Deletion mutant library for investigation of functional outputs of cyclic diguanylate metabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2014 Jun;80(11):3384-93. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00299-14. Epub 2014 Mar 21.

Abstract

We constructed a library of in-frame deletion mutants targeting each gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 predicted to participate in cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) metabolism (biosynthesis or degradation) to provide a toolkit to assist investigators studying c-di-GMP-mediated regulation by this microbe. We present phenotypic assessments of each mutant, including biofilm formation, exopolysaccharide (EPS) production, swimming motility, swarming motility, and twitch motility, as a means to initially characterize these mutants and to demonstrate the potential utility of this library.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biofilms / growth & development
  • Biotransformation
  • Cyclic GMP / analogs & derivatives*
  • Cyclic GMP / metabolism
  • Gene Deletion*
  • Gene Library
  • Locomotion
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways / genetics*
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial / metabolism
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / genetics*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / metabolism*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / physiology

Substances

  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial
  • bis(3',5')-cyclic diguanylic acid
  • Cyclic GMP