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Bixler GD, Bhushan B. Biofouling: lessons from nature. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2012; 370:2381-417. [PMID: 22509063 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2011.0502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Biofouling is generally undesirable for many applications. An overview of the medical, marine and industrial fields susceptible to fouling is presented. Two types of fouling include biofouling from organism colonization and inorganic fouling from non-living particles. Nature offers many solutions to control fouling through various physical and chemical control mechanisms. Examples include low drag, low adhesion, wettability (water repellency and attraction), microtexture, grooming, sloughing, various miscellaneous behaviours and chemical secretions. A survey of nature's flora and fauna was taken in order to discover new antifouling methods that could be mimicked for engineering applications. Antifouling methods currently employed, ranging from coatings to cleaning techniques, are described. New antifouling methods will presumably incorporate a combination of physical and chemical controls.
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- Gregory D Bixler
- Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio and Nanotechnology and Biomimetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210-1142, USA
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Fernandes N, Case RJ, Longford SR, Seyedsayamdost MR, Steinberg PD, Kjelleberg S, Thomas T. Genomes and virulence factors of novel bacterial pathogens causing bleaching disease in the marine red alga Delisea pulchra. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27387. [PMID: 22162749 PMCID: PMC3230580 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 10/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Nautella sp. R11, a member of the marine Roseobacter clade, causes a bleaching disease in the temperate-marine red macroalga, Delisea pulchra. To begin to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underpinning the ability of Nautella sp. R11 to colonize, invade and induce bleaching of D. pulchra, we sequenced and analyzed its genome. The genome encodes several factors such as adhesion mechanisms, systems for the transport of algal metabolites, enzymes that confer resistance to oxidative stress, cytolysins, and global regulatory mechanisms that may allow for the switch of Nautella sp. R11 to a pathogenic lifestyle. Many virulence effectors common in phytopathogenic bacteria are also found in the R11 genome, such as the plant hormone indole acetic acid, cellulose fibrils, succinoglycan and nodulation protein L. Comparative genomics with non-pathogenic Roseobacter strains and a newly identified pathogen, Phaeobacter sp. LSS9, revealed a patchy distribution of putative virulence factors in all genomes, but also led to the identification of a quorum sensing (QS) dependent transcriptional regulator that was unique to pathogenic Roseobacter strains. This observation supports the model that a combination of virulence factors and QS-dependent regulatory mechanisms enables indigenous members of the host alga's epiphytic microbial community to switch to a pathogenic lifestyle, especially under environmental conditions when innate host defence mechanisms are compromised.
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- Neil Fernandes
- The Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation (CMB), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- The Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation (CMB), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- The Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation (CMB), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- The Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation (CMB), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- The Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation (CMB), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Christie-Oleza JA, Piña-Villalonga JM, Bosch R, Nogales B, Armengaud J. Comparative proteogenomics of twelve Roseobacter exoproteomes reveals different adaptive strategies among these marine bacteria. Mol Cell Proteomics 2011; 11:M111.013110. [PMID: 22122883 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m111.013110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Roseobacters are generalist bacteria abundantly found in the oceans. Because little is known on how marine microorganisms interact in association or competition, we focused our attention on the microbial exoproteome, a key component in their interaction with extracellular milieu. Here we present a comparative analysis of the theoretically encoded exoproteome of twelve members of the Roseobacter group validated by extensive comparative proteogenomics. In silico analysis revealed that 30% of the encoded proteome of these microorganisms could be exported. The ratio of the different protein categories varied in accordance to the ecological distinctness of each strain, a trait reinforced by quantitative proteomics data. Despite the interspecies variations found, the most abundantly detected proteins by shotgun proteomics were from transporter, adhesion, motility, and toxin-like protein categories, defining four different plausible adaptive strategies within the Roseobacter group. In some strains the toxin-secretion strategy was over-represented with repeats-in-toxin-like proteins. Our results show that exoproteomes strongly depend on bacterial trophic strategy and can slightly change because of culture conditions. Simulated natural conditions and the effect of the indigenous microbial community on the exoproteome of Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS-3 were also assayed. Interestingly, we observed a significant depletion of the toxin-like proteins usually secreted by R. pomeroyi DSS-3 when grown in presence of a natural community sampled from a Mediterranean Sea port. The significance of this specific fraction of the exoproteome is discussed.
