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Título: | Role of bolA and rpoS genes in biofilm formation and adherence pattern by Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 on polypropylene, stainless steel, and silicone surfaces |
Autor(es): | Adnan, Mohd Sousa, Ana Margarida Machado, I. Pereira, Maria Olívia Khan, Saif Morton, Glyn Hadi, Sibte |
Palavras-chave: | E. coli bola rpoS biofilms microbial adhesion |
Data: | Jun-2017 |
Editora: | Akadémiai Kiadó |
Revista: | Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica |
Citação: | Adnan, Mohd; Sousa, Ana Margarida; Machado, I.; Pereira, Maria Olívia; Khan, Saif; Morton, Glyn; Hadi, Sibte, Role of bolA and rpoS genes in biofilm formation and adherence pattern by Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655 on polypropylene, stainless steel, and silicone surfaces. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, 64(2), 179-189, 2017 |
Resumo(s): | Escherichia coli has developed sophisticated means to sense, respond, and adapt in stressed environment. It has served as a model organism for studies in molecular genetics and physiology since the 1960s. Stress response genes are induced whenever a cell needs to adapt and survive under unfavorable growth conditions. Two of the possible important genes are rpoS and bolA. The rpoS gene has been known as the alternative sigma () factor, which controls the expression of a large number of genes, which are involved in responses to various stress factors as well as transition to stationary phase from exponential form of growth. Morphogene bolA response to stressed environment leads to round morphology of E. coli cells, but little is known about its involvement in biofilms and its development or maintenance. This study has been undertaken to address the adherence pattern and formation of biofilms by E. coli on stainless steel, polypropylene, and silicone surfaces after 24 h of growth at 37 °C. Scanning electron microscopy was used for direct examination of the cell attachment and biofilm formation on various surfaces and it was found that, in the presence of bolA, E. coli cells were able to attach to the stainless steel and silicone very well. By contrast, polypropylene surface was not found to be attractive for E. coli cells. This indicates that bolA responded and can play a major role in the presence and absence of rpoS in cell attachment. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/56414 |
DOI: | 10.1556/030.63.2016.018 |
ISSN: | 1217-8950 |
e-ISSN: | 1588-2640 |
Versão da editora: | http://www.akademiai.com/loi/030 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CEB - Publicações em Revistas/Séries Internacionais / Publications in International Journals/Series |
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