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Li J, Yang J, Xin W, Wu S, Wang X, Wang C, Zhang Z. Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores by a combination of high-pressure thermal treatment and potassium sorbate. Food Microbiol 2023; 115:104345. [PMID: 37567628 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2023.104345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Combining High-pressure Thermal Treatment (HPTT) and Potassium Sorbate (PS) may have a stronger spore inactivation effect. Spores of Bacillus subtilis were subjected to HPTT at 600 MPa-65 °C/75 °C and a combination of HPTT and PS of 0.1% and 0.2% concentrations. After these treatments, different procedures and techniques were employed to investigate the spore's inactivation. The results revealed that 4.92 ± 0.05 log spores were inactivated after treatment at 600 MPa-75 °C, while 5.97 ± 0.09 log spores were inactivated when the HPTT treatment was combined with 0.2% PS. Changes in permeability of the spore's inner membrane were characterized by OD600 value and release rates of nucleic acids, protein, and dipicolinic acid (DPA). Compared with HPTT treatment at 600 MPa-75 °C, the OD600 value of spores decreased further by about 50% after treatment with a combination of HPTT and 0.2% PS. Additionally, the combined treatments resulted in a significant increase in the OD260 and OD280 values, as well as the DPA release. The spore size analysis indicated a significant decrease in the size of spores treated with a combination of HPTT at 600 MPa-75 °C and PS of 0.2% concentration. Furthermore, the flow cytometry analysis and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) analysis indicated that the inner membrane damage of spores was higher after combined treatments than that after HPTT treatment alone. A significant reduction was also found in the Na+/K+-ATPase activity after the combined treatments. Also, the FTIR analysis revealed that the combined treatments resulted in significant adverse changes in the spores' inner membrane, cell wall, cortex, and nucleic acid. Therefore, the combination of HPTT and PS has a stronger inactivation effect and can be suggested as a promising strategy for the inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores.
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- Jiajia Li
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, PR China.
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Xing Y, Harper WF. Bacillus spore awakening: recent discoveries and technological developments. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2020; 64:110-115. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2019.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is an important disease of pepper (Capsicum annuum), an economically important solanaceous vegetable worldwide, in particular, under high temperature (HT) conditions. However, the molecular mechanism underlying pepper immunity against bacterial wilt remains poorly understood. Herein, CaCBL1, a putative calcineurin B-like protein, was functionally characterized in the pepper response to R. solanacearum inoculation (RSI) under HT (RSI/HT). CaCBL1 was significantly upregulated by RSI at room temperature (RSI/RT), HT, or RSI/HT. CaCBL1-GFP fused protein targeted to whole epidermal cells of Nicotiana benthamiana when transiently overexpressed. CaCBL1 silencing by virus-induced gene silencing significantly enhanced pepper susceptibility to RSI under RT or HT, while its transient overexpression triggered hypersensitive response mimic cell death and upregulation of immunity-associated marker genes, including CabZIP63, CaWRKY40, and CaCDPK15, the positive regulators in the pepper response to RSI or HT found in our previous studies. In addition, by chromatin immunoprecipitation PCR and electrophoretic mobility shift assay, CaCBL1 was found to be directly targeted by CaWRKY40, although not by CaWRKY27 or CaWRKY58, via the W-box-2 within its promoter, and its transcription was found to be downregulated by silencing of CaWRKY40 while it was enhanced by its transient overexpression. These results suggest that CaCBL1 acts as a positive regulator in pepper immunity against R. solanacearum infection, constituting a positive feedback loop with CaWRKY40.
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- Lei Shen
- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
- Agricultural College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
- Agricultural College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
- Agricultural College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
- Agricultural College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
- Agricultural College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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Trunet C, Mtimet N, Mathot AG, Postollec F, Leguerinel I, Couvert O, Broussolle V, Carlin F, Coroller L. Suboptimal Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus weihenstephanensis Spore Incubation Conditions Increase Heterogeneity of Spore Outgrowth Time. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:e02061-19. [PMID: 31900309 PMCID: PMC7054099 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02061-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Changes with time of a population of Bacillus weihenstephanensis KBAB4 and Bacillus licheniformis AD978 dormant spores into germinated spores and vegetative cells were followed by flow cytometry, at pH ranges of 4.7 to 7.4 and temperatures of 10°C to 37°C for B. weihenstephanensis and 18°C to 59°C for B. licheniformis Incubation conditions lower than optimal temperatures or pH led to lower proportions of dormant spores able to germinate and extended time of germination, a lower proportion of germinated spores able to outgrow, an extension of their times of outgrowth, and an increase of the heterogeneity of spore outgrowth time. A model based on the strain growth limits was proposed to quantify the impact of incubation temperature and pH on the passage through each physiological stage. The heat treatment temperature or time acted independently on spore recovery. Indeed, a treatment at 85°C for 12 min or at 95°C for 2 min did not have the same impact on spore germination and outgrowth kinetics of B. weihenstephanensis despite the fact that they both led to a 10-fold reduction of the population. Moreover, acidic sporulation pH increased the time of outgrowth 1.2-fold and lowered the proportion of spores able to germinate and outgrow 1.4-fold. Interestingly, we showed by proteomic analysis that some proteins involved in germination and outgrowth were detected at a lower abundance in spores produced at pH 5.5 than in those produced at pH 7.0, maybe at the origin of germination and outgrowth behavior of spores produced at suboptimal pH.IMPORTANCE Sporulation and incubation conditions have an impact on the numbers of spores able to recover after exposure to sublethal heat treatment. Using flow cytometry, we were able to follow at a single-cell level the changes in the physiological states of heat-stressed spores of Bacillus spp. and to discriminate between dormant spores, germinated spores, and outgrowing vegetative cells. We developed original mathematical models that describe (i) the changes with time of the proportion of cells in their different states during germination and outgrowth and (ii) the influence of temperature and pH on the kinetics of spore recovery using the growth limits of the tested strains as model parameters. We think that these models better predict spore recovery after a sublethal heat treatment, a common situation in food processing and a concern for food preservation and safety.
