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Meyer, A.H.* ; Megerle, J.A.* ; Kuttler, C.* ; Müller, J.* ; Aguilar, C.* ; Eberl, L.* ; Hense, B.A. ; Rädler, O.*

Dynamics of AHL mediated quorum sensing under flow and non-flow conditions.

Phys. Biol. 9:026007 (2012)
DOI PMC
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Quorum sensing (QS) describes the capability of microbes to communicate with each other by the aid of small molecules. Here we investigate the dynamics of QS-regulated gene expression induced by acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) in Pseudomonas putida IsoF containing a green fluorescent protein-based AHL reporter. The fluorescence time course of individual colonies is monitored following the external addition of a defined AHL concentration to cells which had previously reached the QS-inactive state in AHL-free medium. Using a microfluidic setup the experiment is performed both under flow and non-flow conditions. We find that without supplying external AHL gene expression is induced without flow while flow suppresses the induction. Both without and with flow, at a low AHL concentration the fluorescence onset is significantly delayed while fluorescence starts to increase directly upon the addition of AHL at a high concentration. The differences between no flow and flow can be accounted for using a two-compartment model. This indicates AHL accumulation in a volume which is not affected by the flow. The experiments furthermore show significant cell-to-cell and colony-to-colony variability which is discussed in the context of a compartmentalized QS mechanism.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA BIOFILMS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GENE-EXPRESSION; SINGLE CELLS; BACTERIA; COMMUNICATION; DIFFUSION; NETWORK; EFFLUX; SYSTEM
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1478-3967
e-ISSN 1478-3975
Zeitschrift Physical Biology
Quellenangaben Band: 9, Heft: 2, Seiten: , Artikelnummer: 026007 Supplement: ,
Verlag Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP)
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry (IBB)