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UVA as environmental signal for alginate production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: role of this polysaccharide in the protection of planktonic cells and biofilms against lethal UVA doses
Fecha de publicación:
08/2022
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Royal Society of Chemistry
Revista:
Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences
ISSN:
1474-905X
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Inglés
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Resumen
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an extremely versatile microorganism that survives in a wide variety of niches. It is capable to respond rapidly to changes in the environment by producing secondary metabolites and virulence factors, including alginate. Alginate is an extracellular polysaccharide that protects the bacteria from antibiotics and oxidative agents, and enhances cell adhesion to solid surfaces in the process of biofilm formation. In the present study, we analyzed the role of alginate in the response of P. aeruginosa to lethal doses of ultraviolet-A (UVA) radiation, the major fraction of solar UV radiation reaching the Earth’s surface. We also studied the role of alginate in the context of the adaptive responses generated when P. aeruginosa is exposed to sublethal doses of UVA radiation. The survival studies demonstrated that alginate has a key role in the resistance of P. aeruginosa to the oxidative stress generated by lethal UVA doses, both in planktonic cells and in static biofilms. In addition, the presence of alginate proved to be essential in the occurrence of adaptive responses such as induction of biofilm formation and cross-protection against hydrogen peroxide and sodium hypochlorite, both generated by exposure to low UVA doses. Finally, we demonstrated that the increase of biofilm formation is accompanied by an increase in alginate concentration in the biofilm matrix, possibly through the ppGpp-dependent induction of genes related to alginate regulation (algR and algU) and biosynthesis (algD operon). Given the importance of alginate in biofilm formation and its protective roles, better understanding of the mechanisms associated to its functions and synthesis is relevant, given the normal exposure of P. aeruginosa to UVA radiation and other types of oxidative stresses.
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Pezzoni, Magdalena; Lemos, Martin; Pizarro, Ramón Augusto; Costa, Cristina Susana; UVA as environmental signal for alginate production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: role of this polysaccharide in the protection of planktonic cells and biofilms against lethal UVA doses; Royal Society of Chemistry; Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences; 21; 8; 8-2022; 1459-1472
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