Altered proteins in Edwardsiella tarda biofilm were assessed using iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics in oxytetracycline (OXY) stress.
Bioinformatics analysis showed several biological processes such as ABC transport and metabolic pathways were involved in OXY adaption.
The expression of some altered proteins and related genes were further verified by Western blotting and q-PCR analyses.
A mutant of depletion-related genes was constructed and its subsequent susceptibility to antibiotics in biofilm was evaluated.