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Rethinavelu G, Dharshini RS, Manickam R, Balakrishnan A, Ramya M, Maddela NR, Prasad R. Unveiling the microbial diversity of biofilms on titanium surfaces in full-scale water-cooling plants using metagenomics approach. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2024:10.1007/s12223-024-01170-3. [PMID: 38771555 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-024-01170-3] [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: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Microbial colonization on the titanium condenser material (TCM) used in the cooling system leads to biofouling and corrosion and influences the water supply. The primary investigation of the titanium condenser was infrequently studied on characterizing biofilm-forming bacterial communities. Different treatment methods like electropotential charge, ultrasonication, and copper coating of titanium condenser material may influence the microbial population over the surface of the titanium condensers. The present study aimed to catalog the primary colonizers and the effect of different treatment methods on the microbial community. CFU (1.7 × 109 CFU/mL) and ATP count (< 5000 × 10-7 relative luminescence units) showed a minimal microbial population in copper-coated surface biofilm as compared with the other treatments. Live and dead cell result also showed consistency with colony count. The biofilm sample on the copper-coated surface showed an increased dead cell count and decreased live cells. In the metagenomic approach, the microbiome coverage was 10.06 Mb in samples derived from copper-coated TCM than in other treated samples (electropotential charge-17.94 Mb; ultrasonication-20.01 Mb), including control (10.18 Mb). Firmicutes preponderate the communities in the biofilm samples, and Proteobacteria stand next in the population in all the treated condenser materials. At the genus level, Lactobacillaceae and Azospirillaceae dominated the biofilm community. The metagenome data suggested that the attached community is different from those biofilm samples based on the environment that influences the bacterial community. The outcome of the present study depicts that copper coating was effective against biofouling and corrosion resistance of titanium condenser material for designing long-term durability.
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- Gayathri Rethinavelu
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
- Microbiology Team, CavinKare Research Center, 12 Poonamallee Road, Ekkattuthangal, Chennai, 600032, India
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- SRM-DBT Platform for Advanced Life Science Technologies, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Metallurgy and Materials Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador
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- Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, 845401, Bihar, India.
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Wang Q, Kim H, Halvorsen TM, Chen S, Hayes CS, Buie CR. Leveraging microfluidic dielectrophoresis to distinguish compositional variations of lipopolysaccharide in E. coli. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:991784. [PMID: 36873367 PMCID: PMC9979706 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.991784] [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: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the unique feature that composes the outer leaflet of the Gram-negative bacterial cell envelope. Variations in LPS structures affect a number of physiological processes, including outer membrane permeability, antimicrobial resistance, recognition by the host immune system, biofilm formation, and interbacterial competition. Rapid characterization of LPS properties is crucial for studying the relationship between these LPS structural changes and bacterial physiology. However, current assessments of LPS structures require LPS extraction and purification followed by cumbersome proteomic analysis. This paper demonstrates one of the first high-throughput and non-invasive strategies to directly distinguish Escherichia coli with different LPS structures. Using a combination of three-dimensional insulator-based dielectrophoresis (3DiDEP) and cell tracking in a linear electrokinetics assay, we elucidate the effect of structural changes in E. coli LPS oligosaccharides on electrokinetic mobility and polarizability. We show that our platform is sufficiently sensitive to detect LPS structural variations at the molecular level. To correlate electrokinetic properties of LPS with the outer membrane permeability, we further examined effects of LPS structural variations on bacterial susceptibility to colistin, an antibiotic known to disrupt the outer membrane by targeting LPS. Our results suggest that microfluidic electrokinetic platforms employing 3DiDEP can be a useful tool for isolating and selecting bacteria based on their LPS glycoforms. Future iterations of these platforms could be leveraged for rapid profiling of pathogens based on their surface LPS structural identity.
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- Qianru Wang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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Abu Quba AA, Goebel MO, Karagulyan M, Miltner A, Kästner M, Bachmann J, Schaumann GE, Diehl D. Changes in cell surface properties of Pseudomonas fluorescens by adaptation to NaCl induced hypertonic stress. FEMS MICROBES 2022; 4:xtac028. [PMID: 37333443 PMCID: PMC10169395 DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtac028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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Determination of the effect of water stress on the surface properties of bacteria is crucial to study bacterial induced soil water repellency. Changes in the environmental conditions may affect several properties of bacteria such as the cell hydrophobicity and morphology. Here, we study the influence of adaptation to hypertonic stress on cell wettability, shape, adhesion, and surface chemical composition of Pseudomonas fluorescens. From this we aim to discover possible relations between the changes in wettability of bacterial films studied by contact angle and single cells studied by atomic and chemical force microscopy (AFM, CFM), which is still lacking. We show that by stress the adhesion forces of the cell surfaces towards hydrophobic functionalized probes increase while they decrease towards hydrophilic functionalized tips. This is consistent with the contact angle results. Further, cell size shrunk and protein content increased upon stress. The results suggest two possible mechanisms: Cell shrinkage is accompanied by the release of outer membrane vesicles by which the protein to lipid ratio increases. The higher protein content increases the rigidity and the number of hydrophobic nano-domains per surface area.
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- Abd Alaziz Abu Quba
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Rheinland-pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslauter-Landau, RPTU in Landau, Fortstrasse 7, 76829 Landau, Germany
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- Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Straße 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Straße 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Rheinland-pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslauter-Landau, RPTU in Landau, Fortstrasse 7, 76829 Landau, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Rheinland-pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslauter-Landau, RPTU in Landau, Fortstrasse 7, 76829 Landau, Germany
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Lack of N-Terminal Segment of the Flagellin Protein Results in the Production of a Shortened Polar Flagellum in the Deep-Sea Sedimentary Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. Strain SM9913. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0152721. [PMID: 34406825 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01527-21] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial polar flagella, comprised of flagellin, are essential for bacterial motility. Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain SM9913 is a bacterium isolated from deep-sea sediments. Unlike other Pseudoalteromonas strains that have a long polar flagellum, strain SM9913 has an abnormally short polar flagellum. Here, we investigated the underlying reason for the short flagellum and found that a single-base mutation was responsible for the altered flagellar assembly. This mutation leads to the fragmentation of the flagellin gene into two genes, PSM_A2281, encoding the core segment and the C-terminal segment, and PSM_A2282, encoding the N-terminal segment, and only gene PSM_A2281 is involved in the production of the short polar flagellum. When a chimeric gene of PSM_A2281 and PSM_A2282 encoding an intact flagellin, A2281::82, was expressed, a long polar flagellum was produced, indicating that the N-terminal segment of flagellin contributes to the production of a polar flagellum of a normal length. Analyses of the simulated structures of A2281 and A2281::82 and that of the flagellar filament assembled with A2281::82 indicate that due to the lack of two α-helices, the core of the flagellar filament assembled with A2281 is incomplete and is likely too weak to support the stability and movement of a long flagellum. This mutation in strain SM9913 had little effect on its growth and only a small effect on its swimming motility, implying that strain SM9913 can live well with this mutation in natural sedimentary environments. This study provides a better understanding of the assembly and production of bacterial flagella. IMPORTANCE Polar flagella, which are essential organelles for bacterial motility, are comprised of multiple flagellin subunits. A flagellin molecule contains an N-terminal segment, a core segment, and a C-terminal segment. The results of this investigation of the deep-sea sedimentary bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain SM9913 demonstrate that a single-base mutation in the flagellin gene leads to the production of an incomplete flagellin without the N-terminal segment and that the loss of the N-terminal segment of the flagellin protein results in the production of a shortened polar flagellar filament. Our results shed light on the important function of the N-terminal segment of flagellin in the assembly and stability of bacterial flagellar filament.
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Zoz F, Guyot S, Grandvalet C, Ragon M, Lesniewska E, Dupont S, Firmesse O, Carpentier B, Beney L. Management of Listeria monocytogenes on Surfaces via Relative Air Humidity: Key Role of Cell Envelope. Foods 2021; 10:foods10092002. [PMID: 34574112 PMCID: PMC8468791 DOI: 10.3390/foods10092002] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Although relative air humidity (RH) strongly influences microbial survival, its use for fighting surface pathogens in the food industry has been inadequately considered. We asked whether RH control could destroy Listeria monocytogenes EGDe by envelope damage. The impact of dehydration in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at 75%, 68%, 43% and 11% RH on the bacterial envelope was investigated using flow cytometry and atomic force microscopy. Changes after rehydration in the protein secondary structure and peptidoglycan were investigated by infrared spectroscopy. Complementary cultivability measurements were performed by running dehydration–rehydration with combinations of NaCl (3–0.01%), distilled water, city water and PBS. The main results show that cell membrane permeability and cell envelope were greatly altered during dehydration in PBS at 68% RH followed by rapid rehydration. This damage led cells to recover only 67% of their initial volume after rehydration. Moreover, the most efficient way to destroy cells was dehydration and rehydration in city water. Our study indicates that rehydration of dried, sullied foods on surfaces may improve current cleaning procedures in the food industry.
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- Fiona Zoz
- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, AgroSup Dijon, PAM UMR A 02.102, F-21000 Dijon, France; (F.Z.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (S.D.); (L.B.)
- Mérieux NutriSciences–70 Mail Marcel Cachin, F-38600 Fontaine, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, AgroSup Dijon, PAM UMR A 02.102, F-21000 Dijon, France; (F.Z.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (S.D.); (L.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-3-8077-2387
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, AgroSup Dijon, PAM UMR A 02.102, F-21000 Dijon, France; (F.Z.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (S.D.); (L.B.)
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, AgroSup Dijon, PAM UMR A 02.102, F-21000 Dijon, France; (F.Z.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (S.D.); (L.B.)
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- ICB UMR CNRS 6303, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21078 Dijon, France;
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, AgroSup Dijon, PAM UMR A 02.102, F-21000 Dijon, France; (F.Z.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (S.D.); (L.B.)
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- Laboratory for Food Safety, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), Université Paris-Est, F-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France; (O.F.); (B.C.)
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- Laboratory for Food Safety, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), Université Paris-Est, F-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France; (O.F.); (B.C.)
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, AgroSup Dijon, PAM UMR A 02.102, F-21000 Dijon, France; (F.Z.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (S.D.); (L.B.)
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Chamarande J, Cunat L, Caillet C, Mathieu L, Duval JFL, Lozniewski A, Frippiat JP, Alauzet C, Cailliez-Grimal C. Surface Properties of Parabacteroides distasonis and Impacts of Stress-Induced Molecules on Its Surface Adhesion and Biofilm Formation Capacities. Microorganisms 2021; 9:1602. [PMID: 34442682 PMCID: PMC8400631 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9081602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The gut microbiota is a complex and dynamic ecosystem whose balance and homeostasis are essential to the host's well-being and whose composition can be critically affected by various factors, including host stress. Parabacteroides distasonis causes well-known beneficial roles for its host, but is negatively impacted by stress. However, the mechanisms explaining its maintenance in the gut have not yet been explored, in particular its capacities to adhere onto (bio)surfaces, form biofilms and the way its physicochemical surface properties are affected by stressing conditions. In this paper, we reported adhesion and biofilm formation capacities of 14 unrelated strains of P. distasonis using a steam-based washing procedure, and the electrokinetic features of its surface. Results evidenced an important inter-strain variability for all experiments including the response to stress hormones. In fact, stress-induced molecules significantly impact P. distasonis adhesion and biofilm formation capacities in 35% and 23% of assays, respectively. This study not only provides basic data on the adhesion and biofilm formation capacities of P. distasonis to abiotic substrates but also paves the way for further research on how stress-molecules could be implicated in P. distasonis maintenance within the gut microbiota, which is a prerequisite for designing efficient solutions to optimize its survival within gut environment.
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- Jordan Chamarande
- SIMPA, Université de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France; (J.C.); (L.C.); (A.L.); (J.-P.F.); (C.A.)
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- SIMPA, Université de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France; (J.C.); (L.C.); (A.L.); (J.-P.F.); (C.A.)
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- CNRS, LIEC, Université de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France; (C.C.); (J.F.L.D.)
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- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE), Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour les Matériaux et l’Environnement (LCPME), Paris Sciences Lettres University (PSL), F-54500 Nancy, France;
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- CNRS, LIEC, Université de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France; (C.C.); (J.F.L.D.)
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- SIMPA, Université de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France; (J.C.); (L.C.); (A.L.); (J.-P.F.); (C.A.)
- CHRU de Nancy, Service de Microbiologie, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- SIMPA, Université de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France; (J.C.); (L.C.); (A.L.); (J.-P.F.); (C.A.)
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- SIMPA, Université de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France; (J.C.); (L.C.); (A.L.); (J.-P.F.); (C.A.)
- CHRU de Nancy, Service de Microbiologie, F-54000 Nancy, France
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Pagnout C, Razafitianamaharavo A, Sohm B, Caillet C, Beaussart A, Delatour E, Bihannic I, Offroy M, Duval JFL. Osmotic stress and vesiculation as key mechanisms controlling bacterial sensitivity and resistance to TiO 2 nanoparticles. Commun Biol 2021; 4:678. [PMID: 34083706 PMCID: PMC8175758 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02213-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Toxicity mechanisms of metal oxide nanoparticles towards bacteria and underlying roles of membrane composition are still debated. Herein, the response of lipopolysaccharide-truncated Escherichia coli K12 mutants to TiO2 nanoparticles (TiO2NPs, exposure in dark) is addressed at the molecular, single cell, and population levels by transcriptomics, fluorescence assays, cell nanomechanics and electrohydrodynamics. We show that outer core-free lipopolysaccharides featuring intact inner core increase cell sensitivity to TiO2NPs. TiO2NPs operate as membrane strippers, which induce osmotic stress, inactivate cell osmoregulation and initiate lipid peroxidation, which ultimately leads to genesis of membrane vesicles. In itself, truncation of lipopolysaccharide inner core triggers membrane permeabilization/depolarization, lipid peroxidation and hypervesiculation. In turn, it favors the regulation of TiO2NP-mediated changes in cell Turgor stress and leads to efficient vesicle-facilitated release of damaged membrane components. Remarkably, vesicles further act as electrostatic baits for TiO2NPs, thereby mitigating TiO2NPs toxicity. Altogether, we highlight antagonistic lipopolysaccharide-dependent bacterial responses to nanoparticles and we show that the destabilized membrane can generate unexpected resistance phenotype.
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, Metz, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, Nancy, France
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Du M, Wang L, Ebrahimi A, Chen G, Shu S, Zhu K, Shen C, Li B, Wang G. Extracellular polymeric substances induced cell-surface interactions facilitate bacteria transport in saturated porous media. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 218:112291. [PMID: 33957420 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bacteria often respond to dynamic soil environment through the secretion of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The EPS modifies cell surface properties and soil pore-scale hydration status, which in turn, influences bacteria transport in soil. However, the effect of soil particle size and EPS-mediated surface properties on bacterial transport in the soil is not well understood. In this study, the simultaneous impacts of EPS and collector size on Escherichia coli (E. coli) transport and deposition in a sand column were investigated. E. coli transport experiments were carried out under steady-state flow in saturated columns packed with quartz sand with different size ranges, including 0.300-0.425 mm (sand-I), 0.212-0.300 mm (sand-II), 0.106-0.150 mm (sand-III) and 0.075-0.106 mm (sand-IV). Bacterial retention increased with decreasing sand collector size, suggesting that straining played an important role in fine-textured media. Both experiment and simulation results showed a clear drop in the retention rate of the bacterial population with the presence of additional EPS (200 mg L-1) (EPS+). The inhibited retention of cells in sand columns under EPS+ scenario was likely attributed to enhanced bacteria hydrophilicity and electrostatic repulsion between cells and sand particles as well as reduced straining. Calculations of the extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (XDLVO) interactions energies revealed that high repulsive energy barrier existed between bacterial cells and sand particles in EPS+ environment, primarily due to high repulsive electrostatic force and Lewis acid-base force, as well as low attractive Lifshitz-van der Waals force, which retarded bacterial population deposition. Steric stabilization of EPS would also prevent the approaching of cells close to the quartz surface and thereby hinder cell attachment. This study was the first to show that EPS reduced bacterial straining in saturated porous media. These findings provide new insight into the functional effects of extrinsic EPS on bacterial transport behavior in the saturated soil environment, e.g., aquifers.
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- Mengya Du
- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Zhang H, Wang H, Wilksch JJ, Strugnell RA, Gee ML, Feng XQ. Measurement of the interconnected turgor pressure and envelope elasticity of live bacterial cells. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:2042-2049. [PMID: 33592087 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm02075c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Turgor pressure and envelope elasticity of bacterial cells are two mechanical parameters that play a dominant role in cellular deformation, division, and motility. However, a clear understanding of these two properties is lacking because of their strongly interconnected mechanisms. This study established a nanoindentation method to precisely measure the turgor pressure and envelope elasticity of live bacteria. The indentation force-depth curves of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria were recorded with atomic force microscopy. Through combination of dimensional analysis and numerical simulations, an explicit expression was derived to decouple the two properties of individual bacteria from the nanoindentation curves. We show that the Young's modulus of bacterial envelope is sensitive to the external osmotic environment, and the turgor pressure is significantly dependent on the external osmotic stress. This method can not only quantify the turgor pressure and envelope elasticity of bacteria, but also help resolve the mechanical behaviors of bacteria in different environments.
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- Huanxin Zhang
- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Research Center of Applied Physics, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China. and Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China and Chongqing Engineering Research Center of High-Resolution and Three-Dimensional Dynamic Imaging Technology, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Aerospace Engineering and Aviation, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Bos J, Cisneros LH, Mazel D. Real-time tracking of bacterial membrane vesicles reveals enhanced membrane traffic upon antibiotic exposure. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/4/eabd1033. [PMID: 33523924 PMCID: PMC7817102 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd1033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Membrane vesicles are ubiquitous carriers of molecular information. A broad understanding of the biological functions of membrane vesicles in bacteria remains elusive because of the imaging challenges during real-time in vivo experiments. Here, we provide a quantitative analysis of the motion of individual vesicles in living microbes using fluorescence microscopy, and we show that while vesicle free diffusion in the intercellular space is rare, vesicles mostly disperse along the bacterial surfaces. Most remarkably, when bacteria are challenged with low doses of antibiotics, vesicle production and traffic, quantified by instantaneous vesicle speeds and total traveled distance per unit time, are significantly enhanced. Furthermore, the enhanced vesicle movement is independent of cell clustering properties but rather is associated with a reduction of the density of surface appendages in response to antibiotics. Together, our results provide insights into the emerging field of spatial organization and dynamics of membrane vesicles in microcolonies.
