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Exploring the Microbiome of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Focus on Cases with a Clinical Worse Outcome
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Background/Objectives: We evaluated the diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) microbiome in clinical situations identified as risk factors for a worse outcome and explored the roles of the most abundant microorganisms.
Methods: A prospective multicenter cohort of diabetic patients with DFU were followed up for 6 months. We obtained a DFU tissue biopsy for microbiome analysis at the baseline visit. Genomic DNA was extracted (QIAamp DNA Mini Kit, Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) and quantified (QuantiFluor dsDNA System, Promega, Madison, WI, USA), with analysis of bacterial communities focusing on relative abundances (RA) and on alpha and beta diversity.
Results: Overall, 59 DFUs were analyzed. DFUs of long duration (≥4 weeks) presented a higher RA of Gammaproteobacteria compared with ulcers of short duration (p = 0.02). Non-infected DFUs had a higher proportion of Actinobacteriota phyla than infected DFUs and, particularly, a higher RA of Corynebacterium genera (means ± SD: 0.063 ± 0.14 vs. 0.028 ± 0.13, respectively; p = 0.03). Regarding the pathogenic role of Staphylococcus aureus, DFUs with low S. aureus bacterial loads (<106 CFU/mL) compared with those with high loads (≥106 CFU/mL) showed a higher Corynebacterium RA (0.045 ± 0.08 vs. 0.003 ± 0.01, respectively; p = 0.01). Conclusions: In clinical situations associated with poor DFU outcomes, we observed a predominance of Gammaproteobacteria in the microbiome of long-duration ulcers and a higher RA of Corynebacterium in non-infected DFUs. An inverse relationship between the predominance of Corynebacterium and the S. aureus bacterial load in DFUs was also noted, which may suggest these commensals have a modulatory role. Further studies should explore the clinical utility of microbiome analysis for DFUs.
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SOLDEVILA-BOIXADER, Laura, CARRERA SALINAS, Anna, MUR, Isabel, MORATA, Laura, RIVERA, Alba, BOSCH MESTRES, Jordi, MONTERO SAEZ, Abelardo, MARTÍNEZ CASTILLEJO, Jéssica, BENITO, Natividad, MARTÍ MARTÍ, Sara, MURILLO RUBIO, Óscar. Exploring the Microbiome of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Focus on Cases with a Clinical Worse Outcome. _Antibiotics_. 2025. Vol. 14, núm. 7. [consulta: 21 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 2079-6382. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/222932]