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Al-Maleki AR, Mariappan V, Vellasamy KM, Shankar EM, Tay ST, Vadivelu J. Enhanced intracellular survival and epithelial cell adherence abilities of Burkholderia pseudomallei morphotypes are dependent on differential expression of virulence-associated proteins during mid-logarithmic growth phase. J Proteomics 2014; 106:205-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mulyukin AL, Suzina NE, Mel’nikov VG, Gal’chenko VF, El’-Registan GI. Dormant state and phenotypic variability of Staphylococcus aureus and Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum. Microbiology (Reading) 2014. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261713060088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Shamim S, Rehman A, Qazi MH. Swimming, swarming, twitching, and chemotactic responses of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 and Pseudomonas putida mt2 in the presence of cadmium. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2014; 66:407-14. [PMID: 24306627 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-013-9966-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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To use of microorganisms for bioremediation purposes, the study of their motility behavior toward metals is essential. In the present study, Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 and Pseudomonas putida mt2 were used as cadmium (Cd)-resistant and -sensitive bacteria, respectively, to evaluate the effects of Cd on their motility behaviors. Potassium morpholinopropane sulfonate (MOPS) buffer was used to observe the motility behavior of both isolates. Movement of mt2 was less in MOPS buffer compared with CH34, likely reflecting the mono-flagellated nature of mt2 and the peritrichous nature of CH34. The swimming, swarming, twitching, and chemotaxis behaviors of mt2 were greater in the presence of glucose than that of Cd. mt2 exhibited negative motility behaviors when exposed to Cd, but the opposite effect was seen in CH34. Cd was found to be a chemorepellent for mt2 but a chemoattractant for CH34, suggesting that CH34 is a potential candidate for metal (Cd) bioremediation.
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- Saba Shamim
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan,
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Bartoli C, Berge O, Monteil CL, Guilbaud C, Balestra GM, Varvaro L, Jones C, Dangl JL, Baltrus DA, Sands DC, Morris CE. ThePseudomonas viridiflavaphylogroups in theP. syringaespecies complex are characterized by genetic variability and phenotypic plasticity of pathogenicity-related traits. Environ Microbiol 2014; 16:2301-15. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Claudia Bartoli
- Department of Science and Technology for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE); Tuscia University; Viterbo Italy
- UR0407 Pathologie Végétale; INRA; Montfavet France
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- UR0407 Pathologie Végétale; INRA; Montfavet France
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- Department of Science and Technology for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE); Tuscia University; Viterbo Italy
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- Department of Science and Technology for Agriculture, Forestry, Nature and Energy (DAFNE); Tuscia University; Viterbo Italy
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- Department of Biology; Carolina Center for Genome Sciences; Chapel Hill NC 29599 USA
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- Department of Biology; Howard Hughes Medical Institute; University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill NC 29599 USA
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- School of Plant Sciences; University of Arizona; Tucson AZ 85721 USA
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- Department Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology; Montana State University; Bozeman MT 59717-3150 USA
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- UR0407 Pathologie Végétale; INRA; Montfavet France
- Department Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology; Montana State University; Bozeman MT 59717-3150 USA
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Siripornadulsil S, Thanwisai L, Siripornadulsil W. Changes in the proteome of the cadmium-tolerant bacteria Cupriavidus taiwanensis KKU2500-3 in response to cadmium toxicity. Can J Microbiol 2014; 60:121-31. [DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2013-0713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cupriavidus taiwanensis KKU2500-3 is a cadmium (Cd)-tolerant bacterial strain that was previously isolated from rice fields contaminated with high levels of Cd. In 500 μmol/L CdCl2, the KKU2500-3 strain grew slower and with a more prolonged lag-phase than when grown in the absence of Cd. A proteomic approach was used to characterize the protein expression in the Cd-tolerant bacteria C. taiwanensis KKU2500-3 during growth under Cd stress. When compared with the untreated cells, a total of 982 differentially expressed protein spots were observed in the CdCl2-treated cells, and 59 and 10 spots exhibited >2- and >4-fold changes, respectively. The level of up- and downregulation varied from 2.01- to 11.26-fold and from 2.01- to 5.34-fold, respectively. Of the 33 differentially expressed protein spots analyzed by MALDI TOF MS/MS, 19 spots were successfully identified, many of which were involved in stress responses. The most highly upregulated protein (+7.95-fold) identified was the chaperone GroEL, which indicated that this factor likely contributed to the bacterial survival and growth in response to Cd toxicity. Detection of the downregulated protein flagellin (–3.52-fold) was consistent with the less effective ATP-mediated and flagella-driven motility. The flagella-losing cells were also observed in the Cd-treated bacteria when analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. Thus, the Cd-stressed cells may downregulate pathways involving ATP utilization in favor of other mechanisms in response to Cd toxicity. When the KKU2500-3 strain was grown in the presence of Cd, H2S was not detected, suggesting a possible role of the sulfur in precipitation with Cd. Apart from a general response, no specific process could be determined using the present proteomic approach. However, the potential role of protein folding-mediated GroEL, flagella-mediated motility and CdS biotransformation in Cd toxicity response observed in this study as well as the extent of Cd-tolerant mechanisms using other methods could facilitate the future application of this strain in addressing Cd environmental contamination.
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- Surasak Siripornadulsil
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, 123 Mittapap Road, Tambon Nai-Muang, Muang District, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
- Research Center for Environmental and Hazardous Substance Management, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, 123 Mittapap Road, Tambon Nai-Muang, Muang District, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, 123 Mittapap Road, Tambon Nai-Muang, Muang District, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
- Research Center for Environmental and Hazardous Substance Management, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
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Haley CL, Kruczek C, Qaisar U, Colmer-Hamood JA, Hamood AN. Mucin inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation by significantly enhancing twitching motility. Can J Microbiol 2014; 60:155-66. [PMID: 24588389 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2013-0570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, type IV pili (TFP)-dependent twitching motility is required for development of surface-attached biofilm (SABF), yet excessive twitching motility is detrimental once SABF is established. In this study, we show that mucin significantly enhanced twitching motility and decreased SABF formation in strain PAO1 and other P. aeruginosa strains in a concentration-dependent manner. Mucin also disrupted partially established SABF. Our analyses revealed that mucin increased the amount of surface pilin and enhanced transcription of the pilin structural gene pilA. Mucin failed to enhance twitching motility in P. aeruginosa mutants defective in genes within the pilin biogenesis operons pilGHI/pilJK-chpA-E. Furthermore, mucin did not enhance twitching motility nor reduce biofilm development by chelating iron. We also examined the role of the virulence factor regulator Vfr in the effect of mucin. In the presence or absence of mucin, PAOΔvfr produced a significantly reduced SABF. However, mucin partially complemented the twitching motility defect of PAOΔvfr. These results suggest that mucin interferes with SABF formation at specific concentrations by enhancing TFP synthesis and twitching motility, that this effect, which is iron-independent, requires functional Vfr, and only part of the Vfr-dependent effect of mucin on SABF development occurs through twitching motility.
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- Cecily L Haley
- Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street STOP 6591, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
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Tsang J, Hoover TR. Themes and Variations: Regulation of RpoN-Dependent Flagellar Genes across Diverse Bacterial Species. SCIENTIFICA 2014; 2014:681754. [PMID: 24672734 PMCID: PMC3930126 DOI: 10.1155/2014/681754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Flagellar biogenesis in bacteria is a complex process in which the transcription of dozens of structural and regulatory genes is coordinated with the assembly of the flagellum. Although the overall process of flagellar biogenesis is conserved among bacteria, the mechanisms used to regulate flagellar gene expression vary greatly among different bacterial species. Many bacteria use the alternative sigma factor σ (54) (also known as RpoN) to transcribe specific sets of flagellar genes. These bacteria include members of the Epsilonproteobacteria (e.g., Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni), Gammaproteobacteria (e.g., Vibrio and Pseudomonas species), and Alphaproteobacteria (e.g., Caulobacter crescentus). This review characterizes the flagellar transcriptional hierarchies in these bacteria and examines what is known about how flagellar gene regulation is linked with other processes including growth phase, quorum sensing, and host colonization.
