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Hu Z, Chin Y, Huang J, Zhou J, Li G, Hu Y, Yuan C, Chen J. Inhibition of citral nanoemulsion to growth, spoilage ability and AI-2/ luxS quorum sensing system of Shewanella putrefaciens CN-32: A study on bacteriostasis from in vitro culture and gene expression analysis. FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/fqsafe/fyac044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objectives
The bacteriostatic effects of a citral nanoemulsion against Shewanella putrefaciens CN-32 (SHP CN-32) were investigated using in vitro culture and gene expression analysis, for building a potential application in spoilage microorganism control and aquatic products quality maintenance.
Materials and Methods
The SHP CN-32 was treated by prepared citral nanoemulsion when the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) was verified. The growth curve, membrane integrity, scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation, biofilm formation and quorum sensing (QS) signaling molecule AI-2 content were evaluated in different MIC treatment groups (0 MIC to 1.00 MIC). The gene expression status of SHP CN-32 in 0 MIC group and 0.50 MIC group were compared using transcriptome sequencing and quantitative PCR.
Results
The in vitro culture revealed that the citral nanoemulsion could inhibit the growth of SHP CN-32 with MIC of about 200 μg/ml. Images from membrane integrity, SEM and biofilm formation suggested significant biological structure damage in bacteria after treatment. Meanwhile, the quorum sensing (QS) signaling molecule AI-2 content showed a decline following the rise of treatment concentration. Transcriptome sequencing and quantitative PCR revealed that the majority genes related diversified functional metabolic pathways of SHP CN-32 were down-regulated at varying degree.
Conclusion
A significant bacteriostasis of citral nanoemulsion against Shewanella putrefaciens CN-32 (SHP CN-32) were verified via the results of growth inhibition, structural destruction, signal molecular decrease and gene expression down-regulation of strains. These synergies significantly affect the characteristic expression of SHP CN-32, revealing the application potential as bacteriostat, QS inhibitor and preservative in aquatic products.
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- Zhiheng Hu
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing , Integrated Research Base of Southern Fruit and Vegetable Preservation Technology, Fuli Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan Tropical Ocean University; Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute; Marine Food Engineering Technology Research Center of Hainan Province; Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Food Deep Processing, Sanya
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan Tropical Ocean University; Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute; Marine Food Engineering Technology Research Center of Hainan Province; Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Food Deep Processing, Sanya
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing , Integrated Research Base of Southern Fruit and Vegetable Preservation Technology, Fuli Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan Tropical Ocean University; Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute; Marine Food Engineering Technology Research Center of Hainan Province; Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Food Deep Processing, Sanya
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing , Integrated Research Base of Southern Fruit and Vegetable Preservation Technology, Fuli Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan Tropical Ocean University; Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute; Marine Food Engineering Technology Research Center of Hainan Province; Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Food Deep Processing, Sanya
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing , Integrated Research Base of Southern Fruit and Vegetable Preservation Technology, Fuli Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan Tropical Ocean University; Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute; Marine Food Engineering Technology Research Center of Hainan Province; Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Food Deep Processing, Sanya
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan Tropical Ocean University; Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute; Marine Food Engineering Technology Research Center of Hainan Province; Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Food Deep Processing, Sanya
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- Department of Food Production and Environmental Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Ueda4-3-5 , Morioka 020-8551, Japan
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing , Integrated Research Base of Southern Fruit and Vegetable Preservation Technology, Fuli Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
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Algarni S, Ricke SC, Foley SL, Han J. The Dynamics of the Antimicrobial Resistance Mobilome of Salmonella enterica and Related Enteric Bacteria. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:859854. [PMID: 35432284 PMCID: PMC9008345 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.859854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The foodborne pathogen Salmonella enterica is considered a global public health risk. Salmonella enterica isolates can develop resistance to several antimicrobial drugs due to the rapid spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes, thus increasing the impact on hospitalization and treatment costs, as well as the healthcare system. Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) play key roles in the dissemination of AMR genes in S. enterica isolates. Multiple phenotypic and molecular techniques have been utilized to better understand the biology and epidemiology of plasmids including DNA sequence analyses, whole genome sequencing (WGS), incompatibility typing, and conjugation studies of plasmids from S. enterica and related species. Focusing on the dynamics of AMR genes is critical for identification and verification of emerging multidrug resistance. The aim of this review is to highlight the updated knowledge of AMR genes in the mobilome of Salmonella and related enteric bacteria. The mobilome is a term defined as all MGEs, including plasmids, transposons, insertion sequences (ISs), gene cassettes, integrons, and resistance islands, that contribute to the potential spread of genes in an organism, including S. enterica isolates and related species, which are the focus of this review.
