A self-produced trigger for biofilm disassembly that targets exopolysaccharide.
A self-produced trigger for biofilm disassembly that targets exopolysaccharide.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cell.2012.02.055
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发表时间:
2012-04-27
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
Losick R
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作者:
Kolodkin-Gal I;Cao S;Chai L;Böttcher T;Kolter R;Clardy J;Losick R
Biofilms are structured communities of bacteria that are held together by an extracellular matrix consisting of protein and exopolysaccharide. Biofilms often have a limited lifespan, disassembling as nutrients become exhausted and waste products accumulate. D-amino acids were previously identified as a self-produced factor that mediates biofilm disassembly by causing the release of the protein component of the matrix in Bacillus subtilis. Here we report that B. subtilis produces an additional biofilm-disassembly factor, norspermidine. Dynamic light scattering and scanning electron microscopy experiments indicated that norspermidine interacts directly and specifically with exopolysaccharide. D-amino acids and norspermidine acted together to break down existing biofilms and mutants blocked in the production of both formed long-lived biofilms. Norspermidine, but not closely related polyamines, prevented biofilm formation by B. subtilis, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
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