Bacterial multispecies interaction mechanisms dictate biogeographic arrangement between the oral commensals
Corynebacterium matruchotii
and
Streptococcus mitis
Author:
Almeida Eric1,
Puri Surendra2,
Labossiere Alex1,
Elangovan Subashini2,
Kim Jiyeon2,
Ramsey Matthew1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, The University of Rhode Island , Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
2. Department of Chemistry, The University of Rhode Island , Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Polymicrobial biofilms are present in many environments particularly in the human oral cavity where they can prevent or facilitate the onset of disease. While recent advances have provided a clear picture of both the constituents and their biogeographic arrangement, it is still unclear what mechanisms of interaction occur between individual species in close proximity within these communities. In this study, we investigated two mechanisms of interaction between the highly abundant supragingival plaque (SUPP) commensal
Corynebacterium matruchotii
and
Streptococcus mitis
which are directly adjacent/attached
in vivo
. We discovered that
C. matruchotii
enhanced the fitness of streptococci dependent on its ability to detoxify streptococcal-produced hydrogen peroxide and its ability to oxidize lactate also produced by streptococci. We demonstrate that the fitness of adjacent streptococci was linked to that of
C. matruchotii
and that these mechanisms support the previously described “corncob” arrangement between these species but that this is favorable only in aerobic conditions. Furthermore, we utilized scanning electrochemical microscopy to quantify lactate production and consumption between individual bacterial cells for the first time, revealing that lactate oxidation provides a fitness benefit to
S. mitis
not due to pH mitigation. This study describes mechanistic interactions between two highly abundant human commensals that can explain their observed
in vivo
spatial arrangements and suggest a way by which they may help preserve a healthy oral bacterial community.
IMPORTANCE
As the microbiome era matures, the need for mechanistic interaction data between species is crucial to understand how stable microbiomes are preserved, especially in healthy conditions where the microbiota could help resist opportunistic or exogenous pathogens. Here we reveal multiple mechanisms of interaction between two commensals that dictate their biogeographic relationship to each other in previously described structures in human supragingival plaque. Using a novel variation for chemical detection, we observed metabolite exchange between individual bacterial cells in real time validating the ability of these organisms to carry out metabolic crossfeeding at distal and temporal scales observed
in vivo
. These findings reveal one way by which these interactions are both favorable to the interacting commensals and potentially the host.
Funder
HHS | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Science Foundation
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Computer Science Applications,Genetics,Molecular Biology,Modeling and Simulation,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Biochemistry,Physiology,Microbiology
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