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ArticleScientific reports2022

Indole decreases the virulence of the bivalve model pathogens Vibrio tasmaniensis LGP32 and Vibrio crassostreae J2-9.

Shanshan Zhang, Qian Yang, Songzhe Fu, Colin R Janssen, Mieke Eggermont, Tom Defoirdt

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Indole decreases the virulence of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026
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  3. Indole signaling inGut microbes · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shanshan ZhangCenter for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Gent, Belgium.
Qian YangCenter for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Gent, Belgium.
Songzhe FuCollege of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China.
Colin R JanssenEnvironmental Toxicology Unit - GhEnToxLab, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Gent, Belgium.
Mieke EggermontCenter for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Gent, Belgium.
Tom DefoirdtCenter for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Gent, Belgium. Tom.Defoirdt@Ugent.be.
Ghent University · BEDalian Ocean University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Indole signaling plays an important role in bacterial pathogenesis. In this study, the impact of indole on biofilm formation, swimming and swarming motility were explored in Vibrio tasmaniensis LGP32 and Vibrio crassostreae J2-9, two model pathogens of bivalves. The results showed that indole decreased swimming and swarming motility in both strains, and decreased biofilm formation in V. crassostreae J2-9. Furthermore, indole affected a large number of genes at RNA level, including genes related to metabolism, ABC transporters, flagellar assembly, chemotaxis, and response regulators. Finally, the bacterial virulence towards mussel larvae was decreased by pretreatment with indole in both V. tasmaniensis LGP32 and V. crassostreae J2-9. After 5 days, the survival rate of mussel larvae increased 2.4-fold and 2.8-fold in mussel larvae challenged with V. tasmaniensis LGP32 pretreated with 200 µM and 500 µM indole, respectively. The survival rate of mussel larvae increased 1.5-fold and 1.9-fold in mussel larvae challenged with V. crassostreae J2-9 pretreated with 200 µM and 500 µM indole, respectively. These data indicate that indole has a significant impact on the virulence of V. tasmaniensis LGP32 and V. crassostreae J2-9, and indole signaling could be a promising target for antivirulence therapy.

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