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Budil J, Lišková P. Current methods for monitoring Pseudomonas syringae biofilm development. Lett Appl Microbiol 2024; 77:ovae013. [PMID: 38337184 DOI: 10.1093/lambio/ovae013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2004] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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This work reviews biofilm investigation techniques and highlights the benefits and drawbacks of each approach focusing especially on Pseudomonas syringae and may serve as a comprehensive guide for any early-career researchers starting with the topic of biofilm. Each approach with applications of individual microscopy and spectroscopy techniques is summarized together with characterization of Pseudomonas syringae and its role in pathogenesis.
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- Jakub Budil
- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnická 10, 162 00, Prague 6, Czech Republic
- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 5, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 5, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic
- Research and breeding institute of pomology Holovousy Ltd., Holovousy 129, 508 01, Horice, Czech Republic
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Blanco-Romero E, Garrido-Sanz D, Durán D, Rybtke M, Tolker-Nielsen T, Redondo-Nieto M, Rivilla R, Martín M. Role of extracellular matrix components in biofilm formation and adaptation of Pseudomonas ogarae F113 to the rhizosphere environment. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1341728. [PMID: 38333580 PMCID: PMC10850567 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1341728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Regulating the transition of bacteria from motile to sessile lifestyles is crucial for their ability to compete effectively in the rhizosphere environment. Pseudomonas are known to rely on extracellular matrix (ECM) components for microcolony and biofilm formation, allowing them to adapt to a sessile lifestyle. Pseudomonas ogarae F113 possesses eight gene clusters responsible for the production of ECM components. These gene clusters are tightly regulated by AmrZ, a major transcriptional regulator that influences the cellular levels of c-di-GMP. The AmrZ-mediated transcriptional regulation of ECM components is primarily mediated by the signaling molecule c-di-GMP and the flagella master regulator FleQ. To investigate the functional role of these ECM components in P. ogarae F113, we performed phenotypic analyses using mutants in genes encoding these ECM components. These analyses included assessments of colony morphology, dye-staining, static attachment to abiotic surfaces, dynamic biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces, swimming motility, and competitive colonization assays of the rhizosphere. Our results revealed that alginate and PNAG polysaccharides, along with PsmE and the fimbrial low molecular weight protein/tight adherence (Flp/Tad) pilus, are the major ECM components contributing to biofilm formation. Additionally, we found that the majority of these components and MapA are needed for a competitive colonization of the rhizosphere in P. ogarae F113.
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- Esther Blanco-Romero
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Costerton Biofilm Center, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Costerton Biofilm Center, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Budil J, Štenclová P, Kromka A, Lišková P. Development of the Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum Biofilm Monitored in Real Time Using Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Measurements in a Flow Cell Chamber. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 77:500-512. [PMID: 36898963 DOI: 10.1177/00037028231165057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Biofilms of sessile Pseudomonas syringae cells formed on top of plant host's leaves or fruits allow surviving harsh environmental conditions (desiccation) and improve their resistance to antibacterial treatments of crops. A better understanding of these biofilms can help minimize their effect on harvests. In the present study, infrared attenuated total reflection spectroscopy coupled with optical and confocal laser scanning microscopy has been applied for the first time to analyze Pseudomonas syringae pathovar morsprunorum biofilm development in real time. The biofilm development was observed within a spectral window 4000-800 cm-1 under constant flow conditions for 72 h. The kinetics of representative integrated band areas (nucleic acids with polysaccharides at 1141-1006 cm-1, amino acid side chains with free fatty acids at 1420-1380 cm-1, proteins at 1580-1490 cm-1, and lipids with proteins at 2935-2915 cm-1) were analyzed with regard to the observed biofilm structure and the following P. syringae biofilm developmental stages were attributed: The inoculation phase, washing of weakly attached bacteria closely followed by recolonization of the vacated surface, the restructuration phase, and finally the maturation phase.
