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During infection, Staphylococcus aureus is exposed to exogenous menaquinone which is essential for the human blood clotting cascade. The effect of exogenous menaquinone on S. aureus phenotypic expression is not known. To test whether menaquinone affects expression of virulence-associated phenotypes, methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) and -resistant (MRSA) S. aureus strains (n = 8) were grown in the presence of menaquinone (0.001 - 12 μg/ml). Capsule production, biofilm formation (plastic and fibronectin-coated microtiter plates) and carotenoid levels were determined spectrophotometrically after growth in Mueller Hinton broth (MH; 24-hr, 37°C). All experiments were, at minimum, done in triplicate and repeated twice. Menaquinone at physiologic levels (0.01 μg/ml MH) significantly increased (p 0.05) biofilm formation on plastic in a manner that was bacterial population size dependent. In addition, menaquinone (0.05 - 4 μg/ml) significantly increased (p 0.05) biofilm formation on fibronectin-coated surfaces for four MSSA strains and one MRSA strain by two to six-fold as compared to medium controls. However, menaquinone had no effect on capsule production or cell-associated carotenoid levels. Menaquinone’s effect on biofilm formation on fibronectin-coated surfaces appears to be regulated by sarA. These findings are the first to demonstrate that a vitamin at concentrations reported in humans affects S. aureus virulence-associated phenotypes.

Menaquinone (Vitamin K2) Enhancement of &lt;i&gt;Staphylococcus aureus&lt;/i&gt; Biofilm Formation

Menaquinone (Vitamin K2) Enhancement of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Biofilm Formation