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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2012

Novel genes involved in Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1 motility and biofilm formation.

Matthew D Mastropaolo, Mark W Silby, Julie S Nicoll, Stuart B Levy

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew D MastropaoloCenter for Adaptation Genetics and Drug Resistance, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Mark W Silby
Julie S Nicoll
Stuart B Levy
Tufts University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AdnA in Pseudomonas fluorescens, an ortholog of FleQ in P. aeruginosa, regulates both motility and flagellum-mediated attachment to various surfaces. A whole-genome microarray determined the AdnA transcriptome by comparing the gene expression pattern of wild-type Pf0-1 to that of Pf0-2x (adnA deletion mutant) in broth culture. In the absence of AdnA, expression of 92 genes was decreased, while 11 genes showed increased expression. Analysis of 16 of these genes fused to lacZ confirmed the microarray results. Several genes were further evaluated for their role in motility and biofilm formation. Two genes, Pfl01_1508 and Pfl01_1517, affected motility and had different effects on biofilm formation in Pf0-1. These two genes are predicted to specify proteins similar to the glycosyl transferases FgtA1 and FgtA2, which have been shown to be involved in virulence and motility in P. syringae. Three other genes, Pfl01_1516, Pfl01_1572, and Pfl01_1573, not previously associated with motility and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas had similar effects on biofilm formation in Pf0-1. Deletion of each of these genes led to different motility defects. Our data revealed an additional level of complexity in the control of flagellum function beyond the core genes known to be required and may yield insights into processes important for environmental persistence of P. fluorescens Pf0-1.

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Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenes, BacterialLocomotionArtificial Gene Fusionbeta-GalactosidaseBiofilmsGene DeletionGene Expression ProfilingGenes, ReporterMicroarray AnalysisPseudomonas fluorescensbeta-Galactosidase

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PMID22492452
PMCPMC3370546
OpenAlexW1980094666

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