Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 is a major cause of foodborne gastrointestinal illness. The adhesion of EHEC to host tissues is the first step enabling bacterial colonization. Adhesins such as fimbriae and flagella mediate this process. Here, we studied the interaction of the bacterial flagellum with the host cell's plasma membrane using giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) as a biologically relevant model. Cultured cell lines contain many different molecular components, including proteins and glycoproteins. In contrast, with GUVs, we can characterize the bacterial mode of interaction solely with a defined lipid part of the cell membrane. Bacterial adhesion on GUVs was dependent on the presence of the flagellar filament and its motility. By testing different phospholipid head groups, the nature of the fatty acid chains, or the liposome curvature, we found that lipid packing is a key parameter to enable bacterial adhesion. Using HT-29 cells grown in the presence of polyunsaturated fatty acid (α-linolenic acid) or saturated fatty acid (palmitic acid), we found that α-linolenic acid reduced adhesion of wild-type EHEC but not of a nonflagellated mutant. Finally, our results reveal that the presence of flagella is advantageous for the bacteria to bind to lipid rafts. We speculate that polyunsaturated fatty acids prevent flagellar adhesion on membrane bilayers and play a clear role for optimal host colonization. Flagellum-mediated adhesion to plasma membranes has broad implications for host-pathogen interactions.IMPORTANCE Bacterial adhesion is a crucial step to allow bacteria to colonize their hosts, invade tissues, and form biofilm. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a human pathogen and the causative agent of diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis. Here, we use biomimetic membrane models and cell lines to decipher the impact of lipid content of the plasma membrane on enterohemorrhagic E. coli flagellum-mediated adhesion. Our findings provide evidence that polyunsaturated fatty acid (α-linolenic acid) inhibits E. coli flagellar adhesion to the plasma membrane in a mechanism separate from its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory functions. In addition, we confirm that cholesterol-enriched lipid microdomains, often called lipid rafts, are important in bacterial adhesion. These findings demonstrate that plasma membrane adhesion via bacterial flagella play a significant role for an important human pathogen. This mechanism represents a promising target for the development of novel antiadhesion therapies.

INSERM U1248 IPPRITT University of Limoges Limoges France

Institute for Biology Bacterial Physiology Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Berlin Germany

RCPTM Palacký University Olomouc Olomouc Czech Republic

The Bioinformatics Group School of Water Energy and Environment Cranfield University Cranfield United Kingdom

Université de Technologie de Compiègne UPJV UMR CNRS 7025 Enzyme and Cell Engineering Centre de recherche Royallieu Compiègne France

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