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- Suad Algarni
- Division of Microbiology, FDA National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery Program, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States
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- Division of Microbiology, FDA National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Division of Microbiology, FDA National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, United States
- *Correspondence: Jing Han,
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Rana K, Nayak SR, Bihary A, Sahoo AK, Mohanty KC, Palo SK, Sahoo D, Pati S, Dash P. Association of quorum sensing and biofilm formation with Salmonella virulence: story beyond gathering and cross-talk. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:5887-5897. [PMID: 34586468 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02594-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) is a public health concern which contributes to mortality and morbidity all around the globe. It is caused mainly due to ingestion of contaminated food and water with a gram negative, rod-shaped, flagellated bacterium known as Salmonella enterica serotype typhi (typhoid fever) or paratyphi (paratyphoid fever). Clinical problems associated with Salmonellosis are mainly bacteraemia, gastroenteritis and enteric fever. The bacteria undergo various mechanisms to escape itself from immune reaction of the host, modulating immune response at the site of infection leading to virulence factor production and anti-microbial resistance. Biofilm is one of the adaptation mechanisms through which Salmonella survives in unfavourable conditions and thus is considered as a major threat to public health. Another property of the bacteria is "Quorum Sensing", which is a cell-cell communication and most of the pathogenic bacteria use it to coordinate the production of several virulence factors and other behaviours such as swarming and biofilm formation. Earlier, quorum sensing was believed to be just a medium for communication but, later on, its role in virulence has been studied. However, there are negligible information relating to interaction between quorum sensing and biofilm formation and how these events play crucial role in Salmonella pathogenesis. The review is a summary of updated information regarding how Salmonella uses these properties to spread more and survive better, making a challenge for clinicians and public health experts. Therefore, this review would help bring an insight regarding how biofilm formation and quorum sensing are inter-related and their role in pathogenesis and virulence of Salmonella.
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- Khokan Rana
- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India.
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, India.
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Almeida FAD, Pimentel-Filho NDJ, Pinto UM, Mantovani HC, Oliveira LLD, Vanetti MCD. Acyl homoserine lactone-based quorum sensing stimulates biofilm formation by Salmonella Enteritidis in anaerobic conditions. Arch Microbiol 2016; 199:475-486. [PMID: 27838734 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-016-1313-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Quorum sensing regulates a variety of phenotypes in bacteria including the production of virulence factors. Salmonella spp. have quorum sensing systems mediated by three autoinducers (AI-1, AI-2, and AI-3). The AI-1-mediated system is incomplete in that the bacterium relies on the synthesis of signaling molecules by other microorganisms. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of the AI-1 N-dodecanoyl-DL-homoserine lactone (C12-HSL) on the growth, motility, adhesion, and biofilm formation of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis PT4 578 on a polystyrene surface. Experiments were conducted at 37 °C in anaerobic tryptone soy broth supplemented with C12-HSL and/or a mixture of four synthetic furanones, at the concentration of 50 nM each. The planktonic growth, adhesion, swarming, and twitching motility were not altered in the presence of C12-HSL and/or furanones under anaerobic conditions. However, C12-HSL induced biofilm formation after 36 h of cultivation as determined by quantification of biofilm formation, by enumeration of adhered cells to polystyrene coupons, and finally by imaging the presence of multilayered cells on an epifluorescence microscope. When furanones were present in the medium, an antagonistic effect against C12-HSL on the biofilm development was observed. The results demonstrate an induction of biofilm formation in Salmonella Enteritidis by AI-1 under anaerobic conditions. Considering that Salmonella does not produce AI-1 but respond to it, C12-HSL synthesized by other bacterial species could trigger biofilm formation by this pathogen in conditions that are relevant for its pathogenesis.
