Skip Navigation
Skip to contents

Journal of Microbiology : Journal of Microbiology

OPEN ACCESS
SEARCH
Search

Author index

Page Path
HOME > Browse Articles > Author index
Search
Hee-Soo Lee 1 Article
Mutation of the cyclic di-GMP phosphodiesterase gene in Burkholderia lata SK875 attenuates virulence and enhances biofilm formation
Hae-In Jung , Yun-Jung Kim , Yun-Jung Lee , Hee-Soo Lee , Jung-Kee Lee , Soo-Ki Kim
J. Microbiol. 2017;55(10):800-808.   Published online September 28, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-017-7374-7
  • 994 View
  • 0 Download
  • 11 Crossref
AbstractAbstract PDF
Burkholderia sp. is a gram-negative bacterium that commonly exists in the environment, and can cause diseases in plants, animals, and humans. Here, a transposon mutant library of a Burkholderia lata isolate from a pig with swine respiratory disease in Korea was screened for strains showing attenuated virulence in Caenorhabditis elegans. One such mutant was obtained, and the Tn5 insertion junction was mapped to rpfR, a gene encoding a cyclic di-GMP phosphodiesterase that functions as a receptor. Mutation of rpfR caused a reduction in growth on CPG agar and swimming motility as well as a rough colony morphology on Congo red agar. TLC analysis showed reduced AHL secretion, which was in agreement with the results from plate-based and bioluminescence assays. The mutant strain produced significantly more biofilm detected by crystal violet staining than the parent strain. SEM of the mutant strain clearly showed that the overproduced biofilm contained a filamentous structure. These results suggest that the cyclic di-GMP phosphodiesterase RpfR plays an important role in quorum sensing modulation of the bacterial virulence and biofilm formation.

Citations

Citations to this article as recorded by  
  • Bacterial quorum-sensing systems in cell–cell communication
    Kai-Zhong Xu, Annadurai Vinothkanna, DanDan Wang, Hongyan Jiang, Zhenbo Xu, Ai-Qun Jia, Grzegorz Wegrzyn
    FEMS Microbiology Reviews.2026;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Functional analysis of quorum sensing-mediated pathogenicity in Burkholderia contaminans SK875 using transposon mutagenesis
    Kai-Min Niu, Yun Jung Lee, Hae-In Jung, Damini Kothari, Digar Singh, Soo-Ki Kim
    Microbial Pathogenesis.2025; 200: 107332.     CrossRef
  • Biocontrol of bacterial wilt disease in tomato using Bacillus subtilis strain R31
    Yunhao Sun, Yutong Su, Zhen Meng, Jie Zhang, Li Zheng, Shuang Miao, Di Qin, Yulan Ruan, Yanhui Wu, Lina Xiong, Xun Yan, Zhangyong Dong, Ping Cheng, Mingwei Shao, Guohui Yu
    Frontiers in Microbiology.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Comprehensive genome analysis of Burkholderia contaminans SK875, a quorum-sensing strain isolated from the swine
    Eiseul Kim, Hae-In Jung, Si Hong Park, Hae-Yeong Kim, Soo-Ki Kim
    AMB Express.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Comparative genomics and transcriptomic response to root exudates of six rice root-associated Burkholderia sensu lato species
    Adrian Wallner, Agnieszka Klonowska, Ludivine Guigard, Eoghan King, Isabelle Rimbault, Eddy Ngonkeu, Phuong Nguyen, Gilles Béna, Lionel Moulin
    Peer Community Journal.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • The cis -2-Dodecenoic Acid (BDSF) Quorum Sensing System in Burkholderia cenocepacia
    Mingfang Wang, Xia Li, Shihao Song, Chaoyu Cui, Lian-Hui Zhang, Yinyue Deng, Gladys Alexandre
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • A c-di-GMP Signaling Cascade Controls Motility, Biofilm Formation, and Virulence in Burkholderia thailandensis
    Zhuo Wang, Xiaorong Xie, Daohan Shang, Laigong Xie, Yueyue Hua, Li Song, Yantao Yang, Yao Wang, Xihui Shen, Lei Zhang, Gladys Alexandre
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Methodological tools to study species of the genus Burkholderia
    Viola Camilla Scoffone, Gabriele Trespidi, Giulia Barbieri, Samuele Irudal, Aygun Israyilova, Silvia Buroni
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.2021; 105(24): 9019.     CrossRef
  • Complete Genome Sequence of Burkholderia contaminans SK875, Isolated from the Respiratory Tract of a Pig in the Republic of Korea
    Hae-In Jung, Sang-Won Lee, Soo-Ki Kim, Irene L. G. Newton
    Microbiology Resource Announcements.2020;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Key Players and Individualists of Cyclic-di-GMP Signaling in Burkholderia cenocepacia
    Anja M. Richter, Mustafa Fazli, Nadine Schmid, Rebecca Shilling, Angela Suppiger, Michael Givskov, Leo Eberl, Tim Tolker-Nielsen
    Frontiers in Microbiology.2019;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • In silico comparative analysis of GGDEF and EAL domain signaling proteins from the Azospirillum genomes
    Alberto Ramírez Mata, César Millán Pacheco, José F. Cruz Pérez, Martha Minjárez Sáenz, Beatriz E. Baca
    BMC Microbiology.2018;[Epub]     CrossRef

Journal of Microbiology : Journal of Microbiology
TOP