigate the ex-pression of tnf-& alpha; (tumor necrosis factor alpha), pdgf (platelet-derived growth factor), tgf- & beta; 1 (transforming growth factor beta1), ifn-& gamma; (interferon gamma), vegf (vascular en-dothelial group factor), and col1 (collagen type 1). The results demonstrated that treating burn wound areas with Bdellovibrio not only decrease the inflammatory phase period, but also may improve the characteristics of proliferative phases of wound healing. In addition, a significant difference was explored between the two treatment groups in the regulation of all genes, except for pdgf revealed a significant up regulation in both treatment groups. The results disclose that Bdellouibrio attenuates P. aeruginosa in burn wounds infections and improves the wound healing process.& COPY; 2022 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

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Due to antibiotic resistance in bacteria causing burn wound infections, alternative therapeutics such as Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) are in high demand. This study used Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HD100 to treat burn wound infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO1 in a mouse model. The results showed that treating burn wounds with Bdellovibrio accelerated the healing process and decreased the inflammatory phase. Additionally, the expression of various genes related to wound healing was regulated by Bdellovibrio treatment.