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- Felipe Alves de Almeida
- Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Food Research Center, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Banerjee G, Ray AK. The talking language in some major Gram-negative bacteria. Arch Microbiol 2016; 198:489-99. [PMID: 27062655 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-016-1220-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cell-cell interaction or quorum sensing (QS) is a vital biochemical/physiological process in bacteria that is required for various physiological functions, including nutrient uptake, competence development, biofilm formation, sporulation, as well as for toxin secretion. In natural environment, bacteria live in close association with other bacteria and interaction among them is crucial for survival. The QS-regulated gene expression in bacteria is a cell density-dependent process and the initiation process depends on the threshold level of the signaling molecule, N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL). The present review summarizes the QS signal and its respective circuit in Gram-negative bacteria. Most of the human pathogens belong to Gram-negative group, and only a few of them cause disease through QS system. Thus, inhibition of pathogenic bacteria is important. Use of antibiotics creates a selective pressure (antibiotics act as natural selection factor to promote one group of bacteria over another group) for emerging multidrug-resistant bacteria and will not be suitable for long-term use. The alternative process of inhibition of QS in bacteria using different natural and synthetic molecules is called quorum quenching. However, in the long run, QS inhibitors or blockers may also develop resistance, but obviously it will solve some sort of problems. In this review, we also have stated the mode of action of quorum-quenching molecule. The understanding of QS network in pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria will help us to solve many health-related problems in future.
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- Goutam Banerjee
- Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, 731 235, India.
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- Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, 731 235, India
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Lu L, Wu Y, Zuo L, Luo X, Large PJ. Intestinal microbiome and digoxin inactivation: meal plan for digoxin users? World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 30:791-9. [PMID: 24105082 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-013-1507-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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There is an increasing interest in the role of intestinal microbiome in human diseases and therapeutic agents' bioavailability, activity and toxicity. Epidemiological data show that the bioavailability of digoxin, a widely used agent for heart disease, varies among individuals. The inactivation of digoxin was found when it was incubated with gut bacterium Eggerthella lenta in vitro decades ago. However, the underlying mechanisms of digoxin inactivation are still unclear. A recent study using animal models uncovered this mystery, which suggested that arginine supplements might be a potential intervention in increasing digoxin activity by inhibiting the expression of cardiac glycoside reductase gene operons that inactivated digoxin. This perspective summarizes the connections among the intestinal microbiome, the digoxin inactivation, the metabolism of arginine. We also discuss several issues yet to be addressed in the future, making better strategies in the application of dietary arginine supplements for digoxin users.
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- Lingeng Lu
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT, 06520-8034, USA,
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Cox CE, McClelland M, Teplitski M. Consequences of disrupting Salmonella AI-2 signaling on interactions within soft rots. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2013; 103:352-361. [PMID: 23324045 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-12-0237-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Within soft rots, Salmonella spp. reach population densities 10- to 100-fold higher than within intact plants. The hypothesis that Salmonella spp. exchange AI-2 signals with Pectobacterium carotovorum to increase its competitive fitness was tested using mutants involved in AI-2 production (luxS) or perception (lsrACDBF or lsrG). Co-infections of a wild-type Salmonella sp. and its AI-2 mutants (at ≈3 to 10(4)) were established in green or red tomato ('FL 47' or 'Campari' for 3 or 5 days) as well as tomato co-infected with Pectobacterium (at 10(9)) or its luxS mutant. There were no significant differences in the competitive fitness of Salmonella, indicating that AI-2 signaling is not a major input in the interactions between these organisms under the tested conditions. A Salmonella lsrG::tnpR-lacZ resolvase in vivo expression technology (RIVET) reporter, constructed to monitor AI-2-related gene expression, responded strongly to the luxS deletion but only weakly to external sources of AI-2. Growth in soft rots generally decreased RIVET resolution; however, the effect was not correlated to the luxS genotype of the Pectobacterium sp. The results of this study show that AI-2 signaling offers no significant benefit to Salmonella spp. in this model of colonization of tomato or soft rots.