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- Julia Bos
- Unité Plasticité du Génome Bactérien, Institut Pasteur, UMR3525, CNRS, Paris 75015, France.
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- The Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, and BEYOND Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
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- Unité Plasticité du Génome Bactérien, Institut Pasteur, UMR3525, CNRS, Paris 75015, France
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Beaussart A, Feuillie C, El-Kirat-Chatel S. The microbial adhesive arsenal deciphered by atomic force microscopy. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:23885-23896. [PMID: 33289756 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07492f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microbes employ a variety of strategies to adhere to abiotic and biotic surfaces, as well as host cells. In addition to their surface physicochemical properties (e.g. charge, hydrophobic balance), microbes produce appendages (e.g. pili, fimbriae, flagella) and express adhesion proteins embedded in the cell wall or cell membrane, with adhesive domains targeting specific ligands or chemical properties. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is perfectly suited to deciphering the adhesive properties of microbial cells. Notably, AFM imaging has revealed the cell wall topographical organization of live cells at unprecedented resolution, and AFM has a dual capability to probe adhesion at the single-cell and single-molecule levels. AFM is thus a powerful tool for unravelling the molecular mechanisms of microbial adhesion at scales ranging from individual molecular interactions to the behaviours of entire cells. In this review, we cover some of the major breakthroughs facilitated by AFM in deciphering the microbial adhesive arsenal, including the exciting development of anti-adhesive strategies.
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Koubali H, Latrache H, Zahir H, El Louali M. Kinetics of Adhesion
Staphylococcus aureus
on Glass in the Presence of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Hajar Koubali
- Laboratory of Bioprocess and Bio‐interfaces, Faculty of Sciences and Technics Sultan Moulay Slimane University B.P. 523 Beni Mellal 23000 Morocco
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- Laboratory of Bioprocess and Bio‐interfaces, Faculty of Sciences and Technics Sultan Moulay Slimane University B.P. 523 Beni Mellal 23000 Morocco
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- Laboratory of Bioprocess and Bio‐interfaces, Faculty of Sciences and Technics Sultan Moulay Slimane University B.P. 523 Beni Mellal 23000 Morocco
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- Laboratory of Bioprocess and Bio‐interfaces, Faculty of Sciences and Technics Sultan Moulay Slimane University B.P. 523 Beni Mellal 23000 Morocco
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Quilès F, Barth D, Peric O, Fantner GE, Francius G. Parietal Structures of Escherichia coli Can Impact the D-Cateslytin Antibacterial Activity. ACS Chem Biol 2020; 15:2801-2814. [PMID: 32935970 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bacterial resistance to conventional antibiotics is of major concern. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are considered excellent alternatives. Among them, D-cateslytin (D-Ctl, derivative of a host defense peptide) has shown high efficiency against a broad spectrum of bacteria. The first target of AMPs is the outer membrane of the bacterium. However, the role of bacterial cell-wall structures on D-Ctl's mechanism of action has not yet been understood. In this study, we investigated the activity of D-Ctl on two isogenic strains of E. coli: one is devoid of any parietal structures; the other constitutively overexpresses only type 1 fimbriae. We studied the damage caused by D-Ctl at several initial concentrations of bacteria and D-Ctl, and exposure times to D-Ctl were examined using a combination of epifluorescence microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in attenuated total reflectance mode (ATR-FTIR). The analysis of nanomechanical and spectrochemical properties related to the antibacterial mechanism showed a concentration dependent activity. Whereas the membrane permeabilization was evidenced for all concentrations of D-Ctl and both mutants, no pore formation was observed. The bacterial stiffness is modified dramatically concomitantly to major membrane damage and changes in the spectral fingerprints of the bacteria. In the case of the occurrence of type 1 fimbriae only, an intracellular activity was additionally detected. Our results evidenced that D-Ctl activity is highly impacted by the cell-wall external structures and surface properties of the bacteria.
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LRGP, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institute for Bioengineering, Laboratory for Bio and Nanoinstrumentation, Bâtiment BM 3109 Station 17, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institute for Bioengineering, Laboratory for Bio and Nanoinstrumentation, Bâtiment BM 3109 Station 17, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
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Etha SA, Sivasankar VS, Sachar HS, Das S. Coating for preventing nonspecific adhesion mediated biofouling in salty systems: Effect of the electrostatic and van der waals interactions. Electrophoresis 2020; 41:657-665. [PMID: 32092163 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201900348] [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: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Development of anti-biofouling coating has attracted immense attention for reducing the massively detrimental effects of biofouling in systems ranging from ship hulls and surgical instruments to catheters, implants, and stents. In this paper, we propose a model to quantify the role of electrostatic and van der Waals (vdW) forces in dictating the efficacy of dielectric coating for preventing the nonspecific adhesion mediated biofouling in salty systems. The model considers a generic charged lipid-bilayer encapsulated vesicle-like structure representing the bio-organism. Also, we consider the fouling caused by the nonspecific adhesion of the bio-organism on the substrate, without accounting for the explicit structures (e.g., pili, appendages) or conditions (e.g., surface adhesins secreted by the organisms) involved in the adhesion of specific microorganism. The model is tested by considering the properties of actual coating materials and biofouling causing microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, algae). Results show that while the electrostatic-vdW effect can be significant in anti-biofouling action for cases where the salt concentration is relatively low (e.g., saline solution for surgical instruments), it might not be effective for marine environment where the salt concentration is much higher. The findings, therefore, point to a hitherto unexplored driving mechanism of anti-biofouling action of the coating. Such an identification will also enable the appropriate choices of the coating materials (e.g., possible dielectric material with volume charge) and other system parameters (e.g., salinity of the solution for storing the surgical instruments) that will significantly improve the efficiency of the coatings in preventing the nonspecific adhesion mediated biofouling.
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- Sai Ankit Etha
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Offroy M, Razafitianamaharavo A, Beaussart A, Pagnout C, Duval JFL. Fast automated processing of AFM PeakForce curves to evaluate spatially resolved Young modulus and stiffness of turgescent cells. RSC Adv 2020; 10:19258-19275. [PMID: 35515432 PMCID: PMC9054095 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra00669f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is a powerful technique for the measurement of mechanical properties of individual cells in two (x × y) or three (x × y × time) dimensions. The instrumental progress makes it currently possible to generate a large amount of data in a relatively short time, which is particularly true for AFM operating in so-called PeakForce tapping mode (Bruker corporation). The latter corresponds to an AFM probe that periodically hits the sample surface while the pico-newton level interaction force is recorded from cantilever deflection. The method provides unprecedented high-resolution (a few tens of nm) imaging of the mechanical features of soft biological samples (e.g. bacteria, yeasts) and of hard abiotic surfaces (e.g. minerals). The rapid conversion of up to several tens of thousands spatially resolved force curves typically collected in AFM PeakForce tapping mode over a given cell surface area into comprehensive nanomechanical information requires the development of robust data analysis methodologies and dedicated numerical tools. In this work, we report an automated algorithm for (i) a rapid and unambiguous detection of the indentation regimes corresponding to non-linear and linear deformations of bacterial surfaces upon compression by the AFM probe, (ii) the subsequent evaluation of the Young modulus and cell surface stiffness, and (iii) the generation of spatial mappings of relevant nanomechanical properties at the single cell level. The procedure involves consistent evaluation of the contact point between the AFM probe and sample biosurface and that of the threshold indentation value marking the transition between non-linear and linear deformation regimes. For comparison purposes, the former regime is here analyzed on the basis of Hertz and Sneddon models corrected or not for effects of finite sample thickness. Analysis of AFM measurements performed on a selected Escherichia coli strain is detailed to demonstrate the feasibility, rapidity and robustness of the here-proposed PeakForce data treatment process. The flexibility of the algorithm allows consideration of force curve parameterizations other than that detailed here, which may be desired for investigation of e.g. eukaryotes nanomechanics. The performance of the adopted Hertz-based and Sneddon-based contact mechanics formalisms in recovering experimental data and in identifying nanomechanical heterogeneities at the bacterium scale is further thoroughly discussed. A numerical method is proposed for the modeling of AFM PeakForce curves and the automated extraction of relevant spatially-resolved nanomechanical properties of turgescent cells.![]()
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- Marc Offroy
- Université de Lorraine
- CNRS
- LIEC
- F-54000 Nancy
- France
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Beaussart A, El-Kirat-Chatel S. Microbial adhesion and ultrastructure from the single-molecule to the single-cell levels by Atomic Force Microscopy. Cell Surf 2019; 5:100031. [PMID: 32743147 PMCID: PMC7389263 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcsw.2019.100031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In the last decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has evolved towards an accurate and lasting tool to study the surface of living cells in physiological conditions. Through imaging, single-molecule force spectroscopy and single-cell force spectroscopy modes, AFM allows to decipher at multiple scales the morphology and the molecular interactions taking place at the cell surface. Applied to microbiology, these approaches have been used to elucidate biophysical properties of biomolecules and to directly link the molecular structures to their function. In this review, we describe the main methods developed for AFM-based microbial surface analysis that we illustrate with examples of molecular mechanisms unravelled with unprecedented resolution.
