Serratia marcescens forms different colony patterns under distinct conditions. One of them is the concentric fountain-shaped pattern with pigmented center followed by unpigmented ring and pigmented rim. In this work, we study this pattern formation by construction of the mathematical model able to display this pattern based on putative metabolical traits, supported by series of experiments and by references. A pattern formation of such colony type depends on the disposition of glucose and amino acids, and is accompanied by a pH change in the agar medium. In this paper, we confirm that a metabolic activity of growing colony alters its environment which subsequently changes the colony formation. Presented model corresponds well with the real colony behaviour.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined effect of temperature (10, 20 and 37°C), pH (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8), and NaCl content (0, 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6% w/v) on the growth and putrescine and cadaverine production of Serratia marcescens CCM 303 under model conditions. The decarboxylase activity of S. marcescens was monitored in broth after cultivation. The cultivation medium was enriched with selected amino acids (ornithine, arginine and lysine; 0.2% w/v each) serving as precursors of biogenic amines. Levels of putrescine and cadaverine in broth were analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography after pre-column derivatisation with o-phthalaldehyde reagent. S. marcescens produced higher amounts of putrescine (up to 2096.8 mg L(-1)) compared to cadaverine content (up to 343.3 mg L(-1)) in all cultivation media. The highest putrescine and cadaverine concentrations were reached during cultivation at 10-20°C, pH 5-7 and NaCl content 1-3% w/v. On the other hand, the highest BAs production of individual cell (recalculated based on a cell; so called "yield factor") was observed at 10°C, pH 4 and salt concentration 3-5% w/v as a response to environmental stress.
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- biogenní aminy metabolismus MeSH
- chlorid sodný farmakologie MeSH
- kadaverin analýza biosyntéza MeSH
- koncentrace vodíkových iontů MeSH
- kultivační média chemie farmakologie MeSH
- putrescin analýza biosyntéza MeSH
- Serratia marcescens účinky léků růst a vývoj metabolismus MeSH
- teplota MeSH
- vysokoúčinná kapalinová chromatografie MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
