Article ; Online: Deletion of biofilm synthesis in Eubacterium limosum ATCC 8486 improves handling and transformation efficiency.
2023 Volume 370
Abstract: Eubacterium limosum is an acetogenic bacterium of potential industrial relevance for its ability to efficiently metabolize a range of single carbon compounds. However, extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) produced by the type strain ATCC 8486 is a ... ...
| Abstract | Eubacterium limosum is an acetogenic bacterium of potential industrial relevance for its ability to efficiently metabolize a range of single carbon compounds. However, extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) produced by the type strain ATCC 8486 is a serious impediment to bioprocessing and genetic engineering. To remove these barriers, here we bioinformatically identified genes involved in EPS biosynthesis, and targeted several of the most promising candidates for inactivation, using a homologous recombination-based approach. Deletion of a single genomic region encoding homologues for epsABC, ptkA, and tmkA resulted in a strain incapable of producing EPS. This strain is significantly easier to handle by pipetting and centrifugation, and retains important wild-type phenotypes including the ability to grow on methanol and carbon dioxide and limited oxygen tolerance. Additionally, this strain is also more genetically tractable with a 2-fold increase in transformation efficiency compared to the highest previous reports. This work advances a simple, rapid protocol for gene knockouts in E. limosum using only the native homologous recombination machinery. These results will hasten the development of this organism as a workhorse for valorization of single carbon substrates, as well as facilitate exploration of its role in the human gut microbiota. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Extracellular Polymeric Substance Matrix ; Eubacterium/genetics ; Eubacterium/metabolism ; Genetic Engineering |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-04-04 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 752343-9 |
| ISSN | 1574-6968 ; 0378-1097 |
| ISSN (online) | 1574-6968 |
| ISSN | 0378-1097 |
| DOI | 10.1093/femsle/fnad030 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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