The importance of biofilm contamination control for dental unit waterlines : a multicenter assessment of the microbiota diversity of biofilm in dental unit waterlines

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Background: The biofilm formation in Dental Unit Waterlines (DUWLs) could become an important cause of infection during dental care, which could put immunocompromised individuals at risk of cross-infection. The aim of this study was to characterize the microbial communities of biofilms among DUWLs using high-throughput sequencing technology.

Methods: Twenty-nine biofilm samples were obtained from 24 dental chair units at 5 hospitals and 2 dental clinics. The genomic DNA of the samples was extracted, then 16S rDNA and ITS2 gene were amplified and sequenced. Alpha-diversity and Beta-diversity were calculated with QIIME2 and the Kruskal - Wallis H-test was adopted for statistical analysis.

Results: Microbial communities with a high diversity of bacteria (377 genera) and fungi (83 genera) were detected in the biofilm samples. The dominant phylum of bacteria was Proteobacteria (93.27%) and that of fungi was Basidiomycota (68.15%). Potential human pathogens were detected including 7 genera of bacteria (Pseudomonas, Stenotrophomonas, Hafnia-Obesumbacterium, Burkholderia-Caballeronia-Paraburkholderia, Ralstonia, Enterobacter, Klebsiella) and 6 genera of fungi (Malassezia, Candida, Alternaria, Cryptococcus, Rhodotorula, Rhinocladiella).

Conclusions: This multicenter assessment revealed the infectious risk during dental care. It emphasized the importance of biofilm control due to biofilm accumulation and multiple kinds of opportunistic pathogens in DUWLs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Journal of oral microbiology - 16(2024), 1 vom: 22., Seite 2299496

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Piaopiao [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Jiang [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Feiruo [VerfasserIn]
Li, Cong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Huimin [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Xuefen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biofilm
Dental unit waterlines
High-throughput sequencing
Infection control
Journal Article
Microbial contamination
Pathogens

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Date Revised 05.01.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/20002297.2023.2299496

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366647385