{"title":"Three-dimensional buckling model reveals the evolution of energy-driven biofilm wrinkle morphologies.","authors":"Jin Wu, Jin Li, Jiankun Wang, Xiaoling Wang","doi":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0196","DOIUrl":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>On solid substrates, biofilms develop rich wrinkle morphologies during its growth. Based on the thin film buckling theory, we established a local three-dimensional biofilm/substrate buckling model, and explored the effects of mechanical forces, elastic modulus of the substrate, and biofilm thickness on the wrinkle morphology. We simulated the wrinkle evolution in various patterns of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> biofilm growing on agar substrates with different stiffness and found that the biofilm wrinkling process is the process of internal energy release. The stiffness of the substrate changes the wrinkling time of the biofilm; The biofilm wrinkle morphology (patterns II, III, and IV) <i>U</i><sub>internal</sub> and <i>U</i><sub>internal</sub>/<i>U</i><sub>0</sub> decrease with nutrient consumption, and the biofilm evolves towards lower energy consumption. In the early stages of biofilm growth (patterns I, II, and III), the harder the agar substrate, the larger the <i>U</i><sub>friction</sub> and <i>U</i><sub>friction</sub>/<i>U</i><sub>0</sub>, which is less conducive to biofilm expansion.</p>","PeriodicalId":9381,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144180612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yohana Porto Calegari-Alves, Rafael Lopes da Rosa, Renata Pereira Costa, Camila Innocente-Alves, Aline Martins Faustino, John R Yates, Walter Orlando Beys-da-Silva, Lucélia Santi
{"title":"<i>Lavandula angustifolia</i> oil induces oxidative stress, stiffening of membranes, and cell wall in <i>Cryptococcus</i> spp.","authors":"Yohana Porto Calegari-Alves, Rafael Lopes da Rosa, Renata Pereira Costa, Camila Innocente-Alves, Aline Martins Faustino, John R Yates, Walter Orlando Beys-da-Silva, Lucélia Santi","doi":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0084","DOIUrl":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> and <i>Cryptococcus gattii</i> species complexes are the etiological agents of cryptococcosis, a disease responsible for 181 000 deaths annually worldwide due to late diagnosis and limited treatment options. Studies focusing on the identification of new substances with antifungal activity, such as essential oils (EOs), are urgently needed. While the antifungal effects of EO have already been suggested, their mechanism of action at the molecular level still requires evaluation. In this work, we assessed the molecular changes induced by the exposure of <i>Cryptococus neoformans</i> (H99) and <i>Cryptococcus deuterogatti</i> (R265) to lavender essential oil (LEO) using a morphological and proteomics approach. The identified proteins were categorized by Gene Ontology according to biological processes and molecular functions, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis was also conducted. Our findings indicate that LEO creates a stressful environment in both strains; however, the response to this stimulus differs between the two species. In <i>C. neoformans</i>, changes were observed in energy metabolism and pathways related to alternative sources of energy and oxidative stress response. In <i>C. deuterogatti</i>, changes were identified in pathways related to cellular architecture, implying that the cell underwent morphological changes such as membrane and cell wall stiffening.</p>","PeriodicalId":9381,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142766495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Philip H W Mak, Xianhua Yin, Lindsey Clairmont, Lisa Bean-Hodgins, Elijah G Kiarie, Joshua Tang, Dion Lepp, Moussa S Diarra
{"title":"Cecal microbiome in broiler chicken related to antimicrobial feeding and bird's sex.","authors":"Philip H W Mak, Xianhua Yin, Lindsey Clairmont, Lisa Bean-Hodgins, Elijah G Kiarie, Joshua Tang, Dion Lepp, Moussa S Diarra","doi":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0190","DOIUrl":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the cecal microbiome of broilers raised under specific antimicrobial feeding programs (AFPs). A total of 2304 day-old Ross-708 male (M, <i>n</i> = 1152) and female (F, <i>n</i> = 1152) chicks were distributed into 48 floor pens which were allocated to one of three AFPs: Conventional, raised without medically important antibiotics (RWMIA), and raised without antibiotics (RWA). At 28 (D28) and 41 (D41) days of age, cecal contents were collected for culture dependent and independent analyses. At both 28 and 41 days, <i>Enterococcus</i> was more abundant in RWA-raised broilers than other groups with the most abundance of this bacterium being found in female birds (<i>P</i> < 0.05). At D41, the most abundant <i>Eimeria tenella</i> counts was observed in RWA-raised broiler ceca (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Sex effects were observed on the abundances of four of the 248 identified antimicrobial resistance genes while abundances of 10 were modulated by AFPs (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Ceca of females birds showed more <i>tssB</i> than males, and ceca of RWMIA-raised birds contained the highest abundance of <i>chuY</i> genes regardless of sex. This study showed that in a specific feeding program, cecal resistome can be affected by chicken's sex contributing to understand the AMR related to the AMU.</p>","PeriodicalId":9381,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143490856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B Van der Merwe, J Williams, E Le Roux, A Van Staden, G Lawrence, K Jacobs
