Pseudomonas syringae Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis Gene wbpL Displays Heterogeneous Expression Within In Vitro and In Planta Populations.

ABSTRACT: Phenotypic heterogeneity usually refers to phenotypic variation not associated with genetic variation, nor induced by environmental stimuli. The phenotypic heterogeneity processes described for some complex bacterial traits are causing a shift in how bacterial phenotypes are studied, from traditional assessments by averaging populations to single-cell analysis focused on bacterial individual phenotypes and how these distribute within the population. The structure of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) layer on the outer membrane in Gram-negative bacteria is often subjected to phenotypic variation, a process that is critical for virulence in animal pathogens. Here, we apply single-cell expression analyses to wbpL, a conserved Pseudomonas syringae glycosyltransferase-encoding gene essential for the

SUBMITTER: Mancera-Miranda L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12280811 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature