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Journal of Bacteriology, May 2005, p. 3214-3226, Vol. 187, No. 9
0021-9193/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.187.9.3214-3226.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Exopolysaccharide Sugars Contribute to Biofilm Formation by Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium on HEp-2 Cells and Chicken Intestinal Epithelium

Nathan A. Ledeboer and Bradley D. Jones*

Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver School of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1109

Received 20 October 2004/ Accepted 17 January 2005

Recently, we demonstrated that Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium can form biofilm on HEp-2 cells in a type 1 fimbria-dependent manner. Previous work on Salmonella exopolysaccharide (EPS) in biofilm indicated that the EPS composition can vary based upon the substratum on which the bacterial biofilm forms. We have investigated the role of genes important in the production of colanic acid and cellulose, common components of EPS. A mutation in the colanic acid biosynthetic gene, wcaM, was introduced into S. enterica serovar Typhimurium strain BJ2710 and was found to disrupt biofilm formation on HEp-2 cells and chicken intestinal tissue, although biofilm formation on a plastic surface was unaffected. Complementation of the wcaM mutant with the functional gene restored the biofilm phenotype observed in the parent strain. A mutation in the putative cellulose biosynthetic gene, yhjN, was found to disrupt biofilm formation on HEp-2 cells and chicken intestinal epithelium, as well as on a plastic surface. Our data indicate that Salmonella attachment to, and growth on, eukaryotic cells represent complex interactions that are facilitated by species of EPS.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver School of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1109. Phone: (319) 353-5457. Fax: (319) 335-9006. E-mail: bradley-jones{at}uiowa.edu.

Journal of Bacteriology, May 2005, p. 3214-3226, Vol. 187, No. 9
0021-9193/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.187.9.3214-3226.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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