Mutations in Ralstonia solanacearum loci involved in lipopolysaccharide biogenesis,phospholipid trafficking and peptidoglycan recycling render bacteriophage infection |
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Authors: | Yu-Hau Hong Chi Huang Kuan-Chung Wang Tai-Hsiang Chu Chien-Hui Li Yu-Ju Chu Chiu-Ping Cheng |
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Institution: | 1. Graduate Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC
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Abstract: | Ralstonia solanacearum causes deadly wilting on many crops worldwide. However, the information on its components important for cell integrity and interactions with phages is limited. By systematically characterizing mutants resistant to a T7-like phage, we showed that the biosynthesis of rough lipopolysaccharides (R-LPS) was crucial for maintaining the membrane integrity, while the production of smooth LPS (S-LPS) was required for the resistance to polymyxin B and phage adsorption. Furthermore, RSc0154/ampG disruption did not affect LPS production and phage adsorption but may have caused aberrant release of peptidoglycan fragments, thus hindering phage DNA injection into or virion release from the cell. Mutations in the RSc2958–RSc2962/mla cluster, although not affecting LPS production, may have caused elevated phospholipid level in the outer leaflet of the outer membrane, consequently sheltering the mutants from phage adsorption on the O-antigen. These results specify important roles of the biogenesis and homeogenesis of envelope components for R. solanacearum-phage interaction. |
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