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Lee DH, Kim SB. Quorum Quenching Potential of Reyranella sp. Isolated from Riverside Soil and Description of Reyranella humidisoli sp. nov. J Microbiol 2024:10.1007/s12275-024-00131-2. [PMID: 38814538 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-024-00131-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Quorum quenching refers to any mechanism that inhibits quorum sensing processes. In this study, quorum quenching activity among bacteria inhabiting riverside soil was screened, and a novel Gram-stain-negative, rod shaped bacterial strain designated MMS21-HV4-11T, which showed the highest level of quorum quenching activity, was isolated and subjected to further analysis. Strain MMS21-HV4-11T could be assigned to the genus Reyranella of Alphaproteobacteria based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence, as the strain shared 98.74% sequence similarity with Reyranella aquatilis seoho-37T, and then 97.87% and 97.80% sequence similarity with Reyranella soli KIS14-15T and Reyranella massiliensis 521T, respectively. The decomposed N-acyl homoserine lactone was restored at high concentrations under acidic conditions, implying that lactonase and other enzyme(s) are responsible for quorum quenching. The genome analysis indicated that strain MMS21-HV4-11T had two candidate genes for lactonase and one for acylase, and expected protein structures were confirmed. In the quorum sensing inhibition assay using a plant pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum KACC 14888, development of soft rot was significantly inhibited by strain MMS21-HV4-11T. Besides, the swarming motility by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 was significantly inhibited in the presence of strain MMS21-HV4-11T. Since the isolate did not display direct antibacterial activity against either of these species, the inhibition was certainly due to quorum quenching activity. In an extended study with the type strains of all known species of Reyranella, all strains were capable of degrading N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs), thus showing quorum quenching potential at the genus level. This is the first study on the quorum quenching potential and enzymes responsible in Reyranella. In addition, MMS21-HV4-11T could be recognized as a new species through taxonomic characterization, for which the name Reyranella humidisoli sp. nov. is proposed (type strain = MMS21-HV4-11 T = KCTC 82780 T = LMG 32365T).
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- Dong Hyeon Lee
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea.
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Monzón-Atienza L, Bravo J, Torrecillas S, Gómez-Mercader A, Montero D, Ramos-Vivas J, Galindo-Villegas J, Acosta F. An In-Depth Study on the Inhibition of Quorum Sensing by Bacillus velezensis D-18: Its Significant Impact on Vibrio Biofilm Formation in Aquaculture. Microorganisms 2024; 12:890. [PMID: 38792721 PMCID: PMC11123725 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12050890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Amid growing concerns about antibiotic resistance, innovative strategies are imperative in addressing bacterial infections in aquaculture. Quorum quenching (QQ), the enzymatic inhibition of quorum sensing (QS), has emerged as a promising solution. This study delves into the QQ capabilities of the probiotic strain Bacillus velezensis D-18 and its products, particularly in Vibrio anguillarum 507 communication and biofilm formation. Chromobacterium violaceum MK was used as a biomarker in this study, and the results confirmed that B. velezensis D-18 effectively inhibits QS. Further exploration into the QQ mechanism revealed the presence of lactonase activity by B. velezensis D-18 that degraded both long- and short-chain acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs). PCR analysis demonstrated the presence of a homologous lactonase-producing gene, ytnP, in the genome of B. velezensis D-18. The study evaluated the impact of B. velezensis D-18 on V. anguillarum 507 growth and biofilm formation. The probiotic not only controls the biofilm formation of V. anguillarum but also significantly restrains pathogen growth. Therefore, B. velezensis D-18 demonstrates substantial potential for preventing V. anguillarum diseases in aquaculture through its QQ capacity. The ability to disrupt bacterial communication and control biofilm formation positions B. velezensis D-18 as a promising eco-friendly alternative to conventional antibiotics in managing bacterial diseases in aquaculture.
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- Luis Monzón-Atienza
- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), Instituto Ecoaqua, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; (L.M.-A.); (S.T.); (A.G.-M.); (J.R.-V.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), Instituto Ecoaqua, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; (L.M.-A.); (S.T.); (A.G.-M.); (J.R.-V.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), Instituto Ecoaqua, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; (L.M.-A.); (S.T.); (A.G.-M.); (J.R.-V.)
- Aquaculture Program, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentáries (IRTA), Centre de Sant Carles de la Rápita (IRTA-SCR), 43540 Sant Carles de la Rápita, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), Instituto Ecoaqua, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; (L.M.-A.); (S.T.); (A.G.-M.); (J.R.-V.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), Instituto Ecoaqua, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; (L.M.-A.); (S.T.); (A.G.-M.); (J.R.-V.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), Instituto Ecoaqua, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; (L.M.-A.); (S.T.); (A.G.-M.); (J.R.-V.)
- Research Group on Foods, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39010 Santander, Spain
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- Deparment of Genomics, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, 8026 Bodø, Norway;
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- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), Instituto Ecoaqua, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; (L.M.-A.); (S.T.); (A.G.-M.); (J.R.-V.)
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Curcic J, Dinic M, Novovic K, Vasiljevic Z, Kojic M, Jovcic B, Malesevic M. A novel thermostable YtnP lactonase from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence in vitro and in vivo. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 264:130421. [PMID: 38423425 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens are one of the biggest challenges facing the healthcare system today. Quorum quenching (QQ) enzymes have the potential to be used as innovative enzyme-based antivirulence therapeutics to combat infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens. The main objective of this research was to describe the novel YtnP lactonase derived from the clinical isolate Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and to investigate its antivirulence potential against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa MMA83. YtnP lactonase, the QQ enzyme, belongs to the family of metallo-β-lactamases. The recombinant enzyme has several advantageous biotechnological properties, such as high thermostability, activity in a wide pH range, and no cytotoxic effect. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis revealed the activity of recombinant YtnP lactonase toward a wide range of N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs), quorum sensing signaling molecules, with a higher preference for long-chain AHLs. Recombinant YtnP lactonase was shown to inhibit P. aeruginosa MMA83 biofilm formation, induce biofilm decomposition, and reduce extracellular virulence factors production. Moreover, the lifespan of MMA83-infected Caenorhabditis elegans was prolonged with YtnP lactonase treatment. YtnP lactonase showed synergistic inhibitory activity in combination with gentamicin and acted additively with meropenem against MMA83. The described properties make YtnP lactonase a promising therapeutic candidate for the development of next-generation antivirulence agents.
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- Jovana Curcic
- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Mother and Child Health Care of Serbia "Dr Vukan Čupić", Radoja Dakića 8, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade, Serbia; Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera "Torlak", Vojvode Stepe 448, 11042 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Yu Y, Ding P, Huang X, Wang X, Zhao Z, Wang H, Ding J, Chang Y, Zhao C. Bacillus licheniformis reduces mortality, improves symptoms, and controls residual pathogenicity in juvenile sea cucumbers Apostichopus japonicus infected with skin ulceration syndrome. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 192:106179. [PMID: 37742388 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106179] [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: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Mass mortality caused by skin ulceration syndrome (SUS) is the bottle-neck for the sustainable aquaculture of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. In the present study, probiotic Bacillus licheniformis (0.25 × 109 CFU/g) was used as the treatment for A. japonicus infected with the SUS that caused by Vibrio harveyi. We found that B. licheniformis significantly reduced the number of infected sea cucumbers 5 days and 7 days after the treatment (group B), compared to those without B. licheniformis treatment (group C) (P < 0.001; P < 0.001). Further, the sea cucumbers fed B. licheniformis had significantly lower mortality at the end of the experiment (<10%) than that of those without the B. licheniformis treatment (>60%) (P < 0.001). These results suggest that the treatment of B. licheniformis is an effective method to reduce the mass mortality resulted from SUS in sea cucumber aquaculture. Further, 3-5 days of treatment significantly improved the adverse symptoms of SUS on the physiology and behavior of sea cucumbers, including the righting behavior, adhesion behavior, food consumption, fecal output and mobility. This indicates B. licheniformis treatment has the advantage in the recovery of sea cucumbers after SUS. Moreover, there was no significant difference observed in the physiology and behavior of sea cucumbers between the SUS infected sea cucumbers after the 7-day treatment of B. licheniformis and the healthy individuals. SUS infected sea cucumbers effectively returned to a stage of normalcy. Further, we found a significantly lower infected rate in sea cucumbers exposed to the culture water of group B (∼5%) than that of those in exposure to the culture water of group C (∼60%). This indicates that the treatment of B. licheniformis efficiently controls the residual pathogenicity of SUS in culture water. The present study demonstrated the effectiveness of B. licheniformis treatment as an environmentally friendly approach to reducing mortality, improving symptoms, and controlling residual pathogenicity in sea cucumber aquaculture.
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- Yushi Yu
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China.
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Priya PS, Boopathi S, Murugan R, Haridevamuthu B, Arshad A, Arockiaraj J. Quorum sensing signals: Aquaculture risk factor. REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE 2023; 15:1294-1310. [DOI: 10.1111/raq.12774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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AbstractBacteria produce several virulence factors and cause massive mortality in fish and crustaceans. Abundant quorum sensing (QS) signals and high cell density are essentially required for the production of such virulence factors. Although several strategies have been developed to control aquatic pathogens through antibiotics and QS inhibition, the impact of pre‐existing QS signals in the aquatic environment has been overlooked. QS signals cause detrimental effects on mammalian cells and induce cell death by interfering with multiple cellular pathways. Moreover, QS signals not only function as a messenger, but also annihilate the functions of the host immune system which implies that QS signals should be designated as a major virulence factor. Despite QS signals' role has been well documented in mammalian cells, their impact on aquatic organisms is still at the budding stage. However, many aquatic organisms produce enzymes that degrade and detoxify such QS signals. In addition, physical and chemical factors also determine the stability of the QS signals in the aqueous environment. The balance between QS signals and existing QS signals degrading factors essentially determines the disease progression in aquatic organisms. In this review, we highlight the impact of QS signals on aquatic organisms and further discussed potential alternative strategies to control disease progression.
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- P. Snega Priya
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science and Humanities SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science and Humanities SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science and Humanities SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science and Humanities SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai India
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- International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I‐AQUAS) Universiti Putra Malaysia Negeri Sembilan Malaysia
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science and Humanities SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai India
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Ham SL, Lee TH, Kim KJ, Kim JH, Hwang SJ, Lee SH, Yu JS, Kim KH, Lee HJ, Lee W, Kim CS. Discovery and Biosynthesis of Imidazolium Antibiotics from the Probiotic Bacillus licheniformis. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 86:850-859. [PMID: 36921254 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c01032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most urgent public health problems, and novel antibiotics to kill drug-resistant bacteria are needed. Natural product-derived small molecules have been the major source of new antibiotics. Here we describe a family of antibacterial metabolites isolated from a probiotic bacterium, Bacillus licheniformis. A cross-streaking assay followed by activity-guided isolation yielded a novel antibacterial metabolite, bacillimidazole G, which possesses a rare imidazolium ring in the structure, showing MIC values of 0.7-2.6 μg/mL against human pathogenic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-lacking Acinetobacter baumannii ΔlpxC. Bacillimidazole G also lowered MICs of colistin, a Gram-negative antibiotic, up to 8-fold against wild-type Escherichia coli MG1655 and A. baumannii. We propose a biosynthetic pathway to the characterized metabolites based on precursor-feeding studies, a chemical biological approach, biomimetic total synthesis, and a biosynthetic gene knockout method.
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- Song Lim Ham
- Department of Biopharmaceutical Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences and Industry, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Shevate SN, Shinde SS, Bankar AV, Patil NP. Identification of Quorum Quenching N-Acyl Homoserine Lactonases from Priestia aryabhattai J1D and Bacillus cereus G Isolated from the Rhizosphere. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:86. [PMID: 36717410 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03186-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Several pathogenic bacteria communicate using N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) as a quorum sensing (QS) molecule. The process of interfering with the QS system is known as quorum quenching (QQ), it is an effective tool to control QS-dependent virulence in pathogens. In the present study, rhizosphere bacterial isolates were screened for their ability to produce AHL lactonase enzyme as QQ molecules, which hydrolyses AHL signalling molecules and consequently blocks the QS system. Potent N-hexanoyl-l-homoserine lactone (C6HSL) hydrolytic QQ activity was detected in rhizosphere isolates namely Bacillus cereus G and Priestia aryabhattai J1D. The cell-free supernatant of the bacterial isolates indicated a reduction in biofilm formation in the human pathogens Vibrio cholerae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus without inhibiting cells, signifying their biocontrol property. Furthermore, liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry analysis confirmed C6HSL hydrolytic activity by AHL lactonase produced by these rhizosphere isolates. Also, the aiiA homologous gene from the bacterial isolates showed similarity with the aiiA lactonase gene from Bacillus species, which was further confirmed by homology modelling. In silico structure analysis by comparing with the structure of Bacillus revealed the similarity in the active site, indicating the same degradation pattern. Based on available reported data, the present study indicates the first report of the presence of the aiiA lactonase gene in P. aryabhattai.
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- Shital Nitin Shevate
- Department of Microbiology, MES Abasaheb Garware College Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Annasaheb Kulkarni Department of Biodiversity MES Abasaheb Garware College Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Microbiology, MES Abasaheb Garware College Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Microbiology, MES Abasaheb Garware College Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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Zhu X, Chen WJ, Bhatt K, Zhou Z, Huang Y, Zhang LH, Chen S, Wang J. Innovative microbial disease biocontrol strategies mediated by quorum quenching and their multifaceted applications: A review. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1063393. [PMID: 36714722 PMCID: PMC9878147 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1063393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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With the increasing resistance exhibited by undesirable bacteria to traditional antibiotics, the need to discover alternative (or, at least, supplementary) treatments to combat chemically resistant bacteria is becoming urgent. Quorum sensing (QS) refers to a novel bacterial communication system for monitoring cell density and regulation of a network of gene expression that is mediated by a group of signaling molecules called autoinducers (AIs). QS-regulated multicellular behaviors include biofilm formation, horizontal gene transfer, and antibiotic synthesis, which are demonstrating increasing pathogenicity to plants and aquacultural animals as well as contamination of wastewater treatment devices. To inhibit QS-regulated microbial behaviors, the strategy of quorum quenching (QQ) has been developed. Different quorum quenchers interfere with QS through different mechanisms, such as competitively inhibiting AI perception (e.g., by QS inhibitors) and AI degradation (e.g., by QQ enzymes). In this review, we first introduce different signaling molecules, including diffusible signal factor (DSF) and acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) for Gram-negative bacteria, AIPs for Gram-positive bacteria, and AI-2 for interspecies communication, thus demonstrating the mode of action of the QS system. We next exemplify the QQ mechanisms of various quorum quenchers, such as chemical QS inhibitors, and the physical/enzymatic degradation of QS signals. We devote special attention to AHL-degrading enzymes, which are categorized in detail according to their diverse catalytic mechanisms and enzymatic properties. In the final part, the applications and advantages of quorum quenchers (especially QQ enzymes and bacteria) are summarized in the context of agricultural/aquacultural pathogen biocontrol, membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment, and the attenuation of human pathogenic bacteria. Taken together, we present the state-of-the-art in research considering QS and QQ, providing theoretical evidence and support for wider application of this promising environmentally friendly biocontrol strategy.
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- Xixian Zhu
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Investigation of antibiotic-resistant vibrios associated with shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) farms. Arch Microbiol 2022; 205:41. [PMID: 36571636 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-03376-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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For the sustainable farming of disease-free and healthy shrimps, antimicrobial use is frequent nowadays in shrimp-cultured system. Considering the serious impact of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the present study was focused to investigate the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant vibrios among infected shrimps (Penaeus vannamei) from two brackish water-cultured farms. Diverse species of vibrios viz. V. alginolyticus, V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae, V. mimicus, and V. fluvialis along with Aeromonas hydrophila, A. salmonicida and Shewanella algae were recovered from the shrimps on TCBS medium. Shannon-Wiener diversity index and H' (loge) were 1.506 and 1.69 for the isolates from farm 1 and farm 2, respectively. V. alginolyticus was found to be the most resistant isolate by showing multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index of 0.60 followed by V. mimicus (0.54) and V. parahaemolyticus (0.42). Among the 35 antibiotics of 15 different classes tested, tetracyclines, beta-lactams and cephalosporins were found as the most resistant antibiotic classes. All the isolates possessed a MAR index > 0.2 and the majority exhibited minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) > 256 mcg/ml, thereby indicating the excess exposure of antibiotics in the systems. An enhanced altered resistance phenotype and a significant shift in the MAR index were noticed after plasmid curing. Public health is further concerning because plasmid-borne AMR is evident among the isolates and the studied shrimp samples are significant in the food industry. This baseline information will help the authorities to curb antimicrobial use and pave the way for establishing new alternative strategies by undertaking a multidimensional "One-Health" approach.
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Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors from Probiotics as a Strategy to Combat Bacterial Cell-to-Cell Communication Involved in Food Spoilage and Food Safety. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8120711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Experience-based knowledge has shown that bacteria can communicate with each other through a cell-density-dependent mechanism called quorum sensing (QS). QS controls specific bacterial phenotypes, such as sporulation, virulence and pathogenesis, the production of degrading enzymes, bioluminescence, swarming motility, and biofilm formation. The expression of these phenotypes in food spoiling and pathogenic bacteria, which may occur in food, can have dramatic consequences on food production, the economy, and health. Due to the many reports showing that the use of conventional methods (i.e., antibiotics and sanitizers) to inhibit bacterial growth leads to the emergence of antibiotic resistance, it is necessary to research and exploit new strategies. Several studies have already demonstrated positive results in this direction by inhibiting autoinducers (low-molecular-weight signaling compounds controlling QS) and by other means, leading to QS inhibition via a mechanism called quorum quenching (QQ). Thus far, several QS inhibitors (QSIs) have been isolated from various sources, such as plants, some animals from aqueous ecosystems, fungi, and bacteria. The present study aims to discuss the involvement of QS in food spoilage and to review the potential role of probiotics as QSIs.
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Guéneau V, Plateau-Gonthier J, Arnaud L, Piard JC, Castex M, Briandet R. Positive biofilms to guide surface microbial ecology in livestock buildings. Biofilm 2022; 4:100075. [PMID: 35494622 PMCID: PMC9039864 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2022.100075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The increase in human consumption of animal proteins implies changes in the management of meat production. This is followed by increasingly restrictive regulations on antimicrobial products such as chemical biocides and antibiotics, used in particular to control pathogens that can spread zoonotic diseases. Aligned with the One Health concept, alternative biological solutions are under development and are starting to be used in animal production. Beneficial bacteria able to form positive biofilms and guide surface microbial ecology to limit microbial pathogen settlement are promising tools that could complement existing biosecurity practices to maintain the hygiene of livestock buildings. Although the benefits of positive biofilms have already been documented, the associated fundamental mechanisms and the rationale of the microbial composition of these new products are still sparce. This review provides an overview of the envisioned modes of action of positive biofilms used on livestock building surfaces and the resulting criteria for the selection of the appropriate microorganisms for this specific application. Limits and advantages of this biosecurity approach are discussed as well as the impact of such practices along the food chain, from farm to fork.
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Kachhadia R, Kapadia C, Datta R, Jajda H, Danish S, Glick BR. Cloning and characterization of Aiia, an acylhomoserine lactonase from Bacillus cereus RC1 to control soft rot causing pathogen Lelliottia amnigena RCE. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:665. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-03271-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Hashem I, Van Impe JFM. Dishonest Signaling in Microbial Conflicts. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:812763. [PMID: 35283822 PMCID: PMC8914469 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.812763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Quorum sensing is a cell-cell communication system that bacteria use to express social phenotypes, such as the production of extracellular enzymes or toxins, at high cell densities when these phenotypes are most beneficial. However, many bacterial strains are known to lack a sensing mechanism for quorum signals, despite having the gene responsible for releasing the signals to the environment. The aim of this article is 2-fold. First, we utilize mathematical modeling and signaling theory to elucidate the advantage that a bacterial species can gain by releasing quorum signals, while not being able to sense them, in the context of ecological competition with a focal quorum sensing species, by reducing the focal species' ability to optimize the timing of expression of the quorum sensing regulated phenotype. Additionally, the consequences of such “dishonest signaling,” signaling that has evolved to harm the signal's receiver, on the focal quorum sensing species are investigated. It is found that quorum sensing bacteria would have to incur an additional, strategic, signaling cost in order to not suffer a reduction in fitness against dishonest signaling strains. Also, the concept of the Least Expensive Reliable Signal is introduced and applied to study how the properties of the regulated phenotype affect the metabolic investment in signaling needed by the quorum sensing bacteria to withstand dishonest signaling.
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Bacterial biofilm thickness and fungal-inhibitory bacterial richness both prevent establishment of the amphibian fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0160421. [PMID: 35044804 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01604-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Host-associated microbial biofilms can provide protection against pathogen establishment. In many host-microbe symbioses (including, but not limited to: humans, plants, insects, and amphibians), there is a correlation between host-associated microbial diversity and pathogen infection risk. Diversity may prevent infection by pathogens through sampling effects and niche complementarity- but an alternative hypothesis may be that microbial biomass is confounded with diversity, and that host-associated biofilms are deterring pathogen establishment through space pre-emption. In this study, we use the amphibian system as a model for host-microbe-pathogen interactions to ask two questions: (1) is bacterial richness confounded with biofilm thickness or cell density, and (2) to what extent does biofilm thickness, cell density, and bacterial richness each deter the establishment of the amphibian fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd)? To answer these questions, we built a custom biofilm microcosm that mimics the host-environment interface by allowing nutrients to diffuse out of a fine-pore biofilm scaffolding. This created a competitive environment in which bacteria and the fungal pathogen compete for colonization space. We then challenged bacterial biofilms ranging in community richness, biofilm thickness, bacterial cell density, and Bd-inhibitory metabolite production with live Bd zoospores to determine how Bd establishment success on membranes vary. We found that biofilm thickness and Bd-inhibitory isolate richness work in complement to reduce Bd establishment success. This work underscores that physical aspects of biofilm communities can play a large role in pathogen inhibition and in many studies, these traits are not studied. IMPORTANCE Our finding highlights the fact that diversity, as measured through 16S rDNA sequencing, may obscure the true mechanisms behind microbe-mediated pathogen defence, and that physical space occupation by biofilm-forming symbionts may significantly contribute to pathogen protection. These findings have implications across a wide range of host-microbe systems, since 16S rDNA sequencing is a standard tool used across many microbial systems. Further, our results are potentially relevant to many host-pathogen systems, since host-associated bacterial biofilms are ubiquitous.
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Zhu W, Gao J, Liu H, Liu J, Jin T, Qin N, Ren X, xia X. Antibiofilm effect of sodium butyrate against Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Feng Q, Luo L, Chen X, Zhang K, Fang F, Xue Z, Li C, Cao J, Luo J. Facilitating biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa via exogenous N-Acy-L-homoserine lactones stimulation: Regulation on the bacterial motility, adhesive ability and metabolic activity. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 341:125727. [PMID: 34411944 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The N-Acy-L-homoserine lactones (AHLs) mediated quorum sensing (QS) system exhibited important ecological significance in bacterial biofilm formation. However, the previous studies mainly focused on indigenous AHLs while the role of exogenous AHLs has remained unclear. This study evaluated the roles of exogenous AHLs on the biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Both the C6-HSL and C8-HSL promoted the biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa with an enhancement of 2.47 and 1.88 times, respectively. Further analysis showed that exogenous AHLs contributed greatly to the adhesive ability instead of growth rate. Also, the bacterial motility and metabolic activities were significantly improved by AHLs. Moreover, the microbial functional genes (i.e. lasI, lasR, rhlI and rhlR) involved in regulating the biofilm formation were highly expressed in AHLs reactors. These findings expanded the knowledge of AHLs functions in mediating biofilm formation, and provided insightful guidance on the biofilm regulation in the wastewater treatment via biofilm technology.
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- Qian Feng
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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Bacillus spp. Inhibit Edwardsiella tarda Quorum-Sensing and Fish Infection. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19110602. [PMID: 34822473 PMCID: PMC8623655 DOI: 10.3390/md19110602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The disruption of pathogen communication or quorum-sensing (QS) via quorum-quenching (QQ) molecules has been proposed as a promising strategy to fight bacterial infections. Bacillus spp. have recognizable biotechnology applications, namely as probiotic health-promoting agents or as a source of natural antimicrobial molecules, including QQ molecules. This study characterized the QQ potential of 200 Bacillus spp., isolated from the gut of different aquaculture fish species, to suppress fish pathogens QS. Approximately 12% of the tested Bacillus spp. fish isolates (FI). were able to interfere with synthetic QS molecules. Ten isolates were further selected as producers of extracellular QQ-molecules and their QQ capacity was evaluated against the QS of important aquaculture bacterial pathogens, namely Aeromonas spp., Vibrio spp., Photobacterium damselae, Edwardsiela tarda, and Shigella sonnei. The results revealed that A. veronii and E. tarda produce QS molecules that are detectable by the Chr. violaceum biosensor, and which were degraded when exposed to the extracellular extracts of three FI isolates. Moreover, the same isolates, identified as B. subtilis, B. vezelensis, and B. pumilus, significantly reduced the pathogenicity of E. tarda in zebrafish larvae, increasing its survival by 50%. Taken together, these results identified three Bacillus spp. capable of extracellularly quenching aquaculture pathogen communication, and thus become a promising source of bioactive molecules for use in the biocontrol of aquaculture bacterial diseases.
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Dor S, Prusky D, Afriat-Jurnou L. Bacterial Quorum-Quenching Lactonase Hydrolyzes Fungal Mycotoxin and Reduces Pathogenicity of Penicillium expansum-Suggesting a Mechanism of Bacterial Antagonism. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7100826. [PMID: 34682247 PMCID: PMC8537011 DOI: 10.3390/jof7100826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Penicillium expansum is a necrotrophic wound fungal pathogen that secrets virulence factors to kill host cells including cell wall degrading enzymes (CWDEs), proteases, and mycotoxins such as patulin. During the interaction between P. expansum and its fruit host, these virulence factors are strictly modulated by intrinsic regulators and extrinsic environmental factors. In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in research on the molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity in P. expansum; however, less is known regarding the bacteria–fungal communication in the fruit environment that may affect pathogenicity. Many bacterial species use quorum-sensing (QS), a population density-dependent regulatory mechanism, to modulate the secretion of quorum-sensing signaling molecules (QSMs) as a method to control pathogenicity. N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) are Gram-negative QSMs. Therefore, QS is considered an antivirulence target, and enzymes degrading these QSMs, named quorum-quenching enzymes, have potential antimicrobial properties. Here, we demonstrate that a bacterial AHL lactonase can also efficiently degrade a fungal mycotoxin. The mycotoxin is a lactone, patulin secreted by fungi such as P. expansum. The bacterial lactonase hydrolyzed patulin at high catalytic efficiency, with a kcat value of 0.724 ± 0.077 s−1 and KM value of 116 ± 33.98 μM. The calculated specific activity (kcat/KM) showed a value of 6.21 × 103 s−1M−1. While the incubation of P. expansum spores with the purified lactonase did not inhibit spore germination, it inhibited colonization by the pathogen in apples. Furthermore, adding the purified enzyme to P. expansum culture before infecting apples resulted in reduced expression of genes involved in patulin biosynthesis and fungal cell wall biosynthesis. Some AHL-secreting bacteria also express AHL lactonase. Here, phylogenetic and structural analysis was used to identify putative lactonase in P. expansum. Furthermore, following recombinant expression and purification of the newly identified fungal enzyme, its activity with patulin was verified. These results indicate a possible role for patulin and lactonases in inter-kingdom communication between fungi and bacteria involved in fungal colonization and antagonism and suggest that QQ lactonases can be used as potential antifungal post-harvest treatment.
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- Shlomit Dor
- Migal-Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona 11016, Israel;
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- Department of Postharvest Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
- Correspondence: (D.P.); (L.A.-J.)
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- Migal-Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona 11016, Israel;
- Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel-Hai Academic College, Upper Galilee 1220800, Israel
- Correspondence: (D.P.); (L.A.-J.)
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Mugwanya M, Dawood MAO, Kimera F, Sewilam H. Updating the Role of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics for Tilapia Aquaculture as Leading Candidates for Food Sustainability: a Review. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2021; 14:130-157. [PMID: 34601712 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-021-09852-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tilapia production has significantly increased over the past few years due to the adoption of semi-intensive and intensive aquaculture technologies. However, these farming systems have subjected the fish to stressful conditions that suppress their immunity, hence exposing them to various pathogens. The application of antibiotics and therapeutics to enhance disease resistance, survival, and growth performance in aquaculture has been recently banned due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose a serious threat to the environment and consumers of aquatic organisms. Hence, the need for an alternative approach based on sustainable farming practices is warranted. Probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic use in tilapia production is considered a viable, safe, and environmentally friendly alternative that enhances growth performance, feed utilization, immunity, disease resistance, and fish survival against pathogens and environmental stress. Their inclusion in fish diets and or rearing water improves the general wellbeing of fish. Hence, this review aims at presenting research findings from the use of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics and their effect on survival, growth, growth performance, gut morphology, microbial abundance, enzyme production, immunity, and disease resistance in tilapia aquaculture, while highlighting several hematological, blood biochemical parameters, and omics techniques that have been used to assess fish health. Furthermore, gaps in existing knowledge are addressed and future research studies have been recommended.
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- Muziri Mugwanya
- Center for Applied Research On the Environment and Sustainability, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt
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- Center for Applied Research On the Environment and Sustainability, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt. .,Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, 33516, Egypt.
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- Center for Applied Research On the Environment and Sustainability, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt
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- Center for Applied Research On the Environment and Sustainability, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt. .,Department of Engineering Hydrology, the RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
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Attenuation of Aeromonas hydrophila Infection in Carassius auratus by YtnP, a N-acyl Homoserine Lactonase from Bacillus licheniformis T-1. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10060631. [PMID: 34073161 PMCID: PMC8228444 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10060631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In this experiment, the quorum quenching gene ytnP of Bacillus licheniformis T-1 was cloned and expressed, and the effect against infection of Aeromonas hydrophila ATCC 7966 was evaluated in vitro and vivo. The BLAST results revealed a 99% sequence identity between the ytnP gene of T-1 and its homolog in B.subtilis sub sp. BSP1, and the dendroGram showed that the similarity in the YtnP protein in T-1 was 100% in comparison with B.subtilis 3610, which was categorized as the Aidc cluster of the MBL family. The AHL lactonase activity of the purified YtnP was detected as 1.097 ± 0.7 U/mL with C6-HSL as the substrate. Otherwise, purified YtnP protein could significantly inhibit the biofilm formation of A.hydrophila ATCC 7966 with an inhibition rate of 68%. The MIC of thiamphenicol and doxycycline hydrochloride against A. hydrophila reduced from 4 μg/mL and 0.5 μg/mL to 1 μg/mL and 0.125 μg/mL, respectively, in the presence of YtnP. In addition, YtnP significantly inhibited the expression of five virulence factors hem, ahyB, ast, ep, aerA of A. hydrophila ATCC 7966 as well (p < 0.05). The results of inhibition on virulence showed a time-dependence tendency, while the strongest anti-virulence effects were within 4–24 h. In vivo, when the YtnP protein was co-injected intraperitoneally with A. hydrophila ATCC 7966, it attenuated the pathogenicity of A. hydrophila and the accumulated mortality was 27 ± 4.14% at 96 h, which was significantly lower than the average mortality of 78 ± 2.57% of the Carassius auratus injected with 108 CFU/mL of A. hydrophila ATCC 7966 only (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the AHL lactonase in B. licheniformis T-1 was proven to be YtnP protein and could be developed into an agent against infection of A. hydrophila in aquaculture.
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Low CX, Tan LTH, Ab Mutalib NS, Pusparajah P, Goh BH, Chan KG, Letchumanan V, Lee LH. Unveiling the Impact of Antibiotics and Alternative Methods for Animal Husbandry: A Review. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:578. [PMID: 34068272 PMCID: PMC8153128 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10050578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Since the 1950s, antibiotics have been used in the field of animal husbandry for growth promotion, therapy and disease prophylaxis. It is estimated that up to 80% of the antibiotics produced by the pharmaceutical industries are used in food production. Most of the antibiotics are used as feed additives at sub-therapeutic levels to promote growth. However, studies show the indiscriminate use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens that threaten both animal health and human health, including vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). This scenario is further complicated by the slow progress in achieving scientific breakthroughs in uncovering novel antibiotics following the 1960s. Most of the pharmaceutical industries have long diverted research funds away from the field of antibiotic discovery to more lucrative areas of drug development. If this situation is allowed to continue, humans will return to the pre-antibiotics era and potentially succumb to huge health and economic consequences. Fortunately, studies investigating various alternatives to antibiotics use in livestock show promising results. These alternatives include the application of bacteriophages and phage derived peptidoglycan degrading enzymes, engineered peptides, egg yolk antibodies, probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics, as well as quorum quenching molecules. Therefore, this review aims to discuss the use of growth-promoting antibiotics and their impact on livestock and provide insights on the alternative approaches for animal husbandry.
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- Chuen Xian Low
- Novel Bacteria and Drug Discovery (NBDD) Research Group, Microbiome and Bioresource Research Strength (MBRS), Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia; (C.X.L.); (L.T.-H.T.); (N.-S.A.M.); (P.P.)
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- Novel Bacteria and Drug Discovery (NBDD) Research Group, Microbiome and Bioresource Research Strength (MBRS), Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia; (C.X.L.); (L.T.-H.T.); (N.-S.A.M.); (P.P.)
- Clinical School Johor Bahru, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Johor Bahru 80100, Malaysia
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- Novel Bacteria and Drug Discovery (NBDD) Research Group, Microbiome and Bioresource Research Strength (MBRS), Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia; (C.X.L.); (L.T.-H.T.); (N.-S.A.M.); (P.P.)
- UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI), UKM Medical Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Novel Bacteria and Drug Discovery (NBDD) Research Group, Microbiome and Bioresource Research Strength (MBRS), Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia; (C.X.L.); (L.T.-H.T.); (N.-S.A.M.); (P.P.)
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- Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group (BMEX), School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia;
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhenjiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
- International Genome Centre, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Novel Bacteria and Drug Discovery (NBDD) Research Group, Microbiome and Bioresource Research Strength (MBRS), Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia; (C.X.L.); (L.T.-H.T.); (N.-S.A.M.); (P.P.)
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- Novel Bacteria and Drug Discovery (NBDD) Research Group, Microbiome and Bioresource Research Strength (MBRS), Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia; (C.X.L.); (L.T.-H.T.); (N.-S.A.M.); (P.P.)
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Santos RA, Oliva-Teles A, Pousão-Ferreira P, Jerusik R, Saavedra MJ, Enes P, Serra CR. Isolation and Characterization of Fish-Gut Bacillus spp. as Source of Natural Antimicrobial Compounds to Fight Aquaculture Bacterial Diseases. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 23:276-293. [PMID: 33544251 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-021-10022-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Aquaculture is responsible for more than 50% of global seafood consumption. Bacterial diseases are a major constraint to this sector and associated with misuse of antibiotics, pose serious threats to public health. Fish-symbionts, co-inhabitants of fish pathogens, might be a promising source of natural antimicrobial compounds (NACs) alternative to antibiotics, limiting bacterial diseases occurrence in aquafarms. In particular, sporeforming Bacillus spp. are known for their probiotic potential and production of NACs antagonistic of bacterial pathogens and are abundant in aquaculture fish guts. Harnessing the fish-gut microbial community potential, 172 sporeforming strains producing NACs were isolated from economically important aquaculture fish species, namely European seabass, gilthead seabream, and white seabream. We demonstrated that they possess anti-growth, anti-biofilm, or anti-quorum-sensing activities, to control bacterial infections and 52% of these isolates effectively antagonized important fish pathogens, including Aeromonas hydrophila, A. salmonicida, A. bivalvium, A. veronii, Vibrio anguillarum, V. harveyi, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, Photobacterium damselae, Tenacibaculum maritimum, Edwardsiela tarda, and Shigella sonnei. By in vitro quantification of sporeformers' capacity to suppress growth and biofilm formation of fish pathogens, and by assessing their potential to interfere with pathogens communication, we identified three promising candidates to become probiotics or source of bioactive molecules to be used in aquaculture against bacterial aquaculture diseases.
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- Rafaela A Santos
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Do Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre s/n, Ed. FC4, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
- CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha E Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal.
- CITAB - Centro de Investigação E Tecnologias Agroambientais E Biológicas, Universidade de Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
- CECAV - Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária, Universidade de Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro, P.O. Box 1013, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Do Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre s/n, Ed. FC4, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha E Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Instituto Português Do Mar E da Atmosfera (IPMA), Estação Piloto de Piscicultura de Olhão, Av. 5 de Outubro s/n, 8700-305, Olhão, Portugal
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- Epicore Bionetworks Inc., 4 Lina Lane, NJ, 08060, Eastampton, USA
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- CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha E Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
- CITAB - Centro de Investigação E Tecnologias Agroambientais E Biológicas, Universidade de Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal
- CECAV - Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária, Universidade de Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro, P.O. Box 1013, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal
- Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, ECAV, Universidade de Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Do Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre s/n, Ed. FC4, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha E Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Do Porto, Rua Do Campo Alegre s/n, Ed. FC4, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
- CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha E Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal.
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Muras A, Romero M, Mayer C, Otero A. Biotechnological applications of Bacillus licheniformis. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2021; 41:609-627. [PMID: 33593221 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.1873239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bacillus licheniformis is a Gram positive spore-forming bacterial species of high biotechnological interest with numerous present and potential uses, including the production of bioactive compounds that are applied in a wide range of fields, such as aquaculture, agriculture, food, biomedicine, and pharmaceutical industries. Its use as an expression vector for the production of enzymes and other bioproducts is also gaining interest due to the availability of novel genetic manipulation tools. Furthermore, besides its widespread use as a probiotic, other biotechnological applications of B. licheniformis strains include: bioflocculation, biomineralization, biofuel production, bioremediation, and anti-biofilm activity. Although authorities have approved the use of B. licheniformis as a feed additive worldwide due to the absence of toxigenic potential, some probiotics containing this bacterium are considered unsafe due to the possible transference of antibiotic resistance genes. The wide variability in biological activities and genetic characteristics of this species makes it necessary to establish an exact protocol for describing the novel strains, in order to evaluate its biotechnological potential.
