@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-148-4-923, author = "Reimmann, Cornelia and Ginet, Nathalie and Michel, Laurent and Keel, Christoph and Michaux, Patrick and Krishnapillai, Viji and Zala, Marcello and Heurlier, Karin and Triandafillu, Karine and Harms, Hauke and Défago, Geneviève and Haas, Dieter", title = "Genetically programmed autoinducer destruction reduces virulence gene expression and swarming motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1The GenBank accession number for the aiiA nucleotide sequence is AF397400. The GenBank accession numbers for the nucleotide sequences of the 16S rRNA genes of strains A23 and A24 are AF397398 and AF397399.", journal= "Microbiology", year = "2002", volume = "148", number = "4", pages = "923-932", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-148-4-923", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-148-4-923", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "CTAB, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide", keywords = "OHHL, N-oxohexanoyl-L-homoserine lactone", keywords = "virulence", keywords = "HHL, N-hexanoyl-L-homoserine lactone", keywords = "twitching motility", keywords = "BHL, N-butyryl-L-homoserine lactone", keywords = "OdDHL, N-oxododecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone", keywords = "OOHL, N-oxooctanoyl-L-homoserine lactone", keywords = "quorum sensing", keywords = "AHL, N-acylhomoserine lactone", keywords = "cell–cell signalling", abstract = "Virulence in the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is controlled by cell density via diffusible signalling molecules (‘autoinducers’) of the N-acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) type. Two Bacillus sp. isolates (A23 and A24) with AHL-degrading activity were identified among a large collection of rhizosphere bacteria. From isolate A24 a gene was cloned which was similar to the aiiA gene, encoding an AHL lactonase in another Bacillus strain. Expression of the aiiA homologue from isolate A24 in P. aeruginosa PAO1 reduced the amount of the quorum sensing signal N-oxododecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone and completely prevented the accumulation of the second AHL signal, N-butyryl-L-homoserine lactone. This strongly reduced AHL content correlated with a markedly decreased expression and production of several virulence factors and cytotoxic compounds such as elastase, rhamnolipids, hydrogen cyanide and pyocyanin, and strongly reduced swarming. However, no effect was observed on flagellar swimming or on twitching motility, and aiiA expression did not affect bacterial adhesion to a polyvinylchloride surface. In conclusion, introduction of an AHL degradation gene into P. aeruginosa could block cell–cell communication and exoproduct formation, but failed to interfere with surface colonization.", }