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Abstract

Members of the genus are common inhabitants of the proximal gastrointestinal tract of animals such as mice, rats, chickens and pigs, where they form epithelial biofilms. Little is known about the traits that facilitate biofilm formation and gut colonization. This study investigated the ecological role of a glucosyltransferase (GtfA) and inulosucrase (Inu) of TMW1.106 and a fructosyltransferase (FtfA) of LTH5448. experiments using isogenic mutants revealed that GtfA was essential for sucrose-dependent autoaggregation of TMW1.106 cells under acidic conditions, while inactivation of Inu slowed the formation of cell aggregates. Experiments using an biofilm assay showed that GtfA and Inu contributed to biofilm formation of TMW1.106. Experiments using ex-free mice revealed that the ecological performance of the mutant, but not of the or mutant, was reduced in the gastrointestinal tract when in competition with the parental strain. In the absence of competition, the mutant showed delayed colonization of the murine gut relative to the wild-type. In addition, the mutant showed reduced ecological performance in competition experiments with #21. From the evidence provided in this study we conclude that GtfA and Inu confer important ecological attributes of TMW1.106 and contribute to colonization of the mouse gastrointestinal tract.

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