Oates, A orcid.org/0000-0003-0519-4556, Bowling, FL, Boulton, AJM et al. (3 more authors) (2014) The Visualization of Biofilms in Chronic Diabetic Foot Wounds Using Routine Diagnostic Microscopy Methods. Journal of diabetes research, 2014. 153586. ISSN 2314-6745
Abstract
Diabetic foot wounds are commonly colonised by taxonomically diverse microbial communities and may additionally be infected with specific pathogens. Since biofilms are demonstrably less susceptible to antimicrobial agents than are planktonic bacteria, and may be present in chronic wounds, there is increasing interest in their aetiological role. In the current investigation, the presence of structured microbial assemblages in chronic diabetic foot wounds is demonstrated using several visualization methods. Debridement samples, collected from the foot wounds of diabetic patients, were histologically sectioned and examined using bright-field, fluorescence, and environmental scanning electron microscopy and assessed by quantitative differential viable counting. All samples (n = 26) harboured bioburdens in excess of 5 log10 CFU/g. Microcolonies were identified in 4/4 samples by all three microscopy methods, although bright-field and fluorescence microscopy were more effective at highlighting putative biofilm morphology than ESEM. Results in this pilot study indicate that bacterial microcolonies and putative biofilm matrix can be visualized in chronic wounds using florescence microscopy and ESEM, but also using the simple Gram stain.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright (c) 2014 Angela Oates et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License; CC BY 3.0 which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Adult (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2018 16:06 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 22:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
Identification Number: | 10.1155/2014/153586 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:122600 |