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Bruger EL, Hying ZT, Singla D, Márquez Reyes NL, Pandey SK, Patel JS, Bazurto JV. Enhanced catabolism of glycine betaine and derivatives provides improved osmotic stress protection in Methylorubrum extorquens PA1. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024:e0031024. [PMID: 38934615 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00310-24] [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: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Integration of metabolites into the overall metabolic network of a cell requires careful coordination dependent upon the ultimate usage of the metabolite. Different stoichiometric needs, and thus pathway fluxes, must exist for compounds destined for diverse uses, such as carbon sources, nitrogen sources, or stress-protective agents. Herein, we expand upon our previous work that highlighted the nature of glycine betaine (GB) metabolism in Methylobacteria to examine the utilization of GB-derivative compounds dimethylglycine (DMG) and sarcosine into Methylorubrum extorquens in different metabolic capacities, including as sole nitrogen and/or carbon sources. We isolated gain-of-function mutations that allowed M. extorquens PA1 to utilize dimethylglycine as a carbon source and dimethylglycine and sarcosine as nitrogen source. Characterization of mutants demonstrated selection for variants of the AraC-like regulator Mext_3735 that confer constitutive expression of the GB metabolic gene cluster, allowing direct utilization of the downstream GB derivatives. Finally, among the distinct isolates examined, we found that catabolism of the osmoprotectant used for selection (GB or dimethylglycine) enhanced osmotic stress resistance provided in the presence of that particular osmolyte. Thus, access to the carbon and nitrogen and osmoprotective effects of GB and DMG are made readily accessible through adaptive mutations. In M. extorquens PA1, the limitations to exploiting this group of compounds appear to exist predominantly at the levels of gene regulation and functional activity, rather than being constrained by transport or toxicity.IMPORTANCEOsmotic stress is a common challenge for bacteria colonizing the phyllosphere, where glycine betaine (GB) can be found as a prevalent osmoprotectant. Though Methylorubrum extorquens PA1 cannot use GB or its demethylation products, dimethylglycine (DMG) and sarcosine, as a sole carbon source, utilization is highly selectable via single nucleotide changes for both GB and DMG growth. The innate inability to use these compounds is due to limited flux through steps in the pathway and regulatory constraints. Herein, the characterization of the transcriptional regulator, Mext_3735 (GbdR), expands our understanding of the various roles in which GB derivatives can be used in M. extorquens PA1. Interestingly, increased catabolism of GB and derivatives does not interfere with, but rather improves, the ability of cells to thrive under increased salt stress conditions, suggesting that metabolic flux improves stress tolerance rather than providing a distinct tension between uses.
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- Eric L Bruger
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Homa J, Konończuk K, Frankowski R, Zgoła-Grześkowiak A, Ławniczak Ł, Chrzanowski Ł, Stachowiak W, Niemczak M. Cations impact the biodegradation of iodosulfuron-methyl herbicidal ionic liquids by fungi. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024:1-14. [PMID: 38849972 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2357696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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In the framework of this study, six fungal isolates which demonstrated a high capability for biodegrading iodosulphuron-methyl sodium as well as herbicidal ionic liquids based on this herbicide were isolated from different soil samples. The isolates were identified based on the ITS region, whereas biodegradation residues were determined based on LC-MS/MS. Depending on the isolate, the half-lives values of the biodegraded herbicide or herbicidal ionic liquid ranged significantly from just 1.25 days to more than 40 days. The research findings unveiled that the structure of cations is a central limiting factor affecting fungal growth and herbicide transformation in case of ionic liquids. The length of the alkyl chain has been identified as the primary driver of herbicide toxicity, emphasizing the importance of structural factors in herbicide design. In cases when dodecyl(2-hydroxyethyl)dimethyl cation was used, its biodegradation ranged from 0 to approx. 20% and the biodegradability of the iodosulfuron-methyl was notably limited for the majority of the studied isolates. This knowledge provides guidance for development and selection of herbicides with reduced environmental impact. This study highlights the ecological importance of soil fungi, their potential role in herbicide biodegradation, the influence of cations on fungal growth and herbicide transformation, and the structural factors governing herbicide toxicity. Further research in these areas may lead to more efficient and environmentally friendly approaches to herbicide management.
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- Jan Homa
- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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Hussein M, Mahboob MBH, Tait JR, Grace JL, Montembault V, Fontaine L, Quinn JF, Velkov T, Whittaker MR, Landersdorfer CB. Providing insight into the mechanism of action of cationic lipidated oligomers using metabolomics. mSystems 2024; 9:e0009324. [PMID: 38606960 PMCID: PMC11097639 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00093-24] [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: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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The increasing resistance of clinically relevant microbes against current commercially available antimicrobials underpins the urgent need for alternative and novel treatment strategies. Cationic lipidated oligomers (CLOs) are innovative alternatives to antimicrobial peptides and have reported antimicrobial potential. An understanding of their antimicrobial mechanism of action is required to rationally design future treatment strategies for CLOs, either in monotherapy or synergistic combinations. In the present study, metabolomics was used to investigate the potential metabolic pathways involved in the mechanisms of antibacterial activity of one CLO, C12-o-(BG-D)-10, which we have previously shown to be effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ATCC 43300. The metabolomes of MRSA ATCC 43300 at 1, 3, and 6 h following treatment with C12-o-(BG-D)-10 (48 µg/mL, i.e., 3× MIC) were compared to those of the untreated controls. Our findings reveal that the studied CLO, C12-o-(BG-D)-10, disorganized the bacterial membrane as the first step toward its antimicrobial effect, as evidenced by marked perturbations in the bacterial membrane lipids and peptidoglycan biosynthesis observed at early time points, i.e., 1 and 3 h. Central carbon metabolism and the biosynthesis of DNA, RNA, and arginine were also vigorously perturbed, mainly at early time points. Moreover, bacterial cells were under osmotic and oxidative stress across all time points, as evident by perturbations of trehalose biosynthesis and pentose phosphate shunt. Overall, this metabolomics study has, for the first time, revealed that the antimicrobial action of C12-o-(BG-D)-10 may potentially stem from the dysregulation of multiple metabolic pathways.IMPORTANCEAntimicrobial resistance poses a significant challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. Novel anti-infective therapeutics are urgently needed to combat drug-resistant microorganisms. Cationic lipidated oligomers (CLOs) show promise as new antibacterial agents against Gram-positive pathogens like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Understanding their molecular mechanism(s) of antimicrobial action may help design synergistic CLO treatments along with monotherapy. Here, we describe the first metabolomics study to investigate the killing mechanism(s) of CLOs against MRSA. The results of our study indicate that the CLO, C12-o-(BG-D)-10, had a notable impact on the biosynthesis and organization of the bacterial cell envelope. C12-o-(BG-D)-10 also inhibits arginine, histidine, central carbon metabolism, and trehalose production, adding to its antibacterial characteristics. This work illuminates the unique mechanism of action of C12-o-(BG-D)-10 and opens an avenue to design innovative antibacterial oligomers/polymers for future clinical applications.
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- Maytham Hussein
- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pharmacology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR 6283 CNRS–Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR 6283 CNRS–Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pharmacology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition, and Dynamics Theme, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Zhang YF, Peng YL, Xiao YH, Yu B, Cao MY, Zhang ZL, Huang LQ, Li Y. Jeotgalibacillus haloalkalitolerans sp. nov., a novel alkalitolerant and halotolerant bacterium, isolated from the confluence of the Fenhe River and the Yellow River. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 117:74. [PMID: 38691182 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-024-01968-8] [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: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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A Gram-stain positive, aerobic, alkalitolerant and halotolerant bacterium, designated HH7-29 T, was isolated from the confluence of the Fenhe River and the Yellow River in Shanxi Province, PR China. Growth occurred at pH 6.0-12.0 (optimum, pH 8.0-8.5) and 15-40℃ (optimum, 32℃) with 0.5-24% NaCl (optimum, 2-9%). The predominant fatty acids (> 10.0%) were iso-C15:0 and anteiso-C15:0. The major menaquinones were MK-7 and MK-8. The polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol and two unidentified phospholipids. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that strain HH7-29 T was a member of the genus Jeotgalibacillus, exhibiting high sequence similarity to the 16S rRNA gene sequences of Jeotgalibacillus alkaliphilus JC303T (98.4%), Jeotgalibacillus salarius ASL-1 T (98.1%) and Jeotgalibacillus alimentarius YKJ-13 T (98.1%). The genomic DNA G + C content was 43.0%. Gene annotation showed that strain HH7-29 T had lower protein isoelectric points (pIs) and possessed genes related to ion transport and organic osmoprotectant uptake, implying its potential tolerance to salt and alkali. The average nucleotide identity, digital DNA-DNA hybridization values, amino acid identity values, and percentage of conserved proteins values between strain HH7-29 T and its related species were 71.1-83.8%, 19.5-27.4%, 66.5-88.4% and 59.8-76.6%, respectively. Based on the analyses of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, phylogenetic and genomic features, strain HH7-29 T represents a novel species of the genus Jeotgalibacillus, for which the name Jeotgalibacillus haloalkalitolerans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is HH7-29 T (= KCTC 43417 T = MCCC 1K07541T).
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- Ya-Fei Zhang
- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Jinzhong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Jinzhong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Jinzhong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Jinzhong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Jinzhong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Jinzhong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Jinzhong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Jinzhong, People's Republic of China.
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Parekh T, Tsai M, Spiro S. Choline degradation in Paracoccus denitrificans: identification of sources of formaldehyde. J Bacteriol 2024; 206:e0008124. [PMID: 38501746 PMCID: PMC11025334 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00081-24] [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: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
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Paracoccus denitrificans is a facultative methylotroph that can grow on methanol and methylamine as sole sources of carbon and energy. Both are oxidized to formaldehyde and then to formate, so growth on C1 substrates induces the expression of genes encoding enzymes required for the oxidation of formaldehyde and formate. This induction involves a histidine kinase response regulator pair (FlhSR) that is likely triggered by formaldehyde. Catabolism of some complex organic substrates (e.g., choline and L-proline betaine) also generates formaldehyde. Thus, flhS and flhR mutants that fail to induce expression of the formaldehyde catabolic enzymes cannot grow on methanol, methylamine, and choline. Choline is oxidized to glycine via glycine betaine, dimethylglycine, and sarcosine. By exploring flhSR growth phenotypes and the activities of a promoter and enzyme known to be upregulated by formaldehyde, we identify the oxidative demethylations of glycine betaine, dimethylglycine, and sarcosine as sources of formaldehyde. Growth on glycine betaine, dimethylglycine, and sarcosine is accompanied by the production of up to three, two, and one equivalents of formaldehyde, respectively. Genetic evidence implicates two orthologous monooxygenases in the oxidation of glycine betaine. Interestingly, one of these appears to be a bifunctional enzyme that also oxidizes L-proline betaine (stachydrine). We present preliminary evidence to suggest that growth on L-proline betaine induces expression of a formaldehyde dehydrogenase distinct from the enzyme induced during growth on other formaldehyde-generating substrates.IMPORTANCEThe bacterial degradation of one-carbon compounds (methanol and methylamine) and some complex multi-carbon compounds (e.g., choline) generates formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is toxic and must be removed, which can be done by oxidation to formate and then to carbon dioxide. These oxidations provide a source of energy; in some species, the CO2 thus generated can be assimilated into biomass. Using the Gram-negative bacterium Paracoccus denitrificans as the experimental model, we infer that oxidation of choline to glycine generates up to three equivalents of formaldehyde, and we identify the three steps in the catabolic pathway that are responsible. Our work sheds further light on metabolic pathways that are likely important in a variety of environmental contexts.