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- Andrea Muras
- Departmento de Microbioloxía e Parasitoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía-CIBUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Departmento de Microbioloxía e Parasitoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía-CIBUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departmento de Microbioloxía e Parasitoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía-CIBUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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AhaP, A Quorum Quenching Acylase from Psychrobacter sp. M9-54-1 That Attenuates Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Vibrio coralliilyticus Virulence. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19010016. [PMID: 33401388 PMCID: PMC7823738 DOI: 10.3390/md19010016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Although Psychrobacter strain M9-54-1 had been previously isolated from the microbiota of holothurians and shown to degrade quorum sensing (QS) signal molecules C6 and C10-homoserine lactone (HSL), little was known about the gene responsible for this activity. In this study, we determined the whole genome sequence of this strain and found that the full 16S rRNA sequence shares 99.78-99.66% identity with Psychrobacter pulmonis CECT 5989T and P. faecalis ISO-46T. M9-54-1, evaluated using the agar well diffusion assay method, showed high quorum quenching (QQ) activity against a wide range of synthetic N-acylhomoserine lactone (AHLs) at 4, 15, and 28 °C. High-performance liquid chromatography-mass-spectrometry (HPLC-MS) confirmed that QQ activity was due to an AHL-acylase. The gene encoding for QQ activity in strain M9-54-1 was identified from its genome sequence whose gene product was named AhaP. Purified AhaP degraded substituted and unsubstituted AHLs from C4- to C14-HSL. Furthermore, heterologous expression of ahaP in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 reduced the expression of the QS-controlled gene lecA, encoding for a cytotoxic galactophilic lectin and swarming motility protein. Strain M9-54-1 also reduced brine shrimp mortality caused by Vibrio coralliilyticus VibC-Oc-193, showing potential as a biocontrol agent in aquaculture.
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Zhu Y, Sang X, Li X, Zhang Y, Hao H, Bi J, Zhang G, Hou H. Effect of quorum sensing and quorum sensing inhibitors on the expression of serine protease gene in Hafnia alvei H4. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:7457-7465. [PMID: 32676711 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10730-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The serp gene codes for a protease that is considered to be an important factor associated with quorum sensing (QS)-based food spoilage caused by microorganisms. In this study, we evaluated the effect of temperature (4-37 °C) and QS inhibitors on the production of N-acyl-L-homoserine lactones (AHLs) and relative expression of the luxR/I, as well as serp in Hafnia alvei H4. Production of AHLs and expression of luxR/I were found to reach maximum levels at 10 °C, suggesting that the QS system of H. alvei H4 might have higher activity at low temperatures; similar result was also obtained for serp expression. Mutants of H. alvei H4 deficient in QS were used to identify the regulation of QS on serp expression. Significant reduction (P < 0.05) in serp expression was found in the mutants ∆luxR, ∆luxI, and ∆luxR/I, with ∆luxI and ∆luxR/I showing greater reduction than ∆luxR. Minimum inhibition concentrations (MIC) of Benzyl isothiocyanate and 3-Methylthiopropyl isothiocyanate for H. alvei H4 were determined to be 7.813 and 15.625 mM, respectively. Furthermore, the expression of serp, as well as that of luxR and luxI, was significantly repressed (P < 0.05) by the two QS inhibitors at 1/8 MIC and 1/16 MIC, indicating that these inhibitors might repress serp expression through affecting luxR and luxI expression in H. alvei H4. The findings of this study, therefore, suggested that food spoilage caused by H. alvei could be controlled through the application of QS inhibitors.
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- Yaolei Zhu
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.,Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.,Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.,Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.,Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.,Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.,Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. .,Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, No.1, Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
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Billot R, Plener L, Jacquet P, Elias M, Chabrière E, Daudé D. Engineering acyl-homoserine lactone-interfering enzymes toward bacterial control. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:12993-13007. [PMID: 32690609 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev120.013531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Enzymes able to degrade or modify acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) have drawn considerable interest for their ability to interfere with the bacterial communication process referred to as quorum sensing. Many proteobacteria use AHL to coordinate virulence and biofilm formation in a cell density-dependent manner; thus, AHL-interfering enzymes constitute new promising antimicrobial candidates. Among these, lactonases and acylases have been particularly studied. These enzymes have been isolated from various bacterial, archaeal, or eukaryotic organisms and have been evaluated for their ability to control several pathogens. Engineering studies on these enzymes were carried out and successfully modulated their capacity to interact with specific AHL, increase their catalytic activity and stability, or enhance their biotechnological potential. In this review, special attention is paid to the screening, engineering, and applications of AHL-modifying enzymes. Prospects and future opportunities are also discussed with a view to developing potent candidates for bacterial control.
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- Raphaël Billot
- Gene&GreenTK, Marseille, France; IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Molecular Biology and Biophysics and Biotechnology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
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Liang X, Wagner RE, Li B, Zhang N, Radosevich M. Quorum Sensing Signals Alter in vitro Soil Virus Abundance and Bacterial Community Composition. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1287. [PMID: 32587586 PMCID: PMC7298970 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Cell-density dependent quorum sensing (QS) is fundamental for many coordinated behaviors among bacteria. Most recently several studies have revealed a role for bacterial QS communication in bacteriophage (phage) reproductive decisions. However, QS based phage-host interactions remain largely unknown, with the mechanistic details revealed for only a few phage-host pairs and a dearth of information available at the microbial community level. Here we report on the specific action of eight different individual QS signals (acyl-homoserine lactones; AHLs varying in acyl-chain length from four to 14 carbon atoms) on prophage induction in soil microbial communities. We show QS autoinducers, triggered prophage induction in soil bacteria and the response was significant enough to alter bacterial community composition in vitro. AHL treatment significantly decreased the bacterial diversity (Shannon Index) but did not significantly impact species richness. Exposure to short chain-length AHLs resulted in a decrease in the abundance of different taxa than exposure to higher molecular weight AHLs. Each AHL targeted a different subset of bacterial taxa. Our observations indicate that individual AHLs may trigger prophage induction in different bacterial taxa leading to changes in microbial community structure. The findings also have implications for the role of phage-host interactions in ecologically significant processes such as biogeochemical cycles, and phage mediated transfer of host genes, e.g., photosynthesis and heavy metal/antibiotic resistance.
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- Xiaolong Liang
- Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States
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- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States
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Ashrafudoulla M, Mizan MFR, Park SH, Ha SD. Current and future perspectives for controlling Vibrio biofilms in the seafood industry: a comprehensive review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 61:1827-1851. [PMID: 32436440 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1767031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The contamination of seafood with Vibrio species can have severe repercussions in the seafood industry. Vibrio species can form mature biofilms and persist on the surface of several seafoods such as crabs, oysters, mussels, and shrimp, for extended duration. Several conventional approaches have been employed to inhibit the growth of planktonic cells and prevent the formation of Vibrio biofilms. Since Vibrio biofilms are mostly resistant to these control measures, novel alternative methods need to be urgently developed. In this review, we propose environmentally friendly approaches to suppress Vibrio biofilm formation using a hypothesized mechanism of action.
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- Md Ashrafudoulla
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Advanced Food Safety Research Group, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyunggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Advanced Food Safety Research Group, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyunggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Advanced Food Safety Research Group, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyunggi-do, Republic of Korea
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Gopalakrishnan V, Masanam E, Ramkumar VS, Baskaraligam V, Selvaraj G. Influence of N-acylhomoserine lactonase silver nanoparticles on the quorum sensing system of Helicobacter pylori: A potential strategy to combat biofilm formation. J Basic Microbiol 2020; 60:207-215. [PMID: 31960983 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201900537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The treatment of Helicobacter pylori usually fails due to their ability to form biofilms and resistance to antibiotics. This might potentially lead to gastric carcinoma and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. In the present study, we elucidate the potential role of N-acylhomoserine lactonase stabilized silver nanoparticles (AiiA-AgNPs) in treating biofilms produced by H. pylori. AiiA-AgNPs inhibited quorum sensing (QS) by degradation of QS molecules, thereby reducing biofilm formation, urease production, and altering cell surface hydrophobicity of H. pylori. AiiA-AgNPs showed no cytotoxic effects on RAW 264.7 macrophages at the effective concentration (1-5 µM) of antibiofilm activity. In addition, AiiA-AgNP in high concentration (80-100 µM) exhibited cytotoxicity against HCT-15 carcinoma cells, depicting its therapeutic role in treating cancer.
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- Vinoj Gopalakrishnan
- Central Inter-Disciplinary Research Facility, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Pondicherry, India.,Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Israel
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Quorum quenching potential of Enterococcus faecium QQ12 isolated from gastrointestinal tract of Oreochromis niloticus and its application as a probiotic for the control of Aeromonas hydrophila infection in goldfish Carassius auratus (Linnaeus 1758). Braz J Microbiol 2020; 51:1333-1343. [PMID: 31955395 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-020-00230-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Quorum quenching (QQ), the obstruction of quorum sensing, is the most attractive way to break down the N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHL) molecules. This work was focused at isolating AHL degrading bacteria from gastrointestinal tract of Oreochromis niloticus, with abilities appropriate for use as probiotic in aquaculture. The presence of an autoinducer inactivation (aiiA) homolog gene and AHL inactivation assay showed that Enterococcus faecium QQ12, which was one among the 20 isolates, could rapidly degrade synthetic C6-HSL in vitro and hampered violacein production by Chromobacterium violaceum. It had excellent biodegrading ability of natural N-AHL produced by Aeromonas hydrophila, suggesting that it can be used as a potential quencher bacterium for disrupting the virulence of A. hydrophila. It was susceptible to all the five antibiotics tried out. The isolate grew well at pH 3.0-7.0, was resistant to high level of bile salts (0-0.9%) and 0.5% of phenol. QQ12 also exhibited high degree of auto-aggregation and co-aggregation, confirming that it possessed good probiotic attributes. Goldfish fed diet incorporated with 108 and 1010 CFU g-1 of the QQ12 for 30 days showed 76.66-86.66% survival when challenged with A. hydrophila. The study indicates that Enterococcus faecium QQ12 could be used as a non-antibiotic feed additive in aquaculture to control bacterial diseases.
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Mahan K, Martinmaki R, Larus I, Sikdar R, Dunitz J, Elias M. Effects of Signal Disruption Depends on the Substrate Preference of the Lactonase. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3003. [PMID: 31993034 PMCID: PMC6971184 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Many bacteria produce and use extracellular signaling molecules such as acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) to communicate and coordinate behavior in a cell-density dependent manner, via a communication system called quorum sensing (QS). This system regulates behaviors including but not limited to virulence and biofilm formation. We focused on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a human opportunistic pathogen that is involved in acute and chronic lung infections and which disproportionately affects people with cystic fibrosis. P. aeruginosa infections are becoming increasingly challenging to treat with the spread of antibiotic resistance. Therefore, QS disruption approaches, known as quorum quenching, are appealing due to their potential to control the virulence of resistant strains. Interestingly, P. aeruginosa is known to simultaneously utilize two main QS circuits, one based on C4-AHL, the other with 3-oxo-C12-AHL. Here, we evaluated the effects of signal disruption on 39 cystic fibrosis clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa, including drug resistant strains. We used two enzymes capable of degrading AHLs, known as lactonases, with distinct substrate preference: one degrading 3-oxo-C12-AHL, the other degrading both C4-AHL and 3-oxo-C12-AHL. Two lactonases were used to determine the effects of signal disruption on the clinical isolates, and to evaluate the importance of the QS circuits by measuring effects on virulence factors (elastase, protease, and pyocyanin) and biofilm formation. Signal disruption results in at least one of these factors being inhibited for most isolates (92%). Virulence factor activity or production were inhibited by up to 100% and biofilm was inhibited by an average of 2.3 fold. Remarkably, the treatments led to distinct inhibition profiles of the isolates; the treatment with the lactonase degrading both signaling molecules resulted in a higher fraction of inhibited isolates (77% vs. 67%), and the simultaneous inhibition of more virulence factors per strain (2 vs. 1.5). This finding suggests that the lactonase AHL preference is key to its inhibitory spectrum and is an essential parameter to improve quorum quenching strategies.
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- Kathleen Mahan
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
- Department of Medicine, Minnesota Cystic Fibrosis Center and Adult CF Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, United States
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Gan HM, Austin CM. Nanopore long reads enable the first complete genome assembly of a Malaysian Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolate bearing the pVa plasmid associated with acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease. F1000Res 2019. [DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.21570.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background: The genome of Vibrio parahaemolyticus MVP1, isolated from a Malaysian aquaculture farm with shrimp acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND), was previously sequenced using Illumina MiSeq and assembled de novo, producing a relatively fragmented assembly. Despite identifying the binary toxin genes in the MVP1 draft genome that were linked to AHPND, the toxin genes were localized on a very small contig precluding proper analysis of gene neighbourhood. Methods: The genome of MVP1 was sequenced on Nanopore MinION to obtain long reads to improve genome contiguity. De novo genome assembly was performed using long-read only assembler followed by genome polishing and hybrid assembler. Results: Long-read assembly produced three complete circular MVP1 contigs: chromosome 1, chromosome 2 and the pVa plasmid encoding pirABvp binary toxin genes. Polishing of the long-read assembly with Illumina short reads was necessary to remove indel errors. Complete assembly of the pVa plasmid could not be achieved using Illumina reads due to identical repetitive elements flanking the binary toxin genes leading to multiple contigs. These regions were fully spanned by the Nanopore long-reads resulting in a single contig. Alignment of Illumina reads to the complete genome assembly indicated there is sequencing bias as read depth was lowest in low-GC genomic regions. Comparative genomic analysis revealed a gene cluster coding for additional insecticidal toxins in chromosome 2 of MVP1 that may further contribute to host pathogenesis pending functional validation. Scanning of publicly available V. parahaemolyticus genomes revealed the presence of a single AinS-family quorum-sensing system that can be targeted for future microbial management. Conclusions: We generated the first chromosome-scale genome assembly of a Malaysian pirABVp-bearing V. parahaemolyticus isolate. Structural variations identified from comparative genomic analysis provide new insights into the genomic features of V. parahaemolyticus MVP1 that may be associated with host colonization and pathogenicity.
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Gallini SH, Cole SD, DiGeronimo PM. In vitro inhibition of shell flora by a commercial probiotic marketed for use in captive hermit crabs (Coenobita spp.). J Exot Pet Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2019.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Wang TN, Guan QT, Pain A, Kaksonen AH, Hong PY. Discovering, Characterizing, and Applying Acyl Homoserine Lactone-Quenching Enzymes to Mitigate Microbe-Associated Problems Under Saline Conditions. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:823. [PMID: 31057524 PMCID: PMC6479171 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Quorum quenching (QQ) is proposed as a new strategy for mitigating microbe-associated problems (e.g., fouling, biocorrosion). However, most QQ agents reported to date have not been evaluated for their quenching efficacies under conditions representative of seawater desalination plants, cooling towers or marine aquaculture. In this study, bacterial strains were isolated from Saudi Arabian coastal environments and screened for acyl homoserine lactone (AHL)-quenching activities. Five AHL quenching bacterial isolates from the genera Pseudoalteromonas, Pontibacillus, and Altererythrobacter exhibited high AHL-quenching activity at a salinity level of 58 g/L and a pH of 7.8 at 50°C. This result demonstrates the potential use of these QQ bacteria in mitigating microbe-associated problems under saline and alkaline conditions at high (>37°C) temperatures. Further characterizations of the QQ efficacies revealed two bacterial isolates, namely, Pseudoalteromonas sp. L11 and Altererythrobacter sp. S1-5, which could possess enzymatic QQ activity. The genome sequences of L11 and S1-5 with a homologous screening against reported AHL quenching genes suggest the existence of four possible QQ coding genes in each strain. Specifically, two novel AHL enzymes, AiiAS1-5 and EstS1-5 from Altererythrobacter sp. S1-5, both contain signal peptides and exhibit QQ activity over a broad range of pH, salinity, and temperature values. In particular, AiiAS1-5 demonstrated activity against a wide spectrum of AHL molecules. When tested against three bacterial species, namely, Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Vibrio alginolyticus, AiiAS1-5 was able to inhibit the motility of all three species under saline conditions. The biofilm formation associated with P. aeruginosa was also significantly inhibited by AiiAS1-5. AiiAS1-5 also reduced the quorum sensing-mediated virulence traits of A. hydrophila, P. aeruginosa, and V. alginolyticus during the mid and late exponential phases of cell growth. The enzyme did not impose any detrimental effects on cell growth, suggesting a lower potential for the target bacterium to develop resistance over long-term exposure. Overall, this study suggested that some QQ enzymes obtained from the bacteria that inhabit saline environments under high temperatures have potential applications in the mitigation of microbe-associated problems.
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- Tian-Nyu Wang
- Water Desalination and Reuse Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Pathogen Genomics Laboratory, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Pathogen Genomics Laboratory, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Water Desalination and Reuse Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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Jiang Q, Chen J, Yang C, Yin Y, Yao K. Quorum Sensing: A Prospective Therapeutic Target for Bacterial Diseases. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:2015978. [PMID: 31080810 PMCID: PMC6475571 DOI: 10.1155/2019/2015978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) is a cell-to-cell communication in which specific signals are activated to coordinate pathogenic behaviors and help bacteria acclimatize to the disadvantages. The QS signals in the bacteria mainly consist of acyl-homoserine lactone, autoinducing peptide, and autoinducer-2. QS signaling activation and biofilm formation lead to the antimicrobial resistance of the pathogens, thus increasing the therapy difficulty of bacterial diseases. Anti-QS agents can abolish the QS signaling and prevent the biofilm formation, therefore reducing bacterial virulence without causing drug-resistant to the pathogens, suggesting that anti-QS agents are potential alternatives for antibiotics. This review focuses on the anti-QS agents and their mediated signals in the pathogens and conveys the potential of QS targeted therapy for bacterial diseases.
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- Qian Jiang
- Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100043, China
- Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Reina JC, Torres M, Llamas I. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia AHL-Degrading Strains Isolated from Marine Invertebrate Microbiota Attenuate the Virulence of Pectobacterium carotovorum and Vibrio coralliilyticus. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 21:276-290. [PMID: 30762152 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-019-09879-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Many Gram-negative aquacultural and agricultural pathogens control virulence factor expression through a quorum-sensing (QS) mechanism involving the production of N-acylhomoserine (AHL) signalling molecules. Thus, the interruption of QS systems by the enzymatic degradation of signalling molecules, known as quorum quenching (QQ), has been proposed as a novel strategy to combat these infections. Given that the symbiotic bacteria of marine invertebrates are considered to be an important source of new bioactive molecules, this study explores the presence of AHL-degrading bacteria among 827 strains previously isolated from the microbiota of anemones and holothurians. Four of these strains (M3-1, M1-14, M3-13 and M9-54-2), belonging to the species Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, were selected on the basis of their ability to degrade a broad range of AHLs, and the enzymes involved in their activity were identified. Strain M9-54-2, which showed the strongest AHL-degrading activity, was selected for further study. High-performance liquid chromatography-mass-spectrometry confirmed that the QQ enzyme is not a lactonase. Strain M9-54-2 degraded AHL accumulation and reduced the production of enzymatic activity in Pectobacterium carotovorum CECT 225T and Vibrio coralliilyticus VibC-Oc-193 in in vitro co-cultivation experiments. The effect of AHL inactivation was confirmed by a reduction in potato tuber maceration and brine shrimp (Artemia salina) mortality caused by P. carotovorum and Vibrio coralliilyticus, respectively. This study strengthens the evidence of marine organisms as an underexplored and promising source of QQ enzymes, useful to prevent infections in aquaculture and agriculture. To our knowledge, this is the first time that anemones and holothurians have been studied for this purpose.
