he expression of several metabolic
behaviors of bacteria including biofilm formation and swimming motility, which
can cause food spoilage and foodborne desease, is generally regulated by quorum
sensing (QS), so it makes sense to analyze the effects of environmental factors
on bacterial QS for the quality and safety control of fish products.In the study, bioreporter (Agrobacterium
tumefaeiensA136) and
confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM)
were applied to observe the effects of different pH (6.0, 7.0, 8.0) and NaCl
concentration (0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%) onN-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL)
type QS and metabolic behaviors ofAeromonasveroniibv.veroniiisolated from fermented surimi.The
results showed that the initial pH of 8.0 and NaCl of 2.0% could inhibit the AHL
production, biofilm formation and swimming motility (P< 0.05). It
was suggested thatpH and NaCl
concentration could affect the AHL production and the expression of bacterial QS
and thus affect the regulation of bacterial behaviors by QS.