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Hibbing ME, Fuqua C. Inhibition and dispersal of Agrobacterium tumefaciens biofilms by a small diffusible Pseudomonas aeruginosa exoproduct(s). Arch Microbiol 2011; 194:391-403. [PMID: 22105093 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-011-0767-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Environmental biofilms often contain mixed populations of different species. In these dense communities, competition between biofilm residents for limited nutrients such as iron can be fierce, leading to the evolution of competitive factors that affect the ability of competitors to grow or form biofilms. We have discovered a compound(s) present in the conditioned culture fluids of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that disperses and inhibits the formation of biofilms produced by the facultative plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The inhibitory activity is strongly induced when P. aeruginosa is cultivated in iron-limited conditions, but it does not function through iron sequestration. In addition, the production of the biofilm inhibitory activity is not regulated by the global iron regulatory protein Fur, the iron-responsive extracytoplasmic function σ factor PvdS, or three of the recognized P. aeruginosa quorum-sensing systems. In addition, the compound(s) responsible for the inhibition and dispersal of A. tumefaciens biofilm formation is likely distinct from the recently identified P. aeruginosa dispersal factor, cis-2-decenoic acid (CDA), as dialysis of the culture fluids showed that the inhibitory compound was larger than CDA and culture fluids that dispersed and inhibited biofilm formation by A. tumefaciens had no effect on biofilm formation by P. aeruginosa.
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- Michael E Hibbing
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 1001 E. 3rd St., Jordan Hall 142, Bloomington, IN 47405-1847, USA
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Tropodithietic acid production in Phaeobacter gallaeciensis is regulated by N-acyl homoserine lactone-mediated quorum sensing. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:6576-85. [PMID: 21949069 DOI: 10.1128/jb.05818-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The production of N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) is widely distributed within the marine Roseobacter clade, and it was proposed that AHL-mediated quorum sensing (QS) is one of the most common cell-to-cell communication mechanisms in roseobacters. The traits regulated by AHL-mediated QS are yet not known for members of the Roseobacter clade, but production of the antibiotic tropodithietic acid (TDA) was supposed to be controlled by AHL-mediated QS in Phaeobacter spp. We describe here for the first time the functional role of luxR and luxI homologous genes of an organism of the Roseobacter clade, i.e., pgaR and pgaI in Phaeobacter gallaeciensis. Our results demonstrate that the AHL synthase gene pgaI is responsible for production of N-3-hydroxydecanoylhomoserine lactone (3OHC(10)-HSL). Insertion mutants of pgaI and pgaR are both deficient in TDA biosynthesis and the formation of a yellow-brown pigment when grown in liquid marine broth medium. This indicates that in P. gallaeciensis the production of both secondary metabolites is controlled by AHL-mediated QS. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that the transcription level of tdaA, which encodes an essential transcriptional regulator for TDA biosynthesis, decreased 28- and 51-fold in pgaI and pgaR genetic backgrounds, respectively. These results suggest that both the response regulator PgaR and the 3OHC(10)-HSL produced by PgaI induce expression of tdaA, which in turn positively regulates expression of the tda genes. Moreover, we confirmed that TDA can also act as autoinducer in P. gallaeciensis, as previously described for Silicibacter sp. strain TM1040, but only in the presence of the response regulator PgaR.
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Antimicrobial activity of surface attached marine bacteria in biofilms. Microbiol Res 2011; 166:437-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2010.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2010] [Revised: 08/18/2010] [Accepted: 08/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Klein GL, Soum-Soutéra E, Guede Z, Bazire A, Compère C, Dufour A. The anti-biofilm activity secreted by a marine Pseudoalteromonas strain. BIOFOULING 2011; 27:931-940. [PMID: 21895460 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2011.611878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Bacterial biofilms occur on all submerged structures in marine environments. The authors previously reported that the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. 3J6 secretes antibiofilm activity. Here, it was discovered that another Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain, D41, inhibited the development of strain 3J6 in mixed biofilms. Confocal laser scanning microscope observations revealed that the culture supernatant of strain D41 impaired biofilm formation of strain 3J6 and another marine bacterium. A microtiter plate assay of the antibiofilm activity was set up and validated with culture supernatants of Pseudoalteromonas sp. 3J6. This assay was used to determine the spectra of action of strains D41 and 3J6. Each culture supernatant impaired the biofilm development of 13 marine bacteria out of 18. However, differences in the spectra of action and the physical behaviours of the antibiofilm molecules suggest that the latter are not identical. They nevertheless share the originality of being devoid of antibacterial activity against planktonic bacteria.