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- Clayton E Cox
- Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Quorum sensing inhibitors: An overview. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 31:224-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 474] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Revised: 09/24/2012] [Accepted: 10/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Gölz G, Adler L, Huehn S, Alter T. LuxS distribution and AI-2 activity of Campylobacter spp. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 112:571-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05221.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Widmer KW, Jesudhasan P, Pillai SD. Fatty acid modulation of autoinducer (AI-2) influenced growth and macrophage invasion by Salmonella Typhimurium. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2012; 9:211-7. [PMID: 22217010 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2011.0949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is a small molecule that is involved in bacterial cell-to-cell signaling whose precursor formation is mediated by luxS. A luxS mutant of Salmonella Typhimurium PJ002 (ΔluxS) was grown in glucose-containing M-9 minimal medium supplemented with varying concentrations (1×, 10×, and 100×) of long-chain fatty acids (linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid) to study the influence of fatty acids on growth rate and macrophage invasion. Additionally, in vitro synthesized AI-2 was added to this medium to identify the influence of AI-2 on S. Typhimurium PJ002 (ΔluxS) growth rate and macrophage invasion. The growth rate constant (k) for each experimental treatment was determined based on OD₆₀₀ values recorded during 12 h of incubation. There was a significant (p=0.01) increase in the growth rate of S. Typhimurium PJ002 (ΔluxS) in the presence of AI-2 when compared to the phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) control. However, fatty acids either singly or in a mixture were unable to influence AI-2's effect on growth rate. The presence of AI-2 significantly (p=0.02) decreased the invasiveness of S. Typhimurium PJ002 (ΔluxS) towards the murine macrophage cell line, RAW 264.7. However, the fatty acid mixture was able to reverse this reduction and restore invasiveness to background levels. These results suggest that, while AI-2 may enhance the growth rate and reduce macrophage invasion by the luxS mutant S. Typhimurium PJ002 (ΔluxS), fatty acids may influence the virulence in S. Typhimurium (PJ002) by modulating AI-2 activity.
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- Kenneth W Widmer
- International Environmental Research Center (IERC), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Republic of Korea
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Jesudhasan PR, Cepeda ML, Widmer K, Dowd SE, Soni KA, Hume ME, Zhu J, Pillai SD. Transcriptome analysis of genes controlled by luxS/autoinducer-2 in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2010; 7:399-410. [PMID: 19909098 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The enteric pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium uses autoinducer-2 (AI-2) as a signaling molecule. AI-2 requires the luxS gene for its synthesis. The regulation of global gene expression in Salmonella Typhimurium by luxS/AI-2 is currently not known; therefore, the focus of this study was to elucidate the global gene expression patterns in Salmonella Typhimurium as regulated by luxS/AI-2. The genes controlled by luxS/AI-2 were identified using microarrays with RNA samples from wild-type (WT) Salmonella Typhimurium and its isogenic DeltaluxS mutant, in two growth conditions (presence and absence of glucose) at mid-log and early stationary phases. The results indicate that luxS/AI-2 has very different effects in Salmonella Typhimurium depending on the stage of cell growth and the levels of glucose. Genes with p < or = 0.05 were considered to be significantly expressed differentially between WT and DeltaluxS mutant. In the mid-log phase of growth, AI-2 activity was higher (1500-fold) in the presence of glucose than in its absence (450-fold). There was differential gene expression of 13 genes between the WT and its isogenic DeltaluxS mutant in the presence of glucose and 547 genes in its absence. In early stationary phase, AI-2 activity was higher (650-fold) in the presence of glucose than in its absence (1.5-fold). In the presence of glucose, 16 genes were differentially expressed, and in its absence, 60 genes were differentially expressed. Our microarray study indicates that both luxS and AI-2 could play a vital role in several cellular processes including metabolism, biofilm formation, transcription, translation, transport, and binding proteins, signal transduction, and regulatory functions in addition to previously identified functions. Phenotypic analysis of DeltaluxS mutant confirmed the microarray results and revealed that luxS did not influence growth but played a role in the biofilm formation and motility.