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- Trusha Parekh
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USA
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Shao X, Wang YN, Zhang YF, Meng D, Su JY, Yu B, Sun ML, Li Y. Marinobacter qingdaonensis sp. nov., a moderately halotolerant bacterium isolated from intertidal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74. [PMID: 38591775 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006327] [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] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped and halotolerant bacterium, designated as strain ASW11-75T, was isolated from intertidal sediments in Qingdao, PR China, and identified using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Growth of strain ASW11-75T occurred at 10-45 °C (optimum, 37 °C), pH 6.5-9.0 (optimum, pH 8.0) and 0.5-18.0 % NaCl concentrations (optimum, 2.5 %). Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and 1179 single-copy orthologous clusters indicated that strain ASW11-75T is affiliated with the genus Marinobacter. Strain ASW11-75T showed highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to 'Marinobacter arenosus' CAU 1620T (98.5 %). The digital DNA-DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values between strain ASW11-75T and its closely related strains (Marinobacter salarius R9SW1T, Marinobacter similis A3d10T, 'Marinobacter arenosus' CAU 1620T, Marinobacter sediminum R65T, Marinobacter salinus Hb8T, Marinobacter alexandrii LZ-8T and Marinobacter nauticus ATCC 49840T) were 19.8-24.5 % and 76.6-80.7 %, respectively. The predominant cellular fatty acids were C16 : 0, C18 : 1 ω9c and C16 : 0 N alcohol. The polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, one unidentified aminophospholipid and two unidentified lipids. The major isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone-9. The genomic DNA G+C content was 62.2 mol%. Based on genomic and gene function analysis, strain ASW11-75T had lower protein isoelectric points with higher ratios of acidic residues to basic residues and possessed genes related to ion transport and organic osmoprotectant uptake, implying its potential tolerance to salt. The results of polyphasic characterization indicated strain ASW11-75T represents a novel Marinobacter species, for which the name Marinobacter qingdaonensis sp. nov. with the type strain ASW11-75T is proposed. The type strain is ASW11-75T (=KCTC 82497T=MCCC 1K05587T).
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- Xuan Shao
- Henan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Development and Application of Characteristic Microorganism Resources, Engineering Technology Research Center of Biomass Degradation and Gasification, Key Laboratory on Agricultural Microorganism Resources Development of Shangqiu, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Development and Application of Characteristic Microorganism Resources, Engineering Technology Research Center of Biomass Degradation and Gasification, Key Laboratory on Agricultural Microorganism Resources Development of Shangqiu, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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Mould DL, Finger CE, Conaway A, Botelho N, Stuut SE, Hogan DA. Citrate cross-feeding by Pseudomonas aeruginosa supports lasR mutant fitness. mBio 2024; 15:e0127823. [PMID: 38259061 PMCID: PMC10865840 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01278-23] [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: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Cross-feeding of metabolites between subpopulations can affect cell phenotypes and population-level behaviors. In chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections, subpopulations with loss-of-function (LOF) mutations in the lasR gene are common. LasR, a transcription factor often described for its role in virulence factor expression, also impacts metabolism, which, in turn, affects interactions between LasR+ and LasR- genotypes. Prior transcriptomic analyses suggested that citrate, a metabolite secreted by many cell types, induces virulence factor production when both genotypes are together. An unbiased analysis of the intracellular metabolome revealed broad differences including higher levels of citrate in lasR LOF mutants. Citrate consumption by LasR- strains required the CbrAB two-component system, which relieves carbon catabolite repression and is elevated in lasR LOF mutants. Within mixed communities, the citrate-responsive two-component system TctED and its gene targets OpdH (porin) and TctABC (citrate transporter) that are predicted to be under catabolite repression control were induced and required for enhanced RhlR/I-dependent signaling, pyocyanin production, and fitness of LasR- strains. Citrate uptake by LasR- strains markedly increased pyocyanin production in co-culture with Staphylococcus aureus, which also secretes citrate and frequently co-infects with P. aeruginosa. This citrate-induced restoration of virulence factor production by LasR- strains in communities with diverse species or genotypes may offer an explanation for the contrast observed between the markedly deficient virulence factor production of LasR- strains in monocultures and their association with the most severe forms of cystic fibrosis lung infections. These studies highlight the impact of secreted metabolites in mixed microbial communities.IMPORTANCECross-feeding of metabolites can change community composition, structure, and function. Here, we unravel a cross-feeding mechanism between frequently co-observed isolate genotypes in chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections. We illustrate an example of how clonally derived diversity in a microbial communication system enables intra- and inter-species cross-feeding. Citrate, a metabolite released by many cells including P. aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, was differentially consumed between genotypes. Since these two pathogens frequently co-occur in the most severe cystic fibrosis lung infections, the cross-feeding-induced virulence factor expression and fitness described here between diverse genotypes exemplify how co-occurrence can facilitate the development of worse disease outcomes.
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- Dallas L. Mould
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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Holert J, Borker A, Nübel LL, Daniel R, Poehlein A, Philipp B. Bacteria use a catabolic patchwork pathway of apparently recent origin for degradation of the synthetic buffer compound TRIS. THE ISME JOURNAL 2024; 18:wrad023. [PMID: 38365256 PMCID: PMC10848231 DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrad023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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The synthetic buffer compound TRIS (2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol) is used in countless applications, and no detailed information on its degradation has been published so far. Herein, we describe the discovery of a complete bacterial degradation pathway for TRIS. By serendipity, a Pseudomonas strain was isolated from sewage sludge that was able to grow with TRIS as only carbon and nitrogen source. Genome and transcriptome analyses revealed two adjacent gene clusters embedded in a mobile genetic element on a conjugative plasmid to be involved in TRIS degradation. Heterologous gene expression revealed cluster I to encode a TRIS uptake protein, a TRIS alcohol dehydrogenase, and a TRIS aldehyde dehydrogenase, catalyzing the oxidation of TRIS into 2-hydroxymethylserine. Gene cluster II encodes a methylserine hydroxymethyltransferase (mSHMT) and a d-serine dehydratase that plausibly catalyze the conversion of 2-hydroxymethylserine into pyruvate. Conjugational plasmid transfer into Pseudomonas putida KT2440 enabled this strain to grow with TRIS and with 2-hydromethylserine, demonstrating that the complete TRIS degradation pathway can be transmitted by horizontal gene transfer. Subsequent enrichments from wastewater purification systems led to the isolation of further TRIS-degrading bacteria from the Pseudomonas and Shinella genera carrying highly similar TRIS degradation gene clusters. Our data indicate that TRIS degradation evolved recently via gene recruitment and enzyme adaptation from multiple independent metabolic pathways, and database searches suggest that the TRIS degradation pathway is now globally distributed. Overall, our study illustrates how engineered environments can enhance the emergence of new microbial metabolic pathways in short evolutionary time scales.
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- Johannes Holert
- Institute for Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Microbial Biotechnology & Ecology Group, University of Münster, Münster, D-48149, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Microbial Biotechnology & Ecology Group, University of Münster, Münster, D-48149, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Microbial Biotechnology & Ecology Group, University of Münster, Münster, D-48149, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, D-37077, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, D-37077, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Microbial Biotechnology & Ecology Group, University of Münster, Münster, D-48149, Germany
- Environmental Microbiology, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Schmallenberg, D-57392, Germany
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Liu Q, Chen Y, Xu XW. Genomic insight into strategy, interaction and evolution of nitrifiers in metabolizing key labile-dissolved organic nitrogen in different environmental niches. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273211. [PMID: 38156017 PMCID: PMC10753782 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1273211] [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: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB), nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB), and complete ammonia oxidizers (comammox) are responsible for nitrification in nature; however, some groups have been reported to utilize labile-dissolved organic nitrogen (LDON) for satisfying nitrogen demands. To understand the universality of their capacity of LDON metabolism, we collected 70 complete genomes of AOA, AOB, NOB, and comammox from typical environments for exploring their potentials in the metabolism of representative LDON (urea, polyamines, cyanate, taurine, glycine betaine, and methylamine). Genomic analyses showed that urea was the most popular LDON used by nitrifiers. Each group harbored unique urea transporter genes (AOA: dur3 and utp, AOB: utp, and NOB and comammox: urtABCDE and utp) accompanied by urease genes ureABC. The differentiation in the substrate affinity of these transporters implied the divergence of urea utilization efficiency in nitrifiers, potentially driving them into different niches. The cyanate transporter (cynABD and focA/nirC) and degradation (cynS) genes were detected mostly in NOB, indicating their preference for a wide range of nitrogen substrates to satisfy high nitrogen demands. The lack of genes involved in the metabolism of polyamines, taurine, glycine betaine, and methylamines in most of nitrifiers suggested that they were not able to serve as a source of ammonium, only if they were degraded or oxidized extracellularly as previously reported. The phylogenetic analyses assisted with comparisons of GC% and the Codon Adaptation Index between target genes and whole genomes of nitrifiers implied that urea metabolic genes dur3 and ureC in AOA evolved independently from bacteria during the transition from Thaumarchaeota to AOA, while utp in terrestrial AOA was acquired from bacteria via lateral gene transfer (LGT). Cyanate transporter genes cynS and focA/nirC detected only in a terrestrial AOA Candidadus Nitrsosphaera gargensis Ga9.2 could be gained synchronously with Nitrospira of NOB by an ancient LGT. Our results indicated that LDON utilization was a common feature in nitrifiers, but metabolic potentials were different among nitrifiers, possibly being intensely interacted with their niches, survival strategies, and evolutions.
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- Qian Liu
- Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Arya CK, Maurya S, Ramanathan G. Insight into the metabolic pathways of Paracoccus sp. strain DMF: a non-marine halotolerant methylotroph capable of degrading aliphatic amines/amides. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:125947-125964. [PMID: 38010547 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30858-1] [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: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Paracoccus sp. strain DMF (P. DMF from henceforth) is a gram-negative heterotroph known to tolerate and utilize high concentrations of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The work presented here elaborates on the metabolic pathways involved in the degradation of C1 compounds, many of which are well-known pollutants and toxic to the environment. Investigations on microbial growth and detection of metabolic intermediates corroborate the outcome of the functional genome analysis. Several classes of C1 compounds, such as methanol, methylated amines, aliphatic amides, and naturally occurring quaternary amines like glycine betaine, were tested as growth substrates. The detailed growth and kinetic parameter analyses reveal that P. DMF can efficiently aerobically degrade trimethylamine (TMA) and grow on quaternary amines such as glycine betaine. The results show that the mechanism for halotolerant adaptation in the presence of glycine betaine is dissimilar from those observed for conventional trehalose-mediated halotolerance in heterotrophic bacteria. In addition, a close genomic survey revealed the presence of a Co(I)-based substrate-specific corrinoid methyltransferase operon, referred to as mtgBC. This demethylation system has been associated with glycine betaine catabolism in anaerobic methanogens and is unknown in denitrifying aerobic heterotrophs. This report on an anoxic-specific demethylation system in an aerobic heterotroph is unique. Our finding exposes the metabolic potential for the degradation of a variety of C1 compounds by P. DMF, making it a novel organism of choice for remediating a wide range of possible environmental contaminants.
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- Chetan Kumar Arya
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, India.
