Effects of Exogenous N-Acyl-Homoserine Lactones on Biofilm Formation and Motility in Acinetobacter nosocomialis
10.4167/jbv.2020.50.2.097
- Author:
Surya SURENDRAN
1
;
Bindu SUBHADRA
;
Kyungho WOO
;
Ho Sung PARK
;
Dong Ho KIM
;
Man Hwan OH
;
Chul Hee CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Microbiology and Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon 35015, Republic of Korea
- Publication Type:ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- From:Journal of Bacteriology and Virology
2020;50(2):97-106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:0
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Abstract:
One of the major factors contributing to drug resistance in Acinetobacter nosocomialis infections is biofilm development, which is facilitate by quorum-sensing (QS) systems. Quorum sensing by the LuxI and LuxR homologues, AnoI and AnoR, in A. nosocomialis plays a role in biofilm formation and motility of this pathogenic bacterium. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of exogenous N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) on the regulation of biofilm and motility of A. nosocomialis and anoI-deletion mutant. We found that anoR mRNA expression levels in the anoI-deletion mutant were increased in the presence of different types of AHLs compared with that in the absence of exogenous AHL. Among AHLs, C12-HSL appeared to exert the greatest stimulatory effect on biofilm formation and motility. Notably, the anoI-deletion mutant also exhibited significant decreases in expression of the biofilm- and motility-related genes, csuC, csuD and pilT, decreases that were attenuated by addition of exogenous AHLs. Combining the AHL C12-HSL with C6-HSL or C10-HSL exerted synergistic effects that restored the motility phenotype in the anoI-deletion mutant. Taken together, our data demonstrate that C12-HSL may act as an important signaling molecule in A. nosocomialis through regulation of biofilm formation and cell motility, potentially providing a new target for the control of A. nosocomialis infections.