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- Jennifer Tsang
- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Ambalam P, Kondepudi KK, Nilsson I, Wadström T, Ljungh Å. Bile Enhances Cell Surface Hydrophobicity and Biofilm Formation of Bifidobacteria. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 172:1970-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0596-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Comparative physiological study of the wild type and the small colony variant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 20265 under controlled growth conditions. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 30:1027-36. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-013-1521-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Improvements on colony morphology identification towards bacterial profiling. J Microbiol Methods 2013; 95:327-35. [PMID: 24121049 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Colony morphology may be an indicator of phenotypic variation, this being an important adaptive process adopted by bacteria to overcome environmental stressors. Furthermore, alterations in colony traits may reflect increased virulence and antimicrobial resistance. Despite the potential relevance of using colony morphological traits, the influence of experimental conditions on colony morphogenesis has been scarcely studied in detail. This study aims to clearly and systematically demonstrate the impact of some variables, such as colony growth time, plate colony density, culture medium, planktonic or biofilm mode of growth and strain genetic background, on bacterial colony morphology features using two Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Results, based on 5-replicate experiments, demonstrated that all variables influenced colony morphogenesis and 18 different morphotypes were identified, showing different sizes, forms, colours, textures and margins. Colony growth time and composition of the medium were the variables that caused the highest impact on colony differentiation both derived from planktonic and biofilm cultures. Colony morphology characterization before 45 h of incubation was considered inadequate and TSA, a non-selective medium, provided more colony diversity in contrast to P. aeruginosa selective media. In conclusion, data obtained emphasized the need to perform comparisons between colony morphologies in equivalent experimental conditions to avoid misinterpretation of microbial diagnostics and biomedical studies. Since colony morphotyping showed to be a reliable method to evaluate phenotypic switching and also to infer about bacterial diversity in biofilms, these unambiguous comparisons between morphotypes may offer a quite valuable input to clinical diagnosis, aiding the decision-making towards the selection of the most suitable antibiotic and supportive treatments.
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Wolska K, Kot B. Twitching motility activity, biofilm formation, and genetic typing for clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by random amplified DNA PCR. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung 2013; 60:313-28. [PMID: 24060555 DOI: 10.1556/amicr.60.2013.3.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A total of 44 Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical strains were studied by random amplified polymorphic DNA PCR. (RAPD)-PCR analysis determined the presence of 15 genotypes, with the most frequent genotype A detected in 27.3% of the strains. It was observed that clonally related strains were isolated from patients within the same ward and among different wards of two hospitals. The collection of P. aeruginosa was also screened in microtiter plates made of polystyrene to test for their ability to form a biofilm on an abiotic surface. Generally most of the strains (88.6%) showed a significant ability to form biofilm. We found a correlation between twitching motility activity and between biofilm production and source of isolation of strains. No correlation was observed between P. aeruginosa strain genotypes and biofilm formation, as well as source and place of isolation.
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- Katarzyna Wolska
- University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce Department of Microbiology, Nature Faculty Siedlce Poland
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Kuznetsova MV, Maslennikova IL, Karpunina TI, Nesterova LY, Demakov VA. Interactions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in predominant biofilm or planktonic forms of existence in mixed culture with Escherichia coli in vitro. Can J Microbiol 2013; 59:604-10. [PMID: 24011343 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2013-0168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli are known to be involved in mixed communities in diverse niches. In this study we examined the influence of the predominant form of cell existence of and the exometabolite production by P. aeruginosa strains on interspecies interactions, in vitro. Bacterial numbers of P. aeruginosa and E. coli in mixed plankton cultures and biofilms compared with their numbers in single plankton cultures and biofilms changed in a different way, but were in accordance with the form of P. aeruginosa cell existence. The mass of a mixed-species biofilm was greater than the mass of a single-species biofilm. Among the mixed biofilms, the one with the "planktonic" P. aeruginosa strain had the least biomass. The total pyocyanin and pyoverdin levels were found to be lower in all mixed plankton cultures. Despite this, clinical P. aeruginosa strains irrespective of the predominant form of existence ("biofilm" or "planktonic") had a higher total concentration of exometabolites than did the reference strain in 12-24 h mixed cultures. The metabolism of E. coli, according to its bioluminescence, was reduced in mixed cultures, and the decrease was by 20- to 100-fold greater with the clinical Pseudomonas strains than the reference Pseudomonas strain. Thus, both the predominant form of existence of and the exometabolite production by distinct P. aeruginosa strains should be considered to fully understand the interspecies relationship and bacteria survival in natural communities.
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- Marina V Kuznetsova
- a Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms UB RAS, 13, Golev Street, Perm, Russia
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Molecular basis of in vivo biofilm formation by bacterial pathogens. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 19:1503-13. [PMID: 23261595 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2012.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Revised: 10/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bacterial biofilms are involved in a multitude of serious chronic infections. In recent years, modeling of biofilm infection in vitro has led to the identification of microbial determinants that govern biofilm development. However, we lack information as to whether the biofilm formation mechanisms identified in vitro have relevance for biofilm-associated infection. Here, we discuss the molecular basis of biofilm formation. Staphylococci and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are used to illustrate key points because their biofilm development process has been well studied. We focus on in vivo findings, such as obtained in animal infection models, and critically evaluate the in vivo relevance of in vitro findings. Although conflicting results about the role of quorum sensing in biofilm formation have been obtained, we argue that integration of in vitro and in vivo studies allows a differentiated view of this mechanism as it relates to biofilm infection.
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Hosseinidoust Z, Tufenkji N, van de Ven TGM. Predation in homogeneous and heterogeneous phage environments affects virulence determinants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:2862-71. [PMID: 23435883 PMCID: PMC3623153 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03817-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The rise of bacterial variants in the presence of lytic phages has been one of the basic grounds for evolution studies. However, there are incongruent results among different studies investigating the effect of phage resistance acquisition on bacterial fitness and virulence. We used experimental evolution to generate three classes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa variants under selective pressure from two different homogeneous phage environments and one heterogeneous phage environment. The fitness and virulence determinants of the variants, such as growth, motility, biofilm formation, resistance to oxidative stress, and the production of siderophores and chromophores, changed significantly compared to the control. Variants with similar colony morphology that were developed through different phage treatments have different phenotypic traits. Also, mRNA transcription for genes associated with certain phenotypic traits changed significantly; however, sequencing did not reveal any point mutations in selected gene loci. Furthermore, the appearance of small colony variants and melanogenic variants and the increase in pyocyanin and pyoverdin production for some variants are believed to affect the virulence of the population. The knowledge gained from this study will fundamentally contribute to our understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of bacteria under phage selective pressure which is crucial to the efficient utilization of bacteriophages in medical contexts.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Plyuta V, Zaitseva J, Lobakova E, Zagoskina N, Kuznetsov A, Khmel I. Effect of plant phenolic compounds on biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. APMIS 2013; 121:1073-81. [PMID: 23594262 DOI: 10.1111/apm.12083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In the natural environment, bacteria predominantly exist in matrix-enclosed multicellular communities associated with various surfaces, referred to as biofilms. Bacteria in biofilms are extremely resistant to antibacterial agents thus causing serious problems for antimicrobial therapy. In this study, we showed that different plant phenolic compounds, at concentrations that did not or weakly suppressed bacterial growth, increased the capacity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 to form biofilms. Biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa PAO1 was enhanced 3- to 7-fold under the action of vanillin and epicatechin, and 2- to 2.5-fold in the presence of 4-hydroxybenzoic, gallic, cinnamic, sinapic, ferulic, and chlorogenic acids. At higher concentrations, these compounds displayed an inhibiting effect. Similar experiments carried out for comparison with Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 showed the same pattern. Vanillin, 4-hydroxybenzoic, and gallic acids at concentrations within the range of 40 to 400 μg/mL increased the production of N-3-oxo-dodecanoyl-homoserine lactone in P. aeruginosa PAO1 which suggests a possible relationship between stimulation of biofilm formation and Las Quorum Sensing system of this bacterium. Using biosensors to detect N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHL), we demonstrated that the plant phenolics studied did not mimic AHLs.
