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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Volume 14, Issue 14, Pages 2264-2268Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/b403958k
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Serratia marcescens bacteria were encapsulated in silica gels containing glycerol. In agreement with previous studies on Escherichia coli, entrapped cells showed a ca. 50% viability rate after one month. Nutrients were provided to the bacteria, allowing the production of prodigiosin, a red pigment exhibiting some promising therapeutic properties. Addition of quorum sensing'' molecules involved in intercellular communication leads to an enhanced prodigiosin production after four subsequent recyclings of the bacteria-containing gels over one month. Moreover, at the end of this period, nearly 100% of the initial cell population remain viable within the gels. These results suggest that, in the presence of quorum sensing'' molecules, S. marcescens bacteria can enter a stationary state where their metabolism is modified, enhancing their resistance to the stresses induced by encapsulation.
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