Modulation of quorum sensing activity by copper sulfate, potassium dichromate, and cadmium chloride in biosensor strains

Beyond their biological roles, metals have a strong impact on the environment. It has been reported that metals are also inhibitory of Quorum Sensing (QS) mechanisms, ones of the best characterized signaling systems in bacteria and fungi. We analyzed the effect of CuSO4, CdCl2, and K2Cr2O7, on QS sy...

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Published in:Letters in applied microbiology 2023-02, Vol.76 (2)
Main Authors: Torres, Mariela Analía, Palacios, Eva Aida Rebeca, Lacosegliaz, Mariano José, de Figueroa, Lucía Inés Castellanos, Nieto-Peñalver, Carlos Gabriel
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Language:English
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Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Bacteria
Biosensing Techniques
Cadmium Chloride - pharmacology
Chromobacterium
Copper Sulfate - pharmacology
Escherichia coli
Potassium Dichromate - pharmacology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Quorum Sensing
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Summary:Beyond their biological roles, metals have a strong impact on the environment. It has been reported that metals are also inhibitory of Quorum Sensing (QS) mechanisms, ones of the best characterized signaling systems in bacteria and fungi. We analyzed the effect of CuSO4, CdCl2, and K2Cr2O7, on QS systems sharing or differing in the bacterial host or the QS signal. The results in this study show that CuSO4 can not only be inhibitory, but also stimulatory of QS activity: at 0.2 mM increased six fold the activity in Chromobacterium subtsugae CV026. This behavior is related to the concentration of the metal and the particular QS system: E. coli MT102 (pJBA132) was no affected, but CuSO4 decreased the QS activity of Pseudomonas putida F117 (pKR-C12) to half its control values. K2Cr2O7 increased four and three folds the QS activities of E. coli MT102 (pJBA132) and P. putida F117 (pAS-C8), respectively, but without effect when combined with CuSO4 or CdCl2. CdCl2 only showed a positive effect in CV026 when combined with CuSO4. Results suggest that factors related with the culture conditions impact on the influence of the metals, and reinforce the importance of the environment in the modulation of QS activity.
ISSN:1472-765X
1472-765X
DOI:10.1093/lambio/ovac055