Partial removal of lipopolysaccharide from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans affects its adhesion to solids
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Arredondo, Cristóbal
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Partial removal of lipopolysaccharide from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans affects its adhesion to solids
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Conditions for the partial removal of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans are described. Raising the pH of the solution containing the cells from pH 1.5 to pH 6.8 to 8.0 releases about 50% of the LPS without cell lysis. The release of LPS begins at pH 3.5, and it was not affected by EDTA concentration. Partial removal of LPS exposed higher amounts of a 40-kDa outer membrane protein in the bacteria, as detected by a dot immunoassay employing an antiserum against the T. ferrooxidans surface protein. This higher protein exposure and the reduced LPS content increased the hydrophobicity of the cell surface, as determined by an increased adhesion (50%) to hydrophobic sulfur prills and 14C-dodecanoic acid binding (2.5-fold) compared with control cells. In addition, adhesion of radioactively labeled microorganisms to a sulfide mineral was inhibited (40%) in the presence of previously added LPS. Our results suggest that not only LPS but also surface proteins probably play im
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Volumen 60, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 2846-2851
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