Monitoring growth phase-related changes in phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C production, adhesion properties and physiology of Bacillus cereus vegetative cells.

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
Ultan P Cronin, Martin G Wilkinson

Abstract

The physiological status and metabolic heterogeneity of Bacillus cereus cells within a culture during an 8-h batch fermentation process was measured using flow cytometry (FCM). Concurrently, production of the toxin, PC-PLC, and the extent of cell adhesion of live and dead cells were monitored using novel fluorescent assays. Flow cytometry analysis detected growth phase-related changes in the physiological profiles of cells over the course of the fermentation, with variation in the percentage of cells displaying membrane damage and intracellular esterase and redox activities. As the exponential phase proceeded, populations became more uniform in terms of protein content as measured using FCM in tandem with a cell tracking dye, with the majority of cells becoming membrane intact, esterase positive and redox active. PC-PLC activity appeared strongly related to cell density. Permeabilisation of cells was accompanied by a loss in adherent properties, while 25-100% of cells with intracellular esterase activity possessed adhesion properties. Cells in late exponential phase appeared to have reduced adherence properties compared to cells in early exponential or lag phase. As well as demonstrating the utility of FCM for measuring heterog...Continue Reading

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