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Yang Z, Huang Z, Wu Q, Tang X, Huang Z. Cold-Adapted Proteases: An Efficient and Energy-Saving Biocatalyst. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24108532. [PMID: 37239878 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24108532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The modern biotechnology industry has a demand for macromolecules that can function in extreme environments. One example is cold-adapted proteases, possessing advantages such as maintaining high catalytic efficiency at low temperature and low energy input during production and inactivation. Meanwhile, cold-adapted proteases are characterised by sustainability, environmental protection, and energy conservation; therefore, they hold significant economic and ecological value regarding resource utilisation and the global biogeochemical cycle. Recently, the development and application of cold-adapted proteases have gained gaining increasing attention; however, their applications potential has not yet been fully developed, which has seriously restricted the promotion and application of cold-adapted proteases in the industry. This article introduces the source, related enzymology characteristics, cold resistance mechanism, and the structure-function relationship of cold-adapted proteases in detail. This is in addition to discussing related biotechnologies to improve stability, emphasise application potential in clinical medical research, and the constraints of the further developing of cold-adapted proteases. This article provides a reference for future research and the development of cold-adapted proteases.
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- Zhengfeng Yang
- Key Laboratory of Yunnan for Biomass Energy and Biotechnology of Environment, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650000, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650000, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650000, China
- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650000, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650000, China
- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yunnan for Biomass Energy and Biotechnology of Environment, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650000, China
- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650000, China
- Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650000, China
- Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650000, China
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Rodríguez-Banqueri A, Moliner-Culubret M, Mendes SR, Guevara T, Eckhard U, Gomis-Rüth FX. Structural insights into latency of the metallopeptidase ulilysin (lysargiNase) and its unexpected inhibition by a sulfonyl-fluoride inhibitor of serine peptidases. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:3610-3622. [PMID: 36857690 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00458a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Peptidases are regulated by latency and inhibitors, as well as compatibilization and cofactors. Ulilysin from Methanosarcina acetivorans, also called lysargiNase, is an archaeal metallopeptidase (MP) that is biosynthesized as a zymogen with a 60-residue N-terminal prosegment (PS). In the presence of calcium, it self-activates to yield the mature enzyme, which specifically cleaves before basic residues and thus complements trypsin in proteomics workflows. Here, we obtained a low-resolution crystal structure of proulilysin, in which 28 protomers arranged as 14 dimers form a continuous double helix of 544 Å pitch that parallels cell axis b of the crystal. The PS includes two α-helices and obstructs the active-site cleft of the catalytic domain (CD) by traversing it in the opposite orientation of a substrate, and a cysteine blocks the catalytic zinc according to a "cysteine-switch mechanism". Moreover, the PS interacts through its first helix with an "S-loop" of the CD, which acts as an "activation segment" that lacks one of two essential calcium cations. Upon PS removal during maturation, the S-loop adopts its competent conformation and binds the second calcium ion. Next, we found that in addition to general MP inhibitors, ulilysin was competitively and reversibly inhibited by 4-(2-aminoethyl)benzenesulfonyl fluoride (AEBSF; Ki = 4 μM). This is a compound that normally forms an irreversible covalent complex with serine peptidases but does not inhibit MPs. A high-resolution crystal structure of the complex revealed that the inhibitor penetrates the specificity pocket of ulilysin. A primary amine of the inhibitor salt-bridges an aspartate at the pocket bottom, thus mimicking the basic side chain of substrates. In contrast, the sulfonyl fluoride warhead is not involved and the catalytic zinc ion is freely accessible. Thus, the usage of inhibitor cocktails of peptidases, which typically contain AEBSF at ∼25-fold higher concentrations than the determined Ki, should be avoided when working with ulilysin. Finally, the structure of the complex, which occurred as a crystallographic dimer recurring in previous mature ulilysin structures, unveiled an N-terminal product fragment that delineated the non-primed side of the cleft. These results complement prior structures of ulilysin with primed-side product fragments and inhibitors.
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- Arturo Rodríguez-Banqueri
- Proteolysis Laboratory; Department of Structural and Molecular Biology; Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), Higher Scientific Research Council (CSIC); Barcelona Science Park; c/Baldiri Reixac 4-8, Tower R, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Proteolysis Laboratory; Department of Structural and Molecular Biology; Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), Higher Scientific Research Council (CSIC); Barcelona Science Park; c/Baldiri Reixac 4-8, Tower R, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Proteolysis Laboratory; Department of Structural and Molecular Biology; Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), Higher Scientific Research Council (CSIC); Barcelona Science Park; c/Baldiri Reixac 4-8, Tower R, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Proteolysis Laboratory; Department of Structural and Molecular Biology; Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), Higher Scientific Research Council (CSIC); Barcelona Science Park; c/Baldiri Reixac 4-8, Tower R, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Proteolysis Laboratory; Department of Structural and Molecular Biology; Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), Higher Scientific Research Council (CSIC); Barcelona Science Park; c/Baldiri Reixac 4-8, Tower R, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Proteolysis Laboratory; Department of Structural and Molecular Biology; Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), Higher Scientific Research Council (CSIC); Barcelona Science Park; c/Baldiri Reixac 4-8, Tower R, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Dual RNA-Seq of Flavobacterium psychrophilum and Its Outer Membrane Vesicles Distinguishes Genes Associated with Susceptibility to Bacterial Cold-Water Disease in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Pathogens 2023; 12:pathogens12030436. [PMID: 36986358 PMCID: PMC10057207 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12030436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum (Fp), the causative agent of Bacterial Cold-Water disease in salmonids, causes substantial losses in aquaculture. Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) contain several virulence factors, enzymes, toxins, and nucleic acids and are expected to play an essential role in host–pathogen interactions. In this study, we used transcriptome sequencing, RNA-seq, to investigate the expression abundance of the protein-coding genes in the Fp OMVs versus the Fp whole cell. RNA-seq identified 2190 transcripts expressed in the whole cell and 2046 transcripts in OMVs. Of them, 168 transcripts were uniquely identified in OMVs, 312 transcripts were expressed only in the whole cell, and 1878 transcripts were shared in the two sets. Functional annotation analysis of the OMV-abundant transcripts showed an association with the bacterial translation machinery and histone-like DNA-binding proteins. RNA-Seq of the pathogen transcriptome on day 5 post-infection of Fp-resistant versus Fp-susceptible rainbow trout genetic lines revealed differential gene expression of OMV-enriched genes, suggesting a role for the OMVs in shaping the host–microbe interaction. Interestingly, a cell wall-associated hydrolase (CWH) gene was the most highly expressed gene in OMVs and among the top upregulated transcripts in susceptible fish. The CWH sequence was conserved in 51 different strains of Fp. The study provides insights into the potential role of OMVs in host–pathogen interactions and explores microbial genes essential for virulence and pathogenesis.
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Thunes NC, Mohammed HH, Evenhuis JP, Lipscomb RS, Pérez-Pascual D, Stevick RJ, Birkett C, Conrad RA, Ghigo JM, McBride MJ. Secreted peptidases contribute to virulence of fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1093393. [PMID: 36816589 PMCID: PMC9936825 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1093393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Flavobacterium columnare causes columnaris disease in freshwater fish in both natural and aquaculture settings. This disease is often lethal, especially when fish population density is high, and control options such as vaccines are limited. The type IX secretion system (T9SS) is required for F. columnare virulence, but secreted virulence factors have not been fully identified. Many T9SS-secreted proteins are predicted peptidases, and peptidases are common virulence factors of other pathogens. T9SS-deficient mutants, such as ΔgldN and ΔporV, exhibit strong defects in secreted proteolytic activity. The F. columnare genome has many peptidase-encoding genes that may be involved in nutrient acquisition and/or virulence. Mutants lacking individual peptidase-encoding genes, or lacking up to ten peptidase-encoding genes, were constructed and examined for extracellular proteolytic activity, for growth defects, and for virulence in zebrafish and rainbow trout. Most of the mutants retained virulence, but a mutant lacking 10 peptidases, and a mutant lacking the single peptidase TspA exhibited decreased virulence in rainbow trout fry, suggesting that peptidases contribute to F. columnare virulence.
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- Nicole C. Thunes
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States,Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Kearneysville, WV, United States
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- National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Kearneysville, WV, United States
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris-Cité, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 6047, Genetics of Biofilms Laboratory, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris-Cité, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 6047, Genetics of Biofilms Laboratory, Paris, France
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- National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Kearneysville, WV, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris-Cité, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 6047, Genetics of Biofilms Laboratory, Paris, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States,*Correspondence: Mark J. McBride,
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Mekasha S, Linke D. Secretion Systems in Gram-Negative Bacterial Fish Pathogens. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:782673. [PMID: 34975803 PMCID: PMC8714846 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.782673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Bacterial fish pathogens are one of the key challenges in the aquaculture industry, one of the fast-growing industries worldwide. These pathogens rely on arsenal of virulence factors such as toxins, adhesins, effectors and enzymes to promote colonization and infection. Translocation of virulence factors across the membrane to either the extracellular environment or directly into the host cells is performed by single or multiple dedicated secretion systems. These secretion systems are often key to the infection process. They can range from simple single-protein systems to complex injection needles made from dozens of subunits. Here, we review the different types of secretion systems in Gram-negative bacterial fish pathogens and describe their putative roles in pathogenicity. We find that the available information is fragmented and often descriptive, and hope that our overview will help researchers to more systematically learn from the similarities and differences between the virulence factors and secretion systems of the fish-pathogenic species described here.
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- Sophanit Mekasha
- Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Semple SL, Dixon B. Salmonid Antibacterial Immunity: An Aquaculture Perspective. BIOLOGY 2020; 9:E331. [PMID: 33050557 PMCID: PMC7599743 DOI: 10.3390/biology9100331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The aquaculture industry is continuously threatened by infectious diseases, including those of bacterial origin. Regardless of the disease burden, aquaculture is already the main method for producing fish protein, having displaced capture fisheries. One attractive sector within this industry is the culture of salmonids, which are (a) uniquely under pressure due to overfishing and (b) the most valuable finfish per unit of weight. There are still knowledge gaps in the understanding of fish immunity, leading to vaccines that are not as effective as in terrestrial species, thus a common method to combat bacterial disease outbreaks is the use of antibiotics. Though effective, this method increases both the prevalence and risk of generating antibiotic-resistant bacteria. To facilitate vaccine design and/or alternative treatment efforts, a deeper understanding of the teleost immune system is essential. This review highlights the current state of teleost antibacterial immunity in the context of salmonid aquaculture. Additionally, the success of current techniques/methods used to combat bacterial diseases in salmonid aquaculture will be addressed. Filling the immunology knowledge gaps highlighted here will assist in reducing aquaculture losses in the future.
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada;
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Singh D, Thakur S, Thayil SM, Kesavan AK. Characterization of a cold-active, detergent-stable metallopeptidase purified from Bacillus sp. S1DI 10 using Response Surface Methodology. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216990. [PMID: 31120932 PMCID: PMC6532869 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The colder regions of Earth are inhabited by cold-adapted microorganisms designated as psychrophiles that are known to produce cold-active enzymes, such as peptidases, chaperones, lipases, cellulases, and phosphatases. These types of enzymes are a major part of the market of industrial enzymes. Bacteria isolated from water samples collected from the Chamba region in the Himalayas were screened for peptidase production using skim milk agar plates. Among the peptidase-producing bacteria isolated, 20% of the isolates exhibited fast growth and maximum zones of clearance, and thus, were used for further studies. The 16S rDNA sequence analysis of isolate S1DI 10 identified it as a Bacillus sp. The peptidase was cloned in pET28a vector and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) and the His-tagged recombinant protein was purified using Ni-NTA column. The purified peptidase of SIDI 10 was found to be an alkaline, cold-active peptidase with optimal enzyme activity at 10°C and pH 8. An approach of one variable at a time was used to further study the effect of various metal ions, organic solvents and detergents on the peptidase enzyme. The peptidase activity was enhanced in the presence of Fe2+ and Mn2+ (metal ions), hexane (organic solvent), SDS- sodium dodecyl sulfate (anionic detergent) and Tween 80 (nonionic detergent). Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to determine the cumulative effect of these five variables. A 25 full factorial central composite design was applied for the five independent variables to determine the optimal combinations of these constituents at the maximum peptidase activity.
