Skin-associated lactic acid bacteria from North American bullfrogs as potential control agents of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

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dc.contributor.authorNiederle M.V.
dc.contributor.authorBosch J.
dc.contributor.authorAle C.E.
dc.contributor.authorNader-Macías M.E.
dc.contributor.authorAristimuño Ficoseco C.
dc.contributor.authorToledo L.F.
dc.contributor.authorValenzuela-Sánchez A.
dc.contributor.authorSoto-Azat C.
dc.contributor.authorPasteris S.E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-15T17:19:54Z
dc.date.available2024-04-15T17:19:54Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-01
dc.descriptionINDEXACIÓN: SCOPUS.
dc.description.abstractThe fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is the causative agent of chytridiomycosis and has been a key driver in the catastrophic decline of amphibians globally. While many strategies have been proposed to mitigate Bd outbreaks, few have been successful. In recent years, the use of probiotic formulations that protect an amphibian host by killing or inhibiting Bd have shown promise as an effective chytridiomycosis control strategy. The North American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is a common carrier of Bd and harbours a diverse skin microbiota that includes lactic acid bacteria (LAB), a microbial group containing species classified as safe and conferring host benefits. We investigated beneficial/probiotic properties: anti-Bd activity, and adhesion and colonisation characteristics (hydrophobicity, biofilm formation and exopolysaccharide-EPS production) in two confirmed LAB (cLAB-Enterococcus gallinarum CRL 1826, Lactococcus garvieae CRL 1828) and 60 presumptive LAB (pLAB) [together named as LABs] isolated from bullfrog skin.We challenged LABs against eight genetically diverse Bd isolates and found that 32% of the LABs inhibited at least one Bd isolate with varying rates of inhibition. Thus, we established a score of sensitivity from highest (BdGPL AVS7) to lowest (BdGPL C2A) for the studied Bd isolates. We further reveal key factors underlying host adhesion and colonisation of LABs. Specifically, 90.3% of LABs exhibited hydrophilic properties that may promote adhesion to the cutaneous mucus, with the remaining isolates (9.7%) being hydrophobic in nature with a surface polarity compatible with colonisation of acidic, basic or both substrate types. We also found that 59.7% of LABs showed EPS synthesis and 66.1% produced biofilm at different levels: 21% weak, 29% moderate, and 16.1% strong. Together all these properties enhance colonisation of the host surface (mucus or epithelial cells) and may confer protective benefits against Bd through competitive exclusion. Correspondence analysis indicated that biofilm synthesis was LABs specific with high aggregating bacteria correlating with strong biofilm producers, and EPS producers being correlated to negative biofilm producing LABs. We performed Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR analysis and demonstrated a higher degree of genetic diversity among rod-shaped pLAB than cocci. Based on the LAB genetic analysis and specific probiotic selection criteria that involve beneficial properties, we sequenced 16 pLAB which were identified as Pediococcus pentosaceus, Enterococcus thailandicus, Lactobacillus pentosus/L. plantarum, L. brevis, and L. curvatus. Compatibility assays performed with cLAB and the 16 species described above indicate that all tested LAB can be included in a mixed probiotic formula. Based on our analyses, we suggest that E. gallinarum CRL 1826, L. garvieae CRL 1828, and P. pentosaceus 15 and 18B represent optimal probiotic candidates for Bd control and mitigation. © 2019 Niederle et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.identifier.citationPLoS ONE, Volume 14, Issue 9, 1 September 2019, Article number e0223020
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0223020
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unab.cl/handle/ria/55983
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0 DEED Atribución 4.0 Internacional
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectChytridiomycota
dc.subjectDNA, Bacterial
dc.subjectLactobacillales
dc.subjectMicrobiota
dc.subjectMycoses
dc.subjectProbiotics
dc.subjectRana catesbeiana
dc.subjectRandom Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
dc.subjectSkin
dc.titleSkin-associated lactic acid bacteria from North American bullfrogs as potential control agents of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
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