title: Temperature Dependence of the Proteome Profile of the Psychrotolerant Pathogenic Food Spoiler Bacillus weihenstephanensis Type Strain WSBC 10204.
abstract: Bacillus weihenstephanensis is a subspecies of the Bacillus cereus sensu lato group of spore-forming bacteria known to cause food spoilage or food poisoning. The key distinguishing phenotype of B. weihenstephanensis is its ability to grow below 7 °C or, from a food safety perspective, to grow and potentially produce toxins in a refrigerated environment. Comparison of the proteome profile of B. weihenstephanensis upon its exposure to different culturing conditions can reveal clues to the mechanistic basis of its psychrotolerant phenotype as well as elucidate relevant aspects of its toxigenic profile. To this end, the genome of the type strain B. weihenstephanensis WSBC 10204 was sequenced and annotated. Subsequently, the proteome profiles of cells grown at either 6 or 30 °C were compared, which revealed considerable differences and indicated several hundred (uncharacterized) proteins as being subproteome- and/or temperature-specific. In this manner, several processes were newly indicated to be dependent on growth temperature, such as varying carbon flux routes and a different role for the urea cycle. Furthermore, a possible post-translational regulatory function for acetylation was suggested. Toxin production was determined to be largely independent of growth temperature.
authors: Sacha K
authors: SK
authors: Stelder
authors: Siraje A
authors: SA
authors: Mahmud
authors: Henk L
authors: HL
authors: Dekker
authors: Leo J
authors: LJ
authors: de Koning
authors: Stanley
authors: S
authors: Brul
authors: Chris G
authors: CG
authors: de Koster
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D057486:Carbon Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004768:Enterotoxins; D005516:Food Microbiology; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D020543:Proteome / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013696:Temperature; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004768:Enterotoxins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D020543:Proteome; C040792:enterotoxin, Bacillus cereus; D014508:Urea
keywords: Bacillus weihenstephanensis; food pathogen; genome sequencing; mass spectrometry; proteomics; psychrotolerance; toxigenicity