Project description:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen frequently isolated from co-infections with Candida albicans and other ethanol-producing organisms. We found that ethanol, including that produced by C. albicans, stimulates the PhoB regulon in P. aeruginosa. We identify a subset of PhoB-regulated genes as differentially expressed in response to ethanol which are slightly different than the set of genes with increased expression in a genetically induced low phosphate response via pstB mutation.
Project description:Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 treated with 200 µM sphingomyelin. Results provide insight into the response to sphingomyelin in P. aeruginosa.
Project description:We report a study conducted to investigate the variation on gene expression of the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus upon co-cultivation with the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The study was conducted by investigating the gene expression variation at different time points (45, 90 and 180 minutes after co-incubation). As control, we used data obtained by cultivating the fungus either without bacteria, or with heat-inactivated Pseudomonas.
Project description:Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are often co-isolated in persistent infections. The goal of this study was to determine how secreted products from S. aureus affect gene expression in P. aeruginosa. Therefore, media control or S. aureus supernatant was added to P. aeruginosa cultures at 25% total volume and gene expression was measured at 20 min, 1 h, and 2 h using RNA-seq. Overall, after addition of S. aureus supernatant, there was an upregulation in genes involved in metal deprivation and intermediate metabolite uptake.