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Piton G, Allison SD, Bahram M, Hildebrand F, Martiny JBH, Treseder KK, Martiny AC. Life history strategies of soil bacterial communities across global terrestrial biomes. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:2093-2102. [PMID: 37798477 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01465-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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The life history strategies of soil microbes determine their metabolic potential and their response to environmental changes. Yet these strategies remain poorly understood. Here we use shotgun metagenomes from terrestrial biomes to characterize overarching covariations of the genomic traits that capture dominant life history strategies in bacterial communities. The emerging patterns show a triangle of life history strategies shaped by two trait dimensions, supporting previous theoretical and isolate-based studies. The first dimension ranges from streamlined genomes with simple metabolisms to larger genomes and expanded metabolic capacities. As metabolic capacities expand, bacterial communities increasingly differentiate along a second dimension that reflects a trade-off between increasing capacities for environmental responsiveness or for nutrient recycling. Random forest analyses show that soil pH, C:N ratio and precipitation patterns together drive the dominant life history strategy of soil bacterial communities and their biogeographic distribution. Our findings provide a trait-based framework to compare life history strategies of soil bacteria.
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- Gabin Piton
- Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
- Eco&Sols, University Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Gut Microbes and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
- Digital Biology, Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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Grigorov AS, Skvortsova YV, Bychenko OS, Aseev LV, Koledinskaya LS, Boni IV, Azhikina TL. Dynamic Transcriptional Landscape of Mycobacterium smegmatis under Cold Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12706. [PMID: 37628885 PMCID: PMC10454040 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612706] [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: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Bacterial adaptation to cold stress requires wide transcriptional reprogramming. However, the knowledge of molecular mechanisms underlying the cold stress response of mycobacteria is limited. We conducted comparative transcriptomic analysis of Mycobacterium smegmatis subjected to cold shock. The growth of M. smegmatis cultivated at 37 °C was arrested just after exposure to cold (acclimation phase) but later (by 24 h) was resumed at a much slower rate (adaptation phase). Transcriptomic analyses revealed distinct gene expression patterns corresponding to the two phases. During the acclimation phase, differential expression was observed for genes associated with cell wall remodeling, starvation response, and osmotic pressure stress, in parallel with global changes in the expression of transcription factors and the downregulation of ribosomal genes, suggesting an energy-saving strategy to support survival. At the adaptation phase, the expression profiles were recovered, indicating restoration of the processes repressed earlier. Comparison of transcriptional responses in M. smegmatis with those in other bacteria revealed unique adaptation strategies developed by mycobacteria. Our findings shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying M. smegmatis survival under cold stress. Further research should clarify whether the discovered transcriptional mechanisms exist in other mycobacterial species, including pathogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which could be important for transmission control.
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- Artem S. Grigorov
- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117997, Russia
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Liu X, Zeng X, Zhu Y, Wang W, Huang S, Qiao X, Wang Z, Di H, Qu J. Degradation of betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase transgenic maize BZ-136 straw and its effects on soil nutrients and fungal community. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1180310. [PMID: 37346754 PMCID: PMC10279975 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1180310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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The development of salt-alkali tolerant genetically modified crops represents an important approach to increase grain production in saline-alkali soils. However, there is a paucity of research on the impact of such genetically modified crops on soil microbial diversity. This study aims to investigate the straw degradation of betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) transgenic maize BZ-136 and its effects on soil chemical properties, fungal community composition, community diversity and ecological function compared to non-transgenic maize Zheng58 straw. The degradation experiments of BZ-136 straw were carried out under a simulated burying condition with saline-alkali soil for 210 days. The results showed that the degradation rate of C and N of BZ-136 straw was significantly faster than that of Zheng58 in the early stage (p < 0.05). Compared to Zheng58, the straw degradation of BZ-136 increased the soil available nitrogen (AN), total phosphorus (TP), and available phosphorus (AP) in the early stage (p < 0.05). The AN content of soil with BZ-136 straw was 18.16 and 12.86% higher than that of soil with Zheng58 at day 60 and 120 (p < 0.05). The TP content of soil with BZ-136 was higher 20.9 and 20.59% than that with Zheng58 at day 30 and 90 (p < 0.05). The AP content of soil with BZ-136 was 53.44% higher than that with Zheng58 at day 60 (p < 0.05). The straw degradation of BZ-136 increased the OTU number of soil fungal community by 127 (p < 0.05) at day 60, and increased Chao1 and Shannon index at day 60 and 180 (p < 0.05). The degradation rate of C and N in BZ-136 straw was higher than that in Zheng58 at early stage, which led to the phased increase of soil AN and TP contents, and the obvious changes of relative abundances (RA) of some genera and guilds. These findings are important as they provide insight into the potential benefits of BADH transgenic crops in upgrading the soil fertility and the fungal community diversity.
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- Xuesheng Liu
- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Mould DL, Finger CE, Botelho N, Stuut SE, Hogan DA. Citrate cross-feeding between Pseudomonas aerguinosa genotypes supports lasR mutant fitness. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.05.30.542973. [PMID: 37398089 PMCID: PMC10312601 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.30.542973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Across the tree of life, clonal populations-from cancer to chronic bacterial infections - frequently give rise to subpopulations with different metabolic phenotypes. Metabolic exchange or cross-feeding between subpopulations can have profound effects on both cell phenotypes and population-level behavior. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, subpopulations with loss-of-function mutations in the lasR gene are common. Though LasR is often described for its role in density-dependent virulence factor expression, interactions between genotypes suggest potential metabolic differences. The specific metabolic pathways and regulatory genetics enabling such interactions were previously undescribed. Here, we performed an unbiased metabolomics analysis that revealed broad differences in intracellular metabolomes, including higher levels of intracellular citrate in LasR- strains. We found that while both strains secreted citrate, only LasR- strains, consumed citrate in rich media. Elevated activity of the CbrAB two component system which relieves carbon catabolite repression enabled citrate uptake. Within mixed genotype communities, we found that the citrate responsive two component system TctED and its gene targets OpdH (porin) and TctABC (transporter) required for citrate uptake were induced and required for enhanced RhlR signalling and virulence factor expression in LasR- strains. Enhanced citrate uptake by LasR- strains eliminates differences in RhlR activity between LasR+ and LasR- strains thereby circumventing the sensitivity of LasR- strains to quorum sensing controlled exoproducts. Citrate cross feeding also induces pyocyanin production in LasR- strains co-cultured with Staphylococcus aureus, another species known to secrete biologically-active concentrations of citrate. Metabolite cross feeding may play unrecognized roles in competitive fitness and virulence outcomes when different cell types are together. IMPORTANCE Cross-feeding can change community composition, structure and function. Though cross-feeding has predominantly focused on interactions between species, here we unravel a cross-feeding mechanism between frequently co-observed isolate genotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Here we illustrate an example of how such clonally-derived metabolic diversity enables intraspecies cross-feeding. Citrate, a metabolite released by many cells including P. aeruginosa, was differentially consumed between genotypes, and this cross-feeding induced virulence factor expression and fitness in genotypes associated with worse disease.
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- Dallas L. Mould
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hanover, NH USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hanover, NH USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hanover, NH USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hanover, NH USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hanover, NH USA
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Mould DL, Finger CE, Botelho N, Stuut SE, Hogan DA. Citrate cross-feeding between Pseudomonas aerguinosa genotypes supports lasR mutant fitness. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.05.30.542962. [PMID: 37398201 PMCID: PMC10312497 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.30.542962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Across the tree of life, clonal populations-from cancer to chronic bacterial infections - frequently give rise to subpopulations with different metabolic phenotypes. Metabolic exchange or cross-feeding between subpopulations can have profound effects on both cell phenotypes and population-level behavior. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, subpopulations with loss-of-function mutations in the lasR gene are common. Though LasR is often described for its role in density-dependent virulence factor expression, interactions between genotypes suggest potential metabolic differences. The specific metabolic pathways and regulatory genetics enabling such interactions were previously undescribed. Here, we performed an unbiased metabolomics analysis that revealed broad differences in intracellular metabolomes, including higher levels of intracellular citrate in LasR- strains. We found that while both strains secreted citrate, only LasR- strains, consumed citrate in rich media. Elevated activity of the CbrAB two component system which relieves carbon catabolite repression enabled citrate uptake. Within mixed genotype communities, we found that the citrate responsive two component system TctED and its gene targets OpdH (porin) and TctABC (transporter) required for citrate uptake were induced and required for enhanced RhlR signalling and virulence factor expression in LasR- strains. Enhanced citrate uptake by LasR- strains eliminates differences in RhlR activity between LasR+ and LasR- strains thereby circumventing the sensitivity of LasR- strains to quorum sensing controlled exoproducts. Citrate cross feeding also induces pyocyanin production in LasR- strains co-cultured with Staphylococcus aureus, another species known to secrete biologically-active concentrations of citrate. Metabolite cross feeding may play unrecognized roles in competitive fitness and virulence outcomes when different cell types are together. IMPORTANCE Cross-feeding can change community composition, structure and function. Though cross-feeding has predominantly focused on interactions between species, here we unravel a cross-feeding mechanism between frequently co-observed isolate genotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Here we illustrate an example of how such clonally-derived metabolic diversity enables intraspecies cross-feeding. Citrate, a metabolite released by many cells including P. aeruginosa, was differentially consumed between genotypes, and this cross-feeding induced virulence factor expression and fitness in genotypes associated with worse disease.
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- Dallas L. Mould
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hanover, NH USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hanover, NH USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hanover, NH USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hanover, NH USA
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- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hanover, NH USA
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Botero J, Sombolestani AS, Cnockaert M, Peeters C, Borremans W, De Vuyst L, Vereecken NJ, Michez D, Smagghe G, Bonilla-Rosso G, Engel P, Vandamme P. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic analysis of Commensalibacter, a versatile insect symbiont. Anim Microbiome 2023; 5:25. [PMID: 37120592 PMCID: PMC10149009 DOI: 10.1186/s42523-023-00248-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To understand mechanisms of adaptation and plasticity of pollinators and other insects a better understanding of diversity and function of their key symbionts is required. Commensalibacter is a genus of acetic acid bacterial symbionts in the gut of honey bees and other insect species, yet little information is available on the diversity and function of Commensalibacter bacteria. In the present study, whole-genome sequences of 12 Commensalibacter isolates from bumble bees, butterflies, Asian hornets and rowan berries were determined, and publicly available genome assemblies of 14 Commensalibacter strains were used in a phylogenomic and comparative genomic analysis. RESULTS The phylogenomic analysis revealed that the 26 Commensalibacter isolates represented four species, i.e. Commensalibacter intestini and three novel species for which we propose the names Commensalibacter melissae sp. nov., Commensalibacter communis sp. nov. and Commensalibacter papalotli sp. nov. Comparative genomic analysis revealed that the four Commensalibacter species had similar genetic pathways for central metabolism characterized by a complete tricarboxylic acid cycle and pentose phosphate pathway, but their genomes differed in size, G + C content, amino acid metabolism and carbohydrate-utilizing enzymes. The reduced genome size, the large number of species-specific gene clusters, and the small number of gene clusters shared between C. melissae and other Commensalibacter species suggested a unique evolutionary process in C. melissae, the Western honey bee symbiont. CONCLUSION The genus Commensalibacter is a widely distributed insect symbiont that consists of multiple species, each contributing in a species specific manner to the physiology of the holobiont host.