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- Drishtant Singh
- Molecular Microbiology Lab, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Molecular Microbiology Lab, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Molecular Microbiology Lab, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Molecular Microbiology Lab, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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Zhang Y, Zhao L, Chen W, Huang Y, Yang L, Sarathbabu V, Wu Z, Li J, Nie P, Lin L. Complete genome sequence analysis of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare provides insights into antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity related genes. Microb Pathog 2017; 111:203-211. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Iturriaga M, Espinoza MB, Poblete-Morales M, Feijoo CG, Reyes AE, Molina A, Avendaño-Herrera R, Valdés JA. Cytotoxic activity of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in skeletal muscle cells of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Vet Microbiol 2017; 210:101-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Levipan HA, Avendaño-Herrera R. Different Phenotypes of Mature Biofilm in Flavobacterium psychrophilum Share a Potential for Virulence That Differs from Planktonic State. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:76. [PMID: 28361040 PMCID: PMC5350093 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum is the etiological agent of bacterial coldwater disease and the rainbow trout fry syndrome in salmonid aquaculture worldwide. However, there have been few studies into the capacity of F. psychrophilum to form biofilms and how these cellular accretions differ from planktonic cells or how they affect potential virulence. We evaluated the biofilm formation by three Chilean isolates of F. psychrophilum (LM-02-Fp, LM-06-Fp, and LM-13-Fp) and two non-Chilean strains (JIP02/86 and NCMB1947T), and compared biofilm and planktonic states to obtain insights into expression differences of virulence- and biofilm-related genes (VBRGs). Our findings are based on scanning confocal laser microscopy (SCLM) and LIVE/DEAD staining, enzymatic reactions, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) of genes encoding putative virulence factors, and transcriptomes (RNA-Seq). The LM-02-Fp and NCMB1947T strains were the strongest and weakest biofilm producers, respectively. The strong-biofilm producer showed different physiological cell states distributed in different layers of mature biofilms, whereas the NCMB1947T biofilms consisted of cells arranged in a monolayer. WGA-binding exopolysaccharides would be the main components of their corresponding extracellular matrices. Transcriptomes of F. psychrophilum NCMB1947T and LM-02-Fp were clustered by state (biofilm vs. planktonic) rather than by strain, indicating important state-dependent differences in gene expression. Analysis of differentially expressed genes between states identified putative VBRGs involved in polysaccharide biosynthesis, lateral gene transfer, membrane transport (e.g., for drugs and Fe3+), sensory mechanisms, and adhesion, and indicated that about 60-100% of VBRGs involved in these processes was significantly upregulated in the biofilm state. Conversely, upregulated motility-related genes in the biofilm state were not identified, whereas a lower fraction of proteolysis-related genes (33%) was upregulated in biofilms. In summary, F. psychrophilum strains that produce different biofilm phenotypes show global transcriptional activity in the mature biofilm state that differs significantly from their planktonic counterparts. Also, different biofilm phenotypes share a genetic potential for virulence that is transcriptionally enhanced with respect to free-living cells. Our results suggest that the F. psychrophilum biofilm lifestyle acts as a reservoir for a given set of putative virulence factors, and recommend a deeper understanding of which could help prevent recurring infections in salmonid farms.
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- Héctor A Levipan
- Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres BelloViña del Mar, Chile; Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture ResearchConcepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres BelloViña del Mar, Chile; Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture ResearchConcepción, Chile; Centro de Investigación Marina QuintayValparaíso, Chile
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Verner-Jeffreys DW, Brazier T, Perez RY, Ryder D, Card RM, Welch TJ, Hoare R, Ngo T, McLaren N, Ellis R, Bartie KL, Feist SW, Rowe WMP, Adams A, Thompson KD. Detection of the florfenicol resistance gene floR in Chryseobacterium isolates from rainbow trout. Exception to the general rule? FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 93:2982884. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Nakayama H, Mori M, Takita T, Yasukawa K, Tanaka K, Hattori S, Aikawa H, Hasegawa O, Okamura T, Takegami K, Motokawa S, Kuwahara M, Amano K. Development of immersion vaccine for bacterial cold-water disease in ayu Plecoglossus altivelis. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2017; 81:608-613. [PMID: 28051913 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2016.1268041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum (F. psychrophilum) is the causative agent of bacterial cold-water disease (BCWD) that occurs in ayu Plecoglossus altivelis. Formalin-killed cell of F. psychrophilum has long been studied as an immersion vaccine for BCWD. In this study, we explored the possibility of F. psychrophilum collagenase (fpcol) for use as the immersion vaccine. BCWD convalescent ayu sera contained specific IgM antibodies against somatic F. psychrophilum and fpcol, meaning that fpcol is a promising antigen for the vaccine development. The recombinant fpcol was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli and Brevibacillus chosinensis (B. chosinensis). The culture supernatant of the B. chosinensis was used as an immersion vaccine solution. The vaccinated ayu were then challenged by soaking into F. psychrophilum culture. In two experimental groups, the relative percentages of survivals were 63 and 38%, respectively, suggesting that fpcol is promising as the immersion vaccine for ayu-BCWD.
