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Spatially localized expression of glutamate decarboxylase gadB in Escherichia coli O157:H7 microcolonies in hydrogel matrix

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Functional diversity within isogenic spatially organized bacterial populations has been shown to trigger emergent community properties such as stress tolerance. Taking advantage of confocal laser scanning microscopy combined with a transcriptional fluorescent fusion reporting at single cell scale the expression of the glutamic acid decarboxylase gadB in E. coli O157:H7, it was possible to visualize for the first-time spatial patterns of bacterial gene expression in microcolonies grown in a gelled matrix. The gadB gene is involved in E. coli tolerance to acidic conditions and its strong over-expression was observed locally on the periphery of embedded microcolonies grown in acidic hydrogels. This spatialization of gadB expression did not correlate with live/dead populations that appeared randomly distributed in the colonies. While the planktonic population of the pathogens was eradicated by an exposition to a pH of 2 (HCl) for 4h, mimicking a stomachal acidic stress, bacteria grown in gel-microcolonies were poorly affected by this treatment, in particular in conditions where gadB was spatially overexpressed. Consequences of these results for food safety are further discussed.
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hal-03993592 , version 1 (17-02-2023)

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Cedric Saint Martin, Nelly Caccia, Maud Darsonval, Marina Gregoire, Arthur Combeau, et al.. Spatially localized expression of glutamate decarboxylase gadB in Escherichia coli O157:H7 microcolonies in hydrogel matrix. 2023. ⟨hal-03993592⟩
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