O-Specific Antigen-Dependent Surface Hydrophobicity Mediates Aggregate Assembly Type in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content>

ABSTRACT Bacteria live in spatially organized aggregates during chronic infections, where they adapt to the host environment, evade immune responses, and resist therapeutic interventions. Although it is known that environmental factors such as polymers influence bacterial aggregation, it is not clea...

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Autores principales: Sheyda Azimi, Jacob Thomas, Sara E. Cleland, Jennifer E. Curtis, Joanna B. Goldberg, Stephen P. Diggle
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:af1ea9cac38f4baf917914f59eb4b5b52021-11-10T18:37:50ZO-Specific Antigen-Dependent Surface Hydrophobicity Mediates Aggregate Assembly Type in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content>10.1128/mBio.00860-212150-7511https://doaj.org/article/af1ea9cac38f4baf917914f59eb4b5b52021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00860-21https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Bacteria live in spatially organized aggregates during chronic infections, where they adapt to the host environment, evade immune responses, and resist therapeutic interventions. Although it is known that environmental factors such as polymers influence bacterial aggregation, it is not clear how bacterial adaptation during chronic infection impacts the formation and spatial organization of aggregates in the presence of polymers. Here, we show that in an in vitro model of cystic fibrosis (CF) containing the polymers extracellular DNA (eDNA) and mucin, O-specific antigen is a major factor determining the formation of two distinct aggregate assembly types of Pseudomonas aeruginosa due to alterations in cell surface hydrophobicity. Our findings suggest that during chronic infection, the interplay between cell surface properties and polymers in the environment may influence the formation and structure of bacterial aggregates, which would shed new light on the fitness costs and benefits of O-antigen production in environments such as CF lungs. IMPORTANCE During chronic infection, several factors contribute to the biogeography of microbial communities. Heterogeneous populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa form aggregates in cystic fibrosis airways; however, the impact of this population heterogeneity on spatial organization and aggregate assembly is not well understood. In this study, we found that changes in O-specific antigen determine the spatial organization of P. aeruginosa cells by altering the relative cell surface hydrophobicity. This finding suggests a role for O-antigen in regulating P. aeruginosa aggregate size and shape in cystic fibrosis airways.Sheyda AzimiJacob ThomasSara E. ClelandJennifer E. CurtisJoanna B. GoldbergStephen P. DiggleAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticlelipopolysaccharideO-antigenPseudomonas aeruginosacystic fibrosishydrophobicitydepletion aggregationMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 12, Iss 4 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic lipopolysaccharide
O-antigen
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
cystic fibrosis
hydrophobicity
depletion aggregation
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle lipopolysaccharide
O-antigen
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
cystic fibrosis
hydrophobicity
depletion aggregation
Microbiology
QR1-502
Sheyda Azimi
Jacob Thomas
Sara E. Cleland
Jennifer E. Curtis
Joanna B. Goldberg
Stephen P. Diggle
O-Specific Antigen-Dependent Surface Hydrophobicity Mediates Aggregate Assembly Type in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content>
description ABSTRACT Bacteria live in spatially organized aggregates during chronic infections, where they adapt to the host environment, evade immune responses, and resist therapeutic interventions. Although it is known that environmental factors such as polymers influence bacterial aggregation, it is not clear how bacterial adaptation during chronic infection impacts the formation and spatial organization of aggregates in the presence of polymers. Here, we show that in an in vitro model of cystic fibrosis (CF) containing the polymers extracellular DNA (eDNA) and mucin, O-specific antigen is a major factor determining the formation of two distinct aggregate assembly types of Pseudomonas aeruginosa due to alterations in cell surface hydrophobicity. Our findings suggest that during chronic infection, the interplay between cell surface properties and polymers in the environment may influence the formation and structure of bacterial aggregates, which would shed new light on the fitness costs and benefits of O-antigen production in environments such as CF lungs. IMPORTANCE During chronic infection, several factors contribute to the biogeography of microbial communities. Heterogeneous populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa form aggregates in cystic fibrosis airways; however, the impact of this population heterogeneity on spatial organization and aggregate assembly is not well understood. In this study, we found that changes in O-specific antigen determine the spatial organization of P. aeruginosa cells by altering the relative cell surface hydrophobicity. This finding suggests a role for O-antigen in regulating P. aeruginosa aggregate size and shape in cystic fibrosis airways.
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author Sheyda Azimi
Jacob Thomas
Sara E. Cleland
Jennifer E. Curtis
Joanna B. Goldberg
Stephen P. Diggle
author_facet Sheyda Azimi
Jacob Thomas
Sara E. Cleland
Jennifer E. Curtis
Joanna B. Goldberg
Stephen P. Diggle
author_sort Sheyda Azimi
title O-Specific Antigen-Dependent Surface Hydrophobicity Mediates Aggregate Assembly Type in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content>
title_short O-Specific Antigen-Dependent Surface Hydrophobicity Mediates Aggregate Assembly Type in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content>
title_full O-Specific Antigen-Dependent Surface Hydrophobicity Mediates Aggregate Assembly Type in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content>
title_fullStr O-Specific Antigen-Dependent Surface Hydrophobicity Mediates Aggregate Assembly Type in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content>
title_full_unstemmed O-Specific Antigen-Dependent Surface Hydrophobicity Mediates Aggregate Assembly Type in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content>
title_sort o-specific antigen-dependent surface hydrophobicity mediates aggregate assembly type in <named-content content-type="genus-species">pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content>
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/af1ea9cac38f4baf917914f59eb4b5b5
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