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Maurer JJ, Cheng Y, Pedroso A, Thompson KK, Akter S, Kwan T, Morota G, Kinstler S, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Escalante-Semerena JC, Lee MD. Peeling back the many layers of competitive exclusion. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1342887. [PMID: 38591029 PMCID: PMC11000858 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1342887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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Baby chicks administered a fecal transplant from adult chickens are resistant to Salmonella colonization by competitive exclusion. A two-pronged approach was used to investigate the mechanism of this process. First, Salmonella response to an exclusive (Salmonella competitive exclusion product, Aviguard®) or permissive microbial community (chicken cecal contents from colonized birds containing 7.85 Log10Salmonella genomes/gram) was assessed ex vivo using a S. typhimurium reporter strain with fluorescent YFP and CFP gene fusions to rrn and hilA operon, respectively. Second, cecal transcriptome analysis was used to assess the cecal communities' response to Salmonella in chickens with low (≤5.85 Log10 genomes/g) or high (≥6.00 Log10 genomes/g) Salmonella colonization. The ex vivo experiment revealed a reduction in Salmonella growth and hilA expression following co-culture with the exclusive community. The exclusive community also repressed Salmonella's SPI-1 virulence genes and LPS modification, while the anti-virulence/inflammatory gene avrA was upregulated. Salmonella transcriptome analysis revealed significant metabolic disparities in Salmonella grown with the two different communities. Propanediol utilization and vitamin B12 synthesis were central to Salmonella metabolism co-cultured with either community, and mutations in propanediol and vitamin B12 metabolism altered Salmonella growth in the exclusive community. There were significant differences in the cecal community's stress response to Salmonella colonization. Cecal community transcripts indicated that antimicrobials were central to the type of stress response detected in the low Salmonella abundance community, suggesting antagonism involved in Salmonella exclusion. This study indicates complex community interactions that modulate Salmonella metabolism and pathogenic behavior and reduce growth through antagonism may be key to exclusion.
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- John J. Maurer
- School of Animal Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- School of Animal Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- School of Animal Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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Porwollik S, Chu W, Desai PT, McClelland M. A genome-wide collection of barcoded single-gene deletion mutants in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0298419. [PMID: 38452024 PMCID: PMC10919679 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Genetic screening of pools of mutants can reveal genetic determinants involved in complex biological interactions, processes, and systems. We previously constructed two single-gene deletion resources for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium 14028s in which kanamycin (KanR) and chloramphenicol (CamR) cassettes were used to replace non-essential genes. We have now used lambda-red recombination to convert the antibiotic cassettes in these resources into a tetracycline-resistant (TetR) version where each mutant contains a different 21-base barcode flanked by Illumina Read1 and Read2 primer sequences. A motility assay of a pool of the entire library, followed by a single-tube processing of the bacterial pellet, PCR, and sequencing, was used to verify the performance of the barcoded TetR collection. The new resource is useful for experiments with defined subsets of barcoded mutant strains where biological bottlenecks preclude high numbers of founder bacteria, such as in animal infections. The TetR version of the library will also facilitate the construction of triple mutants by transduction. The resource of 6197 mutants covering 3490 genes is deposited at Biological and Emerging Infections Resources (beiresources.org).
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- Steffen Porwollik
- Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvina, CA, United States of America
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- Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvina, CA, United States of America
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- GSK Computational Biology, Upper Providence, PA, United States of America
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- Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvina, CA, United States of America
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Jacob C, Student J, Bridges DF, Chu W, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Melotto M. Intraspecies competition among Salmonella enterica isolates in the lettuce leaf apoplast. Front Plant Sci 2024; 15:1302047. [PMID: 38352648 PMCID: PMC10861783 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1302047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Multiple Salmonella enterica serovars and strains have been reported to be able to persist inside the foliar tissue of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), potentially resisting washing steps and reaching the consumer. Intraspecies variation of the bacterial pathogen and of the plant host can both significantly affect the outcome of foliar colonization. However, current understanding of the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon is still very limited. In this study, we evaluated the foliar fitness of 14 genetically barcoded S. enterica isolates from 10 different serovars, collected from plant and animal sources. The S. enterica isolates were vacuum-infiltrated individually or in pools into the leaves of three- to four-week-old lettuce plants. To estimate the survival capacity of individual isolates, we enumerated the bacterial populations at 0- and 10- days post-inoculation (DPI) and calculated their net growth. The competition of isolates in the lettuce apoplast was assessed through the determination of the relative abundance change of barcode counts of each isolate within pools during the 10 DPI experimental period. Isolates exhibiting varying apoplast fitness phenotypes were used to evaluate their capacity to grow in metabolites extracted from the lettuce apoplast and to elicit the reactive oxygen species burst immune response. Our study revealed that strains of S. enterica can substantially differ in their ability to survive and compete in a co-inhabited lettuce leaf apoplast. The differential foliar fitness observed among these S. enterica isolates might be explained, in part, by their ability to utilize nutrients available in the apoplast and to evade plant immune responses in this niche.
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- Cristián Jacob
- Departamento de Ciencias Vegetales, Facultad de Agronomía y Sistemas Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Program, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- Plant Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Spiga L, Winter MG, Muramatsu MK, Rojas VK, Chanin RB, Zhu W, Hughes ER, Taylor SJ, Faber F, Porwollik S, Carvalho TF, Qin T, Santos RL, Andrews-Polymenis H, McClelland M, Winter SE. Byproducts of inflammatory radical metabolism provide transient nutrient niches for microbes in the inflamed gut. bioRxiv 2023:2023.12.08.570695. [PMID: 38106073 PMCID: PMC10723490 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.08.570695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Louis Pasteur's experiments on tartaric acid laid the foundation for our understanding of molecular chirality, but major questions remain. By comparing the optical activity of naturally-occurring tartaric acid with chemically-synthesized paratartaric acid, Pasteur realized that naturally-occurring tartaric acid contained only L-tartaric acid while paratartaric acid consisted of a racemic mixture of D- and L-tartaric acid. Curiously, D-tartaric acid has no known natural source, yet several gut bacteria specifically degrade D-tartaric acid. Here, we investigated the oxidation of monosaccharides by inflammatory reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. We found that this reaction yields an array of alpha hydroxy carboxylic acids, including tartaric acid isomers. Utilization of inflammation- derived D- and L-tartaric acid enhanced colonization by Salmonella Typhimurium and E. coli in murine models of gut inflammation. Our findings suggest that byproducts of inflammatory radical metabolism, such as tartrate and other alpha hydroxy carboxylic acids, create transient nutrient niches for enteric pathogens and other potentially harmful bacteria. Furthermore, this work illustrates that inflammatory radicals generate a zoo of molecules, some of which may erroneously presumed to be xenobiotics.
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Margolis A, Liu L, Porwollik S, Till JKA, Chu W, McClelland M, Vázquez-Torres A. Arginine Metabolism Powers Salmonella Resistance to Oxidative Stress. Infect Immun 2023; 91:e0012023. [PMID: 37191509 PMCID: PMC10269097 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00120-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Salmonella invades host cells and replicates inside acidified, remodeled vacuoles that are exposed to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by the innate immune response. Oxidative products of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase mediate antimicrobial activity, in part, by collapsing the ΔpH of intracellular Salmonella. Given the role of arginine in bacterial resistance to acidic pH, we screened a library of 54 single-gene mutants in Salmonella that are each involved in, but do not entirely block, arginine metabolism. We identified several mutants that affected Salmonella virulence in mice. The triple mutant ΔargCBH, which is deficient in arginine biosynthesis, was attenuated in immunocompetent mice, but recovered virulence in phagocyte NADPH oxidase deficient Cybb-/- mice. Furthermore, ΔargCBH Salmonella was profoundly susceptible to the bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects of hydrogen peroxide. Peroxide stress led to a larger collapse of the ΔpH in ΔargCBH mutants than occurred in wild-type Salmonella. The addition of exogenous arginine rescued ΔargCBH Salmonella from peroxide-induced ΔpH collapse and killing. Combined, these observations suggest that arginine metabolism is a hitherto unknown determinant of virulence that contributes to the antioxidant defenses of Salmonella by preserving pH homeostasis. In the absence of phagocyte NADPH oxidase-produced ROS, host cell-derived l-arginine appears to satisfy the needs of intracellular Salmonella. However, under oxidative stress, Salmonella must additionally rely on de novo biosynthesis to maintain full virulence.
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- Alyssa Margolis
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Kurasz JE, Crawford MC, Porwollik S, Gregory O, Tadlock KR, Balding EC, Weinert EE, McClelland M, Karls AC. Strain-Specific Gifsy-1 Prophage Genes Are Determinants for Expression of the RNA Repair Operon during the SOS Response in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium. J Bacteriol 2023; 205:e0026222. [PMID: 36622230 PMCID: PMC9879122 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00262-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The adaptation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to stress conditions involves expression of genes within the regulon of the alternative sigma factor RpoN (σ54). RpoN-dependent transcription requires an activated bacterial enhancer binding protein (bEBP) that hydrolyzes ATP to remodel the RpoN-holoenzyme-promoter complex for transcription initiation. The bEBP RtcR in S. Typhimurium strain 14028s is activated by genotoxic stress to direct RpoN-dependent expression of the RNA repair operon rsr-yrlBA-rtcBA. The molecular signal for RtcR activation is an oligoribonucleotide with a 3'-terminal 2',3'-cyclic phosphate. We show in S. Typhimurium 14028s that the molecular signal is not a direct product of nucleic acid damage, but signal generation is dependent on a RecA-controlled SOS-response pathway, specifically, induction of prophage Gifsy-1. A genome-wide mutant screen and utilization of Gifsy prophage-cured strains indicated that the nucleoid-associated protein Fis and the Gifsy-1 prophage significantly impact RtcR activation. Directed-deletion analysis and genetic mapping by transduction demonstrated that a three-gene region (STM14_3218-3220) in Gifsy-1, which is variable between S. Typhimurium strains, is required for RtcR activation in strain 14028s and that the absence of STM14_3218-3220 in the Gifsy-1 prophages of S. Typhimurium strains LT2 and 4/74, which renders these strains unable to activate RtcR during genotoxic stress, can be rescued by complementation in cis by the region encompassing STM14_3218-3220. Thus, even though RtcR and the RNA repair operon are highly conserved in Salmonella enterica serovars, RtcR-dependent expression of the RNA repair operon in S. Typhimurium is controlled by a variable region of a prophage present in only some strains. IMPORTANCE The transcriptional activator RtcR and the RNA repair proteins whose expression it regulates, RtcA and RtcB, are widely conserved in Proteobacteria. In Salmonella Typhimurium 14028s, genotoxic stress activates RtcR to direct RpoN-dependent expression of the rsr-yrlBA-rtcBA operon. This work identifies key elements of a RecA-dependent pathway that generates the signal for RtcR activation in strain 14028s. This signaling pathway requires the presence of a specific region within the prophage Gifsy-1, yet this region is absent in most other wild-type Salmonella strains. Thus, we show that the activity of a widely conserved regulatory protein can be controlled by prophages with narrow phylogenetic distributions. This work highlights an underappreciated phenomenon where bacterial physiological functions are altered due to genetic rearrangement of prophages.
