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Guedes GMDM, Ocadaque CJ, Amando BR, Freitas AS, Pereira VC, Cordeiro RDA, Bandeira SP, Souza PFN, Rocha MFG, Sidrim JJC, Souza Collares Maia Castelo-Branco DD. Influence of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone on biofilm dynamics, protease, and siderophore production by Burkholderia pseudomallei. BIOFOULING 2024:1-13. [PMID: 39077794 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2385038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
Abstract
Efflux pump inhibitors are a potential therapeutic strategy for managing antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation. This article evaluated the effect of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone (CCCP) on the biofilm growth dynamics and the production of virulence factors by Burkholderia pseudomallei. The effects of CCCP on planktonic, growing, and mature biofilm, interaction with antibacterial drugs, and protease and siderophore production were assessed. CCCP MICs ranged between 128 and 256 µM. The CCCP (128 µM) had a synergic effect with all the antibiotics tested against biofilms. Additionally, CCCP reduced (p < .05) the biomass of biofilm growth and mature biofilms at 128 and 512 µM, respectively. CCCP also decreased (p < .05) protease production by growing (128 µM) and induced (p < .05) siderophore release by planktonic cells (128 µM) growing biofilms (12.8 and 128 µM) and mature biofilms (512 µM). CCCP demonstrates potential as a therapeutic adjuvant for disassembling B. pseudomallei biofilms and enhancing drug penetration.
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- Glaucia Morgana de Melo Guedes
- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Group of Applied Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Group of Applied Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Group of Applied Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Group of Applied Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Group of Applied Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Postgraduate Program in Biochemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Group of Applied Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Fu J, Nisbett LM, Guo Y, Boon EM. NosP Detection of Heme Modulates Burkholderia thailandensis Biofilm Formation. Biochemistry 2023; 62:2426-2441. [PMID: 37498555 PMCID: PMC10478957 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
Abstract
Aggregated bacteria embedded within self-secreted extracellular polymeric substances, or biofilms, are resistant to antibiotics and cause chronic infections. As such, they are a significant public health threat. Heme is an abundant iron source for pathogenic bacteria during infection; many bacteria have systems to detect heme assimilated from host cells, which is correlated with the transition between acute and chronic infection states. Here, we investigate the heme-sensing function of a newly discovered multifactorial sensory hemoprotein called NosP and its role in biofilm regulation in the soil-dwelling bacterium Burkholderia thailandensis, the close surrogate of Bio-Safety-Level-3 pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei. The NosP family protein has previously been shown to exhibit both nitric oxide (NO)- and heme-sensing functions and to regulate biofilms through NosP-associated histidine kinases and two-component systems. Our in vitro studies suggest that BtNosP exhibits heme-binding kinetics and thermodynamics consistent with a labile heme-responsive protein and that the holo-form of BtNosP acts as an inhibitor of its associated histidine kinase BtNahK. Furthermore, our in vivo studies suggest that increasing the concentration of extracellular heme decreases B. thailandensis biofilm formation, and deletion of nosP and nahK abolishes this phenotype, consistent with a model that BtNosP detects heme and exerts an inhibitory effect on BtNahK to decrease the biofilm.
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- Jiayuan Fu
- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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Hall CM, Somprasong N, Hagen JP, Nottingham R, Sahl JW, Webb JR, Mayo M, Currie BJ, Podin Y, Wagner DM, Keim P, Schweizer HP. Exploring Cefiderocol Resistance Mechanisms in Burkholderia pseudomallei. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2023; 67:e0017123. [PMID: 37133377 PMCID: PMC10269091 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00171-23] [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: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023] Open
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Cefiderocol is a siderophore cephalosporin designed mainly for treatment of infections caused by β-lactam and multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Burkholderia pseudomallei clinical isolates are usually highly cefiderocol susceptible, with in vitro resistance found in a few isolates. Resistance in clinical B. pseudomallei isolates from Australia is caused by a hitherto uncharacterized mechanism. We show that, like in other Gram-negatives, the PiuA outer membrane receptor plays a major role in cefiderocol nonsusceptibility in isolates from Malaysia.
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- Carina M. Hall
- The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Community Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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Ghazali AK, Firdaus-Raih M, Uthaya Kumar A, Lee WK, Hoh CC, Nathan S. Transitioning from Soil to Host: Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Burkholderia pseudomallei Response to Different Niches. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0383522. [PMID: 36856434 PMCID: PMC10100664 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03835-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei, a soil and water saprophyte, is responsible for the tropical human disease melioidosis. A hundred years since its discovery, there is still much to learn about B. pseudomallei proteins that are essential for the bacterium's survival in and interaction with the infected host, as well as their roles within the bacterium's natural soil habitat. To address this gap, bacteria grown under conditions mimicking the soil environment were subjected to transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis. A dual RNA-seq approach was used on total RNA from spleens isolated from a B. pseudomallei mouse infection model at 5 days postinfection. Under these conditions, a total of 1,434 bacterial genes were induced, with 959 induced in the soil environment and 475 induced in bacteria residing within the host. Genes encoding metabolism and transporter proteins were induced when the bacteria were present in soil, while virulence factors, metabolism, and bacterial defense mechanisms were upregulated during active infection of mice. On the other hand, capsular polysaccharide and quorum-sensing pathways were inhibited during infection. In addition to virulence factors, reactive oxygen species, heat shock proteins, siderophores, and secondary metabolites were also induced to assist bacterial adaptation and survival in the host. Overall, this study provides crucial insights into the transcriptome-level adaptations which facilitate infection by soil-dwelling B. pseudomallei. Targeting novel therapeutics toward B. pseudomallei proteins required for adaptation provides an alternative treatment strategy given its intrinsic antimicrobial resistance and the absence of a vaccine. IMPORTANCE Burkholderia pseudomallei, a soil-dwelling bacterium, is the causative agent of melioidosis, a fatal infectious disease of humans and animals. The bacterium has a large genome consisting of two chromosomes carrying genes that encode proteins with important roles for survival in diverse environments as well as in the infected host. While a general mechanism of pathogenesis has been proposed, it is not clear which proteins have major roles when the bacteria are in the soil and whether the same proteins are key to successful infection and spread. To address this question, we grew the bacteria in soil medium and then in infected mice. At 5 days postinfection, bacteria were recovered from infected mouse organs and their gene expression was compared against that of bacteria grown in soil medium. The analysis revealed a list of genes expressed under soil growth conditions and a different set of genes encoding proteins which may be important for survival, replication, and dissemination in an infected host. These proteins are a potential resource for understanding the full adaptation mechanism of this pathogen. In the absence of a vaccine for melioidosis and with treatment being reliant on combinatorial antibiotic therapy, these proteins may be ideal targets for designing antimicrobials to treat melioidosis.