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- Vladimir Plyuta
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Moscow, Russia; D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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Ponraj P, Shankar M, Ilakkiam D, Rajendhran J, Gunasekaran P. Influence of periplasmic oxidation of glucose on pyoverdine synthesis in Pseudomonas putida S11. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:5027-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4737-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2012] [Revised: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Liu Z, Wang W, Zhu Y, Gong Q, Yu W, Lu X. Antibiotics at subinhibitory concentrations improve the quorum sensing behavior ofChromobacterium violaceum. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2013; 341:37-44. [DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Revised: 12/28/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Tangled bank of experimentally evolved Burkholderia biofilms reflects selection during chronic infections. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 110:E250-9. [PMID: 23271804 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1207025110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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How diversity evolves and persists in biofilms is essential for understanding much of microbial life, including the uncertain dynamics of chronic infections. We developed a biofilm model enabling long-term selection for daily adherence to and dispersal from a plastic bead in a test tube. Focusing on a pathogen of the cystic fibrosis lung, Burkholderia cenocepacia, we sequenced clones and metagenomes to unravel the mutations and evolutionary forces responsible for adaptation and diversification of a single biofilm community during 1,050 generations of selection. The mutational patterns revealed recurrent evolution of biofilm specialists from generalist types and multiple adaptive alleles at relatively few loci. Fitness assays also demonstrated strong interference competition among contending mutants that preserved genetic diversity. Metagenomes from five other independently evolved biofilm lineages revealed extraordinary mutational parallelism that outlined common routes of adaptation, a subset of which was found, surprisingly, in a planktonic population. These mutations in turn were surprisingly well represented among mutations that evolved in cystic fibrosis isolates of both Burkholderia and Pseudomonas. These convergent pathways included altered metabolism of cyclic diguanosine monophosphate, polysaccharide production, tricarboxylic acid cycle enzymes, global transcription, and iron scavenging. Evolution in chronic infections therefore may be driven by mutations in relatively few pathways also favored during laboratory selection, creating hope that experimental evolution may illuminate the ecology and selective dynamics of chronic infections and improve treatment strategies.
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Zelichenko G, Steinberg D, Lorber G, Friedman M, Zaks B, Lavy E, Hidas G, Landau EH, Gofrit ON, Pode D, Duvdevani M. Prevention of initial biofilm formation on ureteral stents using a sustained releasing varnish containing chlorhexidine: in vitro study. J Endourol 2012; 27:333-7. [PMID: 22970837 DOI: 10.1089/end.2012.0193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Ureteral stents are being used exceedingly in the field of urology, and with advancements in endourology, this trend is increasing. Bacterial colonization and proliferation on the stent surface may result in urinary tract infections (UTIs) necessitating the administration of antibiotics that, in turn, may lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. Several studies have shown that sustained release varnish (SRV) combined with antibiotics or antiseptics can prevent the proliferation of bacteria on urethral catheters. This is the first study that evaluates this technique implemented on ureteral stents. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated growth inhibition on ureteral stent segments coated with chlorhexidine (CHX) 1% SRV. The tests were conducted using common urinary pathogens: Enterococci, Pseudomonas, and Escherichia coli. Coated stent segments were inserted into bacterial suspensions. Controls included uncoated stent segments and stents coated with placebo SRV (without CHX). RESULTS Bacterial growth measured as turbidity and as colony-forming units showed a significant inhibition effect of initial bacteria adhesion to the CHX-SRV coated stent segments compared with the controls (P<0.001). This inhibitory effect was apparent in each of the bacteria tested and was confirmed by inspection of the stent segments under an electron microscope. In a kinetic experiment using CHX 2% SRV, we were able to prolong the growth inhibition effect from 1 week to nearly 2 weeks. CONCLUSIONS We believe this technique may play a significant role in reducing ureteral stent-associated UTIs. Further studies are needed before this approach can be implemented in clinical practice.
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- Genady Zelichenko
- Department of Urology, Hadassah Medical Center, The Hebrew University, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Elabed H, Maatallah M, Hamza R, Chakroun I, Bakhrouf A, Gaddour K. Effect of long-term starvation in salty microcosm on biofilm formation and motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2012. [PMID: 23208601 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-012-1221-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The development of antibiotic resistance in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major cause of the pathogen's morbidity and is strongly correlated with the biofilm formation. Motility and adherence capacity in long-term stressed cells have not been extensively analyzed even though P. aeruginosa considered a model organism for the study of biofilm formation. In this investigation, P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853 strain has been stored for 12 months in LB broth with 0.5 M NaCl. Several experiments demonstrated that the strain recovery from the salty microcosm had the ability to increase the biofilm formation and to reduce motility comparing with that of the original strain. To identify genes involved in the regulation of biofilm and/or in stress response by the recovered P. aeruginosa, differential display "DDRT-PCR" technique was used. The genes speD and ccoN2, coding, respectively, for an S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase and Cbb3-type cytochrome oxidase, were identified in recovered strain of P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853 as two differentially expressed gene fragments. A comparison of the biofilm produced by the wild-type strain PA14 and the transposon insertion mutant for speD gene suggested that spermidine has a potential role in the adaptive response in P. aeruginosa incubated in long-term stress conditions.
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- Hamouda Elabed
- Laboratory of Analysis, Treatment and Valorization of Environment Polluants and Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.
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Sauge-Merle S, Lecomte-Pradines C, Carrier P, Cuiné S, Dubow M. Heavy metal accumulation by recombinant mammalian metallothionein within Escherichia coli protects against elevated metal exposure. CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 88:918-924. [PMID: 22560974 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Revised: 03/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Metallothioneins (MTs) are ubiquitous metal-binding, cysteine-rich, small proteins known to provide protection against toxic heavy metals such as cadmium. In an attempt to increase the ability of bacterial cells to accumulate heavy metals, sheep MTII was produced in fusion with the maltose binding protein (MBP) and localized to the cytoplasmic or periplasmic compartments of Escherichia coli. For all metals tested, higher levels of bioaccumulation were measured with strains over-expressing MBP-MT in comparison with control strains. A marked bioaccumulation of Cd, As, Hg and Zn was observed in the strain over-expressing MBP-MT in the cytoplasm, whereas Cu was accumulated to higher levels when MBP-MT was over-expressed in the periplasm. Metal export systems may also play a role in this bioaccumulation. To illustrate this, we over-expressed MBP-MT in the cytoplasm of two mutant strains of E. coli affected in metal export. The first, deficient in the transporter ZntA described to export numerous divalent metal ions, showed increasing quantities of Zn, Cd, Hg and Pb being bioaccumulated. The second, strain LF20012, deficient in As export, showed that As was bioaccumulated in the form of arsenite. Furthermore, high quantities of accumulated metals, chelated by MBP-MT in the cytoplasm, conferred greater metal resistance levels to the cells in the presence of added toxic metals, such as Cd or Hg, while other metals showed toxic effects when the export systems were deficient. The strain over-expressing MBP-MT in the cytoplasm, in combination, with disruption of metal export systems, could be used to develop strategies for bioremediation.
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- Sandrine Sauge-Merle
- CEA, DSV, IBEB, Lab Interact Protein Metal, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance F-13108, France.
