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The ability to acquire iron from the environment is often an important virulence factor for pathogenic bacteria and Vibrios are no exception to this. Vibrios are reported mainly from marine habitats and most of the species are pathogenic. Among those, the pathogenic vibrios eg. V cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus causes foodborne illnesses. Vibrios are capable of producing all different classes of siderophores like hydroxamate (aerobactin), catecholate (vibriobactin, fluvibactin), carboxylate (vibrioferrin), and amphiphilic (amphibactin). Every different species of vibrios are capable of utilizing some endogenous or xenosiderophores. Being Gram-negative bacteria, Vibrios import iron siderophore via TonB dependent transport system and unlike other Gamma proteobacteria these usually possess two or even three partially redundant TonB systems for iron siderophore transport. Other than selected few iron siderophores, most pathogenic Vibrios are known to be able to utilize heme as the sole iron source, while some species are capable of importing free iron from the environment. As per the present knowledge, the spectrum of iron compound transport and utilization in Vibrios is better understood than the siderophore biosynthetic capability of individual species.
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Lee JM, Jang WJ, Lee EW, Kong IS. β-glucooligosaccharides derived from barley β-glucan promote growth of lactic acid bacteria and enhance nisin Z secretion by Lactococcus lactis. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.109014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Siddique MP, Jang WJ, Lee JM, Hasan MT, Kim CH, Kong IS. Detection of Vibrio anguillarum and Vibrio alginolyticus by Singleplex and Duplex Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assays Targeted to groEL and fklB Genes. Int Microbiol 2019; 22:501-509. [PMID: 31098824 DOI: 10.1007/s10123-019-00079-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Singleplex and duplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays were developed for detecting Vibrio anguillarum, a major bacterial pathogen of fish, and Vibrio alginolyticus, a pathogen of fish and humans, separately and simultaneously from contaminated seawater by targeting the groEL gene of V. anguillarum, which encodes a molecular chaperone protein, and the fklB gene of V. alginolyticus, which encodes a 22 kilodalton (kDa) peptidyl prolyl isomerase. The optimal reaction conditions to produce consistent results were 65 °C for 30 min, 63 °C for 30 min, and 63 °C for 40 min for the groEL (singleplex for V. anguillarum), fklB (singleplex for V. alginolyticus), and groEL + flkB (duplex) LAMP assays, respectively, analyzed via visual detection methods (use of calcein, and SYBR Green I) and agarose gel electrophoresis. The assays were found to be species-specific, as closely related Vibrio spp. were not detected. The limits of detection (LoDs) of the LAMP assays for DNA template from pure culture and artificially contaminated seawater were 10 and 14 fg (groEL assay; for V. anguillarum), 12.5 and 17 fg (fklB assay; for V. alginolyticus), and 50 and 70 fg (duplex assay) per reaction, respectively, which were much better than the LoDs of conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Singleplex and duplex LAMP assays were found to be rapid, species-specific, and sensitive for the detection of V. anguillarum and V. alginolyticus and are applicable to laboratory and field diagnostics.
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- Mahbubul Pratik Siddique
- Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.,Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Industrial Bio-materials Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.,Department of Aquaculture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Marine Bio-materials & Aquaculture, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.
