Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To explore the phenotypic characteristics of
Vibrio cholerae (VC) with deficiency of
ccmC (Δ
ccmC) such as growth, motility, chemotaxis, biofilms and oxidative stress.
METHODS The relevant phenotypic characteristics were observed and compared among the
Vibrio cholerae wild strain (WT), Δ
ccmC and Δ
ccmC recovery strain (Δ
ccmC::
ccmC) through the experiments such as plate dynamics, chemotaxis, biological membrane crystal violet staining and hydrogen peroxide tolerance.
RESULTS The growth experiment confirmed that there was no significant difference in the growth between the WT group and the Δ
ccmC group, while the diameter of the dynamic loop of the Δ
ccmC group was remarkably shorter than that of the WT group(
q=4.109,
P<0.001),the chemotaxis ability of the Δ
ccmC group was remarkably lower than that of the WT group (
q=5.307,
P<0.001). The biofilm formation experiment demonstrated that the biofilm formation capacity weakened more remarkably in the Δ
ccmC group than in the WT group (
q=14.610,
P<0.001); the hydrogen peroxide tolerance test confirmed that the growth of Δ
ccmC group was remarkably slower than that of the WT group(
t=2.215,
P=0.035);the hydrogen peroxide antibacterial experiment indicated that the diameters of antibacterial zones of Δ
ccmC group were significantly greater than those of the WT group (
q=3.003,
P=0.013). As compared with the Δ
ccmC group, most of the above detection indicators of the Δ
ccmC::
ccmC group could be restored.
CONCLUSIONS It is for the first time in the study to confirmed that
ccmC can regulate the motility, biofilm formation and oxidative stress phenotypes of
V. cholerae.