TY - GEN A1 - Khan, Muhammad Moman A1 - Sidorczuk, Katarzyna A1 - Becker, Juliane A1 - Aleksandrowicz, Adrianna A1 - Baraniewicz, Karolina A1 - Ludwig, Christina A1 - Ali, Aamir A1 - Kingsley, Robert A. A1 - Schierack, Peter A1 - Kolenda, Rafał T1 - Characterization of clumpy adhesion of Escherichia coli to human cells and associated factors influencing antibiotic sensitivity T2 - Microbiology Spectrum N2 - Escherichia coli intestinal infection pathotypes are characterized by distinct adhesion patterns, including the recently described clumpy adhesion phenotype. Here, we identify and characterize the genetic factors contributing to the clumpy adhesion of E. coli strain 4972. In this strain, the transcriptome and proteome of adhered bacteria were found to be distinct from planktonic bacteria in the supernatant. A total of 622 genes in the transcriptome were differentially expressed in bacteria present in clumps relative to the planktonic bacteria. Seven genes targeted for disruption had variable distribution in different pathotypes and nonpathogenic E. coli, with the pilV and spnT genes being the least frequent or absent from most groups. Deletion (Δ) of five differentially expressed genes, flgH, ffp, pilV, spnT, and yggT, affected motility, adhesion, or antibiotic stress. ΔflgH exhibited 80% decrease and ΔyggT depicted 184% increase in adhesion, and upon complementation, adhesion was significantly reduced to 13%. ΔflgH lost motility and was regenerated when complemented, whereas Δffp had significantly increased motility, and reintroduction of the same gene reduced it to the wild-type level. The clumps produced by Δffp and ΔspnT were more resistant and protected the bacteria, with ΔspnT showing the best clump formation in terms of ampicillin stress protection. ΔyggT had the lowest tolerance to gentamicin, where the antibiotic stress completely eliminated the bacteria. Overall, we were able to investigate the influence of clump formation on cell surface adhesion and antimicrobial tolerance, with the contribution of several factors crucial to clump formation on susceptibility to the selected antibiotics. KW - Infectious Diseases KW - Cell Biology KW - Microbiology (medical) KW - Genetics KW - General Immunology and Microbiology KW - Ecology KW - Physiology Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02606-23 SN - 2165-0497 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Khan, Muhammad Moman A1 - Kolenda, Rafał A1 - Schierack, Peter A1 - Weinreich, Jörg A1 - Rödiger, Stefan A1 - Schierack, Jakob A1 - Stubbe, Michael A1 - Lkhagvasuren, Davaa A1 - Guenther, Sebastian A1 - Schaufler, Katharina T1 - Investigation of Commensal Escherichia coli Populations of Cormorant Hatchlings in the Absence of Anthropogenic Impacts in Remote Areas of West Mongolia T2 - Microorganisms Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020372 SN - 2076-2607 VL - 9 IS - 2 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schmidt, Carsten A1 - Kammel, Anne A1 - Tanner, Julian A. A1 - Kinghorn, Andrew B. A1 - Khan, Muhammad Moman A1 - Lehmann, Werner A1 - Menger, Marcus A1 - Schedler, Uwe A1 - Schierack, Peter A1 - Rödiger, Stefan T1 - A Multiparametic Fluorescence Assay for Screening Aptamer-Protein Interactions Based on Microbeads T2 - Scientific Reports Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06817-0 SN - 2045-2322 VL - 12 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Khan, Muhammad Moman A1 - Ali, Aamir A1 - Kolenda, Rafał A1 - Olowe, Olugbenga Adekunle A1 - Weinreich, Jörg A1 - Li, Ganwu A1 - Schierack, Peter T1 - The role of AJB35136 and fdtA genes in biofilm formation by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli T2 - BMC Veterinary Research Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-023-03672-7 SN - 1746-6148 VL - 19 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ali, Aamir A1 - Kolenda, Rafał A1 - Khan, Muhammad Moman A1 - Weinreich, Jörg A1 - Li, Ganwu A1 - Wieler, Lothar H. A1 - Tedin, Karsten A1 - Roggenbuck, Dirk A1 - Schierack, Peter T1 - Novel Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Genes Responsible for Adhesion to Chicken and Human Cell Lines T2 - Applied and Environmental Microbiology Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01068-20 SN - 1098-5336 VL - 86 IS - 20 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schierack, Peter A1 - Heiden, Stefan E. A1 - Khan, Muhammad Moman A1 - Nikolaus, Lena A1 - Kolenda, Rafał A1 - Stubbe, Michael A1 - Lkhagvasuren, Davaa A1 - Rödiger, Stefan A1 - Guenther, Sebastian A1 - Schaufler, Katharina T1 - Genomic and Phenotypic Analysis of an ESBL-Producing E. coli ST1159 Clonal Lineage From Wild Birds in Mongolia T2 - Frontiers in Microbiology Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01699 SN - 1664-302X VL - 11 ER -