Physiological levels of glucose induce membrane vesicle secretion and affect the lipid and protein composition of Yersinia pestis cell surfaces.

Authors :: Kolodziejek AM
Caplan AB
Bohach GA
Paszczynski AJ
Minnich SA
Hovde CJ
Source :: Applied and environmental microbiology [Appl Environ Microbiol] 2013 Jul; Vol. 79 (14), pp. 4509-14. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 May 17.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Yersinia pestis grown with physiologic glucose increased cell autoaggregation and deposition of extracellular material, including membrane vesicles. Membranes were characterized, and glucose had significant effects on protein, lipid, and carbohydrate profiles. These effects were independent of temperature and the biofilm-related locus pgm and were not observed in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

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