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Zhang Y, Liu F, Liu H, Zhang W, Li J. Exogenous N-hexanoyl-L-homoserine lactone assists in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket recovery from acetate accumulation via aceticlastic methanogens enrichment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 346:126600. [PMID: 34973403 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) accumulation caused by shock loading severely hampers the performance and stability of anaerobic digestion. An upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) was operated to examine its performance, sludge properties, and microbial community behavior during shock loading and recovery with exogenous N-hexanoyl-L-homoserine lactone (C6-HSL). After shock loading, chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal was significantly reduced from 79.09% to 65.63%. The abundance of Methanosarcinales also significantly decreased, which resulted in acetate accumulation (1,163.55 mg/L). Sludge granules disintegrated along with the decrease in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). After supplying 1 μg/L C6-HSL, COD removal resumed to 75.10%. Furthermore, C6-HSL enhanced the abundance and metabolic activity of aceticlastic methanogens, decreased acetate concentration to 146.87 mg/L, improved EPS secretion, and caused the re-assembly of disintegrated sludges to form large granules. These results advanced our understanding of microbial community behavior and provided an attractive strategy for restoration of UASB recovered from shock loading.
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- Yupeng Zhang
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, No. 63 Agricultural Road, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, No. 63 Agricultural Road, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, No. 63 Agricultural Road, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, No. 63 Agricultural Road, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Harbin 150090, China.
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Redwan AM, Millerick K. Anaerobic bacterial responses to carbonaceous materials and implications for contaminant transformation: Cellular, metabolic, and community level findings. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 341:125738. [PMID: 34474238 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Carbonaceous materials (CM) enhance the abundance and activity of bacteria capable of persistent organic (micro)pollutant (POP) degradation. This review synthesizes anaerobic bacterial responses to minimally modified CM in non-fuel cell bioremediation applications at three stages: attachment, metabolism, and biofilm genetic composition. Established relationships between biological behavior and CM surface properties are identified, but temporal relationships are not well understood, making it difficult to connect substratum properties and "pioneer" bacteria with mature microorganism-CM systems. Stark differences in laboratory methodology at each temporal stage results in observational, but not causative, linkages as system complexity increases. This review is the first to critically examine relationships between material and cellular properties with respect to time. The work highlights critical knowledge gaps that must be addressed to accurately predict microorganism-CM behavior and to tailor CM properties for optimized microbial activity, critical frontiers in establishing this approach as an effective bioremediation strategy.
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- Asef Mohammad Redwan
- Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University, TX, United States
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- Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University, TX, United States.
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Surface Modification to Modulate Microbial Biofilms-Applications in Dental Medicine. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14226994. [PMID: 34832390 PMCID: PMC8625127 DOI: 10.3390/ma14226994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Recent progress in materials science and nanotechnology has led to the development of advanced materials with multifunctional properties. Dental medicine has benefited from the design of such materials and coatings in providing patients with tailored implants and improved materials for restorative and functional use. Such materials and coatings allow for better acceptance by the host body, promote successful implantation and determine a reduced inflammatory response after contact with the materials. Since numerous dental pathologies are influenced by the presence and activity of some pathogenic microorganisms, novel materials are needed to overcome this challenge as well. This paper aimed to reveal and discuss the most recent and innovative progress made in the field of materials surface modification in terms of microbial attachment inhibition and biofilm formation, with a direct impact on dental medicine.
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Liu J, Wu P, Guo Q, Lai X, Ruan B, Wang H, Rehman S, Chen M. Kaolinite weakens the co-stress of ampicillin and tetracycline on Escherichia coli through multiple pathways. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:25228-25240. [PMID: 33453031 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12356-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ampicillin and tetracycline are common antibiotics and can threaten humans by inducing antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Microorganisms are usually exposed to a mixed antibiotic system in the environment. However, there are few researches on the specific regulatory mechanisms of clay on microorganisms under the stress of complex antibiotics. In this study, tandem mass tag-based coupled with two-dimensional liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was employed to recognize and quantify changes in protein expression of Escherichia coli (E. coli) after culture for 15 days, with or without kaolinite in the co-stress of ampicillin and tetracycline. The results indicated that kaolinite could activate metabolic pathways of E. coli such as the energy metabolism, the biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites, and the metabolism of cofactors and vitamins. Particularly, the fatty acid degradation pathway has also been promoted, indicating that in the same unfavorable environment, kaolinite might influence the composition of E. coli cell membranes. This might be due to the change in membrane composition that was a kind of adaptive strategy of bacterial evolution. Moreover, kaolinite could promote multidrug efflux system to export the bacterial intracellular toxic substances, making E. coli survive better in an adverse environment. Consequently, this study not only disclosed the regulation of kaolinite on E. coli in a complex antibiotic environment but also provided new insights into the environmental process of antibiotic resistance.
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- Juan Liu
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Risk Prevention and Emergency Disposal, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Nanomaterials, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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Ijaz M, Zafar M, Islam A, Afsheen S, Iqbal T. A Review on Antibacterial Properties of Biologically Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanostructures. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-020-01603-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang L, Sha Y, Wu D, Wei Q, Chen D, Yang S, Jia F, Yuan Q, Han X, Wang J. Surfactant induces ROS-mediated cell membrane permeabilization for the enhancement of mannatide production. Process Biochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cheng Y, Feng G, Moraru CI. Micro- and Nanotopography Sensitive Bacterial Attachment Mechanisms: A Review. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:191. [PMID: 30846973 PMCID: PMC6393346 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Bacterial attachment to material surfaces can lead to the development of biofilms that cause severe economic and health problems. The outcome of bacterial attachment is determined by a combination of bacterial sensing of material surfaces by the cell and the physicochemical factors in the near-surface environment. This paper offers a systematic review of the effects of surface topography on a range of antifouling mechanisms, with a focus on how topographical scale, from micro- to nanoscale, may influence bacterial sensing of and attachment to material surfaces. A good understanding of these mechanisms can facilitate the development of antifouling surfaces based on surface topography, with applications in various sectors of human life and activity including healthcare, food, and water treatment.