{"title":"<i>Morchella capensis</i> sp. nov., the Fynbos morel-the first description of an endemic <i>Morchella</i> species from Africa.","authors":"B Van der Merwe, J Williams, E Le Roux, A Van Staden, G Lawrence, K Jacobs","doi":"10.1139/cjm-2023-0224","DOIUrl":"10.1139/cjm-2023-0224","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A species of <i>Morchella</i> was observed growing in spring, under a vulnerable member of the <i>Proteaceae</i>, in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. These fungi shared many of the cryptic characteristics common in the genus <i>Morchella</i> and displayed a wide range of phenotypic expression. The unique ecology of these fungi and the fact that no endemic <i>Morchella</i> species have been described from Africa lead to suspicions that this could be a novel species. Sequencing of key genetic regions, phylogenetics, and morphological studies confirmed that this was indeed a previously unknown species of <i>Morchella</i>. Roots collected underneath the fruiting bodies displayed a range of root-associated activities, alluding to a possible relationship. Further, this <i>Morchella</i> species has a history of traditional use on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. The traditional use of fungi is rarely recorded in Africa. In this study, we introduce <b><i>Morchella capensis</i> sp. nov.</b>, the first endemic African morel.</p>","PeriodicalId":9381,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of microbiology","volume":"71 ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143514805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Barney A Geddes, Riley Williamson, Jake Schumacher, Ahmad Ardi, Garrett Levin, Emily Červenka, Rui Huang, George C diCenzo
{"title":"BEVA2.0: modular assembly of golden gate-compatible vectors with expanded utility for genetic engineering.","authors":"Barney A Geddes, Riley Williamson, Jake Schumacher, Ahmad Ardi, Garrett Levin, Emily Červenka, Rui Huang, George C diCenzo","doi":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0246","DOIUrl":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This expansion for the modular vector assembly platform BEVA (Bacterial Expression Vector Archive) introduces 11 new BEVA parts including two new cloning site variants, two new antibiotic resistance modules, three new origins of replication, and four new accessary modules. As a result, the modular system is now doubled in size and expanded in its capacity to produce diverse replicating plasmids. Furthermore, it is now amenable to genetic engineering methods involving genome-manipulation of target strains through deletions or integrations. In addition to introducing the new modules, we provide several BEVA-derived Golden Gate cloning plasmids that are used to validate parts and that may be useful for genetic engineering of proteobacteria and other bacteria. We also introduce new parts to allow compatibility with the CIDAR MoClo parts libraries.</p>","PeriodicalId":9381,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143370450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adelumola Oladeinde, Kimberly Cook, Attiq Rehman, Catherine D Carrillo, Reed Woyda, Crystal Wiersma, Zaid Abdo, Jasmine Johnson, Anna Marie Bosch, Michael Rothrock, Moussa S Diarra
{"title":"Survival of antimicrobial resistant <i>Salmonella</i> Heidelberg inoculated into microcosms of fresh pine wood shavings for broiler litter.","authors":"Adelumola Oladeinde, Kimberly Cook, Attiq Rehman, Catherine D Carrillo, Reed Woyda, Crystal Wiersma, Zaid Abdo, Jasmine Johnson, Anna Marie Bosch, Michael Rothrock, Moussa S Diarra","doi":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0088","DOIUrl":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Highlights: </strong><i>S</i>. Heidelberg survived up to 21 days in PWS which is often used as broiler bedding. <i>S</i>. Heidelberg abundance and survival was correlated with the water activity of PWS. <i>S</i>. Heidelberg strains that carried higher copy numbers of small Col plasmids were the dominant strains isolated from PWS at later time points. <i>S</i>. Heidelberg strains harboring transmissible plasmid carrying AmpC-like beta-lactamase gene persisted longer in PWS without antibiotic pressures for AMR.</p>","PeriodicalId":9381,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142495599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liqiong Chen, Shixing Liu, Na Huang, Chunquan Xu, Cui Zhou, Lingbo Wang, Xiangkuo Zheng, Tieli Zhou, Pingting Yu
{"title":"Tolerance mechanisms and molecular epidemiology of reduced susceptibility to chlorhexidine digluconate in different species of the <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> complex.","authors":"Liqiong Chen, Shixing Liu, Na Huang, Chunquan Xu, Cui Zhou, Lingbo Wang, Xiangkuo Zheng, Tieli Zhou, Pingting Yu","doi":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0174","DOIUrl":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0174","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this study was to compare chlorhexidine digluconate and other antibiotics susceptibility of four species of the<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> complex, and further investigate the chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) tolerance mechanisms and molecular epidemic characteristics. Of 889 <i>A. baumannii</i> complex isolates, <i>A. baumannii, A. nosocomialis, A. pittii</i>, and <i>A. seifertii</i> accounted for 84.2%, 10.9%, 3.4%, and 1.5%. <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> was generally resistant to all tested antibiotics, while other three species were commonly more susceptible; 92.1% (313/340) CHG-tolerant <i>A. baumannii</i>, 19.6% (19/97) CHG-tolerant <i>A. nosocomialis</i>, 3.3% (1/30) CHG-tolerant <i>A. pittii</i>, and 15.4% (2/13) CHG-tolerant <i>A. seifertii</i> were identified. Furthermore, compared to <i>A. baumannii</i> ATCC 19606, upregulated expression was found in <i>qacE</i><sub>Δ1</sub>, <i>fabI</i>, and efflux pump encoding genes in CHG-tolerant <i>A. baumannii</i>, but the expression level of <i>oprD</i> was reduced. Additionally, only the expression level of <i>fabI</i> was increased in the CHG-tolerant <i>A. nosocomialis</i>, and the expression level of <i>adeG</i> was increased in the CHG-tolerant <i>A. pittii</i> and <i>A. seifertii</i>. Furthermore, CHG-tolerant <i>A. baumannii</i> may have a relatively high clonal correlation, the predominant sequence type of which was ST208 (90%, 36/40). It is rather necessary to identify specific species members among the <i>A. baumannii</i> complex for clinical treatment options and antibiotics resistance monitoring.