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The Probiotic Bacterium Phaeobacter inhibens Downregulates Virulence Factor Transcription in the Shellfish Pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus by N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone Production. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.01545-18. [PMID: 30389771 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01545-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Phaeobacter inhibens S4Sm acts as a probiotic bacterium against the oyster pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus Here, we report that P. inhibens S4Sm secretes three molecules that downregulate the transcription of major virulence factors, metalloprotease genes, in V. coralliilyticus cultures. The effects of the S4Sm culture supernatant on the transcription of three genes involved in protease activity, namely, vcpA, vcpB, and vcpR (encoding metalloproteases A and B and their transcriptional regulator, respectively), were examined by reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR). The expression of vcpB and vcpR were reduced to 36% and 6.6%, respectively, compared to that in an untreated control. We constructed a V. coralliilyticus green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter strain to detect the activity of inhibitory compounds. Using a bioassay-guided approach, the molecules responsible for V. coralliilyticus protease inhibition activity were isolated from S4Sm supernatant and identified as three N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs). The three AHLs are N-(3-hydroxydecanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone, N-(dodecanoyl-2,5-diene)-l-homoserine lactone, and N-(3-hydroxytetradecanoyl-7-ene)-l-homoserine lactone, and their half maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50s) against V. coralliilyticus protease activity were 0.26 μM, 3.7 μM, and 2.9 μM, respectively. Our qRT-PCR data demonstrated that exposures to the individual AHLs reduced the transcription of vcpR and vcpB Combinations of the three AHLs (any two or all three AHLs) on V. coralliilyticus produced additive effects on protease inhibition activity. These AHL compounds may contribute to the host protective effects of S4Sm by disrupting the quorum sensing pathway that activates protease transcription of V. coralliilyticus IMPORTANCE Probiotics represent a promising alternative strategy to control infection and disease caused by marine pathogens of aquaculturally important species. Generally, the beneficial effects of probiotics include improved water quality, control of pathogenic bacteria and their virulence, stimulation of the immune system, and improved animal growth. Previously, we isolated a probiotic bacterium, Phaeobacter inhibens S4Sm, which protects oyster larvae from Vibrio coralliilyticus RE22Sm infection. We also demonstrated that both antibiotic secretion and biofilm formation play important roles in S4Sm probiotic activity. Here, we report that P. inhibens S4Sm, an alphaproteobacterium and member of the Roseobacter clade, also secretes secondary metabolites that hijack the quorum sensing ability of V. coralliilyticus RE22Sm, suppressing virulence gene expression. This finding demonstrates that probiotic bacteria can exert their host protection by using a multipronged array of behaviors that limit the ability of pathogens to become established and cause infection.
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Characterization of a Bacillus sp. isolated from fermented food and its synbiotic effect with barley β-glucan as a biocontrol agent in the aquaculture industry. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 103:1429-1439. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9480-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Thode SK, Rojek E, Kozlowski M, Ahmad R, Haugen P. Distribution of siderophore gene systems on a Vibrionaceae phylogeny: Database searches, phylogenetic analyses and evolutionary perspectives. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0191860. [PMID: 29444108 PMCID: PMC5812596 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Siderophores are small molecules synthesized and secreted by bacteria and fungi to scavenge iron. Extracellular ferri-siderohores are recognized by cognate receptors on the cell surface for transport over membranes. Several siderophore systems from Vibrionaceae representatives are known and well understood, e.g., the molecular structure of the siderophore, the biosynthesis gene cluster and pathway, and the gene expression pattern. Less is known about how these systems are distributed among the ~140 Vibrionaceae species, and which evolutionary processes contributed to the present-day distribution. In this work, we compiled existing knowledge on siderophore biosynthesis systems and siderophore receptors from Vibrionaceae and used phylogenetic analyses to investigate their organization, distribution, origin and evolution. Through literature searches, we identified nine different siderophore biosynthesis systems and thirteen siderophore receptors in Vibrionaceae. Homologs were identified by BLAST searches, and the results were mapped onto a Vibrionaceae phylogeny. We identified 81 biosynthetic systems distributed in 45 Vibrionaceae species and 16 unclassified Vibrionaceae strains, and 409 receptors in 89 Vibrionaceae species and 49 unclassified Vibrionaceae strains. The majority of taxa are associated with at least one type of siderophore biosynthesis system, some (e.g., aerobactin and vibrioferrin) of which are widely distributed in the family, whereas others (i.e., bisucaberin and vibriobactin) are found in one lineage. Cognate receptors are found more widespread. Phylogenetic analysis of three siderophore systems (piscibactin, vibrioferrin and aerobactin) show that their present-day distribution can be explained by an old insertion into Vibrionaceae, followed mainly by stable vertical evolution and extensive loss, and some cases of horizontal gene transfers. The present work provides an up to date overview of the distribution of siderophore-based iron acquisition systems in Vibrionaceae, and presents phylogenetic analysis of these systems. Our results suggest that the present-day distribution is a result of several evolutionary processes, such as old and new gene acquisitions, gene loss, and both vertical and horizontal gene transfers.
