Transcriptomic Analysis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Underlying the Wrinkly and Smooth Phenotypes
Qimin Wu, Xue Li, Tingting Zhang, Miaomiao Zhang, Xingfan Xue, Wenhui Yang, Lingfei Hu, Zhe Yin, Dongsheng Zhou, Yuyu Sun, Renfei Lu, Yiquan Zhang
Abstract
We showed that Vibrio parahaemolyticus was able to naturally and reversibly switch between wrinkly and smooth phenotypes and disclosed the gene expression profiles related to wrinkly-smooth switching, showing that the significantly differentially expressed genes between the two colony morphology phenotypes were involved in various biological behaviors, including virulence factor production, biofilm formation, metabolism, adaptation, and colonization.
Topics & Concepts
Vibrio parahaemolyticusPhenotypeBiologyTranscriptomeVirulenceGeneAdaptation (eye)BiofilmGeneticsVirulence factorMicrobiologyGene expressionBacteriaNeuroscienceVibrio bacteria research studiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyAquaculture disease management and microbiota