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- Ahmad-Kamal Ghazali
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
- Institute of Systems Biology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Codon Genomics Sdn. Bhd., Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Codon Genomics Sdn. Bhd., Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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Butt AT, Banyard CD, Haldipurkar SS, Agnoli K, Mohsin M, Vitovski S, Paleja A, Tang Y, Lomax R, Ye F, Green J, Thomas M. OUP accepted manuscript. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:3709-3726. [PMID: 35234897 PMCID: PMC9023288 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Burkholderia cenocepacia is an opportunistic pathogen that causes severe infections of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung. To acquire iron, B. cenocepacia secretes the Fe(III)-binding compound, ornibactin. Genes for synthesis and utilisation of ornibactin are served by the iron starvation (IS) extracytoplasmic function (ECF) σ factor, OrbS. Transcription of orbS is regulated in response to the prevailing iron concentration by the ferric uptake regulator (Fur), such that orbS expression is repressed under iron-sufficient conditions. Here we show that, in addition to Fur-mediated regulation of orbS, the OrbS protein itself responds to intracellular iron availability. Substitution of cysteine residues in the C-terminal region of OrbS diminished the ability to respond to Fe(II) in vivo. Accordingly, whilst Fe(II) impaired transcription from and recognition of OrbS-dependent promoters in vitro by inhibiting the binding of OrbS to core RNA polymerase (RNAP), the cysteine-substituted OrbS variant was less responsive to Fe(II). Thus, the cysteine residues within the C-terminal region of OrbS contribute to an iron-sensing motif that serves as an on-board ‘anti-σ factor’ in the presence of Fe(II). A model to account for the presence two regulators (Fur and OrbS) that respond to the same intracellular Fe(II) signal to control ornibactin synthesis and utilisation is discussed.
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- Aaron T Butt
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Section of Structural Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Correspondence may also be addressed to Jeffrey Green. Tel: +44 114 222 4403; Fax: +44 114 222 2800;
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +44 114 215 9557; Fax: +44 114 271 1863;
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Yan Q, Zhang W, Lin M, Teymournejad O, Budachetri K, Lakritz J, Rikihisa Y. Iron robbery by intracellular pathogen via bacterial effector-induced ferritinophagy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2026598118. [PMID: 34074773 PMCID: PMC8201858 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2026598118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Iron is essential for survival and proliferation of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, an obligatory intracellular bacterium that causes an emerging zoonosis, human monocytic ehrlichiosis. However, how Ehrlichia acquires iron in the host cells is poorly understood. Here, we found that native and recombinant (cloned into the Ehrlichia genome) Ehrlichia translocated factor-3 (Etf-3), a previously predicted effector of the Ehrlichia type IV secretion system (T4SS), is secreted into the host cell cytoplasm. Secreted Etf-3 directly bound ferritin light chain with high affinity and induced ferritinophagy by recruiting NCOA4, a cargo receptor that mediates ferritinophagy, a selective form of autophagy, and LC3, an autophagosome biogenesis protein. Etf-3-induced ferritinophagy caused ferritin degradation and significantly increased the labile cellular iron pool, which feeds Ehrlichia Indeed, an increase in cellular ferritin by ferric ammonium citrate or overexpression of Etf-3 or NCOA4 enhanced Ehrlichia proliferation, whereas knockdown of Etf-3 in Ehrlichia via transfection with a plasmid encoding an Etf-3 antisense peptide nucleic acid inhibited Ehrlichia proliferation. Excessive ferritinophagy induces the generation of toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), which could presumably kill both Ehrlichia and host cells. However, during Ehrlichia proliferation, we observed concomitant up-regulation of Ehrlichia Fe-superoxide dismutase, which is an integral component of Ehrlichia T4SS operon, and increased mitochondrial Mn-superoxide dismutase by cosecreted T4SS effector Etf-1. Consequently, despite enhanced ferritinophagy, cellular ROS levels were reduced in Ehrlichia-infected cells compared with uninfected cells. Thus, Ehrlichia safely robs host cell iron sequestered in ferritin. Etf-3 is a unique example of a bacterial protein that induces ferritinophagy to facilitate pathogen iron capture.
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- Qi Yan
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210;
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Sidrim JJ, Ocadaque CJ, Amando BR, de M Guedes GM, Costa CL, Brilhante RS, A Cordeiro RD, Rocha MF, Scm Castelo-Branco D. Rhamnolipid enhances Burkholderia pseudomallei biofilm susceptibility, disassembly and production of virulence factors. Future Microbiol 2020; 15:1109-1121. [PMID: 32954847 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Aim: This study evaluated the effect of the biosurfactant rhamnolipid on the antimicrobial susceptibility, biofilm growth dynamics and production of virulence factors by Burkholderia pseudomallei. Materials & methods: The effects of rhamnolipid on planktonic and biofilm growth and its interaction with antibacterial drugs were evaluated. Then, its effects on growing and mature biofilms and on protease and siderophore production were assessed. Results: Rhamnolipid did not inhibit B. pseudomallei growth, but significantly enhanced the activity of meropenem and amoxicillin-clavulanate against mature biofilms. Rhamnolipid significantly reduced the biomass of mature biofilms, significantly increased protease production by growing and mature biofilms and siderophore release by growing biofilms. Conclusion: Rhamnolipid enhances the antimicrobial activity against B. pseudomallei, assists biofilm disassembly and alters protease and siderophore production by bacterial biofilms.
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- José Jc Sidrim
- Department of Pathology & Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel, Nunes de Melo, 1315 - Rodolfo Teófilo - CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology & Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Group of Applied Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel Nunes de Melo, 1315 - Rodolfo Teófilo - CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology & Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Group of Applied Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel Nunes de Melo, 1315 - Rodolfo Teófilo - CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology & Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel, Nunes de Melo, 1315 - Rodolfo Teófilo - CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology & Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Group of Applied Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel Nunes de Melo, 1315 - Rodolfo Teófilo - CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology & Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel, Nunes de Melo, 1315 - Rodolfo Teófilo - CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology & Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel, Nunes de Melo, 1315 - Rodolfo Teófilo - CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology & Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel, Nunes de Melo, 1315 - Rodolfo Teófilo - CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.,School of Veterinary Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Sciences, State University of Ceará, Av. Dr. Silas Munguba 1700 - Itaperi - CEP:60714-903, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology & Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel, Nunes de Melo, 1315 - Rodolfo Teófilo - CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.,Department of Pathology & Legal Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Group of Applied Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel Nunes de Melo, 1315 - Rodolfo Teófilo - CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Wright SW, Lovelace-Macon L, Ducken D, Tandhavanant S, Teparrukkul P, Hantrakun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Chantratita N, West TE. Lactoferrin is a dynamic protein in human melioidosis and is a TLR4-dependent driver of TNF-α release in Burkholderia thailandensis infection in vitro. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020; 14:e0008495. [PMID: 32764765 PMCID: PMC7439809 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Melioidosis is an often-severe tropical infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp) with high associated morbidity and mortality. Burkholderia thailandensis (Bt) is a closely related surrogate that does not require BSL-3 conditions for study. Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein that can modulate the innate inflammatory response. Here we investigated the impact of lactoferrin on the host immune response in melioidosis. Lactoferrin concentrations were measured in plasma from patients with melioidosis and following ex vivo stimulation of blood from healthy individuals. Bt growth was quantified in liquid media in the presence of purified and recombinant human lactoferrin. Differentiated THP-1 cells and human blood monocytes were infected with Bt in the presence of purified and recombinant human lactoferrin, and bacterial intracellular replication and cytokine responses (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β and interferon-γ) were measured. In a cohort of 49 melioidosis patients, non-survivors to 28 days had significantly higher plasma lactoferrin concentrations compared to survivors (median (interquartile range (IQR)): 326 ng/ml (230-748) vs 144 ng/ml (99-277), p<0.001). In blood stimulated with heat-killed Bp, plasma lactoferrin concentration significantly increased compared to unstimulated blood (median (IQR): 424 ng/ml (349-479) vs 130 ng/ml (91-214), respectively; p<0.001). Neither purified nor recombinant human lactoferrin impaired growth of Bt in media. Lactoferrin significantly increased TNF-α production by differentiated THP-1 cells and blood monocytes after Bt infection. This phenotype was largely abrogated when Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) was blocked with a monoclonal antibody. In sum, lactoferrin is produced by blood cells after exposure to Bp and lactoferrin concentrations are higher in 28-day survivors in melioidosis. Lactoferrin induces proinflammatory cytokine production after Bt infection that may be TLR4 dependent.