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- Yifan Cheng
- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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Wandiyanto JV, Cheeseman S, Truong VK, Kobaisi MA, Bizet C, Juodkazis S, Thissen H, Crawford RJ, Ivanova EP. Outsmarting superbugs: bactericidal activity of nanostructured titanium surfaces against methicillin- and gentamicin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusATCC 33592. J Mater Chem B 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9tb00102f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The colonisation of biomaterial surfaces by pathogenic bacteria is a significant issue of concern, particularly in light of the rapid rise of antibiotic resistance.
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- Jason V. Wandiyanto
- School of Science
- Faculty of Science
- Engineering and Technology
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Hawthorn 3122 VIC
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- School of Science
- College of Science
- Engineering and Health
- RMIT University
- Melbourne 3000 VIC
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- School of Science
- College of Science
- Engineering and Health
- RMIT University
- Melbourne 3000 VIC
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- School of Science
- Faculty of Science
- Engineering and Technology
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Hawthorn 3122 VIC
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- Centre for Micro-Photonics
- Faculty of Science
- Engineering and Technology
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Hawthorn 3122 VIC
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- School of Science
- College of Science
- Engineering and Health
- RMIT University
- Melbourne 3000 VIC
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- School of Science
- College of Science
- Engineering and Health
- RMIT University
- Melbourne 3000 VIC
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Winde L, Berghoff A, Schories G, Mahro B. Comparative evaluation of sludge surface charge as an indicator of process fluctuations in a biogas reactor. Eng Life Sci 2018; 18:484-491. [PMID: 32624929 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201700164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The current political situation imposes high demands on the economic feasibility of biogas plants. High prizes for biogas substrates and a trend to reduced feed-in tariffs generated an increasing need to optimize substrate exploitation and operation conditions. This includes a comprehensive and reliable biogas process monitoring. For that purpose a number of different process monitoring methods like CH4 production rate, FOS/TAC (ratio of organic acid/total inorganic carbon alkalinity), pH or (auto)fluorescence are successfully applied. This paper will evaluate whether the surface charge - a parameter, which has not been in use so far - might also be suitable for biogas process monitoring. Since it is known that the surface charge is correlated with the adherence and floc formation capability of microbial cells, a change in surface charge might also reflect a change in the biogas process efficiency, or vice versa. To test this hypothesis, samples for the investigations were taken from a continuously stirred laboratory-scale tank biogas reactor with continuously increased substrate load. The impact of the load change was measured with both, surface charge and a number of more established monitoring parameters as given above. It was found that the "surface charge" reflected well short-term process changes (within hours) caused by an increasing substrate load in the reactor, though the highest short-term monitoring sensitivity was obtained with the "FOS/TAC" monitoring. Different from other monitoring parameters like CH4, pH, or FOS/TAC the value of the parameter "surface charge" decreased with every feeding, eventually indicating a continuous deterioration of the biogas process conditions. Surface charge might therefore be of particular use as a complementary tool especially for the long-term monitoring of biogas process conditions.
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- Lars Winde
- Department of Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency TTZ Bremerhaven Bremerhaven Germany.,Institute of Applied Biology and Environmental Engineering Bremen University of Applied Sciences Bremen Germany
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- Department of Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency TTZ Bremerhaven Bremerhaven Germany
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- Department of Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency TTZ Bremerhaven Bremerhaven Germany
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- Institute of Applied Biology and Environmental Engineering Bremen University of Applied Sciences Bremen Germany
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Oliveira A, Ribeiro HG, Silva AC, Silva MD, Sousa JC, Rodrigues CF, Melo LDR, Henriques AF, Sillankorva S. Synergistic Antimicrobial Interaction between Honey and Phage against Escherichia coli Biofilms. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2407. [PMID: 29276503 PMCID: PMC5727068 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Chronic wounds afford a hostile environment of damaged tissues that allow bacterial proliferation and further wound colonization. Escherichia coli is among the most common colonizers of infected wounds and it is a prolific biofilm former. Living in biofilm communities, cells are protected, become more difficult to control and eradicate, and less susceptible to antibiotic therapy. This work presents insights into the proceedings triggering E. coli biofilm control with phage, honey, and their combination, achieved through standard antimicrobial activity assays, zeta potential and flow cytometry studies and further visual insights sought by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Two Portuguese honeys (PF2 and U3) with different floral origin and an E. coli-specific phage (EC3a), possessing depolymerase activity, were tested against 24- and 48-h-old biofilms. Synergic and additive effects were perceived in some phage-honey experiments. Combined therapy prompted similar phenomena in biofilm cells, visualized by electron microscopy, as the individual treatments. Honey caused minor membrane perturbations to complete collapse and consequent discharge of cytoplasmic content, and phage completely destroyed cells leaving only vesicle-like structures and debris. Our experiments show that the addition of phage to low honey concentrations is advantageous, and that even fourfold diluted honey combined with phage, presents no loss of antibacterial activity toward E. coli. Portuguese honeys possess excellent antibiofilm activity and may be potential alternative therapeutic agents in biofilm-related wound infection. Furthermore, to our knowledge this is the first study that assessed the impacts of phage-honey combinations in bacterial cells. The synergistic effect obtained was shown to be promising, since the antiviral effect of honey limits the emergence of phage resistant phenotypes.
