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<p>Investigating the interplay between polymicrobial colonization and host response in the context of chronic infections is a complex issue. The interaction between <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, which frequently co-infect patients with chronic diseases like cystic fibrosis (CF), can be either competitive or coexistent. How these interaction states can influence the host response remains an open question for which relevant infection models are needed. In this study, we investigated co-infections by <i>P. aeruginosa</i> and <i>S. aureus</i> in zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>), a non-mammalian model well established for the study of the host innate immune response. Using a wound infection method and a trio of strains co-isolated from a CF patient, we provide an in vivo co-infection model that recapitulates the competitive and coexistent bacterial interactions observed in vitro. The inflammatory response, monitored through the expression of specific cytokines at the infection site or in the whole larvae, was stronger with <i>P. aeruginosa</i> than <i>S. aureus</i> in the context of mono-infection. Upon co-infection, a competitive or coexistent interaction between <i>P. aeruginosa</i> and <i>S. aureus</i> appeared to slightly modulate this response. Moreover, the RT-qPCR profile of cytokine response observed in zebrafish larvae was similar to the one observed after infection of human lung epithelial cells. Thus, the zebrafish embryo appears as a relevant model to study persistent co-infection with <i>P. aeruginosa</i> and <i>S. aureus</i>, offering unique opportunities to address the host response in this polymicrobial context.</p>

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Modeling Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Staphylococcus aureus interactions in zebrafish to assess the host inflammatory response upon co-infection

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    2025年7月4日

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  • Floriane Costes,
  • Flore Nilly,
  • Aurélia Rousset,
  • Stéphane Pont,
  • Karen Moreau,
  • Anne-Béatrice Blanc-Potard

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Investigating the interplay between polymicrobial colonization and host response in the context of chronic infections is a complex issue. The interaction between Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which frequently co-infect patients with chronic diseases like cystic fibrosis (CF), can be either competitive or coexistent. How these interaction states can influence the host response remains an open question for which relevant infection models are needed. In this study, we investigated co-infections by P. aeruginosa and S. aureus in zebrafish (Danio rerio), a non-mammalian model well established for the study of the host innate immune response. Using a wound infection method and a trio of strains co-isolated from a CF patient, we provide an in vivo co-infection model that recapitulates the competitive and coexistent bacterial interactions observed in vitro. The inflammatory response, monitored through the expression of specific cytokines at the infection site or in the whole larvae, was stronger with P. aeruginosa than S. aureus in the context of mono-infection. Upon co-infection, a competitive or coexistent interaction between P. aeruginosa and S. aureus appeared to slightly modulate this response. Moreover, the RT-qPCR profile of cytokine response observed in zebrafish larvae was similar to the one observed after infection of human lung epithelial cells. Thus, the zebrafish embryo appears as a relevant model to study persistent co-infection with P. aeruginosa and S. aureus, offering unique opportunities to address the host response in this polymicrobial context.