Recovery of Pseudomonas aeruginosa culturability following copper- and chlorine-induced stress

Bédard, Émilie; Charron, Dominique; Lalancette, Cindy; Déziel, Éric et Prévost, Michèle (2014). Recovery of Pseudomonas aeruginosa culturability following copper- and chlorine-induced stress FEMS Microbiology Letters , vol. 356 , nº 2. pp. 226-234. DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12494.

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Résumé

This study investigated how quickly cells of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa recover culturability after exposure to two of the most common environmental stressors present in drinking water, free chlorine and copper ions. Viable but nonculturable (VBNC) P. aeruginosa undetected by direct culturing following exposure to free chlorine or copper ions can survive in drinking water systems, with potential to recover, multiply, and regain infectivity. Cells were exposed to copper sulfate (0.25 mg Cu2+ L-1) or free chlorine (initial dose of 2 mg Cl2 L-1) for 24 h. Despite total loss of culturability and a reduction in viability from 1.2 × 107 to 4 × 103 cells mL-1 (3.5 log), cells exposed to chlorine recovered viability quickly after the depletion of free chlorine, while culturability was recovered within 24 h. Copper ions did not depress viability, but reduced culturability from 3 × 107 to 2.3 × 102 cells mL-1 (5.1 log); VBNC cells regained culturability immediately after copper ion chelation. A comparison between direct culturing and Pseudalert, a specific enzyme-based assay, was performed. Both detection methods were well correlated in the range of 102-1010 cells L-1. However, correlations between the methods declined after exposure to copper ions. © 2014 Federation of European Microbiological Societies.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	Drinking water; Hospital; Internal plumbing; Opportunistic pathogen; Viable but nonculturable
Centre:	Centre INRS-Institut Armand Frappier
Date de dépôt:	08 mai 2017 20:17
Dernière modification:	08 mai 2017 20:17
URI:	https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/3006

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