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- Hitoshi Nakayama
- a Department of Freshwater Fisheries , Wakayama Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station , Kinokawa-shi , Japan
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- b Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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- b Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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- b Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture , Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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- c Nippi Research Institute of Biomatrix , Toride-shi , Japan
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- c Nippi Research Institute of Biomatrix , Toride-shi , Japan
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- d Kanagawa Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center Freshwater Experiment Station , Sagamihara-shi , Japan
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- d Kanagawa Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center Freshwater Experiment Station , Sagamihara-shi , Japan
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- e Shiga Prefectural Fisheries Experiment Station , Hikone-shi , Japan
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- e Shiga Prefectural Fisheries Experiment Station , Hikone-shi , Japan
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- f Matsuken Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. , Koganei-shi , Japan
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- f Matsuken Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. , Koganei-shi , Japan
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Extremophilic Proteases: Developments of Their Special Functions, Potential Resources and Biotechnological Applications. BIOTECHNOLOGY OF EXTREMOPHILES: 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13521-2_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Extracellular serine proteases by Acremonium sp. L1-4B isolated from Antarctica: Overproduction using cactus pear extract with response surface methodology. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nakayama H, Tanaka K, Teramura N, Hattori S. Expression of collagenase in Flavobacterium psychrophilum isolated from cold-water disease-affected ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis). Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2015; 80:135-44. [PMID: 26327168 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2015.1079477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The collagenase activity and the fpcol gene were examined in Flavobacterium psychrophilum isolates from cold-water disease (CWD)-affected ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis. Collagenase expression was closely related to the accumulated mortality of CWD-affected ayu. RT-qPCR and bacterial challenge experiments showed that F. psychrophilum ayu isolate WA-1 expressed the fpcol gene more actively and was more virulent than ayu isolate WA-2. The amago (Oncorhynchus masou) isolate WB-1, which possesses a pseudo-fpcol gene, was not harmful to ayu. Hitherto, the well-studied metalloproteases Fpp1 and Fpp2 have been considered virulence factors. However, the most virulent isolate against ayu (WA-1) showed no Fpp activity because of a deletion mutation or an insertion of a transposon in the fpp genes. The less virulent WA-2 isolate showed only Fpp1 activity. Taken together, these results suggest that collagenolytic activity, but not Fpp activity, is related to the virulence of F. psychrophilum isolates in CWD-affected ayu.
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- Hitoshi Nakayama
- a Department of Freshwater Fisheries , Wakayama Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station , Wakayama , Japan
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- b Nippi Research Institute of Biomatrix , Toride , Japan
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- b Nippi Research Institute of Biomatrix , Toride , Japan
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- b Nippi Research Institute of Biomatrix , Toride , Japan.,c Japan Institute of Leather Research , Tokyo , Japan
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Wu AKK, Kropinski AM, Lumsden JS, Dixon B, MacInnes JI. Complete genome sequence of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum ATCC 49418(T.). Stand Genomic Sci 2015; 10:3. [PMID: 25685258 PMCID: PMC4322650 DOI: 10.1186/1944-3277-10-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum is the causative agent of bacterial cold water disease and rainbow trout fry mortality syndrome in salmonid fishes and is associated with significant losses in the aquaculture industry. The virulence factors and molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis of F. psychrophilum are poorly understood. Moreover, at the present time, there are no effective vaccines and control using antimicrobial agents is problematic due to growing antimicrobial resistance and the fact that sick fish don't eat. In the hopes of identifying vaccine and therapeutic targets, we sequenced the genome of the type strain ATCC 49418 which was isolated from the kidney of a Coho salmon (Oncorhychus kisutch) in Washington State (U.S.A.) in 1989. The genome is 2,715,909 bp with a G+C content of 32.75%. It contains 6 rRNA operons, 49 tRNA genes, and is predicted to encode 2,329 proteins.
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- Anson KK Wu
- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Molecular Cloning and Optimization for High Level Expression of Cold-Adapted Serine Protease from Antarctic Yeast Glaciozyma antarctica PI12. Enzyme Res 2014; 2014:197938. [PMID: 25093119 PMCID: PMC4100274 DOI: 10.1155/2014/197938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Revised: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Psychrophilic basidiomycete yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica strain PI12, was shown to be a protease-producer. Isolation of the PI12 protease gene from genomic and mRNA sequences allowed determination of 19 exons and 18 introns. Full-length cDNA of PI12 protease gene was amplified by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) strategy with an open reading frame (ORF) of 2892 bp, coded for 963 amino acids. PI12 protease showed low homology with the subtilisin-like protease from fungus Rhodosporidium toruloides (42% identity) and no homology to other psychrophilic proteases. The gene encoding mature PI12 protease was cloned into Pichia pastoris expression vector, pPIC9, and positioned under the induction of methanol-alcohol oxidase (AOX) promoter. The recombinant PI12 protease was efficiently secreted into the culture medium driven by the Saccharomyces cerevisiae α-factor signal sequence. The highest protease production (28.3 U/ml) was obtained from P. pastoris GS115 host (GpPro2) at 20°C after 72 hours of postinduction time with 0.5% (v/v) of methanol inducer. The expressed protein was detected by SDS-PAGE and activity staining with a molecular weight of 99 kDa.
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Kuddus M, Ramteke PW. Recent developments in production and biotechnological applications of cold-active microbial proteases. Crit Rev Microbiol 2012; 38:330-8. [DOI: 10.3109/1040841x.2012.678477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Langevin C, Blanco M, Martin SAM, Jouneau L, Bernardet JF, Houel A, Lunazzi A, Duchaud E, Michel C, Quillet E, Boudinot P. Transcriptional responses of resistant and susceptible fish clones to the bacterial pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum. PLoS One 2012; 7:e39126. [PMID: 22720048 PMCID: PMC3374740 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum is a bacterial species that represents one of the most important pathogens for aquaculture worldwide, especially for salmonids. To gain insights into the genetic basis of the natural resistance to F. psychrophilum, we selected homozygous clones of rainbow trout with contrasted susceptibility to the infection. We compared the transcriptional response to the bacteria in the pronephros of a susceptible and a resistant line by micro-array analysis five days after infection. While the basal transcriptome of healthy fish was significantly different in the resistant and susceptible lines, the transcriptome modifications induced by the bacteria involved essentially the same genes and pathways. The response to F. psychrophilum involved antimicrobial peptides, complement, and a number of enzymes and chemokines. The matrix metalloproteases mmp9 and mmp13 were among the most highly induced genes in both genetic backgrounds. Key genes of both pro- and anti-inflammatory response such as IL1 and IL10, were up-regulated with a greater magnitude in susceptible animals where the bacterial load was also much higher. While higher resistance to F. psychrophilum does not seem to be based on extensive differences in the orientation of the immune response, several genes including complement C3 showed stronger induction in the resistant fish. They may be important for the variation of susceptibility to the infection.
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- Christelle Langevin
- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Domaine de Vilvert, Jouy en Josas, France
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- Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Domaine de Vilvert, Jouy en Josas, France
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- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Domaine de Vilvert, Jouy en Josas, France
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- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Domaine de Vilvert, Jouy en Josas, France
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- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Domaine de Vilvert, Jouy en Josas, France
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- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Domaine de Vilvert, Jouy en Josas, France
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- INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, Domaine de Vilvert, Jouy en Josas, France
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- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Domaine de Vilvert, Jouy en Josas, France
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Gómez E, Pérez-Pascual D, Fernández L, Méndez J, Reimundo P, Navais R, Guijarro JA. Construction and validation of a GFP-based vector for promoter expression analysis in the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Gene 2012; 497:263-8. [PMID: 22327027 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.01.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2011] [Revised: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The study of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum has been drastically hampered by the difficulty to perform genetic manipulation of this organism. Although recent publications described the successful transfer of genetic material into this bacterium by transformation and conjugation, additional tools are still needed. This paper reports the construction of vector pCP23-G, which permits for the first time to monitor transcriptional regulation in this pathogen by using a promoterless gfpmut3 gene as a reporter. Additionally, use of pCP23-G enabled the trancriptional analysis of three putative promoter regions of F. psychrophilum, corresponding to genes fpp2-fpp1, pdhB and gldJ, under different growth conditions. Overall, the construction of pCP23-G facilitates genetic analysis in F. psychrophilum, by enabling the determination of gene expression both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, this would also open the possibility for studies on the location of this bacterium in the fish tissues.
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- Esther Gómez
- Departamento de Biología Funcional, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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Orieux N, Bourdineaud JP, Douet DG, Daniel P, Le Hénaff M. Quantification of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), tissues by qPCR. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2011; 34:811-821. [PMID: 21988353 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2011.01296.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A qPCR assay was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of Flavobacterium psychrophilum, the aetiological agent of bacterial cold-water disease and rainbow trout fry syndrome in salmonid fish worldwide. A set of F. psychrophilum-specific primers based on 16S rRNA gene sequences was designed and validated for specific detection and quantification of DNA isolated from representative strains of F. psychrophilum. The qPCR assay exhibited a high specificity for the 16S rRNA gene of F. psychrophilum (from 4 × 10(8) down to 11 copies per reaction) but not for other Flavobacterium species or other bacteria including fish pathogens. This qPCR-based method proved to be useful in the quantification of the F. psychrophilum titre present within organs dissected out from diseased fish. As the F. psychrophilum genome contains six copies of the 16S rRNA gene, we could infer a limit of detection corresponding to two bacteria per reaction, corresponding to 800 bacteria per fish tissue sample, and therefore 20 F. psychrophilum cells mg(-1) of tissue (for sample weighing 40 mg). The qPCR assay reported here could be a useful tool for veterinary diagnostic laboratories to monitor the F. psychrophilum infection level in fish farms.
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- N Orieux
- Université Bordeaux, CNRS UMR EPOC, Arcachon, France
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Kumar L, Awasthi G, Singh B. Extremophiles: A Novel Source of Industrially Important Enzymes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2011.121.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Pérez-Pascual D, Gómez E, Álvarez B, Méndez J, Reimundo P, Navais R, Duchaud E, Guijarro JA. Comparative analysis and mutation effects of fpp2-fpp1 tandem genes encoding proteolytic extracellular enzymes of Flavobacterium psychrophilum. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2011; 157:1196-1204. [PMID: 21292745 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.046938-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum is a very significant fish pathogen that secretes two biochemically characterized extracellular proteolytic enzymes, Fpp1 and Fpp2. The genes encoding these enzymes are organized as an fpp2-fpp1 tandem in the genome of strain F. psychrophilum THC02/90. Analysis of the corresponding encoded proteins showed that they belong to two different protease families. For gene function analysis, new genetic tools were developed in F. psychrophilum by constructing stable isogenic fpp1 and fpp2 mutants via single-crossover homologous recombination. RT-PCR analysis of wild-type and mutant strains suggested that both genes are transcribed as a single mRNA from the promoter located upstream of the fpp2 gene. Phenotypic characterization of the fpp2 mutant showed lack of caseinolytic activity and higher colony spreading compared with the wild-type strain. Both characteristics were recovered in the complemented strain. One objective of this work was to assess the contribution to virulence of these proteolytic enzymes. LD(50) experiments using the wild-type strain and mutants showed no significant differences in virulence in a rainbow trout challenge model, suggesting instead a possible nutritional role. The gene disruption procedure developed in this work, together with the knowledge of the complete genome sequence of F. psychrophilum, open new perspectives for the study of gene function in this bacterium.
