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DOI | 10.1111/J.1472-765X.2011.03180.X | ||||
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Aims: The primary goal of this study was to characterize the existence of a functional c-di-GMP pathway in the bioleaching bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Methods and Results: A bioinformatic search revealed that the genome sequence of At. ferrooxidans ATCC 23270 codes for several proteins involved in the c-di-GMP pathway, including diguanylate cyclases (DGC), phosphodiesterases and PilZ effector proteins. Overexpression in Escherichia coli demonstrated that four At. ferrooxidans genes code for proteins containing GGDEF/ EAL domains with functional DGC activity. MS/ MS analysis allowed the identification of c-di-GMP in nucleotide preparations obtained from At. ferrooxidans cells. In addition, c-di-GMP levels in cells grown on the surface of solid energetic substrates such as sulfur prills or pyrite were higher than those measured in ferrous iron planktonic cells. Conclusions: At. ferrooxidans possesses a functional c-di-GMP pathway that could play a key role in At. ferrooxidans biofilm formation during bioleaching processes. Significance and Impact of the Study: This is the first global study about the c-di-GMP pathway in an acidophilic bacterium of great interest for the biomining industry. It opens a new way to explore the regulation of biofilm formation by biomining micro-organisms during the bioleaching process.
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1 | RUIZ-HINCAPIE, LINA MARIA | Mujer |
Universidad de Chile - Chile
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2 | Castro, Mario A. | Hombre |
Universidad de Chile - Chile
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3 | Barriga, A. | Hombre |
Universidad de Chile - Chile
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4 | JEREZ-GUEVARA, CARLOS ANTONIO | Hombre |
Universidad de Chile - Chile
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5 | Guiliani, Nicolas | Hombre |
Universidad de Chile - Chile
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This work was supported by grant FONDECYT 1080441. L. M. Ruiz was supported by scholarships from DAAD (2004-2008) and CONICYT (2008-2009). M. Castro was supported by a doctoral fellowship MECESUP UCh 04/07. We thank the Institute of Genome Research (TIGR) and Integrated Genomics, Inc. (IG), for the use of their At. ferrooxidans genome sequences. We acknowledge N. Amiot and U. Jenal from Biozentrum (University of Basel, Switzerland) who kindly provided us synthetic c-di-GMP and the BL21(DE3) strain over-expressing the DGC PleD from Caulobacter crescentus, respectively. |