Division of Medical Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG-MUG, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Division of Medical Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG-MUG, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
PLoS One. 2022 Feb 22;17(2):e0263124. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263124. eCollection 2022.
Dickeya solani is a pathogen most frequently responsible for infecting potato plants in Europe. As in the case of most plant pathogens, its ability to colonize and invade the host depends on chemotaxis and motility. The coordinated movement of Dickeya over solid surfaces is governed by a quorum sensing mechanism. In D. solani motility is regulated by ExpI-ExpR proteins, homologous to luxI-luxR system from Vibrio fisheri, in which N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) serve as signaling molecules. Moreover, in many Gram-negative bacteria motility is coupled with central metabolism via carbon catabolite repression. This enables them to reach more nutrient-efficient niches. The aim of this study was to analyze the swarming motility of D. solani depending on the volume of the medium in the cultivation plate and glucose content. We show that the ability of this bacterium to move is strictly dependent on both these factors. Moreover, we analyze the production of AHLs and show that the quorum sensing mechanism in D. solani is also influenced by the availability of glucose in the medium and that the distribution of these signaling molecules are different depending on the volume of the medium in the plate.
土壤杆菌属是一种病原体,最常导致欧洲的马铃薯植株感染。与大多数植物病原体一样,它在宿主上定殖和入侵的能力依赖于化学趋性和运动性。土壤杆菌属在固体表面上的协调运动由群体感应机制控制。在土壤杆菌属中,运动性由 ExpI-ExpR 蛋白调节,这些蛋白与 Vibrio fisheri 中的 luxI-luxR 系统同源,其中 N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯 (AHLs) 作为信号分子。此外,在许多革兰氏阴性细菌中,运动性通过碳分解代谢物阻遏与中心代谢偶联。这使它们能够到达更具营养效率的小生境。本研究的目的是分析土壤杆菌属的群集运动性取决于培养板中培养基的体积和葡萄糖含量。我们表明,这种细菌的运动能力严格依赖于这两个因素。此外,我们分析了 AHL 的产生,并表明土壤杆菌属中的群体感应机制也受到培养基中葡萄糖可用性的影响,并且这些信号分子的分布取决于板中培养基的体积。