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- LIBRO – Laboratório de Investigação em Biofilmes Rosário Oliveira, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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Wang B, Pachaiyappan B, Gruber JD, Schmidt MG, Zhang YM, Woster PM. Antibacterial Diamines Targeting Bacterial Membranes. J Med Chem 2016; 59:3140-51. [PMID: 26964758 PMCID: PMC5927580 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to human health exacerbated by a lack of new antibiotics. We now describe a series of substituted diamines that produce rapid bactericidal activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and stationary-phase bacteria. These compounds reduce biofilm formation and promote biofilm dispersal in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The most potent analogue, 3 (1,13-bis{[(2,2-diphenyl)-1-ethyl]thioureido}-4,10-diazatridecane), primarily acts by depolarization of the cytoplasmic membrane and permeabilization of the bacterial outer membrane. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed that 3 disrupts membrane integrity rapidly. Compound 3 is also synergistic with kanamycin, demonstrated by the checkerboard method and by time-kill kinetic experiments. In human cell toxicity assays, 3 showed limited adverse effects against the HEK293T human kidney embryonic cells and A549 human adenocarcinoma cells. In addition, 3 produced no adverse effects on Caenorhabditis elegans development, survival, and reproduction. Collectively, diamines related to 3 represent a new class of broad-spectrum antibacterials against drug-resistant pathogens.
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- Bo Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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The response of Serratia marcescens JG to environmental changes by quorum sensing system. Arch Microbiol 2016; 198:585-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-016-1213-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Halder S, Yadav KK, Sarkar R, Mukherjee S, Saha P, Haldar S, Karmakar S, Sen T. Alteration of Zeta potential and membrane permeability in bacteria: a study with cationic agents. SPRINGERPLUS 2015; 4:672. [PMID: 26558175 PMCID: PMC4633473 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1476-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In the present study, we have tried to establish the correlation between changes in Zeta potential with that of cell surface permeability using bacteria (Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus). An effort has been made to establish Zeta potential as a possible marker for the assessment of membrane damage, with a scope for predicting alteration of cell viability. Cationic agents like, cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide and polymyxin B were used for inducing alteration of Zeta potential, and the changes occurring in the membrane permeability were studied. In addition, assessment of poly-dispersity index (PDI), cell viability along with confocal microscopic analysis were performed. Based on our results, it can be suggested that alteration of Zeta potential may be correlated to the enhancement of membrane permeability and PDI, and it was observed that beyond a critical point, it leads to cell death (both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria). The present findings can not only be used for studying membrane active molecules but also for understanding the surface potential versus permeability relationship.
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- Suman Halder
- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032 West Bengal India
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032 West Bengal India
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032 West Bengal India
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032 West Bengal India
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032 West Bengal India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032 India
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032 West Bengal India
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032 West Bengal India
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Giaouris E, Heir E, Desvaux M, Hébraud M, Møretrø T, Langsrud S, Doulgeraki A, Nychas GJ, Kačániová M, Czaczyk K, Ölmez H, Simões M. Intra- and inter-species interactions within biofilms of important foodborne bacterial pathogens. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:841. [PMID: 26347727 PMCID: PMC4542319 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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A community-based sessile life style is the normal mode of growth and survival for many bacterial species. Under such conditions, cell-to-cell interactions are inevitable and ultimately lead to the establishment of dense, complex and highly structured biofilm populations encapsulated in a self-produced extracellular matrix and capable of coordinated and collective behavior. Remarkably, in food processing environments, a variety of different bacteria may attach to surfaces, survive, grow, and form biofilms. Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus are important bacterial pathogens commonly implicated in outbreaks of foodborne diseases, while all are known to be able to create biofilms on both abiotic and biotic surfaces. Particularly challenging is the attempt to understand the complexity of inter-bacterial interactions that can be encountered in such unwanted consortia, such as competitive and cooperative ones, together with their impact on the final outcome of these communities (e.g., maturation, physiology, antimicrobial resistance, virulence, dispersal). In this review, up-to-date data on both the intra- and inter-species interactions encountered in biofilms of these pathogens are presented. A better understanding of these interactions, both at molecular and biophysical levels, could lead to novel intervention strategies for controlling pathogenic biofilm formation in food processing environments and thus improve food safety.
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- Efstathios Giaouris
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of the Environment, University of the Aegean, Myrina, Lemnos Island, Greece
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- Nofima, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Ås, Norway
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- INRA, UR454 Microbiologie, Centre Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France
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- INRA, UR454 Microbiologie, Centre Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France
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- Nofima, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Ås, Norway
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- Nofima, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Ås, Norway
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Foods, Biotechnology and Development, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Foods, Biotechnology and Development, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center, Food Institute, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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The dependence of quorum sensing in Serratia marcescens JG on the transcription of luxS gene. Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:715-21. [PMID: 25731898 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-015-1099-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2014] [Revised: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Bacteria communicate with one another using chemical signal molecules. This phenomenon termed quorum sensing enables the bacteria to monitor the environment for other bacteria and to alter behavior on a population-wide scale in response to cell density. Serratia marcescens JG, a quorum sensing bacterium, can secrete a furanosyl borate diester autoinducer (AI-2) in the exponential phase of growth. In this study, to further investigate the regulation of AI-2 production in S. marcescens JG, the pfs and luxS promoter fusions to an operon luxCDABE reporter were constructed in a low-copy-number vector pBR322K, which allows an examination of transcription of the genes in the pathway for signal synthesis. The results show that the luxS expression is constitutive, and the transcription of luxS is tightly correlated with AI-2 production in S. marcescens JG because the peaks of AI-2 production and transcriptional level of luxS appear at the same time point. The close relation of the profiles of luxS transcription and AI-2 production was also confirmed with real-time PCR technology. These results support the hypothesis that the quorum sensing in S. marcescens JG is luxS dependent.