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- Shelton W. Wright
- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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The causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, a tier 1 select agent, is endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia, with increased incidence associated with high levels of rainfall. Increasing reports of this condition have occurred worldwide, with estimates of up to 165,000 cases and 89,000 deaths per year. The ecological niche of the organism has yet to be clearly defined, although the organism is associated with soil and water. The culture of appropriate clinical material remains the mainstay of laboratory diagnosis. Identification is best done by phenotypic methods, although mass spectrometric methods have been described. Serology has a limited diagnostic role. Direct molecular and antigen detection methods have limited availability and sensitivity. Clinical presentations of melioidosis range from acute bacteremic pneumonia to disseminated visceral abscesses and localized infections. Transmission is by direct inoculation, inhalation, or ingestion. Risk factors for melioidosis include male sex, diabetes mellitus, alcohol abuse, and immunosuppression. The organism is well adapted to intracellular survival, with numerous virulence mechanisms. Immunity likely requires innate and adaptive responses. The principles of management of this condition are drainage and debridement of infected material and appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Global mortality rates vary between 9% and 70%. Research into vaccine development is ongoing.
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- I Gassiep
- Pathology Queensland, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Pathology Queensland, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Pathology Queensland, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Kaestli M, O’Donnell M, Rose A, Webb JR, Mayo M, Currie BJ, Gibb K. Opportunistic pathogens and large microbial diversity detected in source-to-distribution drinking water of three remote communities in Northern Australia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0007672. [PMID: 31487283 PMCID: PMC6728021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In the wet-dry tropics of Northern Australia, drinking water in remote communities is mostly sourced from bores accessing groundwater. Many aquifers contain naturally high levels of iron and some are shallow with surface water intrusion in the wet season. Therefore, environmental bacteria such as iron-cycling bacteria promoting biofilm formation in pipes or opportunistic pathogens can occur in these waters. An opportunistic pathogen endemic to northern Australia and Southeast Asia and emerging worldwide is Burkholderia pseudomallei. It causes the frequently fatal disease melioidosis in humans and animals. As we know very little about the microbial composition of drinking water in remote communities, this study aimed to provide a first snapshot of the microbiota and occurrence of opportunistic pathogens in bulk water and biofilms from the source and through the distribution system of three remote water supplies with varying iron levels. Using 16s-rRNA gene sequencing, we found that the geochemistry of the groundwater had a substantial impact on the untreated microbiota. Different iron-cycling bacteria reflected differences in redox status and nutrients. We cultured and sequenced B. pseudomallei from bores with elevated iron and from a multi-species biofilm which also contained iron-oxidizing Gallionella, nitrifying Nitrospira and amoebae. Gallionella are increasingly used in iron-removal filters in water supplies and more research is needed to examine these interactions. Similar to other opportunistic pathogens, B. pseudomallei occurred in water with low organic carbon levels and with low heterotrophic microbial growth. No B. pseudomallei were detected in treated water; however, abundant DNA of another opportunistic pathogen group, non-tuberculous mycobacteria was recovered from treated parts of one supply. Results from this study will inform future studies to ultimately improve management guidelines for water supplies in the wet-dry tropics.
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- Mirjam Kaestli
- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Global and Tropical Health, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Global and Tropical Health, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Global and Tropical Health, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Global and Tropical Health, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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DeShazer D. A novel contact-independent T6SS that maintains redox homeostasis via Zn 2+ and Mn 2+ acquisition is conserved in the Burkholderia pseudomallei complex. Microbiol Res 2019; 226:48-54. [PMID: 31284944 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The Burkholderia pseudomallei complex consists of six phylogenetically related Gram-negative bacterial species that include environmental saprophytes and mammalian pathogens. These microbes possess multiple type VI secretion systems (T6SS) that provide a fitness advantage in diverse niches by translocating effector molecules into prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells in a contact-dependent manner. Several recent studies have elucidated the regulation and function of T6SS-2, a novel contact-independent member of the T6SS family. Expression of the T6SS-2 gene cluster is repressed by OxyR, Zur and TctR and is activated by GvmR and reactive oxygen species (ROS). The last two genes of the T6SS-2 gene cluster encode a zincophore (TseZ) and a manganeseophore (TseM) that are exported into the extracellular milieu in a contact-independent fashion when microbes encounter oxidative stress. TseZ and TseM bind Zn2+ and Mn2+, respectively, and deliver them to bacteria where they provide protection against the lethal effects of ROS. The TonB-dependent transporters that interact with TseZ and TseM, and actively transport Zn2+ and Mn2+ across the outer membrane, have also been identified. Finally, T6SS-2 provides a contact-independent growth advantage in nutrient limited environments and is critical for virulence in Galleria mellonella larvae, but is dispensable for virulence in rodent models of infection.
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- David DeShazer
- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, MD, USA.
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Krakauer T. Living dangerously: Burkholderia pseudomallei modulates phagocyte cell death to survive. Med Hypotheses 2018; 121:64-69. [PMID: 30396496 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2018.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Melioidosis, caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is a major cause of sepsis and mortality in endemic regions of Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. As a facultative intracellular pathogen, B. pseudomallei produces virulence factors to evade innate host response and survive within host cells. Neutrophils and macrophages are phagocytes that play critical roles in host defense against pathogens by their ability to detect and eliminate microbes. Host defense processes against B. pseudomallei including phagocytosis, oxidative burst, autophagy, apoptosis, and proinflammatory cytokine release are all initiated by these two phagocytes in the fight against this bacterium. In vitro studies with mouse macrophage cell lines revealed multiple evasion strategies used by B. pseudomallei to counteract these innate processes. B. pseudomallei invades and replicates in neutrophils but little is known regarding its evasion mechanisms. The bidirectional interaction of neutrophils and macrophages in controlling B. pseudomallei infection has also been overlooked. Here the hypothesis that B. pseudomallei hijacks neutrophils and uses them to transport and infect new phagocytes is proposed as an evasion strategy to survive and persist in host phagocytes. This two-pronged approach by B. pseudomallei to replicate in two different types of phagocytes and to modulate their cell death modes is effective in promoting persistence and survival of the bacterium.
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- Teresa Krakauer
- Department of Immunology, Molecular Translational Sciences Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5011, United States.