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- Palmy R Jesudhasan
- Food Safety and Environmental Microbiology Program, Department of Poultry Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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Fernandes R, Bentley WE. AI-2 biosynthesis module in a magnetic nanofactory alters bacterial response via localized synthesis and delivery. Biotechnol Bioeng 2009; 102:390-9. [PMID: 18949758 DOI: 10.1002/bit.22078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Nanofactories are nano-dimensioned and comprised of modules serving various functions that alter the response of targeted cells when deployed by locally synthesizing and delivering cargo to the surfaces of the targeted cells. In its basic form, a nanofactory consists of a minimum of two functional modules: a cell capture module and a synthesis module. In this work, magnetic nanofactories that alter the response of targeted bacteria by the localized synthesis and delivery of the "universal" bacterial quorum sensing signal molecule autoinducer AI-2 are demonstrated. The magnetic nanofactories consist of a cell capture module (chitosan-mag nanoparticles) and an AI-2 biosynthesis module that contains both AI-2 biosynthetic enzymes Pfs and LuxS on a fusion protein (His-LuxS-Pfs-Tyr, HLPT) assembled together. HLPT is hypothesized to be more efficient than its constituent enzymes (used separately) at conversion of the substrate SAH to product AI-2 on account of the proximity of the two enzymes within the fusion protein. HLPT is demonstrated to be more active than the constituent enzymes, Pfs and LuxS, over a wide range of experimental conditions. The magnetic nanofactories (containing bound HLPT) are also demonstrated to be more active than free, unbound HLPT. They are also shown to elicit an increased response in targeted Escherichia coli cells, due to the localized synthesis and delivery of AI-2, when compared to the response produced by the addition of AI-2 directly to the cells. Studies investigating the universality of AI-2 and unraveling AI-2 based quorum sensing in bacteria using magnetic nanofactories are envisioned. The prospects of using such multi-modular nanofactories in developing the next generation of antimicrobials based on intercepting and interrupting quorum sensing based signaling are discussed.
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- Rohan Fernandes
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, 5115 Plant Sciences Building #036, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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He Y, Frye JG, Strobaugh TP, Chen CY. Analysis of AI-2/LuxS-dependent transcription in Campylobacter jejuni strain 81-176. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2008; 5:399-415. [PMID: 18713060 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2008.0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is a quorum-sensing signal molecule that controls a variety of cellular activities in response to cell density in both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. The production of AI-2 is dependent upon LuxS, the last enzyme in the AI-2 biosynthesis pathway. For this study, we constructed a luxS null mutation (Delta luxS) in Campylobacter jejuni strain 81-176, and showed that it abolished AI-2 production. The Delta luxS mutant had a longer doubling time in Mueller-Hinton (MH) broth and reduced swarming on MH soft agar at 37 degrees C compared to the wild type (wt), whereas growth rate or swarming at 42 degrees C was not affected. The Delta luxS mutant was also more sensitive to hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and cumene hydroperoxide than the wt by disc inhibition assays at 42 degrees C, though minimum inhibitory concentration comparisons were inconclusive. Differences in genome-wide gene expression between wt and Delta luxS mutant with and without H(2)O(2) treatments were compared using DNA microarrays. The genes that showed differential expressions (wt/Delta luxS) include operons/pathways involved in AI-2 synthesis and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) metabolism (metE, metF, and pfs), flagellar assembly/regulation, stress response (ahpC, tpx, and groES), ABC transporters/efflux systems, and two genes of unknown function located downstream of luxS (Cj1199 and Cj1200). The wt/Delta luxS expression ratios of ahpC (encoding alkyl hydroperoxide reductase) and tpx (encoding thiol peroxidase) were increased only with H(2)O(2) treatment, consistent with our finding that the Delta luxS mutant exhibits higher sensitivity to oxidative stress than wt. Our microarray results agreed with the Delta luxS mutant phenotypes, and suggested that LuxS plays a role in central metabolism involving SAM metabolism, but it is uncertain whether AI-2 functions as a true quorum-sensing signal in C. jejuni.