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- Géraldine L Klein
- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Chimie Marines, EA 3884, Université de Bretagne-Sud, UEB, Lorient, France
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Hoke DE, Zhang K, Egan S, Hatfaludi T, Buckle AM, Adler B. Membrane proteins of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata during the transition from planktonic to extracellular matrix-adherent state. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2011; 3:405-413. [PMID: 23761287 DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00246.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Pseudoalteromonas tunicata is a marine bacterium that was originally isolated from the surface of the tunicate Ciona intestinalis. Since C. intestinalis expresses extracellular matrix (ECM) and P. tunicata has a gene encoding a functional ECM-binding protein, we hypothesized that P. tunicata could adhere to this host via protein-ECM interactions and as a result change its membrane proteome. An in vitro adhesion assay was developed to show that P. tunicata adheres strongly to ECM. To further study the adhesion biology of P. tunicata, two-dimensional (2D) electrophoresis was used to explore the membrane-associated sub-proteome of P. tunicata during planktonic, adherent and non-adherent states. More than 30 proteins were resolved using blue native (BN)/SDS 2D PAGE, many of which were identified by mass spectrometry. BN/SDS PAGE also allowed the identification of several novel protein complexes, which indicate structural and functional relationships for these proteins and related proteins in several other organisms. A proteomic change associated with adhesion was identified by comparison of 2D gels from the three model states. Collectively, these studies explore the membrane proteome of P. tunicata during the transition from planktonic to ECM-adherent states.
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- David E Hoke
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Vic. 3800, Australia Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics, Monash University, Clayton, Vic. 3800, Australia Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation and School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Manzo E, Ciavatta ML, Villani G, Varcamonti M, Sayem SMA, van Soest R, Gavagnin M. Bioactive terpenes from Spongia officinalis. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2011; 74:1241-1247. [PMID: 21548580 DOI: 10.1021/np200226u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The terpene metabolite pattern of Mediterranean Spongia officinalis was chemically investigated. This study resulted in the isolation of a series of sesterterpenes and C21 furanoterpenes, according to the literature data on this sponge. Four new oxidized minor metabolites (compounds 1, 2, 3, and 4) were isolated along with six known compounds of the furospongin series (compounds 5-8, 9, and 10) and three scalarane sesterterpenes (compounds 11-13). Interestingly, tetrahydrofurospongin-2 (6) and dihydrofurospongin-2 (7), which were among the main metabolites, induced biofilm formation by Escherichia coli. All compounds isolated were also assayed for antibacterial and antifungal properties.
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- Emiliano Manzo
- Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, CNR, Via Campi Flegrei 34, I 80078-Pozzuoli (Na), Italy.
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Villanueva L, Del Campo J, Guerrero R. Diversity and physiology of polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing and -degrading strains in microbial mats. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2010; 74:42-54. [PMID: 20618859 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00928.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Photosynthetic microbial mats are sources of microbial diversity and physiological strategies that reflect the physical and metabolic interactions between their resident species. This study focused on the diversity and activity of polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing and -degrading bacteria and their close partnership with cyanobacteria in an estuarine and a hypersaline microbial mat. The aerobic heterotrophic population was characterized on the basis of lipid biomarkers (respiratory quinones, sphingoid bases), polyhydroxyalkanoate determination, biochemical analysis of the isolates, and interaction assays. Most of the polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing isolates obtained from an estuarine mat belonged to the Halomonas and Labrenzia genera, while species of Sphingomonas and Bacillus were more prevalent in the hypersaline mat. Besides, the characterization of heterotrophic bacteria coisolated with filamentous cyanobacteria after selection suggested a specific association between them and diversification of the heterotrophic partner belonging to the Halomonas genus. Preliminary experiments suggested that syntrophic associations between strains of the Pseudoalteromonas and Halomonas genera explain the dynamics of polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulation in some microbial mats. These metabolic interactions and the diversity of the bacteria that participate in them are most likely supported by the strong mutual dependence of the partners.
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- Laura Villanueva
- Department of Microbiology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Rao D, Skovhus T, Tujula N, Holmström C, Dahllöf I, Webb JS, Kjelleberg S. Ability of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata to colonize natural biofilms and its effect on microbial community structure. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2010; 73:450-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00917.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Antibiofilm activity of the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain 3J6. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:3452-61. [PMID: 20363799 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02632-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Biofilm formation results in medical threats or economic losses and is therefore a major concern in a variety of domains. In two-species biofilms of marine bacteria grown under dynamic conditions, Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain 3J6 formed mixed biofilms with Bacillus sp. strain 4J6 but was largely predominant over Paracoccus sp. strain 4M6 and Vibrio sp. strain D01. The supernatant of Pseudoalteromonas sp. 3J6 liquid culture (SN(3J6)) was devoid of antibacterial activity against free-living Paracoccus sp. 4M6 and Vibrio sp. D01 cells, but it impaired their ability to grow as single-species biofilms and led to higher percentages of nonviable cells in 48-h biofilms. Antibiofilm molecules of SN(3J6) were able to coat the glass surfaces used to grow biofilms and reduced bacterial attachment about 2-fold, which might partly explain the biofilm formation defect but not the loss of cell viability. SN(3J6) had a wide spectrum of activity since it affected all Gram-negative marine strains tested except other Pseudoalteromonas strains. Biofilm biovolumes of the sensitive strains were reduced 3- to 530-fold, and the percentages of nonviable cells were increased 3- to 225-fold. Interestingly, SN(3J6) also impaired biofilm formation by three strains belonging to the human-pathogenic species Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella enterica, and Escherichia coli. Such an antibiofilm activity is original and opens up a variety of applications for Pseudoalteromonas sp. 3J6 and/or its active exoproducts in biofilm prevention strategies.