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Woo JKK, Webb JS, Kirov SM, Kjelleberg S, Rice SA. Biofilm dispersal cells of a cystic fibrosis Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate exhibit variability in functional traits likely to contribute to persistent infection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 66:251-64. [PMID: 22765766 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2012.01006.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 06/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Persistent lung infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is typically associated with the development of biofilms, the appearance of morphotypic variants and reduction in the expression of acute virulence factors. We have characterised and compared functional traits [carbon substrate utilisation, attachment and biofilm formation, protease and elastase activity, quorum-sensing (QS)] of the biofilm dispersal populations of a representative P. aeruginosa isolate from a chronically infected cystic fibrosis individual and P. aeruginosa strain PAO1. The dispersal variants of the clinical strain exhibited significantly greater heterogeneity in all of the phenotypes tested. All morphotypic variants from the dispersal population of the clinical strain showed a significant increase in QS signal and elastase production compared to the parental strain. In contrast, isolates from planktonic cultures were phenotypically identical to the inoculum strain, suggesting that the appearance of these variants was biofilm specific. The clinical strain was shown to have a 3.4-fold higher mutation frequency than PAO1 which corroborated with the increased diversity of dispersal isolates. These data suggest that the development of a chronic infection phenotype can be reversed to recover acute infection isolates and that growth within a biofilm facilitates diversification of P. aeruginosa which is important for ecological adaptation.
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- Jerry K K Woo
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Influence of siderophore pyoverdine synthesis and iron-uptake on abiotic and biotic surface colonization of Pseudomonas putida S11. Biometals 2012; 25:1113-28. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-012-9574-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chemotaxis of Marinobacter adhaerens and its impact on attachment to the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:6900-7. [PMID: 22820333 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01790-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Alga-bacterium interactions are crucial for aggregate formation and carbon cycling in aquatic systems. To understand the initiation of these interactions, we investigated bacterial chemotaxis within a bilateral model system. Marinobacter adhaerens HP15 has been demonstrated to attach to the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii and induce transparent exopolymeric particle and aggregate formation. M. adhaerens possesses one polar flagellum and is highly motile. Bacterial cells were attracted to diatom cells, as demonstrated by addition of diatom cell homogenate or diatom culture supernatant to soft agar, suggesting that chemotaxis might be important for the interaction of M. adhaerens with diatoms. Three distinct chemotaxis-associated gene clusters were identified in the genome sequence of M. adhaerens, with the clusters showing significant sequence similarities to those of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Mutations in the genes cheA, cheB, chpA, and chpB, which encode histidine kinases and methylesterases and which are putatively involved in either flagellum-associated chemotaxis or pilus-mediated twitching motility, were generated and mutants with the mutations were phenotypically analyzed. ΔcheA and ΔcheB mutants were found to be swimming deficient, and all four mutants were impaired in biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces. Comparison of the HP15 wild type and its chemotaxis mutants in cocultures with the diatom revealed that the fraction of bacteria attaching to the diatom decreased significantly for mutants in comparison to that for the wild type. Our results highlight the importance of M. adhaerens chemotaxis in initiation of its interaction with the diatom. In-depth knowledge of these basic processes in interspecies interactions is pivotal to obtain a systematic understanding of organic matter flux and nutrient cycling in marine ecosystems.
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The multiple signaling systems regulating virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2012; 76:46-65. [PMID: 22390972 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.05007-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 500] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cell-to-cell communication is a major process that allows bacteria to sense and coordinately react to the fluctuating conditions of the surrounding environment. In several pathogens, this process triggers the production of virulence factors and/or a switch in bacterial lifestyle that is a major determining factor in the outcome and severity of the infection. Understanding how bacteria control these signaling systems is crucial to the development of novel antimicrobial agents capable of reducing virulence while allowing the immune system of the host to clear bacterial infection, an approach likely to reduce the selective pressures for development of resistance. We provide here an up-to-date overview of the molecular basis and physiological implications of cell-to-cell signaling systems in Gram-negative bacteria, focusing on the well-studied bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. All of the known cell-to-cell signaling systems in this bacterium are described, from the most-studied systems, i.e., N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs), the 4-quinolones, the global activator of antibiotic and cyanide synthesis (GAC), the cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) and cyclic AMP (cAMP) systems, and the alarmones guanosine tetraphosphate (ppGpp) and guanosine pentaphosphate (pppGpp), to less-well-studied signaling molecules, including diketopiperazines, fatty acids (diffusible signal factor [DSF]-like factors), pyoverdine, and pyocyanin. This overview clearly illustrates that bacterial communication is far more complex than initially thought and delivers a clear distinction between signals that are quorum sensing dependent and those relying on alternative factors for their production.
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Reactive oxygen species in the signaling and adaptation of multicellular microbial communities. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2012; 2012:976753. [PMID: 22829965 PMCID: PMC3395218 DOI: 10.1155/2012/976753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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One of the universal traits of microorganisms is their ability to form multicellular structures, the cells of which differentiate and communicate via various signaling molecules. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), and hydrogen peroxide in particular, have recently become well-established signaling molecules in higher eukaryotes, but still little is known about the regulatory functions of ROS in microbial structures. Here we summarize current knowledge on the possible roles of ROS during the development of colonies and biofilms, representatives of microbial multicellularity. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae colonies, ROS are predicted to participate in regulatory events involved in the induction of ammonia signaling and later on in programmed cell death in the colony center. While the latter process seems to be induced by the total ROS, the former event is likely to be regulated by ROS-homeostasis, possibly H2O2-homeostasis between the cytosol and mitochondria. In Candida albicans biofilms, the predicted signaling role of ROS is linked with quorum sensing molecule farnesol that significantly affects biofilm formation. In bacterial biofilms, ROS induce genetic variability, promote cell death in specific biofilm regions, and possibly regulate biofilm development. Thus, the number of examples suggesting ROS as signaling molecules and effectors in the development of microbial multicellularity is rapidly increasing.
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Balasubramanian D, Schneper L, Merighi M, Smith R, Narasimhan G, Lory S, Mathee K. The regulatory repertoire of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpC ß-lactamase regulator AmpR includes virulence genes. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34067. [PMID: 22479525 PMCID: PMC3315558 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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In Enterobacteriaceae, the transcriptional regulator AmpR, a member of the LysR family, regulates the expression of a chromosomal β-lactamase AmpC. The regulatory repertoire of AmpR is broader in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen responsible for numerous acute and chronic infections including cystic fibrosis. In addition to regulating ampC, P. aeruginosa AmpR regulates the sigma factor AlgT/U and production of some quorum sensing (QS)-regulated virulence factors. In order to better understand the ampR regulon, we compared the transcriptional profile generated using DNA microarrays of the prototypic P. aeruginosa PAO1 strain with its isogenic ampR deletion mutant, PAOΔampR. Transcriptome analysis demonstrates that the AmpR regulon is much more extensive than previously thought, with the deletion of ampR influencing the differential expression of over 500 genes. In addition to regulating resistance to β-lactam antibiotics via AmpC, AmpR also regulates non-β-lactam antibiotic resistance by modulating the MexEF-OprN efflux pump. Other virulence mechanisms including biofilm formation and QS-regulated acute virulence factors are AmpR-regulated. Real-time PCR and phenotypic assays confirmed the microarray data. Further, using a Caenorhabditis elegans model, we demonstrate that a functional AmpR is required for P. aeruginosa pathogenicity. AmpR, a member of the core genome, also regulates genes in the regions of genome plasticity that are acquired by horizontal gene transfer. Further, we show differential regulation of other transcriptional regulators and sigma factors by AmpR, accounting for the extensive AmpR regulon. The data demonstrates that AmpR functions as a global regulator in P. aeruginosa and is a positive regulator of acute virulence while negatively regulating biofilm formation, a chronic infection phenotype. Unraveling this complex regulatory circuit will provide a better understanding of the bacterial response to antibiotics and how the organism coordinately regulates a myriad of virulence factors in response to antibiotic exposure.
