Inhibition of Shigella flexneri by the Normal Intestinal Flora II. Mechanisms of Inhibition by Coliform Organisms1
AUTOR(ES)
Hentges, David J.
RESUMO
Of 15 strains of coliform bacteria, all isolated from human feces, 14 inhibited the growth of Shigella flexneri in mixed culture. In every case, when inhibition occurred, exponential growth of Shigella was interrupted in the mixed culture and the organisms entered into either a stationary or a death phase. None of the test coliform strains produced colicines active against Shigella. An analysis of mixed-culture environments at the time Shigella inhibition occurred revealed that the inhibition was not due to nutrient depletion nor to the development of adverse pH or oxidation-reduction potentials in themselves. In mixed cultures, the coliform strains produced formic and acetic acids in concentrations that inhibited Shigella growth. With one exception, the coliform strains also greatly reduced the culture medium. In average concentrations produced, the formic and acetic acids exerted a bactericidal effect on Shigella under the reduced conditions found in mixed cultures. The acids were only moderately toxic for the coliform strains under the same conditions. Results indicate that volatile acid production and concomitant reduction of the medium are the mechanisms by which coliform bacteria inhibit Shigella growth in mixed cultures.
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