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Amezaga JM, Amtmann A, Biggs CA, Bond T, Gandy CJ, Honsbein A, Karunakaran E, Lawton L, Madsen MA, Minas K, Templeton MR. Biodesalination: a case study for applications of photosynthetic bacteria in water treatment. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 164:1661-76. [PMID: 24610748 PMCID: PMC3982732 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.233973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Shortage of freshwater is a serious problem in many regions worldwide, and is expected to become even more urgent over the next decades as a result of increased demand for food production and adverse effects of climate change. Vast water resources in the oceans can only be tapped into if sustainable, energy-efficient technologies for desalination are developed. Energization of desalination by sunlight through photosynthetic organisms offers a potential opportunity to exploit biological processes for this purpose. Cyanobacterial cultures in particular can generate a large biomass in brackish and seawater, thereby forming a low-salt reservoir within the saline water. The latter could be used as an ion exchanger through manipulation of transport proteins in the cell membrane. In this article, we use the example of biodesalination as a vehicle to review the availability of tools and methods for the exploitation of cyanobacteria in water biotechnology. Issues discussed relate to strain selection, environmental factors, genetic manipulation, ion transport, cell-water separation, process design, safety, and public acceptance.
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- Jaime M. Amezaga
- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom (J.M.A., C.J.G.)
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom (A.A., A.H., M.A.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom (C.A.B., E.K.)
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom (T.B., M.R.T.); and
- Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7AQ, United Kingdom (L.L., K.M.)
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- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom (J.M.A., C.J.G.)
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom (A.A., A.H., M.A.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom (C.A.B., E.K.)
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom (T.B., M.R.T.); and
- Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7AQ, United Kingdom (L.L., K.M.)
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- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom (J.M.A., C.J.G.)
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom (A.A., A.H., M.A.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom (C.A.B., E.K.)
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom (T.B., M.R.T.); and
- Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7AQ, United Kingdom (L.L., K.M.)
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- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom (J.M.A., C.J.G.)
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom (A.A., A.H., M.A.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom (C.A.B., E.K.)
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom (T.B., M.R.T.); and
- Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7AQ, United Kingdom (L.L., K.M.)
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- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom (J.M.A., C.J.G.)
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom (A.A., A.H., M.A.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom (C.A.B., E.K.)
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom (T.B., M.R.T.); and
- Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7AQ, United Kingdom (L.L., K.M.)
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- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom (J.M.A., C.J.G.)
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom (A.A., A.H., M.A.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom (C.A.B., E.K.)
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom (T.B., M.R.T.); and
- Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7AQ, United Kingdom (L.L., K.M.)
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- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom (J.M.A., C.J.G.)
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom (A.A., A.H., M.A.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom (C.A.B., E.K.)
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom (T.B., M.R.T.); and
- Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7AQ, United Kingdom (L.L., K.M.)
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- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom (J.M.A., C.J.G.)
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom (A.A., A.H., M.A.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom (C.A.B., E.K.)
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom (T.B., M.R.T.); and
- Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7AQ, United Kingdom (L.L., K.M.)
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- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom (J.M.A., C.J.G.)
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom (A.A., A.H., M.A.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom (C.A.B., E.K.)
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom (T.B., M.R.T.); and
- Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7AQ, United Kingdom (L.L., K.M.)
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- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom (J.M.A., C.J.G.)
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom (A.A., A.H., M.A.M.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom (C.A.B., E.K.)
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom (T.B., M.R.T.); and
- Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen AB10 7AQ, United Kingdom (L.L., K.M.)
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Dziubakiewicz E, Buszewski B. Capillary electrophoresis of microbial aggregates. Electrophoresis 2014; 35:1160-4. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Revised: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Ewelina Dziubakiewicz
- Chair of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics; Faculty of Chemistry; Nicolaus Copernicus University; Toruń Poland
- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies; Nicolaus Copernicus University; Toruń Poland
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- Chair of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics; Faculty of Chemistry; Nicolaus Copernicus University; Toruń Poland
- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies; Nicolaus Copernicus University; Toruń Poland
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The interaction of bacteria with surfaces has important implications in a range of areas, including bioenergy, biofouling, biofilm formation, and the infection of plants and animals. Many of the interactions of bacteria with surfaces produce changes in the expression of genes that influence cell morphology and behavior, including genes essential for motility and surface attachment. Despite the attention that these phenotypes have garnered, the bacterial systems used for sensing and responding to surfaces are still not well understood. An understanding of these mechanisms will guide the development of new classes of materials that inhibit and promote cell growth, and complement studies of the physiology of bacteria in contact with surfaces. Recent studies from a range of fields in science and engineering are poised to guide future investigations in this area. This review summarizes recent studies on bacteria-surface interactions, discusses mechanisms of surface sensing and consequences of cell attachment, provides an overview of surfaces that have been used in bacterial studies, and highlights unanswered questions in this field.
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- Hannah H. Tuson
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison,
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison,
WI 53706
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
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Jain A, Bhargava R, Poddar P. Probing interaction of gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial cells with ZnO nanorods. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2012; 33:1247-53. [PMID: 23827568 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 10/10/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In the present work, the physiological effects of the ZnO nanorods on the Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli and Aerobacter aerogenes) bacterial cells have been studied. The analysis of bacterial growth curves for various concentrations of ZnO nanorods indicates that Gram positive and Gram negative bacterial cells show inhibition at concentrations of ~64 and ~256 μg/mL respectively. The marked difference in susceptibility towards nanorods was also validated by spread plate and disk diffusion methods. In addition, the scanning electron micrographs show a clear damage to the cells via changed morphology of the cells from rod to coccoid etc. The confocal optical microscopy images of these cells also demonstrate the reduction in live cell count in the presence of ZnO nanorods. These, results clearly indicate that the antibacterial activity of ZnO nanorods is higher towards Gram positive bacterium than Gram negative bacterium which indicates that the structure of the cell wall might play a major role in the interaction with nanostructured materials and shows high sensitivity to the particle concentration.
