Title
Mapping of a Subgingival Dual-Species Biofilm Model Using Confocal Raman Microscopy
Date Issued
05 October 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Kriem L.S.
Wright K.
Rupp S.
Procter Gamble
Publisher(s)
Frontiers Media S.A.
Abstract
Techniques for continuously monitoring the formation of subgingival biofilm, in relation to the determination of species and their accumulation over time in gingivitis and periodontitis, are limited. In recent years, advancements in the field of optical spectroscopic techniques have provided an alternative for analyzing three-dimensional microbiological structures, replacing the traditional destructive or biofilm staining techniques. In this work, we have demonstrated that the use of confocal Raman spectroscopy coupled with multivariate analysis provides an approach to spatially differentiate bacteria in an in vitro model simulating a subgingival dual-species biofilm. The present study establishes a workflow to evaluate and differentiate bacterial species in a dual-species in vitro biofilm model, using confocal Raman microscopy (CRM). Biofilm models of Actinomyces denticolens and Streptococcus oralis were cultured using the “Zürich in vitro model” and were analyzed using CRM. Cluster analysis was used to spatially differentiate and map the biofilm model over a specified area. To confirm the clustering of species in the cultured biofilm, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) was coupled with fluorescent in vitro hybridization (FISH). Additionally, dense bacteria interface area (DBIA) samples, as an imitation of the clusters in a biofilm, were used to test the developed multivariate differentiation model. This confirmed model was successfully used to differentiate species in a dual-species biofilm and is comparable to morphology. The results show that the developed workflow was able to identify main clusters of bacteria based on spectral “fingerprint region” information from CRM. Using this workflow, we have demonstrated that CRM can spatially analyze two-species in vitro biofilms, therefore providing an alternative technique to map oral multi-species biofilm models.
Volume
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología celular, Microbiología Otras ingenierías y tecnologías
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85117436230
Source
Frontiers in Microbiology
ISSN of the container
1664302X
Sponsor(s)
This work was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research Innovation Program under grant agreement no. 722871 in the scope of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action ITN BioClean to LK. P&G and other partners contributed time, industrial supervision, training and technical guidance or expertise, access to equipment, and placements in industry, and coauthored and reviewed associated papers, including this submission all in line with EU Horizon 2020 funding rules. More details can be found on the Horizon 2020 website (http:// www.biocleanh2020.eu/index.php). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, or decision to publish the manuscript.
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