A self-produced trigger for biofilm disassembly that targets exopolysaccharide

Ilana Kolodkin-Gal; Shugeng Cao; Liraz Chai; Thomas Böttcher; Roberto Kolter; Jon Clardy; Richard Losick

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2012.02.055

A self-produced trigger for biofilm disassembly that targets exopolysaccharide

Ilana Kolodkin-Gal, Shugeng Cao, Liraz Chai, Thomas Böttcher, Roberto Kolter, Jon Clardy, Richard Losick

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Biofilms are structured communities of bacteria that are held together by an extracellular matrix consisting of protein and exopolysaccharide. Biofilms often have a limited lifespan, disassembling as nutrients become exhausted and waste products accumulate. D-amino acids were previously identified as a self-produced factor that mediates biofilm disassembly by causing the release of the protein component of the matrix in Bacillus subtilis. Here we report that B. subtilis produces an additional biofilm-disassembly factor, norspermidine. Dynamic light scattering and scanning electron microscopy experiments indicated that norspermidine interacts directly and specifically with exopolysaccharide. D-amino acids and norspermidine acted together to break down existing biofilms and mutants blocked in the production of both factors formed long-lived biofilms. Norspermidine, but not closely related polyamines, prevented biofilm formation by B. subtilis, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	684-692
Number of pages	9
Journal	Cell
Volume	149
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2012.02.055
State	Published - 27 Apr 2012
Externally published	Yes

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General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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