Inhibition of Vibrio cholerae biofilm by AiiA enzyme produced from Bacillus spp

Arch Microbiol. 2010 Dec;192(12):1019-22. doi: 10.1007/s00203-010-0633-1. Epub 2010 Sep 26.

Abstract

Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent of water-borne diarrheal disease, cholera. The formation of biofilm favors survival and persistence of V. cholerae in the aquatic environment and also inside the host. AHL lactonase (AiiA), a metallo-beta-lactamase produced by Bacillus spp., blocks quorum sensing in Gram-negative bacteria by hydrolyzing N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs). In the present investigation, AiiA-mediated inhibition of V. cholerae biofilm was studied. Two novel alleles of aiiA-encoding genes from Bacillus spp. were expressed in E. coli, and the results demonstrated that AiiA enzyme is a potent inhibitor of V. cholerae biofilm.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibiosis*
  • Bacillus / enzymology*
  • Bacillus / genetics
  • Biofilms / drug effects
  • Biofilms / growth & development*
  • Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / pharmacology*
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Vibrio cholerae / drug effects*
  • Vibrio cholerae / growth & development

Substances

  • Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
  • N-acyl homoserine lactonase