Morphological Observation and Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Clostridium perfringens Biofilm and Planktonic Cells

Current Microbiology
Xiaofen ZhangGuisheng Ye

Abstract

Bacterial biofilms can enhance survival in adverse environments and promote infection. However, little is known about biofilm formation by Clostridium perfringens. To better characterize this process, we used SEM to observe the surfaces of C. perfringens biofilms after 12, 24, 48, and 72 h of incubation. Biofilm cells appeared to be encased in a dense matrix material, and the total biomass of the biofilm increased with incubation time. To gain insight into the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between biofilm and planktonic cells, we carried out comparative transcriptomic analysis using RNA sequencing. In total, 91 genes were significantly differentially expressed, with 40 being up-regulated and 51 down-regulated. In particular, genes encoding sortase, ribosomal proteins, and ATP synthase were up-regulated in biofilms, while genes coding for clostripain and phospholipase C were down-regulated. To validate the RNA sequencing results, qRT-PCR analysis was performed using five randomly selected DEGs. Results showed that all five genes were up-regulated, which was in accordance with the RNA sequencing results. To examine the functional differences, the DEGs were characterized by GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses. Results ...Continue Reading

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BETA
Assay
Illumina sequencing
genetic knockout

Software Mentioned

KOBAS
DEGseq
GOseq package
Bowtie

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