PMID- 35456131 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220429 IS - 2076-0817 (Print) IS - 2076-0817 (Electronic) IS - 2076-0817 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 4 DP - 2022 Apr 11 TI - Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Microbiota in Bacterial Vaginosis Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization. LID - 10.3390/pathogens11040456 [doi] LID - 456 AB - BACKGROUND: Testing of antibiotic resistance of intact vaginal microbiota in pure culture is not feasible. METHODS: Metronidazole, antiseptic octenisept((R)), antimycotic ciclopirox, bacterial probiotic Lactobacillus crispatus, yeast probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii, Gardnerella-phage-endolysin named phagolysin and phagolysin in combination with probiotics were tested for bacteriolytic activity. Included were vaginal swabs from 38 random women with Amsel-confirmed bacterial vaginosis (BV). Test aliquots were incubated by 37 degrees for 2 and 24 h. Gardnerella, low G+C, Atopobium, lactobacilli, Lactobacillus iners and crispatus, Prevotella-Bacteroides, and Gammaproteobacteria microbial groups were quantified using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). RESULTS: The probiotic strain Lactobacillus crispatus demonstrated the weakest bacteriolytical effects, followed by metronidazole. Both had no impact on Gardnerella species, instead lysing Prevotella-Bacteroides, Enterobacteriaceae (by L.crispatus) or LGC, Atopobium and Prevotella-Bacteroides (by metronidazole) groups of the microbiota. Cytolytic activity on Gardnerella was highly pronounced and increased from octenisept to ciclopirox, phagolysin, phagolysin with L.crispatus, being best in the combination of phagolysin with S.boulardii. Universally active ciclopirox and octenisept(R) suppressed nearly all microbial groups including those which are regarded as beneficial. Phagolysin had no effect on naturally occurring Lactobacillus crispatus. Conclusions: FISH susceptibility testing allows unique efficacy evaluation of individually adjusted topical therapy without microbial isolation facilitating optimal therapy choice. FAU - Swidsinski, Alexander AU - Swidsinski A AD - Molecular-Genetic Laboratory for Polymicrobial Infections and Biofilms, Charite CCM, Medizinische Klinik, Universitatsmedizin, 10117 Berlin, Germany. AD - Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119435 Moscow, Russia. FAU - Guschin, Alexander AU - Guschin A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0399-1167 AD - Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenerology and Cosmetology, 119071 Moscow, Russia. FAU - Corsini, Lorenzo AU - Corsini L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8077-6559 AD - BioNTech R&D (Austria) GmbH, Vienna Biocenter, 1110 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Loening-Baucke, Vera AU - Loening-Baucke V AD - Molecular-Genetic Laboratory for Polymicrobial Infections and Biofilms, Charite CCM, Medizinische Klinik, Universitatsmedizin, 10117 Berlin, Germany. FAU - Tisakova, Lenka Podpera AU - Tisakova LP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2891-0888 AD - BioNTech R&D (Austria) GmbH, Vienna Biocenter, 1110 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Swidsinski, Sonja AU - Swidsinski S AD - MDI Limbach GmbH, Aroser Allee 84, 13407 Berlin, Germany. FAU - Sobel, Jack D AU - Sobel JD AD - School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. FAU - Dorffel, Yvonne AU - Dorffel Y AD - Outpatient Clinic, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, CCM, 10117 Berlin, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220411 PL - Switzerland TA - Pathogens JT - Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101596317 PMC - PMC9028502 OTO - NOTNLM OT - FISH OT - Gardnerella-phage-endolysin OT - Lactobacillus crispatus OT - Saccharomyces boulardii OT - antimicrobial resistance OT - bacterial vaginosis OT - dysbiosis OT - metronidazole OT - microbiome susceptibility OT - octenisept(R), ciclopirox OT - phagolysin OT - polymicrobials COIS- The authors have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/04/24 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/24 06:01 PMCR- 2022/04/11 CRDT- 2022/04/23 01:08 PHST- 2022/01/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/04/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/04/23 01:08 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/24 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - pathogens11040456 [pii] AID - pathogens-11-00456 [pii] AID - 10.3390/pathogens11040456 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Pathogens. 2022 Apr 11;11(4):456. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11040456.