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D'Alvise PW, Melchiorsen J, Porsby CH, Nielsen KF, Gram L. Inactivation of Vibrio anguillarum by attached and planktonic Roseobacter cells. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:2366-70. [PMID: 20118354 PMCID: PMC2849249 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02717-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2009] [Accepted: 01/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the inhibition of Vibrio by Roseobacter in a combined liquid-surface system. Exposure of Vibrio anguillarum to surface-attached roseobacters (10(7) CFU/cm(2)) resulted in significant reduction or complete killing of the pathogen inoculated at 10(2) to 10(4) CFU/ml. The effect was likely associated with the production of tropodithietic acid (TDA), as a TDA-negative mutant did not affect survival or growth of V. anguillarum.
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- Paul W. D'Alvise
- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Olson JB, Kellogg CA. Microbial ecology of corals, sponges, and algae in mesophotic coral environments. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2010; 73:17-30. [PMID: 20402776 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00862.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mesophotic coral ecosystems that occur at depths from 30 to 200 m have historically been understudied and yet appear to support a diverse biological community. The microbiology of these systems is particularly poorly understood, especially with regard to the communities associated with corals, sponges, and algae. This lack of information is partly due to the problems associated with gaining access to these environments and poor reproducibility across sampling methods. To summarize what is known about the microbiology of these ecosystems and to highlight areas where research is urgently needed, an overview of the current state of knowledge is presented. Emphasis is placed on the characterization of microbial populations, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic, associated with corals, sponges, and algae and the factors that influence microbial community structure. In topic areas where virtually nothing is known from mesophotic environments, the knowledge pertaining to shallow-water ecosystems is summarized to provide a starting point for a discussion on what might be expected in the mesophotic zone.
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- Julie B Olson
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
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Zech H, Thole S, Schreiber K, Kalhöfer D, Voget S, Brinkhoff T, Simon M, Schomburg D, Rabus R. Growth phase-dependent global protein and metabolite profiles of Phaeobacter gallaeciensis strain DSM 17395, a member of the marine Roseobacter-clade. Proteomics 2009; 9:3677-97. [PMID: 19639587 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200900120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The marine heterotrophic roseobacter Phaeobacter gallaeciensis DSM 17395 was grown with glucose in defined mineral medium. Relative abundance changes of global protein (2-D DIGE) and metabolite (GC-MS) profiles were determined across five different time points of growth. In total, 215 proteins were identified and 147 metabolites detected (101 structurally identified), among which 60 proteins and 87 metabolites displayed changed abundances upon entry into stationary growth phase. Glucose breakdown to pyruvate apparently proceeds via the Entner-Doudoroff (ED) pathway, since phosphofructokinase of the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway is missing and the key metabolite of the ED-pathway, 2-keto-3-desoxygluconate, was detected. The absence of pfk in other genome-sequenced roseobacters suggests that the use of the ED pathway is an important physiological property among these heterotrophic marine bacteria. Upon entry into stationary growth phase (due to glucose starvation), sulfur assimilation (including cysteine biosynthesis) and parts of cell envelope synthesis (e.g. the lipid precursor 1-monooleoylglycerol) were down-regulated and cadaverine formation up-regulated. In contrast, central carbon catabolism remained essentially unchanged, pointing to a metabolic "stand-by" modus as an ecophysiological adaptation strategy. Stationary phase response of P. gallaeciensis differs markedly from that of standard organisms such as Escherichia coli, as evident e.g. by the absence of an rpoS gene.
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- Hajo Zech
- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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Andreote FD, Azevedo JL, Araújo WL. Assessing the diversity of bacterial communities associated with plants. Braz J Microbiol 2009; 40:417-32. [PMID: 24031382 PMCID: PMC3768544 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822009000300001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2008] [Revised: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 02/15/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Plant-bacteria interactions result from reciprocal recognition between both species. These interactions are responsible for essential biological processes in plant development and health status. Here, we present a review of the methodologies applied to investigate shifts in bacterial communities associated with plants. A description of techniques is made from initial isolations to culture-independent approaches focusing on quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction in real time (qPCR), Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE), clone library construction and analysis, the application of multivariate analyses to microbial ecology data and the upcoming high throughput methodologies such as microarrays and pyrosequencing. This review supplies information about the development of traditional methods and a general overview about the new insights into bacterial communities associated with plants.