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Kalidasan V, Azman A, Joseph N, Kumar S, Awang Hamat R, Neela VK. Putative Iron Acquisition Systems in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Molecules 2018; 23:E2048. [PMID: 30115820 PMCID: PMC6222749 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23082048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Iron has been shown to regulate biofilm formation, oxidative stress response and several pathogenic mechanisms in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Thus, the present study is aimed at identifying various iron acquisition systems and iron sources utilized during iron starvation in S. maltophilia. The annotations of the complete genome of strains K279a, R551-3, D457 and JV3 through Rapid Annotations using Subsystems Technology (RAST) revealed two putative subsystems to be involved in iron acquisition: the iron siderophore sensor and receptor system and the heme, hemin uptake and utilization systems/hemin transport system. Screening for these acquisition systems in S. maltophilia showed the presence of all tested functional genes in clinical isolates, but only a few in environmental isolates. NanoString nCounter Elements technology, applied to determine the expression pattern of the genes under iron-depleted condition, showed significant expression for FeSR (6.15-fold), HmuT (12.21-fold), Hup (5.46-fold), ETFb (2.28-fold), TonB (2.03-fold) and Fur (3.30-fold). The isolates, when further screened for the production and chemical nature of siderophores using CAS agar diffusion (CASAD) and Arnows's colorimetric assay, revealed S. maltophilia to produce catechol-type siderophore. Siderophore production was also tested through liquid CAS assay and was found to be greater in the clinical isolate (30.8%) compared to environmental isolates (4%). Both clinical and environmental isolates utilized hemoglobin, hemin, transferrin and lactoferrin as iron sources. All data put together indicates that S. maltophilia utilizes siderophore-mediated and heme-mediated systems for iron acquisition during iron starvation. These data need to be further confirmed through several knockout studies.
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- V Kalidasan
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Malleilactone Is a Burkholderia pseudomallei Virulence Factor Regulated by Antibiotics and Quorum Sensing. J Bacteriol 2018; 200:JB.00008-18. [PMID: 29735757 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00008-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, encodes almost a dozen predicted polyketide (PK) biosynthetic gene clusters. Many of these are regulated by LuxR-I-type acyl-homoserine (AHL) quorum-sensing systems. One of the PK gene clusters, the mal gene cluster, is conserved in the close relative Burkholderia thailandensis The B. thailandensis mal genes code for the cytotoxin malleilactone and are regulated by a genetically linked LuxR-type transcription factor, MalR. Although AHLs typically interact with LuxR-type proteins to modulate gene transcription, the B. thailandensis MalR does not appear to be an AHL receptor. Here, we characterize the mal genes and MalR in B. pseudomallei We use chemical analyses to demonstrate that the B. pseudomallei mal genes code for malleilactone. Our results show that MalR and the mal genes contribute to the ability of B. pseudomallei to kill Caenorhabditis elegans In B. thailandensis, antibiotics like trimethoprim can activate MalR by driving transcription of the mal genes, and we demonstrate that some of the same antibiotics induce expression of B. pseudomallei malR We also demonstrate that B. pseudomallei MalR does not respond directly to AHLs. Our results suggest that MalR is indirectly repressed by AHLs, possibly through a repressor, ScmR. We further show that malleilactone is a B. pseudomallei virulence factor and provide the foundation for understanding how malleilactone contributes to the pathology of melioidosis infections.IMPORTANCE Many bacterially produced polyketides are cytotoxic to mammalian cells and are potentially important contributors to pathogenesis during infection. We are interested in the polyketide gene clusters present in Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes the often-fatal human disease melioidosis. Using knowledge gained by studies in the close relative Burkholderia thailandensis, we show that one of the B. pseudomallei polyketide biosynthetic clusters produces a cytotoxic polyketide, malleilactone. Malleilactone contributes to B. pseudomallei virulence in a Caenorhabditis elegans infection model and is regulated by an orphan LuxR family quorum-sensing transcription factor, MalR. Our studies demonstrate that malleilactone biosynthesis or MalR could be new targets for developing therapeutics to treat melioidosis.
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Duangurai T, Indrawattana N, Pumirat P. Burkholderia pseudomallei Adaptation for Survival in Stressful Conditions. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:3039106. [PMID: 29992136 PMCID: PMC5994319 DOI: 10.1155/2018/3039106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes melioidosis, which can be fatal in humans. Melioidosis is prevalent in the tropical regions of Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. Ecological data have shown that this bacterium can survive as a free-living organism in environmental niches, such as soil and water, as well as a parasite living in host organisms, such as ameba, plants, fungi, and animals. This review provides an overview of the survival and adaptation of B. pseudomallei to stressful conditions induced by hostile environmental factors, such as salinity, oxidation, and iron levels. The adaptation of B. pseudomallei in host cells is also reviewed. The adaptive survival mechanisms of this pathogen mainly involve modulation of gene and protein expression, which could cause alterations in the bacteria's cell membrane, metabolism, and virulence. Understanding the adaptations of this organism to environmental factors provides important insights into the survival and pathogenesis of B. pseudomallei, which may lead to the development of novel strategies for the control, prevention, and treatment of melioidosis in the future.
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- Taksaon Duangurai
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Duong LT, Schwarz S, Gross H, Breitbach K, Hochgräfe F, Mostertz J, Eske-Pogodda K, Wagner GE, Steinmetz I, Kohler C. GvmR - A Novel LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator Involved in Virulence and Primary and Secondary Metabolism of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:935. [PMID: 29867844 PMCID: PMC5964159 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a soil-dwelling bacterium able to survive not only under adverse environmental conditions, but also within various hosts which can lead to the disease melioidosis. The capability of B. pseudomallei to adapt to environmental changes is facilitated by the large number of regulatory proteins encoded by its genome. Among them are more than 60 uncharacterized LysR-type transcriptional regulators (LTTRs). Here we analyzed a B. pseudomallei mutant harboring a transposon in the gene BPSL0117 annotated as a LTTR, which we named gvmR (globally acting virulence and metabolism regulator). The gvmR mutant displayed a growth defect in minimal medium and macrophages in comparison with the wild type. Moreover, disruption of gvmR rendered B. pseudomallei avirulent in mice indicating a critical role of GvmR in infection. These defects of the mutant were rescued by ectopic expression of gvmR. To identify genes whose expression is modulated by GvmR, global transcriptome analysis of the B. pseudomallei wild type and gvmR mutant was performed using whole genome tiling microarrays. Transcript levels of 190 genes were upregulated and 141 genes were downregulated in the gvmR mutant relative to the wild type. Among the most downregulated genes in the gvmR mutant were important virulence factor genes (T3SS3, T6SS1, and T6SS2), which could explain the virulence defect of the gvmR mutant. In addition, expression of genes related to amino acid synthesis, glyoxylate shunt, iron-sulfur cluster assembly, and syrbactin metabolism (secondary metabolite) was decreased in the mutant. On the other hand, inactivation of GvmR increased expression of genes involved in pyruvate metabolism, ATP synthesis, malleobactin, and porin genes. Quantitative real-time PCR verified the differential expression of 27 selected genes. In summary, our data show that GvmR acts as an activating and repressing global regulator that is required to coordinate expression of a diverse set of metabolic and virulence genes essential for the survival in the animal host and under nutrient limitation.
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- Linh Tuan Duong
- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Pharmaceutical Institute, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research, Partner Site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Competence Center Functional Genomics, Junior Research Group Pathoproteomics, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Competence Center Functional Genomics, Junior Research Group Pathoproteomics, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.,Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Schmidt IHE, Gildhorn C, Böning MAL, Kulow VA, Steinmetz I, Bast A. Burkholderia pseudomallei modulates host iron homeostasis to facilitate iron availability and intracellular survival. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018; 12:e0006096. [PMID: 29329289 PMCID: PMC5785036 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background The control over iron homeostasis is critical in host-pathogen-interaction. Iron plays not only multiple roles for bacterial growth and pathogenicity, but also for modulation of innate immune responses. Hepcidin is a key regulator of host iron metabolism triggering degradation of the iron exporter ferroportin. Although iron overload in humans is known to increase susceptibility to Burkholderia pseudomallei, it is unclear how the pathogen competes with the host for the metal during infection. This study aimed to investigate whether B. pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, modulates iron balance and how regulation of host cell iron content affects intracellular bacterial proliferation. Principal findings Upon infection of primary macrophages with B. pseudomallei, expression of ferroportin was downregulated resulting in higher iron availability within macrophages. Exogenous modification of iron export function by hepcidin or iron supplementation by ferric ammonium citrate led to increased intracellular iron pool stimulating B. pseudomallei growth, whereas the iron chelator deferoxamine reduced bacterial survival. Iron-loaded macrophages exhibited a lower expression of NADPH oxidase, iNOS, lipocalin 2, cytokines and activation of caspase-1. Infection of mice with the pathogen caused a diminished hepatic ferroportin expression, higher iron retention in the liver and lower iron levels in the serum (hypoferremia). In vivo administration of ferric ammonium citrate tended to promote the bacterial growth and inflammatory response, whereas limitation of iron availability significantly ameliorated bacterial clearance, attenuated serum cytokine levels and improved survival of infected mice. Conclusions Our data indicate that modulation of the cellular iron balance is likely to be a strategy of B. pseudomallei to improve iron acquisition and to restrict antibacterial immune effector mechanisms and thereby to promote its intracellular growth. Moreover, we provide evidence that changes in host iron homeostasis can influence susceptibility to melioidosis, and suggest that iron chelating drugs might be an additional therapeutic option. Iron is an essential nutrient for many bacterial pathogens. A sufficient availability is linked to bacterial proliferation and pathogenicity. The host requires iron for cellular functions including innate immune defense mechanisms. Consequently, the control over iron homeostasis plays an important role in the course of infection. Burkholderia pseudomallei is an environmental bacterium ubiquitous in soil and water surfaces causing the disease melioidosis with a wide range of signs and symptoms including localized, pulmonary, or bloodstream infections. Conditions with increased iron stores, such as thalassemia, are considered to increase the risk to acquire melioidosis. Here we show that infection with the pathogen triggers downregulation of the major cellular iron exporter inducing intracellular iron retention and stimulation of bacterial proliferation. Experimental iron overload appears to predispose to infection with B. pseudomallei, whereas iron deficiency confers relative resistance to melioidosis. These effects of changed iron metabolism on the course of infection may be ascribed to modifications in the host immune response and direct effects on bacterial growth, respectively. Thus, the B. pseudomallei-driven alteration of cellular iron traffic leading to increased iron availability can promote its intracellular growth, and treatment with iron chelators together with antibiotics might be an appropriate strategy to control infection.
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- Imke H. E. Schmidt
- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Butt AT, Thomas MS. Iron Acquisition Mechanisms and Their Role in the Virulence of Burkholderia Species. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:460. [PMID: 29164069 PMCID: PMC5681537 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Burkholderia is a genus within the β-Proteobacteriaceae that contains at least 90 validly named species which can be found in a diverse range of environments. A number of pathogenic species occur within the genus. These include Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia multivorans, opportunistic pathogens that can infect the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis, and are members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc). Burkholderia pseudomallei is also an opportunistic pathogen, but in contrast to Bcc species it causes the tropical human disease melioidosis, while its close relative Burkholderia mallei is the causative agent of glanders in horses. For these pathogens to survive within a host and cause disease they must be able to acquire iron. This chemical element is essential for nearly all living organisms due to its important role in many enzymes and metabolic processes. In the mammalian host, the amount of accessible free iron is negligible due to the low solubility of the metal ion in its higher oxidation state and the tight binding of this element by host proteins such as ferritin and lactoferrin. As with other pathogenic bacteria, Burkholderia species have evolved an array of iron acquisition mechanisms with which to capture iron from the host environment. These mechanisms include the production and utilization of siderophores and the possession of a haem uptake system. Here, we summarize the known mechanisms of iron acquisition in pathogenic Burkholderia species and discuss the evidence for their importance in the context of virulence and the establishment of infection in the host. We have also carried out an extensive bioinformatic analysis to identify which siderophores are produced by each Burkholderia species that is pathogenic to humans.
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- Aaron T Butt
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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The Small Protein HemP Is a Transcriptional Activator for the Hemin Uptake Operon in Burkholderia multivorans ATCC 17616. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017. [PMID: 28625994 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00479-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Iron and heme play very important roles in various metabolic functions in bacteria, and their intracellular homeostasis is maintained because high concentrations of free forms of these molecules greatly facilitate the Fenton reaction-mediated production of large amounts of reactive oxygen species that severely damage various biomolecules. The ferric uptake regulator (Fur) from Burkholderiamultivorans ATCC 17616 is an iron-responsive global transcriptional regulator, and its fur deletant exhibits pleiotropic phenotypes. In this study, we found that the phenotypes of the fur deletant were suppressed by an additional mutation in hemP The transcription of hemP was negatively regulated by Fur under iron-replete conditions and was constitutive in the fur deletant. Growth of a hemP deletant was severely impaired in a medium containing hemin as the sole iron source, demonstrating the important role of HemP in hemin utilization. HemP was required as a transcriptional activator that specifically binds the promoter-containing region upstream of a Fur-repressive hmuRSTUV operon, which encodes the proteins for hemin uptake. A hmuR deletant was still able to grow using hemin as the sole iron source, albeit at a rate clearly lower than that of the wild-type strain. These results strongly suggested (i) the involvement of HmuR in hemin uptake and (ii) the presence in ATCC 17616 of at least part of other unknown hemin uptake systems whose expression depends on the HemP function. Our in vitro analysis also indicated high-affinity binding of HemP to hemin, and such a property might modulate transcriptional activation of the hmu operon.IMPORTANCE Although the hmuRSTUV genes for the utilization of hemin as a sole iron source have been identified in a few Burkholderia strains, the regulatory expression of these genes has remained unknown. Our analysis in this study using B. multivorans ATCC 17616 showed that its HemP protein is required for expression of the hmuRSTUV operon, and the role of HemP in betaproteobacterial species was elucidated for the first time, to our knowledge, in this study. The HemP protein was also found to have two additional properties that have not been reported for functional homologues in other species; one is that HemP is able to bind to the promoter-containing region of the hmu operon to directly activate its transcription, and the other is that HemP is also required for the expression of an unknown hemin uptake system.
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Burkholderia pseudomallei in a lowland rice paddy: seasonal changes and influence of soil depth and physico-chemical properties. Sci Rep 2017; 7:3031. [PMID: 28596557 PMCID: PMC5465195 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02946-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Melioidosis, a severe infection with the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is being recognised increasingly frequently. What determines its uneven distribution within endemic areas is poorly understood. We cultured soil from a rice field in Laos for B. pseudomallei at different depths on 4 occasions over a 13-month period. We also measured physical and chemical parameters in order to identify associated characteristics. Overall, 195 of 653 samples (29.7%) yielded B. pseudomallei. A higher prevalence of B. pseudomallei was found at soil depths greater than the 30 cm currently recommended for B. pseudomallei environmental sampling. B. pseudomallei was associated with a high soil water content and low total nitrogen, carbon and organic matter content. Our results suggested that a sampling grid of 25 five metre square quadrats (i.e. 25 × 25 m) should be sufficient to detect B. pseudomallei at a given location if samples are taken at a soil depth of at least 60 cm. However, culture of B. pseudomallei in environmental samples is difficult and liable to variation. Future studies should both rely on molecular approaches and address the micro-heterogeneity of soil when investigating physico-chemical associations with the presence of B. pseudomallei.
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Shea AA, Bernhards RC, Cote CK, Chase CJ, Koehler JW, Klimko CP, Ladner JT, Rozak DA, Wolcott MJ, Fetterer DP, Kern SJ, Koroleva GI, Lovett SP, Palacios GF, Toothman RG, Bozue JA, Worsham PL, Welkos SL. Two stable variants of Burkholderia pseudomallei strain MSHR5848 express broadly divergent in vitro phenotypes associated with their virulence differences. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0171363. [PMID: 28187198 PMCID: PMC5302386 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp), the agent of melioidosis, causes disease ranging from acute and rapidly fatal to protracted and chronic. Bp is highly infectious by aerosol, can cause severe disease with nonspecific symptoms, and is naturally resistant to multiple antibiotics. However, no vaccine exists. Unlike many Bp strains, which exhibit random variability in traits such as colony morphology, Bp strain MSHR5848 exhibited two distinct and relatively stable colony morphologies on sheep blood agar plates: a smooth, glossy, pale yellow colony and a flat, rough, white colony. Passage of the two variants, designated "Smooth" and "Rough", under standard laboratory conditions produced cultures composed of > 99.9% of the single corresponding type; however, both could switch to the other type at different frequencies when incubated in certain nutritionally stringent or stressful growth conditions. These MSHR5848 derivatives were extensively characterized to identify variant-associated differences. Microscopic and colony morphology differences on six differential media were observed and only the Rough variant metabolized sugars in selective agar. Antimicrobial susceptibilities and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) features were characterized and phenotype microarray profiles revealed distinct metabolic and susceptibility disparities between the variants. Results using the phenotype microarray system narrowed the 1,920 substrates to a subset which differentiated the two variants. Smooth grew more rapidly in vitro than Rough, yet the latter exhibited a nearly 10-fold lower lethal dose for mice than Smooth. Finally, the Smooth variant was phagocytosed and replicated to a greater extent and was more cytotoxic than Rough in macrophages. In contrast, multiple locus sequence type (MLST) analysis, ribotyping, and whole genome sequence analysis demonstrated the variants' genetic conservation; only a single consistent genetic difference between the two was identified for further study. These distinct differences shown by two variants of a Bp strain will be leveraged to better understand the mechanism of Bp phenotypic variability and to possibly identify in vitro markers of infection.
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- A. A. Shea
- Diagnostic Systems Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Diagnostic Systems Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Diagnostic Systems Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Diagnostic Systems Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Diagnostic Systems Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Biostatistical Services Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Biostatistical Services Division, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bacteriology Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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Ribolzi O, Rochelle-Newall E, Dittrich S, Auda Y, Newton PN, Rattanavong S, Knappik M, Soulileuth B, Sengtaheuanghoung O, Dance DAB, Pierret A. Land use and soil type determine the presence of the pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei in tropical rivers. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:7828-7839. [PMID: 26758304 PMCID: PMC4846699 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5943-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is the bacterium that causes melioidosis in humans. While B. pseudomallei is known to be endemic in South East Asia (SEA), the occurrence of the disease in other parts of the tropics points towards a potentially large global distribution. We investigated the environmental factors that influence the presence (and absence) of B. pseudomallei in a tropical watershed in SEA. Our main objective was to determine whether there is a link between the presence of the organism in the hydrographic network and the upstream soil and land-use type. The presence of B. pseudomallei was determined using a specific quantitative real-time PCR assay following enrichment culture. Land use, soil, geomorphology, and environmental data were then analyzed using partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA) to compare the B. pseudomallei positive and negative sites. Soil type in the surrounding catchment and turbidity had a strong positive influence on the presence (acrisols and luvisols) or absence (ferralsols) of B. pseudomallei. Given the strong apparent links between soil characteristics, water turbidity, and the presence/absence of B. pseudomallei, actions to raise public awareness about factors increasing the risk of exposure should be undertaken in order to reduce the incidence of melioidosis in regions of endemicity.
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- Olivier Ribolzi
- Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), UMR 5563, (IRD, CNRS, UPS), Université de Toulouse, UPS (OMP), CNRS, Toulouse, France.
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- iEES-Paris (IRD-UPMC-CNRS-INRA-UDD-UPEC), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), case 23, 4 place Jussieu, Paris cedex, 75252, France
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), UMR 5563, (IRD, CNRS, UPS), Université de Toulouse, UPS (OMP), CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science-Paris, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Department of Agricultural Land Management (DALaM), P.O. Box 4199, Ban Nogviengkham, Xaythany District, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science-Paris, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Genetic and Functional Analysis of the Biosynthesis of a Non-Ribosomal Peptide Siderophore in Burkholderia xenovorans LB400. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0151273. [PMID: 26963250 PMCID: PMC4786211 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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B. xenovorans LB400 is a model bacterium for the study of the metabolism of aromatic compounds. The aim of this study was the genomic and functional characterization of a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase containing gene cluster that encodes a siderophore in B. xenovorans LB400. The mba gene cluster from strain LB400 encodes proteins involved in the biosynthesis and transport of a hydroxamate-type siderophore. Strain LB400 has a unique mba gene organization, although mba gene clusters have been observed in diverse Burkholderiales. Bioinformatic analysis revealed the presence of promoters in the mba gene cluster that strongly suggest regulation by the ferric uptake regulator protein (Fur) and by the alternative RNA polymerase extracytoplasmic function sigma factor MbaF. Reverse transcriptase PCR analyses showed the expression of iron-regulated transcriptional units mbaFGHIJKL, mbaN, mbaABCE, mbaO, mbaP and mbaD genes under iron limitation. Chrome azurol S (CAS) assay strongly suggests that strain LB400 synthesized a siderophore under iron limitation. Mass spectrometry ESI-MS and MALDI-TOF-MS analyses revealed that the siderophore is a non-ribosomal peptide, and forms an iron complex with a molecular mass of 676 Da. Based on bioinformatic prediction, CAS assay and MS analyses, we propose that the siderophore is L-Nδ-hydroxy-Nδ-formylOrn-D-β-hydroxyAsp-L-Ser-L-Nδ-hydroxy-Nδ-formylOrn-1,4-diaminobutane that is closely related to malleobactin-type siderophores reported in B. thailandensis.
