ArticleFEMS microbiology ecology2012
Multiple Vibrio fischeri genes are involved in biofilm formation and host colonization.
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- Putrescine and Its Metabolic Precursor Arginine Promote Biofilm and c-di-GMP Synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Journal of bacteriology · 2022Article
- A lasting symbiosis: how Vibrio fischeri finds a squid partner and persists within its natural host.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2021Review
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- A genomic comparison of 13 symbiotic Vibrio fischeri isolates from the perspective of their host source and colonization behavior.The ISME journal · 2016Article
- Comparative analysis of quantitative methodologies for Vibrionaceae biofilms.Folia microbiologica · 2016Article
- Genome-wide transcriptional responses of Alteromonas naphthalenivorans SN2 to contaminated seawater and marine tidal flat sediment.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Proteomic and metabolomic profiles demonstrate variation among free-living and symbiotic vibrio fischeri biofilms.BMC microbiology · 2015Article
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- Ecological diversification of Vibrio fischeri serially passaged for 500 generations in novel squid host Euprymna tasmanica.Microbial ecology · 2014Article
- Microbial experimental evolution as a novel research approach in the Vibrionaceae and squid-Vibrio symbiosis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2014Review
- Fitness factors in vibrios: a mini-review.Microbial ecology · 2013Review
- Insights into flagellar function and mechanism from the squid-vibrio symbiosis.NPJ biofilms and microbiomesReview
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Abstract
Biofilms are increasingly recognized as being the predominant form for survival for most bacteria in the environment. The successful colonization of Vibrio fischeri in its squid host Euprymna tasmanica involves complex microbe-host interactions mediated by specific genes that are essential for biofilm formation and colonization. Here, structural and regulatory genes were selected to study their role in biofilm formation and host colonization. We have mutated several genes (pilT, pilU, flgF, motY, ibpA and mifB) by an insertional inactivation strategy. The results demonstrate that structural genes responsible for synthesis of type IV pili and flagella are crucial for biofilm formation and host infection. Moreover, regulatory genes affect colony aggregation by various mechanisms, including alteration of synthesis of transcriptional factors and regulation of extracellular polysaccharide production. These results reflect the significance of how genetic alterations influence communal behavior, which is important in understanding symbiotic relationships.
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