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- David Pérez-Pascual
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Facultad de Medicina, IUBA, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Facultad de Medicina, IUBA, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen för Laboratoriemedicin, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, 14186 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Facultad de Medicina, IUBA, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Facultad de Medicina, IUBA, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Facultad de Medicina, IUBA, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Unité de Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, Equipe Infection et Immunité des Poissons, INRA-Domaine de Vilvert, 78352 Jouy en Josas Cédex, France
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Funcional, Facultad de Medicina, IUBA, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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Identification of cold-temperature-regulated genes in Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:1593-600. [PMID: 21216906 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01717-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum is the etiological agent of bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD) and rainbow trout fry syndrome (RTFS). It causes disease primarily in fresh water-reared salmonids, but other fish species can also be affected. A diverse array of clinical conditions is associated with BCWD, including tail rot (peduncle disease), necrotic myositis, and cephalic osteochondritis. Degradation of connective and muscular tissues by extracellular proteases is common to all of these presentations. There are no effective vaccines to prevent BCWD or RTFS, and antibiotics are often used to prevent and control disease. To identify virulence factors that might permit development of an efficacious vaccine, cDNA suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) was used to identify cold-regulated genes in a virulent strain of F. psychrophilum. Genes predicted to encode a two-component system sensor histidine kinase (LytS), an ATP-dependent RNA helicase, a multidrug ABC transporter permease/ATPase, an outer membrane protein/protective antigen OMA87, an M43 cytophagalysin zinc-dependent metalloprotease, a hypothetical protein, and four housekeeping genes were upregulated at 8°C versus the level of expression at 20°C. Because no F. psychrophilum gene was known to be suitable as an internal standard in reverse transcription-quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) experiments, the expression stability of nine commonly used reference genes was evaluated at 8°C and 20°C. Expression of the 16S rRNA was equivalent at both temperatures, and this gene was used in RT-qPCR experiments to verify the SSH findings. With the exception of the ATCC 49513 strain, similar patterns of gene expression were obtained with 11 other representative strains of F. psychrophilum.
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Extremophiles can be defined as organisms that can survive in extreme environments that cannot support mammalian life. They include microorganisms that can tolerate temperature extremes, extremes of pH, salinity, hydrostatic pressure and ionizing radiation, as well as low oxygen tension, desiccation and the presence of heavy metals. Psychrophilic organisms also include fish in polar waters and animals that withstand freezing. Rare examples of thermophilic pathogens exist, and the main category of extremophilic animal pathogens comprises psychrophilic and psychrotrophic microorganisms that cause fish diseases, e.g. Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Moritella viscosa, Aliivibrio wodanis and Aliivibrio salmonicida. The most widely known application of an extremophile product in veterinary medicine is DNA polymerase from thermophiles, which is a mainstay of PCR-based diagnostics for an extensive range of animal pathogens. DNA polymerases and other extremophile enzymes are also used in many molecular biology applications and animal genomics. Other extremophile products may find application in veterinary medicine in the future. These include enzymes in biosensors, compatible solutes in skin care products, drug excipients, treatments for respiratory disease, radioprotectants, peptide antibiotics, archaeal lipids for drug delivery and anti-cancer therapeutics.
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- Jane Ann Irwin
- Veterinary Sciences Centre, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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Salwan R, Gulati A, Kasana RC. Phylogenetic diversity of alkaline protease-producing psychrotrophic bacteria from glacier and cold environments of Lahaul and Spiti, India. J Basic Microbiol 2010; 50:150-9. [PMID: 20082368 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200800400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The diversity of proteolytic bacteria associated with a glacier and cold environment soils from three different locations in Lahaul and Spiti, India was investigated. Two hundred seventeen bacterial strains were isolated in pure culture. Subsequently these strains were screened for protease-production and one hundred nine showed protease production. From these protease producing psychrotrophic bacteria twenty showing high enzyme production at low temperature and alkaline pH were characterized and identified. The 16S rRNA phylogenetic analysis revealed that none of the strains showed 100% identity with the validly published species of various genera. Isolates belonged to three classes i.e. Actinobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria and Alphaproteobacteria, and were affiliated with the genera Acinetobacter, Arthrobacter, Mycoplana, Pseudomonas, Pseudoxanthomonas, Serratia and Stenotrophomonas. The optimal growth temperature ranged from 10 to 28 degrees C and interestingly, high levels of enzyme productions were measured at growth temperatures between 15 and 25 degrees C, for most of the isolates in plate assay. Most of the isolates were found to produce at least two other hydrolytic enzymes along with protease. The crude protease from one strain was active over broad range of temperature and pH with optima at 30 degrees C and 7.5, respectively. The protease activity was enhanced by Ca(2+), dithiothreitol and beta-mercaptoethanol. While Na(+), Hg(2+), Zn(2+), Mn(2+), phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid did not showed much effect on protease activity. The results enrich our knowledge on the psychrotrophic bacterial diversity and biogeographic distribution of enzyme producing bacteria in western Himalaya.
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- Richa Salwan
- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR), Palampur (HP)-176061, India
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Proteases are hydrolytic enzymes which catalyze the total hydrolysis of proteins in to amino acids. Although proteolytic enzymes can be obtained from animals and plants but microorganisms are the preferred source for industrial applications in view of scientific and economical advantage. Among various groups of microbes, psychrotrophs are ideal candidates for enzymes production keeping in mind that enzymes active at low temperature and stable under alkaline condition, in presence of oxidants and detergents are in large demand as laundry additive. The proteases from psychrotrophs also find application in environmental bioremediation, food and molecular biology. During the previous two decades, proteases from psychrotrophs have received increased attention because of their wide range of applications, but the full potential of psychrotrophic proteases has not been exploited. This review focuses attention on the present status of knowledge on the production, optimization, molecular characteristics, applications, substrate specificity, and crystal structure of psychrotrophic proteases. The review will help in making strategies for exploitation of psychrotrophic protease resources and improvement of enzymes to obtain more robust proteases of industrial and biotechnological significance.
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- Ramesh Chand Kasana
- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR), Palampur (HP)-176061, India.
