期刊
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS
卷 299, 期 1, 页码 65-73出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01732.x
关键词
symbiosis; Vibrio; colonization; adhesion; squid; biofilm; mutualism; pathogenesis
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资金
- NIH [SO6 GM008136-32S2-1]
- NIH-NIAID [1SC1AI081659-01]
- NSF [IOS-0744498]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [SC1AI081659] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [S06GM008136] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
While much has been known about the mutualistic associations between the sepiolid squid Euprymna tasmanica and the luminescent bacterium, Vibrio fischeri, less is known about the connectivity between the microscopic and molecular basis of initial attachment and persistence in the light organ. Here, we examine the possible effects of two symbiotic genes on specificity and biofilm formation of V. fischeri in squid light organs. Uridine diphosphate glucose-6-dehydrogenase (UDPDH) and mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin ( mshA) mutants were generated in V. fischeri to determine whether each gene has an effect on host colonization, specificity, and biofilm formation. Both squid light organ colonization assays and transmission electron microscopy confirmed differences in host colonization between wild-type and mutant strains, and also demonstrated the importance of both UDPDH and mshA gene expression for successful light organ colonization. This furthers our understanding of the genetic factors playing important roles in this environmentally transmitted symbiosis.
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