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Characterization of the Burkholderia mallei tonB Mutant and Its Potential as a Backbone Strain for Vaccine Development. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015; 9:e0003863. [PMID: 26114445 PMCID: PMC4482651 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background In this study, a Burkholderia mallei tonB mutant (TMM001) deficient in iron acquisition was constructed, characterized, and evaluated for its protective properties in acute inhalational infection models of murine glanders and melioidosis. Methodology/Principal Findings Compared to the wild-type, TMM001 exhibits slower growth kinetics, siderophore hyper-secretion and the inability to utilize heme-containing proteins as iron sources. A series of animal challenge studies showed an inverse correlation between the percentage of survival in BALB/c mice and iron-dependent TMM001 growth. Upon evaluation of TMM001 as a potential protective strain against infection, we found 100% survival following B. mallei CSM001 challenge of mice previously receiving 1.5 x 104 CFU of TMM001. At 21 days post-immunization, TMM001-treated animals showed significantly higher levels of B. mallei-specific IgG1, IgG2a and IgM when compared to PBS-treated controls. At 48 h post-challenge, PBS-treated controls exhibited higher levels of serum inflammatory cytokines and more severe pathological damage to target organs compared to animals receiving TMM001. In a cross-protection study of acute inhalational melioidosis with B. pseudomallei, TMM001-treated mice were significantly protected. While wild type was cleared in all B. mallei challenge studies, mice failed to clear TMM001. Conclusions/Significance Although further work is needed to prevent chronic infection by TMM001 while maintaining immunogenicity, our attenuated strain demonstrates great potential as a backbone strain for future vaccine development against both glanders and melioidosis. Burkholderia mallei and B. pseudomallei are the causative agents of glanders and melioidosis, respectively. In addition to the recent rise in cases of glanders and the endemicity of melioidosis worldwide, these pathogens have gained attention as potential bioweapons. Further, these pathogens have huge potential for aerosol delivery and often produce fatal infection amongst untreated individuals. Both pathogens are difficult to treat, and even with antibiotic intervention, patients relapse or get re-infected. A big challenge for vaccine development against these pathogens includes identification of broadly protective antigens and a better understanding of the correlates of protection from both acute and chronic infections. Our study is the first to demonstrate significant protection against a lethal challenge with both Burkholderia species. Because TMM001 persists in immunized mice, we propose that this attenuated organism is a promising backbone-based strain from which a legitimate vaccine candidate can be generated.
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Franke J, Ishida K, Hertweck C. Plasticity of the Malleobactin Pathway and Its Impact on Siderophore Action in Human Pathogenic Bacteria. Chemistry 2015; 21:8010-4. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Fong SM, Wong KJ, Fukushima M, Yeo TW. Thalassemia major is a major risk factor for pediatric melioidosis in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Clin Infect Dis 2015; 60:1802-7. [PMID: 25767257 DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Melioidosis is an important cause of community-acquired infection in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Studies from endemic countries have demonstrated differences in the epidemiology and clinical features among children diagnosed with melioidosis. This suggests that local data are needed to determine the risk factors and outcome in specific areas. METHODS This was a retrospective study of all children admitted to Likas Women's and Children Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, with a blood or clinical sample positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei from 2001 to 2012. RESULTS Of 28 children with confirmed melioidosis, 27 records were reviewed including 11 (41%) children with thalassemia major. Twenty of the children had bacteremia, and 16 (59%) had a fatal outcome. Six children had chronic disease, and none died. Empiric use of antibiotics not specific for B. pseudomallei was associated with increased risk of death (P < .001). The annual incidence of melioidosis in children with thalassemia major from 2001 to 2010 was 140 per 100 000/year vs 0.33 per 100 000/year for other children (P < .001). After institution of iron chelation therapy in 2010, no child with thalassemia major was diagnosed with melioidosis in 2011 or 2012. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric melioidosis in Sabah is associated with a high proportion of bacteremia and death. Thalassemia major was a major risk factor for melioidosis among children from 2001 to 2010, but infections decreased markedly from 2011 to 2012 after universal availability of iron chelation therapy. Inappropriate empiric therapy was associated with an increased risk of death.
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- Siew M Fong
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Department, Hospital Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Department, Hospital Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Department, Hospital Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Communicable Diseases Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia
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Tyrrell J, Whelan N, Wright C, Sá-Correia I, McClean S, Thomas M, Callaghan M. Investigation of the multifaceted iron acquisition strategies of Burkholderia cenocepacia. Biometals 2015; 28:367-80. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-015-9840-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhang SR, Zhang L, Sun L. Identification and analysis of three virulence-associated TonB-dependent outer membrane receptors of Pseudomonas fluorescens. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2014; 110:181-191. [PMID: 25114042 DOI: 10.3354/dao02771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Pseudomonas fluorescens is a Gram-negative bacterium that can infect a wide range of farmed fish. However, very little is known about the virulence mechanism of P. fluorescens as a fish pathogen. In this study, we identified and analyzed 3 TonB-dependent outer membrane receptors (TDRs) from a pathogenic P. fluorescens strain isolated from fish. In silico analysis revealed that all 3 proteins (named Tdr1 to 3) possess structural domains typical of TDRs. Quantitative real time RT-PCR analysis showed that tdr1, tdr2, and tdr3 expressions were upregulated under iron-depleted conditions. Compared to the wild type, mutants defective in tdr1, tdr2, and tdr3 were retarded in growth to different extents. Infection in a turbot Scophthalmus maximus model showed that all 3 mutants were impaired in their ability to desseminate into and colonize host tissues. In addition, the tdr1 and tdr3 mutants exhibited significantly reduced virulence. When used as subunit vaccines, purified recombinant proteins of Tdr1, Tdr2, and, in particular, Tdr3 elicited significant protection in turbot against lethal P. fluorescens challenge. The vaccinated fish produced specific serum antibodies, which, when incubated with P. fluorescens, blocked infection of P. fluorescens in fish cells. Together these results indicate that Tdr1, Tdr2, and Tdr3 are iron-regulated factors that participate in bacterial virulence and induce protective immunity as subunit vaccines.
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- Shu-ren Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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Runyen-Janecky LJ. Role and regulation of heme iron acquisition in gram-negative pathogens. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2013; 3:55. [PMID: 24116354 PMCID: PMC3792355 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2013.00055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Bacteria that reside in animal tissues and/or cells must acquire iron from their host. However, almost all of the host iron is sequestered in iron-containing compounds and proteins, the majority of which is found within heme molecules. Thus, likely iron sources for bacterial pathogens (and non-pathogenic symbionts) are free heme and heme-containing proteins. Furthermore, the cellular location of the bacterial within the host (intra or extracellular) influences the amount and nature of the iron containing compounds available for transport. The low level of free iron in the host, coupled with the presence of numerous different heme sources, has resulted in a wide range of high-affinity iron acquisition strategies within bacteria. However, since excess iron and heme are toxic to bacteria, expression of these acquisition systems is highly regulated. Precise expression in the correct host environment at the appropriate times enables heme iron acquisitions systems to contribute to the growth of bacterial pathogens within the host. This mini-review will highlight some of the recent findings in these areas for gram-negative pathogens.