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California–Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California–Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Edson JA, Chu W, Porwollik S, Tran K, Iribe N, McClelland M, Kwon YJ. Eradication of Intracellular Salmonella Typhimurium by Polyplexes of Acid-Transforming Chitosan and Fragment DNA. Macromol Biosci 2021; 21:e2000408. [PMID: 33870627 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202000408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Antibiotics are highly successful against microbial infections. However, current challenges include rising antibiotic resistance rates and limited efficacy against intracellular pathogens. A novel form of a nanomaterial-based antimicrobial agent is investigated for efficient treatment of an intracellular Salmonella enterica sv Typhimurium infection. A known antimicrobial polysaccharide, chitosan, is engineered to be readily soluble under neutral aqueous conditions for systemic administration. The modified biologic, named acid-transforming chitosan (ATC), transforms into an insoluble, antimicrobial compound in the mildly acidic intracellular compartment. In cell culture experiments, ATC is confirmed to have antimicrobial activity against intracellular S. Typhimurium in a concentration- and pH-dependent manner, without affecting the host cells, RAW264.7 macrophages. For improved cellular uptake and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic properties, ATC is further complexed with fragment DNA (fDNA), to form nano-sized spherical polyplexes. The resulting ATC/fDNA polyplexes efficiently eradicated S. Typhimurium from RAW264.7 macrophages. ATC/fDNA polyplexes may bind with microbial wall and membrane components. Consistent with this expectation, transposon insertion sequencing of a complex random mutant S. Typhimurium library incubated with ATC does not reveal specific genomic target regions of the antimicrobial. This study demonstrates the utility of a molecularly engineered nanomaterial as an efficient and safe antimicrobial agent, particularly against an intracellular pathogen.
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- Julius A Edson
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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Li Y, Salazar JK, He Y, Desai P, Porwollik S, Chu W, Paola PSS, Tortorello ML, Juarez O, Feng H, McClelland M, Zhang W. Mechanisms of Salmonella Attachment and Survival on In-Shell Black Peppercorns, Almonds, and Hazelnuts. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:582202. [PMID: 33193218 PMCID: PMC7644838 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.582202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica subspecies I (ssp 1) is the leading cause of hospitalizations and deaths due to known bacterial foodborne pathogens in the United States and is frequently implicated in foodborne disease outbreaks associated with spices and nuts. However, the underlying mechanisms of this association have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we evaluated the influence of storage temperature (4 or 25°C), relative humidity (20 or 60%), and food surface characteristics on the attachment and survival of five individual strains representing S. enterica ssp 1 serovars Typhimurium, Montevideo, Braenderup, Mbandaka, and Enteritidis on raw in-shell black peppercorns, almonds, and hazelnuts. We observed a direct correlation between the food surface roughness and S. enterica ssp 1 attachment, and detected significant inter-strain difference in survival on the shell surface under various storage conditions. A combination of low relative humidity (20%) and ambient storage temperature (25°C) resulted in the most significant reduction of S. enterica on shell surfaces (p < 0.05). To identify genes potentially associated with S. enterica attachment and survival on shell surfaces, we inoculated a library of 120,000 random transposon insertion mutants of an S. Enteritidis strain on almond shells, and screened for mutant survival after 1, 3, 7, and 14 days of storage at 20% relative humidity and 25°C. Mutants in 155 S. Enteritidis genes which are involved in carbohydrate metabolic pathways, aerobic and anaerobic respiration, inner membrane transport, and glutamine synthesis displayed significant selection on almond shells (p < 0.05). Findings of this study suggest that various food attributes, environmental factors, and an unexpectedly complex metabolic and regulatory network in S. enterica ssp 1 collectively contribute to the bacterial attachment and survival on low moisture shell surface, providing new data for the future development of knowledge-based intervention strategies.
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- Ye Li
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Illinois Institute of Technology, Bedford Park, IL, United States
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- Division of Food Processing Science and Technology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bedford Park, IL, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Illinois Institute of Technology, Bedford Park, IL, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Division of Food Processing Science and Technology, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bedford Park, IL, United States
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- Department of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Illinois Institute of Technology, Bedford Park, IL, United States
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Nguyen BD, Cuenca V M, Hartl J, Gül E, Bauer R, Meile S, Rüthi J, Margot C, Heeb L, Besser F, Escriva PP, Fetz C, Furter M, Laganenka L, Keller P, Fuchs L, Christen M, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Vorholt JA, Sauer U, Sunagawa S, Christen B, Hardt WD. Import of Aspartate and Malate by DcuABC Drives H 2/Fumarate Respiration to Promote Initial Salmonella Gut-Lumen Colonization in Mice. Cell Host Microbe 2020; 27:922-936.e6. [PMID: 32416061 PMCID: PMC7292772 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Initial enteropathogen growth in the microbiota-colonized gut is poorly understood. Salmonella Typhimurium is metabolically adaptable and can harvest energy by anaerobic respiration using microbiota-derived hydrogen (H2) as an electron donor and fumarate as an electron acceptor. As fumarate is scarce in the gut, the source of this electron acceptor is unclear. Here, transposon sequencing analysis along the colonization trajectory of S. Typhimurium implicates the C4-dicarboxylate antiporter DcuABC in early murine gut colonization. In competitive colonization assays, DcuABC and enzymes that convert the C4-dicarboxylates aspartate and malate into fumarate (AspA, FumABC), are required for fumarate/H2-dependent initial growth. Thus, S. Typhimurium obtains fumarate by DcuABC-mediated import and conversion of L-malate and L-aspartate. Fumarate reduction yields succinate, which is exported by DcuABC in exchange for L-aspartate and L-malate. This cycle allows S. Typhimurium to harvest energy by H2/fumarate respiration in the microbiota-colonized gut. This strategy may also be relevant for commensal E. coli diminishing the S. Typhimurium infection.
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- Bidong D Nguyen
- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-4025, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-4025, USA
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Jayeola V, McClelland M, Porwollik S, Chu W, Farber J, Kathariou S. Identification of Novel Genes Mediating Survival of Salmonella on Low-Moisture Foods via Transposon Sequencing Analysis. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:726. [PMID: 32499760 PMCID: PMC7242855 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Salmonella enterica is the leading foodborne pathogen associated with outbreaks involving low-moisture foods (LMFs). However, the genes involved in Salmonella's long-term survival on LMFs remain poorly characterized. In this study, in-shell pistachios were inoculated with Tn5-based mutant libraries of S. Enteritidis P125109, S. Typhimurium 14028s, and S. Newport C4.2 at approximate 108 CFU/g and stored at 25°C. Transposon sequencing analysis (Tn-seq) was then employed to determine the relative abundance of each Tn5 insertion site immediately after inoculation (T0), after drying (T1), and at 120 days (T120). In S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium, and S. Newport mutant libraries, the relative abundance of 51, 80, and 101 Tn5 insertion sites, respectively, was significantly lower at T1 compared to T0, while in libraries of S. Enteritidis and S. Typhimurium the relative abundance of 42 and 68 Tn5 insertion sites, respectively, was significantly lower at T120 compared to T1. Tn5 insertion sites with reduced relative abundance in this competition assay were localized in DNA repair, lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and stringent response genes. Twelve genes among those under strong negative selection in the competition assay were selected for further study. Whole gene deletion mutants in ten of these genes, sspA, barA, uvrB, damX, rfbD, uvrY, lrhA, yifE, rbsR, and ompR, were impaired for individual survival on pistachios. The findings highlight the value of combined mutagenesis and sequencing to identify novel genes important for the survival of Salmonella in low-moisture foods.
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- Victor Jayeola
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
- Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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Chakraborty S, Liu L, Fitzsimmons L, Porwollik S, Kim JS, Desai P, McClelland M, Vazquez-Torres A. Glycolytic reprograming in Salmonella counters NOX2-mediated dissipation of ΔpH. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1783. [PMID: 32286292 PMCID: PMC7156505 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15604-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The microbial adaptations to the respiratory burst remain poorly understood, and establishing how the NADPH oxidase (NOX2) kills microbes has proven elusive. Here we demonstrate that NOX2 collapses the ΔpH of intracellular Salmonella Typhimurium. The depolarization experienced by Salmonella undergoing oxidative stress impairs folding of periplasmic proteins. Depolarization in respiring Salmonella mediates intense bactericidal activity of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Salmonella adapts to the challenges oxidative stress imposes on membrane bioenergetics by shifting redox balance to glycolysis and fermentation, thereby diminishing electron flow through the membrane, meeting energetic requirements and anaplerotically generating tricarboxylic acid intermediates. By diverting electrons away from the respiratory chain, glycolysis also enables thiol/disulfide exchange-mediated folding of bacterial cell envelope proteins during periods of oxidative stress. Thus, primordial metabolic pathways, already present in bacteria before aerobic respiration evolved, offer a solution to the stress ROS exert on molecular targets at the bacterial cell envelope. Chakraborty et al. show that phagocyte NADPH oxidase (NOX2) collapses the ΔpH of intracellular Salmonella Typhimurium, leading to oxidative damage of cell envelope proteins. Salmonella responds by shifting redox balance from respiration to glycolysis and fermentation, thereby facilitating folding of periplasmic functions.
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- Sangeeta Chakraborty
- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Mail Box 8333, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Mail Box 8333, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Mail Box 8333, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 240 Med Sci Bldg., Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Mail Box 8333, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 240 Med Sci Bldg., Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 240 Med Sci Bldg., Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12800 E. 19th Ave, Mail Box 8333, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. .,Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO, USA.
