Cell-associated bacteria in the human lung microbiome
dc.contributor.author | Dickson, Robert P | |
dc.contributor.author | Erb-Downward, John R | |
dc.contributor.author | Prescott, Hallie C | |
dc.contributor.author | Martinez, Fernando J | |
dc.contributor.author | Curtis, Jeffrey L | |
dc.contributor.author | Lama, Vibha N | |
dc.contributor.author | Huffnagle, Gary B | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-30T18:01:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-04-30T18:01:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-08-18 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Microbiome. 2014 Aug 18;2(1):28 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/111056 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract Background Recent studies have revealed that bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid contains previously unappreciated communities of bacteria. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that host inflammatory signals prompt bacteria to disperse from cell-associated biofilms and adopt a virulent free-living phenotype. The proportion of the lung microbiota that is cell-associated is unknown. Results Forty-six BAL specimens were obtained from lung transplant recipients and divided into two aliquots: ‘whole BAL’ and ‘acellular BAL,’ the latter processed with a low-speed, short-duration centrifugation step. Both aliquots were analyzed via bacterial 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing. The BAL specimens represented a wide spectrum of lung health, ranging from healthy and asymptomatic to acutely infected. Bacterial signal was detected in 52% of acellular BAL aliquots, fewer than were detected in whole BAL (96%, p ≤ 0.0001). Detection of bacteria in acellular BAL was associated with indices of acute infection [BAL neutrophilia, high total bacterial (16S) DNA, low community diversity, p < 0.01 for all] and, independently, with low relative abundance of specific taxonomic groups (p < 0.05). When whole and acellular aliquots from the same bronchoscopy were directly compared, acellular BAL contained fewer bacterial species (p < 0.05); whole and acellular BAL similarity was positively associated with evidence of infection and negatively associated with relative abundance of several prominent taxa (p < 0.001). Acellular BAL contained decreased relative abundance of Prevotella spp. (p < 0.05) and Pseudomonas fluorescens (p < 0.05). Conclusions We present a novel methodological and analytical approach to the localization of lung microbiota and show that prominent members of the lung microbiome are cell-associated, potentially via biofilms, cell adhesion, or intracellularity. | |
dc.title | Cell-associated bacteria in the human lung microbiome | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/111056/1/40168_2014_Article_75.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/2049-2618-2-28 | en_US |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.rights.holder | Dickson et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-04-30T18:01:19Z | |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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