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Hassan AA, Vitorino MV, Robalo T, Rodrigues MS, Sá-Correia I. Variation of Burkholderia cenocepacia cell wall morphology and mechanical properties during cystic fibrosis lung infection, assessed by atomic force microscopy. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16118. [PMID: 31695169 PMCID: PMC6834607 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52604-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The influence that Burkholderia cenocepacia adaptive evolution during long-term infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has on cell wall morphology and mechanical properties is poorly understood despite their crucial role in cell physiology, persistent infection and pathogenesis. Cell wall morphology and physical properties of three B. cenocepacia isolates collected from a CF patient over a period of 3.5 years were compared using atomic force microscopy (AFM). These serial clonal variants include the first isolate retrieved from the patient and two late isolates obtained after three years of infection and before the patient's death with cepacia syndrome. A consistent and progressive decrease of cell height and a cell shape evolution during infection, from the typical rods to morphology closer to cocci, were observed. The images of cells grown in biofilms showed an identical cell size reduction pattern. Additionally, the apparent elasticity modulus significantly decreases from the early isolate to the last clonal variant retrieved from the patient but the intermediary highly antibiotic resistant clonal isolate showed the highest elasticity values. Concerning the adhesion of bacteria surface to the AFM tip, the first isolate was found to adhere better than the late isolates whose lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structure loss the O-antigen (OAg) during CF infection. The OAg is known to influence Gram-negative bacteria adhesion and be an important factor in B. cenocepacia adaptation to chronic infection. Results reinforce the concept of the occurrence of phenotypic heterogeneity and adaptive evolution, also at the level of cell size, form, envelope topography and physical properties during long-term infection.
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- A Amir Hassan
- iBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1049-001, Portugal
- Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1049-001, Portugal
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- BioISI - Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
- Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- BioISI - Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- BioISI - Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal.
- Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal.
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- iBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1049-001, Portugal.
- Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1049-001, Portugal.
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Pagnout C, Sohm B, Razafitianamaharavo A, Caillet C, Offroy M, Leduc M, Gendre H, Jomini S, Beaussart A, Bauda P, Duval JFL. Pleiotropic effects of rfa-gene mutations on Escherichia coli envelope properties. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9696. [PMID: 31273247 PMCID: PMC6609704 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46100-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Mutations in the rfa operon leading to severely truncated lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structures are associated with pleiotropic effects on bacterial cells, which in turn generates a complex phenotype termed deep-rough. Literature reports distinct behavior of these mutants in terms of susceptibility to bacteriophages and to several antibacterial substances. There is so far a critical lack of understanding of such peculiar structure-reactivity relationships mainly due to a paucity of thorough biophysical and biochemical characterizations of the surfaces of these mutants. In the current study, the biophysicochemical features of the envelopes of Escherichia coli deep-rough mutants are identified from the molecular to the single cell and population levels using a suite of complementary techniques, namely microelectrophoresis, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Isobaric Tag for Relative and Absolute Quantitation (iTRAQ) for quantitative proteomics. Electrokinetic, nanomechanical and proteomic analyses evidence enhanced mutant membrane destabilization/permeability, and differentiated abundances of outer membrane proteins involved in the susceptibility phenotypes of LPS-truncated mutants towards bacteriophages, antimicrobial peptides and hydrophobic antibiotics. In particular, inner-core LPS altered mutants exhibit the most pronounced heterogeneity in the spatial distribution of their Young modulus and stiffness, which is symptomatic of deep damages on cell envelope likely to mediate phage infection process and antibiotic action.
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- Christophe Pagnout
- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Campus Bridoux, Metz, F-57070, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Campus Bridoux, Metz, F-57070, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54000, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54000, France
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- Plateforme protéomique 3P5, Inserm U1016-Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, MICUSPC, Paris, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54000, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54000, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Campus Bridoux, Metz, F-57070, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54000, France
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Chen C, Petterson T, Illergård J, Ek M, Wågberg L. Influence of Cellulose Charge on Bacteria Adhesion and Viability to PVAm/CNF/PVAm-Modified Cellulose Model Surfaces. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:2075-2083. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Chao Chen
- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, School of Engineering Science in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Teknikringen 56-58, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, School of Engineering Science in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Teknikringen 56-58, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, School of Engineering Science in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Teknikringen 56-58, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, School of Engineering Science in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Teknikringen 56-58, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, School of Engineering Science in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Teknikringen 56-58, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden
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Effect of copper on diesel degradation in Pseudomonas extremaustralis. Extremophiles 2018; 23:91-99. [PMID: 30328541 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-018-1063-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Environments co-contaminated with heavy metals and hydrocarbons have become an important problem worldwide, especially due to the effect of metals on hydrocarbon degrading microorganisms. Pseudomonas extremaustralis, a bacterium isolated from a pristine pond in Antarctica, showed high capabilities to cope with environmental stress and a very versatile metabolism that includes alkane degradation under microaerobic conditions. In this work, we analyzed P. extremaustralis' capability to resist high copper concentrations and the effect of copper presence in diesel biodegradation. We observed that P. extremaustralis resisted up to 4 mM CuSO4 in a rich medium such as LB. This copper resistance is sustained by the presence of the cus and cop operons together with other efflux systems and porins located in a single region in P. extremaustralis genome. When copper was present, diesel degradation was negatively affected, even though copper enhanced bacterial attachment to hydrocarbons. However, when a small amount of glucose (0.05% w/v) was added, the presence of CuSO4 enhanced alkane degradation. In addition, atomic force microscopy analysis showed that the presence of glucose decreased the negative effects produced by copper and diesel on the cell envelopes.
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Beaussart A, Beloin C, Ghigo JM, Chapot-Chartier MP, Kulakauskas S, Duval JFL. Probing the influence of cell surface polysaccharides on nanodendrimer binding to Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria using single-nanoparticle force spectroscopy. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:12743-12753. [PMID: 29946619 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr01766b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The safe use and design of nanoparticles (NPs) ask for a comprehensive interpretation of their potentially adverse effects on (micro)organisms. In this respect, the prior assessment of the interactions experienced by NPs in the vicinity of - and in contact with - complex biological surfaces is mandatory. It requires the development of suitable techniques for deciphering the processes that govern nano-bio interactions when a single organism is exposed to an extremely low dose of NPs. Here, we used atomic force spectroscopy (AFM)-based force measurements to investigate at the nanoscale the interactions between carboxylate-terminated polyamidoamine (PAMAM) nanodendrimers (radius ca. 4.5 nm) and two bacteria with very distinct surface properties, Escherichia coli and Lactococcus lactis. The zwitterionic nanodendrimers exhibit a negative peripheral surface charge and/or a positive intraparticulate core depending on the solution pH and salt concentration. Following an original strategy according to which a single dendrimer NP is grafted at the very apex of the AFM tip, the density and localization of NP binding sites are probed at the surface of E. coli and L. lactis mutants expressing different cell surface structures (presence/absence of the O-antigen of the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) or of a polysaccharide pellicle). In line with electrokinetic analysis, AFM force measurements evidence that adhesion of NPs onto pellicle-decorated L. lactis is governed by their underlying electrostatic interactions as controlled by the pH-dependent charge of the peripheral and internal NP components, and the negatively-charged cell surface. In contrast, the presence of the O-antigen on E. coli systematically suppresses the adhesion of nanodendrimers onto cells, may the apparent NP surface charge be determined by the peripheral carboxylate groups or by the internal amine functions. Altogether, this work highlights the differentiated roles played by surface polysaccharides in mediating NP attachment to Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It further demonstrates that the assessment of NP bioadhesion features requires a critical analysis of the electrostatic contributions stemming from the various structures composing the stratified cell envelope, and those originating from the bulk and surface NP components. The joint use of electrokinetics and AFM provides a valuable option for rapidly addressing the binding propensity of NPs to microorganisms, as urgently needed in NP risk assessments.
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Šimkus R, Meškienė R, Aučynaitė A, Ledas Ž, Baronas R, Meškys R. Phoretic interactions and oscillations in active suspensions of growing Escherichia coli. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:180008. [PMID: 29892439 PMCID: PMC5990789 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bioluminescence imaging experiments were carried out to characterize spatio-temporal patterns of bacterial self-organization in active suspensions (cultures) of bioluminescent Escherichia coli and its mutants. An analysis of the effects of mutations shows that spatio-temporal patterns formed in standard microtitre plates are not related to the chemotaxis system of bacteria. In fact, these patterns are strongly dependent on the properties of mutants that characterize them as self-phoretic (non-flagellar) swimmers. In particular, the observed patterns are essentially dependent on the efficiency of proton translocation across membranes and the smoothness of the cell surface. These characteristics can be associated, respectively, with the surface activity and the phoretic mobility of a colloidal swimmer. An analysis of the experimental data together with mathematical modelling of pattern formation suggests the following: (1) pattern-forming processes can be described by Keller-Segel-type models of chemotaxis with logistic cell kinetics; (2) active cells can be seen as biochemical oscillators that exhibit phoretic drift and alignment; and (3) the spatio-temporal patterns in a suspension of growing E. coli form due to phoretic interactions between oscillating cells of high metabolic activity.