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- Juliana Botero
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Research Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- Agroecology Lab, Université libre de Bruxelles, Boulevard du Triomphe CP 264/02, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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Wang Z, Zhang Y, Li X, Li J, Zhao Z, Hou X. Mixed culture of plants improved nutrient removal in constructed wetlands: response of microbes and root exudates. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:5861-5872. [PMID: 35986110 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22305-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Root exudates are determined by plant species configuration and affect microbial community, which in turn affect purification efficiency of constructed wetlands (CWs). However, it is not well understood how plant configuration affects CW purification efficiency through specific root exudates. Herein, four mixed culture CWs were constructed; CW-G3 with Iris pseudacorus, Iris sibirica, Juncus effusus, and Hydrocotyle vulgaris showed the optimal diversity nutrients removal efficiency (TN: 94.2%, TP: 82.9%, COD: 74.7%). Highly increased antioxidant enzymes (peroxidase and catalase) reduced photosynthesis-negative enzyme (malondialdehyde) activity of plants in CW-G3, which ensured oxygen (O2) and organic carbon (OC) production and successfully released to rhizosphere by well-developed root aeration tissues. Further, CW-G3 enriched higher abundance of genus Saccharimonadales and Flavobacterium, which benefited nitrogen removal. Moreover, as OC, higher contents of maltose in CW-G3 (6.6 ~ 11.1-fold of that in other three CWs), as well as lauramide, choline, triethylamine and urocanic acid contributed to microbial denitrifying. Differently, higher contents of unsaturated fatty acids (linoleic acid and oleic acid) in other three CWs inhibited microbial nitrifying as inhibitors, which also proved by co-occurrent network. Thereby, plant configuration in CW-G3 provided higher O2 and OC contents for bacteria and reduced nitrifying inhibitors, which contributed to higher purifying efficiency. The study promoted the understanding about root exudates' effects on bacteria through plant configurations and improved the purification efficiency of CWs.
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- Zhufang Wang
- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Engineering Research Center for Water Environment Ecology in Shanghai, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Engineering Research Center for Water Environment Ecology in Shanghai, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Engineering Research Center for Water Environment Ecology in Shanghai, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Engineering Research Center for Water Environment Ecology in Shanghai, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Engineering Research Center for Water Environment Ecology in Shanghai, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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- Chongqing Water Resources and Electric Engineering College, Chongqing, 402160, China
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Terrettaz C, Cabete B, Geiser J, Valentini M, Gonzalez D. KaiC-like proteins contribute to stress resistance and biofilm formation in environmental Pseudomonas species. Environ Microbiol 2022; 25:894-913. [PMID: 36579711 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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KaiC is the central cog of the circadian clock in Cyanobacteria. Close homologues of this protein are widespread among nonphotosynthetic bacteria, but the function, interaction network, and mechanism of action of these proteins are still largely unknown. Here, we focus on KaiC homologues found in environmental Pseudomonas species. Using bioinformatics, we describe the distribution of this protein family in the genus and reveal a conserved interaction network comprising a histidine kinase and response regulator. We characterize experimentally the only KaiC homologue present in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 and Pseudomonas protegens CHA0. Through phenotypic assays and transcriptomics, we show that KaiC is involved in osmotic and oxidative stress resistance in P. putida and in biofilm production in both species. KaiC homologues are found in different phosphorylation states and physically interact with a cognate histidine kinase and response regulator. In contrast with cyanobacterial counterparts, the expression and phosphorylation of KaiC homologues do not correlate with light variations under 12:12 light: dark cycles in either Pseudomonas species, and KaiC itself is not required to support a light-driven behaviour in P. putida. Overall, this suggests that KaiC homologues in Pseudomonas species are involved in environmental stress resistance but not in responses to diurnal rhythms.
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- Céline Terrettaz
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, CMU, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, CMU, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Genome-Wide Analysis of Gene Expression Noise Brought About by Transcriptional Regulation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. mSystems 2022; 7:e0096322. [PMID: 36377899 PMCID: PMC9765613 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00963-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The part of expression noise that is brought about by transcriptional regulation (represented here as NTR) is an important criterion for estimating the regulatory mode of a gene. However, characterization of NTR is an under-explored area, and there is little knowledge regarding the genome-wide NTR in the model pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Here, with a library of dual-color transcriptional reporters, we estimated the NTR for over 90% of the promoters in P. aeruginosa. Most promoters exhibit low NTR, while 42 and 115 promoters with high NTR were screened out in the exponential and the stationary growth phases, respectively. Specifically, a rearrangement of NTR was found in promoters involved in amino acid metabolism when bacteria enter the exponential phase. In addition, during the stationary phase, high NTR was found in a wide range of iron-related promoters involving siderophore synthesis and heme uptake, ExsA-regulated promoters involving bacterial virulence, and FleQ-regulated promoters involving biofilm development. We also found a large-scale negative dependence of transcriptional regulation between high-NTR promoters belonging to different functional categories. Our findings offer a global view of transcriptional heterogeneity in P. aeruginosa. IMPORTANCE The phenotypic diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is frequently observed in research, suggesting that bacteria adopt strategies such as bet-hedging to survive ever-changing environments. Gene expression noise (GEN) is the major source of phenotypic diversity. Large GEN from transcriptional regulation (represented as NTR) represent an evolutionary necessity to maintain the copy number diversity of certain proteins in the population. Here, we provide a system-wide view of NTR in P. aeruginosa under nutrient-rich and stressed conditions. High NTR was found in genes involved in flagella biosynthesis and amino acid metabolism under both conditions. Specially, iron acquisition genes exhibited high NTR in the stressed condition, suggesting a great diversity of iron physiology in P. aeruginosa. We further revealed a global negative dependence of transcriptional regulation between those high-NTR genes under the stressed condition, suggesting a mutually exclusive relationship between different bacterial survival strategies.
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Wang W, Liu A, Chen X, Zheng X, Fu W, Wang G, Ji J, Jin C, Guan C. The potential role of betaine in enhancement of microbial-assisted phytoremediation of benzophenone-3 contaminated soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135783. [PMID: 35868529 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135783] [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: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Benzophenone-3 (BP-3) is an emerging environmental pollutant used in personal care products, helping to reduce the risk of ultraviolet radiation to human skin. The BP-3 removal potential from soil by tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) assisted with Methylophilus sp. FP-6 was explored in our previous study. However, the reduced BP-3 remediation efficiency by FP-6 in soil and the inhibited plant growth by BP-3 limited the application of this phytoremediation strategy. The aim of the present study was to reveal the potential roles of betaine, as the methyl donor of methylotrophic bacteria and plant regulator, in improving the strain FP-6-assisted phytoremediation capacity of BP-3 contaminated soil. The results revealed that strain FP-6 could use betaine as a co-metabolism substrate to enhance the BP-3 degradation activity. About 97.32% BP-3 in soil was effectively removed in the phytoremediation system using tobacco in combination with FP-6 and betaine for 40 d while the concentration of BP-3 in tobacco significantly reduced. Moreover, the biomass and photosynthetic efficiency of plants were remarkably improved through the combined treatment of betaine and strain FP-6. Simultaneously, inoculation of FP-6 in the presence of betaine stimulated the change of local microbial community structure, which might correlate with the production of a series of hydrolases and reductases involved in soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling processes. Meantime, some of the dominant bacteria could secrete various multiple enzymes involved in degrading organic pollutants, such as laccase, to accelerate the demethylation and hydroxylation of BP-3. Overall, the results from this study proposed that the co-metabolic role of betaine could be utilized to strengthen microbial-assisted phytoremediation process by increasing the degradation ability of methylotrophic bacteria and enhancing plant tolerance to BP-3. The present results provide novel insights and perspectives for broadening the engineering application scope of microbial-assisted phytoremediation of organic pollutants without sacrificing economic crop safety.
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- Wenjing Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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Xanthan gum modified fish gelatin and binary culture modulates the metabolism of probiotics in fermented milk mainly via amino acid metabolism pathways. Food Res Int 2022; 161:111844. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chen MS, Pu XL, Weng MD, Chen L, Zhu LY, Tuo L. Description and genomic characterization of Jiella flava sp. nov., isolated from Acrostichum aureum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Two endophytic bacteria, designated strains CQZ9-1T and MQZ9-1, were isolated from semi-mangrove plant Acrostichum aureum collected from Maowei Sea Mangrove Nature Reserve in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, PR China. The two strains possessed almost identical 16S rRNA gene sequences (99.7 %). The average nucleotide identity (ANI), average amino acid identity (AAI) and the digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between the two strains were 100 %, indicating that they represented the same species. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities between strains CQZ9-1T, MQZ9-1 and the most closely related type strains,
Jiella mangrovi
KSK16Y-1T,
Jiella sonneratiae
MQZ13P-4T and
Jiella endophytica
CBS 5Q-3T were 98.0–98.1, 97.3–97.4 and 97.3–97.4 %, respectively. The results of phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and genome sequences indicated that CQZ9-1T and MQZ9-1 formed a distinct lineage with
J. endophytica
CBS5Q-3T,
Jiella pacifica
40Bstr34T,
J. mangrovi
KSK16Y-1T,
J. sonneratiae
MQZ13P-4T,
Jiella aquimaris
JCM 30119T and
J. aquimaris
22II-16-19i. The draft genomes of strains CQZ9-1T and MQZ9-1 were 4 162 933 bp and 4 164 266 bp in size, respectively, and their DNA G+C contents were both 63.8 %. Comparative genome analysis of the two strains and the type strains of related species revealed ANI, AAI and dDDH values below the cut-off levels of 95-96, 95.5 and 70 %, respectively. The ubiquinone detected in CQZ9-1T was Q-10. The major cellular fatty acid of strains CQZ9-1T and MQZ9-1 was found to be C18:1ω7c. Combined data from phenotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic studies indicated that CQZ9-1T and MQZ9-1 represent a novel species of the genus
Jiella
, for which the name Jiella flava sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CQZ9-1T (= CGMCC 1.18725T = JCM 34331T).
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- Ming-Sheng Chen
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
- Life Sciences Institute, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563006, PR China
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Gonçalves LG, Santos S, Gomes LP, Armengaud J, Miragaia M, Coelho AV. Skin-to-blood pH shift triggers metabolome and proteome global remodelling in Staphylococcus epidermidis. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1000737. [PMID: 36246270 PMCID: PMC9554481 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1000737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most common bacteria of the human skin microbiota. Despite its role as a commensal, S. epidermidis has emerged as an opportunistic pathogen, associated with 80% of medical devices related infections. Moreover, these bacteria are extremely difficult to treat due to their ability to form biofilms and accumulate resistance to almost all classes of antimicrobials. Thus new preventive and therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. However, the molecular mechanisms associated with S. epidermidis colonisation and disease are still poorly understood. A deeper understanding of the metabolic and cellular processes associated with response to environmental factors characteristic of SE ecological niches in health and disease might provide new clues on colonisation and disease processes. Here we studied the impact of pH conditions, mimicking the skin pH (5.5) and blood pH (7.4), in a S. epidermidis commensal strain by means of next-generation proteomics and 1H NMR-based metabolomics. Moreover, we evaluated the metabolic changes occurring during a sudden pH change, simulating the skin barrier break produced by a catheter. We found that exposure of S. epidermidis to skin pH induced oxidative phosphorylation and biosynthesis of peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acids and betaine. In contrast, at blood pH, the bacterial assimilation of monosaccharides and its oxidation by glycolysis and fermentation was promoted. Additionally, several proteins related to virulence and immune evasion, namely extracellular proteases and membrane iron transporters were more abundant at blood pH. In the situation of an abrupt skin-to-blood pH shift we observed the decrease in the osmolyte betaine and changes in the levels of several metabolites and proteins involved in cellular redoxl homeostasis. Our results suggest that at the skin pH S. epidermidis cells are metabolically more active and adhesion is promoted, while at blood pH, metabolism is tuned down and cells have a more virulent profile. pH increase during commensal-to-pathogen conversion appears to be a critical environmental signal to the remodelling of the S. epidermidis metabolism toward a more pathogenic state. Targeting S. epidermidis proteins induced by pH 7.4 and promoting the acidification of the medical device surface or surrounding environment might be new strategies to treat and prevent S. epidermidis infections.
