Influence of the rotating magnetic field on bacterial biofilm extracellular matrix composition

Author(s):  
Radosław DRozd ◽  
Magdalena Szymańska ◽  
Kuba Hoppe ◽  
Adam Junka ◽  
Karol Fijałkowski
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen K. Singh ◽  
Daniel K.H. Rode ◽  
Pauline Buffard ◽  
Kazuki Nosho ◽  
Miriam Bayer ◽  
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The extracellular matrix is a defining feature of bacterial biofilms and provides structural stability to the community by binding cells to the surface and to each other. Transitions between bacterial biofilm initiation, growth, and dispersion require different regulatory programs, all of which result in modifications to the extracellular matrix composition, abundance, or functionality. However, the mechanisms by which individual cells in biofilms disengage from the matrix to enable their departure during biofilm dispersal are unclear. Here, we investigated active biofilm dispersal of Vibrio cholerae during nutrient starvation, resulting in the discovery of the conserved Vibrio biofilm dispersal regulator VbdR. We show that VbdR triggers biofilm dispersal by controlling cellular release from the biofilm matrix, which is achieved by inducing the retraction of the mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin (MSHA) type IV pili and the expression of a matrix protease IvaP. We further show that MSHA pili have numerous binding partners in the matrix and that the joint effect of MSHA pilus retraction and IvaP activity is necessary and sufficient for causing biofilm dispersal. These results highlight the crucial role of type IV pilus dynamics during biofilm dispersal and provide a new target for controlling V. cholerae biofilm abundance through the induction and manipulation of biofilm dispersal.


Author(s):  
О. Karlov ◽  
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I. Kondratenko ◽  
R. Kryshchuk ◽  
A. Rashchepkin ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (15) ◽  
pp. 1656-1663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang Chen ◽  
Jinchuan Jie ◽  
Kateryna Svynarenko ◽  
Hongjun Ma ◽  
Tingju Li

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2021 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 102540
Author(s):  
Yubin Fan ◽  
Meng Yu ◽  
Chunwei Zhang ◽  
Long Jiang ◽  
Xuejun Zhang ◽  
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