Trospectomycin Enhances Surface Phagocytosis of Bacteroides and Staphylococcus by Altering the Bacterial Glycocalyx
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1989
Description
The influence of trospectomycin on phagocytosis of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides fragilis and Staphylococcus epidermidis was studied in the presence or absence of glycocalyx isolated from these microorganisms. Bacteria were grown with or without 0.25 or 0.5 of the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of trospectomycin, a new chemically synthesized analog of spectinomycin. Surface phagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) was determined using a modified fluorochrome assay. Subinhibitory concentrations of trospectomycin significantly enhanced surface phagocytosis of Bacteroides and Staphylococcus. When homologous or heterologous isolated glycocalyx was added to trospectomycin treated bacteria prior to incubation with PMNL, phagocytosis was reduced to levels observed in the untreated bacteria. Addition of glycocalyx to untreated strains produced no significant reduction of phagocytosis. The glycocalyx preparations were free of lipopolysaccharide and did not affect PMNL viability.
Citation Information
Veringa, Etel M.; Ferguson, Donald A.; Lambs, Dwight W.; and Verhoef, Jan. 1989. Trospectomycin Enhances Surface Phagocytosis of Bacteroides and Staphylococcus by Altering the Bacterial Glycocalyx. Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie. Vol.271(3). 311-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0934-8840(89)80029-5 PMID: 2529862 ISSN: 0934-8840