Gao Xu, Han Jina, Zhu Lixian, Nychas George-John E, Mao Yanwei, Yang Xiaoyin, Liu Yunge, Jiang Xueqing, Zhang Yimin, Dong Pengcheng
Lab of Beef Processing and Quality Control, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China.
International Joint Research Lab (China and Greece) of Digital Transformation as an Enabler for Food Safety and Sustainability, Taian 271018, China.
Foods. 2024 May 15;13(10):1533. doi: 10.3390/foods13101533.
Acidic stress in beef cattle slaughtering abattoirs can induce the acid adaptation response of in-plant contaminated . This may further lead to multiple resistance responses threatening public health. Therefore, the acid, heat, osmotic and antibiotic resistances of (ATCC14028) were evaluated after a 90 min adaption in a pH = 5.4 "mild acid" Luria-Bertani medium. Differences in such resistances were also determined between the ∆ mutant and wild-type strains to confirm the contribution of the PhoP/PhoQ system. The transcriptomic differences between the acid-adapted and ∆ strain were compared to explore the role of the PhoP/Q two-component system in regulating multi-stress resistance. Acid adaptation was found to increase the viability of to lethal acid, heat and hyperosmotic treatments. In particular, acid adaptation significantly increased the resistance of to Polymyxin B, and such resistance can last for 21 days when the adapted strain was stored in meat extract medium at 4 °C. Transcriptomics analysis revealed 178 up-regulated and 274 down-regulated genes in the ∆ strain. The infection, cationic antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) resistance, quorum sensing and two-component system pathways were down-regulated, while the bacterial tricarboxylic acid cycle pathways were up-regulated. Transcriptomics and RT-qPCR analyses revealed that the deletion of the gene resulted in the down-regulation of the expression of genes related to lipid A modification and efflux pumps. These changes in the gene expression result in the change in net negative charge and the mobility of the cell membrane, resulting in enhanced CAMP resistance. The confirmation of multiple stress resistance under acid adaptation and the transcriptomic study in the current study may provide valuable information for the control of multiple stress resistance and meat safety.
肉牛屠宰场的酸性应激可诱导厂内污染菌的酸适应性反应。这可能进一步导致多种抗性反应,威胁公众健康。因此,在pH = 5.4的“弱酸”Luria-Bertani培养基中适应90分钟后,评估了大肠杆菌(ATCC14028)的酸、热、渗透压和抗生素抗性。还测定了ΔphoP/phoQ突变体和野生型大肠杆菌菌株之间这种抗性的差异,以确认PhoP/PhoQ系统的作用。比较了酸适应菌株和ΔphoP/phoQ菌株之间的转录组差异,以探索PhoP/Q双组分系统在调节多重应激抗性中的作用。发现酸适应可提高大肠杆菌对致死性酸、热和高渗处理的生存能力。特别是,酸适应显著提高了大肠杆菌对多粘菌素B的抗性,当适应菌株在4℃的肉浸液培养基中储存时,这种抗性可持续21天。转录组学分析显示,ΔphoP/phoQ菌株中有178个基因上调,274个基因下调。细菌感染、阳离子抗菌肽(CAMP)抗性、群体感应和双组分系统途径下调,而细菌三羧酸循环途径上调。转录组学和RT-qPCR分析表明,phoP基因的缺失导致与脂质A修饰和外排泵相关基因的表达下调。这些基因表达的变化导致细胞膜净负电荷和流动性的改变,从而增强了CAMP抗性。本研究中酸适应下多重应激抗性的确认和转录组学研究可能为多重应激抗性的控制和肉类安全提供有价值的信息。