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The Influence of Calcium on the Growth, Morphology and Gene Regulation in Gemmatimonas phototrophica

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    SYSNO ASEP0571792
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleThe Influence of Calcium on the Growth, Morphology and Gene Regulation in Gemmatimonas phototrophica
    Author(s) Shivaramu, Sahana (MBU-M)
    Tomasch, Jurgen (MBU-M) ORCID, RID
    Kopejtka, Karel (MBU-M) ORCID, RID
    Nupur, Nupur (MBU-M) ORCID
    Saini, Mohit Kumar (MBU-M) ORCID, RID
    Bokhari, Syed Nadeem Hussain (BC-A) RID
    Küpper, Hendrik (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Koblížek, Michal (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Article number27
    Source TitleMicroorganisms. - : MDPI
    Roč. 11, č. 1 (2023)
    Number of pages15 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryCH - Switzerland
    KeywordsGemmatimonas phototrophica ; anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria ; horizontal gene transfer ; calcium ; transcriptomics
    Subject RIVEE - Microbiology, Virology
    OECD categoryMicrobiology
    R&D ProjectsGX19-28778X GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    EF15_003/0000336 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Method of publishingOpen access
    Institutional supportMBU-M - RVO:61388971 ; BC-A - RVO:60077344
    UT WOS000918288200001
    EID SCOPUS85146759617
    DOI10.3390/microorganisms11010027
    AnnotationThe bacterium Gemmatimonas phototrophica AP64 isolated from a freshwater lake in the western Gobi Desert represents the first phototrophic member of the bacterial phylum Gemmatimonadota. This strain was originally cultured on agar plates because it did not grow in liquid medium. In contrast, the closely related species G. groenlandica TET16 grows both on solid and in liquid media. Here, we show that the growth of G. phototrophica in liquid medium can be induced by supplementing the medium with 20 mg CaCl2 L-1. When grown at a lower concentration of calcium (2 mg CaCl2 L-1) in the liquid medium, the growth was significantly delayed, cells were elongated and lacked flagella. The elevated requirement for calcium is relatively specific as it can be partially substituted by strontium, but not by magnesium. The transcriptome analysis documented that several groups of genes involved in flagella biosynthesis and transport of transition metals were co-activated after amendment of 20 mg CaCl2 L-1 to the medium. The presented results document that G. phototrophica requires a higher concentration of calcium for its metabolism and growth compared to other Gemmatimonas species.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Microbiology
    ContactEliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231
    Year of Publishing2024
    Electronic addresshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/1/27
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