Burkholderia gladioli

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Burkholderia gladioli
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Burkholderiaceae
Genus: Burkholderia
Species:
B. gladioli
Binomial name
Burkholderia gladioli
(Zopf 1885)
Yabuuchi et al. 1993
Type strain
ATCC 10248
CCUG 1782
CFBP 2427
CIP 105410
DSM 4285
HAMBI 2157
ICMP 3950
JCM 9311
LMG 2216
NBRC 13700
NCCB 38018
NCPPB 1891
NCTC 12378
NRRL B-793
Synonyms

Pseudomonas gladioliSeverini 1913
Burkholderia cocovenerans(van Damme et al. 1960) Gillis et al..
Pseudomonas cocovenenansvan Damme et al. 1960
Pseudomonas antimicrobicaAttafuah and Bradbury 1990
Pseudomonas marginata(McCulloch) Stapp
Pseudomonas farinofermentansNaixin
Pseudomonas alliicola(Burkholder 1942) Starr and Burkholder 1942

Contents

Burkholderia gladioli is a species of aerobic gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria [1] that causes disease in both humans and plants. It can also live in symbiosis with plants and fungi [2] and is found in soil, water, the rhizosphere, and in the microbiome of many animals. It was formerly known as Pseudomonas marginata.

Burkholderia gladioli synthesizes several inhibitory substances, among them gladiolin, bongkrek acid, enacyloxin, and toxoflavin. [3] [4] [5] [6] Those molecules might participate in antagonistic interactions with other microbes in the environment where they grow. [7] One pathovariety, growing on coconut pulp, produces the mitochondria disrupting toxin bongkrek acid which can cause fatal poisoning in humans.

Nomenclature

The members of the genus Burkholderia were formerly classified as Pseudomonas, but Burkholderia was one of the seven genera that arose when Pseudomonas was divided based on rRNA differences. [8] Burkholderia gladioli is closely related to, and often mistaken for, a member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. This includes ten closely related species, which are all plant pathogens.

Burkholderia gladioli is divided into several pathovars: [9]

Etymology

The genus Burkholderia is named after scientist Walter H. Burkholder, who discovered an organism linked to disease in the skin of onions. [11]

Gladioli refers to the plant genus Gladiolus, which is grown ornamentally around the world, and where the fungus can cause rot. [12] The flower is named gladiolus "little sword" from gladius "sword", due to the shape of the leaves.

Identification

Burkholderia are motile, Gram negative rods that may be straight or slightly curved. They are aerobic, catalase positive, urease positive, nonsporeformers. They grow on MacConkey agar, but do not ferment the lactose. Burkholderia gladioli can be distinguished from the other Burkholderia because it is oxidase negative [1] B. gladioli is indole negative, nitrate negative, and lysine decarboxylation negative. [13]

On the molecular level, PCR can be used to distinguish between the different Burkholderia species. According to Furuya et al., the ribosomal RNA gene is highly conserved and universally distributed in all living things, and therefore difference in the DNA sequences between 16S and 23S rRNA genes can be used to differentiate between the species. [14]

The primers used for the amplification of the 16S to 23S region in the B. gladioli genome are as follows: GLA-f 5'-(CGAGCTAATACCGCGAAA)-3' and GLA-r 5'-(AGACTCGAGTCAACTGA)-3' Using these primers for PCR results in an amplicon of approximately 300 bp. [14]

All members of the genus Burkholderia have multireplicon genomes. They are able to keep "essential housekeeping" genes on the largest chromosome. This largest chromosome has a single origin of replication. The gene order and GC composition is conserved as well. Members of Burkholderia are able to capture and retain foreign DNA. The foreign DNA can be detected by looking for atypical GC context areas. One of the first foreign DNA segments detected this way encoded for virulence. [1]

The B. gladioli genome consists of 6 major holders of genetic information: two chromosomes and four plasmids. The entire genome amounts to 9.06 Mb (Million Bases) with 89.64% of the genome – including non-coding regions – on the two chromosomes. [15]

Characteristics

All species of the genus Burkholderia – except for B. mallei – display a form of motility when suspended within liquid. Being Gram-Negative, B. gladioli will not be stained by the Crystal Violet – Iodine complex, but will be counter stained red by Safranin. The optimal growth temperature on a Nutrient Agar plate is 30–35 °C. The Genus Burkholderia (including B. gladioli) shows a remarkable amount of diversity of metabolism of carbohydrates and other organic compounds. B. gladioli is able to more acids than is typical for its genus.