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- Remigijus Šimkus
- Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, 03225 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, 03225 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al. 7, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Benforte FC, Colonnella MA, Ricardi MM, Solar Venero EC, Lizarraga L, López NI, Tribelli PM. Novel role of the LPS core glycosyltransferase WapH for cold adaptation in the Antarctic bacterium Pseudomonas extremaustralis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192559. [PMID: 29415056 PMCID: PMC5802925 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Psychrotroph microorganisms have developed cellular mechanisms to cope with cold stress. Cell envelopes are key components for bacterial survival. Outer membrane is a constituent of Gram negative bacterial envelopes, consisting of several components, such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS). In this work we investigated the relevance of envelope characteristics for cold adaptation in the Antarctic bacterium Pseudomonas extremaustralis by analyzing a mini Tn5 wapH mutant strain, encoding a core LPS glycosyltransferase. Our results showed that wapH strain is impaired to grow under low temperature but not for cold survival. The mutation in wapH, provoked a strong aggregative phenotype and modifications of envelope nanomechanical properties such as lower flexibility and higher turgor pressure, cell permeability and surface area to volume ratio (S/V). Changes in these characteristics were also observed in the wild type strain grown at different temperatures, showing higher cell flexibility but lower turgor pressure under cold conditions. Cold shock experiments indicated that an acclimation period in the wild type is necessary for cell flexibility and S/V ratio adjustments. Alteration in cell-cell interaction capabilities was observed in wapH strain. Mixed cells of wild type and wapH strains, as well as those of the wild type strain grown at different temperatures, showed a mosaic pattern of aggregation. These results indicate that wapH mutation provoked marked envelope alterations showing that LPS core conservation appears as a novel essential feature for active growth under cold conditions.
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- Florencia C. Benforte
- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bionanociencias, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bionanociencias, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- IQUIBICEN, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- * E-mail: (NIL); (PMT)
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- IQUIBICEN, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- * E-mail: (NIL); (PMT)
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D-Cateslytin, a new antimicrobial peptide with therapeutic potential. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15199. [PMID: 29123174 PMCID: PMC5680178 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15436-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The rise of antimicrobial resistant microorganisms constitutes an increasingly serious threat to global public health. As a consequence, the efficacy of conventional antimicrobials is rapidly declining, threatening the ability of healthcare professionals to cure common infections. Over the last two decades host defense peptides have been identified as an attractive source of new antimicrobials. In the present study, we characterized the antibacterial and mechanistic properties of D-Cateslytin (D-Ctl), a new epipeptide derived from L-Cateslytin, where all L-amino acids were replaced by D-amino acids. We demonstrated that D-Ctl emerges as a potent, safe and robust peptide antimicrobial with undetectable susceptibility to resistance. Using Escherichia coli as a model, we reveal that D-Ctl targets the bacterial cell wall leading to the permeabilization of the membrane and the death of the bacteria. Overall, D-Ctl offers many assets that make it an attractive candidate for the biopharmaceutical development of new antimicrobials either as a single therapy or as a combination therapy as D-Ctl also has the remarkable property to potentiate several antimicrobials of reference such as cefotaxime, amoxicillin and methicillin.
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Freudenthal O, Quilès F, Francius G. Discrepancies between Cyclic and Linear Antimicrobial Peptide Actions on the Spectrochemical and Nanomechanical Fingerprints of a Young Biofilm. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:5861-5872. [PMID: 30023754 PMCID: PMC6044769 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are currently known for their potential as an alternative to conventional antibiotics and new weapons against drug-resistant bacteria and biofilms. In the present work, the mechanism of action of a cyclic (colistin) and a linear (catestatin) AMP on a young E. coli biofilm was deciphered from the molecular to the cellular scale. To this end, infrared spectroscopy (attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared) assisted by chemometric analysis was combined with fluorescence and atomic force microscopies to address the very different behaviors of both AMPs. Indeed, the colistin dramatically damaged the bacterial cell wall and the metabolism even though its action was not homogeneous over the whole bacterial population and repopulation can be observed after peptide removal. Conversely, catestatin did not lead to major damages in the bacterial morphology but its action was homogeneous over the whole bacterial population and the cells were unable to regrow after the peptide treatment. Our results strongly suggested that contrary to the cyclic molecule, the linear one is able to cause irreversible damages in the bacterial membrane concomitantly to a strong impact on the bacterial metabolism.
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- Oona Freudenthal
- Université
de Lorraine, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour
l’Environnement, LCPME,
UMR 7564, Villers-lès-Nancy, F-54600, France
- CNRS,
Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l’Environnement,
LCPME, UMR 7564, Villers-lès-Nancy, F-54600, France
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- Université
de Lorraine, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour
l’Environnement, LCPME,
UMR 7564, Villers-lès-Nancy, F-54600, France
- CNRS,
Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l’Environnement,
LCPME, UMR 7564, Villers-lès-Nancy, F-54600, France
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- Université
de Lorraine, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour
l’Environnement, LCPME,
UMR 7564, Villers-lès-Nancy, F-54600, France
- CNRS,
Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l’Environnement,
LCPME, UMR 7564, Villers-lès-Nancy, F-54600, France
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Even C, Marlière C, Ghigo JM, Allain JM, Marcellan A, Raspaud E. Recent advances in studying single bacteria and biofilm mechanics. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 247:573-588. [PMID: 28754382 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bacterial biofilms correspond to surface-associated bacterial communities embedded in hydrogel-like matrix, in which high cell density, reduced diffusion and physico-chemical heterogeneity play a protective role and induce novel behaviors. In this review, we present recent advances on the understanding of how bacterial mechanical properties, from single cell to high-cell density community, determine biofilm tri-dimensional growth and eventual dispersion and we attempt to draw a parallel between these properties and the mechanical properties of other well-studied hydrogels and living systems.
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Perni S, Preedy EC, Landini P, Prokopovich P. Influence of csgD and ompR on Nanomechanics, Adhesion Forces, and Curli Properties of E. coli. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:7965-7974. [PMID: 27434665 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Curli are bacterial appendages involved in the adhesion of cells to surfaces; their synthesis is regulated by many genes such as csgD and ompR. The expression of the two curli subunits (CsgA and CsgB) in Escherichia coli (E. coli) is regulated by CsgD; at the same time, csgD transcription is under the control of OmpR. Therefore, both genes are involved in the control of curli production. In this work, we elucidated the role of these genes in the nanomechanical and adhesive properties of E. coli MG1655 (a laboratory strain not expressing significant amount of curli) and its curli-producing mutants overexpressing OmpR and CsgD, employing atomic force microscopy (AFM). Nanomechanical analysis revealed that the expression of these genes gave origin to cells with a lower Young's modulus (E) and turgidity (P0), whereas the adhesion forces were unaffected when genes involved in curli formation were expressed. AFM was also employed to study the primary structure of the curli expressed through the freely jointed chain (FJC) model for polymers. CsgD increased the number of curli on the surface more than OmpR did, and the overexpression of both genes did not result in a greater number of curli. Neither of the genes had an impact on the structure (total length of the polymer and number and length of Kuhn segments) of the curli. Our results further suggest that, despite the widely assumed role of curli in cell adhesion, cell adhesion force is also dictated by surface properties because no relation between the number of curli expressed on the surface and cell adhesion was found.
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- Stefano Perni
- Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Cardiff University , Cardiff, U.K. CF10 3NB
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- Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Cardiff University , Cardiff, U.K. CF10 3NB
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Milan , 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Cardiff University , Cardiff, U.K. CF10 3NB
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Amrani A, van Helden J, Bergon A, Aouane A, Ben Hania W, Tamburini C, Loriod B, Imbert J, Ollivier B, Pradel N, Dolla A. Deciphering the adaptation strategies of Desulfovibrio piezophilus to hydrostatic pressure through metabolic and transcriptional analyses. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2016; 8:520-526. [PMID: 27264199 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2015] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Desulfovibrio piezophilus strain C1TLV30(T) is a mesophilic piezophilic sulfate-reducer isolated from Wood Falls at 1700 m depth in the Mediterranean Sea. In this study, we analysed the effect of the hydrostatic pressure on this deep-sea living bacterium at the physiologic and transcriptomic levels. Our results showed that lactate oxidation and energy metabolism were affected by the hydrostatic pressure. Especially, acetyl-CoA oxidation pathway and energy conservation through hydrogen and formate recycling would be more important when the hydrostatic pressure is above (26 MPa) than below (0.1 MPa) the optimal one (10 MPa). This work underlines also the role of the amino acid glutamate as a piezolyte for the Desulfovibrio genus. The transcriptomic analysis revealed 146 differentially expressed genes emphasizing energy production and conversion, amino acid transport and metabolism and cell motility and signal transduction mechanisms as hydrostatic pressure responding processes. This dataset allowed us to identify a sequence motif upstream of a subset of differentially expressed genes as putative pressure-dependent regulatory element.
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- Amira Amrani
- Aix-Marseille Université, Université du Sud Toulon-Var, IRD, CNRS/INSU, MIO, UM110, Marseille, Cedex 09, 13288, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, LCB-UMR7283, Marseille, France
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- Inserm, U1090; TGML/TAGC, Marseille, F-13009, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR_S 1090; TGML/TAGC, Marseille, F-13007, France
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- Inserm, U1090; TGML/TAGC, Marseille, F-13009, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR_S 1090; TGML/TAGC, Marseille, F-13007, France
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- Service de Microscopie Electronique, IBDML, Marseille, Cedex 09, 13288, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Université du Sud Toulon-Var, IRD, CNRS/INSU, MIO, UM110, Marseille, Cedex 09, 13288, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Université du Sud Toulon-Var, IRD, CNRS/INSU, MIO, UM110, Marseille, Cedex 09, 13288, France
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- Inserm, U1090; TGML/TAGC, Marseille, F-13009, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR_S 1090; TGML/TAGC, Marseille, F-13007, France
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- Inserm, U1090; TGML/TAGC, Marseille, F-13009, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR_S 1090; TGML/TAGC, Marseille, F-13007, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Université du Sud Toulon-Var, IRD, CNRS/INSU, MIO, UM110, Marseille, Cedex 09, 13288, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Université du Sud Toulon-Var, IRD, CNRS/INSU, MIO, UM110, Marseille, Cedex 09, 13288, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, LCB-UMR7283, Marseille, France
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Duval JFL, Présent RM, Rotureau E. Kinetic and thermodynamic determinants of trace metal partitioning at biointerphases: the role of intracellular speciation dynamics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:30415-30435. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp05717a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A theory is elaborated for rationalizing the impacts of intracellular metal speciation dynamics on metal uptake in suspension of charged microorganisms beyond the classical thermodynamic representation.
