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Wang Y, Li X, Zhang G, Bi J, Hou H. Transcriptome Reveals Regulation of Quorum Sensing of Hafnia alvei H4 on the Coculture System of Hafnia alvei H4 and Pseudomonas fluorescens ATCC13525. Foods 2024; 13:336. [PMID: 38275703 PMCID: PMC10815324 DOI: 10.3390/foods13020336] [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: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
In the food industry, foodborne spoilage bacteria often live in mixed species and attach to each other, leading to changes in spoilage characteristics. Quorum sensing (QS) has been reported to be a regulating mechanism for food spoiling by certain kinds of bacteria. Here, the contents of biofilm, extracellular polysaccharides, and biogenic amines in the coculture system of Hafnia alvei H4 and Pseudomonas fluorescens ATCC13525 were significantly reduced when the QS element of H. alvei H4 was deleted, confirming that QS of H. alvei H4 is involved in the dual-species interactions. Then, transcriptomics was used to explore the regulatory mechanism at the mRNA molecular level. The deletion of the QS element decreased the transcript levels of genes related to chemotaxis, flagellar assembly, and the two-component system pathway of H. alvei H4 in the coculture system. Furthermore, a total of 732 DEGs of P. fluorescens ATCC13525 were regulated in the dual species, which were primarily concerned with biofilm formation, ATP-binding cassette transporters, and amino acid metabolism. Taken together, the absence of the QS element of H. alvei H4 weakened the mutual cooperation of the two bacteria in the coculture system, making it a good target for managing infection with H. alvei and P. fluorescens.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yanan Wang
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, China; (Y.W.); (X.L.); (G.Z.); (J.B.)
- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, China
| | - Xue Li
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, China; (Y.W.); (X.L.); (G.Z.); (J.B.)
- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, China
| | - Gongliang Zhang
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, China; (Y.W.); (X.L.); (G.Z.); (J.B.)
- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, China
| | - Jingran Bi
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, China; (Y.W.); (X.L.); (G.Z.); (J.B.)
- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, China
| | - Hongman Hou
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, China; (Y.W.); (X.L.); (G.Z.); (J.B.)
- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, China
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