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Gamma-polyglutamic acid (gamma-PGA) produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens C06 promoting its colonization on fruit surface.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20638145     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens C06, an effective biological agent in controlling brown rot of stone fruit caused by Monilinia fructicola, was also found to produce extra-cellular mucilage and form mucoid colonies on semi-solid surfaces. This study aimed to characterize the extra-cellular mucilage produced by B. amyloliquefaciens C06 using transposon mutagenesis and biochemical and physical analyses. The mucilage production in B. amyloliquefaciens C06 was demonstrated to be associated with ywsC gene expression and characterized to be of high molecular weight, consisted of only glutamic acid and linked with non-peptide bonds, thus identified as gamma-polyglutamic acid (gamma-PGA). Compared with wild type B. amyloliquefaciens C06, its mutants deficient in producing gamma-PGA, e.g. M106 and C06DeltaywsC showed less efficiency in biofilm formation, surface adhesion and swarming ability. It was also demonstrated that gamma-PGA was not essential for C06 to form colony on semi-solid surfaces, but was able to improve its colony structure. In vivo evaluation showed that disruption of gamma-PGA production in C06DeltaywsC impaired its efficiency of colonizing apple surfaces.
Authors:
Jun Liu; Dan He; Xiu-zhen Li; Shengfeng Gao; Huijun Wu; Wenzhe Liu; Xuewen Gao; Ting Zhou
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of food microbiology     Volume:  142     ISSN:  1879-3460     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Food Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-10     Completed Date:  2010-11-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8412849     Medline TA:  Int J Food Microbiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  190-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bacillus / genetics,  physiology*
Bacterial Adhesion
Bacterial Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Biofilms
Fruit / microbiology*
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Malus / microbiology
Mutation
Polyglutamic Acid / analogs & derivatives*,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/poly(gamma-glutamic acid); 25513-46-6/Polyglutamic Acid

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