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Le Guern AS, Savin C, Chereau F, Tessier S, Guglielmini J, Brémont S, Pizarro-Cerdá J. A novel cgMLST for genomic surveillance of Yersinia enterocolitica infections in France allowed the detection and investigation of outbreaks in 2017-2021. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0050424. [PMID: 38651883 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00504-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Enteric yersiniosis, the third most common food-borne zoonosis in Europe, is mainly caused by the pathogen Yersinia enterocolitica. In France, the yersiniosis microbiological surveillance is conducted at the Yersinia National Reference Laboratory (YNRL). Since 2017, isolates have been characterized by whole genome sequencing (WGS) followed by a 500-gene Yersinia-cgMLST. We report here the data of the WGS-based surveillance on Y. enterocolitica isolates for the 2017-2021 period. The YNRL characterized 7,642 Y. enterocolitica strains distributed in 2,497 non-pathogenic isolates from lineages 1Aa and 1Ab, and 5,145 specimens belonging to 8 pathogenic lineages. Among pathogenic isolates, lineage 4 was the most common (87.2%) followed by lineages 2/3-9b (10.6%), 2/3-5a (1.2%), 2/3-9a (0.6%), 3-3b, 3-3c, 1B, and 3-3d (0.1% per each). Importantly, we developed a routine surveillance system based on a new typing method consisting of a 1,727-genes core genome Multilocus Sequence Typing (cgMLST) specific to the species Y. enterocolitica followed by isolate clustering. Thresholds of allelic distances (AD) were determined and fixed for the clustering of isolates: AD ≤ 5 for lineages 4, 2/3-5a, and 2/3-9a, and AD ≤ 3 for lineage 2/3-9b. Clustering programs were implemented in 2019 in routine surveillance to detect genomic clusters of pathogenic isolates. In total, 419 clusters with at least 2 isolates were identified, representing 2,504 of the 3,503 isolates characterized between 2019 and 2021. Most clusters (n = 325) comprised 2 to 5 isolates. The new typing method proved to be useful for the molecular investigation of unusual grouping of cases as well as for the detection of genomic clusters in routine surveillance. IMPORTANCE We describe here the new typing method used for molecular surveillance of Yersinia enterocolitica infections in France based on a novel core genome Multilocus Sequence Typing (cgMLST) specific to Y. enterocolitica species. This method can reliably identify the pathogenic Y. enterocolitica subspecies and compare the isolates with a high discriminatory power. Between 2017 and 2021, 5,145 pathogenic isolates belonging to 8 lineages were characterized and lineage 4 was by far the most common followed by lineage 2/3-9b. A clustering program was implemented, and detection thresholds were cross-validated by the molecular and epidemiological investigation of three unusual groups of Y. enterocolitica infections. The routine molecular surveillance system has been able to detect genomic clusters, leading to epidemiological investigations.
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- Anne-Sophie Le Guern
- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, Yersinia Research Unit, Yersinia National Reference Laboratory, WHO Collaborating Centre for Plague Fra-140, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, Yersinia Research Unit, Yersinia National Reference Laboratory, WHO Collaborating Centre for Plague Fra-140, Paris, France
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- Santé publique France, Infectious Diseases Division, Saint-Maurice, France
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- Santé publique France, Regions Division, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Office, Dijon, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, Bioinformatics and Biostatistic Hub, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, Yersinia Research Unit, Yersinia National Reference Laboratory, WHO Collaborating Centre for Plague Fra-140, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, Yersinia Research Unit, Yersinia National Reference Laboratory, WHO Collaborating Centre for Plague Fra-140, Paris, France
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Seakamela EM, Diseko L, Malatji D, Makhado L, Motau M, Jambwa K, Magwedere K, Ntushelo N, Matle I. Characterisation and antibiotic resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica from various meat categories, South Africa. Onderstepoort J Vet Res 2022; 89:e1-e11. [PMID: 36453823 PMCID: PMC9724029 DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v89i1.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica infections impose a significant public health and socioeconomic burden on human population in many countries. The current study investigated the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance profile and molecular diversity of Y. enterocolitica in meat and meat products across various retail outlets in selected provinces of South Africa (SA). In a cross-sectional study, a total of 581 retail meat and meat products were collected from four cities across three provinces of SA. Samples were from beef and pork products, which included 292 raw intact, 167 raw processed, and 122 ready-to-eat (RTE) meats. Samples were analysed using classical microbiological methods for isolation, identification and biotyping of Y. enterocolitica. Conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed for confirmation, serotyping, screening of virulence (n = 11) and antimicrobial resistance (n = 18) genes. Phenotypic antimicrobial resistance profiles were determined against 12 antibiotics discs, using disc diffusion method. The overall prevalence of 12% (70/581) was reported across all cities with contamination proportion reported in samples collected from raw intact 15% (43/292), followed by raw processed 11% (18/167) and RTE meats 7% (9/122). All positive isolates were of biotype 1A with 7% (5/70) belonging to bioserotype 1A/O:8. Most of the isolates harboured ymoA, ystB, fepD, ail, fepA, invA and myfA virulence genes. High antimicrobial resistance frequency was observed for ampicillin (94%), cephalothin (83%) and amoxicillin (41%), respectively. Of the 18 tested antimicrobial resistance genes, blaTEM was the most predominant (40%) followed by cmlA (21%). This study reveals the presence of antimicrobial resistant Y. enterocolitica possessing virulent genes of public health importance in products of animal origin, therefore, health monitoring and surveillance of this pathogen is required.
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- Emmanuel M Seakamela
- Bacteriology Division, Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa; and, Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria.
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Characterisation of Yersinia enterocolitica strains isolated from wildlife in the northwestern Italian Alps. J Vet Res 2022; 66:141-149. [PMID: 35892105 PMCID: PMC9281523 DOI: 10.2478/jvetres-2022-0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction Yersiniosis is a zoonosis causing gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, and occasionally reactive arthritis and septicaemia. Cases are often linked to meat consumption and the most common aetiological agent is the Gram-negative bacilliform Yersinia enterocolitica bacterium. The occurrence of Yersinia spp. among wild animals has mostly been studied in wild boar, but it has seldom been in other species. Material and Methods A total of 1,868 faecal samples from animals found dead or hunted were collected between 2015 and 2018 in the Valle d’Aosta region of the northwestern Italian Alps. Alpine ibex faecal samples were collected during a health monitoring program in 2018. Bacteria were isolated via PCR and confirmed as Y. enterocolitica biochemically. Strain antimicrobial susceptibility was tested by Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion, and the presence of virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance genes was investigated using whole-genome sequencing. Results Yersinia enterocolitica strains of biotype 1A were detected in six faecal samples from red deer (0.93%), roe deer (0.49%) and red foxes (0.7%). Strains found in beech martens (3.57%) and Alpine ibex (2.77%) belonged to biotypes 1B and 5, respectively and harboured the pYPTS01 plasmid that had only been detected in Y. pseudotuberculosis PB1/+. All the isolates were resistant to ampicillin and erythromycin. Conclusion The biovar 1A strains exhibited different virulence factors and behaved like non-pathogenic commensals. The strain from an Alpine ibex also harboured the self-transmissible pYE854 plasmid that can mobilise itself and the pYPTS01 plasmid to other strains. The beech marten could be considered a sentinel animal for Y. enterocolitica. Phenotypic resistance may account for the ability of all the strains to resist β-lactams.
