Abstract
This study aimed to determine the effect of Enterococcus faecalis on the cell growth and hyphal formation of Candida albicans and to understand the exact mechanism of candidal inhibition by the existence of E. faecalis by metabolomic analysis. Single- and dual-species biofilms of E. faecalis and C. albicans were formed in a microtiter plate, and the metabolomic profiles of both biofilms was determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The hyphal cell growth of C. albicans after treatment with both the supernatant and biofilm cells of E. faecalis was examined microscopically. The expression levels of Efg1 and the images of C. albicans cell wall in single- and dual-species biofilms were determined by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. The violacein levels produced by Chromobacterium violaceum were measured to determine the quorum sensing (QS) inhibitory activity of single- and dual-species biofilms. The biofilm cell growth, Efg1 expression, and hyphal development of C. albicans were inhibited by E. faecalis. Compared to single-species biofilms, alterations in carbohydrate, amino acid, and polyamine metabolites were observed in the dual-species biofilm for both microorganisms. Putrescine and pipecolic acid were detected at high levels in dual-species biofilm. A thicker β-glucan chitin and a denser and narrower fibrillar mannan layer of C. albicans cell wall were observed in dual-species biofilm. QS inhibitory activity was higher in dual-species biofilm suspensions of E. faecalis and C. albicans than in their single-species biofilms. E. faecalis inhibited the hyphal development and biofilm formation of C. albicans. Biofilm suspensions of C. albicans and E. faecalis showed an anti-QS activity, which increased even further in the environment where the two species coexisted. Investigation of putrescine and pipecolic acid can be an important step to understand the inhibition of C. albicans by bacteria.
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