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- Fernando Dini Andreote
- Departamento de Genética, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo , Piracicaba, SP , Brasil ; Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental, Embrapa Meio Ambiente , Jaguariúna, SP , Brasil
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Surface colonization by marine roseobacters: integrating genotype and phenotype. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:6027-37. [PMID: 19666726 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01508-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Roseobacter clade is a broadly distributed, abundant, and biogeochemically relevant group of marine bacteria. Representatives are often associated with organic surfaces in disparate marine environments, suggesting that a sessile lifestyle is central to the ecology of lineage members. The importance of surface association and colonization has been demonstrated recently for select strains, and it has been hypothesized that production of antimicrobial agents, cell density-dependent regulatory mechanisms, and morphological features contribute to the colonization success of roseobacters. Drawing on these studies, insight into a broad representation of strains is facilitated by the availability of a substantial collection of genome sequences that provides a holistic view of these features among clade members. These genome data often corroborate phenotypic data but also reveal significant variation in terms of gene content and synteny among group members, even among closely related strains (congeners and conspecifics). Thus, while detailed studies of representative strains are serving as models for how roseobacters transition between planktonic and sessile lifestyles, it is becoming clear that additional studies are needed if we are to have a more comprehensive view of how these transitions occur in different lineage members. This is important if we are to understand how associations with surfaces influence metabolic activities contributing to the cycling of carbon and nutrients in the world's oceans.
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Nissimov J, Rosenberg E, Munn CB. Antimicrobial properties of resident coral mucus bacteria of Oculina patagonica. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2009; 292:210-5. [PMID: 19191871 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01490.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The inhibitory properties of the microbial community of the coral mucus from the Mediterranean coral Oculina patagonica were examined. Out of 156 different colony morphotypes that were isolated from the coral mucus, nine inhibited the growth of Vibrio shiloi, a species previously shown to be a pathogen of this coral. An isolate identified as Pseudoalteromonas sp. was the strongest inhibitor of V. shiloi. Several isolates, especially one identified as Roseobacter sp., also showed a broad spectrum of action against the coral pathogens Vibrio coralliilyticus and Thallassomonas loyana, plus nine other selected Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Inoculation of a previously established biofilm of the Roseobacter strain with V. shiloi led to a 5-log reduction in the viable count of the pathogen within 3 h, while inoculation of a Pseudoalteromonas biofilm led to complete loss of viability of V. shiloi after 3 h. These results support the concept of a probiotic effect on microbial communities associated with the coral holobiont.
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- Jozef Nissimov
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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Matz C, Webb JS, Schupp PJ, Phang SY, Penesyan A, Egan S, Steinberg P, Kjelleberg S. Marine biofilm bacteria evade eukaryotic predation by targeted chemical defense. PLoS One 2008; 3:e2744. [PMID: 18648491 PMCID: PMC2444038 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Many plants and animals are defended from predation or herbivory by inhibitory secondary metabolites, which in the marine environment are very common among sessile organisms. Among bacteria, where there is the greatest metabolic potential, little is known about chemical defenses against bacterivorous consumers. An emerging hypothesis is that sessile bacterial communities organized as biofilms serve as bacterial refuge from predation. By testing growth and survival of two common bacterivorous nanoflagellates, we find evidence that chemically mediated resistance against protozoan predators is common among biofilm populations in a diverse set of marine bacteria. Using bioassay-guided chemical and genetic analysis, we identified one of the most effective antiprotozoal compounds as violacein, an alkaloid that we demonstrate is produced predominately within biofilm cells. Nanomolar concentrations of violacein inhibit protozoan feeding by inducing a conserved eukaryotic cell death program. Such biofilm-specific chemical defenses could contribute to the successful persistence of biofilm bacteria in various environments and provide the ecological and evolutionary context for a number of eukaryote-targeting bacterial metabolites.
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- Carsten Matz
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Division of Cell and Immune Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Marine Laboratory, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam, United States of America
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Coexistence of antibiotic-producing and antibiotic-sensitive bacteria in biofilms is mediated by resistant bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:3887-94. [PMID: 18441106 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02497-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Antibiotic-sensitive bacteria have been found to coexist with antibiotic-producing bacteria in biofilms, but little is known about how the former develop in such an environment. Here we isolated pyocyanin-sensitive bacteria belonging to the genus Brevibacillus from a biofilm derived from soil extract and based on the preestablished biofilm of a pyocyanin producer, Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain P1. In addition, pyocyanin-resistant strains belonging to the genus Raoultella were isolated from the same biofilm. Microbial relationships within biofilms were examined by using three strains, strain P1, Brevibacillus strain S1, and Raoultella strain R1, each of which individually formed a biofilm within 2 days in a flow cell. Strain S1 did not fully develop on the preestablished biofilm of strain P1 during 4 days of cultivation, whereas a mutant of strain P1 which was deficient in pyocyanin production allowed strain S1 to cocolonize within a biofilm. On the other hand, strain R1 developed on the biofilm of strain P1 regardless of pyocyanin production. When mixed 1:1 inocula of strains S1 and R1 were introduced into the strain P1 biofilm, all three species were found in the 4-day biofilm. In the mixed biofilm, strain S1 was surrounded by the layer of strain R1 and seemed to be separated from strain P1 and the outflow solution. However, strain S1 did not survive in a three-species mixed culture under planktonic conditions. These results indicate that the survival of sensitive bacteria in biofilm with a pyocyanin producer is achieved by covering them with a layer of resistant bacteria. We also evaluated the influence of antibiotic production on the producer.