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- C Trunet
- Univ Brest, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne, UMT ACTIA 19.03 ALTER'iX, Quimper, France
- ADRIA Food Expertise, UMT ACTIA 19.03 ALTER'iX, Quimper, France
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- Univ Brest, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne, UMT ACTIA 19.03 ALTER'iX, Quimper, France
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- Univ Brest, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne, UMT ACTIA 19.03 ALTER'iX, Quimper, France
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- ADRIA Food Expertise, UMT ACTIA 19.03 ALTER'iX, Quimper, France
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- Univ Brest, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne, UMT ACTIA 19.03 ALTER'iX, Quimper, France
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- Univ Brest, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne, UMT ACTIA 19.03 ALTER'iX, Quimper, France
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- INRAE, Avignon Université, UMR SQPOV, Avignon, France
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- INRAE, Avignon Université, UMR SQPOV, Avignon, France
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- Univ Brest, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne, UMT ACTIA 19.03 ALTER'iX, Quimper, France
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Trunet C, Ngo H, Coroller L. Quantifying permeabilization and activity recovery of Bacillus spores in adverse conditions for growth. Food Microbiol 2019; 81:115-120. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Taylor TM, Ravishankar S, Bhargava K, Juneja VK. Chemical Preservatives and Natural Food Antimicrobials. In: Doyle MP, Diez-gonzalez F, Hill C, editors. Food Microbiology. Washington: ASM Press; 2019. pp. 705-31. [DOI: 10.1128/9781555819972.ch27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Omardien S, Drijfhout JW, Zaat SA, Brul S. Cationic Amphipathic Antimicrobial Peptides Perturb the Inner Membrane of Germinated Spores Thus Inhibiting Their Outgrowth. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2277. [PMID: 30319583 PMCID: PMC6168669 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The mode of action of four cationic amphipathic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) was evaluated against the non-pathogenic, Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium, Bacillus subtilis. The AMPs were TC19, TC84, BP2, and the lantibiotic Nisin A. TC19 and TC84 were derived from the human thrombocidin-1. Bactericidal peptide 2 (BP2) was derived from the human bactericidal permeability increasing protein (BPI). We employed structured illumination microscopy (SIM), fluorescence microscopy, Alexa 488-labeled TC84, B. subtilis mutants producing proteins fused to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) and single-cell live imaging to determine the effects of the peptides against spores. TC19, TC84, BP2, and Nisin A showed to be bactericidal against germinated spores by perturbing the inner membrane, thus preventing outgrowth to vegetative cells. Single cell live imaging showed that the AMPs do not affect the germination process, but the burst time and subsequent generation time of vegetative cells. Alexa 488-labeled TC84 suggested that the TC84 might be binding to the dormant spore-coat. Therefore, dormant spores were also pre-coated with the AMPs and cultured on AMP-free culture medium during single-cell live imaging. Pre-coating of the spores with TC19, TC84, and BP2 had no effect on the germination process, and variably affected the burst time and generation time. However, the percentage of spores that burst and grew out into vegetative cells was drastically lower when pre-coated with Nisin A, suggesting a novel application potential of this lantibiotic peptide against spores. Our findings contribute to the understanding of AMPs and show the potential of AMPs as eventual therapeutic agents against spore-forming bacteria.
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- Soraya Omardien
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Centre for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Omardien S, Ter Beek A, Vischer N, Montijn R, Schuren F, Brul S. Evaluating novel synthetic compounds active against Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus spores using Live imaging with SporeTrackerX. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9128. [PMID: 29904100 PMCID: PMC6002552 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27529-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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An empirical approach was taken to screen a novel synthetic compound library designed to be active against Gram-positive bacteria. We obtained five compounds that were active against spores from the model organism Bacillus subtilis and the food-borne pathogen Bacillus cereus during our population based experiments. Using single cell live imaging we were able to observe effects of the compounds on spore germination and outgrowth. Difference in sensitivity to the compounds could be observed between B. subtilis and B. cereus using live imaging, with minor difference in the minimal inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations of the compounds against the spores. The compounds all delayed the bursting time of germinated spores and affected the generation time of vegetative cells at sub-inhibitory concentrations. At inhibitory concentrations spore outgrowth was prevented. One compound showed an unexpected potential for preventing spore germination at inhibitory concentrations, which merits further investigation. Our study shows the valuable role single cell live imaging can play in the final selection process of antimicrobial compounds.