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- José Carlos Reina
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
- Institute of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell, CEA, CNRS, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain.
- Institute of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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Torres M, Dessaux Y, Llamas I. Saline Environments as a Source of Potential Quorum Sensing Disruptors to Control Bacterial Infections: A Review. Mar Drugs 2019; 17:md17030191. [PMID: 30934619 PMCID: PMC6471967 DOI: 10.3390/md17030191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Saline environments, such as marine and hypersaline habitats, are widely distributed around the world. They include sea waters, saline lakes, solar salterns, or hypersaline soils. The bacteria that live in these habitats produce and develop unique bioactive molecules and physiological pathways to cope with the stress conditions generated by these environments. They have been described to produce compounds with properties that differ from those found in non-saline habitats. In the last decades, the ability to disrupt quorum-sensing (QS) intercellular communication systems has been identified in many marine organisms, including bacteria. The two main mechanisms of QS interference, i.e., quorum sensing inhibition (QSI) and quorum quenching (QQ), appear to be a more frequent phenomenon in marine aquatic environments than in soils. However, data concerning bacteria from hypersaline habitats is scarce. Salt-tolerant QSI compounds and QQ enzymes may be of interest to interfere with QS-regulated bacterial functions, including virulence, in sectors such as aquaculture or agriculture where salinity is a serious environmental issue. This review provides a global overview of the main works related to QS interruption in saline environments as well as the derived biotechnological applications.
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- Marta Torres
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
- Institute of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), University of Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain.
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA/CNRS/University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA/CNRS/University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
- Institute of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), University of Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain.
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Biofilm inhibitory activity of metallo-protein AHL-lactonase from cell-free lysate of endophytic Enterobacter species isolated from Coscinium fenestratum Gaertn. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2019.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The Quorum Quenching Bacterium Bacillus licheniformis T-1 Protects Zebrafish against Aeromonas hydrophila Infection. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2019; 12:160-171. [DOI: 10.1007/s12602-018-9495-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sadiq FA, Flint S, Sakandar HA, He G. Molecular regulation of adhesion and biofilm formation in high and low biofilm producers of Bacillus licheniformis using RNA-Seq. BIOFOULING 2019; 35:143-158. [PMID: 30884970 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2019.1575960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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RNA sequencing was used to reveal transcriptional changes during the motile-to-sessile switch in high and low biofilm-forming dairy strains of B. licheniformis isolated from Chinese milk powders. A significant part of the whole gene content was affected during this transition in both strains. In terms of the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database, seven metabolic pathways were significantly downregulated in the planktonic state compared to the biofilm state in both strains. Lipid and sugar metabolism seemed to play an important role in matrix production. Several genes involved in adhesion, matrix production and the matrix coating were either absent or less expressed in the biofilm state of the low biofilm producer compared to the high biofilm producer. Genes related to sporulation and the production of extracellular polymeric substances were concomitantly expressed in the biofilm state of both strains. These comprehensive insights will be helpful for future research into mechanisms and targets.
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- Faizan Ahmed Sadiq
- a School of Food Science and Technology , Jiangnan University , Wuxi , PR China
- b College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , PR China
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- c School of Food and Nutrition , Massey University , Private Bag 11 222 , Palmerston North , New Zealand
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- a School of Food Science and Technology , Jiangnan University , Wuxi , PR China
- d Faculty of Biological Sciences , Quaid-i-Azam University , Islamabad , Pakistan
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- b College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , PR China
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Niu KM, Kothari D, Lee WD, Lim JM, Khosravi S, Lee SM, Lee BJ, Kim KW, Han HS, Kim SK. Autochthonous Bacillus licheniformis: Probiotic potential and survival ability in low-fishmeal extruded pellet aquafeed. Microbiologyopen 2018; 8:e00767. [PMID: 30444301 PMCID: PMC6562133 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In recent years, Bacillus spp. have garnered attention as probiotic supplements in aquafeed owing to the production of heat stable and low pH resistant spores. Herein, we isolated and characterized an autochthonous Bacillus licheniformis KCCM 43270 from the intestine of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) for supplementation in low‐fishmeal extruded aquafeeds. The KCCM 43270 was screened based on amylase, protease, cellulase, and lipase as well as non‐hemolytic activities. The isolate was able to grow in carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), xylan, and soybean meal (SBM) when used as a single carbon source in the minimal nutrient M9 medium. The KCCM 43270 spores displayed complete survival in acid (pH 2.5) and bile (0.3%, w/v) for 3 hr, strong biofilm formation, and nearly 50% adhesion with intestinal mucus. The spores of the isolate also showed significant survival ability at 80, 90, 100°C for 60, 30, and 1 min, respectively. In addition, the spores in a blend of SBM complex carrier showed significant heat stability at 120°C for 5 min and under different drying conditions. Furthermore, the spores also survived the extrusion process during low‐fishmeal aquafeed manufacturing, implying the potential application of B. licheniformis KCCM 43270 in aquafeed industry.
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- Kai-Min Niu
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Gangneung Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Gangneung Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea
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- Aquafeed Research Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Pohang, Korea
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- Aquafeed Research Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Pohang, Korea
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- Department of Marine Life and Applied Sciences, Kunsan National University, Kunsan, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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Control of Biofilm Formation in Healthcare: Recent Advances Exploiting Quorum-Sensing Interference Strategies and Multidrug Efflux Pump Inhibitors. MATERIALS 2018; 11:ma11091676. [PMID: 30201944 PMCID: PMC6163278 DOI: 10.3390/ma11091676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Biofilm formation in healthcare is an issue of considerable concern, as it results in increased morbidity and mortality, imposing a significant financial burden on the healthcare system. Biofilms are highly resistant to conventional antimicrobial therapies and lead to persistent infections. Hence, there is a high demand for novel strategies other than conventional antibiotic therapies to control biofilm-based infections. There are two approaches which have been employed so far to control biofilm formation in healthcare settings: one is the development of biofilm inhibitors based on the understanding of the molecular mechanism of biofilm formation, and the other is to modify the biomaterials which are used in medical devices to prevent biofilm formation. This review will focus on the recent advances in anti-biofilm approaches by interrupting the quorum-sensing cellular communication system and the multidrug efflux pumps which play an important role in biofilm formation. Research efforts directed towards these promising strategies could eventually lead to the development of better anti-biofilm therapies than the conventional treatments.
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Huynh TG, Cheng AC, Chi CC, Chiu KH, Liu CH. A synbiotic improves the immunity of white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei: Metabolomic analysis reveal compelling evidence. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 79:284-293. [PMID: 29778843 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, we examined the synergistic effects of a diet-administered synbiotic comprising galactooligosaccharide (GOS) and the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 7-40 on immune responses, immune-related gene expressions, and disease resistance to Vibrio alginolyticus in white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. To unravel the regulatory role of the synbiotic in activating the immune system of shrimp, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based metabolomic analysis were used to investigate hepatopancreas metabolites, then significantly altered metabolites were confirmed in both the hepatopancreas and plasma by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and spectrophotometric analysis. Shrimp were fed four experimental diets for 60 days, including a basal diet with no GOS or probiotic (control), 0.4% GOS (PRE), probiotic (PRO), and 0.4% GOS in combination with the probiotic (SYN). Results showed that the SYN diet significantly increased survival of L. vannamei 24 h after a V. alginolyticus injection. Immune parameters such as phenoloxidase activity, respiratory bursts, phagocytic activity and gene expressions, including prophenoloxidase I, serine proteinase, and peroxinectin, of shrimp fed the SYN diet significantly increased, compared to the other treatments and control. In addition, results from the 1H NMR analysis revealed that 22 hepatopancreas metabolites were matched and identified between the SYN and control groups, among which three metabolites, i.e., inosine monophosphate (IMP), valine, and betaine, significantly increased in the SYN group. Confirmation using RP-HPLC and spectrophotometric methods showed that IMP presented high amounts in the hepatopancreas, but not in the plasma of shrimp; in contrast, valine and betaine metabolites were in high concentrations in both the hepatopancreas and plasma. Our results suggested that GOS and the probiotic had a synergistic effect on enhancing immunity and disease resistance of L. vannamei against V. alginolyticus infection through inducing syntheses of a nucleotide (IMP), a branched amino acid (valine), and a methyl group donor (betaine) in the hepatopancreas, which were then released into the plasma and directly taken up by hemocytes, resulting in a triggering of melanization and phagocytosis processes in cells.
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- Truong-Giang Huynh
- Department of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan; College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Viet Nam
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan; Research Center for Animal biologics, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan.
