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Isolation and characterization of a phage collection against Pseudomonas putida
(2024-06-11) Brauer, Age; Rosendahl, Sirli; Kängsep, Anu; Lewańczyk, Alicja Cecylia; Rikberg, Roger; Hõrak, Rita; Tamman, Hedvig
The environmental bacterium, Pseudomonas putida, possesses a broad spectrum of metabolic pathways. This makes it highly promising for use in biotechnological production as a cell factory, as well as in bioremediation strategies to degrade various aromatic pollutants. For P. putida to flourish in its environment, it must withstand the continuous threats posed by bacteriophages. Interestingly, until now, only a handful of phages have been isolated for the commonly used laboratory strain, P. putida KT2440, and no phage defence mechanisms have been characterized. In this study, we present a new Collection of Environmental P. putida Phages from Estonia, or CEPEST. This collection comprises 67 double-stranded DNA phages, which belong to 22 phage species and 9 phage genera. Our findings reveal that most phages in the CEPEST collection are more infectious at lower temperatures, have a narrow host range, and require an intact lipopolysaccharide for P. putida infection. Furthermore, we show that cryptic prophages present in the P. putida chromosome provide strong protection against the infection of many phages. However, the chromosomal toxin–antitoxin systems do not play a role in the phage defence of P. putida. This research provides valuable insights into the interactions between P. putida and bacteriophages, which could have significant implications for biotechnological and environmental applications.
Poomisvastuse mõju Pseudomonas putida stressitaluvusele
(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Rikberg, Roger; Tartu Ülikool. Loodus- ja täppisteaduste valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Molekulaar- ja rakubioloogia instituut
Poomisvastus on viis, kuidas bakterid tulevad toime mitmesuguste stressitingimustega. Kuigi poomisvastuse mõju on varasemalt põhjalikult kirjeldatud biokile moodustumises, on tagaplaanile jäänud Pseudomonas putida faagikaitse ning antibiootikumi- ja kemikaalitolerantsuse uuringud. Seega puudub selge ülevaade poomisvastuse mõjust P. putida füsioloogiale. Sellest lähtuvalt oli käesoleva töö eesmärgiks välja selgitada, kuidas poomisvastus mõjutab P. putida’t, käsitledes ka selle võimalikku rolli faagivastases kaitses. Tulemused näitasid, et poomisvastus-defektsed tüved on prototroofid ning et poomisvastus mõjutab vähesel määral antibiootikumi- ja kemikaalitolerantsust ning kaitseb nõrgalt bakteriofaagide eest, kuid kaitse tugevus sõltub suuresti konkreetsest bakteriofaagist. Lisaks leiti, et poomisvastus-defektsed tüved on statsionaarses kasvufaasis suuremad kui metsiktüve rakud, moodustavad ahelaid ning neil esinevad tugevad membraanidefektid.
Stringent response in the infection of lytic phages of Pseudomonas putida
(Tartu Ülikool, 2025) Rikberg, Roger; Tamman, Hedvig, juhendaja; Lewańczyk, Alicja Cecylia, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Loodus- ja täppisteaduste valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Molekulaar- ja rakubioloogia instituut
As the most abundant group of organisms on Earth, bacteria inhabit nearly every environment and are therefore frequently exposed to stress, including bacteriophage infection. Stringent response, induced by the alarmone molecule (p)ppGpp, is a common stress response in bacteria to overcome different stressful conditions. Pseudomonas putida, known for its versatile metabolism, is widely used in environmental studies and biotechnology. However, the role of stringent response in phage defence remains poorly understood. Therefore, this thesis aims to ascertain whether the stringent response influences the infection of lytic phages in P. putida, focusing on phage adsorption and burst size. The results of this study show that, in general, phage infection in liquid media are consistent with solid media results. While the stringent response does not notably affect adsorption, it can influence the length of latent period and reduce the burst size of infecting phages.
The opposite effects of stringent response on phage infection of Pseudomonas putida
(2026-01-02) Lewańczyk, Alicja Cecylia; Hinnu, Mariliis; Mägi, Elise; Rikberg, Roger; Brauer, Age; Tamman, Hedvig
Guanosine tetra- and pentaphosphate ((p)ppGpp) are one of the key players in the stress response of bacteria. Accumulation of these alarmones activates the stringent response, usually triggered by different nutritional stresses. For Pseudomonas putida, there is only limited data available on the importance of the stringent response in stress situations. Also, in recent years, different specific phage defence systems have received much attention, but little is known about the involvement of stringent response in phage infection. Here, we show that P. putida PaW85 (p)ppGpp0 is prototrophic and tolerates chemical stress well. However, in the stationary phase P. putida cells deprived of (p)ppGpp have impaired membrane integrity. In addition, we conducted a large-scale screening of stringent response effects on phage infections using the CEPEST phage collection. We tested 67 phages of 22 different species and revealed that the lack of (p)ppGpp has opposing effects on phage infection with nearly half of the tested phages showing higher infection efficiency on the (p)ppGpp0 cells, whereas the other half shows reduced infection. We show that the differences in phage infection efficiency for phages Aura and Amme-3 are not caused by adsorption rate differences, but alterations in downstream steps of the infection cycle—prolonged latent period in the absence of (p)ppGpp or unproductive infection in the presence of (p)ppGpp. Altogether, results indicate that the role of stringent response in phage infection is highly diverse, and over half of the times the presence of (p)ppGpp facilitates phage infections rather than protects the cells.