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- Jérôme F. L. Duval
- CNRS
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC)
- UMR 7360
- Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501
- France
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- CNRS
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC)
- UMR 7360
- Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501
- France
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- CNRS
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC)
- UMR 7360
- Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501
- France
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Bhat SV, Booth SC, Vantomme EAN, Afroj S, Yost CK, Dahms TES. Oxidative stress and metabolic perturbations in Escherichia coli exposed to sublethal levels of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 135:453-461. [PMID: 25661029 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Revised: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The chlorophenoxy herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is used extensively worldwide despite its known toxicity and our limited understanding of how it affects non-target organisms. Escherichia coli is a suitable model organism to investigate toxicity and adaptation mechanisms in bacteria exposed to xenobiotic chemicals. We developed a methodical platform that uses atomic force microscopy, metabolomics and biochemical assays to quantify the response of E. coli exposed to sublethal levels of 2,4-D. This herbicide induced a filamentous phenotype in E. coli BL21 and a similar phenotype was observed in a selection of genotypically diverse E. coli strains (A0, A1, B1, and D) isolated from the environment. The filamentous phenotype was observed at concentrations 1000 times below field levels and was reversible upon supplementation with polyamines. Cells treated with 2,4-D had more compliant envelopes, significantly remodeled surfaces that were rougher and altered vital metabolic pathways including oxidative phosphorylation, the ABC transport system, peptidoglycan biosynthesis, amino acid, nucleotide and sugar metabolism. Most of the observed effects could be attributed to oxidative stress, consistent with increases in reactive oxygen species as a function of 2,4-D exposure. This study provides direct evidence that 2,4-D at sublethal levels induces oxidative stress and identifies the associated metabolic changes in E. coli.
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- Supriya V Bhat
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr, NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada.
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Diao M, Nguyen TA, Taran E, Mahler SM, Nguyen AV. Effect of energy source, salt concentration and loading force on colloidal interactions between Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans cells and mineral surfaces. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 132:271-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Uchiyama J, Kanesaki Y, Iwata N, Asakura R, Funamizu K, Tasaki R, Agatsuma M, Tahara H, Matsuhashi A, Yoshikawa H, Ogawa S, Ohta H. Genomic analysis of parallel-evolved cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under acid stress. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2015; 125:243-54. [PMID: 25736465 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-015-0111-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Experimental evolution is a powerful tool for clarifying phenotypic and genotypic changes responsible for adaptive evolution. In this study, we isolated acid-adapted Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Synechocystis 6803) strains to identify genes involved in acid tolerance. Synechocystis 6803 is rarely found in habitants with pH < 5.75. The parent (P) strain was cultured in BG-11 at pH 6.0. We gradually lowered the pH of the medium from pH 6.0 to pH 5.5 over 3 months. Our adapted cells could grow in acid stress conditions at pH 5.5, whereas the parent cells could not. We performed whole-genome sequencing and compared the acid-adapted and P strains, thereby identifying 11 SNPs in the acid-adapted strains, including in Fo F1-ATPase. To determine whether the SNP genes responded to acid stress, we examined gene expression in the adapted strains using quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. sll0914, sll1496, sll0528, and sll1144 expressions increased under acid stress in the P strain, whereas sll0162, sll0163, slr0623, and slr0529 expressions decreased. There were no differences in the SNP genes expression levels between the P strain and two adapted strains, except for sll0528. These results suggest that SNPs in certain genes are involved in acid stress tolerance in Synechocystis 6803.
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- Junji Uchiyama
- Research Center for RNA Science, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641, Yamasaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan,
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Mularski A, Wilksch JJ, Wang H, Hossain MA, Wade JD, Separovic F, Strugnell RA, Gee ML. Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals the Mechanobiology of Lytic Peptide Action on Bacteria. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:6164-71. [PMID: 25978768 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Increasing rates of antimicrobial-resistant medically important bacteria require the development of new, effective therapeutics, of which antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are among the promising candidates. Many AMPs are membrane-active, but their mode of action in killing bacteria or in inhibiting their growth remains elusive. This study used atomic force microscopy (AFM) to probe the mechanobiology of a model AMP (a derivative of melittin) on living Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterial cells. We performed in situ biophysical measurements to understand how the melittin peptide modulates various biophysical behaviors of individual bacteria, including the turgor pressure, cell wall elasticity, and bacterial capsule thickness and organization. Exposure of K. pneumoniae to the peptide had a significant effect on the turgor pressure and Young's modulus of the cell wall. The turgor pressure increased upon peptide addition followed by a later decrease, suggesting that cell lysis occurred and pressure was lost through destruction of the cell envelope. The Young's modulus also increased, indicating that interaction with the peptide increased the rigidity of the cell wall. The bacterial capsule did not prevent cell lysis by the peptide, and surprisingly, the capsule appeared unaffected by exposure to the peptide, as capsule thickness and inferred organization were within the control limits, determined by mechanical measurements. These data show that AFM measurements may provide valuable insights into the physical events that precede bacterial lysis by AMPs.
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- Anna Mularski
- †School of Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and §Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- †School of Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and §Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- †School of Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and §Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- †School of Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and §Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- †School of Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and §Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- †School of Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and §Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- †School of Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and §Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- †School of Chemistry, ‡Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and §Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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Duval JFL, Paquet N, Lavoie M, Fortin C. Dynamics of Metal Partitioning at the Cell-Solution Interface: Implications for Toxicity Assessment under Growth-Inhibiting Conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:6625-6636. [PMID: 25945520 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Metal toxicity toward microorganisms is usually evaluated by determining growth inhibition. To achieve a mechanistic interpretation of such toxic effects, the intricate coupling between cell growth kinetics and metal partitioning dynamics at the cell-solution interface over time must be considered on a quantitative level. A formalism is elaborated to evaluate cell-surface-bound, internalized, and extracellular metal fractions in the limit where metal uptake kinetics is controlled by internalization under noncomplexing medium conditions. Cell growth kinetics is tackled using the continuous logistic equation modified to include growth inhibition by metal accumulation to intracellular or cell surface sites. The theory further includes metal-proton competition for adsorption at cell-surface binding sites, as well as possible variation of cell size during exposure to metal ions. The formalism elucidates the dramatic impacts of initial cell concentration on metal bioavailability and toxicity over time, in agreement with reported algae bioassays. It further highlights that appropriate definition of toxicity endpoints requires careful inspection of the ratio between exposure time scale and time scale of metal depletion from bulk solution. The latter depends on metal internalization-excretion rate constants, microorganism growth, and the extent of metal adsorption on nonspecific, transporter, and growth inhibitory sites. As an application of the theory, Cd toxicity in the algae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata is interpreted from constrained modeling of cell growth kinetics and of interfacial Cd-partitioning dynamics measured under various exposure conditions.
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- Jérôme F L Duval
- †Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), CNRS, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54501, France
- ‡Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine, UMR7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54501, France
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- §Centre Eau Terre Environnement (INRS-ETE), Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 490 de la Couronne, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada
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- §Centre Eau Terre Environnement (INRS-ETE), Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 490 de la Couronne, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada
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- §Centre Eau Terre Environnement (INRS-ETE), Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 490 de la Couronne, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada
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Moussa M, Caillet C, Town RM, Duval JFL. Remarkable electrokinetic features of charge-stratified soft nanoparticles: mobility reversal in monovalent aqueous electrolyte. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:5656-5666. [PMID: 25939023 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The electrokinetic behavior of G6.5 carboxylate-terminated poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) starburst dendrimers (8 ± 1 nm diameter) is investigated over a broad range of pH values (3-9) and NaNO3 concentrations (c(∞ )= 2-200 mM). The dependence of nanodendrimer electrophoretic mobility μ on pH and c(∞) is marked by an unconventional decrease of the point of zero mobility (PZM) from 5.4 to 5.5 to 3.8 upon increase in salt concentration, with PZM defined as the pH value at which a reversal of the mobility sign is reached. The existence of a common intersection point is further evidenced for series of mobility versus pH curves measured at different NaNO3 concentrations. Using soft particle electrokinetic theory, this remarkable behavior is shown to originate from the zwitterionic functionality of the PAMAM-COOH particles. The dependence of PZM on c(∞) results from the coupling between electroosmotic flow and dendrimeric interphase defined by a nonuniform distribution of amine and carboxylic functional groups. In turn, μ reflects the sign and distribution of particle charges located within an electrokinetically active region, the dimension of which is determined by the Debye length, varied here in the range 0.7-6.8 nm. In agreement with theory, the electrokinetics of smaller G4.5 PAMAM-COOH nanoparticles (5 ± 0.5 nm diameter) further confirms that the PZM is shifted to higher pH with decreasing dendrimer size. Depending on pH, a mobility extremum is obtained under conditions where the Debye length and the particle radius are comparable. This results from changes in particle structure compactness following salt- and pH-mediated modulations of intraparticle Coulombic interactions. The findings solidly evidence the possible occurrence of particle mobility reversal in monovalent salt solution suggested by recent molecular dynamic simulations and anticipated from earlier mean-field electrokinetic theory.
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- Mariam Moussa
- †LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux), UMR7360, CNRS, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France
- ‡LIEC, UMR7360, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France
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- †LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux), UMR7360, CNRS, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France
- ‡LIEC, UMR7360, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France
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- §Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- †LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux), UMR7360, CNRS, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France
- ‡LIEC, UMR7360, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France
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Rotureau E, Billard P, Duval JFL. Evaluation of metal biouptake from the analysis of bulk metal depletion kinetics at various cell concentrations: theory and application. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:990-998. [PMID: 25525993 DOI: 10.1021/es505049f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Bioavailability of trace metals is a key parameter for assessment of toxicity on living organisms. Proper evaluation of metal bioavailability requires monitoring the various interfacial processes that control metal partitioning dynamics at the biointerface, which includes metal transport from solution to cell membrane, adsorption at the biosurface, internalization, and possible excretion. In this work, a methodology is proposed to quantitatively describe the dynamics of Cd(II) uptake by Pseudomonas putida. The analysis is based on the kinetic measurement of Cd(II) depletion from bulk solution at various initial cell concentrations using electroanalytical probes. On the basis of a recent formalism on the dynamics of metal uptake by complex biointerphases, the cell concentration-dependent depletion time scales and plateau values reached by metal concentrations at long exposure times (>3 h) are successfully rationalized in terms of limiting metal uptake flux, rate of excretion, and metal affinity to internalization sites. The analysis shows the limits of approximate depletion models valid in the extremes of high and weak metal affinities. The contribution of conductive diffusion transfer of metals from the solution to the cell membrane in governing the rate of Cd(II) uptake is further discussed on the basis of estimated resistances for metal membrane transfer and extracellular mass transport.
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Fulazzaky MA, Abdullah S, Salim MR. Fundamentals of mass transfer and kinetics for biosorption of oil and grease from agro-food industrial effluent by Serratia marcescens SA30. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra20794k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Biosorption mechanisms of oil and grease removal by Serratia marcescens SA30 from agro-food industrial effluent, attached on the oil palm frond.
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- Mohamad Ali Fulazzaky
- Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security
- Research Institute for Sustainable Environment
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Johor Bahru
- Malaysia
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- Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security
- Research Institute for Sustainable Environment
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Johor Bahru
- Malaysia
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- Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security
- Research Institute for Sustainable Environment
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Johor Bahru
- Malaysia
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Jacquot A, Sakamoto C, Razafitianamarahavo A, Caillet C, Merlin J, Fahs A, Ghigo JM, Duval JFL, Beloin C, Francius G. The dynamics and pH-dependence of Ag43 adhesins' self-association probed by atomic force spectroscopy. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:12665-12681. [PMID: 25208582 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr03312d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Self-associating auto-transporter (SAAT) adhesins are two-domain cell surface proteins involved in bacteria auto-aggregation and biofilm formation. Antigen 43 (Ag43) is a SAAT adhesin commonly found in Escherichia coli whose variant Ag43a has been shown to promote persistence of uropathogenic E. coli within the bladder. The recent resolution of the tri-dimensional structure of the 499 amino-acids' β-domain in Ag43a has shed light on the possible mechanism governing the self-recognition of SAAT adhesins, in particular the importance of trans-interactions between the L shaped β-helical scaffold of two α-domains of neighboring adhesins. In this study, we use single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) and dynamic force spectroscopy (DFS) to unravel the dynamics of Ag43-self association under various pH and molecular elongation rate conditions that mimic the situations encountered by E. coli in its natural environment. Results evidenced an important stretchability of Ag43α with unfolding of sub-domains leading to molecular extension as long as 150 nm. Nanomechanical analysis of molecular stretching data suggested that self-association of Ag43 can lead to the formation of dimers and tetramers driven by rapid and weak cis- as well as slow but strong trans-interaction forces with a magnitude as large as 100-250 pN. The dynamics of cis- and trans-interactions were demonstrated to be strongly influenced by pH and applied shear force, thus suggesting that environmental conditions can modulate Ag43-mediated aggregation of bacteria at the molecular level.
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- Adrien Jacquot
- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement, UMR 7564, Villers-lès-Nancy, F-54601, France
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Diao M, Taran E, Mahler S, Nguyen AV. A concise review of nanoscopic aspects of bioleaching bacteria-mineral interactions. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 212:45-63. [PMID: 25245273 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Bioleaching is a technology for the recovery of metals from minerals by means of microorganisms, which accelerate the oxidative dissolution of the mineral by regenerating ferric ions. Bioleaching processes take place at the interface of bacteria, sulfide mineral and leaching solution. The fundamental forces between a bioleaching bacterium and mineral surface are central to understanding the intricacies of interfacial phenomena, such as bacterial adhesion or detachment from minerals and the mineral dissolution. This review focuses on the current state of knowledge in the colloidal aspect of bacteria-mineral interactions, particularly for bioleaching bacteria. Special consideration is given to the microscopic structure of bacterial cells and the atomic force microscopy technique used in the quantification of fundamental interaction forces at nanoscale.
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- Mengxue Diao
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia; Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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Dika C, Duval JFL, Francius G, Perrin A, Gantzer C. Isoelectric point is an inadequate descriptor of MS2, Phi X 174 and PRD1 phages adhesion on abiotic surfaces. J Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 446:327-34. [PMID: 25265875 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.08.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 08/24/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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MS2, Phi X 174 and PRD1 bacteriophages are commonly used as surrogates to evaluate pathogenic virus behavior in natural aquatic media. The interfacial properties of these model soft bioparticles are herein discussed in connection with their propensities to adhere onto abiotic surfaces that differ in terms of surface charges and hydrophobicities. The phages considered in this work exhibit distinct multilayered surface structures and their electrostatic charges are evaluated from the dependence of their electrophoretic mobilities on electrolyte concentration at neutral pH on the basis of electrokinetic theory for soft (bio)particles. The charges of the viruses probed by electrokinetics vary according to the sequence Phi X 174⩽PRD1≪MS2, where '<' stands for 'less charged than'. The hydrophobic/hydrophilic balances of the phages are further derived from their adhesions onto model hydrophobic and hydrophilic self-assembled mono-layers. The corresponding results lead to the following hydrophobicity sequence Phi X 174≪MS2<PRD1 where '<' means 'less hydrophobic than'. The respective electrostatic and hydrophobic/hydrophilic features of the phages are further shown to be consistent with their measured adhesions onto polyethersulfone-based membranes with distinct hydrophobicities and charge levels. The methodology clearly demonstrates that the traditionally adopted phage isoelectric point as a relevant physicochemical descriptor for phage adhesion is not adequate for MS2, Phi X 174 and PRD1 bacteriophages.
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- Christelle Dika
- Université de Lorraine, LCPME (Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement), UMR 7564, Nancy F-54000, France; CNRS, LCPME, UMR 7564, Nancy F-54000, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux), UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France; CNRS, LIEC, UMR 7360, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, LCPME (Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement), UMR 7564, Nancy F-54000, France; CNRS, LCPME, UMR 7564, Nancy F-54000, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LCPME (Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement), UMR 7564, Nancy F-54000, France; CNRS, LCPME, UMR 7564, Nancy F-54000, France
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- Université de Lorraine, LCPME (Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement), UMR 7564, Nancy F-54000, France; CNRS, LCPME, UMR 7564, Nancy F-54000, France.
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Habimana O, Semião AJC, Casey E. Upon impact: the fate of adhering Pseudomonas fluorescens cells during nanofiltration. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:9641-9650. [PMID: 25072514 DOI: 10.1021/es500585e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nanofiltration (NF) is a high-pressure membrane filtration process increasingly applied in drinking water treatment and water reuse processes. NF typically rejects divalent salts, organic matter, and micropollutants. However, the efficiency of NF is adversely affected by membrane biofouling, during which microorganisms adhere to the membrane and proliferate to create a biofilm. Here we show that adhered Pseudomonas fluorescens cells under high permeate flux conditions are met with high fluid shear and convective fluxes at the membrane-liquid interface, resulting in their structural damage and collapse. These results were confirmed by fluorescent staining, flow cytometry, and scanning electron microscopy. This present study offers a "first-glimpse" of cell damage and death during the initial phases of bacterial adhesion to NF membranes and raises a key question about the role of this observed phenomena during early-stage biofilm formation under permeate flux and cross-flow conditions.
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- Olivier Habimana
- School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD) , Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Perni S, Preedy EC, Prokopovich P. Success and failure of colloidal approaches in adhesion of microorganisms to surfaces. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 206:265-74. [PMID: 24342736 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2013.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Biofilms are communities of cells attached to surfaces, their contributions to biological process may be either a benefit or a threat depending on the microorganism involved and on the type of substrate and environment. Biofilm formation is a complex series of steps; due to the size of microorganisms, the initial phase of biofilm formation, the bacterial adhesion to the surface, has been studied and modeled using theories developed in colloidal science. In this review the application of approaches such as Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, Overbeek (DLVO) theory and its extended version (xDLVO), to bacterial adhesion is described along with the suitability and applicability of such approaches to the investigation of the interface phenomena regulating cells adhesion. A further refinement of the xDLVO theory encompassing the brush model is also discussed. Finally, the evidences of phenomena neglected in colloidal approaches, such as surface heterogeneity and fluid flow, likely to be the source of failure are defined.