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- Sunniva Katharina Thode
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Bioinformatics (SfB), Faculty of Science and Technology, UiT − The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Education and Natural Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Hamar, Norway
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Education and Natural Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Hamar, Norway
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Education and Natural Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Hamar, Norway
- * E-mail: (PH); (RA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Bioinformatics (SfB), Faculty of Science and Technology, UiT − The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- * E-mail: (PH); (RA)
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Payne SM, Mey AR, Wyckoff EE. Vibrio Iron Transport: Evolutionary Adaptation to Life in Multiple Environments. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2016; 80:69-90. [PMID: 26658001 PMCID: PMC4711184 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00046-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Iron is an essential element for Vibrio spp., but the acquisition of iron is complicated by its tendency to form insoluble ferric complexes in nature and its association with high-affinity iron-binding proteins in the host. Vibrios occupy a variety of different niches, and each of these niches presents particular challenges for acquiring sufficient iron. Vibrio species have evolved a wide array of iron transport systems that allow the bacteria to compete for this essential element in each of its habitats. These systems include the secretion and uptake of high-affinity iron-binding compounds (siderophores) as well as transport systems for iron bound to host complexes. Transporters for ferric and ferrous iron not complexed to siderophores are also common to Vibrio species. Some of the genes encoding these systems show evidence of horizontal transmission, and the ability to acquire and incorporate additional iron transport systems may have allowed Vibrio species to more rapidly adapt to new environmental niches. While too little iron prevents growth of the bacteria, too much can be lethal. The appropriate balance is maintained in vibrios through complex regulatory networks involving transcriptional repressors and activators and small RNAs (sRNAs) that act posttranscriptionally. Examination of the number and variety of iron transport systems found in Vibrio spp. offers insights into how this group of bacteria has adapted to such a wide range of habitats.
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- Shelley M Payne
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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Huang T, Yu X, Gelbič I, Guan X. RAP-PCR fingerprinting reveals time-dependent expression of development-related genes following differentiation process of Bacillus thuringiensis. Can J Microbiol 2015; 61:683-90. [DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Gene expression profiles are important data to reveal the functions of genes putatively involved in crucial biological processes. RNA arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (RAP-PCR) and specifically primed reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were combined to screen differentially expressed genes following development of a commercial Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strain 8010 (serotype 3a3b). Six differentially expressed transcripts (RAP1 to RAP6) were obtained. RAP1 encoded a putative triple helix repeat-containing collagen or an exosporium protein H related to spore pathogenicity. RAP2 was homologous to a ClpX protease and an ATP-dependent protease La (LonB), which likely acted as virulence factors. RAP3 was homologous to a beta subunit of propionyl-CoA carboxylase required for the development of Myxococcus xanthus. RAP4 had homology to a quinone oxidoreductase involved in electron transport and ATP formation. RAP5 showed significant homology to a uridine kinase that mediates phosphorylation of uridine and azauridine. RAP6 shared high sequence identity with 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate-hydroxymethyltransferase (also known as ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase or PanB) involved in the operation of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. The findings described here would help to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the differentiation process of B. thuringiensis and unravel novel pathogenic genes.
