Summary of Study ST004091
This data is available at the NIH Common Fund's National Metabolomics Data Repository (NMDR) website, the Metabolomics Workbench, https://www.metabolomicsworkbench.org, where it has been assigned Project ID PR002570. The data can be accessed directly via it's Project DOI: 10.21228/M8FN9W This work is supported by NIH grant, U2C- DK119886.
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| Study ID | ST004091 |
| Study Title | The Chromobacterium Volatilome is Strongly Influenced by Growth on Liquid versus Solid Media |
| Study Type | Untargeted metabolomics |
| Study Summary | The study of microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs) is a growing area of research, with applications ranging from agriculture to human health. The majority of the mVOC data are from in vitro liquid cultures, while few analyses of bacterial and fungal volatilomes on solid media cultures exist. Studies comparing liquid versus solid cultures of bacteria and fungi show significant changes to the soluble metabolites that are produced, suggesting that large differences would be observed for mVOCs based on the culture conditions. To test this idea, we characterized the volatilomes of two species of Chromobacterium, C. violaceum (strain ATCC12472) and C. vaccinii (strain MWU328), and those of their isogenic cviR− quorum-sensing mutants cultured on solid versus liquid King’s Medium B media. VOCs were sampled using thin-film solid-phase microextraction (TF-SPME) and analyzed by two-dimensional gas chromatography–time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC-TOFMS). Of the three variables examined – Chromobacterium species, media type, and quorum sensing ability – growth on liquid versus solid media caused the most significant differences in the volatilomes. Bacterial species and strain were also influential, but to a lesser degree. Our findings indicate the importance of growth conditions in microbial volatilomics, and therefore, more consideration should be given to how microorganisms are cultured for volatilome analyses and how those conditions are reported. |
| Institute | Arizona State University |
| Last Name | Bean |
| First Name | Heather |
| Address | PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA |
| Heather.D.Bean@asu.edu | |
| Phone | 480-727-3395 |
| Submit Date | 2025-07-29 |
| Raw Data Available | Yes |
| Raw Data File Type(s) | smp |
| Analysis Type Detail | GC-MS |
| Release Date | 2025-08-25 |
| Release Version | 1 |
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Project:
| Project ID: | PR002570 |
| Project DOI: | doi: 10.21228/M8FN9W |
| Project Title: | The Chromobacterium Volatilome is Strongly Influenced by Growth on Liquid versus Solid Media |
| Project Type: | Untargeted metabolomics |
| Project Summary: | The study of microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs) is a growing area of research, with applications ranging from agriculture to human health. The majority of the mVOC data are from in vitro liquid cultures, while few analyses of bacterial and fungal volatilomes on solid media cultures exist. Studies comparing liquid versus solid cultures of bacteria and fungi show significant changes to the soluble metabolites that are produced, suggesting that large differences would be observed for mVOCs based on the culture conditions. In this study, we conducted an untargeted analysis of the volatile profiles of two species of Chromobacterium, C. violaceum (strain ATCC12472) and C. vaccinii (strain MWU328), and those of their isogenic cviR− quorum-sensing mutants cultured on solid and liquid King’s Medium B media. |
| Institute: | Arizona State University |
| Department: | School of Life Sciences |
| Laboratory: | Bean Laboratory |
| Last Name: | Bean |
| First Name: | Heather |
| Address: | PO Box 874501, Tempe AZ, 85287, USA |
| Email: | Heather.D.Bean@asu.edu |
| Phone: | 480-727-3395 |
Subject:
| Subject ID: | SU004244 |
| Subject Type: | Bacteria |
| Subject Species: | Chromobacterium violaceum; Chromobacterium vaccinii |
| Taxonomy ID: | 536;1108595 |
| Cell Biosource Or Supplier: | ATCC; Midwestern University |
Factors:
Subject type: Bacteria; Subject species: Chromobacterium violaceum; Chromobacterium vaccinii (Factor headings shown in green)
| mb_sample_id | local_sample_id | Sample source | Strain | Culture medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA474371 | CV12472w_solid_3B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474372 | CV328w_solid_2A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474373 | CV328w_solid_3C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474374 | CV328w_solid_1A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474375 | CV12472w_solid_2B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474376 | CV12472w_solid_6C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474377 | CV12472w_solid_1C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474378 | CV328w_solid_2B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474379 | CV12472w_solid_5A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474380 | CV12472w_solid_5B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474381 | CV328w_solid_6A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474382 | CV328w_solid_1B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474383 | CV328w_solid_3A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474384 | CV328w_solid_1C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474385 | CV328w_solid_5C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474386 | CV328w_solid_6C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474387 | CV12472w_solid_4B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474388 | CV12472w_solid_3C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474389 | CV12472w_solid_2C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474390 | CV12472w_solid_5C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474391 | CV12472w_solid_2A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474392 | CV12472w_solid_1B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474393 | CV328w_solid_5B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474394 | CV12472w_solid_6A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474395 | CV12472w_solid_6B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474396 | CV328w_solid_6B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474397 | CV328w_solid_3B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474398 | CV12472w_solid_3A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474399 | CV12472w_solid_4C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474400 | CV12472w_solid_1A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474401 | CV328w_solid_5A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474402 | CV328w_solid_2C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474403 | CV328w_solid_4C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474404 | CV12472w_solid_4A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474405 | CV328w_solid_4A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474406 | CV328w_solid_4B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_agar |