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Longo G, Kasas S. Effects of antibacterial agents and drugs monitored by atomic force microscopy. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 6:230-44. [PMID: 24616433 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Revised: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Originally invented for topographic imaging, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has evolved into a multifunctional biological toolkit, enabling to measure structural and functional details of cells and molecules. Its versatility and the large scope of information it can yield make it an invaluable tool in any biologically oriented laboratory, where researchers need to perform characterizations of living samples as well as single molecules in quasi-physiological conditions and with nanoscale resolution. In the last 20 years, AFM has revolutionized the characterization of microbial cells by allowing a better understanding of their cell wall and of the mechanism of action of drugs and by becoming itself a powerful diagnostic tool to study bacteria. Indeed, AFM is much more than a high-resolution microscopy technique. It can reconstruct force maps that can be used to explore the nanomechanical properties of microorganisms and probe at the same time the morphological and mechanical modifications induced by external stimuli. Furthermore it can be used to map chemical species or specific receptors with nanometric resolution directly on the membranes of living organisms. In summary, AFM offers new capabilities and a more in-depth insight in the structure and mechanics of biological specimens with an unrivaled spatial and force resolution. Its application to the study of bacteria is extremely significant since it has already delivered important information on the metabolism of these small microorganisms and, through new and exciting technical developments, will shed more light on the real-time interaction of antimicrobial agents and bacteria.
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- Giovanni Longo
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, LPMV, Lausanne, Switzerland; Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Duval JFL, Rotureau E. Dynamics of metal uptake by charged soft biointerphases: impacts of depletion, internalisation, adsorption and excretion. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:7401-16. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp00210e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A formalism is elaborated for deriving the dynamic partitioning of metal ions across an active, charged soft biointerphase with full account of metal depletion, transport, internalisation, adsorption and excretion processes.
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- Jérôme F. L. Duval
- CNRS
- LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux)
- UMR7360
- Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France
- Université de Lorraine
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- CNRS
- LIEC (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux)
- UMR7360
- Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54501, France
- Université de Lorraine
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Merlin J, Duval JFL. Electrodynamics of soft multilayered particles dispersions: dielectric permittivity and dynamic mobility. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:15173-88. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp01674b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A theory is presented for the electrodynamics of dispersions of spherical soft multilayered (bio)particles consisting of a hard core surrounded by step-function or diffuse-like polymeric layers with distinct electrohydrodynamic and structural features.
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- Jenny Merlin
- Université de Lorraine
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC)
- Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- CNRS
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC)
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- Université de Lorraine
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC)
- Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- CNRS
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC)
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Kuyukina MS, Korshunova IO, Rubtsova EV, Ivshina IB. Methods of microorganism immobilization for dynamic atomic-force studies (review). APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683814010086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Multiparametric atomic force microscopy imaging of single bacteriophages extruding from living bacteria. Nat Commun 2013; 4:2926. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Pillet F, Chopinet L, Formosa C, Dague E. Atomic Force Microscopy and pharmacology: from microbiology to cancerology. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1840:1028-50. [PMID: 24291690 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has been extensively used to study biological samples. Researchers take advantage of its ability to image living samples to increase our fundamental knowledge (biophysical properties/biochemical behavior) on living cell surface properties, at the nano-scale. SCOPE OF REVIEW AFM, in the imaging modes, can probe cells morphological modifications induced by drugs. In the force spectroscopy mode, it is possible to follow the nanomechanical properties of a cell and to probe the mechanical modifications induced by drugs. AFM can be used to map single molecule distribution at the cell surface. We will focus on a collection of results aiming at evaluating the nano-scale effects of drugs, by AFM. Studies on yeast, bacteria and mammal cells will illustrate our discussion. Especially, we will show how AFM can help in getting a better understanding of drug mechanism of action. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS This review demonstrates that AFM is a versatile tool, useful in pharmacology. In microbiology, it has been used to study the drugs fighting Candida albicans or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The major conclusions are a better understanding of the microbes' cell wall and of the drugs mechanism of action. In cancerology, AFM has been used to explore the effects of cytotoxic drugs or as an innovative diagnostic technology. AFM has provided original results on cultured cells, cells extracted from patient and directly on patient biopsies. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE This review enhances the interest of AFM technologies for pharmacology. The applications reviewed range from microbiology to cancerology.
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- Flavien Pillet
- CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France; Université de Toulouse, UPS, INSA, INP, ISAE, UT1, UTM, LAAS, ITAV, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- CNRS, IPBS-UMR 5089, BP64182, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France; Université de Toulouse, UPS, INSA, INP, ISAE, UT1, UTM, LAAS, ITAV, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France; Université de Toulouse, UPS, INSA, INP, ISAE, UT1, UTM, LAAS, ITAV, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France; CNRS, UMR 7565, SRSMC, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, UMR 7565, Faculté de Pharmacie, Nancy, France
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- CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France; Université de Toulouse, UPS, INSA, INP, ISAE, UT1, UTM, LAAS, ITAV, F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France; CNRS; ITAV-USR 3505; F31106 Toulouse, France.
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Rochette CN, Crassous JJ, Drechsler M, Gaboriaud F, Eloy M, de Gaudemaris B, Duval JFL. Shell structure of natural rubber particles: evidence of chemical stratification by electrokinetics and cryo-TEM. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:14655-14665. [PMID: 24152085 DOI: 10.1021/la4036858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The interfacial structure of natural rubber (NR) colloids is investigated by means of cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) and electrokinetics over a broad range of KNO3 electrolyte concentrations (4-300 mM) and pH values (1-8). The asymptotic plateau value reached by NR electrophoretic mobility (μ) in the thin double layer limit supports the presence of a soft (ion- and water-permeable) polyelectrolytic type of layer located at the periphery of the NR particles. This property is confirmed by the analysis of the electron density profile obtained from cryo-TEM that evidences a ∼2-4 nm thick corona surrounding the NR polyisoprene core. The dependence of μ on pH and salt concentration is further marked by a dramatic decrease of the point of zero electrophoretic mobility (PZM) from 3.6 to 0.8 with increasing electrolyte concentration in the range 4-300 mM. Using a recent theory for electrohydrodynamics of soft multilayered particles, this "anomalous" dependence of the PZM on electrolyte concentration is shown to be consistent with a radial organization of anionic and cationic groups across the peripheral NR structure. The NR electrokinetic response in the pH range 1-8 is indeed found to be equivalent to that of particles surrounded by a positively charged ∼3.5 nm thick layer (mean dissociation pK ∼ 4.2) supporting a thin and negatively charged outermost layer (0.6 nm in thickness, pK ∼ 0.7). Altogether, the strong dependence of the PZM on electrolyte concentration suggests that the electrostatic properties of the outer peripheral region of the NR shell are mediated by lipidic residues protruding from a shell containing a significant amount of protein-like charges. This proposed NR shell interfacial structure questions previously reported NR representations according to which the shell consists of either a fully mixed lipid-protein layer, or a layer of phospholipids residing exclusively beneath an outer proteic film.
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- Christophe N Rochette
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine , UMR 7360, 15 avenue du Charmois, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54501, France
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Smejtek P, Word RC, Satterfield LE. Electrophoretic mobility of sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles - analytical model includes amino acid residues of A+P+N domain of Ca(2+)-ATPase and charged lipids. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1838:766-75. [PMID: 24099739 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This work is an experimental and theoretical study of electrostatic and hydrodynamic properties of the surface of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membrane using particle electrophoresis. The essential structural components of SR membrane include a lipid matrix and a dense layer of Ca(2+)-ATPases embedded in the matrix. The Ca(2+)-ATPase layer both drives and impedes vesicle mobility. To analyze the experimental mobility data, obtained at pH4.0, 4.7, 5.0, 6.0, 7.5, and 9.0 in 0.1M monovalent (1:1) electrolyte, an analytical solution for the vesicle mobility and electroosmotic flow velocity distribution was obtained by solving the Poisson-Boltzmann and the Navier-Stokes-Brinkman equations. The electrophoretic mobility model includes two sets of charges that represent: (a) charged lipids of the lipid matrix of the vesicle core, and (b) charged amino acid residues of APN domains of Ca(2+)-ATPases. APN domains are assumed to form a charged plane displaced from the surface of lipid matrix. The charged plane is embedded in a frictional layer that represents the surface layer of calcium pumps. Electrophoretic mobility is driven by the charged APN domain and by lipid matrix while the surface layer provides hydrodynamic friction. The charge of APN domain is determined by ionized amino acid residues obtained from the amino acid composition of SERCA1a Ca(2+)-ATPase. Agreement between the measured and the predicted mobility is evaluated by the weighted sum of mobility deviation squared. This model reproduces the experimental dependence of mobility on pH and predicts that APN domains are located in the upper half of the SR vesicle surface layer.
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- Pavel Smejtek
- Department of Physics and Molecular Biosciences Group, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Molecular Biosciences Group, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA
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- Department of Physics and Molecular Biosciences Group, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA
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