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- Tianpei Huang
- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 350002 Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China
- Fujian–Taiwan Joint Center for Ecological Control of Crop Pests, 350002 Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 350002 Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China
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- Biological Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 350002 Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China
- Fujian–Taiwan Joint Center for Ecological Control of Crop Pests, 350002 Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China
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Jo GA, Lee JM, No G, Kang DS, Kim SH, Ahn SH, Kong IS. Isolation and characterization of a 17-kDa FKBP-type peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase from Vibrio anguillarum. Protein Expr Purif 2015; 110:130-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2015.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tapia-Paniagua ST, Vidal S, Lobo C, Prieto-Álamo MJ, Jurado J, Cordero H, Cerezuela R, García de la Banda I, Esteban MA, Balebona MC, Moriñigo MA. The treatment with the probiotic Shewanella putrefaciens Pdp11 of specimens of Solea senegalensis exposed to high stocking densities to enhance their resistance to disease. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 41:209-221. [PMID: 25149590 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/07/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Aquaculture industry exposes fish to acute stress events, such as high stocking density, and a link between stress and higher susceptibility to diseases has been concluded. Several studies have demonstrated increased stress tolerance of fish treated with probiotics, but the mechanisms involved have not been elucidated. Shewanella putrefaciens Pdp11 is a strain isolated from healthy gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) and it is considered as probiotics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the dietary administration of this probiotics on the stress tolerance of Solea senegalensis specimens farmed under high stocking density (PHD) compared to a group fed a commercial diet and farmed under the same conditions (CHD). In addition, during the experiment, a natural infectious outbreak due to Vibrio species affected fish farmed under crowding conditions. Changes in the microbiota and histology of intestine and in the transcription of immune response genes were evaluated at 19 and 30 days of the experiment. Mortality was observed after 9 days of the beginning of the experiment in CHD and PHD groups, it being higher in the CHD group. Fish farmed under crowding stress showed reduced expression of genes at 19 day probiotic feeding. On the contrary, a significant increase in immune related gene expression was detected in CHD fish at 30 day, whereas the gene expression in fish from PHD group was very similar to that showed in specimens fed and farmed with the conventional conditions. In addition, the dietary administration of S. putrefaciens Pdp11 produced an important modulation of the intestinal microbiota, which was significantly correlated with the high number of goblet cells detected in fish fed the probiotic diet.
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- S T Tapia-Paniagua
- Universidad de Málaga, Departamento de Microbiología, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Universidad de Málaga, Departamento de Microbiología, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Santander, 39080 Santander, Spain
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- Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid, Km. 396, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid, Km. 396, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Campus de Espinardo s/n, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Campus de Espinardo s/n, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Santander, 39080 Santander, Spain
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- Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Campus de Espinardo s/n, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Universidad de Málaga, Departamento de Microbiología, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Universidad de Málaga, Departamento de Microbiología, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
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Expression, purification and characterization of soluble recombinant peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase from Vibrio anguillarum. Protein Expr Purif 2014; 101:54-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2014.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Revised: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Evidence of the adaptive response in Pseudomonas aeruginosa to 14 years of incubation in seawater. ANN MICROBIOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0387-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Kim EY, Kim YR, Kim DG, Kong IS. A susceptible protein by proteomic analysis from Vibrio anguillarum under various environmental conditions. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2011; 35:273-82. [PMID: 21979859 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-011-0636-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2011] [Accepted: 07/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vibrio anguillarum is a halophilic Gram-negative bacterium causing vibriosis in marine fish and other aquatic animals. Most bacteria have developed strategies to survive in harsh environments, and V. anguillarum also encounters various stresses in seawater and hosts. In this study, we investigated changes in protein expression of V. anguillarum in response to diverse stress conditions of temperature, pH, and NaCl. Proteins were separated by 2D-PAGE, differences in expression patterns under each of the above conditions were observed, and proteins were identified using MALDI-TOF MS/MS. We found an oxidoreductase short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family protein (OSDR), commonly down-regulated under all applied stresses (temperature 15 °C, pH 5 or 10, and NaCl 2 M). Analysis at transcriptional level using RT-PCR showed that osdr gene expression was reduced over time under these stress conditions. Among the various stresses, pH 10 was the most effective for reduction of osdr mRNA transcription. Our findings provide a useful candidate protein for detection of environmental change using V. anguillarum.
