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- Title
Unusual enantiomeric D,L-N-acyl homoserine lactones in Pectobacterium atrosepticum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Authors
Dhaubhadel, Umang; Portillo, Abiud E.; Horáček, Ondřej; Sung, Yu-Sheng; Armstrong, Daniel W.
- Abstract
Quorum Sensing allows bacteria to sense their population density via diffusible N-acyl homoserine lactone (N-HL) signaling molecules. Upon reaching a high enough cell density, bacteria will collectively exhibit a phenotype. Until recently, methods used for detection of N-HLs have not considered the chirality of these molecules and it was assumed that only the L-enantiomer was produced by bacteria. The production and effects of D-N-HLs have rarely been studied. In this work, the temporal production of D-N-HLs by the plant pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum and the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa are reported. Both bacteria produced D-N-HLs in significant amounts and in some cases their concentrations were higher than other low abundance L-N-HLs. Previously unreported D-enantiomers of N-3-oxoacyl and N-3-hydroxyacyl homoserine lactones were detected in P. atrosepticum. Interestingly, L-N-HLs produced in the lowest concentrations had relatively higher amounts of their corresponding D-enantiomers. Potential sources of D-N-HLs and their significance are considered.
- Subjects
ERWINIA; PHYTOPATHOGENIC microorganisms; LACTONES; QUORUM sensing; PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa; POPULATION density
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2023, Vol 17, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0283657