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Global analysis of candidate genes important for fitness in a competitive biofilm using DNA-array-based transposon mapping Free

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strain PHL628 was subjected to saturating Tn transposon mutagenesis and then grown under competitive planktonic or biofilm conditions. The locations of transposon insertions from the remaining cells were then mapped on a gene array. The results from the array mapping indicated that 4.5 % of the genome was important under these conditions. Specifically, 114 genes were identified as important for the biofilm lifestyle, whereas 80 genes were important for the planktonic lifestyle. Four broad functional categories were identified as biofilm-important. These included genes encoding cell structures, small-molecule transport, energy metabolism and regulatory functions. For one of these genes, , an insertion mutant was generated and its biofilm-related phenotype was examined. Results from both the transposon array and insertion mutagenesis indicated that , which is known to be a negative response regulator of genes in aerobic pathways, was important for competitiveness in PHL628 biofilms. This work also demonstrated that ligation-mediated PCR, coupled with array-based transposon mapping, was an effective tool for identifying a large variety of candidate genes that are important for biofilm fitness.

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Keyword(s): Amp, ampicillin , Chl, chloramphenicol , CSTR, continually stirred tank reactor , GFP, green fluorescent protein , Gm, gentamicin , Km, kanamycin , RFP, red fluorescent protein , Tet, tetracycline and Trm, trimethoprim
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