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ArticleBMC biotechnology2021

Bacteriostatic effects of benzyl isothiocyanate on Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Transcriptomic analysis and morphological verification.

Jianan Liu, Ke Zhang, Jie Song, Hongyan Wu, Hongshun Hao, Jingran Bi, Hongman Hou, Gongliang Zhang

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Article in BMC biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jianan LiuSchool of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China.
Ke ZhangSchool of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China.
Jie SongSchool of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China.
Hongyan WuSchool of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China.
Hongshun HaoDepartment of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China.
Jingran BiSchool of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China.
Hongman HouSchool of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China.
Gongliang ZhangSchool of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China. zhanggl78@gmail.com.
Dalian Polytechnic University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFoodborne illness caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. parahaemolyticus) is generally associated with the consumption of seafood. Fish and other seafood can be contaminated with V. parahaemolyticus, natural inhabitants of the marine, estuarine, and freshwater environment. In this study, the antibacterial activities of benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) against V. parahaemolyticus were investigated by both transcriptomic analysis and morphological verification.

resultsTreatment with 1/8 minimum inhibitory concentration (1/8 MIC) BITC resulted in 234 upregulated genes and 273 downregulated genes. The results validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) revealed that the relative expression levels of the six genes VP0820, VP0548, VP2233, VPA2362, fliA and fliG were only 31.0%, 31.1%, 55.8%, 57.0%, 75.3%, and 79.9% of the control group, respectively. Among them, genes VP2233, fliA and fliG are related to flagella and VP2362 can regulate a protein relevant to biofilm formation. Morphologically, we verified that the swimming diffusion diameter of V. parahaemolyticus was significantly reduced by 14.9% by bacterial swimming ability, and biofilm formation was significantly inhibited by treatment with 1/8 MIC BITC by crystal violet quantification assay.

conclusionsThese results indicated that 1/8 MIC BITC had antibacterial effect on V. parahaemolyticus by inhibiting virulence gene expression related to flagella and biofilm.

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Vibrio parahaemolyticusAnimalsIsothiocyanatesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsTranscriptomebenzyl isothiocyanateIsothiocyanatesBenzyl isothiocyanateBiofilmMotilityRNA-seqVibrio parahaemolyticus

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PMID34587926
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