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- Deepak Balasubramanian
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Science, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Herbert Werthiem College of Medicine), Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, United States of America
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- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, United States of America
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- School of Computing and Information Science, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, United States of America
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- Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Herbert Werthiem College of Medicine), Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Selezska K, Kazmierczak M, Müsken M, Garbe J, Schobert M, Häussler S, Wiehlmann L, Rohde C, Sikorski J. Pseudomonas aeruginosa population structure revisited under environmental focus: impact of water quality and phage pressure. Environ Microbiol 2012; 14:1952-67. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02719.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chrzanowski Ł, Ławniczak Ł, Czaczyk K. Why do microorganisms produce rhamnolipids? World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 28:401-19. [PMID: 22347773 PMCID: PMC3270259 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0854-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Accepted: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We review the environmental role of rhamnolipids in terms of microbial life and activity. A large number of previous research supports the idea that these glycolipids mediate the uptake of hydrophobic substrates by bacterial cells. This feature might be of highest priority for bioremediation of spilled hydrocarbons. However, current evidence confirms that rhamnolipids primarily play a role in surface-associated modes of bacterial motility and are involved in biofilm development. This might be an explanation why no direct pattern of hydrocarbon degradation was often observed after rhamnolipids supplementation. This review gives insight into the current state of knowledge on how rhamnolipids operate in the microbial world.
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- Łukasz Chrzanowski
- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Pl. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 2, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.
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Jakovleva J, Teppo A, Velts A, Saumaa S, Moor H, Kivisaar M, Teras R. Fis regulates the competitiveness of Pseudomonas putida on barley roots by inducing biofilm formation. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2012; 158:708-720. [PMID: 22222498 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.053355-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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An important link between the environment and the physiological state of bacteria is the regulation of the transcription of a large number of genes by global transcription factors. One of the global regulators, Fis (factor for inversion stimulation), is well studied in Escherichia coli, but the role of this protein in pseudomonads has only been examined briefly. According to studies in Enterobacteriaceae, Fis regulates positively the flagellar movement of bacteria. In pseudomonads, flagellar movement is an important trait for the colonization of plant roots. Therefore we were interested in the role of the Fis protein in Pseudomonas putida, especially the possible regulation of the colonization of plant roots. We observed that Fis reduced the migration of P. putida onto the apices of barley roots and thereby the competitiveness of bacteria on the roots. Moreover, we observed that overexpression of Fis drastically reduced swimming motility and facilitated P. putida biofilm formation, which could be the reason for the decreased migration of bacteria onto the root apices. It is possible that the elevated expression of Fis is important in the adaptation of P. putida during colonization of plant roots by promoting biofilm formation when the migration of bacteria is no longer favoured.
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- Julia Jakovleva
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tartu University and Estonian Biocentre, Riia 23, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tartu University and Estonian Biocentre, Riia 23, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tartu University and Estonian Biocentre, Riia 23, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tartu University and Estonian Biocentre, Riia 23, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tartu University and Estonian Biocentre, Riia 23, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tartu University and Estonian Biocentre, Riia 23, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tartu University and Estonian Biocentre, Riia 23, 51010 Tartu, Estonia
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Issac Abraham SVP, Palani A, Ramaswamy BR, Shunmugiah KP, Arumugam VR. Antiquorum sensing and antibiofilm potential of Capparis spinosa. Arch Med Res 2012; 42:658-68. [PMID: 22222491 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2011.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emergence of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens often leads to the failure of existing antibiotics to treat bacterial infections; thus, there is a need to seek alternative treatment measures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-quorum sensing (anti-QS) and antibiofilm potential of Capparis spinosa to prevent the onset of bacterial infections as an alternate to antibiotics. METHODS The methanolic extract of the dried fruits of C. spinosa was assessed for its activity in inhibiting QS-depedent phenomenon such as violacein pigment production in Chromobacterium violaceum, biosurfactant production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, swimming and swarming motility, exopolysaccharide production (EPS) and biofilm formation in Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Serratia marcescens and PAO1. RESULTS Extract of C. spinosa showed a higher degree of anti-QS activity in a dose dependent manner without affecting the bacterial growth. At 2 mg/mL, this extract significantly (p ≤0.005) inhibited the biofilm formation to 79, 75, 73, 70% and EPS production to 58, 46, 66 and 67% in S. marcescens, PAO1, E. coli and P. mirabilis, respectively. It also exhibited inhibition in swimming and swarming motility of bacterial pathogens. The non-enzymatic nature of the anti-QS compound in C. spinosa was confirmed by proteinase K and heat treatment. CONCLUSIONS Because the methanolic extract of C. spinosa demonstrated anti-QS and antibiofilm activity at 0.5-2 mg/mL, it could be further exploited for novel molecules to treat the emerging infections of antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens.
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Borges A, Saavedra MJ, Simões M. The activity of ferulic and gallic acids in biofilm prevention and control of pathogenic bacteria. BIOFOULING 2012; 28:755-67. [PMID: 22823343 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.706751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The activity of two phenolic acids, gallic acid (GA) and ferulic acid (FA) at 1000 μg ml(-1), was evaluated on the prevention and control of biofilms formed by Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes. In addition, the effect of the two phenolic acids was tested on planktonic cell susceptibility, bacterial motility and adhesion. Biofilm prevention and control were tested using a microtiter plate assay and the effect of the phenolic acids was assessed on biofilm mass (crystal violet staining) and on the quantification of metabolic activity (alamar blue assay). The minimum bactericidal concentration for P. aeruginosa was 500 μg ml(-1) (for both phenolic acids), whilst for E. coli it was 2500 μg ml(-1) (FA) and 5000 μg ml(-1) (GA), for L. monocytogenes it was >5000 μg ml(-1) (for both phenolic acids), and for S. aureus it was 5000 μg ml(-1) (FA) and >5000 μg ml(-1) (GA). GA caused total inhibition of swimming (L. monocytogenes) and swarming (L. monocytogenes and E. coli) motilities. FA caused total inhibition of swimming (L. monocytogenes) and swarming (L. monocytogenes and E. coli) motilities. Colony spreading of S. aureus was completely inhibited by FA. The interference of GA and FA with bacterial adhesion was evaluated by the determination of the free energy of adhesion. Adhesion was less favorable when the bacteria were exposed to GA (P. aeruginosa, S. aureus and L. monocytogenes) and FA (P. aeruginosa and S. aureus). Both phenolics had preventive action on biofilm formation and showed a higher potential to reduce the mass of biofilms formed by the Gram-negative bacteria. GA and FA promoted reductions in biofilm activity >70% for all the biofilms tested. The two phenolic acids demonstrated the potential to inhibit bacterial motility and to prevent and control biofilms of four important human pathogenic bacteria. This study also emphasizes the potential of phytochemicals as an emergent source of biofilm control products.
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- Anabela Borges
- LEPAE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Shapur NK, Duvdevani M, Friedman M, Zaks B, Gati I, Lavy E, Katz R, Landau EH, Pode D, Gofrit ON, Steinberg D. Second Prize: Sustained Release Varnish Containing Chlorhexidine for Prevention of Biofilm Formation on Urinary Catheter Surface: In Vitro Study. J Endourol 2012; 26:26-31. [DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Nandakishore K. Shapur
- Department of Urology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Urology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Biofilm Research Laboratory, Institute of Dental Sciences, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Urology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Urology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Urology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Urology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Biofilm Research Laboratory, Institute of Dental Sciences, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Shanmughapriya S, Francis AL, Kavitha S, Natarajaseenivasan K. In vitro actinomycete biofilm development and inhibition by the polyene antibiotic, nystatin, on IUD copper surfaces. BIOFOULING 2012; 28:929-935. [PMID: 22963125 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.717616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The presence of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) gives a solid surface for attachment and an ideal niche for biofilm to form and flourish. Pelvic actinomycosis is often associated with the use of IUDs. Treatment of IUD-associated pelvic actinomycosis requires the immediate removal of the IUD. Therefore, this article presents in vitro evidence to support the use of novel antibiotics in the treatment of actinomycete biofilms. Twenty one clinical actinomycetes isolates from endocervical swabs of IUD wearers were assessed for their biofilm forming ability. An in vitro biofilm model with three isolates, Streptomyces strain A4, Nocardia strain C15 and Nocardia strain C17 was subjected to treatment with nystatin. Inhibition of biofilm formation by nystatin was found to be concentration dependent, with MBIC50 values in the range 0.08-0.16 mg ml(-1). Furthermore, at a concentration of 0.16 mg ml(-1), nystatin inhibited the twitching motility of the isolates, providing evidence for a possible mechanism of biofilm inhibition.