| SA474407 | CV328w_liquid_4A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474408 | CV12472w_liquid_1C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474409 | CV328w_liquid_4C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474410 | CV12472w_liquid_5C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474411 | CV12472w_liquid_6B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474412 | CV12472w_liquid_3C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474413 | CV328w_liquid_6C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474414 | CV328w_liquid_2C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474415 | CV328w_liquid_3B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474416 | CV12472w_liquid_1A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474417 | CV12472w_liquid_4A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474418 | CV12472w_liquid_3B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474419 | CV12472w_liquid_5B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474420 | CV328w_liquid_4B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474421 | CV12472w_liquid_4C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474422 | CV12472w_liquid_2C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474423 | CV12472w_liquid_5A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474424 | CV328w_liquid_5B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474425 | CV12472w_liquid_3A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474426 | CV12472w_liquid_1B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474427 | CV12472w_liquid_6C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474428 | CV12472w_liquid_4B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474429 | CV328w_liquid_3A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474430 | CV328w_liquid_1A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474431 | CV328w_liquid_6B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474432 | CV328w_liquid_2A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474433 | CV328w_liquid_2B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474434 | CV328w_liquid_5C_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474435 | CV12472w_liquid_2B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474436 | CV328w_liquid_5A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474437 | CV328w_liquid_1B_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474438 | CV12472w_liquid_6A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474439 | CV328w_liquid_6A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474440 | CV12472w_liquid_2A_1 | Bacteria | cviR- | KMB_broth |
| SA474299 | KMB_liquid_1C_1 | Bacteria | NA | KMB_broth |
| SA474300 | CV12472_solid_6A_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474301 | CV328_solid_5B_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474302 | CV328_solid_3C_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474303 | CV328_solid_1C_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474304 | CV12472_solid_1A_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474305 | CV328_solid_1A_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474306 | CV12472_solid_1C_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474307 | CV12472_solid_2C_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474308 | CV12472_solid_6B_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474309 | CV328_solid_6B_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474310 | CV12472_solid_5A_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474311 | CV12472_solid_6C_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474312 | CV328_solid_6C_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474313 | CV328_solid_2C_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474314 | CV328_solid_1B_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474315 | CV328_solid_4A_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474316 | CV328_solid_2A_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474317 | CV328_solid_5A_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474318 | CV12472_solid_4B_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474319 | CV328_solid_2B_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474320 | CV12472_solid_3C_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474321 | CV12472_solid_2A_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474322 | CV12472_solid_1B_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474323 | CV328_solid_3B_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474324 | CV12472_solid_3A_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474325 | CV328_solid_4C_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474326 | CV328_solid_6A_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474327 | CV328_solid_5C_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
| SA474328 | CV328_solid_4B_1 | Bacteria | QS+ | KMB_agar |
Collection:
| Collection ID: | CO004237 |
| Collection Summary: | Quorum sensing sufficient (QS+) Chromobacterium violaceum (ATCC 12472), Chromobacterium vaccinii (MWU 328), and their respective isogenic quorum sensing mutants (cviR-), 12472w and 328w, were cultured in King’s Medium B (KMB). Six biological replicates of each strain were prepared for each media type (i.e., broth or agar). Uninoculated medium controls were prepared in triplicates for KMB broth and KMB agar, respectively. |
| Sample Type: | Bacterial cells |
Treatment:
| Treatment ID: | TR004253 |
| Treatment Summary: | Four different strains of Chromobacterium (ATCC 12472, 12472w, MWU 328, 328w) were inoculated in King’s Medium B (KMB) broth and incubated overnight at 25ºC. Sub-cultures of each strain were transferred into replicates of KMB broth (liquid) and KMB agar (solid). Culture replicates were incubated at 25ºC for 7 h and 15.5 h for broth and agar, respectively. |
Sample Preparation:
| Sampleprep ID: | SP004250 |
| Sampleprep Summary: | The volatile metabolites were captured using headspace thin-film solid-phase microextraction (HS-TF-SPME). For volatile collection, thin-films composed of divinylbenzene and polydimethylsiloxane (DVB/PDMS) on a carbon mesh were placed in technical triplicates in each biological culture or media-only control. For broth cultures, thin-films were suspended in the flask headspace. For agar cultures, thin-films were placed on the inverted lid of the petri dish. Cultures were incubated at 25ºC for an additional 1 h for volatile collection. After VOC collection, thin-films were removed from cultures and place in thermal desorption tubes and stored at 4ºC prior to analysis. Volatile metabolite analysis was performed using a Gerstel® MPS Robotic Pro MultiPurpose autosampler directed by Maestro® software (Gerstel®, Inc., Linthicum, MD) and two-dimensional gas chromatography−time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC–TOFMS) using a LECO® Pegasus® 4D and Agilent® 7890B GC (LECO® Corp., St. Joseph, MI). |
| Extraction Method: | Headspace thin-film microextraction (HS-TFME) |
Chromatography:
| Chromatography ID: | CH005161 |
| Chromatography Summary: | Column 1: Rxi-624Sil MS,(60m × 0.25mm × 1.4um); Column 2: Stabilwax,(1m × 0.25mm × 0.5um) |
| Methods Filename: | ST_GCxGC_methods.pdf |
| Instrument Name: | Agilent 7890B |
| Column Name: | Rxi-624Sil MS (60m × 0.25mm, 1.4um) and Stabilwax (1m × 0.25mm, 0.5um) |
| Column Temperature: | NA |
| Flow Gradient: | NA |
| Flow Rate: | 2 mL∙min-1 (constant) |
| Solvent A: | NA |
| Solvent B: | NA |
| Chromatography Type: | GC |
Analysis:
| Analysis ID: | AN006793 |
| Analysis Type: | MS |
| Analysis Protocol File: | ST_MS_methods.pdf |
| Chromatography ID: | CH005161 |
| Has Rt: | 1 |
| Rt Units: | Seconds |
| Results File: | ST004091_AN006793_Results.txt |
| Units: | Peak areas |