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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1990 August; 56(8): 2410-2416

Iron-binding compounds and related outer membrane proteins in Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strains from aquatic environments.

Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Valencia, Spain.

ABSTRACT

A total of 156 strains of Vibrio cholerae non-O1 from aquatic origins were examined for the presence of iron uptake mechanisms and compared with O1 strains and other Vibrio species. All non-O1 strains were able to grow in iron-limiting conditions, with MICs of ethylenediaminedi (O-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) ranging from 20 microM to 2 mM. The production of siderophores was demonstrated by growth in chrome azurol S agar and cross-feeding assays. All strains produced phenolate-type compounds, as assessed by the chemical tests and by bioassays with Salmonella typhimurium enb-7. Some of the strains also promoted the growth of S. typhimurium enb-1 (which can use only enterobactin as a siderophore) as well as some strains of Vibrio anguillarum deficient in the anguibactin-mediated system. The chromatographic analyses and absorption spectra of siderophores extracted from culture supernatants suggest that vibriobactin may be produced by the strains examined. Interestingly, some strains also produced hydroxamate-type compounds, as determined by chemical tests, and were able to promote the growth of an aerobactin-deficient strain of Escherichia coli. These results were confirmed by the absorption spectra and chromatographic analyses of the culture extracts. The synthesis of iron-regulated outer membrane proteins in representative strains was also examined. The molecular sizes of the main induced proteins ranged from 70 to 78 kilodaltons. These results indicate that several iron uptake mechanisms which could be involved in environmental survival and pathogenicity are present in environmental V. cholerae non-O1 strains.

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