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- Luis Gafeira Gonçalves
- Laboratory of Proteomics of Non-Model Organisms, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Proteomics of Non-Model Organisms, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Proteomics of Non-Model Organisms, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé, SPI, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
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- Laboratory of Bacterial Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- *Correspondence: Maria Miragaia,
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- Laboratory of Proteomics of Non-Model Organisms, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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Erkorkmaz BA, Kırtel O, Abaramak G, Nikerel E, Öner ET. UV and Chemically Induced Halomonas smyrnensis Mutants for Enhanced Levan Productivity. J Biotechnol 2022; 356:19-29. [PMID: 35914617 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2022.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Halomonas smyrnensis AAD6T is a moderately halophilic bacterium proven to be a powerful biotechnological tool with its ability to accumulate valuable biopolymers such as levan and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB). Levan is a fructose homopolymer with β-2,6 fructofuranosidic linkages on the polymer backbone, and its distinctive applications in various industries such as food, pharmaceutical, medical, and chemical have been well-defined. On the other hand, PHB is a promising raw material to produce biodegradable plastics. Although it was shown in our previous studies that H. smyrnensis AAD6T exhibits one of the highest conversion yields of sucrose to levan reported to date, novel strategies are required to overcome high costs of levan production. In this study, we aimed at increasing levan productivity of H. smyrnensis AAD6T cultures using random mutagenesis techniques combined (i.e., ethyl methanesulfate treatment and/or ultraviolet irradiation). After several consecutive treatments, mutant strains BAE2, BAE5 and BAE6 were selected as efficient levan producers, as BAE2 standing out as the most efficient one not only in sucrose utilization and levan production rates, but also in final PHB concentrations. The mutants' whole genome sequences were analysed to determine the mutations occurred. Several mutations in genes related to central carbon metabolism and osmoregulation were found. Our results suggest that random mutagenesis can be a facile and efficient strategy to enhance the performance of extremophiles in adverse conditions.
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- Burak Adnan Erkorkmaz
- Industrial Biotechnology and Systems Biology Research Group-IBSB, Department of Bioengineering, Marmara University, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Industrial Biotechnology and Systems Biology Research Group-IBSB, Department of Bioengineering, Marmara University, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Industrial Biotechnology and Systems Biology Research Group-IBSB, Department of Bioengineering, Marmara University, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Yeditepe University, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Industrial Biotechnology and Systems Biology Research Group-IBSB, Department of Bioengineering, Marmara University, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Jiang L, Peng Y, Seo J, Jeon D, Jo MG, Lee JH, Jeong JC, Kim CY, Park HC, Lee J. Subtercola endophyticus sp. nov., a cold-adapted bacterium isolated from Abies koreana. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12114. [PMID: 35840645 PMCID: PMC9287328 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16116-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A novel Gram-stain-positive, aerobic bacterial strain, designated AK-R2A1-2 T, was isolated from the surface-sterilized needle leaves of an Abies koreana tree. Strain AK-R2A1-2 T had 97.3% and 96.7% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with Subtercola boreus K300T and Subtercola lobariae 9583bT, respectively, but formed a distinct phyletic lineage from these two strains. Growth of strain AK-R2A1-2 T was observed at 4–25 °C at pH 5.0–8.0. Strain AK-R2A1-2 T contained menaquinone 9 (MK-9) and menaquinone 10 (MK-10) as the predominant respiratory quinones. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15:0 and summed feature 8 (C18:1ω7c or/and C18:1ω6c), and the polar lipids included diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG) and three unknown aminolipids, AKL2, AKL3, and AKL4. The complete genome of strain AK-R2A1-2 T was sequenced to understand the genetic basis of its survival at low temperatures. Multiple copies of cold-associated genes involved in cold-active chaperon, stress response, and DNA repair supported survival of the strain at low temperatures. Strain AK-R2A1-2 T was also able to significantly improve rice seedling growth under low temperatures. Thus, this strain represents a novel species of the genus Subtercola, and the proposed name is Subtercola endophyticus sp. nov. The type strain is AK-R2A1-2 T (= KCTC 49721 T = GDMCC 1.2921 T).
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- Lingmin Jiang
- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Team of Vulnerable Ecological Research, Division of Climate and Ecology, Bureau of Conservation & Assessment Research, National Institute of Ecology (NIE), Seocheon, 33657, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea.
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Eghtesadi N, Olaifa K, Perna FM, Capriati V, Trotta M, Ajunwa O, Marsili E. Electroactivity of weak electricigen Bacillus subtilis biofilms in solution containing deep eutectic solvent components. Bioelectrochemistry 2022; 147:108207. [PMID: 35839687 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2022.108207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Bacillus subtilis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium with a versatile and adaptable metabolism, which makes it a viable cell factory for microbial production. Electroactivity has recently been identified as a cellular characteristic linked with the metabolic activity of B. subtilis. The enhancement of B. subtilis electroactivity can positively enhance bioproduction of high-added value metabolites under electrofermentative conditions. Here, we explored the use of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and DES components as biocompatible nutrient additives for enhancing electroactivity of B. subtilis. The strongest electroactivity was obtained in an aqueous choline chloride: glycerol (1:2 mol mol-1) eutectic mixture. At low concentration (50-500 mM), this mixture induced a pseudo-diauxic increase in planktonic growth and increased biofilm formation, likely due to a nutritional and osmoprotectant effect. Similarities in electroactivity enhancements of choline chloride-based eutectic mixtures and quinone redox metabolism in B. subtilis were detected using high performance liquid chromatography and differential pulse voltammetry. Results show that choline chloride-based aqueous eutectic mixtures can enhance biomass and productivity in biofilm-based electrofermentation. However, the specific mechanism needs to be fully elucidated.
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- Neda Eghtesadi
- Biofilm Laboratory, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Avenue, Nur-Sultan 01000, Kazakhstan
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- Biofilm Laboratory, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Avenue, Nur-Sultan 01000, Kazakhstan
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia - Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro," via E. Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia - Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro," via E. Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy
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- Istituto per i Processi Chimico Fisici, CNR, via E. Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy
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- Biofilm Laboratory, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Avenue, Nur-Sultan 01000, Kazakhstan; Department of Microbiology, Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Nigeria.
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- Biofilm Laboratory, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Avenue, Nur-Sultan 01000, Kazakhstan.
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Weaver AJ, Borgogna TR, O’Shea-Stone G, Peters TR, Copié V, Voyich J, Teintze M. 18β-Glycyrrhetinic Acid Induces Metabolic Changes and Reduces Staphylococcus aureus Bacterial Cell-to-Cell Interactions. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11060781. [PMID: 35740189 PMCID: PMC9220049 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11060781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The rise in bacterial resistance to common antibiotics has raised an increased need for alternative treatment strategies. The natural antibacterial product, 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA) has shown efficacy against community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), although its interactions against planktonic and biofilm modes of growth remain poorly understood. This investigation utilized biochemical and metabolic approaches to further elucidate the effects of GRA on MRSA. Prolonged exposure of planktonic MRSA cell cultures to GRA resulted in increased production of staphyloxanthin, a pigment known to exhibit antioxidant and membrane-stabilizing functions. Then, 1D 1H NMR analyses of intracellular metabolite extracts from MRSA treated with GRA revealed significant changes in intracellular polar metabolite profiles, including increased levels of succinate and citrate, and significant reductions in several amino acids, including branch chain amino acids. These changes reflect the MRSA response to GRA exposure, including potentially altering its membrane composition, which consumes branched chain amino acids and leads to significant energy expenditure. Although GRA itself had no significant effect of biofilm viability, it seems to be an effective biofilm disruptor. This may be related to interference with cell–cell aggregation, as treatment of planktonic MRSA cultures with GRA leads to a significant reduction in micro-aggregation. The dispersive nature of GRA on MRSA biofilms may prove valuable for treatment of such infections and could be used to increase susceptibility to complementary antibiotic therapeutics.
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- Alan J. Weaver
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; (A.J.W.J.); (G.O.-S.); (T.R.P.)
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- Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; (A.J.W.J.); (G.O.-S.); (T.R.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; (A.J.W.J.); (G.O.-S.); (T.R.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; (A.J.W.J.); (G.O.-S.); (T.R.P.)
- Correspondence: (V.C.); (J.V.); (M.T.); Tel.: +406-994-7244 (V.C.); +406-994-7184 (J.V.); +406-994-6515 (M.T.)
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- Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA;
- Correspondence: (V.C.); (J.V.); (M.T.); Tel.: +406-994-7244 (V.C.); +406-994-7184 (J.V.); +406-994-6515 (M.T.)
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; (A.J.W.J.); (G.O.-S.); (T.R.P.)
- Correspondence: (V.C.); (J.V.); (M.T.); Tel.: +406-994-7244 (V.C.); +406-994-7184 (J.V.); +406-994-6515 (M.T.)
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Nutritional Interactions between Bacterial Species Colonising the Human Nasal Cavity: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12060489. [PMID: 35736422 PMCID: PMC9229137 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12060489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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The human nasal microbiome can be a reservoir for several pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus. However, certain harmless nasal commensals can interfere with pathogen colonisation, an ability that could be exploited to prevent infection. Although attractive as a prophylactic strategy, manipulation of nasal microbiomes to prevent pathogen colonisation requires a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of interaction that occur between nasal commensals as well as between commensals and pathogens. Our knowledge concerning the mechanisms of pathogen exclusion and how stable community structures are established is patchy and incomplete. Nutrients are scarce in nasal cavities, which makes competitive or mutualistic traits in nutrient acquisition very likely. In this review, we focus on nutritional interactions that have been shown to or might occur between nasal microbiome members. We summarise concepts of nutrient release from complex host molecules and host cells as well as of intracommunity exchange of energy-rich fermentation products and siderophores. Finally, we discuss the potential of genome-based metabolic models to predict complex nutritional interactions between members of the nasal microbiome.
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Mueller J, Willett H, Feist AM, Niu W. Engineering Pseudomonas putida for Improved Utilization of Syringyl Aromatics. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:2541-2550. [PMID: 35524438 PMCID: PMC9378539 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lignin is a largely untapped source for the bioproduction of value‐added chemicals. Pseudomonas putida KT2440 has emerged as a strong candidate for bioprocessing of lignin feedstocks due to its resistance to several industrial solvents, broad metabolic capabilities, and genetic amenability. Here we demonstrate the engineering of P. putida for the ability to metabolize syringic acid, one of the major products that comes from the breakdown of the syringyl component of lignin. The rational design was first applied for the construction of strain Sy‐1 by overexpressing a native vanillate demethylase. Subsequent adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) led to the generation of mutations that achieved robust growth on syringic acid as a sole carbon source. The best mutant showed a 30% increase in the growth rate over the original engineered strain. Genomic sequencing revealed multiple mutations repeated in separate evolved replicates. Reverse engineering of mutations identified in agmR, gbdR, fleQ, and the intergenic region of gstB and yadG into the parental strain recaptured the improved growth of the evolved strains to varied extent. These findings thus reveal the ability of P. putida to utilize lignin more fully as a feedstock and make it a more economically viable chassis for chemical production.
