Formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms in Full-thickness Scald Burn Wounds in Rats.

ABSTRACT: Using Sprague-Dawley rats (350-450 g; n = 61) and the recently updated Walker-Mason rat scald burn model, we demonstrated that Pseudomonas aeruginosa readily formed biofilms within full-thickness burn wounds. Following the burn, wounds were surface-inoculated with P. aeruginosa in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), while sterile PBS was used for controls. On post-burn days 1, 3, 7, and 11, animals were euthanized and samples collected for quantitative bacteriology, bacterial gene expression, complete blood cell counts, histology, and myeloperoxidase activity. Robust biofilm infections developed in the full-thickness burn wounds inoculated with 1 × 10⁴ CFU of P. aeruginosa. Both histology and scanning electron microscopy showed the pathogen throughout the histologic cross-sections

SUBMITTER: Brandenburg KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6754504 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature