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| RRC ID | 53637 |
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| 著者 | Ojima Y, Nguyen MH, Yajima R, Taya M. |
| タイトル | Flocculation of Escherichia coli Cells in Association with Enhanced Production of Outer Membrane Vesicles. |
| ジャーナル | Appl Environ Microbiol |
| Abstract |
Microbial flocculation is a phenomenon of aggregation of dispersed bacterial cells in the form of flocs or flakes. In this study, the mechanism of spontaneous flocculation of Escherichia coli cells by overexpression of the bcsB gene was investigated. The flocculation induced by overexpression of bcsB was consistent among the various E. coli strains examined, including the K-12, B, and O strains, with flocs that resembled paper scraps in structure being about 1 to 2 mm. The distribution of green fluorescent protein-labeled E. coli cells within the floc structure was investigated by three-dimensional confocal laser scanning microscopy. Flocs were sensitive to proteinase K, indicating that the main component of the flocs was proteinous. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and nano-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analyses of the flocs strongly suggested the involvement of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) in E. coli flocculation. The involvement of OMVs in flocculation was supported by transmission electron microscopy observation of flocs. Furthermore, bcsB-induced E. coli flocculation was greatly suppressed in strains with hypovesiculation phenotypes (ΔdsbA and ΔdsbB strains). Thus, our results demonstrate the strong correlation between spontaneous flocculation and enhanced OMV production of E. coli cells. |
| 巻・号 | 81(17) |
| ページ | 5900-6 |
| 公開日 | 2015-9-1 |
| DOI | 10.1128/AEM.01011-15 |
| PII | AEM.01011-15 |
| PMID | 26092467 |
| PMC | PMC4551231 |
| MeSH | Cell Membrane / chemistry Cell Membrane / genetics Cell Membrane / metabolism* Escherichia coli / chemistry* Escherichia coli / genetics Escherichia coli / metabolism* Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism Flocculation Transport Vesicles / genetics Transport Vesicles / metabolism* |
| IF | 4.016 |
| 引用数 | 8 |
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