</p>","PeriodicalId":9381,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoyun Qi, Suhui Hou, Wenge Hu, Cheng Ding, Yang Li, Jie Xiong
{"title":"Diversity and distribution characteristics of myxobacteria in the rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils of the halophyte <i>Haloxylon ammodendron</i> in the high saline-alkaline Ebinur Lake Wetland.","authors":"Xiaoyun Qi, Suhui Hou, Wenge Hu, Cheng Ding, Yang Li, Jie Xiong","doi":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0045","DOIUrl":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study employed Illumina HiSeq high-throughput sequencing technology to analyze the V4-V5 regions of myxobacterial 16S rRNA in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils of <i>Haloxylon ammodendron</i> in the saline-alkaline wetland of Ebinur Lake, with the aim of investigating the community structure and diversity of myxobacteria. Results indicated that myxobacterial communities in rhizosphere soils exhibited greater diversity and richness compared to nonrhizosphere soils. Soil physicochemical properties, particularly moisture content, were identified as key environmental factors influencing myxobacterial diversity. The halotolerant genus <i>Haliangium</i> was found to be predominant under saline-alkaline conditions. Additionally, myxobacteria demonstrated distinct ecological specificity and environmental adaptability between rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils. For example, the genus <i>Enhygromyxa</i> exhibited a negative correlation with soil moisture content in rhizosphere soils but a positive correlation with soil electrical conductivity in nonrhizosphere soils. Co-occurrence network analysis revealed complex interaction patterns among myxobacterial genera and other bacterial genera, with closer interactions observed in rhizosphere soils. This study highlights the importance of environmental factors in regulating microbial community structure and function in saline-alkaline wetlands, providing new insights into the ecological roles and interaction mechanisms of myxobacteria within the ecosystem.</p>","PeriodicalId":9381,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of microbiology","volume":"71 ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143673369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rebecca T Doyle, Leanne A Grieves, Aleeza C Gerstein
{"title":"Microbial ecology and evolution.","authors":"Rebecca T Doyle, Leanne A Grieves, Aleeza C Gerstein","doi":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0192","DOIUrl":"10.1139/cjm-2024-0192","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9381,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142913596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shimosh Kurera, Bhaktiben Patel, Tehreem Ashfaq, Maria Eckhardt, Janice Bamforth, Niradha Withana Gamage, Gurcharn Singh Brar, Linda J Harris, Maria Antonia Henriquez, Rajagopal Subramaniam, Xiben Wang, Zamir Punja, Curtis Pozniak, Matthew G Bakker, Sean Walkowiak
{"title":"Rapid identification of <i>Fusarium</i> species causing head blight in Canada using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.","authors":"Shimosh Kurera, Bhaktiben Patel, Tehreem Ashfaq, Maria Eckhardt, Janice Bamforth, Niradha Withana Gamage, Gurcharn Singh Brar, Linda J Harris, Maria Antonia Henriquez, Rajagopal Subramaniam, Xiben Wang, Zamir Punja, Curtis Pozniak, Matthew G Bakker, Sean Walkowiak","doi":"10.1139/cjm-2025-0035","DOIUrl":"10.1139/cjm-2025-0035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fusarium head blight is a limitation to grain production and can be caused by several different <i>Fusarium</i> species. We evaluated the ability of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) to perform species identifications. The method generates a unique peptide mass fingerprint (PMF) for each sample that can be matched to a reference library. We first created a reference library of PMF profiles for <i>Fusarium</i> species from across Canada. Then, we tested the library to perform identifications using two validation panels. The first panel consisted of 820 fungal isolates from wheat (2021-2023 harvest years) and the second was 74 fungal isolates from oat and barley (2022 harvest year). The species identity of samples from the validation panels was confirmed with high-throughput quantitative PCR using species-specific DNA markers. The first validation panel was mostly <i>F. graminearum</i> and there was 95% overlap between the MALDI-TOF MS and DNA-based identifications. The second panel was mostly <i>F. poae</i> and the identifications from the two methods had 86% overlap. Our findings indicate that MALDI-TOF MS biotyping is sensitive enough to identify <i>Fusarium</i> strains to their species complexes and certain <i>Fusarium</i> strains to the species level.</p>","PeriodicalId":9381,"journal":{"name":"Canadian journal of microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143973324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}