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Toxigenic Properties of Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14020118. [PMID: 35202145 PMCID: PMC8877543 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Yersinia (Y.) enterocolitica, an etiological agent of yersiniosis, is a bacterium whose pathogenicity is determined, among other things, by its ability to produce toxins. The aim of this article was to present the most important toxins that are produced by biotype 1A strains of Y. enterocolitica, and to discuss their role in the pathogenesis of yersiniosis. Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A strains are able to synthesize variants of thermostable YST enterotoxin and play a key role in the pathogenesis of yersiniosis. Biotype 1A strains of Y. enterocolitica also produce Y. enterocolitica pore-forming toxins, YaxA and YaxB. These toxins form pores in the cell membrane of host target cells and cause osmotic lysis, which is of particular importance in systemic infections. Insecticidal toxin complex genes have been detected in some clinical biotype 1A strains of Y. enterocolitica. However, their role has not yet been fully elucidated. Strains belonging to biotype 1A have long been considered non-pathogenic. This view is beginning to change due to the emerging knowledge about the toxigenic potential of these bacteria and their ability to overcome the defense barriers of the host organism.
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Wang J, Liu M, Wang H, Wu Q, Ding Y, Xu T, Ma G, Zhong Y, Zhang J, Chen M, Xue L, Ye Q, Zeng H, Yang X, Yang R. Occurrence, molecular characterization, and antimicrobial susceptibility of Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from retail food samples in China. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Valencia Lopez MJ, Schimmeck H, Gropengießer J, Middendorf L, Quitmann M, Schneider C, Holstermann B, Wacker R, Heussler V, Reimer R, Aepfelbacher M, Ruckdeschel K. Activation of the macroautophagy pathway by Yersinia enterocolitica promotes intracellular multiplication and egress of yersiniae from epithelial cells. Cell Microbiol 2019; 21:e13046. [PMID: 31099152 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.13046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The virulence strategy of pathogenic Yersinia spp. involves cell-invasive as well as phagocytosis-preventing tactics to enable efficient colonisation of the host organism. Enteropathogenic yersiniae display an invasive phenotype in early infection stages, which facilitates penetration of the intestinal mucosa. Here we show that invasion of epithelial cells by Yersinia enterocolitica is followed by intracellular survival and multiplication of a subset of ingested bacteria. The replicating bacteria were enclosed in vacuoles with autophagy-related characteristics, showing phagophore formation, xenophagy, and recruitment of cytoplasmic autophagosomes to the bacteria-containing compartments. The subsequent fusion of these vacuoles with lysosomes and concomitant vesicle acidification were actively blocked by Yersinia. This resulted in increased intracellular proliferation and detectable egress of yersiniae from infected cells. Notably, deficiency of the core autophagy machinery component FIP200 impaired the development of autophagic features at Yersinia-containing vacuoles as well as intracellular replication and release of bacteria to the extracellular environment. These results suggest that Y. enterocolitica may take advantage of the macroautophagy pathway in epithelial cells to create an autophagosomal niche that supports intracellular bacterial survival, replication, and, eventually, spread of the bacteria from infected cells.
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- Maria Jose Valencia Lopez
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University, Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University, Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University, Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University, Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University, Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich-Pette-Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich-Pette-Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Heinrich-Pette-Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University, Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University, Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica in milk and dairy products and the effects of storage temperatures on survival and virulence gene expression. Int Dairy J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2019.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Identification and typing of Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis isolated from human clinical specimens in England between 2004 and 2018. J Med Microbiol 2019; 68:538-548. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Detection, virulence and antimicrobial resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica in bulk tank milk in Italy. Int Dairy J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2018.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bancerz-Kisiel A, Pieczywek M, Łada P, Szweda W. The Most Important Virulence Markers of Yersinia enterocolitica and Their Role during Infection. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:E235. [PMID: 29751540 PMCID: PMC5977175 DOI: 10.3390/genes9050235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica is the causative agent of yersiniosis, a zoonotic disease of growing epidemiological importance with significant consequences for public health. This pathogenic species has been intensively studied for many years. Six biotypes (1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5) and more than 70 serotypes of Y. enterocolitica have been identified to date. The biotypes of Y. enterocolitica are divided according to their pathogenic properties: the non-pathogenic biotype 1A, weakly pathogenic biotypes 2⁻5, and the highly pathogenic biotype 1B. Due to the complex pathogenesis of yersiniosis, further research is needed to expand our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in the infection process and the clinical course of the disease. Many factors, both plasmid and chromosomal, significantly influence these processes. The aim of this study was to present the most important virulence markers of Y. enterocolitica and their role during infection.
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- Agata Bancerz-Kisiel
- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 2 Str., 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 2 Str., 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 2 Str., 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Epizootiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 2 Str., 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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Alenizi D, Ringwood T, Redhwan A, Bouraha B, Wren BW, Prentice M, McNally A. All Yersinia enterocolitica are pathogenic: virulence of phylogroup 1 Y. enterocolitica in a Galleria mellonella infection model. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2016; 162:1379-1387. [PMID: 27221796 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Yersinia enterocolitica is a zoonotic pathogen and a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans. The species is composed of six diverse phylogroups, of which strains of phylogroup 1 are considered non-pathogenic to mammals due to the lack of the major virulence plasmid pYV, and their lack of virulence in a mouse infection model. In the present report we present data examining the pathogenicity of strains of Y. enterocolitica across all six phylogroups in a Galleria mellonellla model. We have demonstrated that in this model strains of phylogroup 1 exhibit severe pathogenesis with a lethal dose of as low as 10 c.f.u., that this virulence is an active process and that flagella play a major role in the virulence phenotype. We have also demonstrated that the complete lack of virulence in Galleria of the mammalian pathogenic phylogroups is not due to carriage of the pYV virulence plasmid. Our data suggest that all Y. enterocolitica can be pathogenic, which may be a reflection of the true natural habitat of the species, and that we may need to reconsider the eco-evo perspective of this important bacterial species.
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- Dhahi Alenizi
- Nottingham Trent University, Pathogen Research Group, Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Nottingham Trent University, Pathogen Research Group, Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK
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- Nottingham Trent University, Pathogen Research Group, Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK
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- Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Nottingham Trent University, Pathogen Research Group, Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK
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Chen ZF, Qin QP, Qin JL, Liu YC, Huang KB, Li YL, Meng T, Zhang GH, Peng Y, Luo XJ, Liang H. Stabilization of G-quadruplex DNA, inhibition of telomerase activity, and tumor cell apoptosis by organoplatinum(II) complexes with oxoisoaporphine. J Med Chem 2015; 58:2159-79. [PMID: 25650792 DOI: 10.1021/jm5012484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Two G-quadruplex ligands [Pt(L(a))(DMSO)Cl] (Pt1) and [Pt(L(b))(DMSO)Cl] (Pt2) have been synthesized and fully characterized. The two complexes are more selective for SK-OV-3/DDP tumor cells versus normal cells (HL-7702). It was found that both Pt1 and Pt2 could be a telomerase inhibitor targeting G-quadruplex DNA. This is the first report demonstrating that telomeric, c-myc, and bcl-2 G-quadruplexes and caspase-3/9 preferred to bind with Pt2 rather than Pt1, which also can induce senescence and apoptosis. The different biological behavior of Pt1 and Pt2 may correlate with the presence of a 6-hydroxyl group in L(b). Importantly, Pt1 and Pt2 exhibited higher safety in vivo and more effective inhibitory effects on tumor growth in the HCT-8 and NCI-H460 xenograft mouse model, compared with cisplatin. Taken together, these mechanistic insights indicate that both Pt1 and Pt2 display low toxicity and could be novel anticancer drug candidates.