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- Jakub Budil
- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Semiconductors, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Semiconductors, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Semiconductors, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Todorović I, Abrouk D, Kyselková M, Lavire C, Rey M, Raičević V, Jovičić-Petrović J, Moënne-Loccoz Y, Muller D. Two novel species isolated from wheat rhizospheres in Serbia: Pseudomonas serbica sp. nov. and Pseudomonas serboccidentalis sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126425. [PMID: 37146562 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126425] [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: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Pseudomonas strains IT-194P, IT-215P, IT-P366T and IT-P374T were isolated from the rhizospheres of wheat grown in soils sampled from different fields (some of them known to be disease-suppressive) located near Mionica, Serbia. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA genes and of whole genome sequences showed that these strains belong to two potentially new species, one containing strains IT-P366T and IT-194P and clustering (whole genome analysis) next to P. umsongensis DSM16611T, and another species containing strains IT-P374T and IT-215P and clustering next to P. koreensis LMG21318T. Genome analysis confirmed the proposition of novel species, as ANI was below the threshold of 95% and dDDH below 70% for strains IT-P366T (compared with P. umsongensis DSM16611T) and IT-P374T (compared with P. koreensis LMG21318T). Unlike P. umsongensis DSM16611T, strains of P. serbica can grow on D-mannitol, but not on pectin, D-galacturonic acid, L-galactonic acid lactone and α-hydroxybutyric acid. In contrary to P. koreensis LMG21318T, strains of P. serboccidentalis can use sucrose, inosine and α-ketoglutaric acid (but not L-histidine) as carbon sources. Altogether, these results indicate the existence of two novel species for which we propose the names Pseudomonas serbica sp. nov., with the type strain IT-P366T (=CFBP 9060 T = LMG 32732 T = EML 1791 T) and Pseudomonas serboccidentalis sp. nov., with the type strain IT-P374T (=CFBP 9061 T = LMG 32734 T = EML 1792 T). Strains from this study presented a set of phytobeneficial functions modulating plant hormonal balance, plant nutrition and plant protection, suggesting a potential as Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR).
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- Irena Todorović
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR5557 Ecologie Microbienne, 43 bd du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Microbial Ecology, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR5557 Ecologie Microbienne, 43 bd du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 14220, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR5557 Ecologie Microbienne, 43 bd du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR5557 Ecologie Microbienne, 43 bd du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Microbial Ecology, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Microbial Ecology, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR5557 Ecologie Microbienne, 43 bd du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR5557 Ecologie Microbienne, 43 bd du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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Wang D, Fletcher GC, Gagic D, On SLW, Palmer JS, Flint SH. Comparative genome identification of accessory genes associated with strong biofilm formation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Food Res Int 2023; 166:112605. [PMID: 36914349 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112605] [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: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus biofilms on the seafood processing plant surfaces are a potential source of seafood contamination and subsequent food poisoning. Strains differ in their ability to form biofilm, but little is known about the genetic characteristics responsible for biofilm development. In this study, pangenome and comparative genome analysis of V. parahaemolyticus strains reveals genetic attributes and gene repertoire that contribute to robust biofilm formation. The study identified 136 accessory genes that were exclusively present in strong biofilm forming strains and these were functionally assigned to the Gene Ontology (GO) pathways of cellulose biosynthesis, rhamnose metabolic and catabolic processes, UDP-glucose processes and O antigen biosynthesis (p < 0.05). Strategies of CRISPR-Cas defence and MSHA pilus-led attachment were implicated via Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) annotation. Higher levels of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) were inferred to confer more putatively novel properties on biofilm-forming V. parahaemolyticus. Furthermore, cellulose biosynthesis, a neglected potential virulence factor, was identified as being acquired from within the order Vibrionales. The cellulose synthase operons in V. parahaemolyticus were examined for their prevalence (22/138, 15.94 %) and were found to consist of the genes bcsG, bcsE, bcsQ, bcsA, bcsB, bcsZ, bcsC. This study provides insights into robust biofilm formation of V. parahaemolyticus at the genomic level and facilitates: identification of key attributes for robust biofilm formation, elucidation of biofilm formation mechanisms and development of potential targets for novel control strategies of persistent V. parahaemolyticus.