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Hempel M, Blume M, Blindow I, Gross EM. Epiphytic bacterial community composition on two common submerged macrophytes in brackish water and freshwater. BMC Microbiol 2008; 8:58. [PMID: 18402668 PMCID: PMC2386815 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-8-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2007] [Accepted: 04/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Plants and their heterotrophic bacterial biofilm communities possibly strongly interact, especially in aquatic systems. We aimed to ascertain whether different macrophytes or their habitats determine bacterial community composition. We compared the composition of epiphytic bacteria on two common aquatic macrophytes, the macroalga Chara aspera Willd. and the angiosperm Myriophyllum spicatum L., in two habitats, freshwater (Lake Constance) and brackish water (Schaproder Bodden), using fluorescence in situ hybridization. The bacterial community composition was analysed based on habitat, plant species, and plant part. Results The bacterial abundance was higher on plants from brackish water [5.3 × 107 cells (g dry mass)-1] than on plants from freshwater [1.3 × 107 cells (g dry mass)-1], with older shoots having a higher abundance. The organic content of freshwater plants was lower than that of brackish water plants (35 vs. 58%), and lower in C. aspera than in M. spicatum (41 vs. 52%). The content of nutrients, chlorophyll, total phenolic compounds, and anthocyanin differed in the plants and habitats. Especially the content of total phenolic compounds and anthocyanin was higher in M. spicatum, and in general higher in the freshwater than in the brackish water habitat. Members of the Cytophaga-Flavobacteria-Bacteroidetes group were abundant in all samples (5–35% of the total cell counts) and were especially dominant in M. spicatum samples. Alphaproteobacteria were the second major group (3–17% of the total cell counts). Betaproteobacteria, gammaproteobacteria, and actinomycetes were present in all samples (5 or 10% of the total cell counts). Planctomycetes were almost absent on M. spicatum in freshwater, but present on C. aspera in freshwater and on both plants in brackish water. Conclusion Bacterial biofilm communities on the surface of aquatic plants might be influenced by the host plant and environmental factors. Distinct plant species, plant part and habitat specific differences in total cell counts and two bacterial groups (CFB, planctomycetes) support the combined impact of substrate (plant) and habitat on epiphytic bacterial community composition. The presence of polyphenols might explain the distinct bacterial community on freshwater M. spicatum compared to that of M. spicatum in brackish water and of C. aspera in both habitats.
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- Melanie Hempel
- Limnology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, PO Box 659, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Bowman JP. Bioactive compound synthetic capacity and ecological significance of marine bacterial genus pseudoalteromonas. Mar Drugs 2007; 5:220-41. [PMID: 18463726 PMCID: PMC2365693 DOI: 10.3390/md504220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2007] [Accepted: 12/14/2007] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The genus Pseudoalteromonas is a marine group of bacteria belonging to the class Gammaproteobacteria that has come to attention in the natural product and microbial ecology science fields in the last decade. Pigmented species of the genus have been shown to produce an array of low and high molecular weight compounds with antimicrobial, anti-fouling, algicidal and various pharmaceutically-relevant activities. Compounds formed include toxic proteins, polyanionic exopolymers, substituted phenolic and pyrolle-containing alkaloids, cyclic peptides and a range of bromine-substituted compounds. Ecologically, Pseudoalteromonas appears significant and to date has been shown to influence biofilm formation in various marine econiches; involved in predator-like interactions within the microbial loop; influence settlement, germination and metamorphosis of various invertebrate and algal species; and may also be adopted by marine flora and fauna as defensive agents. Studies have been so far limited to a relatively small subset of strains compared to the known diversity of the genus suggesting that many more discoveries of novel natural products as well as ecological connections these may have in the marine ecosystem remain to be made.
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- John P Bowman
- Tasmania Institute of Agricultural Research, School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, Private Bag 54, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia.