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- Soraya Omardien
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Department of Bacterial Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Microbiology and Systems Biology Group, TNO, Utrechtseweg 48, 3704HE, Zeist, The Netherlands
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- Microbiology and Systems Biology Group, TNO, Utrechtseweg 48, 3704HE, Zeist, The Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Sakanoue H, Yasugi M, Miyake M. Effect of sublethal heat treatment on the later stage of germination-to-outgrowth of Clostridium perfringens spores. Microbiol Immunol 2018; 62:418-424. [PMID: 29727026 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Sublethal heating of spores has long been known to stimulate or activate germination; however, the underlying mechanisms are not yet fully understood. In this study, the entire germination-to-outgrowth process of spores from Clostridium perfringens, an anaerobic sporeformer, was visualized at single-cell resolution. Quantitative analysis revealed that sublethal heating significantly reduces the time from completion of germination to the beginning of the first cell division, indicating that sublethal heating of C. perfringens spores not only sensitizes the responsiveness of germinant receptors but also directly or indirectly facilitates multiple steps during the bacterial regrowth process.
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- Hideyo Sakanoue
- Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku Ourai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku Ourai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku Ourai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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Abhyankar WR, Wen J, Swarge BN, Tu Z, de Boer R, Smelt JPPM, de Koning LJ, Manders E, de Koster CG, Brul S. Proteomics and microscopy tools for the study of antimicrobial resistance and germination mechanisms of bacterial spores. Food Microbiol 2018; 81:89-96. [PMID: 30910091 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2018.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Bacterial spores are ubiquitous in nature and can withstand both chemical and physical stresses. Spores can survive food preservation processes and upon outgrowth cause food spoilage as well as safety risks. The heterogeneous germination and outgrowth behavior of isogenic spore populations exacerbates this risk. A major unknown factor of spores is likely to be the inherently heterogeneous spore protein composition. The proteomics methods discussed here help in broadening the knowledge about spore structure and identification of putative target proteins from spores of different spore formers. Approaches to synchronize Bacillus subtilis spore formation, and to analyze spore proteins as well as the physiology of spore germination and outgrowth are also discussed. Live-imaging and fluorescence microscopy techniques discussed here allow analysis, at single cell level, of the 'germinosome', the process of spore germination itself, spore outgrowth and the spore intracellular pH dynamics. For the latter, a recently published improved pHluorin (IpHluorin) under control of the ptsG promoter is applicable. While the data obtained from such tools offers novel insight in the mechanisms of bacterial spore awakening, it may also be used to probe candidate antimicrobial compounds for inhibitory effects on spore germination and strengthen microbial risk assessment.
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- W R Abhyankar
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Mass Spectrometry of Bio-macromolecules, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Van Leeuwenhoek Centre for Advanced Microscopy, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Mass Spectrometry of Bio-macromolecules, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Mass Spectrometry of Bio-macromolecules, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry of Bio-macromolecules, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Van Leeuwenhoek Centre for Advanced Microscopy, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Mass Spectrometry of Bio-macromolecules, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Gadea R, Glibota N, Pérez Pulido R, Gálvez A, Ortega E. Effects of exposure to biocides on susceptibility to essential oils and chemical preservatives in bacteria from organic foods. Food Control 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Dormant Bacillales and Clostridiales spores begin to grow when small molecules (germinants) trigger germination, potentially leading to food spoilage or disease. Germination-specific proteins sense germinants, transport small molecules, and hydrolyze specific bonds in cortex peptidoglycan and specific proteins. Major events in germination include (a) germinant sensing; (b) commitment to germinate; (c) release of spores' depot of dipicolinic acid (DPA); (d) hydrolysis of spores' peptidoglycan cortex; and (e) spore core swelling and water uptake, cell wall peptidoglycan remodeling, and restoration of core protein and inner spore membrane lipid mobility. Germination is similar between Bacillales and Clostridiales, but some species differ in how germinants are sensed and how cortex hydrolysis and DPA release are triggered. Despite detailed knowledge of the proteins and signal transduction pathways involved in germination, precisely what some germination proteins do and how they do it remain unclear.
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- Peter Setlow
- Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-3305;
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
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- Department of Physics, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4353;
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Abhyankar W, Stelder S, de Koning L, de Koster C, Brul S. ‘Omics’ for microbial food stability: Proteomics for the development of predictive models for bacterial spore stress survival and outgrowth. Int J Food Microbiol 2017; 240:11-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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