Growth stage-related capsular polysaccharide translocon Wza in Vibrio splendidus modifies phage vB_VspM_VS2 susceptibility.

ABSTRACT: Bacteria at different growth stages usually coordinate capsular polysaccharide (CPS) formation and may affect their susceptibility to phage. In this study, we evaluated the infection efficacy of phage vB_VspM_VS2 in V. splendidus AJ01 at different growth stages and explored the role of growth stage-related CPS translocon Wza in the susceptibility of V. splendidus to phage vB_VspM_VS2. The results showed that V. splendidus locked in the stationary growth stage (SGS) or early exponential stage (EES) infected with phage (EES-P) has a low susceptibility to phage vB_VspM_VS and exhibit a pronounced reduction in phage adsorption rate as compared to the EES bacteria. The expression of wza of CPS transport gene was significantly increased in EES bacteria compared to that bacteria locked in the SGS

SUBMITTER: Jiang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11484964 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature