期刊
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 436, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129198
关键词
Nanomaterial; Persisters; Quorum sensing; Drug resistance; Antibacterial
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31470234, 51678565]
- Tianjin Natural Science Foundation [19JCYBJC23800, 17JCZDJC39100]
- Special Fund of China [AWS18J004]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFD0800104]
This study showed that nanoalumina treatment triggered the formation of persister cells, with the involvement of reactive oxygen species and toxin-antitoxin system. Only the gene hipB was associated with persister formation, indicating the involvement of other mechanisms. Transcriptome sequencing identified 73 differentially expressed genes, with five closely related to quorum sensing and the expression of lrsF and qseB being a novel pathway for persister formation. This research provides insights into bacterial persistence and microbial behavior under exposure to nanomaterials.
Nanomaterials with bactericidal effects might provide novel strategies against bacteria. However, some bacteria can survive despite the exposure to nanomaterials, which challenges the safety of antibacterial nanomaterials. Here, we used a high dose of antibiotics to kill the E. coli. that survived under different concentrations of nanoalumina treatment to screen persisters, and found that nanoalumina could significantly trigger persisters formation. Treatment with 50 mg/L nanoalumina for 4 h resulted in the formation of (0.084 +/- 0.005) % persisters. Both reactive oxygen species (ROS) and toxin-antitoxin (TA) system were involved in persisters formation. Interestingly, RT-PCR analysis and knockout of the five genes related to ROS and TA confirmed that only hipB was associated with the formation of persisters, suggesting the involvement of other mechanisms. We further identified 73 differentially expressed genes by transcriptome sequencing and analyzed them with bioinformatics tools. We selected six candidate genes and verified that five of them closely related to quorum sensing (QS) that were involved in persisters formation, and further validated that the coexpression of QS factors lrsF and qseB was a novel pathway for persisters. Our findings provided a better understanding on the emergence of bacterial persistence and the microbial behavior under nanomaterials exposure.
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