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- Dan Wang
- School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Private Bag 92169, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Private Bag 85084, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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O’Malley MR, Kpenu E, Peck SC, Anderson JC. Plant-exuded chemical signals induce surface attachment of the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14862. [PMID: 37009160 PMCID: PMC10062345 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Many plant pathogenic bacteria suppress host defenses by secreting small molecule toxins or immune-suppressing proteins into host cells, processes that likely require close physical contact between pathogen and host. Yet, in most cases, little is known about whether phytopathogenic bacteria physically attach to host surfaces during infection. Here we report that Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato strain DC3000, a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen of tomato and Arabidopsis, attaches to polystyrene and glass surfaces in response to chemical signals exuded from Arabidopsis seedlings and tomato leaves. We characterized the molecular nature of these attachment-inducing signals and discovered that multiple hydrophilic metabolites found in plant exudates, including citric acid, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid, are potent inducers of surface attachment. These same compounds were previously identified as inducers of P. syringae genes encoding a type III secretion system (T3SS), indicating that both attachment and T3SS deployment are induced by the same plant signals. To test if surface attachment and T3SS are regulated by the same signaling pathways, we assessed the attachment phenotypes of several previously characterized DC3000 mutants, and found that the T3SS master regulator HrpL was partially required for maximal levels of surface attachment, whereas the response regulator GacA, a negative regulator of T3SS, negatively regulated DC3000 surface attachment. Together, our data indicate that T3SS deployment and surface attachment by P. syringae may be co-regulated by the same host signals during infection, possibly to ensure close contact necessary to facilitate delivery of T3SS effectors into host cells.
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- Megan R. O’Malley
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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- Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Ranković T, Nikolić I, Berić T, Popović T, Lozo J, Medić O, Stanković S. Genome Analysis of Two Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata Strains with Different Virulence Capacity Isolated from Sugar Beet: Features of Successful Pathogenicity in the Phyllosphere Microbiome. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0359822. [PMID: 36912660 PMCID: PMC10100878 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03598-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Members of the Pseudomonas syringae species complex are heterogeneous bacteria that are the most abundant bacterial plant pathogens in the plant phyllosphere, with strong abilities to exist on and infect different plant hosts and survive in/outside agroecosystems. In this study, the draft genome sequences of two pathogenic P. syringae pv. aptata strains with different in planta virulence capacities isolated from the phyllosphere of infected sugar beet were analyzed to evaluate putative features of survival strategies and to determine the pathogenic potential of the strains. The draft genomes of P. syringae pv. aptata strains P16 and P21 are 5,974,057 bp and 6,353,752 bp in size, have GC contents of 59.03% and 58.77%, respectively, and contain 3,439 and 3,536 protein-coding sequences, respectively. For both average nucleotide identity and pangenome analysis, P16 and P21 largely clustered with other pv. aptata strains from the same isolation source. We found differences in the repertoire of effectors of the type III secretion system among all 102 selected strains, suggesting that the type III secretion system is a critical factor in the different virulent phenotypes of P. syringae pv. aptata. During genome analysis of the highly virulent strain P21, we discovered genes for T3SS effectors (AvrRpm1, HopAW1, and HopAU1) that were not previously found in genomes of P. syringae pv. aptata. We also identified coding sequences for pantothenate kinase, VapC endonuclease, phospholipase, and pectate lyase in both genomes, which may represent novel effectors of the type III secretion system. IMPORTANCE Genome analysis has an enormous effect on understanding the life strategies of plant pathogens. Comparing similarities with pathogens involved in other epidemics could elucidate the pathogen life cycle when a new outbreak happens. This study represents the first in-depth genome analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata, the causative agent of leaf spot disease of sugar beet. Despite the increasing number of disease reports in recent years worldwide, there is still a lack of information about the genomic features, epidemiology, and pathogenic life strategies of this particular pathogen. Our findings provide advances in disease etiology (especially T3SS effector repertoire) and elucidate the role of environmental adaptations required for prevalence in the pathobiome of the sugar beet. From the perspective of the very heterogeneous P. syringae species complex, this type of analysis has specific importance in reporting the characteristics of individual strains.