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- Eun-Young Kim
- Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan, 608-737, Korea
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Frans I, Michiels CW, Bossier P, Willems KA, Lievens B, Rediers H. Vibrio anguillarum as a fish pathogen: virulence factors, diagnosis and prevention. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2011; 34:643-661. [PMID: 21838709 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2011.01279.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 262] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Vibrio anguillarum, also known as Listonella anguillarum, is the causative agent of vibriosis, a deadly haemorrhagic septicaemic disease affecting various marine and fresh/brackish water fish, bivalves and crustaceans. In both aquaculture and larviculture, this disease is responsible for severe economic losses worldwide. Because of its high morbidity and mortality rates, substantial research has been carried out to elucidate the virulence mechanisms of this pathogen and to develop rapid detection techniques and effective disease-prevention strategies. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge pertaining to V. anguillarum, focusing on pathogenesis, known virulence factors, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
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- I Frans
- Laboratory for Process Microbial Ecology and Bioinspirational Management, Consortium for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, K.U. Leuven Association, Lessius Mechelen, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium
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Garbeva P, de Boer W. Inter-specific interactions between carbon-limited soil bacteria affect behavior and gene expression. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2009; 58:36-46. [PMID: 19267150 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9502-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2008] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Recent publications indicate that inter-specific interactions between soil bacteria may strongly affect the behavior of the strains involved, e.g., by increased production of antibiotics or extracellular enzymes. This may point at an enhanced competitive ability due to inter-specific triggering of gene expression. However, it is not known if such inter-specific interactions also occur during competition for carbon which is the normal situation in soil. Here, we report on competitive interactions between two taxonomically non-related bacterial strains, Pseudomonas sp. A21 and Pedobacter sp. V48, that were isolated from a dune soil. The strains showed strong effects on each other's behavior and gene expression patterns when growing together under carbon-limited conditions on agar. The most pronounced observed visual changes in mixed cultures as compared to monocultures were (1) strong inhibition of a bioindicator fungus, suggesting the production of a broad-spectrum antibiotic, and (2) the occurrence of gliding-like movement of Pedobacter cells. Two independent techniques, namely random arbitrary primed-PCR (RAP-PCR) and suppressive subtractive hybridization (SSH), identified in total 24 genes that had higher expression in mixed cultures compared to monocultures. Microbial interactions were clearly bidirectional, as differentially expressed genes were detected for both bacteria in mixed cultures. Sequence analysis of the differentially expressed genes indicated that several of them were most related to genes involved in motility and chemotaxis, secondary metabolite production and two-component signal transduction systems. The gene expression patterns suggest an interference competition strategy by the Pseudomonas strain and an escape/explorative strategy by the Pedobacter strain during confrontation with each other. Our results show that the bacterial strains can distinguish between intra- and inter-specific carbon competition.
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- Paolina Garbeva
- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Center for Terrestrial Ecology, Heteren, The Netherlands.
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Kim DG, Bae JY, Hong GE, Min MK, Kim JK, Kong IS. Application of the rpoS gene for the detection of Vibrio anguillarum in flounder and prawn by polymerase chain reaction. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2008; 31:639-647. [PMID: 18786026 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2008.00943.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Vibrio anguillarum, an opportunistic fish pathogen, is the main species responsible for vibriosis, a disease that affects feral and farmed fish and shellfish, and causes considerable economic losses in marine aquaculture. In this study, we used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect V. anguillarum. PCR specificity was evaluated by amplifying the rpoS gene, a general stress regulator, in six strains of V. anguillarum and 36 other bacterial species. PCR amplified a species-specific fragment (689 bp) from V. anguillarum. Furthermore, the PCR assay was sensitive enough to detect rpoS expression from 3 pg of genomic DNA, or from six colony-forming units (CFU) mL(-1) of cultured V. anguillarum. However, the assay was less sensitive when genomic DNA from the infected flounder and prawn was used (limit of detection, 50 ng and 10 ng g(-1) tissue, respectively). These data demonstrate that PCR amplification of the rpoS gene is a sensitive and species-specific method to detect V. anguillarum in practical situations.
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- D-G Kim
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Pukyong National University, Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu Busan, Korea
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Balado M, Osorio CR, Lemos ML. A gene cluster involved in the biosynthesis of vanchrobactin, a chromosome-encoded siderophore produced by Vibrio anguillarum. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2007; 152:3517-3528. [PMID: 17159203 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.29298-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Vibrio anguillarum serotype O2 strains produce a catechol siderophore named vanchrobactin, which has been identified as N-[N'-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)-arginyl]-serine. This work describes a chromosomal region that harbours the genetic determinants necessary for the biosynthesis of vanchrobactin. The authors have identified the genes involved in 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA) biosynthesis (vabA, vabB and vabC) and activation (vabE), and a gene (vabF) encoding a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase, which is putatively involved in the assembly of the siderophore components. Also described are the identification and characterization of genes encoding a putative vanchrobactin exporter (vabS) and a siderophore esterase (vabH). In-frame deletion mutants in vabA, vabB, vabC, vabE, vabF and vabH were impaired for growth under conditions of iron limitation, and the analysis of culture supernatants by chrome azurol-S and cross-feeding assays showed almost no production of siderophores in any of the vabABCEF mutants. In addition, deletion mutations of vabA, vabB and vabC abolished production of DHBA, as assessed by chemical and biological analyses. Complementation of each mutant with the corresponding gene provided in trans confirmed the involvement of this gene cluster in the biosynthesis of DHBA and vanchrobactin in V. anguillarum strain RV22. Based on chemical and genetic data, and on published models for other catechol siderophores, a model for vanchrobactin biosynthesis is proposed.