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- Yiping He
- Microbial Biophysics and Residue Chemistry Research Unit, ERRC-ARS-USDA, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, USA
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Puttamreddy S, Carruthers MD, Madsen ML, Minion FC. Transcriptome Analysis of Organisms with Food Safety Relevance. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2008; 5:517-29. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2008.0112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Supraja Puttamreddy
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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Soni KA, Jesudhasan PR, Cepeda M, Williams B, Hume M, Russell WK, Jayaraman A, Pillai SD. Autoinducer AI-2 is involved in regulating a variety of cellular processes in Salmonella Typhimurium. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2008; 5:147-53. [PMID: 18361683 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2007.0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Salmonella Typhimurium is known to exhibit LuxS/AI-2-mediated cell signaling. We investigated the role of LuxS/AI-2 system on Salmonella Typhimurium protein expression using a proteomics approach based on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DGE)-MALDI-MS. The global protein expression profiles of the wild-type, a luxS mutant, and a luxS mutant strain supplemented with AI-2 were compared. Seven proteins were differentially expressed when comparing the wild-type and luxS mutant strains, whereas 13 proteins were differentially expressed when comparisons were made between luxS mutant strains with and without AI-2 supplementation. The seven proteins that were differentially expressed between the wild-type and the luxS mutant strain were also differentially expressed in the luxS mutant strain supplemented with AI-2. The level of PhoP, a virulence determinant, was higher in the presence of AI-2. Proteins associated with the carbohydrate metabolism (pfkA, gpmI, and talB) and ATP synthesis (Pta gene product) were up-regulated by the presence of AI-2 molecules. These results provide experimental evidence that AI-2 molecules regulate a variety of cellular processes in Salmonella Typhimurium.
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- Kamlesh A Soni
- Food Safety & Environmental Microbiology Program, Departments of Poultry Science, and Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Soni K, Lu L, Jesudhasan P, Hume M, Pillai S. Influence of Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) and Beef Sample Extracts on E. coli O157:H7 Survival and Gene Expression of Virulence Genes yadK and hhA. J Food Sci 2008; 73:M135-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2007.00654.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bansal T, Jesudhasan P, Pillai S, Wood TK, Jayaraman A. Temporal regulation of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli virulence mediated by autoinducer-2. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 78:811-9. [PMID: 18256823 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1359-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2007] [Revised: 01/07/2008] [Accepted: 01/09/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The autoinducer-2 (AI-2) molecule is produced by many bacterial species, including various human gastrointestinal (GI) tract commensal bacteria, and has been proposed to be involved in interspecies communication. Because pathogens are likely to encounter AI-2 in the GI tract, we studied the effects of AI-2 on various phenotypes associated with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infections. AI-2 attracted EHEC in agarose plug chemotaxis assays and also increased swimming motility, as well as increased EHEC attachment to HeLa cells. The molecular basis underlying the stimulation of EHEC chemotaxis, motility, and colonization by AI-2 was investigated at the transcriptome level using DNA microarrays. We found that exposure to AI-2 altered the expression of 23 locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) genes directly involved in the production of virulence determinants, as well as other genes associated with virulence (e.g., 46 flagellar/fimbrial genes, 24 iron-related genes), in a temporally defined manner. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report AI-2-mediated regulation of EHEC chemotaxis and colonization, as well as temporal regulation of EHEC transcriptome by AI-2. Our results suggest that AI-2 is an important signal in EHEC infections of the human GI tract.
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- Tarun Bansal
- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 222 Jack E. Brown Engineering Building, 3122 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3122, USA
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