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- Tamara Ranković
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biological Control and Plant Growth Promotion, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biological Control and Plant Growth Promotion, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biological Control and Plant Growth Promotion, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biological Control and Plant Growth Promotion, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biological Control and Plant Growth Promotion, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biological Control and Plant Growth Promotion, Belgrade, Serbia
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Gutiérrez-Barranquero JA, Heredia-Ponce Z, Aguilera-Cobos L, Pintado A, Claros MG, Ramos C, Cazorla FM, de Vicente A. The Genomic Landscape Resource of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Strains Isolated from Mango Trees. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2022; 35:1109-1114. [PMID: 36508485 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-05-22-0107-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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- José A Gutiérrez-Barranquero
- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM-UMA-CSIC)
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM-UMA-CSIC)
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM-UMA-CSIC)
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Área de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM-UMA-CSIC)
- Plataforma Andaluza de Bioinformática-SCBI, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM-UMA-CSIC)
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Área de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM-UMA-CSIC)
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM-UMA-CSIC)
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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Garcia EL, Mojicevic M, Milivojevic D, Aleksic I, Vojnovic S, Stevanovic M, Murray J, Attallah OA, Devine D, Fournet MB. Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Biocompatible Bacterial Cellulose Films via Dual Synergistic Action of Curcumin and Triangular Silver Nanoplates. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012198. [PMID: 36293056 PMCID: PMC9603523 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Curcumin and triangular silver nanoplates (TSNP)-incorporated bacterial cellulose (BC) films present an ideal antimicrobial material for biomedical applications as they afford a complete set of requirements, including a broad range of long-lasting potency and superior efficacy antimicrobial activity, combined with low toxicity. Here, BC was produced by Komagataeibacter medellinensis ID13488 strain in the presence of curcumin in the production medium (2 and 10%). TSNP were incorporated in the produced BC/curcumin films using ex situ method (21.34 ppm) and the antimicrobial activity was evaluated against Escherichia coli ATCC95922 and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923 bacterial strains. Biological activity of these natural products was assessed in cytotoxicity assay against lung fibroblasts and in vivo using Caenorhabditis elegans and Danio rerio as model organisms. Derived films have shown excellent antimicrobial performance with growth inhibition up to 67% for E. coli and 95% for S. aureus. In a highly positive synergistic interaction, BC films with 10% curcumin and incorporated TSNP have shown reduced toxicity with 80% MRC5 cells survival rate. It was shown that only 100% concentrations of film extracts induce low toxicity effect on model organisms’ development. The combined and synergistic advanced anti-infective functionalities of the curcumin and TSNP incorporated in BC have a high potential for development for application within the clinical setting.
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- Eduardo Lanzagorta Garcia
- Materials Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
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- Materials Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +353-877-772-272
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Materials Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
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- Materials Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
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- Materials Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
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- Materials Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
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Krishna PS, Woodcock SD, Pfeilmeier S, Bornemann S, Zipfel C, Malone JG. Pseudomonas syringae addresses distinct environmental challenges during plant infection through the coordinated deployment of polysaccharides. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:2206-2221. [PMID: 34905021 PMCID: PMC8982409 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Prior to infection, phytopathogenic bacteria face a challenging environment on the plant surface, where they are exposed to nutrient starvation and abiotic stresses. Pathways enabling surface adhesion, stress tolerance, and epiphytic survival are important for successful plant pathogenesis. Understanding the roles and regulation of these pathways is therefore crucial to fully understand bacterial plant infections. The phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) encodes multiple polysaccharides that are implicated in biofilm formation, stress survival, and virulence in other microbes. To examine how these polysaccharides impact Pst epiphytic survival and pathogenesis, we analysed mutants in multiple polysaccharide loci to determine their intersecting contributions to epiphytic survival and infection. In parallel, we used qRT-PCR to analyse the regulation of each pathway. Pst polysaccharides are tightly coordinated by multiple environmental signals. Nutrient availability, temperature, and surface association strongly affect the expression of different polysaccharides under the control of the signalling protein genes ladS and cbrB and the second messenger cyclic-di-GMP. Furthermore, functionally redundant, combinatorial phenotypes were observed for several polysaccharides. Exopolysaccharides play a role in mediating leaf adhesion, while α-glucan and alginate together confer desiccation tolerance. Our results suggest that polysaccharides play important roles in overcoming environmental challenges to Pst during plant infection.