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Low densities of epiphytic bacteria from the marine alga Ulva australis inhibit settlement of fouling organisms. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:7844-52. [PMID: 17965210 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01543-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacteria that produce inhibitory compounds on the surface of marine algae are thought to contribute to the defense of the host plant against colonization of fouling organisms. However, the number of bacterial cells necessary to defend against fouling on the plant surface is not known. Pseudoalteromonas tunicata and Phaeobacter sp. strain 2.10 (formerly Roseobacter gallaeciensis) are marine bacteria often found in association with the alga Ulva australis and produce a range of extracellular inhibitory compounds against common fouling organisms. P. tunicata and Phaeobacter sp. strain 2.10 biofilms with cell densities ranging from 10(2) to 10(8) cells cm(-2) were established on polystyrene petri dishes. Attachment and settlement assays were performed with marine fungi (uncharacterized isolates from U. australis), marine bacteria (Pseudoalteromonas gracilis, Alteromonas sp., and Cellulophaga fucicola), invertebrate larvae (Bugula neritina), and algal spores (Polysiphonia sp.) and gametes (U. australis). Remarkably low cell densities (10(2) to 10(3) cells cm(-2)) of P. tunicata were effective in preventing settlement of algal spores and marine fungi in petri dishes. P. tunicata also prevented settlement of invertebrate larvae at densities of 10(4) to 10(5) cells cm(-2). Similarly, low cell densities (10(3) to 10(4)cells cm(-2)) of Phaeobacter sp. strain 2.10 had antilarval and antibacterial activity. Previously, it has been shown that abundance of P. tunicata on marine eukaryotic hosts is low (<1 x 10(3) cells cm(-2)) (T. L. Skovhus et al., Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:2373-2382, 2004). Despite such low numbers of P. tunicata on U. australis in situ, our data suggest that P. tunicata and Phaeobacter sp. strain 2.10 are present in sufficient quantities on the plant to inhibit fouling organisms. This strongly supports the hypothesis that P. tunicata and Phaeobacter sp. strain 2.10 can play a role in defense against fouling on U. australis at cell densities that commonly occur in situ.
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Cross-ocean distribution of Rhodobacterales bacteria as primary surface colonizers in temperate coastal marine waters. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 74:52-60. [PMID: 17965206 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01400-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial surface colonization is a universal adaptation strategy in aquatic environments. However, neither the identities of early colonizers nor the temporal changes in surface assemblages are well understood. To determine the identities of the most common bacterial primary colonizers and to assess the succession process, if any, of the bacterial assemblages during early stages of surface colonization in coastal water of the West Pacific Ocean, nonnutritive inert materials (glass, Plexiglas, and polyvinyl chloride) were employed as test surfaces and incubated in seawater off the Qingdao coast in the spring of 2005 for 24 and 72 h. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences amplified from the recovered surface-colonizing microbiota indicated that diverse bacteria colonized the submerged surfaces. Multivariate statistical cluster analyses indicated that the succession of early surface-colonizing bacterial assemblages followed sequential steps on all types of test surfaces. The Rhodobacterales, especially the marine Roseobacter clade members, formed the most common and dominant primary surface-colonizing bacterial group. Our current data, along with previous studies of the Atlantic coast, indicate that the Rhodobacterales bacteria are the dominant and ubiquitous primary surface colonizers in temperate coastal waters of the world and that microbial surface colonization follows a succession sequence. A conceptual model is proposed based on these findings, which may have important implications for understanding the structure, dynamics, and function of marine biofilms and for developing strategies to harness or control surface-associated microbial communities.
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Ortega-Morales BO, Chan-Bacab MJ, Miranda-Tello E, Fardeau ML, Carrero JC, Stein T. Antifouling activity of sessile bacilli derived from marine surfaces. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 35:9-15. [PMID: 17909869 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-007-0260-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2007] [Accepted: 09/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Marine biofilms are a virtually untapped source of bioactive molecules that may find application as novel antifoulants in the marine paint industry. This study aimed at determining the potential of marine biofilm bacteria to produce novel biomolecules with potential application as natural antifoulants. Nine representative strains were isolated from a range of surfaces and were grown in YEB medium and harvested during the late exponential growth phase. Bacterial biomass and spent culture medium were extracted with ethanol and ethyl acetate, respectively. Extracts were assayed for their antifouling activity using two tests: (1) antimicrobial well diffusion test against a common fouling bacterium, Halomonas marina, and (2) anti-crustacean activity test using Artemia salina. Our results showed that none of the ethanolic extracts (bacterial biomass) were active in either test. In contrast, most of the organic extracts had antimicrobial activity (88%) and were toxic towards A. salina (67%). Sequencing of full 16 S ribosomal DNA analysis showed that the isolates were related to Bacillus mojavensis and Bacillus firmus. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) profiling of ethyl acetate extracts of culture supernatants showed that these species produce the bioactive lipopeptides surfactin A, mycosubtilin and bacillomycin D.
