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Juárez-Jiménez B, Fenice M, Pasqualetti M, Muñoz-Palazon B, Correa-Galeote D, Braconcini M, Gorrasi S. Flow Cytometric Investigation of Salinicola halophilus S28 Physiological Response Provides Solid Evidence for Its Uncommon and High Ability to Face Salt-Stress Conditions. MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/microbiolres14020034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
Abstract
In a previous work, some bacterial strains isolated from the Saline di Tarquinia marine salterns (Viterbo, Italy) showed very unusual growth profiles in relation to temperature and salinity variations when grown in solid media. In particular, Salinicola halophilus S28 showed optimal or suboptimal growth in a very wide range of NaCl concentrations, suggesting a great coping ability with salinity variations. These intriguing outcomes did not fit with the general Salinicola halophilus description as a moderately halophilic species. Therefore, this study profiles the actual physiological status of S28 cells subjected to different NaCl concentrations to provide evidence for the actual coping ability of strain S28 with broad salinity variations. Flow cytometry was selected as the evaluation method to study the physiological status of bacterial cells subjected to different salinity levels, monitoring the strain response at different growth phases over 72 h. Strain S28 showed maximal growth at 8% NaCl; however, it grew very well with no statistically significant differences at all salinity conditions (4–24% NaCl). Flow cytometric results provided clear evidence of its actual and strong ability to face increasing salinity, revealing a good physiological response up to 24% of NaCl. In addition, strain S28 showed very similar cell physiological status at all salinity levels, as also indicated by the flat growth profile revealed in the range of 4–24% NaCl. This is the first study regarding the physiological response during the growth of halophilic bacteria under different conditions of salinity via flow cytometry. This technique represents an effective tool for the investigation of the physiological status of each cell, even if it is somehow underrated and underused by microbiologists for this purpose.
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Affiliation(s)
- Belén Juárez-Jiménez
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Andalucía, Spain
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), University of Tuscia, Largo Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
- Laboratory of Applied Marine Microbiology, CoNISMa, University of Tuscia, Largo Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), University of Tuscia, Largo Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
- Laboratory of Ecology of Marine Fungi, CoNISMa, University of Tuscia, Largo Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Andalucía, Spain
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), University of Tuscia, Largo Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Andalucía, Spain
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), University of Tuscia, Largo Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), University of Tuscia, Largo Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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Yi M, He P, Li J, Zhang J, Lin L, Wang L, Zhao L. A portable toolbox based on time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay and immunomagnetic separation for Cronobacter sakazakii on-site detection in dairy. Int Dairy J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2022.105425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ma Y, Zhang Y, Shan Z, Wang X, Xia X. Involvement of PhoP/PhoQ two-component system in biofilm formation in Cronobacter sakazakii. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li C, Sun X, Niu B, Jiang Y, Yang J, Chen Q. Exopolysaccharide related gene bcsG affects biofilm formation of Cronobacter spp. Int Dairy J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2020.104844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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