Test typeTestCharacteristics
Colony charactersSize
TypeRound
ColorPale Yellow
Shape
Morphological charactersShapeSlightly Bent Rods
Physiological charactersMotility+
Growth at 6.5% NaCl
Biochemical charactersGram staining-
Oxidased
Catalase
Oxidative-Fermentative
Motility+
Methyl Red
Voges-Proskauer
Indole
H2S Production
Urease
Nitrate reductase
β-Galactosidase
Hydrolysis ofGelatin+
Starch-
Casein
Utilization ofGlycerol
Galactose+
D-Glucose+
D-Fructose+
D-Mannose+
Mannitol+

Pathology

In plants

Gladiolus plant inoculated with B. gladioli Gladiolus plant inoculated with B. gladioli.JPG
Gladiolus plant inoculated with B. gladioli

B. gladioli has been identified as a plant pathogen in onions, gladiolus, iris, and together with Burkholderia glumae affect the rice. It was originally described to have caused rot of gladiolus corms. The bulbs can become water soaked and decay.

Some other common symptoms of infected plants can be seen in the leaves. The leaves contain brown lesions, and they may become watersoaked. Other symptoms are the wilting and/or rot of roots, stems, and petals. B. gladioli has also been identified as the causative agent in leaf-sheath browning in gladiolas and onions. Sometimes, the whole plant decays. [2]

One widespread plant disease caused by B. gladioli is called scab. It can be seen on gladiolus corms as water-soaked brown spots, outlined in yellow. Eventually, they can become hollow and surrounded by scabs. If the scabs fall off, they leave behind cavities or lesions. [16]

In humans

B. gladioli in humans is an opportunistic pathogen that is an important agent for hospital-associated infections. It has recently appeared as a severe pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis, causing severe pulmonary infections. [2] Though it is still a fairly uncommon pathogen, its presence is associated with a poor prognosis. It has also colonized the respiratory tracts of patients with granulomatous disease. In lung transplant patients, infection can be fatal as patients have developed bacteremia and sterile wound infections as a result. [17]

Tempe bongkrèk, a variation of tempeh prepared with coconut, is susceptible to B. gladioli pathovar. cocovenenans contamination. Contaminated tempe bongkrèk can contain lethal amounts of highly toxic bongkrek acid and toxoflavin.[ citation needed ]

B. gladioli was implicated in the 2015 deaths of 75 people, in Mozambique, who had consumed a home-brewed beer made from corn flour that was contaminated with the bacterium. [18]

A 3-year long study period of neonatal and nosocomial sepsis yielded 14 patients (out of approximately 3784) with isolated positive colonies of B. gladioli from blood cultures. During this time, symptoms of the sepsis caused by the B. gladioli infection included congenital leukemia, pneumonia, and several other respiratory malfunctions. A mortality rate of 7% is linked to the B. gladioli infections present during the time of study. [19]

Virulence factors

The primary system responsible for the disease caused by Burkholderia gladioli is a type two secretion pathway. [20]  An experiment performed by Chowdhury and Heinemann revealed that six strains of B. gladioli that were avirulent still contained the capacity for mushroom growth inhibition without having the characteristics of mushroom tissue degradation. This led the two to believe the genetic factors that cause the microbe to have the ability to generate the cavity disease within an organism can be separated from the factors that inhibit mycelium growth within said mushrooms. [20]

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