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| Title |
Roles for RpoS in survival of Escherichia coli during protozoan predation and in reduced moisture conditions highlight its importance in soil environments
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| Published in |
FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1093/femsle/fnx198 |
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| Authors |
Yinka Somorin, Guillaume Bouchard, Joseph Gallagher, Florence Abram, Fiona Brennan, Conor O’Byrne |
| Abstract |
The soil is a complex ecosystem where interactions between biotic and abiotic factors determine the survival and fate of microbial inhabitants of the system. Having previously shown that Escherichia coli requires the general stress response regulator, RpoS, to survive long term in soil, it was important to determine what specific conditions in this environment necessitate a functional RpoS. This study investigated the susceptibility of soil-persistent E. coli to predation by the single-celled eukaryotes Acanthamoeba polyphaga and Tetrahymena pyriformis, and the role RpoS plays in resisting this predation. Strain-specific differences were observed in the predation of E. coli strains, with soil-persistent strain COB583 being the most resistant to predation by both protozoans. RpoS and curli, proteinaceous fibres used for attachment to biotic and abiotic surfaces, increased the ability of E. coli to resist predation by A. polyphaga and T. pyriformis. Furthermore, soil moisture content impacted the survival of E. coli BW25113 but wild-type COB583 had similar survival irrespective of soil moisture content. Overall, this study confirmed that RpoS contributes to the resistance of E. coli to protozoan predation and that RpoS is crucial for the increased fitness of soil-persistent E. coli against predation and reduced moisture in soil. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Ireland | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 4 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 50% |
| Scientists | 3 | 50% |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 19 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 19 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 3 | 16% |
| Researcher | 3 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 16% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 11% |
| Unknown | 6 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 3 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 16% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 11% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 11% |
| Unknown | 6 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 October 2017.
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#6,375,394
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#1,411
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#91,428
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#13
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