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Montano J, Rossidivito G, Torreano J, Porwollik S, Sela Saldinger S, McClelland M, Melotto M. Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium 14028s Genomic Regions Required for Colonization of Lettuce Leaves. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:6. [PMID: 32038592 PMCID: PMC6993584 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Contamination of edible produce leaves with human bacterial pathogens has been associated with serious disease outbreaks and has become a major public health concern affecting all aspects of the market, from farmers to consumers. While pathogen populations residing on the surface of ready-to-eat produce can be potentially removed through thorough washing, there is no disinfection technology available that effectively eliminates internal bacterial populations. By screening 303 multi-gene deletion (MGD) mutants of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (STm) 14028s, we were able to identify ten genomic regions that play a role in opening the stomatal pore of lettuce leaves. The major metabolic functions of the deleted regions are associated with sensing the environment, bacterium movement, transport through the bacterial membrane, and biosynthesis of surface appendages. Interestingly, at 21 days post inoculation, seven of these mutants showed increased population titers inside the leaf, two mutants showed similar titers as the wild type bacterium, whereas one mutant with a large deletion that includes the Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI-2) showed significantly impaired persistence in the leaf apoplast. These findings suggest that not all the genomic regions required for initiation of leaf colonization (i.e., epiphytic behavior and tissue penetration) are essential for continuing bacterial survival as an endophyte. We also observed that mutants lacking either SPI-1 (Mut3) or SPI-2 (Mut9) induce callose deposition levels comparable to those of the wild type STm 14028s; therefore, these islands do not seem to affect this lettuce defense mechanism. However, the growth of Mut9, but not Mut3, was significantly impaired in the leaf apoplastic wash fluid (AWF) suggesting that the STm persistence in the apoplast may be linked to nutrient acquisition capabilities or overall bacterial fitness in this niche, which are dependent on the gene(s) deleted in the Mut9 strain. The genetic basis of STm colonization of leaves investigated in this study provides a foundation from which to develop mitigation tactics to enhance food safety.
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- Jeanine Montano
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- Plant Pathology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- Plant Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Microbial Food Safety Research Unit, Department of Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeTsiyon, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Subramaniam S, Müller VS, Hering NA, Mollenkopf H, Becker D, Heroven AK, Dersch P, Pohlmann A, Tedin K, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Meyer TF, Hunke S. Correction: Contribution of the Cpx envelope stress system to metabolism and virulence regulation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213297. [PMID: 30811500 PMCID: PMC6392289 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Reinink P, Buter J, Mishra VK, Ishikawa E, Cheng TY, Willemsen PTJ, Porwollik S, Brennan PJ, Heinz E, Mayfield JA, Dougan G, van Els CA, Cerundolo V, Napolitani G, Yamasaki S, Minnaard AJ, McClelland M, Moody DB, Van Rhijn I. Discovery of Salmonella trehalose phospholipids reveals functional convergence with mycobacteria. J Exp Med 2019; 216:757-771. [PMID: 30804000 PMCID: PMC6446866 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20181812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Salmonella species are among the world's most prevalent pathogens. Because the cell wall interfaces with the host, we designed a lipidomics approach to reveal pathogen-specific cell wall compounds. Among the molecules differentially expressed between Salmonella Paratyphi and S. Typhi, we focused on lipids that are enriched in S. Typhi, because it causes typhoid fever. We discovered a previously unknown family of trehalose phospholipids, 6,6'-diphosphatidyltrehalose (diPT) and 6-phosphatidyltrehalose (PT). Cardiolipin synthase B (ClsB) is essential for PT and diPT but not for cardiolipin biosynthesis. Chemotyping outperformed clsB homology analysis in evaluating synthesis of diPT. DiPT is restricted to a subset of Gram-negative bacteria: large amounts are produced by S. Typhi, lower amounts by other pathogens, and variable amounts by Escherichia coli strains. DiPT activates Mincle, a macrophage activating receptor that also recognizes mycobacterial cord factor (6,6'-trehalose dimycolate). Thus, Gram-negative bacteria show convergent function with mycobacteria. Overall, we discovered a previously unknown immunostimulant that is selectively expressed among medically important bacterial species.
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- Peter Reinink
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Immunology, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Molecular Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Department of Infection Biology, Lelystad, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Molecular Immunology, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Molecular Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands .,Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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Ellis MJ, Tsai CN, Johnson JW, French S, Elhenawy W, Porwollik S, Andrews-Polymenis H, McClelland M, Magolan J, Coombes BK, Brown ED. A macrophage-based screen identifies antibacterial compounds selective for intracellular Salmonella Typhimurium. Nat Commun 2019; 10:197. [PMID: 30643129 PMCID: PMC6331611 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08190-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Salmonella Typhimurium (S. Tm) establishes systemic infection in susceptible hosts by evading the innate immune response and replicating within host phagocytes. Here, we sought to identify inhibitors of intracellular S. Tm replication by conducting parallel chemical screens against S. Tm growing in macrophage-mimicking media and within macrophages. We identify several compounds that inhibit Salmonella growth in the intracellular environment and in acidic, ion-limited media. We report on the antimicrobial activity of the psychoactive drug metergoline, which is specific against intracellular S. Tm. Screening an S. Tm deletion library in the presence of metergoline reveals hypersensitization of outer membrane mutants to metergoline activity. Metergoline disrupts the proton motive force at the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane and extends animal survival during a systemic S. Tm infection. This work highlights the predictive nature of intracellular screens for in vivo efficacy, and identifies metergoline as a novel antimicrobial active against Salmonella.
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- Michael J Ellis
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697-4025, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, 8447 Riverside Pkwy, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697-4025, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
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de Moraes MH, Soto EB, Salas González I, Desai P, Chu W, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Teplitski M. Genome-Wide Comparative Functional Analyses Reveal Adaptations of Salmonella sv. Newport to a Plant Colonization Lifestyle. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:877. [PMID: 29867794 PMCID: PMC5968271 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Outbreaks of salmonellosis linked to the consumption of vegetables have been disproportionately associated with strains of serovar Newport. We tested the hypothesis that strains of sv. Newport have evolved unique adaptations to persistence in plants that are not shared by strains of other Salmonella serovars. We used a genome-wide mutant screen to compare growth in tomato fruit of a sv. Newport strain from an outbreak traced to tomatoes, and a sv. Typhimurium strain from animals. Most genes in the sv. Newport strain that were selected during persistence in tomatoes were shared with, and similarly selected in, the sv. Typhimurium strain. Many of their functions are linked to central metabolism, including amino acid biosynthetic pathways, iron acquisition, and maintenance of cell structure. One exception was a greater need for the core genes involved in purine metabolism in sv. Typhimurium than in sv. Newport. We discovered a gene, papA, that was unique to sv. Newport and contributed to the strain’s fitness in tomatoes. The papA gene was present in about 25% of sv. Newport Group III genomes and generally absent from other Salmonella genomes. Homologs of papA were detected in the genomes of Pantoea, Dickeya, and Pectobacterium, members of the Enterobacteriacea family that can colonize both plants and animals.
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- Marcos H de Moraes
- Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Cuernavaca, Mexico.,Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.,Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Bohm K, Porwollik S, Chu W, Dover JA, Gilcrease EB, Casjens SR, McClelland M, Parent KN. Genes affecting progression of bacteriophage P22 infection in Salmonella identified by transposon and single gene deletion screens. Mol Microbiol 2018; 108:288-305. [PMID: 29470858 PMCID: PMC5912970 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Bacteriophages rely on their hosts for replication, and many host genes critically determine either viral progeny production or host success via phage resistance. A random insertion transposon library of 240,000 mutants in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium was used to monitor effects of individual bacterial gene disruptions on bacteriophage P22 lytic infection. These experiments revealed candidate host genes that alter the timing of phage P22 propagation. Using a False Discovery Rate of < 0.1, mutations in 235 host genes either blocked or delayed progression of P22 lytic infection, including many genes for which this role was previously unknown. Mutations in 77 genes reduced the survival time of host DNA after infection, including mutations in genes for enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) synthesis and osmoregulated periplasmic glucan (OPG). We also screened over 2000 Salmonella single gene deletion mutants to identify genes that impacted either plaque formation or culture growth rates. The gene encoding the periplasmic membrane protein YajC was newly found to be essential for P22 infection. Targeted mutagenesis of yajC shows that an essentially full-length protein is required for function, and potassium efflux measurements demonstrated that YajC is critical for phage DNA ejection across the cytoplasmic membrane.
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- Kaitlynne Bohm
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, School of Medicine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, School of Medicine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, School of Medicine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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George AS, Cox CE, Desai P, Porwollik S, Chu W, de Moraes MH, McClelland M, Brandl MT, Teplitski M. Interactions of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Pectobacterium carotovorum within a Tomato Soft Rot. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:e01913-17. [PMID: 29247060 PMCID: PMC5812938 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01913-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Salmonella spp. are remarkably adaptable pathogens, and this adaptability allows these bacteria to thrive in a variety of environments and hosts. The mechanisms with which these pathogens establish within a niche amid the native microbiota remain poorly understood. Here, we aimed to uncover the mechanisms that enable Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain ATCC 14028 to benefit from the degradation of plant tissue by a soft rot plant pathogen, Pectobacterium carotovorum The hypothesis that in the soft rot, the liberation of starch (not utilized by P. carotovorum) makes this polymer available to Salmonella spp., thus allowing it to colonize soft rots, was tested first and proven null. To identify the functions involved in Salmonella soft rot colonization, we carried out transposon insertion sequencing coupled with the phenotypic characterization of the mutants. The data indicate that Salmonella spp. experience a metabolic shift in response to the changes in the environment brought on by Pectobacterium spp. and likely coordinated by the csrBC small regulatory RNA. While csrBC and flhD appear to be of importance in the soft rot, the global two-component system encoded by barA sirA (which controls csrBC and flhDC under laboratory conditions) does not appear to be necessary for the observed phenotype. Motility and the synthesis of nucleotides and amino acids play critical roles in the growth of Salmonella spp. in the soft rot.IMPORTANCE Outbreaks of produce-associated illness continue to be a food safety concern. Earlier studies demonstrated that the presence of phytopathogens on produce was a significant risk factor associated with increased Salmonella carriage on fruits and vegetables. Here, we genetically characterize some of the requirements for interactions between Salmonella and phytobacteria that allow Salmonella spp. to establish a niche within an alternate host (tomato). Pathways necessary for nucleotide synthesis, amino acid synthesis, and motility are identified as contributors to the persistence of Salmonella spp. in soft rots.
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- Andrée S George
- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Borah P, Porwollik S, Desai P, Nayak P, Borah PP, Cheng P, McClelland M. A simplified multiplex PCR-based typing method for common Salmonella enterica serovars supported by online server-based detection system. Indian J Med Res 2017; 146:272-280. [PMID: 29265030 PMCID: PMC5761039 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1258_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background & objectives: A rapid and simple alternative method is needed to replace the laborious, time-consuming Salmonella serotyping. The objective of the present study was to improve and simplify a previously reported multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method and to create an online server to enable rapid determination of serovars. Methods: A method of multiplex PCR-based genome typing (MPGT) was standardized using 59 Salmonella isolates of 31 serovars. Several previously reported primers were modified to obtain a more accurate performance. The screen was separated into four different multiplex reactions distinguishable on standard electrophoresis. A blind study was subsequently performed with 81 isolates of 10 serovars most prevalent in India. Whole genome information from 440 Salmonella isolates was used to confirm the usefulness of this method and concurrence of in silico predictions and PCR results were investigated. A public server (http://www.mpgt-salmonella.res.in) was established for data storage and determination of closest previously observed Salmonella isolates based on obtained MPGT patterns. Results: The 16 target genes amplified showed variability in their presence in strains from different serotypes. Hence, identical amplification patterns suggested genetic relatedness of strains and usually identical serological behaviour. The observed absence/presence patterns of genes were converted to an MPGT code. Altogether, 83 different codes were predicted in silico based on the whole genome information of 440 strains. Results confirmed that major serovars usually displayed unique MPGT codes. Interpretation & conclusions: The multiplex PCR assay resulted in specific binary codes for isolates from each of the 31 Salmonella serovars tested. The online server allowed the user to compare obtained PCR results with stored previous patterns. Simplicity, speed and cost-effectiveness make this tool useful for quick outbreak management.