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- Pilla Sankara Krishna
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
- University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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Beyond the Wall: Exopolysaccharides in the Biofilm Lifestyle of Pathogenic and Beneficial Plant-Associated Pseudomonas. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9020445. [PMID: 33670010 PMCID: PMC7926942 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The formation of biofilms results from a multicellular mode of growth, in which bacteria remain enwrapped by an extracellular matrix of their own production. Many different bacteria form biofilms, but among the most studied species are those that belong to the Pseudomonas genus due to the metabolic versatility, ubiquity, and ecological significance of members of this group of microorganisms. Within the Pseudomonas genus, biofilm studies have mainly focused on the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa due to its clinical importance. The extracellular matrix of P. aeruginosa is mainly composed of exopolysaccharides, which have been shown to be important for the biofilm architecture and pathogenic features of this bacterium. Notably, some of the exopolysaccharides recurrently used by P. aeruginosa during biofilm formation, such as the alginate and polysaccharide synthesis loci (Psl) polysaccharides, are also used by pathogenic and beneficial plant-associated Pseudomonas during their interaction with plants. Interestingly, their functions are multifaceted and seem to be highly dependent on the bacterial lifestyle and genetic context of production. This paper reviews the functions and significance of the exopolysaccharides produced by plant-associated Pseudomonas, particularly the alginate, Psl, and cellulose polysaccharides, focusing on their equivalents produced in P. aeruginosa within the context of pathogenic and beneficial interactions.
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Heredia-Ponce Z, Gutiérrez-Barranquero JA, Purtschert-Montenegro G, Eberl L, Cazorla FM, de Vicente A. Biological role of EPS from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae UMAF0158 extracellular matrix, focusing on a Psl-like polysaccharide. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2020; 6:37. [PMID: 33046713 PMCID: PMC7550585 DOI: 10.1038/s41522-020-00148-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas syringae is a phytopathogenic model bacterium that is used worldwide to study plant-bacteria interactions and biofilm formation in association with a plant host. Within this species, the syringae pathovar is the most studied due to its wide host range, affecting both, woody and herbaceous plants. In particular, Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss) has been previously described as the causal agent of bacterial apical necrosis on mango trees. Pss exhibits major epiphytic traits and virulence factors that improve its epiphytic survival and pathogenicity in mango trees. The cellulose exopolysaccharide has been described as a key component in the development of the biofilm lifestyle of the P. syringae pv. syringae UMAF0158 strain (PssUMAF0158). PssUMAF0158 contains two additional genomic regions that putatively encode for exopolysaccharides such as alginate and a Psl-like polysaccharide. To date, the Psl polysaccharide has only been studied in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in which it plays an important role during biofilm development. However, its function in plant-associated bacteria is still unknown. To understand how these exopolysaccharides contribute to the biofilm matrix of PssUMAF0158, knockout mutants of genes encoding these putative exopolysaccharides were constructed. Flow-cell chamber experiments revealed that cellulose and the Psl-like polysaccharide constitute a basic scaffold for biofilm architecture in this bacterium. Curiously, the Psl-like polysaccharide of PssUMAF0158 plays a role in virulence similar to what has been described for cellulose. Finally, the impaired swarming motility of the Psl-like exopolysaccharide mutant suggests that this exopolysaccharide may play a role in the motility of PssUMAF0158 over the mango plant surface.
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- Zaira Heredia-Ponce
- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" (IHSM-UMA-CSIC) - Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Málaga, Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 31 (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" (IHSM-UMA-CSIC) - Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Málaga, Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 31 (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich. Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" (IHSM-UMA-CSIC) - Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Málaga, Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 31 (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" (IHSM-UMA-CSIC) - Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Málaga, Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 31 (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), 29071, Málaga, Spain.
