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Diversity inE. coli(p)ppGpp Levels and Its Consequences

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FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
卷 11, 期 -, 页码 -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01759

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(p)ppGpp; polymorphism; growth rate; evolution; stress resistance; antibiotic resistance; virulence

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  1. FAPESP [2018/16295]
  2. CNPq productivity scholarship
  3. CAPES scholarship

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(p)ppGpp is at the core of global bacterial regulation as it controls growth, the most important aspect of life. It would therefore be expected that at least across a species the intrinsic (basal) levels of (p)ppGpp would be reasonably constant. On the other hand, the historical contingency driven by the selective pressures on bacterial populations vary widely resulting in broad genetic polymorphism. Given that (p)ppGpp controls the expression of many genes including those involved in the bacterial response to environmental challenges, it is not surprising that the intrinsic levels of (p)ppGpp would also vary considerably. In fact, null mutations or less severe genetic polymorphisms in genes associated with (p)ppGpp synthesis and hydrolysis are common. Such variation can be observed in laboratory strains, in natural isolates as well as in evolution experiments. High (p)ppGpp levels result in low growth rate and high tolerance to environmental stresses. Other aspects such as virulence and antimicrobial resistance are also influenced by the intrinsic levels of (p)ppGpp. A case in point is the production of Shiga toxin by certainE. colistrains which is inversely correlated to (p)ppGpp basal level. Conversely, (p)ppGpp concentration is positively correlated to increased tolerance to different antibiotics such as beta-lactams, vancomycin, and others. Here we review the variations in intrinsic (p)ppGpp levels and its consequences across theE. colispecies.

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