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Molecular Basis and Ecological Relevance of Caulobacter Cell Filamentation in Freshwater Habitats
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- Heinrich, Kristina (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för molekylär biovetenskap, Wenner-Grens institut,Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab),Stockholm Univ, Wenner Gren Inst, Dept Mol Biosci, Sci Life Lab, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Leslie, David J. (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för molekylär biovetenskap, Wenner-Grens institut,Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab),Stockholm Univ, Wenner Gren Inst, Dept Mol Biosci, Sci Life Lab, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Morlock, Michaela (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för molekylär biovetenskap, Wenner-Grens institut,Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab),Stockholm Univ, Wenner Gren Inst, Dept Mol Biosci, Sci Life Lab, Stockholm, Sweden
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- AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY, 2019
- 2019
- Engelska.
- Ingår i: mBio. - : AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY. - 2161-2129 .- 2150-7511. ; 10:4
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- All living cells are characterized by certain cell shapes and sizes. Many bacteria can change these properties depending on the growth conditions. The underlying mechanisms and the ecological relevance of changing cell shape and size remain unclear in most cases. One bacterium that undergoes extensive shape-shifting in response to changing growth conditions is the freshwater bacterium Caulobacter crescentus. When incubated for an extended time in stationary phase, a subpopulation of C. crescentus forms viable filamentous cells with a helical shape. Here, we demonstrated that this stationary-phase-induced filamentation results from downregulation of most critical cell cycle regulators and a consequent block of DNA replication and cell division while cell growth and metabolism continue. Our data indicate that this response is triggered by a combination of three stresses caused by prolonged growth in complex medium, namely, the depletion of phosphate, alkaline pH, and an excess of ammonium. We found that these conditions are experienced in the summer months during algal blooms near the surface in freshwater lakes, a natural habitat of C. crescentus, suggesting that filamentous growth is a common response of C. crescentus to its environment. Finally, we demonstrate that when grown in a biofilm, the filamentous cells can reach beyond the surface of the biofilm and potentially access nutrients or release progeny. Altogether, our work highlights the ability of bacteria to alter their morphology and suggests how this behavior might enable adaptation to changing environments.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Mikrobiologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Microbiology (hsv//eng)
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- Caulobacter crescentus
- biofilms
- cell cycle
- cell shape
- environmental signals
- freshwater habitats
- stationary phase
- molekylär biovetenskap
- Molecular Bioscience
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