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- Zhen-Feng Chen
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University , Yucai Road 15, Guilin 541004, P. R. China
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Li K, Gu W, Liang J, Xiao Y, Qiu H, Yang H, Wang X, Jing H. Gene polymorphism analysis of Yersinia enterocolitica outer membrane protein A and putative outer membrane protein A family protein. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:201. [PMID: 24628971 PMCID: PMC3995578 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Yersinia enterocolitica outer membrane protein A (OmpA) is one of the major outer membrane proteins with high immunogenicity. We performed the polymorphism analysis for the outer membrane protein A and putative outer membrane protein A (p-ompA) family protein gene of 318 Y. enterocolitica strains. Results The data showed all the pathogenic strains and biotype 1A strains harboring ystB gene carried both ompA and p-ompA genes; parts of the biotype 1A strains not harboring ystB gene carried either ompA or p-ompA gene. In non-pathogenic strains (biotype 1A), distribution of the two genes and ystB were highly correlated, showing genetic polymorphism. The pathogenic and non-pathogenic, highly and weakly pathogenic strains were divided into different groups based on sequence analysis of two genes. Although the variations of the sequences, the translated proteins and predicted secondary or tertiary structures of OmpA and P-OmpA were similar. Conclusions OmpA and p-ompA gene were highly conserved for pathogenic Y. enterocolitica. The distributions of two genes were correlated with ystB for biotype 1A strains. The polymorphism analysis results of the two genes probably due to different bio-serotypes of the strains, and reflected the dissemination of different bio-serotype clones of Y. enterocolitica.
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- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Beijing, 102206, China.
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Dhar MS, Virdi JS. Strategies used by Yersinia enterocolitica to evade killing by the host: thinking beyond Yops. Microbes Infect 2014; 16:87-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2013.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 10/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A new pyrazolone based ternary Cu(II) complex: Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure, DNA binding, protein binding and anti-cancer activity towards A549 human lung carcinoma cells with a minimum cytotoxicity to non-cancerous cells. Polyhedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2013.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dhar MS, Virdi JS. Interaction of Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A with cultured cells in vitro does not reflect the two previously identified clonal groups. J Med Microbiol 2013; 62:1807-1814. [PMID: 24037761 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.056077-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A strains have been delineated into two clonal groups (A and B) based on repetitive extragenic palindrome- and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-PCR genotyping. The present study investigated the interaction of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A strains with cultured cells in vitro by their ability to adhere, invade and survive within these cells. The response of macrophages to these strains was also studied by quantifying the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, production of nitric oxide and cytokines, and activation of NFκB. The survival rate of clonal group B strains inside macrophages was significantly higher than that of clonal group A strains. In addition, strains harbouring the fepA gene showed better survival inside macrophages. However, the production of nitric oxide and cytokines and activation of NFκB did not show any significant differences between the two clonal groups. In this study, interaction of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A with cultured cells in vitro did not reflect the previously identified clonal groups, but was more dependent on the characteristics of the individual strains. Therefore, a combination of genotype and phenotype data must be used to characterize this extremely heterogeneous organism.
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- Mahesh S Dhar
- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110 021, India
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- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110 021, India
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Dhar MS, Gupta V, Virdi JS. Detection, distribution and characterization of novel superoxide dismutases from Yersinia enterocolitica Biovar 1A. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63919. [PMID: 23704955 PMCID: PMC3660340 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Superoxide dismutases (SODs) cause dismutation of superoxide radicals to hydrogen peroxide and oxygen. Besides protecting the cells against oxidative damage by endogenously generated oxygen radicals, SODs play an important role in intraphagocytic survival of pathogenic bacteria. The complete genome sequences of Yersinia enterocolitica strains show presence of three different sod genes. However, not much is known about the types of SODs present in Y. enterocolitica, their characteristics and role in virulence and intraphagocytic survival of this organism. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS This study reports detection and distribution of the three superoxide dismutase (sodA, sodB and sodC) genes in 59 strains of Y. enterocolitica and related species. The majority (94%) of the strains carried all three genes and constitutive expression of sodA and sodB was detected in 88% of the strains. Expression of sodC was not observed in any of the strains. The sodA, sodB and sodC genes of Y. enterocolitica were cloned in pET28a (+) vector. Recombinant SodA (82 kDa) and SodB (21 kDa) were expressed as homotetramer and monomer respectively, and showed activity over a broad range of pH (3.0-8.0) and temperature (4-70°C). SodA and SodB showed optimal activity at 4°C under acidic pH of 6.0 and 4.0 respectively. The secondary structures of recombinant SodA and SodB were studied using circular dichroism. Production of YeSodC was not observed even after cloning and expression in E. coli BL21(DE3) cells. A SodA(-) SodB(-) Escherichia coli strain which was unable to grow in medium supplemented with paraquat showed normal growth after complementation with Y. enterocolitica SodA or SodB. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE This is the first report on the distribution and characterization of superoxide dismutases from Y. enterocolitica. The low pH optima of both SodA and SodB encoded by Y. enterocolitica seem to implicate their role in acidic environments such as the intraphagocytic vesicles.
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- Mahesh Shanker Dhar
- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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Sihvonen LM, Jalkanen K, Huovinen E, Toivonen S, Corander J, Kuusi M, Skurnik M, Siitonen A, Haukka K. Clinical isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A represent two phylogenetic lineages with differing pathogenicity-related properties. BMC Microbiol 2012; 12:208. [PMID: 22985268 PMCID: PMC3512526 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Y. enterocolitica biotype (BT) 1A strains are often isolated from human clinical samples but their contribution to disease has remained a controversial topic. Variation and the population structure among the clinical Y. enterocolitica BT 1A isolates have been poorly characterized. We used multi-locus sequence typing (MLST), 16S rRNA gene sequencing, PCR for ystA and ystB, lipopolysaccharide analysis, phage typing, human serum complement killing assay and analysis of the symptoms of the patients to characterize 298 clinical Y. enterocolitica BT 1A isolates in order to evaluate their relatedness and pathogenic potential. Results A subset of 71 BT 1A strains, selected based on their varying LPS patterns, were subjected to detailed genetic analyses. The MLST on seven house-keeping genes (adk, argA, aroA, glnA, gyrB, thrA, trpE) conducted on 43 of the strains discriminated them into 39 MLST-types. By Bayesian analysis of the population structure (BAPS) the strains clustered conclusively into two distinct lineages, i.e. Genetic groups 1 and 2. The strains of Genetic group 1 were more closely related (97% similarity) to the pathogenic bio/serotype 4/O:3 strains than Genetic group 2 strains (95% similarity). Further comparison of the 16S rRNA genes of the BT 1A strains indicated that altogether 17 of the 71 strains belong to Genetic group 2. On the 16S rRNA analysis, these 17 strains were only 98% similar to the previously identified subspecies of Y. enterocolitica. The strains of Genetic group 2 were uniform in their pathogenecity-related properties: they lacked the ystB gene, belonged to the same LPS subtype or were of rough type, were all resistant to the five tested yersiniophages, were largely resistant to serum complement and did not ferment fucose. The 54 strains in Genetic group 1 showed much more variation in these properties. The most commonly detected LPS types were similar to the LPS types of reference strains with serotypes O:6,30 and O:6,31 (37%), O:7,8 (19%) and O:5 (15%). Conclusions The results of the present study strengthen the assertion that strains classified as Y. enterocolitica BT 1A represent more than one subspecies. Especially the BT 1A strains in our Genetic group 2 commonly showed resistance to human serum complement killing, which may indicate pathogenic potential for these strains. However, their virulence mechanisms remain unknown.
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- Leila M Sihvonen
- Bacteriology Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Kumar P, Virdi JS. Identification and distribution of putative virulence genes in clinical strains of Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A by suppression subtractive hybridization. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 113:1263-72. [PMID: 22897337 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05427.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Revised: 07/29/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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AIMS To detect putative virulence genes in clinical strains of Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A by suppression subtractive hybridization between two closely related strains of clinical and nonclinical origin having the same serotype (O:6,30-6,31). METHODS AND RESULTS Suppression Subtractive Hybridization (SSH) was used to identify genomic differences between clinical (serotype O:6,30-6,31, from diarrhoeic human stools) and nonclinical (serotype O:6,30-6,31, from wastewater) strains of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A. Following genomic subtraction and DNA sequencing, nine DNA sequences that were present only in clinical biovar 1A strains were identified. The sequences identified using SSH showed similarity to conserved hypothetical proteins, proteins related to iron acquisition and haemin storage, type 1 secretion proteins, flagellar hook proteins, exported protein and ABC transport system. All these sequences showed high similarity with Y. enterocolitica 8081 (biovar 1B). The distribution of these genes was further analysed using PCR in 26 clinical strains of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A. The results revealed that the distribution of these genes was not uniform. CONCLUSIONS Genes related to iron acquisition and storage, and flagellar proteins might be responsible for virulence of some of the clinical strains of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Genes identified in this study might be useful in understanding the pathogenic potential of clinical strains of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A.
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- P Kumar
- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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Ringwood T, Murphy BP, Drummond N, Buckley JF, Coveney AP, Redmond HP, Power JP, Fanning S, Prentice MB. Current evidence for human yersiniosis in Ireland. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012; 31:2969-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1649-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Batzilla J, Heesemann J, Rakin A. The pathogenic potential of Yersinia enterocolitica 1A. Int J Med Microbiol 2011; 301:556-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2011.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Revised: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Caprilli R, Lapaquette P, Darfeuille-Michaud A. Eating the enemy in Crohn's disease: an old theory revisited. J Crohns Colitis 2010; 4:377-83. [PMID: 21122532 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2010.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Revised: 05/20/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Several old and new observations suggest the existence in Crohn's disease of a phagocytic disorder of macrophages related to impaired bactericidal activity of host cells or to the presence of invasive bacteria that have developed strategies to counteract macrophage killing. It was recently reported that disordered macrophage cytokine secretion underlies impaired acute inflammation and bacterial clearance in Crohn's disease. Secretion of proinflammatory cytokines by CD macrophages was impaired in response to E. coli or specific Toll-like receptor agonists. In addition, major advances in the etiology of Crohn's disease came from the existence of polymorphism in NOD2 and autophagy-related susceptibility genes (ATG16L1 and IRGM) in patients and from the identification of the presence of adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) colonizing the CD ileal mucosa and able to resist to macrophage killing. The role of impaired autophagy in Crohn's disease patients has been recently reinforced by the observation that the peptidoglycan receptor NOD2, in addition to sense intracellular bacteria, can induce autophagy by recruiting the critical autophagy protein ATG16L1 to the plasma membrane during bacterial internalization. Defects in autophagy might be the key element of the pathogenic pathway that lead to defective microbial killing, increased exposure to commensal and pathogenic intestinal bacteria and T cell activation. Defects in Paneth cells secreting lysozyme and antimicrobial peptides are observed in patients with ATG16L1 risk allele. Thus, the induction of autophagy or administration of preparations that mirrors the secretion of Paneth cells or both may be regarded as new therapeutic avenues for the treatment of Crohn's disease.
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Bonardi S, Paris A, Bassi L, Salmi F, Bacci C, Riboldi E, Boni E, D'Incau M, Tagliabue S, Brindani F. Detection, semiquantitative enumeration, and antimicrobial susceptibility of Yersinia enterocolitica in pork and chicken meats in Italy. J Food Prot 2010; 73:1785-92. [PMID: 21067665 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-73.10.1785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Yersinia enterocolitica is recognized as an etiological agent of gastroenteritis, lymphadenitis, and chronic sequelae. During 2006 and 2007, 205 samples (125 pork and 80 chicken meats) were collected in Italy and tested for detection and most-probable-number (MPN) enumeration of Y. enterocolitica organisms. The microorganism was isolated from 45 samples (21.9%): 19 (15.2%) pork samples and 26 (32.5%) chicken samples. Y. enterocolitica MPN contamination levels were low, ranging from 0.30 to 1.50/g. Most (94.4%) Y. enterocolitica strains were biotype 1A (serotypes O:3; O:5; O:6,30; O:6,30-6,31; O:7,8-8-8,19; O:8; O:9; O:25,35; O:36; and O nontypeable), and 5.6% of the isolates were bioserotype 2/O:9. All isolates were tested for yadA, ail, inv, ystA, and ystB virulence sequences. The yadA gene was detected in two strains (3.7%) isolated from chicken samples: one Y. enterocolitica 2/O:9 yadA+ ail+ ystA+, and one Y. enterocolitica 1A/O:7,8-8-8,19 yadA+ inv+ ystB+. Two (3.7%) 2/O:9 strains, isolated from pork products, were ail+ ystA+. Most biotype 1A strains were ystB+ (84.3%) and inv+ (39.2%). All strains were sensitive to cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, nalidixic acid, streptomycin, sulfonamide, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Resistance to gentamicin and aztreonam was observed in 1.9% of the isolates. High levels of resistance were detected toward amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (27.8%), ampicillin (75.9%), and erythromycin (100%). The authors hypothesize that Y. enterocolitica pathogenic biotypes are rather uncommon in foods when compared with their isolation rates from animal sources and that chicken meat could be contaminated as well as pig meat and its derived products.
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- Animal Health Department, Section of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Parma, Via del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, Italy.
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Mallik S, Virdi JS. Genetic relationships between clinical and non-clinical strains of Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A as revealed by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and multilocus restriction typing. BMC Microbiol 2010; 10:158. [PMID: 20509911 PMCID: PMC2889952 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Accepted: 05/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Genetic relationships among 81 strains of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A isolated from clinical and non-clinical sources were discerned by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) and multilocus restriction typing (MLRT) using six loci each. Such studies may reveal associations between the genotypes of the strains and their sources of isolation. Results All loci were polymorphic and generated 62 electrophoretic types (ETs) and 12 restriction types (RTs). The mean genetic diversity (H) of the strains by MLEE and MLRT was 0.566 and 0.441 respectively. MLEE (DI = 0.98) was more discriminatory and clustered Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A strains into four groups, while MLRT (DI = 0.77) identified two distinct groups. BURST (Based Upon Related Sequence Types) analysis of the MLRT data suggested aquatic serotype O:6,30-6,31 isolates to be the ancestral strains from which, clinical O:6,30-6,31 strains might have originated by host adaptation and genetic change. Conclusion MLEE revealed greater genetic diversity among strains of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A and clustered strains in four groups, while MLRT grouped the strains into two groups. BURST analysis of MLRT data nevertheless provided newer insights into the probable evolution of clinical strains from aquatic strains.
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- Sarita Mallik
- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110 021, India
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Huovinen E, Sihvonen LM, Virtanen MJ, Haukka K, Siitonen A, Kuusi M. Symptoms and sources of Yersinia enterocolitica-infection: a case-control study. BMC Infect Dis 2010; 10:122. [PMID: 20487529 PMCID: PMC2883546 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2009] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) is the causative agent of yersiniosis. YE encompass strains of diverse pathogenicity: YE biotypes 1B and 2-5 are considered pathogenic, whereas biotype 1A is in general considered nonvirulent. Also YE-like species, which can sometimes be misidentified as YE, are considered nonvirulent. Methods In order to study differences in clinical picture caused by different YE types and their possible sources a case-control study was conducted in 2006. In this case-control study, 295 case-patients with YE or YE-like finding and their 758 controls responded to the questionnaire about symptoms and possible sources of infection. Results Strains of pathogenic YE bio/serotypes 3-4/O:3 or 2/O:9 were found in 18%, YE biotype 1A in 65% and YE -like strains of 17% of the patients. Patients infected with the strains of pathogenic YE bio/serotypes were younger and had fever more often than those with BT 1A who suffered more from vomiting. Symptoms of reactive arthritis were reported by 10% of pathogenic YE infections, 3% of YE BT 1A, and 0.3% of the controls. Eating or tasting raw or medium done pork was a significant risk factor for pathogenic YE bio/serotype infection (OR 6.6; 95% CI 1.7-24.9) as well as eating in a canteen (OR 3.5; 95% CI 1.6-7.9). Imported fruits and berries were associated with increased risk of YE BT 1A finding. Conclusions The symptoms of the patients with YE BT 1A differed from yersiniosis caused by the classic pathogenic YE bio/serotypes. In addition, the patients with YE BT 1A had more protracted gastrointestinal disorders and unspecific complaints. Small children were overrepresented in classic pathogenic bio/serotypes while in BT 1A or YE-like species were not found among children younger than two years. This suggests the lacking virulence of the BT 1A strains. We can not, however, rule out the possibility that some strains of genetically heterogeneous group of BT 1A may cause an illness.
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- Elisa Huovinen
- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Bhagat N, Virdi JS. Molecular and biochemical characterization of urease and survival of Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A in acidic pH in vitro. BMC Microbiol 2009; 9:262. [PMID: 20017936 PMCID: PMC2806259 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Yersinia enterocolitica, an important food- and water-borne enteric pathogen is represented by six biovars viz. 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Despite the lack of recognized virulence determinants, some biovar 1A strains have been reported to produce disease symptoms resembling that produced by known pathogenic biovars (1B, 2-5). It is therefore imperative to identify determinants that might contribute to the pathogenicity of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A strains. Y. enterocolitica invariably produces urease and the role of this enzyme in the virulence of biovar 1B and biovar 4 strains has been reported recently. The objective of this work was to study genetic organization of the urease (ure) gene complex of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A, biochemical characterization of the urease, and the survival of these strains under acidic conditions in vitro. Results The ure gene complex (ureABCEFGD) of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A included three structural and four accessory genes, which were contiguous and was flanked by a urea transport (yut) gene on the 3' side. Differences were identified in ure gene complex of biovar 1A strain compared to biovar 1B and 4 strains. This included a smaller ureB gene and larger intergenic regions between the structural genes. The crude urease preparation exhibited optimal pH and temperature of 5.5 and 65°C respectively, and Michaelis-Menten kinetics with a Km of 1.7 ± 0.4 mM urea and Vmax of 7.29 ± 0.42 μmol of ammonia released/min/mg protein. The urease activity was dependent on growth temperature and growth phase of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A, and the presence of nickel in the medium. The molecular mass of the enzyme was > 545 kDa and an isoelectric point of 5.2. The number of viable Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A decreased significantly when incubated at pH 2.5 for 2 h. However, no such decrease was observed at this pH in the presence of urea. Conclusions The ure gene cluster of biovar 1A strains though similar to biovar 1B and 4 strains, exhibited important differences. The study also showed the ability of biovar 1A strains of Y. enterocolitica to survive at highly acidic pH in vitro in the presence of urea.
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- Neeru Bhagat
- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi - 110 021,
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Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. enterocolitica-like species in clinical stool specimens of humans: identification and prevalence of bio/serotypes in Finland. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2009; 28:757-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0696-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2008] [Accepted: 12/22/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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McNally A, La Ragione RM, Best A, Manning G, Newell DG. An aflagellate mutant Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A strain displays altered invasion of epithelial cells, persistence in macrophages, and cytokine secretion profiles in vitro. Microbiology (Reading) 2007; 153:1339-1349. [PMID: 17464048 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2006/000919-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Despite being classically defined as non-pathogenic, there is growing evidence that biotype 1A Yersinia enterocolitica isolates may be aetiological agents of disease in humans. In previous studies, a potential link between motility and the ability of biotype 1A strains to invade cultured epithelial cells was observed. In an attempt to further investigate this finding, a flagella mutant was constructed in a human faecal Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A isolate. The flagella mutation abolished the ability of the strain to invade cultured human epithelial cells, although adherence was not affected. The aflagellate mutant was also attenuated in its ability to survive within cultured macrophages, being cleared after 3 h, whilst the wild-type persisted for 24 h after infection. Examination of cytokine secretion by infected macrophages also suggested that the flagella of biotype 1A strains act as anti-inflammatory agents, decreasing production of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha whilst increasing secretion of interleukin (IL)-10. Preliminary studies using porcine in vitro organ culture (IVOC) tissue suggested that the flagella mutant was also attenuated in its ability to colonize intestinal tissue.