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Bergonzi C, Schwab M, Naik T, Daudé D, Chabrière E, Elias M. Structural and Biochemical Characterization of AaL, a Quorum Quenching Lactonase with Unusual Kinetic Properties. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11262. [PMID: 30050039 PMCID: PMC6062542 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28988-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Quorum quenching lactonases are enzymes that are capable of disrupting bacterial signaling based on acyl homoserine lactones (AHL) via their enzymatic degradation. In particular, lactonases have therefore been demonstrated to inhibit bacterial behaviors that depend on these chemicals, such as the formation of biofilms or the expression of virulence factors. Here we characterized biochemically and structurally a novel representative from the metallo-β-lactamase superfamily, named AaL that was isolated from the thermoacidophilic bacterium Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris. AaL is a potent quorum quenching enzyme as demonstrated by its ability to inhibit the biofilm formation of Acinetobacter baumannii. Kinetic studies demonstrate that AaL is both a proficient and a broad spectrum enzyme, being capable of hydrolyzing a wide range of lactones with high rates (kcat/KM > 105 M-1.s-1). Additionally, AaL exhibits unusually low KM values, ranging from 10 to 80 µM. Analysis of AaL structures bound to phosphate, glycerol, and C6-AHL reveals a unique hydrophobic patch (W26, F87 and I237), involved in substrate binding, possibly accounting for the enzyme's high specificity. Identifying the specificity determinants will aid the development of highly specific quorum quenching enzymes as potential therapeutics.
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- Celine Bergonzi
- Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics Dpt and BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55108, USA
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- Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics Dpt and BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55108, USA
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- Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics Dpt and BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55108, USA
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- Gene&GreenTK, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics Dpt and BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55108, USA.
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Rehman ZU, Leiknes T. Quorum-Quenching Bacteria Isolated From Red Sea Sediments Reduce Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1354. [PMID: 30065702 PMCID: PMC6057113 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Quorum sensing (QS) is the process by which bacteria communicate with each other through small signaling molecules such as N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs). Certain bacteria can degrade AHL molecules by a process called quorum quenching (QQ); therefore, QQ can be used to control bacterial infections and biofilm formation. In this study, we aimed to identify new species of bacteria with QQ activity. Red Sea sediments were collected either from the close vicinity of seagrass or from areas with no vegetation. We isolated 72 bacterial strains, which were tested for their ability to degrade/inactivate AHL molecules. Chromobacterium violaceum CV026-based bioassay was used for the initial screening of isolates with QQ activity. QQ activity was further quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. We found that these isolates could degrade AHL molecules of different acyl chain lengths as well as modifications. 16S-rRNA sequencing of positive QQ isolates showed that they belonged to three different genera. Specifically, two isolates belonged to the genus Erythrobacter; four, Labrenzia; and one, Bacterioplanes. The genome of one representative isolate from each genus was sequenced, and potential QQ enzymes, namely, lactonases and acylases, were identified. The ability of these isolates to degrade the 3OXOC12-AHLs produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and hence inhibit biofilm formation was investigated. Our results showed that the isolate VG12 (genus Labrenzia) is better than other isolates at controlling biofilm formation by PAO1 and degradation of different AHL molecules. Time-course experiments to study AHL degradation showed that VG1 (genus Erythrobacter) could degrade AHLs faster than other isolates. Thus, QQ bacteria or enzymes can be used in combination with an antibacterial to overcome antibiotic resistance.
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- Zahid Ur Rehman
- Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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Abinaya M, Vaseeharan B, Divya M, Vijayakumar S, Govindarajan M, Alharbi NS, Khaled JM, Al-Anbr MN, Benelli G. Structural characterization of Bacillus licheniformis Dahb1 exopolysaccharide-antimicrobial potential and larvicidal activity on malaria and Zika virus mosquito vectors. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:18604-18619. [PMID: 29704178 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2002-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Microbial polysaccharides produced by marine species play a key role in food and cosmetic industry, as they are nontoxic and biodegradable polymers. This investigation reports the isolation of exopolysaccharide from Bacillus licheniformis Dahb1 and its biomedical applications. Bacillus licheniformis Dahb1 exopolysaccharide (Bl-EPS) was extracted using the ethanol precipitation method and structurally characterized. FTIR and 1H-NMR pointed out the presence of various functional groups and primary aromatic compounds, respectively. Bl-EPS exhibited strong antioxidant potential confirmed via DPPH radical, reducing power and superoxide anion scavenging assays. Microscopic analysis revealed that the antibiofilm activity of Bl-EPS (75 μg/ml) was higher against Gram-negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus vulgaris) bacteria over Gram-positive species (Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus pumilus). Bl-EPS led to biofilm inhibition against Candida albicans when tested at 75 μg/ml. The hemolytic assay showed low cytotoxicity of Bl-EPS at 5 mg/ml. Besides, Bl-EPS achieved LC50 values < 80 μg/ml against larvae of mosquito vectors Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti. Overall, our findings pointed out the multipurpose bioactivity of Bl-EPS, which deserves further consideration for pharmaceutical, environmental and entomological applications.
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- Muthukumar Abinaya
- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Science Block, 6th floor, Burma Colony, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630004, India
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Science Block, 6th floor, Burma Colony, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630004, India.
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Science Block, 6th floor, Burma Colony, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630004, India
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Science Block, 6th floor, Burma Colony, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630004, India
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- Unit of Vector Control, Phytochemistry and Nanotechnology, Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, 608 002, India
- Department of Zoology, Government College for Women, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, 612 001, India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
- The BioRobotics Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025, Pisa, Pontedera, Italy
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Nature to the natural rescue: Silencing microbial chats. Chem Biol Interact 2017; 280:86-98. [PMID: 29247642 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2017.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Communication is the sole means by which effective networking and co-existence is accomplished amongst living beings. Microbes have their own chit-chats. Science has overheard these microbial gossips and have concluded that these aren't just informal communications, but carefully coordinated signals that plan their effective strategies. Tracking one such signal molecule, N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL), led to a fundamental understanding to microbial quorum sensing (QS). Furtherance of research sought for ways to cut off communication between these virulent forms, so as to hinder their combinatorial attacks through quorum sensing inhibitors (QSIs). A clear understanding of the inhibitors of these microbial communication systems is vital to destroy their networking and co-working. The current review, consolidates the solutions for QSIs offered from natural sources against these micro components, that are capable of slaughtering even nature's most fit entity-man. The applications of effective out sourcing of this QSI technologies and the need for development are discussed. The importance of silencing this microbial chatter to various aspects of human life and their implications are discussed and elaborated.
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Girija V, Malaikozhundan B, Vaseeharan B, Vijayakumar S, Gobi N, Del Valle Herrera M, Chen JC, Santhanam P. In vitro antagonistic activity and the protective effect of probiotic Bacillus licheniformis Dahb1 in zebrafish challenged with GFP tagged Vibrio parahaemolyticus Dahv2. Microb Pathog 2017; 114:274-280. [PMID: 29198821 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.11.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 11/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In vitro antagonistic activity and the protective effect of probiotic Bacillus licheniformis Dahb1 in zebrafish (Danio rerio) challenged with GFP tagged Vibrio parahaemolyticus Dahv2 was studied. The cell free extract of probiotic B. licheniformis Dahb1 at 100 μg mL-1 showed growth inhibition of V. parahaemolyticus Dahv2 in vitro. B. licheniformis Dahb1 also inhibited the biofilm growth of GFP tagged V. parahaemolyticus Dahv2 at 100 μg mL-1 in vitro. The growth and survival of zebrafish was tested using probiotic B. licheniformis Dahb1. Weight (1.28 g) of zebrafish that received the cell free extract was much higher than in control (1.04 g). The mortality of zebrafish infected with GFP tagged V. parahaemolyticus Dahv2 at 107 Cfu mL-1 (Group IV) was 100%, whereas a complete survival of zebrafish that received the cell free extract of B. licheniformis Dahb1 at 107 Cfu mL-1 (Group VII) was observed after 30 days. The number of GFP tagged V. parahaemolyticus Dahv2 colonies in the intestine and gills significantly reduced after treatment with the cell free extract of B. licheniformis Dahb1. Furthermore, a significant decrease in the fluorescent colonies of GFP tagged V. parahaemolyticus Dahv2 was observed after treatment with the cell free extract of B. licheniformis Dahb1 under confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). In conclusion, the cell free extract of B. licheniformis Dahb1 could prevent Vibrio infection by enhancing the growth and survival of zebrafish.
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- Vairavan Girija
- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Science Campus 6(th) Floor, Burma Colony, Karaikudi 630004, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Science Campus 6(th) Floor, Burma Colony, Karaikudi 630004, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Science Campus 6(th) Floor, Burma Colony, Karaikudi 630004, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Science Campus 6(th) Floor, Burma Colony, Karaikudi 630004, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Science Campus 6(th) Floor, Burma Colony, Karaikudi 630004, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C, Av. Sábalo-Cerritos s/n. Estero del Yugo, Mazatlán Sinaloa 82000 Mexico
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- Department of Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Science, School of Marine Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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Zhang Q, Ding A, Yue Q, Li W, Zu Y, Zhang Q. Dynamic interaction of neutrophils and RFP-labelled Vibrio parahaemolyticus in zebrafish ( Danio rerio ). AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Antibiofilm agents: A new perspective for antimicrobial strategy. J Microbiol 2017; 55:753-766. [PMID: 28956348 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-017-7274-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Biofilms are complex microbial architectures that attach to surfaces and encase microorganisms in a matrix composed of self-produced hydrated extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs). In biofilms, microorganisms become much more resistant to antimicrobial treatments, harsh environmental conditions, and host immunity. Biofilm formation by microbial pathogens greatly enhances survival in hosts and causes chronic infections that result in persistent inflammation and tissue damages. Currently, it is believed over 80% of chronic infectious diseases are mediated by biofilms, and it is known that conventional antibiotic medications are inadequate at eradicating these biofilm-mediated infections. This situation demands new strategies for biofilm-associated infections, and currently, researchers focus on the development of antibiofilm agents that are specific to biofilms, but are nontoxic, because it is believed that this prevents the development of drug resistance. Here, we review the most promising antibiofilm agents undergoing intensive research and development.
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