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- Miguel Balado
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Institute of Aquaculture and Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Sur, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Institute of Aquaculture and Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Sur, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Institute of Aquaculture and Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Sur, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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Hong GE, Kim DG, Bae JY, Ahn SH, Bai SC, Kong IS. Species-specific PCR detection of the fish pathogen, Vibrio anguillarum, using the amiB gene, which encodes N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2007; 269:201-6. [PMID: 17326755 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00618.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Vibrio anguillarum is the causative agent of the fish disease vibriosis and is the most intensely studied species of Vibrio. In the present study, specific primers and a PCR assay were designed to detect V. anguillarum. The primers were designed to amplify a 429-bp internal region of the V. anguillarum amiB gene, which encodes the peptidoglycan hydrolase N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase. PCR specificity was demonstrated by successful amplification of DNA from V. anguillarum and by the absence of a PCR product from 25 other Vibrio strains and various enteric bacteria. The PCR produced a 429-bp amplified fragment from as little as 1 pg of V. anguillarum DNA. The limit of detection for this PCR technique was c. 20 bacterial colonies in 25 mg of infected flounder tissue. These results suggest that this PCR system is a sensitive and species-specific detection method, and is possible to use as a diagnostic tool to detect V. anguillarum.
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- Gyeong-Eun Hong
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea
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Jin B, Newton SMC, Shao Y, Jiang X, Charbit A, Klebba PE. Iron acquisition systems for ferric hydroxamates, haemin and haemoglobin in Listeria monocytogenes. Mol Microbiol 2006; 59:1185-98. [PMID: 16430693 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.05015.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium that causes severe opportunistic infections in humans and animals. We biochemically characterized, for the first time, the iron uptake processes of this facultative intracellular pathogen, and identified the genetic loci encoding two of its membrane iron transporters. Strain EGD-e used iron complexes of hydroxamates (ferrichrome and ferrichrome A, ferrioxamine B), catecholates (ferric enterobactin, ferric corynebactin) and eukaryotic binding proteins (transferrin, lactoferrin, ferritin, haemoglobin). Quantitative determinations showed 10-100-fold lower affinity for ferric siderophores (Km approximately 1-10 nM) than Gram-negative bacteria, and generally lower uptake rates. Vmax for [59Fe]-enterobactin (0.15 pMol per 10(9) cells per minute) was 400-fold lower than that of Escherichia coli. For [59Fe]-corynebactin, Vmax was also low (1.2 pMol per 10(9) cells per minute), but EGD-e transported [59Fe]-apoferrichrome similarly to E. coli (Vmax=24 pMol per 10(9) cells per minute). L. monocytogenes encodes potential Fur-regulated iron transporters at 2.031 Mb (the fur-fhu region), 2.184 Mb (the feo region), 2.27 Mb (the srtB region) and 2.499 Mb (designated hupDGC region). Chromosomal deletions in the fur-fhu and hupDGC regions diminished iron uptake from ferric hydroxamates and haemin/haemoglobin respectively. In the former locus, deletion of fhuD (lmo1959) or fhuC (lmo1960) strongly reduced [59Fe]-apoferrichrome uptake. Deletion of hupC (lmo2429) eliminated the uptake of haemin and haemoglobin, and decreased the virulence of L. monocytogenes 50-fold in mice. Elimination of srtB region genes (Deltalmo2185, Deltalmo2186, Deltalmo2183), both sortase structural genes (DeltasrtB, DeltasrtA, DeltasrtAB), fur and feoB did not impair iron transport. However, deletion of bacterioferritin (Deltafri, lmo943; 0.97 Mb) decreased growth and altered iron uptake: Vmax of [59Fe]-corynebactin transport tripled in this strain, whereas that of [59Fe]-apoferrichrome decreased 20-fold.