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- Alan McNally
- Department of Food and Environmental Safety, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, New Haw, Surrey, UK
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- Department of Food and Environmental Safety, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, New Haw, Surrey, UK
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- Department of Food and Environmental Safety, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, New Haw, Surrey, UK
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- Department of Food and Environmental Safety, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, New Haw, Surrey, UK
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- Department of Food and Environmental Safety, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, New Haw, Surrey, UK
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Gulati PS, Virdi JS. The rrn locus and gyrB genotyping confirm the existence of two clonal groups in strains of Yersinia enterocolitica subspecies palearctica biovar 1A. Res Microbiol 2007; 158:236-43. [PMID: 17349780 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2006.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2006] [Accepted: 11/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Eighty-one strains of Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A representing several serotypes isolated from India, France, Germany and the USA were analyzed using ribotyping, 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer length polymorphism analysis (PCR-ribotyping) and gyrB restriction fragment length polymorphism. Ribotyping with BglI, NciI and EcoRV distinguished 81 strains into 4, 3 and 2 ribotypes respectively. BglI-NciI combination gave the highest Simpson's diversity index (DI=0.43). Strains with identical ribotypes were further differentiated by PCR-ribotyping. The combination of BglI-NciI ribotyping with PCR ribotyping increased DI to 0.72. This suggested that the combination of the two may be used for molecular epidemiological studies of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A. This approach clearly resolved the strains into two clonal groups, each comprising strains isolated from humans, swine, pork and wastewater. PCR-RFLP of the gyrB gene using three enzymes (AluI, MspI and HinfI) distinguished strains into seven types and confirmed the existence of two clonal groups. Thus, assessment of heterogeneity based on chromosomal restriction analysis (ribotyping), rRNA spacer length polymorphism (PCR-ribotyping) and gyrB gene analysis were in concordance and provided unequivocal evidence for the presence of two groups amongst strains of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A despite their diverse geographic origins. These data also grouped clinical and non-clinical strains of serotype O:6,30-6,31 into discrete subgroups.
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MESH Headings
- Bacterial Proteins/genetics
- DNA Gyrase/genetics
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
- DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- Genotype
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/genetics
- Ribotyping/methods
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Yersinia enterocolitica/classification
- Yersinia enterocolitica/genetics
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- Pooja Sachdeva Gulati
- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi - 110 021, India
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McNally A, Dalton T, Ragione RML, Stapleton K, Manning G, Newell DG. Yersinia enterocolitica isolates of differing biotypes from humans and animals are adherent, invasive and persist in macrophages, but differ in cytokine secretion profiles in vitro. J Med Microbiol 2006; 55:1725-1734. [PMID: 17108278 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46726-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Previous epidemiological studies have demonstrated a potential link between the serotypes of Yersinia enterocolitica recovered from cattle, sheep and pigs and those isolated from human disease cases. Further studies utilizing amplified fragment length polymorphisms have shown a relationship at the genetic level between strains of biotypes 3 and 4 from humans and livestock, and also suggested that some biotype 1A isolates, classically defined as non-pathogenic, are closely related to biotype 3 and 4 isolates. This study sought to understand further the pathogenic potential of Y. enterocolitica isolates from livestock in Great Britain. A range of surrogate in vitro models, such as invasion of epithelial tissue cultures, survival in cultured macrophages and cytokine secretion response, was employed to assess the pathogenicity of 88 strains. The results suggested that all isolates examined were capable of adhering to and invading epithelial cells and of surviving within macrophages. However, the inflammatory response of the infected macrophages differed with the infecting Y. enterocolitica subtype, with the response to pathogenic biotype 3 and 4 isolates different to that observed with biotype 1A isolates, and with the biotype 3 O : 5,27 isolates recovered exclusively from animals. Infections of porcine tissue also suggested the possibility of host-tissue tropism within Y. enterocolitica subtypes.
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- Alan McNally
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E, UK
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- Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK
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- Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK
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- Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK
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Platt-Samoraj A, Ugorski M, Szweda W, Szczerba-Turek A, Wojciech K, Procajło Z. Analysis of the presence of ail, ystA and ystB genes in Yersinia enterocolitica strains isolated from aborting sows and aborted fetuses. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 53:341-6. [PMID: 16930279 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Forty-five Yersinia enterocolitica strains isolated from aborted fetuses and placentas and from vaginal and rectal swabs of aborting sows were subjected to serotyping, biochemical typing and polymerase chain reaction multiplex analyses to detect the presence of the ail, yst A and ystB genes. The isolates were recovered from the internal organs (tonsil, lung, liver, spleen, kidney, mesentheric lymph nodes, small intestine and rectal intestine) of 18 (18.6%) of 97 aborted fetuses examined, two (8%) of 25 aborted placentas and 27 (15.8%) of 172 examined aborting sows. Serotyping of Y. enterocolitica revealed that only six (13.3%) of the examined isolates belonged to serotype O:3, with a considerable number of isolates (31.1%) having serotype O:5, while biochemical studies showed that as many as 40 of the 45 strains belonged to biotype 1A. As expected, the Y. enterocolitica strains of bioserotype 4/O:3 contained ail and ystA genes, while strains of biotype 1A contained only the ystB gene.
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- A Platt-Samoraj
- Department of Infectious and Invasive Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, ul. Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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Tennant SM, Skinner NA, Joe A, Robins-Browne RM. Homologues of insecticidal toxin complex genes in Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A and their contribution to virulence. Infect Immun 2005; 73:6860-7. [PMID: 16177365 PMCID: PMC1230942 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.10.6860-6867.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica is an enteric pathogen that consists of six biotypes: 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Strains of the latter five biotypes can carry a virulence plasmid, known as pYV, and several well-characterized chromosomally encoded virulence determinants. Y. enterocolitica strains of biotype 1A lack the virulence-associated markers of pYV-bearing strains and were once considered to be avirulent. There is growing epidemiological, clinical, and experimental evidence, however, to suggest that some biotype 1A strains are virulent and can cause gastrointestinal disease. To identify potential virulence genes of pathogenic strains of Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A, we used genomic subtractive hybridization to determine genetic differences between two biotype 1A strains: an environmental isolate, Y. enterocolitica IP2222, and a clinical isolate, Y. enterocolitica T83. Among the Y. enterocolitica T83-specific genes we identified were three, tcbA, tcaC, and tccC, that showed homology to the insecticidal toxin complex (TC) genes first discovered in Photorhabdus luminescens. The Y. enterocolitica T83 TC gene homologues were expressed by Y. enterocolitica T83 and were significantly more prevalent among clinical biotype 1A strains than other Yersinia isolates. Inactivation of the TC genes in Y. enterocolitica T83 resulted in mutants which were attenuated in the ability to colonize the gastrointestinal tracts of perorally infected mice. These results indicate that products of the TC gene complex contribute to the virulence of some strains of Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A, possibly by facilitating their persistence in vivo.
