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Practical considerations in the application of a polypyridyl complex of Ru(II) in physiological and biochemical studies of Pectobacterium spp. and other bacteria

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Assessment of bacterial growth is an essential tool in many fields of study. Numerous methods are available for that purpose, but they are not without disadvantages. The present study aimed… Click to show full abstract

Assessment of bacterial growth is an essential tool in many fields of study. Numerous methods are available for that purpose, but they are not without disadvantages. The present study aimed to investigate the application of a water soluble oxygen sensor [Ru(dpp(SO3Na)2)3]Cl2x6H2O (RuBPS) in physiological and biochemical studies of Pectobacterium spp. and other bacteria in 96-well microplate systems. The method was optimized with respect to compound concentration, microplate type, and measurement parameters. The growth of bacteria was assessed under increased salinity, acidic and alkaline pH, decreased water availability, and osmotic stress. Utilization of various sugars by bacteria as the only carbon source and the usefulness of RuBPS in antibiotic susceptibility assays were also investigated. The studies confirmed that the respirometry assay can be successfully used to assess bacterial growth in place of the optical density measurement and the resazurin assay, or in conjugation with those methods. The assay is of special value when growth media are non-homogeneous, bacteria produce reductive compounds during growth, or when bacteria do not grow well in the medium of choice. It may be used to study adaptation potential of plant pathogenic bacteria and other bacteria, and their possible spread into new ecological niches.

Keywords: biochemical studies; physiological biochemical; studies pectobacterium; pectobacterium spp; spp bacteria; growth

Journal Title: European Journal of Plant Pathology
Year Published: 2021

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