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Gutiérrez-Barranquero JA, Cazorla FM, de Vicente A. Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Associated With Mango Trees, a Particular Pathogen Within the "Hodgepodge" of the Pseudomonas syringae Complex. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:570. [PMID: 31139201 PMCID: PMC6518948 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The Pseudomonas syringae complex comprises different genetic groups that include strains from both agricultural and environmental habitats. This complex group has been used for decades as a "hodgepodge," including many taxonomically related species. More than 60 pathovars of P. syringae have been described based on distinct host ranges and disease symptoms they cause. These pathovars cause disease relying on an array of virulence mechanisms. However, P. syringae pv. syringae (Pss) is the most polyphagous bacterium in the P. syringae complex, based on its wide host range, that primarily affects woody and herbaceous host plants. In early 1990s, bacterial apical necrosis (BAN) of mango trees, a critical disease elicited by Pss in Southern Spain was described for the first time. Pss exhibits important epiphytic traits and virulence factors, which may promote its survival and pathogenicity in mango trees and in other plant hosts. Over more than two decades, Pss strains isolated from mango trees have been comprehensively investigated to elucidate the mechanisms that governs their epiphytic and pathogenic lifestyles. In particular, the vast majority of Pss strains isolated from mango trees produce an antimetabolite toxin, called mangotoxin, whose leading role in virulence has been clearly demonstrated. Moreover, phenotypic, genetic and phylogenetic approaches support that Pss strains producers of BAN symptoms on mango trees all belong to a single phylotype within phylogroup 2, are adapted to the mango host, and produce mangotoxin. Remarkably, a genome sequencing project of the Pss model strain UMAF0158 revealed the presence of other factors that may play major roles in its different lifestyles, such as the presence of two different type III secretion systems, two type VI secretion systems and an operon for cellulose biosynthesis. The role of cellulose in increasing mango leaf colonization and biofilm formation, and impairing virulence of Pss, suggests that cellulose may play a pivotal role with regards to the balance of its different lifestyles. In addition, 62-kb plasmids belonging to the pPT23A-family of plasmids (PFPs) have been strongly associated with Pss strains that inhabit mango trees. Further, complete sequence and comparative genomic analyses revealed major roles of PFPs in detoxification of copper compounds and ultraviolet radiation resistance, both improving the epiphytic lifestyle of Pss on mango surfaces. Hence, in this review we summarize the research that has been conducted on Pss by our research group to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that underpin the epiphytic and pathogenic lifestyle on mango trees. Finally, future directions in this particular plant-pathogen story are discussed.
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Koza A, Kusmierska A, McLaughlin K, Moshynets O, Spiers AJ. Adaptive radiation of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 in experimental microcosms provides an understanding of the evolutionary ecology and molecular biology of A-L interface biofilm formation. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2018; 364:3850210. [PMID: 28535292 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Combined experimental evolutionary and molecular biology approaches have been used to investigate the adaptive radiation of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 in static microcosms leading to the colonisation of the air-liquid interface by biofilm-forming mutants such as the Wrinkly Spreader (WS). In these microcosms, the ecosystem engineering of the early wild-type colonists establishes the niche space for subsequent WS evolution and colonisation. Random WS mutations occurring in the developing population that deregulate diguanylate cyclases and c-di-GMP homeostasis result in cellulose-based biofilms at the air-liquid interface. These structures allow Wrinkly Spreaders to intercept O2 diffusing into the liquid column and limit the growth of competitors lower down. As the biofilm matures, competition increasingly occurs between WS lineages, and niche divergence within the biofilm may support further diversification before system failure when the structure finally sinks. A combination of pleiotropic and epistasis effects, as well as secondary mutations, may explain variations in WS phenotype and fitness. Understanding how mutations subvert regulatory networks to express intrinsic genome potential and key innovations providing a selective advantage in novel environments is key to understanding the versatility of bacteria, and how selection and ecological opportunity can rapidly lead to substantive changes in phenotype and in community structure and function.
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- Anna Koza
- School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Abertay University, Dundee DD1 1HG, UK
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- School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Abertay University, Dundee DD1 1HG, UK
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- School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Abertay University, Dundee DD1 1HG, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev 03143, Ukraine
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- School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Abertay University, Dundee DD1 1HG, UK
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Chakravarthy S, Butcher BG, Liu Y, D'Amico K, Coster M, Filiatrault MJ. Virulence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 Is Influenced by the Catabolite Repression Control Protein Crc. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2017; 30:283-294. [PMID: 28384054 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-16-0196-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae infects diverse plant species and is widely used as a model system in the study of effector function and the molecular basis of plant diseases. Although the relationship between bacterial metabolism, nutrient acquisition, and virulence has attracted increasing attention in bacterial pathology, it is largely unexplored in P. syringae. The Crc (catabolite repression control) protein is a putative RNA-binding protein that regulates carbon metabolism as well as a number of other factors in the pseudomonads. Here, we show that deletion of crc increased bacterial swarming motility and biofilm formation. The crc mutant showed reduced growth and symptoms in Arabidopsis and tomato when compared with the wild-type strain. We have evidence that the crc mutant shows delayed hypersensitive response (HR) when infiltrated into Nicotiana benthamiana and tobacco. Interestingly, the crc mutant was more susceptible to hydrogen peroxide, suggesting that, in planta, the mutant may be sensitive to reactive oxygen species generated during pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). Indeed, HR was further delayed when PTI-induced tissues were challenged with the crc mutant. The crc mutant did not elicit an altered PTI response in plants compared with the wild-type strain. We conclude that Crc plays an important role in growth and survival during infection.