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- Santhanam Shanmughapriya
- Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India
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O'May C, Ciobanu A, Lam H, Tufenkji N. Tannin derived materials can block swarming motility and enhance biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BIOFOULING 2012; 28:1063-1076. [PMID: 23020753 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.725130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Surface-associated swarming motility is implicated in enhanced bacterial spreading and virulence, hence it follows that anti-swarming effectors could have clinical benefits. When investigating potential applications of anti-swarming materials it is important to consider whether the lack of swarming corresponds with an enhanced sessile biofilm lifestyle and resistance to antibiotics. In this study, well-defined tannins present in multiple plant materials (tannic acid (TA) and epigallocathecin gallate (EGCG)) and undefined cranberry powder (CP) were found to block swarming motility and enhance biofilm formation and resistance to tobramycin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In contrast, gallic acid (GA) did not completely block swarming motility and did not affect biofilm formation or tobramycin resistance. These data support the theory that nutritional conditions can elicit an inverse relationship between swarming motility and biofilm formation capacities. Although anti-swarmers exhibit the potential to yield clinical benefits, it is important to be aware of possible implications regarding biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance.
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- Che O'May
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Plant exudates promote PCB degradation by a rhodococcal rhizobacteria. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 95:1589-603. [PMID: 22202970 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3824-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Revised: 12/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Rhodococcus erythropolis U23A is a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-degrading bacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of plants grown on a PCB-contaminated soil. Strain U23A bphA exhibited 99% identity with bphA1 of Rhodococcus globerulus P6. We grew Arabidopsis thaliana in a hydroponic axenic system, collected, and concentrated the plant secondary metabolite-containing root exudates. Strain U23A exhibited a chemotactic response toward these root exudates. In a root colonizing assay, the number of cells of strain U23A associated to the plant roots (5.7 × 10⁵ CFU g⁻¹) was greater than the number remaining in the surrounding sand (4.5 × 10⁴ CFU g⁻¹). Furthermore, the exudates could support the growth of strain U23A. In a resting cell suspension assay, cells grown in a minimal medium containing Arabidopsis root exudates as sole growth substrate were able to metabolize 2,3,4'- and 2,3',4-trichlorobiphenyl. However, no significant degradation of any of congeners was observed for control cells grown on Luria-Bertani medium. Although strain U23A was unable to grow on any of the flavonoids identified in root exudates, biphenyl-induced cells metabolized flavanone, one of the major root exudate components. In addition, when used as co-substrate with sodium acetate, flavanone was as efficient as biphenyl to induce the biphenyl catabolic pathway of strain U23A. Together, these data provide supporting evidence that some rhodococci can live in soil in close association with plant roots and that root exudates can support their growth and trigger their PCB-degrading ability. This suggests that, like the flagellated Gram-negative bacteria, non-flagellated rhodococci may also play a key role in the degradation of persistent pollutants.
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Wei Q, Tarighi S, Dötsch A, Häussler S, Müsken M, Wright VJ, Cámara M, Williams P, Haenen S, Boerjan B, Bogaerts A, Vierstraete E, Verleyen P, Schoofs L, Willaert R, De Groote VN, Michiels J, Vercammen K, Crabbé A, Cornelis P. Phenotypic and genome-wide analysis of an antibiotic-resistant small colony variant (SCV) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PLoS One 2011; 6:e29276. [PMID: 22195037 PMCID: PMC3240657 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Small colony variants (SCVs) are slow-growing bacteria, which often show increased resistance to antibiotics and cause latent or recurrent infections. It is therefore important to understand the mechanisms at the basis of this phenotypic switch. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS One SCV (termed PAO-SCV) was isolated, showing high resistance to gentamicin and to the cephalosporine cefotaxime. PAO-SCV was prone to reversion as evidenced by emergence of large colonies with a frequency of 10(-5) on media without antibiotics while it was stably maintained in presence of gentamicin. PAO-SCV showed a delayed growth, defective motility, and strongly reduced levels of the quorum sensing Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS). Whole genome expression analysis further suggested a multi-layered antibiotic resistance mechanism, including simultaneous over-expression of two drug efflux pumps (MexAB-OprM, MexXY-OprM), the LPS modification operon arnBCADTEF, and the PhoP-PhoQ two-component system. Conversely, the genes for the synthesis of PQS were strongly down-regulated in PAO-SCV. Finally, genomic analysis revealed the presence of mutations in phoP and phoQ genes as well as in the mexZ gene encoding a repressor of the mexXY and mexAB-oprM genes. Only one mutation occurred only in REV, at nucleotide 1020 of the tufA gene, a paralog of tufB, both encoding the elongation factor Tu, causing a change of the rarely used aspartic acid codon GAU to the more common GAC, possibly causing an increase of tufA mRNA translation. High expression of phoP and phoQ was confirmed for the SCV variant while the revertant showed expression levels reduced to wild-type levels. CONCLUSIONS By combining data coming from phenotypic, gene expression and proteome analysis, we could demonstrate that resistance to aminoglycosides in one SCV mutant is multifactorial including overexpression of efflux mechanisms, LPS modification and is accompanied by a drastic down-regulation of the Pseudomonas quinolone signal quorum sensing system.
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- Qing Wei
- Research Group Microbiology, VIB Department of Structural Biology, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Group Microbiology, VIB Department of Structural Biology, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Chronic Pseudomonas Infections, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Chronic Pseudomonas Infections, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
- Twincore, Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research and the Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Chronic Pseudomonas Infections, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
- Twincore, Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research and the Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular Medical Sciences, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Faculty of Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Faculty of Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Faculty of Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Faculty of Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Faculty of Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Faculty of Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Brussels, VIB Department of Structural Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, K.U. Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
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- Research Group Microbiology, VIB Department of Structural Biology, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- The Biodesign Institute, Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- Research Group Microbiology, VIB Department of Structural Biology, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Alipour M, Omri A, Suntres ZE. Ginseng aqueous extract attenuates the production of virulence factors, stimulates twitching and adhesion, and eradicates biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2011; 89:419-27. [PMID: 21815782 DOI: 10.1139/y11-057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study was carried out to examine the antimicrobial activity of the aqueous extract of Panax quinquefolius from North American ginseng (NAGE) root against Pseudomonas aeruginosa . The minimum inhibitory concentrations of reference and clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were measured by a standard agar-dilution method. At subinhibitory NAGE concentrations, the secretion of virulence factors, motility on agar, and adhesion to 96-well microplates were studied on the nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa O1 strain. At suprainhibitory concentrations, the activity of NAGE against mature biofilm complexes formed in the Calgary Biofilm Device and the Stovall flow cell were assessed. NAGE possessed an antibacterial activity against all the Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains at 1.25%-2.5% w/v. NAGE also significantly attenuated pyocyanin, pyoverdine, and lipase concentrations, stimulated twitching, and attenuated swarming and swimming motility. At 1.25% w/v, NAGE augmented adhesion, and at 5% w/v detached 1-day-old biofilms in microplates. The extract also eradicated 6-day-old mature biofilms (5% w/v), and fluorescence microscopy displayed a reduction of live cells and biofilm complexes compared with nontreated biofilms. These data suggest that the aqueous extract from North American ginseng possesses antimicrobial activities in vitro.