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Hesami S, Allen KJ, Metcalf D, Ostland VE, MacInnes JI, Lumsden JS. Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of Flavobacterium psychrophilum isolates from Ontario salmonids with bacterial coldwater disease. Can J Microbiol 2008; 54:619-29. [DOI: 10.1139/w08-058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum is the causative agent of bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD) and rainbow trout fry syndrome. BCWD has a considerable economic impact on aquaculture operations in Ontario, Canada, and our limited understanding of the population structure and epidemiology of F. psychrophilum isolates is an impediment to the development of improved management strategies. Seventy-five 16S rRNA gene and gyr polymerase chain reaction positive isolates of F. psychrophilum that had been collected over a 16-year period from farmed salmonids with tail rot, necrotic myositis, and osteochondrosis were characterized morphologically, biochemically, and genotypically. Although the isolates were homogeneous by preliminary biochemical and phenotypic characterization, two distinct biovars were found by API ZYM testing. As well, four restriction pattern types were detected by 16S rRNA polymerase chain reaction – restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and there was a significant (P < 0.001) correlation between biovar I and digestion with MaeIII and between biovar II and digestion with MnlI or no site (P < 0.05). Further heterogenity was detected by sequence analysis of a 194 bp stem loop 3 region of rRNA. Nine sequence types were identified; 40/46 biovar I isolates were sequence type “a”, while 21/32 biovar II isolates belonged to either sequence type “c” or “d”. More than one biovar and genotype was identified among the strains recovered from separate fish sampled from three groups of rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) experiencing BCWD mortality events. No association was found between genotype or biovar and type of disease. Taken together, these data suggest that F. psychrophilum from Ontario can be grouped into two major lineages based on biovar and 16S rRNA polymorphisms, and although three major strain types were most frequently isolated in this study, it appears that the population of F. psychrophilum with pathogenic potential is quite heterogeneous.
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- Shohreh Hesami
- Fish Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Fish Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Fish Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Fish Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Fish Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Fish Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Dumetz F, Duchaud E, Claverol S, Orieux N, Papillon S, Lapaillerie D, Le Hénaff M. Analysis of the Flavobacterium psychrophilum outer-membrane subproteome and identification of new antigenic targets for vaccine by immunomics. Microbiology (Reading) 2008; 154:1793-1801. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2008/016600-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Fabien Dumetz
- Université Bordeaux 1, CNRS UMR 5805 EPOC, Place du Dr Peyneau, F-33120 Arcachon, France
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- Unité de Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, INRA, Domaine de Vilvert, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas Cedex, France
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- Plateforme Génomique Fonctionnelle, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, 146 Rue Léo Saignat, F-33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France
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- Université Bordeaux 1, CNRS UMR 5805 EPOC, Place du Dr Peyneau, F-33120 Arcachon, France
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- Université Bordeaux 1, CNRS UMR 5805 EPOC, Place du Dr Peyneau, F-33120 Arcachon, France
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- Plateforme Génomique Fonctionnelle, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, 146 Rue Léo Saignat, F-33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France
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- Université Bordeaux 1, CNRS UMR 5805 EPOC, Place du Dr Peyneau, F-33120 Arcachon, France
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Wang QF, Hou YH, Xu Z, Miao JL, Li GY. Purification and properties of an extracellular cold-active protease from the psychrophilic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. NJ276. Biochem Eng J 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Duchaud E, Boussaha M, Loux V, Bernardet JF, Michel C, Kerouault B, Mondot S, Nicolas P, Bossy R, Caron C, Bessières P, Gibrat JF, Claverol S, Dumetz F, Le Hénaff M, Benmansour A. Complete genome sequence of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Nat Biotechnol 2007; 25:763-9. [PMID: 17592475 DOI: 10.1038/nbt1313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2006] [Accepted: 05/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We report here the complete genome sequence of the virulent strain JIP02/86 (ATCC 49511) of Flavobacterium psychrophilum, a widely distributed pathogen of wild and cultured salmonid fish. The genome consists of a 2,861,988-base pair (bp) circular chromosome with 2,432 predicted protein-coding genes. Among these predicted proteins, stress response mediators, gliding motility proteins, adhesins and many putative secreted proteases are probably involved in colonization, invasion and destruction of the host tissues. The genome sequence provides the basis for explaining the relationships of the pathogen to the host and opens new perspectives for the development of more efficient disease control strategies. It also allows for a better understanding of the physiology and evolution of a significant representative of the family Flavobacteriaceae, whose members are associated with an interesting diversity of lifestyles and habitats.
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- Eric Duchaud
- INRA, Unité Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires UR892, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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Dumetz F, LaPatra SE, Duchaud E, Claverol S, Le Hénaff M. The Flavobacterium psychrophilum OmpA, an outer membrane glycoprotein, induces a humoral response in rainbow trout. J Appl Microbiol 2007; 103:1461-70. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03359.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Dumetz F, Duchaud E, LaPatra SE, Le Marrec C, Claverol S, Urdaci MC, Le Hénaff M. A protective immune response is generated in rainbow trout by an OmpH-like surface antigen (P18) of Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:4845-52. [PMID: 16820479 PMCID: PMC1489331 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00279-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Investigations of the surface characteristics of Flavobacterium psychrophilum, an important pathogen of fish, assisted us in identifying a surface protein termed P18. In the current study, we developed a simple and efficient procedure for the purification of this protein by a two-step method. First, P18 was selectively released from flavobacteria by a heat-HEPES treatment of the cells and then subjected to anion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography. De novo sequencing was used to generate a fragmented peptide spectrum from purified P18. Comparison of two obtained peptide sequences with a partial genome sequence of F. psychrophilum (INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France) identified one gene encoding a 166-amino-acid OmpH-like protein that mostly likely undergoes N-terminal cleavage of the 23-residue signal peptide. The susceptibility of the OmpH-like protein to proteinase K treatment and the bacteriostatic/bactericidal activities of anti-OmpH-like protein antibodies indicated that this protein is actually exposed on the surface of F. psychrophilum. Vaccination trials showed that the OmpH-like protein can induce a high titer of anti-OmpH-like protein antibodies which are protective. Taken together, these results suggest that this surface protein produced by F. psychrophilum could be used in future vaccine development as a promising candidate antigen.
