Quorum sensing by <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-acylhomoserine lactones is not required for <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aeromonas hydrophila</Emphasis> during growth with organic particles in lake water microcosms |
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Authors: | Katharina Styp von Rekowski Melanie Hempel Bodo Philipp |
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Institution: | 1.Fachbereich Biologie, Mikrobielle ?kologie,Universit?t Konstanz,Konstanz,Germany |
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Abstract: | It was investigated whether quorum sensing (QS) mediated by N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) was important for heterotrophic bacteria from the littoral zone of the oligotrophic Lake Constance
for growth with organic particles. More than 900 colonies from lake water microcosms with artificial organic aggregates consisting
of autoclaved unicellular algae embedded in agarose beads were screened for AHL-production. AHL-producing bacteria of the
genus Aeromonas enriched in the microcosms but AHLs could not be detected in any microcosm. To test for a potential function of AHL-mediated
QS, growth experiments with the wild type and an AHL-deficient mutant of Aeromonas hydrophila in lake water microcosms were performed. Growth of both strains did not differ in single cultures and showed no mutual influence
in co-cultures. In co-cultures with a competitor bacterium belonging to the Cytophaga–Flavobacterium group, growth of both A. hydrophila strains was reduced while growth of the competitor bacterium was not affected. Exogenous AHL-addition did not influence growth
of the Aeromonas strains in any microcosm experiment. These results showed that AHL-mediated QS was not required for A. hydrophila during colonization and degradation of organic particles in lake water microcosms, suggesting that cell–cell signalling of
heterotrophic bacteria in oligotrophic waters relies on novel signal molecules. |
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Keywords: | Aeromonas Biofilm N-Acylhomoserine lactones Oligotrophic lakes Quorum sensing |
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