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- Probodh Borah
- Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, India
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- Deparment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, USA
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- Deparment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics Centre, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, India
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- Deparment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, USA
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- Deparment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, USA
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Kollanoor Johny A, Frye JG, Donoghue A, Donoghue DJ, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Venkitanarayanan K. Gene Expression Response of Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis Phage Type 8 to Subinhibitory Concentrations of the Plant-Derived Compounds Trans-Cinnamaldehyde and Eugenol. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1828. [PMID: 29018419 PMCID: PMC5623010 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background:Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 8 (PT8) is a major poultry-associated Salmonella strain implicated in foodborne outbreaks in the United States. We previously reported that two plant-derived compounds generally recognized as safe (GRAS), trans-cinnamaldehyde (TC), and eugenol (EG), significantly reduced S. Enteritidis colonization in broiler and layer chickens. To elucidate potential PT8 genes affected by TC and EG during colonization, a whole-genome microarray analysis of the bacterium treated with TC and EG was conducted. Results:S. Enteritidis PT8 was grown in Luria-Bertani broth at 37°C to an OD600 of ~0.5. Subinhibitory concentrations (SICs; concentration that does not inhibit bacterial growth) of TC (0.01%; 0.75 mM) or EG (0.04%; 2.46 mM) were then added to the culture. S. Enteritidis PT8 RNA was extracted before and 30 min after TC or EG addition. Labeled cDNA from three replicate experiments was subsequently hybridized to a microarray of over 99% of S. Enteritidis PT4 genes, and the hybridization signals were quantified. The plant-derived compounds down-regulated (P < 0.005) expression of S. Enteritidis PT8 genes involved in flagellar motility, regulation of the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1, and invasion of intestinal epithelial cells. TC and EG also suppressed transcription of genes encoding multiple transport systems and outer membrane proteins. Moreover, several metabolic and biosynthetic pathways in the pathogen were down-regulated during exposure to the plant-derived compounds. Both TC and EG stimulated the transcription of heat shock genes, such as dnaK, dnaJ, ibpB, and ibpA in S. Enteritidis PT8 (P < 0.005). The results obtained from microarray were validated using a quantitative real-time PCR. Conclusion: The plant-derived compounds TC and EG exert antimicrobial effects on S. Enteritidis PT8 by affecting multiple genes, including those associated with virulence, colonization, cell membrane composition, and transport systems.
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- Anup Kollanoor Johny
- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, United States
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- Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Richard B. Russell Research Center, Athens, GA, United States
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- Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, USDA, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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McLaughlin PA, McClelland M, Yang HJ, Porwollik S, Bogomolnaya L, Chen JS, Andrews-Polymenis H, van der Velden AWM. Contribution of Asparagine Catabolism to Salmonella Virulence. Infect Immun 2017; 85:e00740-16. [PMID: 27849183 PMCID: PMC5278173 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00740-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Salmonellae are pathogenic bacteria that cause significant morbidity and mortality in humans worldwide. Salmonellae establish infection and avoid clearance by the immune system by mechanisms that are not well understood. We previously showed that l-asparaginase II produced by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S Typhimurium) inhibits T cell responses and mediates virulence. In addition, we previously showed that asparagine deprivation such as that mediated by l-asparaginase II of S Typhimurium causes suppression of activation-induced T cell metabolic reprogramming. Here, we report that STM3997, which encodes a homolog of disulfide bond protein A (dsbA) of Escherichia coli, is required for l-asparaginase II stability and function. Furthermore, we report that l-asparaginase II localizes primarily to the periplasm and acts together with l-asparaginase I to provide S Typhimurium the ability to catabolize asparagine and assimilate nitrogen. Importantly, we determined that, in a murine model of infection, S Typhimurium lacking both l-asparaginase I and II genes competes poorly with wild-type S Typhimurium for colonization of target tissues. Collectively, these results indicate that asparagine catabolism contributes to S Typhimurium virulence, providing new insights into the competition for nutrients at the host-pathogen interface.
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- Patrick A McLaughlin
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Center for Infectious Diseases, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Center for Infectious Diseases, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Center for Infectious Diseases, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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Marvasi M, de Moraes MH, Salas-Gonzalez I, Porwollik S, Farias M, McClelland M, Teplitski M. Involvement of the Rcs regulon in the persistence of Salmonella Typhimurium in tomatoes. Environ Microbiol Rep 2016; 8:928-935. [PMID: 27558204 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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It is becoming clear that human enteric pathogens, like Salmonella, can efficiently colonize vegetative and reproductive organs of plants. Even though the bacterium's ability to proliferate within plant tissues has been linked to outbreaks of salmonellosis, little is known about regulatory and physiological adaptations of Salmonella, or other human pathogens, to their persistence in plants. A screen of Salmonella deletion mutants in tomatoes identified rcsA and rcsB genes as those under positive selection. In tomato fruits, populations of Salmonella rcsB mutants were as much as 100-fold lower than those of the wild type. In the follow-up experiments, competitive fitness of rcsA and rcsB mutants was strongly reduced in tomatoes. Bioinformatics predictions identified a putative Salmonella RcsAB binding box (TTMGGAWWAABCTYA) and revealed an extensive putative RcsAB regulon, of which many members were differentially fit within tomatoes.
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- Massimiliano Marvasi
- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute Rm330E, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute Rm330E, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute Rm330E, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute Rm330E, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute Rm330E, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Silva-Valenzuela CA, Desai PT, Molina-Quiroz RC, Pezoa D, Zhang Y, Porwollik S, Zhao M, Hoffman RM, Contreras I, Santiviago CA, McClelland M. Solid tumors provide niche-specific conditions that lead to preferential growth of Salmonella. Oncotarget 2016; 7:35169-80. [PMID: 27145267 PMCID: PMC5085218 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Therapeutic attenuated strains of Salmonella Typhimurium target and eradicate tumors in mouse models. However, the mechanism of S. Typhimurium for tumor targeting is still poorly understood. We performed a high-throughput screening of single-gene deletion mutants of S. Typhimurium in an orthotopic, syngeneic murine mammary model of breast cancer. The mutants under selection in this system were classified into functional categories to identify bacterial processes involved in Salmonella accumulation within tumors. Niche-specific genes involved in preferential tumor colonization were identified and exemplars were confirmed by competitive infection assays. Our results show that the chemotaxis gene cheY and the motility genes motAB confer an advantage for colonization of Salmonella within orthotopic syngeneic breast tumors. In addition, eutC, a gene belonging to the ethanolamine metabolic pathway, also confers an advantage for Salmonella within tumors, perhaps by exploiting either ethanolamine or an alternative nutrient in the inflamed tumor environment.
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- Cecilia A. Silva-Valenzuela
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Current address: Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Current address: Center for Adaptation Genetics and Drug Resistance, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
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- AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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Crawford MA, Henard CA, Tapscott T, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Vázquez-Torres A. DksA-Dependent Transcriptional Regulation in Salmonella Experiencing Nitrosative Stress. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:444. [PMID: 27065993 PMCID: PMC4815678 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Redox-based signaling is fundamental to the capacity of bacteria to sense, and respond to, nitrosative and oxidative stress encountered in natural and host environments. The conserved RNA polymerase regulatory protein DksA is a thiol-based sensor of reactive nitrogen and oxygen species. DksA-dependent transcriptional control promotes antinitrosative and antioxidative defenses that contribute to Salmonella pathogenesis. The specific adaptive changes mediated by DksA in response to reactive species, however, have not been elucidated. Herein, we characterize DksA-dependent changes in gene expression in Salmonella enterica experiencing nitrosative stress. Genome-wide expression analysis of wild-type and ΔdksA Salmonella exposed to the nitric oxide (•NO) donor DETA NONOate demonstrated •NO- and DksA-dependent regulatory control of 427 target genes. Transcriptional changes centered primarily on genes encoding aspects of cellular metabolism. Several antioxidants and oxidoreductases important in redox buffering, •NO detoxification, and damage repair were also observed to be up-regulated in an •NO- and DksA-dependent manner. Compared to wild-type bacteria, •NO-treated ΔdksA Salmonella exhibited a de-repression of genes encoding components of iron homeostasis and failed to activate sulfur assimilation and cysteine biosynthetic operons. As cysteine is integral to efficient antinitrosative and antioxidative defense and repair programs, we further examined the redox-responsive transcriptional control of cysteine biosynthesis by DksA. These investigations revealed that the activation of genes comprising cysteine biosynthesis also occurs in response to hydrogen peroxide, is dependent upon the redox-sensing zinc finger motif of DksA, and requires the transcriptional regulator CysB. Our observations demonstrate that DksA mediates global adaptation to nitrosative stress in Salmonella and provide unique insight into a novel regulatory mechanism by which cysteine biosynthesis is controlled in response to reactive oxygen and nitrogen species.
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- Matthew A Crawford
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO, USA
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- Molecular Biology Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of MedicineAurora, CO, USA; Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care SystemDenver, CO, USA
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Marzel A, Desai PT, Goren A, Schorr YI, Nissan I, Porwollik S, Valinsky L, McClelland M, Rahav G, Gal-Mor O. Persistent Infections by Nontyphoidal Salmonella in Humans: Epidemiology and Genetics. Clin Infect Dis 2016; 62:879-886. [PMID: 26740515 DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ1221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although chronic infections by typhoidal Salmonella are well-known, prolonged human infections by nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) are poorly characterized. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 48 345 culture-confirmed NTS infections that occurred in Israel 1995-2012. A case-control study was performed to identify risk factors associated with persistent infections. Whole-genome-sequencing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and a mouse infection model were used to study genetic and phenotypic differences between same-patient persistent, recurring isolates. RESULTS In total, 1047 cases of persistent NTS infections, comprising 2.2% of all reported cases of salmonellosis, were identified. The persistence periods ranged between 30 days to 8.3 years. The majority (93%) of the persistently infected patients were immunocompetent, and 65% were symptomatic with relapsing diarrhea, indicating a distinct clinical manifestation from the asymptomatic carriage of typhoidal Salmonella. Four NTS serovars (Mbandaka, Bredeney, Infantis and Virchow) were found to be significantly more frequently associated with persistence than others. Comparative genomics between early and later isolates obtained from the same patients confirmed clonal infection and showed 0 to 10 SNPs between persistent isolates. A different composition of mobile genetic elements (plasmids and phages) or amino acid substitutions in global regulators was identified in multiple cases. These changes resulted in differences in phenotype and virulence between early and later same-patient isolates. CONCLUSIONS These results illuminate the overlooked clinical manifestation of persistent salmonellosis that can serve as a human reservoir for NTS infections. Additionally, we demonstrate mechanisms of in-host microevolution and exhibit their potential to shape Salmonella pathogenicity, antimicrobial resistance and host-pathogen interactions.
