The Compound 2-Hexyl, 5-P opyl Reso cinol has a Key Role in Bio ilm Fo ma ion
by he Biocon ol Rhizobac e ium Pseudomonas chlo o aphis PCL1606
Sand a Tienda, Zai a He edia-Ponce, E a A ebola, Claudia E. Calde ón, Ge a do
Cá camo-Oya ce , Leo Ebe l, An onio De Vicen e and F ancisco M. Cazo la
The p oduc ion o he compound 2-hexyl-5-p opyl eso cinol (HPR) by he
hizobac e ium Pseudomonas chlo o aphis PCL1606 (PcPCL1606) is c ucial o ungal
an agonism and biocon ol ac i i y agains he phy opa hogenic ungis. The p oduc ion
o HPR is also in ol ed in plan oo coloniza ion. This pleio ophic esponse p omp ed
us o s udy he po en ial ole o HPR p oduc ion in bio ilm o ma ion. The swimming
mo ili y o PcPCL1606 is enhanced by he dis up ion o HPR p oduc ion. Mu an s
de icien in HPR p oduc ion, e ealed ha colony mo phology, adhesion and ypical
ai –liquid in e phase pellicles we e all dependen on HPR p oduc ion. The ole o HPR
p oduc ion in bio ilm a chi ec u e was analyzed a he ini ial s age o bio ilm ma u a ion
using low- h ough low cells chambe s . These expe imen s e ealed ha he HPR
mu an cells had less igh unions han hose p oducing HPR, sugges ing an in ol emen
o HPR in he p oduc ion o he bio ilm ma ix by PcPCL1606.