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- Misagh Alipour
- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada
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Luján AM, Maciá MD, Yang L, Molin S, Oliver A, Smania AM. Evolution and adaptation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms driven by mismatch repair system-deficient mutators. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27842. [PMID: 22114708 PMCID: PMC3219696 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2011] [Accepted: 10/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important opportunistic pathogen causing chronic airway infections, especially in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The majority of the CF patients acquire P. aeruginosa during early childhood, and most of them develop chronic infections resulting in severe lung disease, which are rarely eradicated despite intensive antibiotic therapy. Current knowledge indicates that three major adaptive strategies, biofilm development, phenotypic diversification, and mutator phenotypes [driven by a defective mismatch repair system (MRS)], play important roles in P. aeruginosa chronic infections, but the relationship between these strategies is still poorly understood. We have used the flow-cell biofilm model system to investigate the impact of the mutS associated mutator phenotype on development, dynamics, diversification and adaptation of P. aeruginosa biofilms. Through competition experiments we demonstrate for the first time that P. aeruginosa MRS-deficient mutators had enhanced adaptability over wild-type strains when grown in structured biofilms but not as planktonic cells. This advantage was associated with enhanced micro-colony development and increased rates of phenotypic diversification, evidenced by biofilm architecture features and by a wider range and proportion of morphotypic colony variants, respectively. Additionally, morphotypic variants generated in mutator biofilms showed increased competitiveness, providing further evidence for mutator-driven adaptive evolution in the biofilm mode of growth. This work helps to understand the basis for the specific high proportion and role of mutators in chronic infections, where P. aeruginosa develops in biofilm communities.
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- Adela M. Luján
- Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba (CIQUIBIC), CONICET, Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Son Espases, Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (IUNICS), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Systems Biology, Center for Systems Microbiology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Systems Biology, Center for Systems Microbiology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Son Espases, Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (IUNICS), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba (CIQUIBIC), CONICET, Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Lamarche MG, Déziel E. MexEF-OprN efflux pump exports the Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS) precursor HHQ (4-hydroxy-2-heptylquinoline). PLoS One 2011; 6:e24310. [PMID: 21957445 PMCID: PMC3177830 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Bacterial cells have evolved the capacity to communicate between each other via small diffusible chemical signals termed autoinducers. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen involved, among others, in cystic fibrosis complications. Virulence of P. aeruginosa relies on its ability to produce a number of autoinducers, including 4-hydroxy-2-alkylquinolines (HAQ). In a cell density-dependent manner, accumulated signals induce the expression of multiple targets, especially virulence factors. This phenomenon, called quorum sensing, promotes bacterial capacity to cause disease. Furthermore, P. aeruginosa possesses many multidrug efflux pumps conferring adaptive resistance to antibiotics. Activity of some of these efflux pumps also influences quorum sensing. The present study demonstrates that the MexEF-OprN efflux pump modulates quorum sensing through secretion of a signalling molecule belonging to the HAQ family. Moreover, activation of MexEF-OprN reduces virulence factor expression and swarming motility. Since MexEF-OprN can be activated in infected hosts even in the absence of antibiotic selective pressure, it could promote establishment of chronic infections in the lungs of people suffering from cystic fibrosis, thus diminishing the immune response to virulence factors. Therapeutic drugs that affect multidrug efflux pumps and HAQ-mediated quorum sensing would be valuable tools to shut down bacterial virulence.
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval, Québec, Canada
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Steinberg PD, Rice SA, Campbell AH, McDougald D, Harder T. Interfaces Between Bacterial and Eukaryotic "Neuroecology". Integr Comp Biol 2011; 51:794-806. [DOI: 10.1093/icb/icr115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Nakagami G, Morohoshi T, Ikeda T, Ohta Y, Sagara H, Huang L, Nagase T, Sugama J, Sanada H. Contribution of quorum sensing to the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in pressure ulcer infection in rats. Wound Repair Regen 2011; 19:214-22. [PMID: 21362089 DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475x.2010.00653.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The impact of quorum sensing (QS) in in vivo models of infection has been widely investigated, but there are no descriptions for ischemic wound infection. To explore the role of QS in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the establishment of ischemic wound infection, we challenged a pressure ulcer model in rats with the PAO-1, PAO-1 derivatives ΔlasIΔrhlI and ΔlasRΔrhlR strains, which cannot induce the virulence factor under QS control, thus the reduced tissue destruction was expended in these mutant strains. However unexpectedly, on postwounding day 3, the inflammatory responses in the three groups were similarly severe and the numbers of bacteria in tissue samples did not differ among the three strains. Biofilm formation was immature in QS-deficient strains, defined by the absence of dense bacterial aggregates and extracellular polymeric substance, which was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa QS signal, acylated homoserine lactone, was only quantified from wound samples in the PAO-1 group. The swimming and twitching motilities were significantly enhanced in the ΔlasRΔrhlR group compared with the PAO-1 group in vitro. A significantly larger wound area was correlated with the bacterial motility. The inflammation in the early phase of bacterial challenge to wounds with immature biofilm formation in the QS-deficient strains indicated that the role of QS was more crucial for the chronic phase than for the acute phase of infection. The present findings indicate a difference in the importance of QS in ischemic wound infections compared with other infection models.
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- Gojiro Nakagami
- Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Tielen P, Narten M, Rosin N, Biegler I, Haddad I, Hogardt M, Neubauer R, Schobert M, Wiehlmann L, Jahn D. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from urinary tract infections. Int J Med Microbiol 2011; 301:282-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2010.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2010] [Revised: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 10/31/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Hogardt M, Heesemann J. Microevolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a chronic pathogen of the cystic fibrosis lung. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2011; 358:91-118. [PMID: 22311171 DOI: 10.1007/82_2011_199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the leading pathogen of chronic cystic fibrosis (CF) lung infection. Life-long persistance of P. aeruginosa in the CF lung requires a sophisticated habitat-specific adaptation of this pathogen to the heterogeneous and fluctuating lung environment. Due to the high selective pressure of inflamed CF lungs, P. aeruginosa increasingly experiences complex physiological and morphological changes. Pulmonary adaptation of P. aeruginosa is mediated by genetic variations that are fixed by the repeating interplay of mutation and selection. In this context, the emergence of hypermutable phenotypes (mutator strains) obviously improves the microevolution of P. aeruginosa to the diverse microenvironments of the CF lung. Mutator phenotypes are amplified during CF lung disease and accelerate the intraclonal diversification of P. aeruginosa. The resulting generation of numerous subclonal variants is advantegous to prepare P. aeruginosa population for unpredictable stresses (insurance hypothesis) and thus supports long-term survival of this pathogen. Oxygen restriction within CF lung environment further promotes persistence of P. aeruginosa due to increased antibiotic tolerance, alginate production and biofilm formation. Finally, P. aeruginosa shifts from an acute virulent pathogen of early infection to a host-adapted chronic virulent pathogen of end-stage infection of the CF lung. Common changes that are observed among chronic P. aeruginosa CF isolates include alterations in surface antigens, loss of virulence-associated traits, increasing antibiotic resistances, the overproduction of the exopolysaccharide alginate and the modulation of intermediary and micro-aerobic metabolic pathways (Hogardt and Heesemann, Int J Med Microbiol 300(8):557-562, 2010). Loss-of-function mutations in mucA and lasR genes determine the transition to mucoidity and loss of quorum sensing, which are hallmarks of the chronic virulence potential of P. aeruginosa. Metabolic factors that are positively selected in response to the specific environment of CF lung include the outer membrane protein OprF, the microaerophilic oxidase Cbb3-2, the blue copper protein azurin, the cytochrome c peroxidase c551 and the enzymes of the arginine deiminase pathway ArcA-ArcD. These metabolic adaptations probably support the growth of P. aeruginosa within oxygen-depleted CF mucus. The deeper understanding of the physiological mechanisms of niche specialization of P. aeruginosa during CF lung infection will help to identify new targets for future anti-pseudomonal treatment strategies to prevent the selection of mutator isolates and the establishment of chronic CF lung infection.
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- Michael Hogardt
- Department of Infectiology, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleissheim, Germany.