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- Aanchal Jain
- Physical and Material Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune - 411008, India
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Lage OM, Bondoso J, Catita JAM. Determination of zeta potential in Planctomycetes and its application in heavy metals toxicity assessment. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:847-55. [PMID: 22576374 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-012-0818-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zeta potential of Planctomycetes was evaluated under different environmental conditions and correlated to cell viability. Phylogenetically distinct strains of the Planctomycetes presented different negative zeta potential values. More negative values were associated with Rhodopirellula spp. and related to the great amount of fimbriae in these species. Milli-Q water was chosen as the best dispersion media to perform the measurements. Zeta potential increased with ionic strength and varied with pH. In the physiological range of pH 5.0-9, zeta potential remained low and Rhodopirellula sp. strain LF2 cells were viable. Out of this range, zeta potential increased significantly and viability decreased. The effect on zeta potential of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc was assessed in Rhodopirellula sp. strain LF2. Zeta potential increased with increasing toxicity of the heavy metals in a dose-response way. This result was confirmed by the results observed for Rhodopirellula baltica strain SH1 under copper toxicity. Lead was the most toxic metal and zinc was the least toxic as observed by zeta potential and viability. The results support a correlation between zeta potential and cell viability which seem to indicate the possibility to use it as a viability predictor for the effects of heavy metals toxicity.
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- Olga Maria Lage
- CIMAR/CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Truong VK, Webb HK, Fadeeva E, Chichkov BN, Wu AHF, Lamb R, Wang JY, Crawford RJ, Ivanova EP. Air-directed attachment of coccoid bacteria to the surface of superhydrophobic lotus-like titanium. BIOFOULING 2012; 28:539-50. [PMID: 22686938 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.694426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Superhydrophobic titanium surfaces fabricated by femtosecond laser ablation to mimic the structure of lotus leaves were assessed for their ability to retain coccoid bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus CIP 65.8T, S. aureus ATCC 25923, S. epidermidis ATCC 14990T and Planococcus maritimus KMM 3738 were retained by the surface, to varying degrees. However, each strain was found to preferentially attach to the crevices located between the microscale surface features. The upper regions of the microscale features remained essentially cell-free. It was hypothesised that air entrapped by the topographical features inhibited contact between the cells and the titanium substratum. Synchrotron SAXS revealed that even after immersion for 50 min, nano-sized air bubbles covered 45% of the titanium surface. After 1 h the number of cells of S. aureus CIP 65.8T attached to the lotus-like titanium increased to 1.27×10(5) mm(-2), coinciding with the replacement of trapped air by the incubation medium.
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- V K Truong
- Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia
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Karunakaran E, Mukherjee J, Ramalingam B, Biggs CA. "Biofilmology": a multidisciplinary review of the study of microbial biofilms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 90:1869-81. [PMID: 21538113 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3293-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2010] [Revised: 03/26/2011] [Accepted: 03/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The observation of biofilm formation is not a new phenomenon. The prevalence and significance of biofilm and aggregate formation in various processes have encouraged extensive research in this field for more than 40 years. In this review, we highlight techniques from different disciplines that have been used to successfully describe the extracellular, surface and intracellular elements that are predominant in understanding biofilm formation. To reduce the complexities involved in studying biofilms, researchers in the past have generally taken a parts-based, disciplinary specific approach to understand the different components of biofilms in isolation from one another. Recently, a few studies have looked into combining the different techniques to achieve a more holistic understanding of biofilms, yet this approach is still in its infancy. In order to attain a global understanding of the processes involved in the formation of biofilms and to formulate effective biofilm control strategies, researchers in the next decade should recognise that the study of biofilms, i.e. biofilmology, has evolved into a discipline in its own right and that mutual cooperation between the various disciplines towards a multidisciplinary research vision is vital in this field.
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- Esther Karunakaran
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, ChELSI Institute, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Mukherjee J, Ow SY, Noirel J, Biggs CA. Quantitative protein expression and cell surface characteristics of Escherichia coli MG1655 biofilms. Proteomics 2011; 11:339-51. [PMID: 21268264 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201000386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2010] [Revised: 10/05/2010] [Accepted: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cell surface physicochemical characterization techniques were combined with quantitative changes in protein expression, to investigate the biological and biophysical changes of Escherichia coli MG1655 cells when grown as a biofilm (BIO). The overall surface charge of BIO cells was found to be less negative, highlighting the need for a lower electrophoretic mobility for attachment to occur. Comparison of the chemical functional groups on the cell surface showed similar profiles, with the absorbance intensity higher for proteins and carbohydrates in the BIO cells. Quantitative proteomic analysis demonstrated that 3 proteins were significantly increased, and 9 proteins significantly decreased in abundance, in cells grown as a BIO compared to their planktonic counterparts, with 7 of these total 12 proteins unique to this study. Proteins showing significant increased or decreased abundance include proteins involved in acid resistance, DNA protection and binding and ABC transporters. Further predictive analysis of the metabolic pathways showed an increased abundance of the amino acid metabolism and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, with a decrease in expression within the pentose phosphate and glycolysis pathways. It is therefore hypothesized that cells grown as a BIO are still energetically viable potentially using amino acids as an indirect carbon backbone source into the TCA cycle.
