Abstract：
:Bacteria in terrestrial habitats frequently reside as biofilm communities on surfaces that are unsaturated, i.e. biofilms are covered in water films varying in thickness depending on the environmental conditions. Water availability in these habitats is influenced by the osmolarity of the water (solute stress) and by cellular dehydration imposed by matric stress, which increases as water content decreases. Unfortunately, we understand relatively little about the molecular mechanisms required for bacterial growth in low-water-content habitats. Here, we describe the use of mini-Tn5-'phoA to identify genes in Pseudomonas putida that are matric water stress controlled and to generate mutants defective in desiccation tolerance. We identified 20 genes that were induced by a matric stress but not by a thermodynamically equivalent solute stress, 11 genes were induced by both a matric and a solute stress, three genes were induced by a solute stress and three genes were repressed by a matric stress. Their patterns of expression were analysed in laboratory media, and their contribution to desiccation tolerance was evaluated. Twenty-six genes were homologous to sequences present in the completed P. putida KT2440 genome sequence or plasmid pWWO sequence that are involved in protein fate, nutrient or solute acquisition, energy generation, motility, alginate biosynthesis or cell envelope structure, and the function of five could not be predicted from the sequence. Together, these genes and their importance to desiccation tolerance provide a view of the environment perceived by bacteria in low-water-content habitats, and suggest that the mechanisms for adaptation for growth in low-water-content habitats are different from those for growth in high-osmolarity habitats.
journal_name
Mol Microbioljournal_title
Molecular microbiologyauthors
van de Mortel M,Halverson LJdoi
10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04008.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-05-01 00:00:00pages
735-50issue
3eissn
0950-382Xissn
1365-2958pii
MMI4008journal_volume
52pub_type
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