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- Bo Jin
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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Darby AC, Lagnel J, Matthew CZ, Bourtzis K, Maudlin I, Welburn SC. Extrachromosomal DNA of the symbiont Sodalis glossinidius. J Bacteriol 2005; 187:5003-7. [PMID: 15995217 PMCID: PMC1169519 DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.14.5003-5007.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The extrachromosomal DNA of Sodalis glossinidius from two tsetse fly species was sequenced and contained four circular elements: three plasmids, pSG1 (82 kb), pSG2 (27 kb), and pSG4 (11 kb), and a bacteriophage-like pSG3 (19 kb) element. The information suggests S. glossinidius is evolving towards an obligate association with tsetse flies.
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- A C Darby
- Centre of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK.
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Alice AF, López CS, Crosa JH. Plasmid- and chromosome-encoded redundant and specific functions are involved in biosynthesis of the siderophore anguibactin in Vibrio anguillarum 775: a case of chance and necessity? J Bacteriol 2005; 187:2209-14. [PMID: 15743971 PMCID: PMC1064064 DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.6.2209-2214.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report the identification of a novel chromosome cluster of genes in Vibrio anguillarum 775 that includes redundant functional homologues of the pJM1 plasmid-harbored genes angE and angC that are involved in anguibactin biosynthesis. We also identified in this cluster a chromosomal angA gene that is essential in anguibactin biosynthesis.
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- Alejandro F Alice
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Budzikiewicz H. Siderophores of the Pseudomonadaceae sensu stricto (fluorescent and non-fluorescent Pseudomonas spp.). FORTSCHRITTE DER CHEMIE ORGANISCHER NATURSTOFFE = PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC NATURAL PRODUCTS. PROGRES DANS LA CHIMIE DES SUBSTANCES ORGANIQUES NATURELLES 2004; 87:81-237. [PMID: 15079896 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0581-8_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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- H Budzikiewicz
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität zu Köln, Germany
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Di Lorenzo M, Stork M, Tolmasky ME, Actis LA, Farrell D, Welch TJ, Crosa LM, Wertheimer AM, Chen Q, Salinas P, Waldbeser L, Crosa JH. Complete sequence of virulence plasmid pJM1 from the marine fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum strain 775. J Bacteriol 2003; 185:5822-30. [PMID: 13129954 PMCID: PMC193973 DOI: 10.1128/jb.185.19.5822-5830.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The virulence plasmid pJM1 enables the fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum, a gram-negative polarly flagellated comma-shaped rod bacterium, to cause a highly fatal hemorrhagic septicemic disease in salmonids and other fishes, leading to epizootics throughout the world. The pJM1 plasmid 65,009-nucleotide sequence, with an overall G+C content of 42.6%, revealed genes and open reading frames (ORFs) encoding iron transporters, nonribosomal peptide enzymes, and other proteins essential for the biosynthesis of the siderophore anguibactin. Of the 59 ORFs, approximately 32% were related to iron metabolic functions. The plasmid pJM1 confers on V. anguillarum the ability to take up ferric iron as a complex with anguibactin from a medium in which iron is chelated by transferrin, ethylenediamine-di(o-hydroxyphenyl-acetic acid), or other iron-chelating compounds. The fatDCBA-angRT operon as well as other downstream biosynthetic genes is bracketed by the homologous ISV-A1 and ISV-A2 insertion sequences. Other clusters on the plasmid also show an insertion element-flanked organization, including ORFs homologous to genes involved in the biosynthesis of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid. Homologues of replication and partition genes are also identified on pJM1 adjacent to this region. ORFs with no known function represent approximately 30% of the pJM1 sequence. The insertion sequence elements in the composite transposon-like structures, corroborated by the G+C content of the pJM1 sequence, suggest a modular composition of plasmid pJM1, biased towards acquisition of modules containing genes related to iron metabolic functions. We also show that there is considerable microheterogeneity in pJM1-like plasmids from virulent strains of V. anguillarum isolated from different geographical sources.
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- Manuela Di Lorenzo
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon HealthScience University, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA
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