Kinetic studies on the expression of alginate and extracellular proteins by Pseudomonas aeruginosa FRD1 and PAO1.

Kinetic studies on the expression of alginate and extracellular proteins by Pseudomonas aeruginosa FRD1 and PAO1. J Gen Appl Microbiol. 2019 Jul 30;: Authors: El-Helow ER, Atalla RG, Sabra WA, Lotfy WA Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa is characterized by its capability to produce extracellular virulence proteins and to establish biofilm-based infections that do not respond easily to conventional treatments. However, the physiological conditions that decrease the fitness of such a persistent pathogen would assist the host to defend itself and reduce the infection prevalence. Therefore, developing treatments against P. aeruginosa requires a quantitative understanding of the relationship between bacterial growth kinetics and secretion of alginate and proteins, in addition to the ecological factors that control their synthesis. For this purpose, we examined various environmental factors that affect the specific product yield coefficients (expressed as g product/OD600 (of alginate and extracellular proteins using a mucoid (FRD1) and a non-mucoid (PAO1) clinical isolate of P. aeruginosa, respectively. The results suggested magnesium sulfate, trace elements and hydrogen peroxide as significant variables that positively affect alginate synthesis by the FRD1 cells. However, the production of extracellular proteins by PAO1 was negatively affected by aeration and the concentration of ferrous sulfate. For understanding the kinetics of expressing ...
Source: Journal of General and Applied Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Tags: J Gen Appl Microbiol Source Type: research