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- Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales
- Departamento de Recursos del Mar, CINVESTAV Unidad Mérida, carretera antigua a Progreso Km. 6, Cordemex C.P. 97310, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
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- Robert J Palmer
- Oral Biofilm Communication Unit, Oral Infections and Immunity Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 30, Room 310, 30 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Bruhn JB, Gram L, Belas R. Production of antibacterial compounds and biofilm formation by Roseobacter species are influenced by culture conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 73:442-50. [PMID: 17098910 PMCID: PMC1796973 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02238-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial communities associated with marine algae are often dominated by members of the Roseobacter clade, and in the present study, we describe Roseobacter phenotypes that may provide this group of bacteria with selective advantages when colonizing this niche. Nine of 14 members of the Roseobacter clade, of which half were isolated from cultures of the dinoflagellate Pfiesteria piscicida, produced antibacterial compounds. Many non-Roseobacter marine bacteria were inhibited by sterile filtered supernatants of Silicibacter sp. TM1040 and Phaeobacter (formerly Roseobacter) strain 27-4, which had the highest production of antibacterial compound. In contrast, Roseobacter strains were susceptible only when exposed to concentrated compound. The production of antibacterial compound was influenced by the growth conditions, as production was most pronounced when bacteria were grown in liquid medium under static conditions. Under these conditions, Silicibacter sp. TM1040 cells attached to one another, forming rosettes, as has previously been reported for Phaeobacter 27-4. A spontaneous Phaeobacter 27-4 mutant unable to form rosettes was also defective in biofilm formation and the production of antibacterial compound, indicating a possible link between these phenotypes. Rosette formation was observed in 8 of 14 Roseobacter clade strains examined and was very pronounced under static growth in 5 of these strains. Attachment to surfaces and biofilm formation at the air-liquid interface by these five strains was greatly facilitated by growth conditions that favored rosette formation, and rosette-forming strains were 13 to 30 times more efficient in attaching to glass compared to strains under conditions where rosette formation was not pronounced. We hypothesize that the ability to produce antibacterial compounds that principally inhibit non-Roseobacter species, combined with an enhancement in biofilm formation, may give members of the Roseobacter clade a selective advantage and help to explain the dominance of members of this clade in association with marine algal microbiota.
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- Jesper Bartholin Bruhn
- Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Department of Seafood Research, Soeltofts Plads, DTU Bldg. 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Dalisay DS, Webb JS, Scheffel A, Svenson C, James S, Holmström C, Egan S, Kjelleberg S. A mannose-sensitive haemagglutinin (MSHA)-like pilus promotes attachment of Pseudoalteromonas tunicata cells to the surface of the green alga Ulva australis. Microbiology (Reading) 2006; 152:2875-2883. [PMID: 17005969 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.29158-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study demonstrates that attachment of the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata to the cellulose-containing surface of the green alga Ulva australis is mediated by a mannose-sensitive haemagglutinin (MSHA-like) pilus. We have identified an MSHA pilus biogenesis gene locus in P. tunicata, termed mshI1I2JKLMNEGFBACDOPQ, which shows significant homology, with respect to its genetic characteristics and organization, to the MSHA pilus biogenesis gene locus of Vibrio cholerae. Electron microscopy studies revealed that P. tunicata wild-type cells express flexible pili peritrichously arranged on the cell surface. A P. tunicata mutant (SM5) with a transposon insertion in the mshJ region displayed a non-piliated phenotype. Using SM5, it has been demonstrated that the MSHA pilus promotes attachment of P. tunicata wild-type cells in polystyrene microtitre plates, as well as to microcrystalline cellulose and to the living surface of U. australis. P. tunicata also demonstrated increased pilus production in response to cellulose and its monomer constituent cellobiose. The MSHA pilus thus functions as a determinant of attachment in P. tunicata, and it is proposed that an understanding of surface sensing mechanisms displayed by P. tunicata will provide insight into specific ecological interactions that occur between this bacterium and higher marine organisms.
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MESH Headings
- Bacterial Adhesion/genetics
- Bacterial Proteins/genetics
- Cellulose/metabolism
- DNA Transposable Elements
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- Fimbriae Proteins/genetics
- Fimbriae Proteins/metabolism
- Fimbriae Proteins/physiology
- Fimbriae, Bacterial/genetics
- Fimbriae, Bacterial/physiology
- Fimbriae, Bacterial/ultrastructure
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Mannose/metabolism
- Mannose-Binding Lectin/genetics
- Mannose-Binding Lectin/metabolism
- Mannose-Binding Lectin/physiology
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Multigene Family
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Polystyrenes/metabolism
- Pseudoalteromonas/genetics
- Pseudoalteromonas/physiology
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Ulva/microbiology
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- Doralyn S Dalisay
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bio-innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstraße 1 28359, Bremen, Germany
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bio-innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bio-innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bio-innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bio-innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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