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Proteomic and metabolomic profiles demonstrate variation among free-living and symbiotic vibrio fischeri biofilms

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Title
Proteomic and metabolomic profiles demonstrate variation among free-living and symbiotic vibrio fischeri biofilms
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BMC Microbiology, October 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12866-015-0560-z
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Alba Chavez-Dozal, Clayton Gorman, Michele K. Nishiguchi

Abstract

A number of bacterial species are capable of growing in various life history modes that enable their survival and persistence in both planktonic free-living stages as well as in biofilm communities. Mechanisms contributing to either planktonic cell or biofilm persistence and survival can be carefully delineated using multiple differential techniques (e.g., genomics and transcriptomics). In this study, we present both proteomic and metabolomic analyses of Vibrio fischeri biofilms, demonstrating the potential for combined differential studies for elucidating life-history switches important for establishing the mutualism through biofilm formation and host colonization. The study used a metabolomics/proteomics or "meta-proteomics" approach, referring to the combined protein and metabolic data analysis that bridges the gap between phenotypic changes (planktonic cell to biofilm formation) with genotypic changes (reflected in protein/metabolic profiles). Our methods used protein shotgun construction, followed by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS) detection and quantification for both free-living and biofilm forming V. fischeri. We present a time-resolved picture of approximately 100 proteins (2D-PAGE and shotgun proteomics) and 200 metabolites that are present during the transition from planktonic growth to community biofilm formation. Proteins involved in stress response, DNA repair damage, and transport appeared to be highly expressed during the biofilm state. In addition, metabolites detected in biofilms correspond to components of the exopolysaccharide (EPS) matrix (sugars and glycerol-derived). Alterations in metabolic enzymes were paralleled by more pronounced changes in concentration of intermediates from the glycolysis pathway as well as several amino acids. This combined analysis of both types of information (proteins, metabolites) has provided a more complete picture of the biochemical processes of biofilm formation and what determines the switch between the two life history strategies. The reported findings have broad implications for Vibrio biofilm ecology, and mechanisms for successful survival in the host and environment.

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Unknown 69 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 28%
Researcher 11 16%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 10%
Student > Bachelor 5 7%
Student > Master 5 7%
Other 4 6%
Unknown 18 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 22 32%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 5 7%
Environmental Science 5 7%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 7%
Other 7 10%
Unknown 19 28%
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