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Characterization of functional amyloid curli in biofilm formation of an environmental isolate Enterobacter cloacae SBP-8. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

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dc.contributor.author Jha, Prabhat Nath
dc.contributor.author Tare, Meghana
dc.date.accessioned 2024-09-02T04:22:13Z
dc.date.available 2024-09-02T04:22:13Z
dc.date.issued 2023-05
dc.identifier.uri https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10482-023-01843-y
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/xmlui/handle/123456789/15401
dc.description.abstract The biofilm formation by bacteria is a complex process that is strongly mediated by various genetic and environmental factors. Biofilms contribute to disease infestation, especially in chronic infections. It is, therefore important to understand the factors affecting biofilm formation. This study reports the role of a functional amyloid curli in biofilm formation at various abiotic surfaces, including medical devices, by an environmental isolate of Enterobacter cloacae (SBP-8) which has been known for its pathogenic potential. A knockout mutant of csgA, the gene encoding the major structural unit of curli, was created to study the effect of curli on biofilm formation by E. cloacae SBP-8. Our findings confirm the production of curli at 25 °C and 37 °C in the wild-type strain. We further investigated the role of curli in the attachment of E. cloacae SBP-8 to glass, enteral feeding tube, and foley latex catheter. Contrary to the previous studies reporting the curli production below 30 °C in the majority of biofilm-forming bacterial species, we observed its production in E. cloacae SBP-8 at 37 °C. The formation of more intense biofilm in wild-type strain on various surfaces compared to curli-deficient strain (ΔcsgA) at both 25 °C and 37 °C suggested a prominent role of curli in biofilm formation. Further, electron and confocal microscopy studies demonstrated the formation of diffused monolayers of microbial cells on the abiotic surfaces by ΔcsgA strain as compared to the thick biofilm by respective wild-type strain, indicating the involvement of curli in biofilm formation by E. cloacae SBP-8. Overall, our findings provide insight into biofilm formation mediated by curli in E. cloacae SBP-8. Further, we show that it can be expressed at a physiological temperature on all surfaces, thereby indicating the potential role of curli in pathogenesis en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Springer en_US
dc.subject Biology en_US
dc.subject Biofilms en_US
dc.subject Enterobacter cloacae SBP-8 en_US
dc.subject Bacteria en_US
dc.title Characterization of functional amyloid curli in biofilm formation of an environmental isolate Enterobacter cloacae SBP-8. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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