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- Alex Marzel
- Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer.,Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine
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- Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer.,Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine
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- Ministry of Health Central Laboratories, Jerusalem
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine
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- Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer.,Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
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Silva-Valenzuela CA, Molina-Quiroz RC, Desai P, Valenzuela C, Porwollik S, Zhao M, Hoffman RM, Andrews-Polymenis H, Contreras I, Santiviago CA, McClelland M. Analysis of Two Complementary Single-Gene Deletion Mutant Libraries of Salmonella Typhimurium in Intraperitoneal Infection of BALB/c Mice. Front Microbiol 2016; 6:1455. [PMID: 26779130 PMCID: PMC4700939 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Two pools of individual single gene deletion (SGD) mutants of S. Typhimurium 14028s encompassing deletions of 3,923 annotated non-essential ORFs and sRNAs were screened by intraperitoneal (IP) injection in BALB/c mice followed by recovery from spleen and liver 2 days post infection. The relative abundance of each mutant was measured by microarray hybridization. The two mutant libraries differed in the orientation of the antibiotic resistance cassettes (either sense-oriented KanR, SGD-K, or antisense-oriented CamR, SGD-C). Consistent systemic colonization defects were observed in both libraries and both organs for hundreds of mutants of genes previously reported to be important after IP injection in this animal model, and for about 100 new candidate genes required for systemic colonization. Four mutants with a range of apparent fitness defects were confirmed using competitive infections with the wild-type parental strain: ΔSTM0286, ΔSTM0551, ΔSTM2363, and ΔSTM3356. Two mutants, ΔSTM0286 and ΔSTM2363, were then complemented in trans with a plasmid encoding an intact copy of the corresponding wild-type gene, and regained the ability to fully colonize BALB/c mice systemically. These results suggest the presence of many more undiscovered Salmonella genes with phenotypes in IP infection of BALB/c mice, and validate the libraries for application to other systems.
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- Cecilia A Silva-Valenzuela
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA, USA; Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile; Center for Adaptation Genetics and Drug Resistance, Tufts UniversityBoston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA, USA
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA, USA
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- Anticancer Inc.San Diego, CA, USA; Department of Surgery, UC San Diego School of Medicine, University of California, San DiegoSan Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University College Station, TX, USA
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA, USA
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Deng X, Desai PT, den Bakker HC, Mikoleit M, Tolar B, Trees E, Hendriksen RS, Frye JG, Porwollik S, Weimer BC, Wiedmann M, Weinstock GM, Fields PI, McClelland M. Genomic epidemiology of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis based on population structure of prevalent lineages. Emerg Infect Dis 2015; 20:1481-9. [PMID: 25147968 PMCID: PMC4178404 DOI: 10.3201/eid2009.131095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Major lineages emerged during the 17th–18th centuries and diversified during the 1920s and 1950s. Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis is one of the most commonly reported causes of human salmonellosis. Its low genetic diversity, measured by fingerprinting methods, has made subtyping a challenge. We used whole-genome sequencing to characterize 125 S. enterica Enteritidis and 3 S. enterica serotype Nitra strains. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms were filtered to identify 4,887 reliable loci that distinguished all isolates from each other. Our whole-genome single-nucleotide polymorphism typing approach was robust for S. enterica Enteritidis subtyping with combined data for different strains from 2 different sequencing platforms. Five major genetic lineages were recognized, which revealed possible patterns of geographic and epidemiologic distribution. Analyses on the population dynamics and evolutionary history estimated that major lineages emerged during the 17th–18th centuries and diversified during the 1920s and 1950s.
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Porwollik S, Santiviago CA, Cheng P, Long F, Desai P, Fredlund J, Srikumar S, Silva CA, Chu W, Chen X, Canals R, Reynolds MM, Bogomolnaya L, Shields C, Cui P, Guo J, Zheng Y, Endicott-Yazdani T, Yang HJ, Maple A, Ragoza Y, Blondel CJ, Valenzuela C, Andrews-Polymenis H, McClelland M. Defined single-gene and multi-gene deletion mutant collections in Salmonella enterica sv Typhimurium. PLoS One 2014; 9:e99820. [PMID: 25007190 PMCID: PMC4089911 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
We constructed two collections of targeted single gene deletion (SGD) mutants and two collections of targeted multi-gene deletion (MGD) mutants in Salmonella enterica sv Typhimurium 14028s. The SGD mutant collections contain (1), 3517 mutants in which a single gene is replaced by a cassette containing a kanamycin resistance (KanR) gene oriented in the sense direction (SGD-K), and (2), 3376 mutants with a chloramphenicol resistance gene (CamR) oriented in the antisense direction (SGD-C). A combined total of 3773 individual genes were deleted across these SGD collections. The MGD collections contain mutants bearing deletions of contiguous regions of three or more genes and include (3), 198 mutants spanning 2543 genes replaced by a KanR cassette (MGD-K), and (4), 251 mutants spanning 2799 genes replaced by a CamR cassette (MGD-C). Overall, 3476 genes were deleted in at least one MGD collection. The collections with different antibiotic markers permit construction of all viable combinations of mutants in the same background. Together, the libraries allow hierarchical screening of MGDs for different phenotypic followed by screening of SGDs within the target MGD regions. The mutants of these collections are stored at BEI Resources (www.beiresources.org) and publicly available.
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- Steffen Porwollik
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Calderón PF, Morales EH, Acuña LG, Fuentes DN, Gil F, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Saavedra CP, Calderón IL. The small RNA RyhB homologs from Salmonella typhimurium participate in the response to S-nitrosoglutathione-induced stress. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 450:641-5. [PMID: 24937451 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Typically, the expression of sRNAs is activated in response to environmental stimuli in order to regulate gene expression through post-transcriptional mechanisms. In the present work we show that the Salmonellatyphimurium paralogous sRNAs RyhB-1 and RyhB-2 are induced in response to the nitrosating agent S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO). Inactivation of these sRNAs decreased S. typhimurium resistance to GSNO and increased the levels of nitrosylated proteins. These results prompted us to evaluate a possible role of these sRNAs in nitrosative stress resistance. RNA profiling was used as a screen to identify novel RyhB-1 and RyhB-2 regulated targets. A subset of genes was filtered based on their potential role in the response to nitrosative stress and their expression was analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR in wild type, single and double mutant strains (ΔryhB1, ΔryhB2 and ΔryhB1 ΔryhB2) treated with GSNO. In response to GSNO RyhB-1 and RyhB-2 negatively regulate the expression of the genes cyoABC (cytochrome bo oxidase), cydB (cytochrome bd oxidase), cybC (cytochrome b-562), and positively regulate the nirBCD operon (nitrite reductase system). Together, these results suggest that RyhB-1 and RyhB-2 finely tune the expression of genes coding for cytochrome oxidases and the nitrate reductase system, allowing the cell to cope with GSNO-induced stress.
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- Paulina F Calderón
- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
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- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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- Laboratorio de Ecofisiología Microbiana, Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Santiago, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, B240 Medical Sciences Building, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, B240 Medical Sciences Building, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
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Pontel LB, Scampoli NL, Porwollik S, Checa SK, McClelland M, Soncini FC. Identification of a Salmonella ancillary copper detoxification mechanism by a comparative analysis of the genome-wide transcriptional response to copper and zinc excess. Microbiology (Reading) 2014; 160:1659-1669. [PMID: 24858080 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.080473-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Copper and zinc are essential metal ions, but toxic in excess. Bacteria have evolved different strategies to control their intracellular concentrations, ensuring proper supply while avoiding toxicity, including the induction of metal-specific as well as non-specific mechanisms. We compared the transcriptional profiles of Salmonella Typhimurium after exposure to either copper or zinc ions in both rich and minimal media. Besides metal-specific regulatory networks many global stress-response pathways react to an excess of either of these metal ions. Copper excess affects both zinc and iron homeostasis by inducing transcription of these metal-specific regulons. In addition to the control of zinc-specific regulons, zinc excess affects the Cpx regulon and the σ(E) envelope-stress responses. Finally, novel metal-specific upregulated genes were detected including a new copper-detoxification pathway that involves the siderophore enterobactin and the outer-membrane protein TolC. This work sheds light onto the transcriptional landscape of Salmonella after copper or zinc overload, and discloses a new mechanism of copper detoxification.
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- Lucas B Pontel
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ocampo y Esmeralda, 2000-Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ocampo y Esmeralda, 2000-Rosario, Argentina
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ocampo y Esmeralda, 2000-Rosario, Argentina
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ocampo y Esmeralda, 2000-Rosario, Argentina
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Henard CA, Tapscott T, Crawford MA, Husain M, Doulias PT, Porwollik S, Liu L, McClelland M, Ischiropoulos H, Vázquez-Torres A. The 4-cysteine zinc-finger motif of the RNA polymerase regulator DksA serves as a thiol switch for sensing oxidative and nitrosative stress. Mol Microbiol 2014; 91:790-804. [PMID: 24354846 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We show that thiols in the 4-cysteine zinc-finger motif of DksA, an RNA polymerase accessory protein known to regulate the stringent response, sense oxidative and nitrosative stress. Hydrogen peroxide- or nitric oxide (NO)-mediated modifications of thiols in the DksA 4-cysteine zinc-finger motif release the metal cofactor and drive reversible changes in the α-helicity of the protein. Wild-type and relA spoT mutant Salmonella, but not isogenic dksA-deficient bacteria, experience the downregulation of r-protein and amino acid transport expression after NO treatment, suggesting that DksA can regulate gene expression in response to NO congeners independently of the ppGpp alarmone. Oxidative stress enhances the DksA-dependent repression of rpsM, while preventing the activation of livJ and hisG gene transcription that is supported by reduced, zinc-bound DksA. The inhibitory effects of oxidized DksA on transcription are reversible with dithiothreitol. Our investigations indicate that sensing of reactive species by DksA redox active thiols fine-tunes the expression of translational machinery and amino acid assimilation and biosynthesis in accord with the metabolic stress imposed by oxidative and nitrosative stress. Given the conservation of Cys(114) , and neighbouring hydrophobic and charged amino acids in DksA orthologues, phylogenetically diverse microorganisms may use the DksA thiol switch to regulate transcriptional responses to oxidative and nitrosative stress.