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Hauser AR, Jain M, Bar-Meir M, McColley SA. Clinical significance of microbial infection and adaptation in cystic fibrosis. Clin Microbiol Rev 2011; 24:29-70. [PMID: 21233507 PMCID: PMC3021203 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00036-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A select group of microorganisms inhabit the airways of individuals with cystic fibrosis. Once established within the pulmonary environment in these patients, many of these microbes adapt by altering aspects of their structure and physiology. Some of these microbes and adaptations are associated with more rapid deterioration in lung function and overall clinical status, whereas others appear to have little effect. Here we review current evidence supporting or refuting a role for the different microbes and their adaptations in contributing to poor clinical outcomes in cystic fibrosis.
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- Alan R Hauser
- Department of Microbiology/Immunology, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Ave., Searle 6-495, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Nelson LK, Stanton MM, Elphinstone REA, Helwerda J, Turner RJ, Ceri H. Phenotypic diversification in vivo: Pseudomonas aeruginosa gacS−
strains generate small colony variants in vivo that are distinct from in vitro variants. Microbiology (Reading) 2010; 156:3699-3709. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.040824-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa has long been known to produce phenotypic variants during chronic mucosal surface infections. These variants are thought to be generated to ensure bacterial survival against the diverse challenges in the mucosal environment. Studies have begun to elucidate the mechanisms by which these variants emerge in vitro; however, too little information exists on phenotypic variation in vivo to draw any links between variants generated in vitro and in vivo. Consequently, in this study, the P. aeruginosa gacS gene, which has previously been linked to the generation of small colony variants (SCVs) in vitro, was studied in an in vivo mucosal surface infection model. More specifically, the rat prostate served as a model mucosal surface to test for the appearance of SCVs in vivo following infections with P. aeruginosa gacS−
strains. As in in vitro studies, deletion of the gacS gene led to SCV production in vivo. The appearance of these in vivo SCVs was important for the sustainability of a chronic infection. In the subset of rats in which P. aeruginosa
gacS−
did not convert to SCVs, clearance of the bacteria took place and healing of the tissue ensued. When comparing the SCVs that arose at the mucosal surface (MS-SCVs) with in vitro SCVs (IV-SCVs) from the same gacS−
parent, some differences between the phenotypic variants were observed. Whereas both MS-SCVs and IV-SCVs formed dense biofilms, MS-SCVs exhibited a less diverse resistance profile to antimicrobial agents than IV-SCVs. Additionally, MS-SCVs were better suited to initiate an infection in the rat model than IV-SCVs. Together, these observations suggest that phenotypic variation in vivo can be important for maintenance of infection, and that in vivo variants may differ from in vitro variants generated from the same genetic parent.
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- Lisa K. Nelson
- Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biofilm Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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Lung infections caused by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa can present as a spectrum of clinical entities from a rapidly fatal pneumonia in a neutropenic patient to a multi-decade bronchitis in patients with cystic fibrosis. P. aeruginosa is ubiquitous in our environment, and one of the most versatile pathogens studied, capable of infecting a number of diverse life forms and surviving harsh environmental factors. It is also able to quickly adapt to new environments, including the lung, where it orchestrates virulence factors to acquire necessary nutrients, and if necessary, turn them off to prevent immune recognition. Despite these capabilities, P. aeruginosa rarely infects healthy human lungs. This is secondary to a highly evolved host defence mechanism that efficiently removes inhaled or aspirated pseudomonads. Many arms of the respiratory host defence have been elucidated using P. aeruginosa as a model pathogen. Human infections with P. aeruginosa have demonstrated the importance of the mechanical barrier functions including mucus clearance, and the innate immune system, including the critical role of the neutrophilic response. As more models of persistent or biofilm P. aeruginosa infections are developed, the role of the adaptive immune response will likely become more evident. Understanding the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa, and the respiratory host defence response to it has, and will continue to, lead to novel therapeutic strategies to help patients.
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- Bryan J Williams
- Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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Harmsen M, Yang L, Pamp SJ, Tolker-Nielsen T. An update onPseudomonas aeruginosabiofilm formation, tolerance, and dispersal. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 59:253-68. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2010.00690.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Stickland HG, Davenport PW, Lilley KS, Griffin JL, Welch M. Mutation of nfxB causes global changes in the physiology and metabolism of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Proteome Res 2010; 9:2957-67. [PMID: 20373734 DOI: 10.1021/pr9011415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Loss-of-function mutations in nfxB lead to up-regulation of mexCD-oprJ expression and, consequently, increased resistance to fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Such nfxB mutants have also been reported to exhibit altered virulence profiles, diminished type III secretion system-dependent cytotoxicity, and impaired fitness. However, it is not clear whether these phenotypes are directly linked to NfxB activity or whether inappropriate expression of the MexCD-OprJ pump has pleiotropic effects, thereby impacting indirectly on the phenotype of the cells. The aim of the current work is to investigate which of these possibilities is correct. We isolated a novel type of nfxB mutant generated by a spontaneous polygenic deletion and show that this mutant is rapidly out-competed when grown in a mixed culture with the wild-type progenitor. This competitive fitness defect only manifested itself during the stationary phase of growth. The endoproteome of the nfxB mutant, assessed using 2D-DiGE (difference gel electrophoresis), showed major alterations compared with the wild-type. Consistent with this, we found that the nfxB mutant was impaired in all forms of motility (swimming, swarming, and twitching) as well as in the production of siderophores, rhamnolipid, secreted protease, and pyocyanin. Further investigation showed that the exoproteome, endometabolome, and exometabolome of the nfxB mutant were all globally different compared with the wild-type. The exometabolome of the nfxB mutant was enriched in a selection of long chain fatty acids raising the possibility that these might be substrates for the MexCD-OprJ pump. The nfxB mutant metabotype could be complemented by expression of nfxB in trans and was abolished in an nfxB mexD double mutant, suggesting that inappropriate overexpression of a functional MexCD-OprJ efflux pump causes pleiotropic changes. Taken together, our data suggest that many of the nfxB mutant phenotypes are not caused by the direct effects of the NfxB regulator, but instead by inappropriate mexCD-oprJ expression. Furthermore, the pleiotropic nature of the phenotypes indicate that these may simply reflect the globally dysregulated physiology of the strain.
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- Hannah G Stickland
- Department of Biochemistry, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Abdel-Mawgoud AM, Lépine F, Déziel E. Rhamnolipids: diversity of structures, microbial origins and roles. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 86:1323-36. [PMID: 20336292 PMCID: PMC2854365 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2498-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 531] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2010] [Revised: 02/05/2010] [Accepted: 02/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Rhamnolipids are glycolipidic biosurfactants produced by various bacterial species. They were initially found as exoproducts of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa and described as a mixture of four congeners: alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-beta-hydroxydecanoyl-beta-hydroxydecanoate (Rha-Rha-C(10)-C(10)), alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-beta-hydroxydecanoate (Rha-Rha-C(10)), as well as their mono-rhamnolipid congeners Rha-C(10)-C(10) and Rha-C(10). The development of more sensitive analytical techniques has lead to the further discovery of a wide diversity of rhamnolipid congeners and homologues (about 60) that are produced at different concentrations by various Pseudomonas species and by bacteria belonging to other families, classes, or even phyla. For example, various Burkholderia species have been shown to produce rhamnolipids that have longer alkyl chains than those produced by P. aeruginosa. In P. aeruginosa, three genes, carried on two distinct operons, code for the enzymes responsible for the final steps of rhamnolipid synthesis: one operon carries the rhlAB genes and the other rhlC. Genes highly similar to rhlA, rhlB, and rhlC have also been found in various Burkholderia species but grouped within one putative operon, and they have been shown to be required for rhamnolipid production as well. The exact physiological function of these secondary metabolites is still unclear. Most identified activities are derived from the surface activity, wetting ability, detergency, and other amphipathic-related properties of these molecules. Indeed, rhamnolipids promote the uptake and biodegradation of poorly soluble substrates, act as immune modulators and virulence factors, have antimicrobial activities, and are involved in surface motility and in bacterial biofilm development.
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Affiliation(s)
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, Qc H7V 1B7 Canada
| | - Eric Déziel
- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, Qc H7V 1B7 Canada
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