The highly immunogenic properties of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), small spherical nanoparticles commonly released by Gram-negative bacteria, led to their application as vaccine candidate. ClearColi™ is an engineered Escherichia coli strain, which does not produce endotoxic response in humans and is useful for production of OMV-based vaccines. Therefore, producing ClearColi™ OMVs with high yield attracts particular interest. As stresses can be removed by OMVs, they may affect OMVs release. We aimed to investigate the effects of culture temperature, chemical (NaCl, ethanol, EDTA, D-cycloserine, polymyxin B, 1-octanol, and HO) and thermal stresses on release of ClearColi™ OMVs. Herein, the growth rate of ClearColi™ was decreased in the presence of all chemical stresses with the exception of HO. The optimum temperature for OMVs production was 37 ℃ and their release was not increased under thermal shock. The highest and lowest OMVs release was obtained in the presence of NaCl and HO, respectively. Electron microscopy images confirmed that the bilayer spherical-shaped OMVs were isolated under different stresses. Furthermore, SEM and DLS analysis demonstrated that OMVs released under EDTA stress are smaller than those released from untreated cultures. It can be concluded that chemical stresses have influence on the level of ClearColi™ OMVs production. However, changes in their content should be further investigated.
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