Measuring and modelling the response of Klebsiella pneumoniae KPC prey to Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation, in human serum and defined buffer

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Baker, M, Negus, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9047-4565, Raghunathan, D, Radford, P, Moore, C, Clark, G, Diggle, M, Tyson, J, Twycross, J and Sockett, RE, 2017. Measuring and modelling the response of Klebsiella pneumoniae KPC prey to Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation, in human serum and defined buffer. Scientific Reports, 7 (1): 8329. ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

In worldwide conditions of increasingly antibiotic-resistant hospital infections, it is important to research alternative therapies. Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus bacteria naturally prey on Gram-negative pathogens, including antibiotic-resistant strains and so B. bacteriovorus have been proposed as "living antibiotics" to combat antimicrobially-resistant pathogens. Predator-prey interactions are complex and can be altered by environmental components. To be effective B. bacteriovorus predation needs to work in human body fluids such as serum where predation dynamics may differ to that studied in laboratory media. Here we combine mathematical modelling and lab experimentation to investigate the predation of an important carbapenem-resistant human pathogen, Klebsiella pneumoniae, by B. bacteriovorus in human serum versus buffer. We show experimentally that B. bacteriovorus is able to reduce prey numbers in each environment, on different timescales. Our mathematical model captures the underlying dynamics of the experimentation, including an initial predation-delay at the predator-prey-serum interface. Our research shows differences between predation in buffer and serum and highlights both the potential and limitations of B. bacteriovorus acting therapeutically against K. pneumoniae in serum, informing future research into the medicinal behaviours and dosing of this living antibacterial.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Scientific Reports
Creators:	Baker, M., Negus, D., Raghunathan, D., Radford, P., Moore, C., Clark, G., Diggle, M., Tyson, J., Twycross, J. and Sockett, R.E.
Publisher:	Nature Publishing Group
Date:	21 August 2017
Volume:	7
Number:	1
ISSN:	2045-2322
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1038/s41598-017-08060-4 DOI 8060 Publisher Item Identifier
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Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	18 Jul 2018 11:09
Last Modified:	18 Jul 2018 11:09
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/34101