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- Fabien Dumetz
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Biochimie Appliquées, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs des Travaux Agricoles de Bordeaux, France
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Alvarez B, Secades P, Prieto M, McBride MJ, Guijarro JA. A mutation in Flavobacterium psychrophilum tlpB inhibits gliding motility and induces biofilm formation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:4044-53. [PMID: 16751514 PMCID: PMC1489658 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00128-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum is a psychrotrophic, fish-pathogenic bacterium belonging to the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides group. Tn4351-induced mutants deficient in gliding motility, growth on iron-depleted media, and extracellular proteolytic activity were isolated. Some of these mutants were affected in only one of these characteristics, whereas others had defects in two or more. FP523, a mutant deficient in all of these properties, was studied further. FP523 had a Tn4351 insertion in tlpB (thiol oxidoreductase-like protein gene), which encodes a 41.4-kDa protein whose sequence does not exhibit high levels of similar to the sequences of proteins having known functions. TlpB has two domains; the N-terminal domains has five transmembrane regions, whereas the C-terminal domains has the Cys-X-X-Cys motif and other conserved motifs characteristic of thiol:disulfide oxidoreductases. Quantitative analysis of the thiol groups of periplasmic proteins revealed that TlpB is required for reduction of these groups. The tlpB gene is part of the fpt (F. psychrophilum thiol oxidoreductase) operon that contains two other genes, tlpA and tpiA, which encode a thiol:disulfide oxidoreductase and a triosephosphate isomerase, respectively. FP523 exhibited enhanced biofilm formation and decreased virulence and cytotoxicity. Complementation with the tlpB loci restored the wild-type phenotype. Gliding motility and biofilm formation appear to be antagonistic properties, which are both affected by TlpB.
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- B Alvarez
- Area de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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Aoki M, Kondo M, Nakatsuka Y, Kawai K, Oshima SI. Stationary phase culture supernatant containing membrane vesicles induced immunity to rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss fry syndrome. Vaccine 2006; 25:561-9. [PMID: 17095127 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2005] [Revised: 06/23/2006] [Accepted: 07/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Flavobacterium psychrophilum is the causative agent of bacterial cold water disease (BCWD) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fry syndrome (RTFS). Logarithmic phase formalin-killed cells (FKC) of F. psychrophilum induced immunity to BCWD in ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) by using an oral administration. In this study, we investigated the effective antigens of logarithmic phase cells in rainbow trout. Rainbow trout fry immunized with logarithmic phase FKC resulted in near complete protection, but the vaccine effect was low in fry immunized with stationary phase FKC. Scanning electron microscopy showed that logarithmic phase cells had many membrane vesicles (MVs) on the surface of F. psychrophilum cells. The MVs were released into medium at the stationary phase. MVs rich supernatant was collected from the stationary phase culture supernatant by using an ammonium precipitation method. Immunization with MVs rich supernatant combined with stationary phase FKC resulted in a relative percentage survival (RPS) of 94-100%, but immunization with MVs rich supernatant only resulted in no protection against F. psychrophilum infection. These data show that MVs have an adjuvant efficacy and suggest that combination of MVs and cells is necessary to obtain efficient protection.
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- Masatoshi Aoki
- Fish Disease Laboratory, Department of Aquaculture, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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Wang QF, Miao JL, Hou YH, Ding Y, Wang GD, Li GY. Purification and characterization of an extracellular cold-active serine protease from the psychrophilic bacterium Colwellia sp. NJ341. Biotechnol Lett 2005; 27:1195-8. [PMID: 16158263 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-005-0016-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2005] [Revised: 06/07/2005] [Accepted: 06/10/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Colwellia sp. NJ341, isolated from Antarctic sea ice, secreted a cold-active serine protease. The purified protease had an apparent Mr of 60 kDa by SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF MS. It was active from pH 5-12 with maximum activity at 35 degrees C (assayed over 10 min). Activity at 0 degrees C was nearly 30% of the maximum activity. It was completely inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride.
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- Quan-Fu Wang
- College of life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 266003, Qingdao, PR China
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Massias B, Dumetz F, Urdaci MC, Le Hénaff M. Identification of P18, a surface protein produced by the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum. J Appl Microbiol 2005; 97:574-80. [PMID: 15281938 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02338.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS This study was focused on the identification of associated outer membrane proteins which may play a role in the specific interactions between Flavobacterium psychrophilum (the aetiological agent of cold-water disease and rainbow trout fry syndrome in salmonid fish worldwide) and the fish tissues. METHODS AND RESULTS The surface protein interactions with the outer membrane being mainly ionic, different methods were used for the detachment of proteins from the cell surface of Fl. psychrophilum involving detergent-free buffers or solutions known to perturb the ionic interactions. Such treatments led to the isolation of a surface protein, named P18 in accordance with its relative molecular mass. The expression of P18 was not related to the growth conditions (liquid or solid medium, temperature and aeration) or the strains of Fl. psychrophilum tested here. CONCLUSIONS Preliminary characterization indicated that P18 is a surface antigen which is not sugar-modified and might be a subunit of a surface layer (i.e. S-layer), one of the most common surface structures on bacteria. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Data reported here should be used as the basis for further works involving the purification and characterization of P18 to identify the specific roles of such a surface protein, especially the interaction between this protein and the host surface.
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- B Massias
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Biochimie Appliquées, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs des Travaux Agricoles de Bordeaux, Gradignan, France
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Vazquez S, Ruberto L, Mac Cormack W. Properties of extracellular proteases from three psychrotolerant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolated from Antarctic soil. Polar Biol 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-004-0673-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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