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- Joy Mukherjee
- The ChELSI Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Soon RL, Nation RL, Cockram S, Moffatt JH, Harper M, Adler B, Boyce JD, Larson I, Li J. Different surface charge of colistin-susceptible and -resistant Acinetobacter baumannii cells measured with zeta potential as a function of growth phase and colistin treatment. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011; 66:126-33. [PMID: 21081544 PMCID: PMC3001852 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2010] [Revised: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES electrostatic forces mediate the initial interaction between cationic colistin and Gram-negative bacterial cells. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) loss mediates colistin resistance in some A. baumannii strains. Our aim was to determine the surface charge of colistin-susceptible and -resistant A. baumannii as a function of growth phase and in response to polymyxin treatment. METHODS the zeta potential of A. baumannii ATCC 19606 and 10 clinical multidrug-resistant strains (MICs 0.5-2 mg/L) was assessed. Colistin-resistant derivatives (MIC >128 mg/L) of wild-type strains were selected in the presence of 10 mg/L colistin, including the LPS-deficient lpxA mutant, ATCC 19606R. To determine the contribution of LPS to surface charge, two complemented ATCC 19606R derivatives were examined, namely ATCC 19606R + lpxA (containing an intact lpxA gene) and ATCC 19606R + V (containing empty vector). Investigations were conducted as a function of growth phase and polymyxin treatment (1, 4 and 8 mg/L). RESULTS wild-type cells exhibited a greater negative charge (-60.5 ± 2.36 to -26.2 ± 2.56 mV) thancolistin-resistant cells (-49.2 ± 3.09 to -19.1 ± 2.80 mV) at mid-log phase (ANOVA, P < 0.05). Opposing growth-phase trends were observed for both phenotypes: wild-type cells displayed reduced negative charge and colistin-resistant cells displayed increased negative charge at stationary compared with mid-logarithmic phase. Polymyxin exposure resulted in a concentration-dependent increase in zeta potential. Examination of ATCC 19606R and complemented strains supported the importance of LPS in determining surface charge, suggesting a potential mechanism of colistin resistance. CONCLUSIONS zeta potential differences between A. baumannii phenotypes probably reflect compositional outer-membrane variations that impact the electrostatic component of colistin activity.
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- Rachel L. Soon
- Facility for Anti-infective Drug Development and Innovation, Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
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- Facility for Anti-infective Drug Development and Innovation, Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
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- Facility for Anti-infective Drug Development and Innovation, Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Facility for Anti-infective Drug Development and Innovation, Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
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- Facility for Anti-infective Drug Development and Innovation, Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
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Shephard JJ, Savory DM, Bremer PJ, McQuillan AJ. Salt modulates bacterial hydrophobicity and charge properties influencing adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA01) in aqueous suspensions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:8659-8665. [PMID: 20415441 DOI: 10.1021/la1007878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The influence on cell hydrophobicity of differential extension with ionic strength of lipopolysaccharide molecules (LPS), which exist as charged and uncharged polymers at the surface of the gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA01), has been investigated. Attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectral absorptions from a single layer of cells adsorbed to ZnSe increased in intensity with increasing NaCl concentration up to 0.1 mol L(-1). Dynamic contact angle measurements (Wilhelmy plate tensiometry) made with a ZnSe plate having an adsorbed cell layer and the adherence of the cells to hexadecane suggest that PA01 cells were most hydrophobic in contact with 0.1 mol L(-1) NaCl solutions. These data indicate a charge screening induced compression of the charged LPS polymers decreasing the cell-surface approach distance and increasing the cell hydrophobicity due to the greater surface predominance of the uncharged LPS polymers. Interestingly, adsorbed cell layers in 0.3 mol L(-1) NaCl had a lower IR absorption intensity, and PA01 cells suspended in 0.3 mol L(-1) were found to be more hydrophilic, indicating that other factors influence the cell-surface approach distance and hydrophobicity. The examination of cell electrophoretic mobility variation with NaCl concentration suggests that the compression of charged polysaccharides increases the polysaccharide charge density and may also reduce the flow of liquid through the polysaccharide layer affecting the effective potential at the interface, the cell hydrophobicity, and the cell-surface approach distance.
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- Jacob J Shephard
- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Kłodzińska E, Szumski M, Dziubakiewicz E, Hrynkiewicz K, Skwarek E, Janusz W, Buszewski B. Effect of zeta potential value on bacterial behavior during electrophoretic separation. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:1590-6. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200900559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mitik-Dineva N, Wang J, Truong VK, Stoddart PR, Malherbe F, Crawford RJ, Ivanova EP. Differences in colonisation of five marine bacteria on two types of glass surfaces. BIOFOULING 2009; 25:621-31. [PMID: 20183121 DOI: 10.1080/08927010903012773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The retention patterns of five taxonomically different marine bacteria after attachment on two types of glass surfaces, as-received and chemically etched, have been investigated. Contact angle measurements, atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) were employed to investigate the impact of nanometer scale surface roughness on bacterial attachment. Chemical modification of glass surfaces resulted in a approximately 1 nm decrease in the average surface roughness (R(a)) and the root-mean-squared roughness (R(q)) and in a approximately 8 nm decrease in the surface height and the peak-to-peak (R(max)) and the 10-point average roughness (R(z)). The study revealed amplified bacterial attachment on the chemically etched, nano-smoother glass surfaces. This was a consistent response, notwithstanding the taxonomic affiliation of the selected bacteria. Enhanced bacterial attachment was accompanied by elevated levels of secreted extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). An expected correlation between cell surface wettability and the density of the bacterial attachment on both types of glass surfaces was also reported, while no correlation could be established between cell surface charge and the bacterial retention pattern.
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- N Mitik-Dineva
- Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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Zhivkov AM, Gyurova AY. Electric polarizability changes during E. coli culture growth. J Colloid Interface Sci 2009; 339:404-8. [PMID: 19729167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.07.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2009] [Revised: 07/21/2009] [Accepted: 07/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The electric polarizability of bacteria has two main components: surface-charge dependent (SChD) and Maxwell-Wagner (MW). It has been reported that the low frequency SChD component of Escherichia coli K12 still arise in the frequency range 20kHz - 2MHz, together with the high-frequency MW one. All the previous experiments were carried out with bacterial cultures of E. coli K12 in the stationary phase. In the present work we study electric polarizability during culture growth with the aim of finding out how it is influenced by the physiological state of the cells. The electro-optical method of electric turbidimetry is used, which is based on the change in the optical density as a result of orientation of bacterial cells under the action of an applied electric field. Our results show that until the cell concentration increases exponentially, the polarizability and the cell size change synchronously, so that the polarizability is approximately a quadratic function of the average bacterial length. We explain this with dominance of the SChD component. However, that after the polarizability deceases twofold at insignificant length oscillations and the power of the function decreases to 1.5. The last result is interpreted as an increase in the MW component.