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Kelson AB, Carnevali M, Truong-Le V. Gallium-based anti-infectives: targeting microbial iron-uptake mechanisms. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2013; 13:707-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Revised: 06/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ooi WF, Ong C, Nandi T, Kreisberg JF, Chua HH, Sun G, Chen Y, Mueller C, Conejero L, Eshaghi M, Ang RML, Liu J, Sobral BW, Korbsrisate S, Gan YH, Titball RW, Bancroft GJ, Valade E, Tan P. The condition-dependent transcriptional landscape of Burkholderia pseudomallei. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003795. [PMID: 24068961 PMCID: PMC3772027 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp), the causative agent of the often-deadly infectious disease melioidosis, contains one of the largest prokaryotic genomes sequenced to date, at 7.2 Mb with two large circular chromosomes (1 and 2). To comprehensively delineate the Bp transcriptome, we integrated whole-genome tiling array expression data of Bp exposed to >80 diverse physical, chemical, and biological conditions. Our results provide direct experimental support for the strand-specific expression of 5,467 Sanger protein-coding genes, 1,041 operons, and 766 non-coding RNAs. A large proportion of these transcripts displayed condition-dependent expression, consistent with them playing functional roles. The two Bp chromosomes exhibited dramatically different transcriptional landscapes — Chr 1 genes were highly and constitutively expressed, while Chr 2 genes exhibited mosaic expression where distinct subsets were expressed in a strongly condition-dependent manner. We identified dozens of cis-regulatory motifs associated with specific condition-dependent expression programs, and used the condition compendium to elucidate key biological processes associated with two complex pathogen phenotypes — quorum sensing and in vivo infection. Our results demonstrate the utility of a Bp condition-compendium as a community resource for biological discovery. Moreover, the observation that significant portions of the Bp virulence machinery can be activated by specific in vitro cues provides insights into Bp's capacity as an “accidental pathogen”, where genetic pathways used by the bacterium to survive in environmental niches may have also facilitated its ability to colonize human hosts. Bacterial transcriptomes are dynamic, context-specific and condition-dependent. Infection by the soil bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, causes melioidosis, an often fatal infectious disease of humans and animals. Possessing a large multi-chromosomal genome, B. pseudomallei is able to persist and survive in a multitude of environments. To obtain a comprehensive overview of B. pseudomallei expressed transcripts, we initiated whole-genome transcriptome profiling covering a broad spectrum of conditions and exposures — a so-called “condition compendium”. Using the compendium, we confirmed many previously-annotated genes and operons, and also identified hundreds of novel transcripts including anti-sense transcripts and non-coding RNAs. By systematically examining genes exhibiting highly similar expression patterns, we ascribed putative functions to previously uncharacterized genes, and identified novel regulatory elements controlling these expression patterns. We also used the compendium to elucidate candidate virulence pathways associated with quorum-sensing and infection in mice. Our study showcases the power of a B. pseudomallei condition compendium as a valuable resource for understanding microbial physiology and the pathogenesis of melioidosis.
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- Wen Fong Ooi
- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- 2DMERI@DSO, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Applied Science, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées/CRSSA, La Tronche, France
- Ecole du Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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Franke J, Ishida K, Ishida-Ito M, Hertweck C. Nitro versus Hydroxamate in Siderophores of Pathogenic Bacteria: Effect of Missing Hydroxylamine Protection in Malleobactin Biosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:8271-5. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201303196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Franke J, Ishida K, Ishida-Ito M, Hertweck C. Nitro versus Hydroxamate in Siderophores of Pathogenic Bacteria: Effect of Missing Hydroxylamine Protection in Malleobactin Biosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201303196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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An improved method for oriT-directed cloning and functionalization of large bacterial genomic regions. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:4869-78. [PMID: 23747708 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00994-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have made significant improvements to a broad-host-range system for the cloning and manipulation of large bacterial genomic regions based on site-specific recombination between directly repeated oriT sites during conjugation. Using two suicide capture vectors carrying flanking homology regions, oriT sites are recombined on either side of the target region. Using a broad-host-range conjugation helper plasmid, the region between the oriT sites is conjugated into an Escherichia coli recipient strain, where it is circularized and maintained as a chimeric mini-F vector. The cloned target region is functionalized in multiple ways to accommodate downstream manipulation. The target region is flanked with Gateway attB sites for recombination into other vectors and by rare 18-bp I-SceI restriction sites for subcloning. The Tn7-functionalized target can also be inserted at a naturally occurring chromosomal attTn7 site(s) or maintained as a broad-host-range plasmid for complementation or heterologous expression studies. We have used the oriTn7 capture technique to clone and complement Burkholderia pseudomallei genomic regions up to 140 kb in size and have created isogenic Burkholderia strains with various combinations of genomic islands. We believe this system will greatly aid the cloning and genetic analysis of genomic islands, biosynthetic gene clusters, and large open reading frames.
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Dehner C, Morales-Soto N, Behera RK, Shrout J, Theil EC, Maurice PA, Dubois JL. Ferritin and ferrihydrite nanoparticles as iron sources for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Biol Inorg Chem 2013; 18:371-81. [PMID: 23417538 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-013-0981-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Metabolism of iron derived from insoluble and/or scarce sources is essential for pathogenic and environmental microbes. The ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to acquire iron from exogenous ferritin was assessed; ferritin is an iron-concentrating and antioxidant protein complex composed of a catalytic protein and caged ferrihydrite nanomineral synthesized from Fe(II) and O(2) or H(2)O(2). Ferritin and free ferrihydrite supported growth of P. aeruginosa with indistinguishable kinetics and final culture densities. The P. aeruginosa PAO1 mutant (ΔpvdDΔpchEF), which is incapable of siderophore production, grew as well as the wild type when ferritin was the iron source. Such data suggest that P. aeruginosa can acquire iron by siderophore-independent mechanisms, including secretion of small-molecule reductant(s). Protease inhibitors abolished the growth of the siderophore-free strain on ferritins, with only a small effect on growth of the wild type; predictably, protease inhibitors had no effect on growth with free ferrihydrite as the iron source. Proteolytic activity was higher with the siderophore-free strain, suggesting that the role of proteases in the degradation of ferritin is particularly important for iron acquisition in the absence of siderophores. The combined results demonstrate the importance of both free ferrihydrite, a natural environmental form of iron and a model for an insoluble form of partly denatured ferritin called hemosiderin, and caged ferritin iron minerals as bacterial iron sources. Ferritin is also revealed as a growth promoter of opportunistic, pathogenic bacteria such a P. aeruginosa in diseased tissues such as the cystic fibrotic lung, where ferritin concentrations are abnormally high.
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- Carolyn Dehner
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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Kvitko BH, Cox CR, DeShazer D, Johnson SL, Voorhees KJ, Schweizer HP. φX216, a P2-like bacteriophage with broad Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei strain infectivity. BMC Microbiol 2012; 12:289. [PMID: 23217012 PMCID: PMC3548686 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei are closely related Category B Select Agents of bioterrorism and the causative agents of the diseases melioidosis and glanders, respectively. Rapid phage-based diagnostic tools would greatly benefit early recognition and treatment of these diseases. There is extensive strain-to-strain variation in B. pseudomallei genome content due in part to the presence or absence of integrated prophages. Several phages have previously been isolated from B. pseudomallei lysogens, for example φK96243, φ1026b and φ52237. RESULTS We have isolated a P2-like bacteriophage, φX216, which infects 78% of all B. pseudomallei strains tested. φX216 also infects B. mallei, but not other Burkholderia species, including the closely related B. thailandensis and B. oklahomensis. The nature of the φX216 host receptor remains unclear but evidence indicates that in B. mallei φX216 uses lipopolysaccharide O-antigen but a different receptor in B. pseudomallei. The 37,637 bp genome of φX216 encodes 47 predicted open reading frames and shares 99.8% pairwise identity and an identical strain host range with bacteriophage φ52237. Closely related P2-like prophages appear to be widely distributed among B. pseudomallei strains but both φX216 and φ52237 readily infect prophage carrying strains. CONCLUSIONS The broad strain infectivity and high specificity for B. pseudomallei and B. mallei indicate that φX216 will provide a good platform for the development of phage-based diagnostics for these bacteria.
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- Brian H Kvitko
- Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University, IDRC at Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0922, USA
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