Listeria monocytogenes
is a foodborne pathogen that can cause invasive severe human illness (listeriosis) in susceptible patients. Most human listeriosis cases appear to be caused by consumption of refrigerated ready-to-eat foods. Although initial contamination levels in foods are usually low, the ability of these bacteria to survive and multiply at low temperatures allows it to reach levels high enough to cause disease. This study explores the set of proteins that might have an association with
L. monocytogenes
adaptation to different temperatures. Cultures were grown in biofilm, the most widespread mode of growth in natural and industrial realms. Protein extractions were performed from three different growth temperatures (10, 25, and 37°C) and two growth phases (early stage and mature biofilm).
L. monocytogenes
subproteomes were targeted using three extraction methods: trypsin-enzymatic shaving, biotin-labeling and cell fractionation. The different subproteomes obtained were separated and analyzed by shotgun proteomics using high-performance liquid chromatography combined with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-OrbiTrap LTQVelos, ThermoFisher Scientific). A total of 141 (biotinylation), 98 (shaving) and 910 (fractionation) proteins were identified. Throughout the 920 unique proteins identified, many are connected to basic cell functions, but some are linked with thermoregulation. We observed some noteworthy protein abundance shifts associated with the major adaptation to cold mechanisms present in
L. monocytogenes
, namely: the role of ribosomes and the stressosome with a higher abundance of the general stress protein Ctc (Rl25) and the general stress transcription factor sigma B (σ
B
), changes in cell fluidity and motility seen by higher levels of foldase protein PrsA2 and flagellin (FlaA), the uptake of osmolytes with a higher abundance of glycine betaine (GbuB) and carnitine transporters (OpucA), and the relevance of the overexpression of chaperone proteins such as cold shock proteins (CspLA and Dps). As for 37°C, we observed a significantly higher percentage of proteins associated with transcriptional or translational activity present in higher abundance upon comparison with the colder settings. These contrasts of protein expression throughout several conditions will enrich databases and help to model the regulatory circuitry that drives adaptation of
L. monocytogenes
to environments.
This
paper presents a reference correlation for the viscosity of
tris(2-ethylhexyl) trimellitate designed to serve in industrial applications
for the calibration of viscometers at elevated temperatures and pressures
such as those encountered in the exploration of oil reservoirs and
in lubrication. Tris(2-ethylhexyl) trimellitate has been examined
with respect to the criteria necessary for an industrial standard
reference material such as toxicity, thermal stability, and variability
among manufactured lots. The viscosity correlation has been based
upon all of the data collected in a multinational project and is supported
by careful measurements and analysis of all the supporting thermophysical
property data that are needed to apply the standard for calibration
to a wide variety of viscometers. The standard reference viscosity
data cover temperatures from 303 to 473 K, pressures from 0.1 to 200
MPa, and viscosities from approximately 1.6 to 755 mPa s. The uncertainty
in the data provided is of the order of 3.2% at 95% confidence level,
which is thought to be adequate for most industrial applications.
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