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- Suma Chakravarthy
- 1 School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.; and
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- 1 School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.; and
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- 1 School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.; and
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- 1 School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.; and
- 2 Emerging Pests & Pathogens Research Unit, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A
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- 1 School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.; and
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- 1 School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.; and
- 2 Emerging Pests & Pathogens Research Unit, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A
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Biofilm formation and cellulose expression by Bordetella avium 197N, the causative agent of bordetellosis in birds and an opportunistic respiratory pathogen in humans. Res Microbiol 2017; 168:419-430. [PMID: 28131895 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Although bacterial cellulose synthase (bcs) operons are widespread within the Proteobacteria phylum, subunits required for the partial-acetylation of the polymer appear to be restricted to a few γ-group soil, plant-associated and phytopathogenic pseudomonads, including Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 and several Pseudomonas syringae pathovars. However, a bcs operon with acetylation subunits has also been annotated in the unrelated β-group respiratory pathogen, Bordetella avium 197N. Our comparison of subunit protein sequences and GC content analyses confirms the close similarity between the B. avium 197N and pseudomonad operons and suggests that, in both cases, the cellulose synthase and acetylation subunits were acquired as a single unit. Using static liquid microcosms, we can confirm that B. avium 197N expresses low levels of cellulose in air-liquid interface biofilms and that biofilm strength and attachment levels could be increased by elevating c-di-GMP levels like the pseudomonads, but cellulose was not required for biofilm formation itself. The finding that B. avium 197N is capable of producing cellulose from a highly-conserved, but relatively uncommon bcs operon raises the question of what functional role this modified polymer plays during the infection of the upper respiratory tract or survival between hosts, and what environmental signals control its production.
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Augimeri RV, Varley AJ, Strap JL. Establishing a Role for Bacterial Cellulose in Environmental Interactions: Lessons Learned from Diverse Biofilm-Producing Proteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1282. [PMID: 26635751 PMCID: PMC4646962 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Bacterial cellulose (BC) serves as a molecular glue to facilitate intra- and inter-domain interactions in nature. Biosynthesis of BC-containing biofilms occurs in a variety of Proteobacteria that inhabit diverse ecological niches. The enzymatic and regulatory systems responsible for the polymerization, exportation, and regulation of BC are equally as diverse. Though the magnitude and environmental consequences of BC production are species-specific, the common role of BC-containing biofilms is to establish close contact with a preferred host to facilitate efficient host-bacteria interactions. Universally, BC aids in attachment, adherence, and subsequent colonization of a substrate. Bi-directional interactions influence host physiology, bacterial physiology, and regulation of BC biosynthesis, primarily through modulation of intracellular bis-(3'→5')-cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) levels. Depending on the circumstance, BC producers exhibit a pathogenic or symbiotic relationship with plant, animal, or fungal hosts. Rhizobiaceae species colonize plant roots, Pseudomonadaceae inhabit the phyllosphere, Acetobacteriaceae associate with sugar-loving insects and inhabit the carposphere, Enterobacteriaceae use fresh produce as vehicles to infect animal hosts, and Vibrionaceae, particularly Aliivibrio fischeri, colonize the light organ of squid. This review will highlight the diversity of the biosynthesis and regulation of BC in nature by discussing various examples of Proteobacteria that use BC-containing biofilms to facilitate host-bacteria interactions. Through discussion of current data we will establish new directions for the elucidation of BC biosynthesis, its regulation and its ecophysiological roles.
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- Molecular Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyOshawa, ON, Canada
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