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- Alexandar M Zhivkov
- Rostislaw Kaischew Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl.11, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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AI-2/LuxS is involved in increased biofilm formation by Streptococcus intermedius in the presence of antibiotics. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009; 53:4258-63. [PMID: 19596873 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00546-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Bacteria utilize quorum-sensing communication to organize their behavior by monitoring the concentration of bacterial signals, referred to as autoinducers (AIs). The widespread detection of AI-2 signals and its enzymatic synthase (LuxS) in bacteria suggests that AI-2 is an inter- and intraspecies communication signal. We have previously shown that antibiotic susceptibility is affected by AI-2 signaling in Streptococcus anginosus. Since chronic infections involve persistent biofilms resilient to antibiotic treatment, we explored the role of AI-2/LuxS in Streptococcus intermedius biofilm formation and cell viability when the organism was exposed to sub-MICs of ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, or tetracycline. The S. intermedius wild type (WT) and its isogenic luxS mutant, strain SI006, were exposed to sub-MICs of ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, or tetracycline. Biofilms were formed on polystyrene discs in microtiter plates. To assess planktonic cell viability, the ATP microbial viability assay was performed and the numbers of CFU were determined. For complementation assays, the AI-2 precursor dihydroxy pentanedione (DPD) was used as a supplement for SI006. Relative luxS expression was quantified by real-time PCR. The sub-MICs of all three antibiotics increased biofilm formation in S. intermedius WT. However, biofilm formation by SI006 was either unaffected or reduced (P < or = 0.05). Bacterial viability tests of biofilm and planktonic cell cultures indicated that SI006 was more susceptible to antibiotics than the WT. DPD complemented the luxS mutant phenotype. Real-time PCR revealed modest yet significant changes in luxS expression in the presence of antibiotic concentrations that increased biofilm formation. In conclusion, in S. intermedius, AI-2/LuxS was involved in antibiotic susceptibility and increased biofilm formation at sub-MICs of antibiotic.
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Geoghegan M, Andrews JS, Biggs CA, Eboigbodin KE, Elliott DR, Rolfe S, Scholes J, Ojeda JJ, Romero-González ME, Edyvean RGJ, Swanson L, Rutkaite R, Fernando R, Pen Y, Zhang Z, Banwart SA. The polymer physics and chemistry of microbial cell attachment and adhesion. Faraday Discuss 2009; 139:85-103; discussion 105-28, 419-20. [PMID: 19048992 DOI: 10.1039/b717046g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The attachment of microbial cells to solid substrata is a primary ecological strategy for the survival of species and the development of specific activity and function within communities. An hypothesis arising from a biological sciences perspective may be stated as follows: The attachment of microbes to interfaces is controlled by the macromolecular structure of the cell wall and the functional genes that are induced for its biological synthesis. Following logically from this is the view that diverse attached cell behaviour is mediated by the physical and chemical interactions of these macromolecules in the interfacial region and with other cells. This aspect can be reduced to its simplest form by treating physico-chemical interactions as colloidal forces acting between an isolated cell and a solid or pseudo solid substratum. These forces can be analysed by established methods rooted in DLVO (Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey and Overbeek) theory. Such a methodology provides little insight into what governs changes in the behaviour of the cell wall attached to surfaces, or indeed other cells. Nor does it shed any light on the expulsion of macromolecules that modify the interface such as formation of slime layers. These physical and chemical problems must be treated at the more fundamental level of the structure and behaviour of the individual components of the cell wall, for example biosurfactants and extracellular polysaccharides. This allows us to restate the above hypothesis in physical sciences terms: Cell attachment and related cell growth behaviour is mediated by macromolecular physics and chemistry in the interfacial environment. Ecological success depends on the genetic potential to favourably influence the interface through adaptation of the macromolecular structure, We present research that merges these two perspectives. This is achieved by quantifying attached cell growth for genetically diverse model organisms, building chemical models that capture the variations in interfacial structure and quantifying the resulting physical interactions. Experimental observations combine aqueous chemistry techniques with surface spectroscopy in order to elucidate the cell wall structure. Atomic force microscopy methods quantify the physical interactions between the solid substrata and key components of the cell wall such as macromolecular biosurfactants. Our current approach focuses on considering individually mycolic acids or longer chain polymers harvested from cells, as well as characterised whole cells. This approach allows us to use a multifactorial approach to address the relative impact of the individual components of the cell wall in contact with model surfaces. We then combine these components to increase complexity step-wise, while comparing with the behaviour of entire cells. Eventually, such an approach should allow us to estimate and understand the primary factors governing microbial cell adhesion. Although the work addresses the cell-mineral interface at a fundamental level, the research is driven by a range of technology needs. The initial rationale was improved prediction of contaminant degradation in natural environments (soils, sediments, aquifers) for environmental cleanup. However, this area of research addresses a wide range of biotechnology areas including improved understanding of pathogen survival (e.g., in surgical environments), better process intensification in biomanufacturing (biofilm technologies) and new product development.
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- Mark Geoghegan
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK S3 7RH.
