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- Quorum Quenching Potential of Reyranella sp. Isolated from Riverside Soil and Description of Reyranella humidisoli sp. nov.
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Dong Hyeon Lee, Seung Bum Kim
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J. Microbiol. 2024;62(6):449-461. Published online May 30, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-024-00131-2
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Quorum quenching refers to any mechanism that inhibits quorum sensing processes.
In this study, quorum quenching activity among bacteria inhabiting riverside soil was screened, and a novel Gram-stain-negative, rod shaped bacterial strain designated MMS21-HV4-11(T), which showed the highest level of quorum quenching activity, was isolated and subjected to further analysis. Strain MMS21-HV4-11(T) could be assigned to the genus Reyranella of Alphaproteobacteria based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence, as the strain shared 98.74% sequence similarity with Reyranella aquatilis seoho-37(T), and then 97.87% and 97.80% sequence similarity with Reyranella soli KIS14-15(T) and Reyranella massiliensis 521(T), respectively. The decomposed N-acyl homoserine lactone was restored at high concentrations under acidic conditions, implying that lactonase and other enzyme(s) are responsible for quorum quenching. The genome analysis indicated that strain MMS21-HV4-11(T) had two candidate genes for lactonase and one for acylase, and expected protein structures were confirmed. In the quorum sensing inhibition assay using a plant pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum KACC 14888, development of soft rot was significantly inhibited by strain MMS21-HV4-11(T).
Besides, the swarming motility by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 was significantly inhibited in the presence of strain MMS21-HV4-11(T). Since the isolate did not display direct antibacterial activity against either of these species, the inhibition was certainly due to quorum quenching activity. In an extended study with the type strains of all known species of Reyranella, all strains were capable of degrading N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs), thus showing quorum quenching potential at the genus level. This is the first study on the quorum quenching potential and enzymes responsible in Reyranella. In addition, MMS21-HV4-11(T) could be recognized as a new species through taxonomic characterization, for which the name Reyranella humidisoli sp. nov. is proposed (type strain = MMS21-HV4-11( T) = KCTC 82780( T) = LMG 32365(T)).
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Ehsan Sepahi , Saeed Tarighi , Farajollah Shahriari Ahmadi , Abdolreza Bagheri
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-015-4203-8
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Ferula (Ferula asafoetida L.) and Dorema (Dorema aucheri
Bioss.) both from Apiaceae family were tested for their antiquorum
sensing (QS) activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Both essential oils exhibited anti-QS activity at 25 μg/ml
of concenteration. At this concenteration Ferula fully abolished
and Dorema reduced the violacein production by C.
violaceum. Pyocyanin, pyoverdine, elastase and biofilm production
were decreased in Ferula oil treatments. Dorema
oil reduced pyoverdine and elastase production, while pyocyanin
and biofilm production were not affacted. Expresion
analysis of QS-dependent genes confirmed our phenotypic
data. Our data introduced native Dorema and Ferula plants
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To gain maximal benefit in a competitive environment, single-celled bacteria have adopted a community genetic regulatory mechanism, known as quorum sensing (QS). Many bacteria use QS signaling systems to synchronize target gene expression and coordinate biological activities among a local population. N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) are one family of the well-characterized QS signals in Gram-negative bacteria, which regulate a range of important biological functions, including virulence and biofilm formation. Several groups of AHL-degradation enzymes have recently been identified in a range of living organisms, including bacteria and eukaryotes. Expression of these enzymes in AHL-dependent pathogens and transgenic plants efficiently quenches the microbial QS signaling and blocks pathogenic infections. Discovery of these novel quorum quenching enzymes has not only provided a promising means to control bacterial infections, but also presents new challenges to investigate their roles in host organisms and their potential impacts on ecosystems.