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- Sharon M Tennant
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Virdi JS, Sachdeva P. Molecular heterogeneity inYersinia enterocoliticaand âY. enterocolitica-likeâ species â Implications for epidemiology, typing and taxonomy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 45:1-10. [PMID: 15985218 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2005.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2004] [Revised: 03/16/2005] [Accepted: 03/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yersinia enterocolitica is an extremely heterogeneous species. Serotyping and biotyping have been used extensively, in the past, to study its heterogeneity and epidemiology. Application of methods like ribotyping, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and a host of other genomic techniques have further revealed molecular heterogeneity in this species. Furthermore, these methods may be used effectively to supplement serotyping and biotyping schema for studying epidemiology of Y. enterocolitica. This is evident from the ability of some of these methods to subtype strains belonging to serogroups O:3, O:9 and O:8 - which are most commonly encountered in human Yersiniosis. Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and nucleotide sequencing have reiterated the taxonomic relationships of this organism. However there is paucity of information about the molecular heterogeneity of 'Y. enterocolitica-like' species, which need to be addressed in the future. Also, newer techniques such as amplified fragment length polymorphism, VNTR-based typing and multilocus sequence typing should be applied to further understand epidemiology, population structure and evolutionary genetics of Y. enterocolitica and 'Y. enterocolitica-like' species.
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- Jugsharan S Virdi
- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110 021, India.
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Sachdeva P, Virdi JS. Repetitive elements sequence (REP/ERIC)-PCR based genotyping of clinical and environmental strains of Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A reveal existence of limited number of clonal groups. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005; 240:193-201. [PMID: 15522507 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2004] [Revised: 09/15/2004] [Accepted: 09/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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REP- and ERIC-PCR genotyping were used to assess genetic heterogeneity among 81 strains of Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A isolated from India, Germany, France and the USA. Although both gave comparable results, ERIC fingerprints discriminated the strains better. The rep- (REP and ERIC) PCR genotyping showed that strains having different serotypes produced identical rep-profiles indicating their limited genetic diversity. The concatenated dendrogram of REP- and ERIC-PCR fingerprints clustered the biotype 1A strains into two major groups. In each group, majority of the Indian, European and American strains exhibited similarities ranging from 85% to >95%. Similarity of rep-PCR fingerprints amongst strains isolated from widely separated geographical regions revealed existence of a limited number of clonal groups of Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A. The present study failed to reveal unequivocal relationships between rep-PCR genotypes and the source of isolation. However, the clinical serotype O:6,30-6,31 strains formed a tight cluster and the aquatic O:6,30-6,31 strains formed a yet another tight cluster.
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- Pooja Sachdeva
- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110 021, India
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Pujol C, Bliska JB. Turning Yersinia pathogenesis outside in: subversion of macrophage function by intracellular yersiniae. Clin Immunol 2005; 114:216-26. [PMID: 15721832 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2004.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2004] [Accepted: 07/22/2004] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Three bacterial species within the genus Yersinia are causative agents of human disease. Yersinia pestis is transmitted by fleas or in aerosols, infects regional lymph nodes or lungs, and causes the highly lethal disease known as plague. Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis are enteric pathogens most commonly associated with self-limiting infections of the mesenteric lymph nodes. Although Y. pestis and the enteropathogenic Yersinia species utilize different modes of transmission and cause different diseases, they rely on a common set of "core" virulence determinants to successfully infect a mammalian host. These virulence factors are encoded on the bacterial chromosome and on an approximately 70-kb plasmid. Once established in lymphoid tissue, all three Yersinia species replicate as aggregates of extracellular bacteria within necrotic lesions or abscesses. At this stage of the infectious process, the bacteria resist phagocytosis by neutrophils, which are able to destroy the bacteria if they are internalized. A type III secretion system encoded on the 70-kb plasmid functions to export multiple proteins (the Yops and LcrV) that are delivered to the extracellular milieu, the plasma membrane, or the cytosol of a host target cell. The Yops and LcrV act in concert to inhibit phagocytosis and downregulate inflammation. Although it is clear that the bulk of bacterial multiplication occurs in an extracellular phase, there is also evidence that all three pathogenic Yersinia survive and multiply in macrophages. Survival and replication of Yersinia in macrophages may occur throughout the infection, but is likely to be of greatest importance at early stages of colonization. That macrophages can serve as permissive sites for bacterial replication in vivo is supported by in vitro experiments, which demonstrate that Y. pestis, Y. peudotuberculosis, and Y. enterocolitica share the ability to survive and multiply in macrophage phagosomes. There is also evidence that the bacteria can subvert the functions of macrophages from within, by inhibiting phagosome acidification (Y. pseudotuberculosis) and the production of nitric oxide (Y. pestis and Y. pseudotuberculosis). Although considerable attention has been focused on how Yersinia subverts the functions of phagocytes from the outside, the study of how these bacteria subvert macrophage functions from the inside will lead to a better overall understanding of Yersinia pathogenesis.
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- Céline Pujol
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and Center for Infectious Diseases, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5222, USA
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Singh I, Virdi JS. Production of Yersinia stable toxin (YST) and distribution of yst genes in biotype 1A strains of Yersinia enterocolitica. J Med Microbiol 2004; 53:1065-1068. [PMID: 15496381 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45527-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two hundred and fifty nine isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica and related species were examined for the production of heat-stable enterotoxin (Yersinia stable toxin; YST) as well as for the prevalence of enterotoxin genes, viz. ystA, ystB and ystC. Under the conventional conditions used for the production of Y. enterocolitica enterotoxin, i.e. in tryptic soy broth (TSB) supplemented with yeast extract at 28 °C for 48 h, 77.7 % of clinical isolates and 62.3 % of swine isolates showed enterotoxigenicity in infant mice. All isolates that produced enterotoxin at 28 °C also showed enterotoxic activity at 37 °C after 48 h incubation under an alkaline pH of 7.5, the pH present in the ileum. All Yersinia intermedia and Yersinia frederiksenii isolates were negative for enterotoxin production. All clinical isolates and 96.3 % of Y. enterocolitica isolates from swine hybridized with a probe for ystB, which indicated that the ystB gene was most prevalent in Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A strains. None of the Y. enterocolitica isolates showed hybridization with oligonucleotide probes for ystA or ystC. The study indicated that YST-b was the major contributor to diarrhoea produced by biotype 1A strains of Y. enterocolitica.
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- Itender Singh
- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi - 110 021, India
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- Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi - 110 021, India
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McNally A, Cheasty T, Fearnley C, Dalziel RW, Paiba GA, Manning G, Newell DG. Comparison of the biotypes of Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from pigs, cattle and sheep at slaughter and from humans with yersiniosis in Great Britain during 1999-2000. Lett Appl Microbiol 2004; 39:103-8. [PMID: 15189296 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2004.01548.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the relationship between livestock carriage of Yersinia enterocolitica and human disease. The biotypes/serotypes of strains recovered from the faeces of pigs, cattle and sheep at slaughter during a national survey in Great Britain in 1999-2000, were compared with those of strains isolated from human cases of yersiniosis during the same period. METHODS AND RESULTS The faecal carriage of Y. enterocolitica by cattle, sheep and pigs at slaughter was 6.3, 10.7 and 26.1%, respectively. Yersinia enterocolitica biotype (BT) 1a was the most frequently isolated biotype from livestock (58%) and was the predominant biotype (53%) isolated from human cases over the same period. The main recognized pathogenic Y. enterocolitica biotype isolated from livestock was BT3 (O:5,27) (35% of sheep, 22% of pigs and 4% of cattle) but this biotype was not detected in any of the human isolates investigated. The major pathogenic biotypes of strains isolated from humans were BT3 (O:9) (24%) and BT4 (O:3) (19%) whereas of the veterinary isolates investigated, only pigs (11%) carried BT3 (O:9) strains. CONCLUSIONS Because of significant overlaps in phenotypes of the veterinary and human strains it is not possible to comment on the correlation between host and pathogenicity, especially of biotype 1a. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The data suggest that further investigations using methods with greater discriminatory power are required. However the data also suggests that pigs may be the primary reservoir for human pathogenic Y. enterocolitica infection.