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- Joshua Mueller
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588, United States.,The Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication (NCIBC), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588, United States
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Boysen AK, Durham BP, Kumler W, Key RS, Heal KR, Carlson L, Groussman RD, Armbrust EV, Ingalls AE. Glycine betaine uptake and metabolism in marine microbial communities. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:2380-2403. [PMID: 35466501 PMCID: PMC9321204 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Glycine betaine (GBT) is a compatible solute in high concentrations in marine microorganisms. As a component of labile organic matter, GBT has complex biochemical potential as a substrate for microbial use that is unconstrained in the environment. Here we determine the uptake kinetics and metabolic fate of GBT in two natural microbial communities in the North Pacific characterized by different nitrate concentrations. Dissolved GBT had maximum uptake rates of 0.36 and 0.56 nM h−1 with half‐saturation constants of 79 and 11 nM in the high nitrate and low nitrate stations respectively. During multiday incubations, most GBT taken into cells was retained as a compatible solute. Stable isotopes derived from the added GBT were also observed in other metabolites, including choline, carnitine and sarcosine, suggesting that GBT was used for biosynthesis and for catabolism to pyruvate and ammonium. Where nitrate was scarce, GBT was primarily metabolized via demethylation to glycine. Gene transcript data were consistent with SAR11 using GBT as a source of methyl groups to fuel the methionine cycle. Where nitrate concentrations were higher, more GBT was partitioned for lipid biosynthesis by both bacteria and eukaryotic phytoplankton. Our data highlight unexpected metabolic pathways and potential routes of microbial metabolite exchange.
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- Angela K Boysen
- School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32610, USA
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- School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32610, USA
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- School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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Li Y, Sun XM, Dang YR, Liu NH, Qin QL, Zhang YQ, Zhang XY. Genomic analysis of Marinomonas profundi M1K-6T reveals its adaptation to deep-sea environment of the Mariana Trench. Mar Genomics 2022; 62:100935. [DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2022.100935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Khandelwal H, Mutyala S, Kim M, Eun Song Y, Li S, Jang M, Oh SE, Rae Kim J. Colorimetric isolation of a novel electrochemically active Pseudomonas strain using tungsten nanorods for bioelectrochemical applications. Bioelectrochemistry 2022; 146:108136. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2022.108136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nitrogen Metabolism in Pseudomonas putida: Functional Analysis Using Random Barcode Transposon Sequencing. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0243021. [PMID: 35285712 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02430-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas putida KT2440 has long been studied for its diverse and robust metabolisms, yet many genes and proteins imparting these growth capacities remain uncharacterized. Using pooled mutant fitness assays, we identified genes and proteins involved in the assimilation of 52 different nitrogen containing compounds. To assay amino acid biosynthesis, 19 amino acid drop-out conditions were also tested. From these 71 conditions, significant fitness phenotypes were elicited in 672 different genes including 100 transcriptional regulators and 112 transport-related proteins. We divide these conditions into 6 classes, and propose assimilatory pathways for the compounds based on this wealth of genetic data. To complement these data, we characterize the substrate range of three promiscuous aminotransferases relevant to metabolic engineering efforts in vitro. Furthermore, we examine the specificity of five transcriptional regulators, explaining some fitness data results and exploring their potential to be developed into useful synthetic biology tools. In addition, we use manifold learning to create an interactive visualization tool for interpreting our BarSeq data, which will improve the accessibility and utility of this work to other researchers. IMPORTANCE Understanding the genetic basis of P. putida's diverse metabolism is imperative for us to reach its full potential as a host for metabolic engineering. Many target molecules of the bioeconomy and their precursors contain nitrogen. This study provides functional evidence linking hundreds of genes to their roles in the metabolism of nitrogenous compounds, and provides an interactive tool for visualizing these data. We further characterize several aminotransferases, lactamases, and regulators, which are of particular interest for metabolic engineering.
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Hinkel LA, Willsey GG, Lenahan SM, Eckstrom K, Schutz KC, Wargo MJ. Creatine utilization as a sole nitrogen source in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is transcriptionally regulated by CahR. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2022; 168. [PMID: 35266867 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Glutamine amidotransferase-1 domain-containing AraC-family transcriptional regulators (GATRs) are present in the genomes of many bacteria, including all Pseudomonas species. The involvement of several characterized GATRs in amine-containing compound metabolism has been determined, but the full scope of GATR ligands and regulatory networks are still unknown. Here, we characterize Pseudomonas putida's detection of the animal-derived amine compound creatine, a compound particularly enriched in muscle and ciliated cells by a creatine-specific GATR, PP_3665, here named CahR (Creatine amidohydrolase Regulator). cahR is necessary for transcription of the gene encoding creatinase (PP_3667/creA) in the presence of creatine and is critical for P. putida's ability to utilize creatine as a sole source of nitrogen. The CahR/creatine regulon is small, and an electrophoretic mobility shift assay demonstrates strong and specific CahR binding only at the creA promoter, supporting the conclusion that much of the regulon is dependent on downstream metabolites. Phylogenetic analysis of creA orthologues associated with cahR orthologues highlights a strain distribution and organization supporting probable horizontal gene transfer, particularly evident within the genus Acinetobacter. This study identifies and characterizes the GATR that transcriptionally controls P. putida's metabolism of creatine, broadening the scope of known GATR ligands and suggesting GATR diversification during evolution of metabolism for aliphatic nitrogen compounds.
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- Lauren A Hinkel
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- Present address: Department of Biology, Rutgers Camden, Camden, NJ 08182, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- Present address: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, New York State, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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- Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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Ali M, Gu T, Yu X, Bashir A, Wang Z, Sun X, Ashraf NM, Li L. Identification of the Genes of the Plant Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae MB03 Required for the Nematicidal Activity Against Caenorhabditis elegans Through an Integrated Approach. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:826962. [PMID: 35356513 PMCID: PMC8959697 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.826962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Nematicidal potential of the common plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae has been recently identified against Caenorhabditis elegans. The current study was designed to investigate the detailed genetic mechanism of the bacterial pathogenicity by applying comparative genomics, transcriptomics, mutant library screening, and protein expression. Results showed that P. syringae strain MB03 could kill C. elegans in the liquid assay by gut colonization. The genome of P. syringae MB03 was sequenced and comparative analysis including multi locus sequence typing, and genome-to-genome distance placed MB03 in phylogroup II of P. syringae. Furthermore, comparative genomics of MB03 with nematicidal strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAO1 and PA14) predicted 115 potential virulence factors in MB03. However, genes for previously reported nematicidal metabolites, such as phenazine, pyochelin, and pyrrolnitrin, were found absent in the MB03 genome. Transcriptomics analysis showed that the growth phase of the pathogen considerably affected the expression of virulence factors, as genes for the flagellum, glutamate ABC transporter, phoP/phoQ, fleS/fleR, type VI secretion system, and serralysin were highly up-regulated when stationary phase MB03 cells interacted with C. elegans. Additionally, screening of a transposon insertion mutant library led to the identification of other nematicidal genes such as acnA, gltP, oprD, and zapE. Finally, the nematicidal activity of selected proteins was confirmed by heterologous expression in Escherichia coli.
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- Muhammad Ali
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Lin Li,
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Luneau JS, Cerutti A, Roux B, Carrère S, Jardinaud M, Gaillac A, Gris C, Lauber E, Berthomé R, Arlat M, Boulanger A, Noël LD. Xanthomonas transcriptome inside cauliflower hydathodes reveals bacterial virulence strategies and physiological adaptations at early infection stages. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2022; 23:159-174. [PMID: 34837293 PMCID: PMC8743013 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) is a seed-transmitted vascular pathogen causing black rot disease on cultivated and wild Brassicaceae. Xcc enters the plant tissues preferentially via hydathodes, which are organs localized at leaf margins. To decipher both physiological and virulence strategies deployed by Xcc during early stages of infection, the transcriptomic profile of Xcc was analysed 3 days after entry into cauliflower hydathodes. Despite the absence of visible plant tissue alterations and despite a biotrophic lifestyle, 18% of Xcc genes were differentially expressed, including a striking repression of chemotaxis and motility functions. The Xcc full repertoire of virulence factors had not yet been activated but the expression of the HrpG regulon composed of 95 genes, including genes coding for the type III secretion machinery important for suppression of plant immunity, was induced. The expression of genes involved in metabolic adaptations such as catabolism of plant compounds, transport functions, sulphur and phosphate metabolism was upregulated while limited stress responses were observed 3 days postinfection. We confirmed experimentally that high-affinity phosphate transport is needed for bacterial fitness inside hydathodes. This analysis provides information about the nutritional and stress status of bacteria during the early biotrophic infection stages and helps to decipher the adaptive strategy of Xcc to the hydathode environment.
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- Julien S. Luneau
- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
- Present address:
Brice Roux, HalioDx, Luminy Biotech EntreprisesMarseille Cedex 9France
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
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- LIPME, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Université Paul SabatierCastanet‐TolosanFrance
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Rangseekaew P, Barros-Rodríguez A, Pathom-aree W, Manzanera M. Plant Beneficial Deep-Sea Actinobacterium, Dermacoccus abyssi MT1.1T Promote Growth of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) under Salinity Stress. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11020191. [PMID: 35205058 PMCID: PMC8869415 DOI: 10.3390/biology11020191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Simple Summary Salt stress is an important environmental problem that negatively affects agricultural and food production in the world. Currently, the use of plant beneficial bacteria for plant growth promotion is attractive due to the demand for eco-friendly and sustainable agriculture. In this study, salt tolerant deep-sea actinobacterium, Dermacoccus abyssi MT1.1T was investigated plant growth promotion and salt stress mitigation in tomato seedlings. In addition, D. abyssi MT1.1T whole genome was analyzed for plant growth promoting traits and genes related to salt stress alleviation in plants. We also evaluated the biosafety of this strain on human health and organisms in the environment. Our results highlight that the inoculation of D. abyssi MT1.1T could reduce the negative effects of salt stress in tomato seedlings by growth improvement, total soluble sugars accumulation and hydrogen peroxide reduction. Moreover, this strain could survive and colonize tomato roots. Biosafety testing and genome analysis of D. abyssi MT1.1T showed no pathogenicity risk. In conclusion, we provide supporting evidence on the potential of D. abyssi MT1.1T as a safe strain for use in plant growth promotion under salt stress. Abstract Salt stress is a serious agricultural problem threatens plant growth and development resulted in productivity loss and global food security concerns. Salt tolerant plant growth promoting actinobacteria, especially deep-sea actinobacteria are an alternative strategy to mitigate deleterious effects of salt stress. In this study, we aimed to investigate the potential of deep-sea Dermacoccus abyssi MT1.1T to mitigate salt stress in tomato seedlings and identified genes related to plant growth promotion and salt stress mitigation. D. abyssi MT1.1T exhibited plant growth promoting traits namely indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and siderophore production and phosphate solubilization under 0, 150, 300, and 450 mM NaCl in vitro. Inoculation of D. abyssi MT1.1T improved tomato seedlings growth in terms of shoot length and dry weight compared with non-inoculated seedlings under 150 mM NaCl. In addition, increased total soluble sugar and total chlorophyll content and decreased hydrogen peroxide content were observed in tomato inoculated with D. abyssi MT1.1T. These results suggested that this strain mitigated salt stress in tomatoes via osmoregulation by accumulation of soluble sugars and H2O2 scavenging activity. Genome analysis data supported plant growth promoting and salt stress mitigation potential of D. abyssi MT1.1T. Survival and colonization of D. abyssi MT1.1T were observed in roots of inoculated tomato seedlings. Biosafety testing on D. abyssi MT1.1T and in silico analysis of its whole genome sequence revealed no evidence of its pathogenicity. Our results demonstrate the potential of deep-sea D. abyssi MT1.1T to mitigate salt stress in tomato seedlings and as a candidate of eco-friendly bio-inoculants for sustainable agriculture.
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- Pharada Rangseekaew
- Doctor of Philosophy Program in Applied Microbiology (International Program) in Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
- Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water Research, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (A.B.-R.); (M.M.)
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- Research Center in Bioresources for Agriculture, Industry and Medicine, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +66-53943346-48
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water Research, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain; (A.B.-R.); (M.M.)
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Yao Y, Gao S, Ding X, Zhang Q, Li P. Topography effect on Aspergillus flavus occurrence and aflatoxin B1 contamination associated with peanut. CURRENT RESEARCH IN MICROBIAL SCIENCES 2021; 2:100021. [PMID: 34841313 PMCID: PMC8610341 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Topography is a major factor affecting the enrichment of Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin contamination. Aflatoxin contamination can damage the diversity and function of microorganisms on peanut. The population structure and function of microbiome were more abundant in the aflatoxin low contamination area. The soil physicochemical factors can regulate the structure and function of microorganisms of peanut pods.
Aflatoxin B1 is a strong carcinogenic and toxic fungal toxin produced by Aspergillus flavus and other Aspergillus species, and can seriously threaten the health of consumers and the safety and quality of agricultural products. Aspergillus in agricultural products are closely related to topography and symbiotic microbes. It is not fully clear that how topography affects the assembly process of A. flavus and symbiotic fungi on plant. In this study, we analyzed the structure and assembly process of fungi on the peanut. We also performed the metatranscriptome analysis, identified the functional genes and metabolic pathways enriched in both A. flavus and its symbiotic fungi. In our experiment, terrain and soil properties could significantly affect the gene expression of microbiome, A. flavus abundance and infection ability to peanuts. Meanwhile, the Permanova correlation analysis revealed that differentially expressed genes were strongly correlated with the soil physicochemical factors. Furthermore, metabolomic analysis identified the main metabolites associated with A. flavus and aflatoxin B1, the results proved that the terrain significantly affected the microorganisms associated with peanut pods to produce a variety of metabolites. In conclusion, our results indicate that topography can significantly influence the assembly process of A. flavus and microorganisms, the activation of functional genes and metabolic pathways, the enrichment of aflatoxin-producing fungi.
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- Yanpo Yao
- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Laboratory of Risk Assessment for Oilseeds Products, Wuhan, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Quality Inspection and Test Center for Oilseeds Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Laboratory of Risk Assessment for Oilseeds Products, Wuhan, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Quality Inspection and Test Center for Oilseeds Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Laboratory of Risk Assessment for Oilseeds Products, Wuhan, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Quality Inspection and Test Center for Oilseeds Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Laboratory of Risk Assessment for Oilseeds Products, Wuhan, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Quality Inspection and Test Center for Oilseeds Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Laboratory of Risk Assessment for Oilseeds Products, Wuhan, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China.,Quality Inspection and Test Center for Oilseeds Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, China
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Booncharoen A, Visessanguan W, Kuncharoen N, Yiamsombut S, Santiyanont P, Mhuantong W, Rojsitthisak P, Tanasupawat S. Halobacillus fulvus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from shrimp paste ( Ka-pi) in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34825883 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An aerobic, Gram-stain-positive, endospore-forming, rod-shaped and moderately halophilic strain SKP4-6T, was isolated from shrimp paste (Ka-pi) collected from Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that strain SKP4-6T belonged to the genus Halobacillus and was most closely related to Halobacillus salinus JCM 11546T (98.6 %), Halobacillus locisalis KCTC 3788T (98.6 %) and Halobacillus yeomjeoni KCTC 3957T (98.6 %) based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity. The digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) and average nucleotide identity (ANI) values between strain SKP4-6T and its related species were 18.2-19.3 % and 69.84-84.51 %, respectively, which were lower than the threshold recommended for species delineation. The strain grew optimally at 30-40 °C, at pH 7.0 and with 10-15 % (w/v) NaCl. It contained l-Orn-d-Asp in the cell wall peptidoglycan. The DNA G+C content was 44.8 mol%. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0 and anteiso-C17 : 0. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. Phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol were present as major polar lipids. Based on this polyphasic approach, digital DNA-DNA relatedness and ANI values, strain SKP4-6T represents a novel species of the genus Halobacillus, for which the name Halobacillus fulvus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SKP4-6T (=JCM 32624T=TISTR 2595T).
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- Auttaporn Booncharoen
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.,Food Biotechnology Research Team, Functional Ingredients and Food Innovation Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Food Biotechnology Research Team, Functional Ingredients and Food Innovation Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Food Biotechnology Research Team, Functional Ingredients and Food Innovation Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Enzyme Technology Research Team, Biorefinery and Bioproducts Technology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Food and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Brandão A, Pires DP, Coppens L, Voet M, Lavigne R, Azeredo J. Differential transcription profiling of the phage LUZ19 infection process in different growth media. RNA Biol 2021; 18:1778-1790. [PMID: 33448239 PMCID: PMC8583145 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2020.1870844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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RNA sequencing of phage-infected bacterial cultures offers a snapshot of transcriptional events occurring during the infection process, providing insights into the phage transcriptional organization as well as the bacterial response. To better mimic real environmental contexts, we performed RNA-seq of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 cultures infected with phage LUZ19 in a mammalian cell culture medium to better simulate a phage therapy event and the data were compared to lysogeny broth medium. Regardless of the media, phage LUZ19 induces significant transcriptional changes in the bacterial host over time, particularly during early infection (t = 5 min) and gradually shuts down bacterial transcription. In a common response in both media, 56 P. aeruginosa PAO1 genes are differentially transcribed and clustered into several functional categories such as metabolism, translation and transcription. Our data allowed us to tease apart a medium-specific response during infection from the identified infection-associated responses. This reinforces the concept that phages overtake bacterial transcriptome in a strict manner to gain control of the bacterial machinery and reallocate resources for infection, in this case overcoming the nutritional limitations of the mammalian cell culture medium. From a phage therapy perspective, this study contributes towards a better understanding of phage-host interaction in human physiological conditions and demonstrates the versatility of phage LUZ19 to adapt to different environments.
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- Ana Brandão
- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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Bacteria and Archaea Synergistically Convert Glycine Betaine to Biogenic Methane in the Formosa Cold Seep of the South China Sea. mSystems 2021; 6:e0070321. [PMID: 34491083 PMCID: PMC8547467 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00703-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cold seeps are globally widespread seafloor ecosystems that feature abundant methane production and flourishing chemotrophic benthic communities. Chemical evidence indicates that cold seep methane is largely biogenic; however, the primary methane-producing organisms and associated pathways involved in methanogenesis remain elusive. This work detected methane production when glycine betaine (GBT) or trimethylamine (TMA) was added to the sediment microcosms of the Formosa cold seep, South China Sea. The methane production was suppressed by antibiotic inhibition of bacteria, while GBT was accumulated. This suggests that the widely used osmoprotectant GBT could be converted to cold seep biogenic methane via the synergistic activity of bacteria and methanogenic archaea because archaea are not sensitive to antibiotics and no bacteria are known to produce ample methane (mM). 16S rRNA gene diversity analyses revealed that the predominant bacterial and archaeal genera in the GBT-amended methanogenic microcosms included Oceanirhabdus and Methanococcoides. Moreover, metagenomic analyses detected the presence of grdH and mtgB genes that are involved in GBT reduction and demethylation, respectively. Two novel species were obtained, including bacterium Oceanirhabdus seepicola, which reduces GBT to TMA, and a methanogenic archaeon, Methanococcoides seepicolus, which produces methane from TMA and GBT. The two strains reconstituted coculture efficiently converted GBT to methane at 18°C; however, at 4°C addition of dimethylglycine (DMG), the GBT demethylation product, was necessary. Therefore, this work demonstrated that GBT is the precursor not only of the biogenic methane but also of the cryoprotectant DMG to the microorganisms at the Formosa cold seep. IMPORTANCE Numerous cold seeps have been found in global continental margins where methane is enriched in pore waters that are forced upward from sediments. Therefore, high concerns have been focused on the methane-producing organisms and the metabolic pathways in these environments because methane is a potent greenhouse gas. In this study, GBT was identified as the main precursor for methane in the Formosa cold seep of the South China Sea. Further, synergism of bacteria and methanogenic archaea was identified in GBT conversion to methane via the GBT reduction pathway, while methanogen-mediated GBT demethylation to methane was also observed. In addition, GBT-demethylated product dimethyl glycine acted as a cryoprotectant that promoted the cold seep microorganisms at cold temperatures. GBT is an osmoprotectant that is widely used by marine organisms, and therefore, the GBT-derived methanogenic pathway reported here could be widely distributed among global cold seep environments.
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Oliveira CA, Fuess LT, Soares LA, Damianovic MHRZ. Increasing salinity concentrations determine the long-term participation of methanogenesis and sulfidogenesis in the biodigestion of sulfate-rich wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 296:113254. [PMID: 34271347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113254] [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: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The competition between sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and methanogenic archaea (MA) depends on several factors, such as the COD/SO42- ratio, sensitivity to inhibitors and even the length of the operating period in reactors. Among the inhibitors, salinity, a characteristic common to diverse types of industrial effluents, can act as an important factor. This work aimed to evaluate the long-term participation of sulfidogenesis and methanogenesis in the sulfate-rich wastewater process (COD/SO42- = 1.6) in an anaerobic structured-bed reactor (AnSTBR) using sludge not adapted to salinity. The AnSTBR was operated for 580 d under mesophilic temperature (30 °C). Salinity levels were gradually increased from 1.7 to 50 g-NaCl L-1. Up to 35 g-NaCl L-1, MA and SRB equally participated in COD conversion, with a slight predominance of the latter (53 ± 11%). A decrease in COD removal efficiency associated with acetate accumulation was further observed when applying 50 g-NaCl L-1. The sulfidogenic pathway corresponded to 62 ± 17% in this case, indicating the inhibition of MA. Overall, sulfidogenic activity was less sensitive (25%-inhibition) to high salinity levels compared to methanogenesis (100%-inhibition considering the methane yield). The wide spectrum of SRB populations at different salinity levels, namely, the prevalence of Desulfovibrio sp. up to 35 g-NaCl L-1 and the additional participation of the genera Desulfobacca, Desulfatirhabdium, and Desulfotomaculum at 50 g-NaCl-1 explain such patterns. Conversely, the persistence of Methanosaeta genus was not sufficient to sustain methane production. Hence, exploiting SRB populations is imperative to anaerobically remediating saline wastewaters.
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- Cristiane Arruda Oliveira
- Biological Processes Laboratory, Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Environmental Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Environmental Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil; Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo (DEQ/EP/USP), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 18, Conjunto Das Químicas, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Environmental Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Environmental Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Bock LJ, Ferguson PM, Clarke M, Pumpitakkul V, Wand ME, Fady PE, Allison L, Fleck RA, Shepherd MJ, Mason AJ, Sutton JM. Pseudomonas aeruginosa adapts to octenidine via a combination of efflux and membrane remodelling. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1058. [PMID: 34504285 PMCID: PMC8429429 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02566-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen capable of stably adapting to the antiseptic octenidine by an unknown mechanism. Here we characterise this adaptation, both in the laboratory and a simulated clinical setting, and identify a novel antiseptic resistance mechanism. In both settings, 2 to 4-fold increase in octenidine tolerance was associated with stable mutations and a specific 12 base pair deletion in a putative Tet-repressor family gene (smvR), associated with a constitutive increase in expression of the Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) efflux pump SmvA. Adaptation to higher octenidine concentrations led to additional stable mutations, most frequently in phosphatidylserine synthase pssA and occasionally in phosphatidylglycerophosphate synthase pgsA genes, resulting in octenidine tolerance 16- to 256-fold higher than parental strains. Metabolic changes were consistent with mitigation of oxidative stress and altered plasma membrane composition and order. Mutations in SmvAR and phospholipid synthases enable higher level, synergistic tolerance of octenidine.
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- Lucy J Bock
- Technology Development Group, National Infection Service, PHE Porton, Salisbury, UK.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Technology Development Group, National Infection Service, PHE Porton, Salisbury, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Ultrastructural Imaging, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Ultrastructural Imaging, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London, UK
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- Technology Development Group, National Infection Service, PHE Porton, Salisbury, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Technology Development Group, National Infection Service, PHE Porton, Salisbury, UK.
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Sorokin DY. Microbial Utilization of Glycine Betain in Hypersaline Soda Lakes. Microbiology (Reading) 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261721050143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Chattagul S, Khan MM, Scott AJ, Nita-Lazar A, Ernst RK, Goodlett DR, Sermswan RW. Transcriptomics Analysis Uncovers Transient Ceftazidime Tolerance in Burkholderia Biofilms. ACS Infect Dis 2021; 7:2324-2336. [PMID: 34138549 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is an etiological agent of melioidosis, a severe community-acquired infectious disease. B. pseudomallei strain K96243 is sensitive to the drug ceftazidime (CAZ), but has been shown to exhibit transient CAZ tolerance when in a biofilm form. To investigate an observed shift in gene expression profile during CAZ tolerance condition and to better understand the mechanistic aspects of this transient tolerance, RNA-sequencing was performed on B. pseudomallei K96243 from the following three states: planktonic, biofilm, and planktonic shedding. Results indicated that the expression of 651 genes (10.97%) were significantly changed in both biofilm (resistant) and planktonic shedding (sensitive) cells in comparison to the planktonic state. The top four highly expressed genes identified in both states are associated with nitrosative stress response (BPSL2368), Fe-S homeostasis (BPSL2369), and nitrate respiration (BPSS1154 and BPSS1158). Additionally, five orthologous genes, BPSL2370-BPSL2374, implicated in Fe-S cluster biogenesis, and another gene, BPSL2863, involved in DNA-binding of the stress protein ferritin, were shown to increase expression by RT-qPCR. The shift in gene expression was especially prominent at the late stages of biofilm growth (72 and 96 h), specifically in the biofilm-challenged CAZ survivor cells. This suggested that in response to stress in a biofilm, differential expression of these genes may support development of the CAZ tolerance in Burkholderia. The application of iron chelator deferoxamine (DFO) to the biofilm caused a significant reduction in biofilm formation and associated CAZ tolerance. Therefore, the shift in Fe-S metabolism when B. pseudomallei is in a biofilm may help stabilize the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby limiting tolerance to CAZ.
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- Supaksorn Chattagul
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Melioidosis Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
- Laboratory of Immune System Biology (LISB), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland School of Dentistry,Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Laboratory of Immune System Biology (LISB), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland School of Dentistry,Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland School of Dentistry,Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Melioidosis Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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Ahn SW, Lee SH, Son HS, Roh SW, Choi YE. Genomic analysis of halophilic bacterium, Lentibacillus sp. CBA3610, derived from human feces. Gut Pathog 2021; 13:41. [PMID: 34162403 PMCID: PMC8220782 DOI: 10.1186/s13099-021-00436-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lentibacillus species are gram variable aerobic bacteria that live primarily in halophilic environments. Previous reports have shown that bacteria belonging to this species are primarily isolated from salty environments or food. We isolated a bacterial strain CBA3610, identified as a novel species of the genus Lentibacillus, from a human fecal sample. In this report, the whole genome sequence of Lentibacillus sp. CBA3610 is presented, and genomic analyses are performed. RESULTS Complete genome sequence of strain CBA3610 was obtained through PacBio RSII and Illumina HiSeq platforms. The size of genome is 4,035,571 bp and genes estimated to be 4714 coding DNA sequences and 64 tRNA and 17 rRNA were identified. The phylogenetic analysis confirmed that it belongs to the genus Lentibacillus. In addition, there were genes related to antibiotic resistance and virulence, and genes predicted as CRISPR and prophage were also identified. Genes related to osmotic stress were found according to the characteristics of halophilic bacterium. Genomic differences from other Lentibacillus species were also confirmed through comparative genomic analysis. CONCLUSIONS Strain CBA3610 is predicted to be a novel candidate species of Lentibacillus through phylogenetic analysis and comparative genomic analysis with other species in the same genus. This strain has antibiotic resistance gene and pathogenic genes. In future, the information derived from the results of several genomic analyses of this strain is thought to be helpful in identifying the relationship between halophilic bacteria and human gut microbiota.
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- Seung Woo Ahn
- Microbiology and Functionality Research Group, World Institute of Kimchi, Gwangju, 61755, Republic of Korea
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- Microbiology and Functionality Research Group, World Institute of Kimchi, Gwangju, 61755, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Bioscience and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Microbiology and Functionality Research Group, World Institute of Kimchi, Gwangju, 61755, Republic of Korea.
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- Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Dettman JR, Kassen R. Evolutionary Genomics of Niche-Specific Adaptation to the Cystic Fibrosis Lung in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Biol Evol 2021; 38:663-675. [PMID: 32898270 PMCID: PMC7826180 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The comparative genomics of the transition of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a free-living environmental strain to one that causes chronic infection in the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients remain poorly studied. Chronic infections are thought to originate from colonization by a single strain sampled from a diverse, globally distributed population, followed by adaptive evolution to the novel, stressful conditions of the CF lung. However, we do not know whether certain clades are more likely to form chronic infections than others and we lack a comprehensive view of the suite of genes under positive selection in the CF lung. We analyzed whole-genome sequence data from 1,000 P. aeruginosa strains with diverse ecological provenances including the CF lung. CF isolates were distributed across the phylogeny, indicating little genetic predisposition for any one clade to cause chronic infection. Isolates from the CF niche experienced stronger positive selection on core genes than those derived from environmental or acute infection sources, consistent with recent adaptation to the lung environment. Genes with the greatest differential positive selection in the CF niche include those involved in core cellular processes such as metabolism, energy production, and stress response as well as those linked to patho-adaptive processes such as antibiotic resistance, cell wall and membrane modification, quorum sensing, biofilms, mucoidy, motility, and iron homeostasis. Many genes under CF-specific differential positive selection had regulatory functions, consistent with the idea that regulatory mutations play an important role in rapid adaptation to novel environments.
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Montgomery K, Williams TJ, Brettle M, Berengut JF, Zhang E, Zaugg J, Hugenholtz P, Ferrari BC. Persistence and resistance: survival mechanisms of Candidatus Dormibacterota from nutrient-poor Antarctic soils. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:4276-4294. [PMID: 34029441 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Candidatus Dormibacterota is an uncultured bacterial phylum found predominantly in soil that is present in high abundances within cold desert soils. Here, we interrogate nine metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs), including six new MAGs derived from soil metagenomes obtained from two eastern Antarctic sites. Phylogenomic and taxonomic analyses revealed these MAGs represent four genera and five species, representing two order-level clades within Ca. Dormibacterota. Metabolic reconstructions of these MAGs revealed the potential for aerobic metabolism, and versatile adaptations enabling persistence in the 'extreme' Antarctic environment. Primary amongst these adaptations were abilities to scavenge atmospheric H2 and CO as energy sources, as well as using the energy derived from H2 oxidation to fix atmospheric CO2 via the Calvin-Bassham-Benson cycle, using a RuBisCO type IE. We propose that these allow Ca. Dormibacterota to persist using H2 oxidation and grow using atmospheric chemosynthesis in terrestrial Antarctica. Fluorescence in situ hybridization revealed Ca. Dormibacterota to be coccoid cells, 0.3-1.4 μm in diameter, with some cells exhibiting the potential for a symbiotic or syntrophic lifestyle.
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- Kate Montgomery
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Randwick, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Randwick, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Biomedical Imaging Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, UNSW Sydney, Randwick, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- EMBL Australia Node for Single Molecule Science, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Randwick, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, 4072, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Randwick, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Holland SI, Ertan H, Montgomery K, Manefield MJ, Lee M. Novel dichloromethane-fermenting bacteria in the Peptococcaceae family. THE ISME JOURNAL 2021; 15:1709-1721. [PMID: 33452483 PMCID: PMC8163858 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-00881-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Dichloromethane (DCM; CH2Cl2) is a toxic groundwater pollutant that also has a detrimental effect on atmospheric ozone levels. As a dense non-aqueous phase liquid, DCM migrates vertically through groundwater to low redox zones, yet information on anaerobic microbial DCM transformation remains scarce due to a lack of cultured organisms. We report here the characterisation of DCMF, the dominant organism in an anaerobic enrichment culture (DFE) capable of fermenting DCM to the environmentally benign product acetate. Stable carbon isotope experiments demonstrated that the organism assimilated carbon from DCM and bicarbonate via the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway. DCMF is the first anaerobic DCM-degrading population also shown to metabolise non-chlorinated substrates. It appears to be a methylotroph utilising the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway for metabolism of methyl groups from methanol, choline, and glycine betaine. The flux of these substrates from subsurface environments may either directly (DCM, methanol) or indirectly (choline, glycine betaine) affect the climate. Community profiling and cultivation of cohabiting taxa in culture DFE without DCMF suggest that DCMF is the sole organism in this culture responsible for substrate metabolism, while the cohabitants persist via necromass recycling. Genomic and physiological evidence support placement of DCMF in a novel genus within the Peptococcaceae family, 'Candidatus Formimonas warabiya'.
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- Sophie I Holland
- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Bergkessel M, Delavaine L. Diversity in Starvation Survival Strategies and Outcomes among Heterotrophic Proteobacteria. Microb Physiol 2021; 31:146-162. [PMID: 34058747 DOI: 10.1159/000516215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Heterotrophic Proteobacteria are versatile opportunists that have been extensively studied as model organisms in the laboratory, as both pathogens and beneficial symbionts of plants and animals, and as ubiquitous organisms found free-living in many environments. Succeeding in these niches requires an ability to persist for potentially long periods of time in growth-arrested states when essential nutrients become limiting. The tendency of these bacteria to grow in dense biofilm communities frequently leads to the development of steep nutrient gradients and deprivation of interior cells even when the environment is nutrient rich. Surviving within host environments also likely requires tolerating growth arrest due to the host limiting access to nutrients and transitioning between hosts may require a period of survival in a nutrient-poor environment. Interventions to maximise plant-beneficial activities and minimise infections by bacteria will require a better understanding of metabolic and regulatory networks that contribute to starvation survival, and how these networks function in diverse organisms. Here we focus on carbon starvation as a growth-arresting condition that limits availability not only of substrates for biosynthesis but also of energy for ongoing maintenance of the electrochemical gradient across the cell envelope and cellular integrity. We first review models for studying bacterial starvation and known strategies that contribute to starvation survival. We then present the results of a survey of carbon starvation survival strategies and outcomes in ten bacterial strains, including representatives from the orders Enterobacterales and Pseudomonadales (both Gammaproteobacteria) and Burkholderiales (Betaproteobacteria). Finally, we examine differences in gene content between the highest and lowest survivors to identify metabolic and regulatory adaptations that may contribute to differences in starvation survival.
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- Megan Bergkessel
- Division of Molecular Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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