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Ivanova EP, Mitik-Dineva N, Wang J, Pham DK, Wright JP, Nicolau DV, Mocanasu RC, Crawford RJ. Staleya guttiformis attachment on poly(tert-butylmethacrylate) polymeric surfaces. Micron 2008; 39:1197-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2008.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2008] [Revised: 04/28/2008] [Accepted: 04/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus Attachment Patterns on Glass Surfaces with Nanoscale Roughness. Curr Microbiol 2008; 58:268-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-008-9320-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2008] [Revised: 09/17/2008] [Accepted: 10/20/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Liaqat I, Bachmann RT, Nasim Sabri A, Edyvean RGJ, Biggs CA. Investigating the effect of patulin, penicillic acid and EDTA on biofilm formation of isolates from dental unit water lines. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 81:349-58. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1691-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2008] [Revised: 08/25/2008] [Accepted: 08/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Martinez RE, Pokrovsky OS, Schott J, Oelkers EH. Surface charge and zeta-potential of metabolically active and dead cyanobacteria. J Colloid Interface Sci 2008; 323:317-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2008] [Revised: 04/15/2008] [Accepted: 04/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mitik-Dineva N, Wang J, Mocanasu RC, Stoddart PR, Crawford RJ, Ivanova EP. Impact of nano-topography on bacterial attachment. Biotechnol J 2008; 3:536-44. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.200700244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Eboigbodin KE, Biggs CA. Characterization of the extracellular polymeric substances produced by Escherichia coli using infrared spectroscopic, proteomic, and aggregation studies. Biomacromolecules 2008; 9:686-95. [PMID: 18186609 DOI: 10.1021/bm701043c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aim of this study was twofold: first, to characterize the free extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and bound EPS produced by Escherichia coli during different growth phases in different media, and then to investigate the role of the free EPS in promoting aggregation. EPS was extracted from a population of E. coli MG1655 cells grown in different media composition (Luria-Bertani (LB) and Luria-Bertani with the addition of 0.5 w/v% glucose at the beginning of the growth phase (LBG)) and at different growth phases (6 and 24 h). The extracted EPS was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and further identified using one-dimensional gel-based electrophoresis and tandem mass spectrometry. E. coli MG1655 was found to produce significantly lower amounts of bound EPS compared to free EPS under all conditions. The protein content of free EPS increased as the cells progressed from the exponential to stationary phase when grown in LB or LBG, while the carbohydrate content only increased across the growth phases for cells grown in LBG. FTIR revealed a variation in the different functional groups such as amines, carboxyl, and phosphoryl groups for free EPS extracted at the different growth conditions. Over 500 proteins were identified in the free EPS, with 40 proteins common in all growth conditions. Proteins with functionality related to amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism, as well as cell wall and membrane biogenesis were among the highest proteins identified in the free EPS extracted from E. coli MG1655 under all growth and media conditions. The role of bound and free EPS was investigated using a standardized aggregation assay. Bound EPS did not contribute to aggregation of E. coli MG1655. The readdition of free EPS to E. coli MG1655 resulted in aggregation of the cells in all growth conditions. Free EPS extracted from the 24 h E. coli MG1655 cultures grown in LB had the greatest effect on aggregation of cells grow in LBG, with a 30% increase in aggregation observed.
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- Kevin E Eboigbodin
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom
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Horká M, Horký J, Matousková H, Slais K. Separation of plant pathogens from different hosts and tissues by capillary electromigration techniques. Anal Chem 2007; 79:9539-46. [PMID: 17997525 DOI: 10.1021/ac701718v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this contribution capillary isoelectric focusing and capillary zone electrophoresis were applied for the separation and detection of different plant pathogens including Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, P. syringae pv. lachrymans, Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. fraxinus, P. savastanoi pv. olea, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, A vitis, Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis, X. campestris pv. zinniae, and Curtobacterium sp.. The UV detection and sensitive fluorescence detection of the native phytopathogens or those dynamically modified by the nonionogenic fluorescent tenside based on pyrenebutanoate were used. The isoelectric points of the labeled phytopathogens were found comparable with the pI of the native compounds. No influence of the hosts on pIs of the strains of the genus Pseudomonas was observed. The identification of plant pathogens by gas chromatographic analysis of fatty acid methyl esters was compared with results of capillary isoelectric focusing. Capillary electromigration was successfully applied for the separation of microbes directly from plant tissue suspensions.
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- Marie Horká
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v. v. i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Veverí 97, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Eboigbodin KE, Ojeda JJ, Biggs CA. Investigating the surface properties of Escherichia coli under glucose controlled conditions and its effect on aggregation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:6691-7. [PMID: 17497900 DOI: 10.1021/la063404z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Bacteria exist as aggregates or in biofilms to help with adaptation and protection from environmental stresses. The hypothesis that is tested in this paper is that the relative presence of glucose in the media, at the beginning of the growth phase, influences the surface chemistry of the cell, which as a consequence reduces the tendency for the cells to interact and form aggregates. In this study, we used Escherichia coli (E. coli) MG1655 as a model organism and measured the change in the surface chemistry of cells harvested at different growth phases, which had been cultured in Luria-Bertani media with and without the addition of glucose, using potentiometric titration and infrared spectroscopy. Cells, cultivated with the additional supplement of glucose at the beginning of the growth phase, displayed a higher concentration of bacterial surface functional groups and a variation in outer membrane proteins. As a consequence, the tendency for cell-to-cell attachment was significantly reduced. Our findings therefore revealed that glucose limits aggregation in E. coli MG1655 by altering the concentration of functional groups from macromolecules present on the bacterial surface.
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- Kevin E Eboigbodin
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering and Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K
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AIM: TQuorum sensing (QS) is an important mechanism of cell-to-cell communication that involves density-dependent recognition of signaling molecules, resulting in modulation of gene expression. This phenomenon allows bacteria to act as a collective unit, i.e., a multicellular entity performing specific functions. Three major QS systems were used by bacteria. Various QS systems have been described in numerous enteric pathogens, and in many cases, the role of QS in the pathogenesis of the diseases caused by these organisms is not so clear-cut. Inhibition of QS signaling might represent a new target for antimicrobial therapy. The course and condition of disease in enteric pathogens may vary among different individuals due to variable levels of signaling molecules in the intestines of different individuals, which, in some degree, may lead to various levels of QS activity and transcription of QS-regulated genes in their intestines.
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