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BMC MICROBIOLOGY
卷 15, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-015-0347-2
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Lactobacillus johnsonii; Exopolysaccharides; Biofilm; Adhesion; Cell surface
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资金
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Institute Strategic Programme grant [BB/J004529/1]
- European Union FP7 TORNADO programme
- Turkish Ministry of Education
- BBSRC [BBS/E/F/00044453] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BBS/E/F/00044453] Funding Source: researchfish
Background: The bacterial cell surface is a crucial factor in cell-cell and cell-host interactions. Lactobacillus johnsonii FI9785 produces an exopolysaccharide (EPS) layer whose quantity and composition is altered in mutants that harbour genetic changes in their eps gene clusters. We have assessed the effect of changes in EPS production on cell surface characteristics that may affect the ability of L. johnsonii to colonise the poultry host and exclude pathogens. Results: Analysis of physicochemical cell surface characteristics reflected by Zeta potential and adhesion to hexadecane showed that an increase in EPS gave a less negative, more hydrophilic surface and reduced autoaggregation. Autoaggregation was significantly higher in mutants that have reduced EPS, indicating that EPS can mask surface structures responsible for cell-cell interactions. EPS also affected biofilm formation, but here the quantity of EPS produced was not the only determinant. A reduction in EPS production increased bacterial adhesion to chicken gut explants, but made the bacteria less able to survive some stresses. Conclusions: This study showed that manipulation of EPS production in L. johnsonii FI9785 can affect properties which may improve its performance as a competitive exclusion agent, but that positive changes in adhesion may be compromised by a reduction in the ability to survive stress.
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