Interspecies interaction of Serratia plymuthica 4Rx13 and Bacillus subtilis B2g alters the emission of sodorifen

FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2018 Nov 1;365(22). doi: 10.1093/femsle/fny253.

Abstract

Sodorifen is the major volatile of Serratia plymuthica 4Rx13. It is assumed to be a long-distance communication signal. However, so far the emission patterns of sodorifen had been studied using mono-cultures of S. plymuthica 4Rx13 neglecting that in natura bacteria live in communities. Here, we show that the structured co-cultivation of S. plymuthica 4Rx13 and Bacillus subtilis B2g in a low-diversity model community grown under nutrient-rich conditions led to quantitative changes in sodorifen emission compared to self-paired mono-cultivations. Co-culturing revealed a decreased emission of sodorifen (50%) during exponential growth phase, whereas in the late stationary stage of growth, the amount of headspace sodorifen was increased compared to self-paired mono-cultivation (217% at 500 h of cultivation). Six other compounds that are most probably related to sodorifen or are isomers showed similar emission patterns. These data indicated that S. plymuthica 4Rx13 enhances its communication signal sodorifen as a consequence of interaction with B. subtilis B2g.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus subtilis / physiology*
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / metabolism*
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Microbial Interactions*
  • Octanes / metabolism*
  • Rhizosphere
  • Serratia / physiology*
  • Solid Phase Microextraction
  • Volatile Organic Compounds / metabolism*

Substances

  • 1,2,4,5,6,7,8-heptamethyl-3-methylenebicyclo(3.2.1)oct-6-ene
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds
  • Octanes
  • Volatile Organic Compounds