Systematic identification of molecular mediators of interspecies sensing in a community of two frequently coinfecting bacterial pathogens.
Systematic identification of molecular mediators of interspecies sensing in a community of two frequently coinfecting bacterial pathogens.
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10.1371/journal.pbio.3001679
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2022-06
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9.8
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Bacteria typically exist in dynamic, multispecies communities where polymicrobial interactions influence fitness. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying these interactions is critical for understanding and modulating bacterial behavior in natural environments. While bacterial responses to foreign species are frequently characterized at the molecular and phenotypic level, the exogenous molecules that elicit these responses are understudied. Here, we outline a systematic strategy based on transcriptomics combined with genetic and biochemical screens of promoter-reporters to identify the molecules from one species that are sensed by another. We utilized this method to study interactions between the pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus that are frequently found in coinfections. We discovered that P. aeruginosa senses diverse staphylococcal exoproducts including the metallophore staphylopine (StP), intermediate metabolites citrate and acetoin, and multiple molecules that modulate its iron starvation response. We observed that StP inhibits biofilm formation and that P. aeruginosa can utilize citrate and acetoin for growth, revealing that these interactions have both antagonistic and beneficial effects. Due to the unbiased nature of our approach, we also identified on a genome scale the genes in S. aureus that affect production of each sensed exoproduct, providing possible targets to modify multispecies community dynamics. Further, a combination of these identified S. aureus products recapitulated a majority of the transcriptional response of P. aeruginosa to S. aureus supernatant, validating our screening strategy. Cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical isolates of both S. aureus and P. aeruginosa also showed varying degrees of induction or responses, respectively, which suggests that these interactions are widespread among pathogenic strains. Our screening approach thus identified multiple S. aureus secreted molecules that are sensed by P. aeruginosa and affect its physiology, demonstrating the efficacy of this approach, and yielding new insight into the molecular basis of interactions between these two species. Bacteria typically exist in dynamic, multispecies communities where polymicrobial interactions influence fitness. This study uses an unbiased genome-scale approach to reveal multiple Staphylococcus aureus secreted factors that are sensed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with both competitive and favorable consequences.
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影响因子:
14.9
作者:
Gene Ontology Consortium
通讯作者:
Gene Ontology Consortium
影响因子:
6.4
作者:
Dunphy LJ;Grimes KL;Wase N;Kolling GL;Papin JA
通讯作者:
Papin JA
影响因子:
5.2
作者:
Carvalho SM;de Jong A;Kloosterman TG;Kuipers OP;Saraiva LM
通讯作者:
Saraiva LM
DOI:
10.1128/aem.6.4.241-246.1958
发表时间:
1958-01-01
期刊:
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
影响因子:
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作者:
ELLIOTT, RP
通讯作者:
ELLIOTT, RP
影响因子:
6.4
作者:
Fey PD;Endres JL;Yajjala VK;Widhelm TJ;Boissy RJ;Bose JL;Bayles KW
通讯作者:
Bayles KW