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- A McNally
- Food and Environmental Safety, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, UK.
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Strauch E, Goelz G, Knabner D, Konietzny A, Lanka E, Appel B. A cryptic plasmid of Yersinia enterocolitica encodes a conjugative transfer system related to the regions of CloDF13 Mob and IncX Pil. Microbiology (Reading) 2003; 149:2829-2845. [PMID: 14523116 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26418-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica 29930 (biotype 1A; O : 7,8), the producing strain of the phage-tail-like bacteriocin enterocoliticin, possesses a plasmid-encoded conjugative type IV transfer system. The genes of the conjugative system were found by screening of a cosmid library constructed from total DNA of strain 29930. The cosmid Cos100 consists of the vector SuperCos1 and an insert DNA of 40 303 bp derived from a cryptic plasmid of strain 29930. The conjugative transfer system consists of genes encoding a DNA transfer and replication system (Dtr) with close relationship to the mob region of the mobilizable plasmid CloDF13 and a gene cluster encoding a mating pair formation system (Mpf) closely related to the Mpf system of the IncX plasmid R6K. However, a gene encoding a homologue of TaxB, the coupling protein of the IncX system, is missing. The whole transfer region has a size of approximately 17 kb. The recombinant plasmid Cos100 was shown to be transferable between Escherichia coli and Yersinia with transfer frequencies up to 0·1 transconjugants per donor. Mutations generated by inserting a tetracycline cassette into putative tri genes yielded a transfer-deficient phenotype. Conjugative transfer of the cryptic plasmid could not be demonstrated in the original host Y. enterocolitica 29930. However, a kanamycin-resistance-conferring derivative of the plasmid was successfully introduced into E. coli K-12 by transformation and was shown to be self-transmissible. Furthermore, Southern blot hybridization and PCR experiments were carried out to elucidate the distribution of the conjugative transfer system in Yersinia. In total, six Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A strains harbouring closely related systems on endogenous plasmids were identified.
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- Eckhard Strauch
- Robert Koch-Institut, Projekt Horizontaler Gentransfer, Nordufer 20, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch-Institut, Projekt Horizontaler Gentransfer, Nordufer 20, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch-Institut, Projekt Horizontaler Gentransfer, Nordufer 20, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch-Institut, Projekt Horizontaler Gentransfer, Nordufer 20, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Dahlem D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch-Institut, Projekt Horizontaler Gentransfer, Nordufer 20, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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Tennant SM, Grant TH, Robins-Browne RM. Pathogenicity of Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2003; 38:127-37. [PMID: 13129647 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-8244(03)00180-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Yersinia enterocolitica strains of biotype 1A lack the known virulence determinants of strains in other categories, including the Yersinia virulence plasmid (pYV), and several chromosomal markers of pathogenicity. For this reason, and also because Y. enterocolitica strains of biotype 1A are frequently isolated from the environment or asymptomatic individuals, these bacteria are often assumed to be avirulent. On the other hand, there is a considerable body of clinical, epidemiological and experimental evidence to indicate that at least some strains of Y. enterocolitica biotype 1A are able to cause gastrointestinal symptoms which resemble those caused by pYV-bearing strains. The availability of a number of experimental systems, including cell culture and animal models of infection, provides an opportunity to identify and characterise the essential virulence determinants of biotype 1A strains.
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- Sharon M Tennant
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia
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Tennant SM, Skinner NA, Joe A, Robins-Browne RM. Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A: not as harmless as you think. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2003; 529:125-8. [PMID: 12756742 DOI: 10.1007/0-306-48416-1_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Sharon M Tennant
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Microbiological Research Unit, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
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Darfeuille-Michaud A. Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli: a putative new E. coli pathotype associated with Crohn's disease. Int J Med Microbiol 2002; 292:185-93. [PMID: 12398209 DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of unknown aetiology. Genetically engineered rodent models showed that IBDs are immunologically mediated and that luminal bacteria play an essential role in the development of the inflammation. Various bacterial pathogens have been incriminated but results have been conflicting. A new pathovar of E. coli, designated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) may be associated with CD. AIEC strains colonize the intestinal mucosa by adhering to intestinal epithelial cells. They are also true invasive pathogens, able to invade intestinal epithelial cells via a macropinocytosis-like process, and to survive and replicate intracellularly after lysis of the endocytic vacuole. Within macrophages, AIEC strains survive and replicate extensively without inducing host cell death and induce the release of high amounts of TNFalpha. All these virulence properties designate AIEC as a possible pathogen potentially able to induce persistent intestinal inflammation, by crossing and breaching the intestinal barrier, moving to deep tissues, and continuously activating macrophages.
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- Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud
- Pathogénie Bactérienne Intestinale, Institut Universitaire de Technologie et Faculté de Pharmacie, Université d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Glasser AL, Boudeau J, Barnich N, Perruchot MH, Colombel JF, Darfeuille-Michaud A. Adherent invasive Escherichia coli strains from patients with Crohn's disease survive and replicate within macrophages without inducing host cell death. Infect Immun 2001; 69:5529-37. [PMID: 11500426 PMCID: PMC98666 DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.9.5529-5537.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 328] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli strains recovered from Crohn's disease (CD) lesions are able to adhere to and invade cultured intestinal epithelial cells. We analyzed the behavior within macrophages of adherent invasive E. coli (AIEC) strains isolated from patients with CD. All the 15 AIEC strains tested were able to replicate extensively within J774-A1 cells: the numbers of intracellular bacteria increased 2.2- to 74.2-fold at 48 h over that at 1 h postinfection. By use of murine peritoneal macrophages and human monocyte-derived-macrophages, the reference AIEC strain LF82 was confirmed to be able to survive intracellularly. Transmission electron micrographs of AIEC LF82-infected macrophages showed that at 24 h postinfection, infected cells harbored large vacuoles containing numerous bacteria, as a result of the fusion of several vacuoles occurring after 8 h postinfection. No lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, no sign of DNA fragmentation or degradation, and no binding to fluorescein isothlocyanate-labeled annexin V were observed with LF82-infected J774-A1 cells, even after 24 h postinfection. LF82-infected J774-A1 cells secreted 2.7-fold more tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) than cells stimulated with 1 microg of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/ml. No release of interleukin-1beta was observed with LPS-prestimulated J774-A1 cells infected with AIEC LF82. These findings showed that (i) AIEC strains are able to survive and to replicate within macrophages, (ii) AIEC LF82 replication does not induce any cell death of the infected cells, and (iii) LF82-infected J774-A1 cells release high levels of TNF-alpha. These properties could be related to some features of CD and particularly to granuloma formation, one of the hallmarks of CD lesions.
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- A L Glasser
- Pathogénie Bactérienne Intestinale, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Université d'Auvergne, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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