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FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS
卷 367, 期 14, 页码 -出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnaa116
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indole; quorum sensing (QS); biofilm formation; motility; gene expression; Listeria monocytogenes
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- Faculty of Science Research Fund, Prince of Songkla University [1-2560-02-003]
- Prince of Songkla University [MET601266S, MET6302042S]
Indole signaling decreases biofilm-associated virulence. Bacterial communication system known as quorum sensing (QS) is a pivotal system for bacterial survival, adaptation and pathogenesis. Members in the multicellular community may synthesize or acquire a signaling molecule in order to elicit downstream cellular processes. Roles of indole and derivatives, a new class of quorum-sensing signal molecules, in various bacterial physiologies and virulence have been reported recently. Indole is normally found in mammal gastrointestinal tract as a metabolite of tryptophan metabolism by microbiota. Therefore, interspecies connection via indole signaling among commensal bacteria and enteric pathogens could be anticipated. Effects of indole exposure on the virulence of Listeria monocytogenes were investigated by phenotypic and molecular approaches. Results demonstrated that synthetic indole and indole-rich conditioned medium significantly diminished biofilm formation and related virulence of L. monocytogenes including motility, cell aggregation and exopolysaccharide production. Transcript levels of virulence-associated (pssE, dltA, flaA, fliI, motB, agrA and hly) and regulatory genes (codY, sigB, prfA and gmaR) were substantially downregulated in indole-treated cells. Only mogR gene encoding for a repressor of motility genes was upregulated after indole exposure. Our findings raise the possibility that L. monocytogenes may acquire indole signaling from gut microbiota for resource-effective adaptation upon transition to new environment.
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