Project description:We acquired the largest bacterial proteomic resource, covering 303 species, 119 genera, and five phyla. The proteome coverage is, on average, over 50%. Additionally, we acquired further datasets for bacterial identification algorithm validation: i) 303 species at a 30-minute gradient (38 samples per day throughput), ii) 303 species at a 10-minute gradient (80 samples per day throughput), iii) reproducibility dataset, iv) genus-specific Pseudomonas spp. dataset (94 Pseudomonas spp. strains), v) genus-specific Bacillus spp. dataset (28 Bacillus cereus s.l. strains), vi) food routine dataset (60 dairy product isolates), and vii) clinical routine dataset (570 clinical isolates).
Project description:We isolated an atmospheric contaminant, subsequently identified as a new strain of Bacillus mobilis, which showed a novel, robust, inducible filamentous sliding motility and completely colonized a bacterial culture plate in less than 48 h under some conditions. This flagella-independent sliding motility was characterized by long filamentous cells at the expanding edge, and was induced when cells were inoculated onto lawns of metabolically inactive Campylobacter jejuni cells, heat killed bacterial biomass, and milk or blood dried onto agar plates. Phosphatidylcholine (PC), bacterial membrane components, and sterile human fecal extracts were sufficient to induce filamentous expansion. Screening of eight other Bacillus spp. (five from the B. cereus group and three other Bacillus spp.) showed that filamentous motility was conserved amongst B. cereus group species to varying degrees. RNAseq of filamentously expanding cells collected from PC and milk lawn plates in comparison to rod-shaped cells from control plates revealed that genes related to metabolism, ion and amino acid transport were differently regulated, genes controlling sporulation were reduced, and some virulence genes (e.g., hblA/B/C/D and plcR) were increased. We hypothesize that the robust and conserved nature of filamentous motility in pathogenic B. cereus group species can enhance bacterial colonization during host colonization.