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- Calvin A Henard
- Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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Morales EH, Collao B, Desai PT, Calderón IL, Gil F, Luraschi R, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Saavedra CP. Probing the ArcA regulon under aerobic/ROS conditions in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:626. [PMID: 24044554 PMCID: PMC3848847 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is a reactive oxygen species (ROS), which is part of the oxidative burst encountered upon internalization of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) by phagocytic cells. It has previously been established that, the ArcAB two-component system plays a critical role in ROS resistance, but the genes regulated by the system remained undetermined to date. We therefore investigated the ArcA regulon in aerobically growing S. Typhimurium before and after exposure to H₂O₂ by querying gene expression and other physiological changes in wild type and ΔarcA strains. RESULTS In the ΔarcA strain, expression of 292 genes showed direct or indirect regulation by ArcA in response to H₂O₂, of which 141were also regulated in aerobiosis, but in the opposite direction. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) of the expression data from WT and ΔarcA strains, revealed that, in response to H₂O₂ challenge in aerobically grown cells, ArcA down regulated multiple PEP-PTS and ABC transporters, while up regulating genes involved in glutathione and glycerolipid metabolism and nucleotide transport. Further biochemical analysis guided by GSEA results showed that deletion of arcA during aerobic growth lead to increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production which was concomitant with an increased NADH/NAD+ ratio. In absence of ArcA under aerobic conditions, H₂O₂ exposure resulted in lower levels of glutathione reductase activity, leading to a decreased GSH (reduced glutathione)/GSSG (oxidized glutathione) ratio. CONCLUSION The ArcA regulon was defined in 2 conditions, aerobic growth and the combination of peroxide treatment and aerobic growth in S. Typhimurium. ArcA coordinates a response that involves multiple aspects of the carbon flux through central metabolism, which ultimately modulates the reducing potential of the cell.
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- Eduardo H Morales
- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Facultad Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
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Samuels DJ, Frye JG, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Mrázek J, Hoover TR, Karls AC. Use of a promiscuous, constitutively-active bacterial enhancer-binding protein to define the σ⁵⁴ (RpoN) regulon of Salmonella Typhimurium LT2. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:602. [PMID: 24007446 PMCID: PMC3844500 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Sigma54, or RpoN, is an alternative σ factor found widely in eubacteria. A significant complication in analysis of the global σ54 regulon in a bacterium is that the σ54 RNA polymerase holoenzyme requires interaction with an active bacterial enhancer-binding protein (bEBP) to initiate transcription at a σ54-dependent promoter. Many bacteria possess multiple bEBPs, which are activated by diverse environmental stimuli. In this work, we assess the ability of a promiscuous, constitutively-active bEBP—the AAA+ ATPase domain of DctD from Sinorhizobium meliloti—to activate transcription from all σ54-dependent promoters for the characterization of the σ54 regulon of Salmonella Typhimurium LT2. Results The AAA+ ATPase domain of DctD was able to drive transcription from nearly all previously characterized or predicted σ54-dependent promoters in Salmonella under a single condition. These promoters are controlled by a variety of native activators and, under the condition tested, are not transcribed in the absence of the DctD AAA+ ATPase domain. We also identified a novel σ54-dependent promoter upstream of STM2939, a homolog of the cas1 component of a CRISPR system. ChIP-chip analysis revealed at least 70 σ54 binding sites in the chromosome, of which 58% are located within coding sequences. Promoter-lacZ fusions with selected intragenic σ54 binding sites suggest that many of these sites are capable of functioning as σ54-dependent promoters. Conclusion Since the DctD AAA+ ATPase domain proved effective in activating transcription from the diverse σ54-dependent promoters of the S. Typhimurium LT2 σ54 regulon under a single growth condition, this approach is likely to be valuable for examining σ54 regulons in other bacterial species. The S. Typhimurium σ54 regulon included a high number of intragenic σ54 binding sites/promoters, suggesting that σ54 may have multiple regulatory roles beyond the initiation of transcription at the start of an operon.
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- David J Samuels
- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, GA, USA.
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Suez J, Porwollik S, Dagan A, Marzel A, Schorr YI, Desai PT, Agmon V, McClelland M, Rahav G, Gal-Mor O. Virulence gene profiling and pathogenicity characterization of non-typhoidal Salmonella accounted for invasive disease in humans. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58449. [PMID: 23505508 PMCID: PMC3591323 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Human infection with non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars (NTS) infrequently causes invasive systemic disease and bacteremia. To understand better the nature of invasive NTS (iNTS), we studied the gene content and the pathogenicity of bacteremic strains from twelve serovars (Typhimurium, Enteritidis, Choleraesuis, Dublin, Virchow, Newport, Bredeney, Heidelberg, Montevideo, Schwarzengrund, 9,12:l,v:- and Hadar). Comparative genomic hybridization using a Salmonella enterica microarray revealed a core of 3233 genes present in all of the iNTS strains, which include the Salmonella pathogenicity islands 1-5, 9, 13, 14; five fimbrial operons (bcf, csg, stb, sth, sti); three colonization factors (misL, bapA, sinH); and the invasion gene, pagN. In the iNTS variable genome, we identified 16 novel genomic islets; various NTS virulence factors; and six typhoid-associated virulence genes (tcfA, cdtB, hlyE, taiA, STY1413, STY1360), displaying a wider distribution among NTS than was previously known. Characterization of the bacteremic strains in C3H/HeN mice showed clear differences in disease manifestation. Previously unreported characterization of serovars Schwarzengrund, 9,12:l,v:-, Bredeney and Virchow in the mouse model showed low ability to elicit systemic disease, but a profound and elongated shedding of serovars Schwarzengrund and 9,12:l,v:- (as well as Enteritidis and Heidelberg) due to chronic infection of the mouse. Phenotypic comparison in macrophages and epithelial cell lines demonstrated a remarkable intra-serovar variation, but also showed that S. Typhimurium bacteremic strains tend to present lower intracellular growth than gastroenteritis isolates. Collectively, our data demonstrated a common core of virulence genes, which might be required for invasive salmonellosis, but also an impressive degree of genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity, highlighting that bacteremia is a complex phenotype, which cannot be attributed merely to an enhanced invasion or intracellular growth of a particular strain.
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- Jotham Suez
- The Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- The Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- The Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Government Central Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Government Central Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- The Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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Chandra M, Cheng P, Rondeau G, Porwollik S, McClelland M. A single step multiplex PCR for identification of six diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypes and Salmonella. Int J Med Microbiol 2013; 303:210-6. [PMID: 23562277 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2013.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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E. coli is generally a commensal but includes some highly pathogenic strains carrying additional genes in plasmids and/or the chromosome. Based on these genes the pathogenic strains are divided into pathotypes including enteropathogenic (EPEC), enterohemorrhagic (EHEC), enterotoxigenic (ETEC), enteroaggregative (EAEC), enteroinvasive (EIEC) and diffusely adherent (DAEC) E. coli. Here, previously developed multiplex PCR strategies for these strains were integrated into one single step multiplex that differentiates all these E. coli pathotypes, usually based on multiple characteristic PCR products. This multiplex PCR works reliably for colony PCR. Two additional markers were added: one to detect most Enterobacteriacea, which acts as a positive control for successful PCR, and one to distinguish Salmonella. The multiplex correctly classified a set of 45 reference strains by colony PCR and 71 (45+26) strains by in silico PCR. It was then used to interrogate 44 clinical strains from bovine hosts resulting in detection of EAEC and DAEC determinants.
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- Mudit Chandra
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India
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Gruzdev N, McClelland M, Porwollik S, Ofaim S, Pinto R, Saldinger-Sela S. Global transcriptional analysis of dehydrated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:7866-75. [PMID: 22941081 PMCID: PMC3485933 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01822-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Despite the scientific and industrial importance of desiccation tolerance in Salmonella, knowledge regarding its genetic basis is still scarce. In the present study, we performed a transcriptomic analysis of dehydrated and water-suspended Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium using microarrays. Dehydration induced expression of 90 genes and downregulated that of 7 genes. Ribosomal structural genes represented the most abundant functional group with a relatively higher transcription during dehydration. Other main induced functional groups included genes involved in amino acid metabolism, energy production, ion transport, transcription, and stress response. The highest induction was observed in the kdpFABC operon, encoding a potassium transport channel. Knockout mutations were generated in nine upregulated genes. Five mutants displayed lower tolerance to desiccation, implying the involvement of the corresponding genes in the adaptation of Salmonella to desiccation. These included genes encoding the isocitrate-lyase AceA, the lipid A biosynthesis palmitoleoyl-acyltransferase Ddg, the modular iron-sulfur cluster scaffolding protein NifU, the global regulator Fnr, and the alternative sigma factor RpoE. Notably, these proteins were previously implicated in the response of Salmonella to oxidative stress, heat shock, and cold shock. A strain with a mutation in the structural gene kdpA had a tolerance to dehydration comparable to that of the parent strain, implying that potassium transport through this system is dispensable for early adaptation to the dry environment. Nevertheless, this mutant was significantly impaired in long-term persistence during cold storage. Our findings indicate the involvement of a relatively small fraction of the Salmonella genome in transcriptional adjustment from water to dehydration, with a high prevalence of genes belonging to the protein biosynthesis machinery.
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- Nadia Gruzdev
- Microbial Food-Safety Research Unit, Department of Food Quality and Safety, Institute for Postharvest Technology and Food Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan, Israel
- Department of Biochemistry and Food Science, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel
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- Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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- Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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- Microbial Food-Safety Research Unit, Department of Food Quality and Safety, Institute for Postharvest Technology and Food Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan, Israel
- Department of Biochemistry and Food Science, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel
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- Microbial Food-Safety Research Unit, Department of Food Quality and Safety, Institute for Postharvest Technology and Food Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan, Israel
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- Microbial Food-Safety Research Unit, Department of Food Quality and Safety, Institute for Postharvest Technology and Food Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan, Israel
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Karlinsey JE, Bang IS, Becker LA, Frawley ER, Porwollik S, Robbins HF, Thomas VC, Urbano R, McClelland M, Fang FC. The NsrR regulon in nitrosative stress resistance of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Mol Microbiol 2012; 85:1179-93. [PMID: 22831173 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08167.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO·) is an important mediator of innate immunity. The facultative intracellular pathogen Salmonella has evolved mechanisms to detoxify and evade the antimicrobial actions of host-derived NO· produced during infection. Expression of the NO·-detoxifying flavohaemoglobin Hmp is controlled by the NO·-sensing transcriptional repressor NsrR and is required for Salmonella virulence. In this study we show that NsrR responds to very low NO· concentrations, suggesting that it plays a primary role in the nitrosative stress response. Additionally, we have defined the NsrR regulon in Salmonella enterica sv. Typhimurium 14028s using transcriptional microarray, qRT-PCR and in silico methods. A novel NsrR-regulated gene designated STM1808 has been identified, along with hmp, hcp-hcr, yeaR-yoaG, ygbA and ytfE. STM1808 and ygbA are important for S. Typhimurium growth during nitrosative stress, and the hcp-hcr locus plays a supportive role in NO· detoxification. ICP-MS analysis of purified STM1808 suggests that it is a zinc metalloprotein, with histidine residues H32 and H82 required for NO· resistance and zinc binding. Moreover, STM1808 and ytfE promote Salmonella growth during systemic infection of mice. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that NsrR-regulated genes in addition to hmp are important for NO· detoxification, nitrosative stress resistance and Salmonella virulence.
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- Joyce E Karlinsey
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Canals R, Xia XQ, Fronick C, Clifton SW, Ahmer BMM, Andrews-Polymenis HL, Porwollik S, McClelland M. High-throughput comparison of gene fitness among related bacteria. BMC Genomics 2012; 13:212. [PMID: 22646920 PMCID: PMC3487940 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background The contribution of a gene to the fitness of a bacterium can be assayed by whether and to what degree the bacterium tolerates transposon insertions in that gene. We use this fact to compare the fitness of syntenic homologous genes among related Salmonella strains and thereby reveal differences not apparent at the gene sequence level. Results A transposon Tn5 derivative was used to construct mutants in Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC14028 (STM1) and Salmonella Typhi Ty2 (STY1), which were then grown in rich media. The locations of 234,152 and 53,556 integration sites, respectively, were mapped by sequencing. These data were compared to similar data available for a different Ty2 isolate (STY2) and essential genes identified in E. coli K-12 (ECO). Of 277 genes considered essential in ECO, all had syntenic homologs in STM1, STY1, and STY2, and all but nine genes were either devoid of transposon insertions or had very few. For three of these nine genes, part of the annotated gene lacked transposon integrations (yejM, ftsN and murB). At least one of the other six genes, trpS, had a potentially functionally redundant gene encoded elsewhere in Salmonella but not in ECO. An additional 165 genes were almost entirely devoid of transposon integrations in all three Salmonella strains examined, including many genes associated with protein and DNA synthesis. Four of these genes (STM14_1498, STM14_2872, STM14_3360, and STM14_5442) are not found in E. coli. Notable differences in the extent of gene selection were also observed among the three different Salmonella isolates. Mutations in hns, for example, were selected against in STM1 but not in the two STY strains, which have a defect in rpoS rendering hns nonessential. Conclusions Comparisons among transposon integration profiles from different members of a species and among related species, all grown in similar conditions, identify differences in gene contributions to fitness among syntenic homologs. Further differences in fitness profiles among shared genes can be expected in other selective environments, with potential relevance for comparative systems biology.
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Morales EH, Calderón IL, Collao B, Gil F, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Saavedra CP. Hypochlorous acid and hydrogen peroxide-induced negative regulation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ompW by the response regulator ArcA. BMC Microbiol 2012; 12:63. [PMID: 22545862 PMCID: PMC3358236 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) are reactive oxygen species that are part of the oxidative burst encountered by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) upon internalization by phagocytic cells. In order to survive, bacteria must sense these signals and modulate gene expression. Growing evidence indicates that the ArcAB two component system plays a role in the resistance to reactive oxygen species. We investigated the influx of H2O2 and HOCl through OmpW and the role of ArcAB in modulating its expression after exposure to both toxic compounds in S. Typhimurium. Results H2O2 and HOCl influx was determined both in vitro and in vivo. A S. Typhimurium ompW mutant strain (∆ompW) exposed to sub-lethal levels of H2O2 and HOCl showed a decreased influx of both compounds as compared to a wild type strain. Further evidence of H2O2 and HOCl diffusion through OmpW was obtained by using reconstituted proteoliposomes. We hypothesized that ompW expression should be negatively regulated upon exposure to H2O2 and HOCl to better exclude these compounds from the cell. As expected, qRT-PCR showed a negative regulation in a wild type strain treated with sub-lethal concentrations of these compounds. A bioinformatic analysis in search for potential negative regulators predicted the presence of three ArcA binding sites at the ompW promoter region. By electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and using transcriptional fusions we demonstrated an interaction between ArcA and one site at the ompW promoter region. Moreover, qRT-PCR showed that the negative regulation observed in the wild type strain was lost in an arcA and in arcB mutant strains. Conclusions OmpW allows the influx of H2O2 and HOCl and is negatively regulated by ArcA by direct interaction with the ompW promoter region upon exposure to both toxic compounds.
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- Eduardo H Morales
- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Facultad Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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Virulence and persistence in the BALB/c mouse gut was tested for 32 strains of Salmonella enterica for which genome sequencing is complete or underway, including 17 serovars within subspecies I (enterica), and two representatives of each of the other five subspecies. Only serovar Paratyphi C strain BAA1715 and serovar Typhimurium strain 14028 were fully virulent in mice. Three divergent atypical Enteritidis strains were not virulent in BALB/c, but two efficiently persisted. Most of the other strains in all six subspecies persisted in the mouse intestinal tract for several weeks in multiple repeat experiments although the frequency and level of persistence varied considerably. Strains with heavily degraded genomes persisted very poorly, if at all. None of the strains tested provided immunity to Typhimurium infection. These data greatly expand on the known significant strain-to-strain variation in mouse virulence and highlight the need for comparative genomic and phenotypic studies.
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- Matthew C. Swearingen
- Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Joerger RD, Sartori C, Frye JG, Turpin JB, Schmidt C, McClelland M, Porwollik S. Gene expression analysis of Salmonella enterica Enteritidis Nal(R) and Salmonella enterica Kentucky 3795 exposed to HCl and acetic acid in rich medium. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2012; 9:331-7. [PMID: 22356573 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2011.0984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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In the United States, serovar Kentucky has become one of the most frequently isolated Salmonella enterica serovars from chickens. The reasons for this prevalence are not well understood. Phenotypic comparisons of poultry Salmonella isolates belonging to various serovars demonstrated that serovar Kentucky isolates differed from those of most other serovars in their response to acid. Microarray and qPCR analyses were performed with aerated exponentially growing poultry isolates, Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky 3795 and Enteritidis Nal(R), exposed for 10 min to tryptic soy broth (TSB) adjusted to pH 4.5 with HCl and to pH 5.5 with HCl or acetic acid. Data obtained by microarray analysis indicated that more genes were up- or down-regulated in strain Kentucky 3795 than in Enteritidis Nal(R) under acidic conditions. Acid exposure in general caused up-regulation of energy metabolism genes and down-regulation of protein synthesis genes, particularly of ribosomal protein genes. Both strains appear to similarly utilize the lysine-based pH homeostasis system, as up-regulation of cadB was observed under the acidic conditions. Expression of regulatory genes (rpoS, fur, phoPQ) known to be involved in the acid response showed similar trends in both isolates. Differences between Kentucky 3795 and Enteritidis Nal(R) were observed with respect to the expression of the hdeB-like locus SEN1493 (potentially encoding a chaperone important to acid response), and some differences in the expression of other genes such as those involved in citrate utilization and motility were noted. It appears that the early stages of the transcriptional response to acid by isolates Kentucky 3795 and Enteritidis Nal(R) are similar, but differences exist in the scope and in some facets of the response. Possibly, the quantitative differences observed might lead to differences in protein levels that could explain the observed differences in the acid phenotype of serovar Kentucky and other Salmonella serovars.
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- Rolf D Joerger
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
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Gal-Mor O, Suez J, Elhadad D, Porwollik S, Leshem E, Valinsky L, McClelland M, Schwartz E, Rahav G. Molecular and cellular characterization of a Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi a outbreak strain and the human immune response to infection. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2012; 19:146-56. [PMID: 22190395 PMCID: PMC3272918 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.05468-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Enteric fever is an invasive life-threatening systemic disease caused by the Salmonella enterica human-adapted serovars Typhi and Paratyphi. Increasing incidence of infections with Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A and the spreading of its antibiotic-resistant derivates pose a significant health concern in some areas of the world. Herein, we describe a molecular and phenotypic characterization of an S. Paratyphi A strain accounted for a recent paratyphoid outbreak in Nepal that affected at least 37 travelers. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis of the outbreak isolates revealed one genetic clone (pulsotype), confirming a single infecting source. Genetic profiling of the outbreak strain demonstrated the contribution of specific bacteriophages as a prime source of genetic diversity among clinical isolates of S. Paratyphi A. Phenotypic characterization in comparison with the S. Paratyphi A ATCC 9150 reference sequenced strain showed differences in flagellar morphology and increased abilities of the outbreak strain with respect to its motility, invasion into nonphagocytic cells, intracellular multiplication, survival within macrophages, and higher induction of interleukin-8 (IL-8) secreted by host cells. Collectively, these differences suggest an enhanced virulence potential of this strain and demonstrate an interesting phenotypic variation among S. Paratyphi A isolates. In vivo profiling of 16 inflammatory cytokines in patients infected with the outbreak strain revealed a common profile of a remarkable gamma interferon (IFN-γ) induction together with elevated concentrations of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and IL-15, but not IL-12, which was previously demonstrated as elevated in nontyphoidal Salmonella infections. This apparent profile implies a distinct immune response to paratyphoid infections.
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- Ohad Gal-Mor
- Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
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Sheikh A, Charles RC, Sharmeen N, Rollins SM, Harris JB, Bhuiyan MS, Arifuzzaman M, Khanam F, Bukka A, Kalsy A, Porwollik S, Leung DT, Brooks WA, LaRocque RC, Hohmann EL, Cravioto A, Logvinenko T, Calderwood SB, McClelland M, Graham JE, Qadri F, Ryan ET. In vivo expression of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi genes in the blood of patients with typhoid fever in Bangladesh. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011; 5:e1419. [PMID: 22180799 PMCID: PMC3236720 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2011] [Accepted: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi is the cause of typhoid fever. It is a human-restricted pathogen, and few data exist on S. Typhi gene expression in humans. Methodology/Principal Findings We applied an RNA capture and amplification technique, Selective Capture of Transcribed Sequences (SCOTS), and microarray hybridization to identify S. Typhi transcripts expressed in the blood of five humans infected with S. Typhi in Bangladesh. In total, we detected the expression of mRNAs for 2,046 S. Typhi genes (44% of the S. Typhi genome) in human blood; expression of 912 genes was detected in all 5 patients, and expression of 1,100 genes was detected in 4 or more patients. Identified transcripts were associated with the virulence-associated PhoP regulon, Salmonella pathogenicity islands, the use of alternative carbon and energy sources, synthesis and transport of iron, thiamine, and biotin, and resistance to antimicrobial peptides and oxidative stress. The most highly represented group were genes currently annotated as encoding proteins designated as hypothetical, unknown, or unclassified. Of the 2,046 detected transcripts, 1,320 (29% of the S. Typhi genome) had significantly different levels of detection in human blood compared to in vitro cultures; detection of 141 transcripts was significantly different in all 5 patients, and detection of 331 transcripts varied in at least 4 patients. These mRNAs encode proteins of unknown function, those involved in energy metabolism, transport and binding, cell envelope, cellular processes, and pathogenesis. We confirmed increased expression of a subset of identified mRNAs by quantitative-PCR. Conclusions/Significance We report the first characterization of bacterial transcriptional profiles in the blood of patients with typhoid fever. S. Typhi is an important global pathogen whose restricted host range has greatly inhibited laboratory studies. Our results suggest that S. Typhi uses a largely uncharacterized genetic repertoire to survive within cells and utilize alternate energy sources during infection. Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi is the cause of typhoid fever and infects over 21 million cases and causes 200,000 deaths each year. S. Typhi only infects humans and this has greatly limited studies of S. Typhi pathogenesis. To study bacterial gene expression in human hosts, we used Selective Capture of Transcribed Sequences (SCOTS) and array hybridization to identify S. Typhi mRNAs expressed in the blood of 5 patients with S. Typhi infection. In total, we detected the expression of 2,046 S. Typhi genes (44% of the S. Typhi genome) in human blood; of these, 1,320 (29% of the S. Typhi genome) had significantly different levels of detection in human blood compared to in vitro cultures. Our results provide insight into S. Typhi pathogenesis, identifying both previously described and novel interactions occurring between host and microbe during the natural course of human infection. Further study of these genes, especially those of unknown function, may further our understanding of S. Typhi pathogenesis and aid in vaccine, diagnostic, and/or drug target development.
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- Alaullah Sheikh
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- The Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS), Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- The Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Troxell B, Fink RC, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Hassan HM. The Fur regulon in anaerobically grown Salmonella enterica sv. Typhimurium: identification of new Fur targets. BMC Microbiol 2011; 11:236. [PMID: 22017966 PMCID: PMC3212961 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-11-236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background The Ferric uptake regulator (Fur) is a transcriptional regulator that controls iron homeostasis in bacteria. Although the regulatory role of Fur in Escherichia coli is well characterized, most of the studies were conducted under routine culture conditions, i.e., in ambient oxygen concentration. To reveal potentially novel aspects of the Fur regulon in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium under oxygen conditions similar to that encountered in the host, we compared the transcriptional profiles of the virulent wild-type strain (ATCC 14028s) and its isogenic Δfur strain under anaerobic conditions. Results Microarray analysis of anaerobically grown Δfur S. Typhimurium identified 298 differentially expressed genes. Expression of several genes controlled by Fnr and NsrR appeared to be also dependent on Fur. Furthermore, Fur was required for the activity of the cytoplasmic superoxide disumutases (MnSOD and FeSOD). The regulation of FeSOD gene, sodB, occurred via small RNAs (i.e., the ryhB homologs, rfrA and rfrB) with the aid of the RNA chaperone Hfq. The transcription of sodA was increased in Δfur; however, the enzyme was inactive due to the incorporation of iron instead of manganese in SodA. Additionally, in Δfur, the expression of the gene coding for the ferritin-like protein (ftnB) was down-regulated, while the transcription of the gene coding for the nitric oxide (NO·) detoxifying flavohemoglobin (hmpA) was up-regulated. The promoters of ftnB and hmpA do not contain recognized Fur binding motifs, which indicated their probable indirect regulation by Fur. However, Fur activation of ftnB was independent of Fnr. In addition, the expression of the gene coding for the histone-like protein, H-NS (hns) was increased in Δfur. This may explain the observed down-regulation of the tdc operon, responsible for the anaerobic degradation of threonine, and ftnB in Δfur. Conclusions This study determined that Fur is a positive factor in ftnB regulation, while serving to repress the expression of hmpA. Furthermore, Fur is required for the proper expression and activation of the antioxidant enzymes, FeSOD and MnSOD. Finally, this work identified twenty-six new targets of Fur regulation, and demonstrates that H-NS repressed genes are down-regulated in Δfur.
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- Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7615, USA
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Ansong C, Tolić N, Purvine SO, Porwollik S, Jones M, Yoon H, Payne SH, Martin JL, Burnet MC, Monroe ME, Venepally P, Smith RD, Peterson SN, Heffron F, McClelland M, Adkins JN. Experimental annotation of post-translational features and translated coding regions in the pathogen Salmonella Typhimurium. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:433. [PMID: 21867535 PMCID: PMC3174948 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Complete and accurate genome annotation is crucial for comprehensive and systematic studies of biological systems. However, determining protein-coding genes for most new genomes is almost completely performed by inference using computational predictions with significant documented error rates (> 15%). Furthermore, gene prediction programs provide no information on biologically important post-translational processing events critical for protein function. Results We experimentally annotated the bacterial pathogen Salmonella Typhimurium 14028, using "shotgun" proteomics to accurately uncover the translational landscape and post-translational features. The data provide protein-level experimental validation for approximately half of the predicted protein-coding genes in Salmonella and suggest revisions to several genes that appear to have incorrectly assigned translational start sites, including a potential novel alternate start codon. Additionally, we uncovered 12 non-annotated genes missed by gene prediction programs, as well as evidence suggesting a role for one of these novel ORFs in Salmonella pathogenesis. We also characterized post-translational features in the Salmonella genome, including chemical modifications and proteolytic cleavages. We find that bacteria have a much larger and more complex repertoire of chemical modifications than previously thought including several novel modifications. Our in vivo proteolysis data identified more than 130 signal peptide and N-terminal methionine cleavage events critical for protein function. Conclusion This work highlights several ways in which application of proteomics data can improve the quality of genome annotations to facilitate novel biological insights and provides a comprehensive proteome map of Salmonella as a resource for systems analysis.
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- Charles Ansong
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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Evans MR, Fink RC, Vazquez-Torres A, Porwollik S, Jones-Carson J, McClelland M, Hassan HM. Analysis of the ArcA regulon in anaerobically grown Salmonella enterica sv. Typhimurium. BMC Microbiol 2011; 11:58. [PMID: 21418628 PMCID: PMC3075218 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-11-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is a Gram-negative pathogen that must successfully adapt to the broad fluctuations in the concentration of dissolved dioxygen encountered in the host. In Escherichia coli, ArcA (Aerobic Respiratory Control) helps the cells to sense and respond to the presence of dioxygen. The global role of ArcA in E. coli is well characterized; however, little is known about its role in anaerobically grown S. Typhimurium. Results We compared the transcriptional profiles of the virulent wild-type (WT) strain (ATCC 14028s) and its isogenic arcA mutant grown under anaerobic conditions. We found that ArcA directly or indirectly regulates 392 genes (8.5% of the genome); of these, 138 genes are poorly characterized. Regulation by ArcA in S. Typhimurium is similar, but distinct from that in E. coli. Thus, genes/operons involved in core metabolic pathways (e.g., succinyl-CoA, fatty acid degradation, cytochrome oxidase complexes, flagellar biosynthesis, motility, and chemotaxis) were regulated similarly in the two organisms. However, genes/operons present in both organisms, but regulated differently by ArcA in S. Typhimurium included those coding for ethanolamine utilization, lactate transport and metabolism, and succinate dehydrogenases. Salmonella-specific genes/operons regulated by ArcA included those required for propanediol utilization, flagellar genes (mcpAC, cheV), Gifsy-1 prophage genes, and three SPI-3 genes (mgtBC, slsA, STM3784). In agreement with our microarray data, the arcA mutant was non-motile, lacked flagella, and was as virulent in mice as the WT. Additionally, we identified a set of 120 genes whose regulation was shared with the anaerobic redox regulator, Fnr. Conclusion(s) We have identified the ArcA regulon in anaerobically grown S. Typhimurium. Our results demonstrated that in S. Typhimurium, ArcA serves as a transcriptional regulator coordinating cellular metabolism, flagella biosynthesis, and motility. Furthermore, ArcA and Fnr share in the regulation of 120 S. Typhimurium genes.
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- Matthew R Evans
- Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7615, USA
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Sheikh A, Charles RC, Rollins SM, Harris JB, Bhuiyan MS, Khanam F, Bukka A, Kalsy A, Porwollik S, Brooks WA, LaRocque RC, Hohmann EL, Cravioto A, Logvinenko T, Calderwood SB, McClelland M, Graham JE, Qadri F, Ryan ET. Analysis of Salmonella enterica serotype paratyphi A gene expression in the blood of bacteremic patients in Bangladesh. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2010; 4:e908. [PMID: 21151879 PMCID: PMC2998432 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 11/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A is a human-restricted cause of paratyphoid fever, accounting for up to a fifth of all cases of enteric fever in Asia. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In this work, we applied an RNA analysis method, Selective Capture of Transcribed Sequences (SCOTS), and cDNA hybridization-microarray technology to identify S. Paratyphi A transcripts expressed by bacteria in the blood of three patients in Bangladesh. In total, we detected 1,798 S. Paratyphi A mRNAs expressed in the blood of infected humans (43.9% of the ORFeome). Of these, we identified 868 in at least two patients, and 315 in all three patients. S. Paratyphi A transcripts identified in at least two patients encode proteins involved in energy metabolism, nutrient and iron acquisition, vitamin biosynthesis, stress responses, oxidative stress resistance, and pathogenesis. A number of detected transcripts are expressed from PhoP and SlyA-regulated genes associated with intra-macrophage survival, genes contained within Salmonella Pathogenicity Islands (SPIs) 1-4, 6, 10, 13, and 16, as well as RpoS-regulated genes. The largest category of identified transcripts is that of encoding proteins with unknown function. When comparing levels of bacterial mRNA using in vivo samples collected from infected patients to samples from in vitro grown organisms, we found significant differences for 347, 391, and 456 S. Paratyphi A transcripts in each of three individual patients (approximately 9.7% of the ORFeome). Of these, expression of 194 transcripts (4.7% of ORFs) was concordant in two or more patients, and 41 in all patients. Genes encoding these transcripts are contained within SPI-1, 3, 6 and 10, PhoP-regulated genes, involved in energy metabolism, nutrient acquisition, drug resistance, or uncharacterized genes. Using quantitative RT-PCR, we confirmed increased gene expression in vivo for a subset of these genes. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE To our knowledge, we describe the first microarray-based transcriptional analysis of a pathogen in the blood of naturally infected humans.
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- Alaullah Sheikh
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Frye JG, Lindsey RL, Rondeau G, Porwollik S, Long F, McClelland M, Jackson CR, Englen MD, Meinersmann RJ, Berrang ME, Davis JA, Barrett JB, Turpin JB, Thitaram SN, Fedorka-Cray PJ. Development of a DNA microarray to detect antimicrobial resistance genes identified in the National Center for Biotechnology Information database. Microb Drug Resist 2010; 16:9-19. [PMID: 19916789 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2009.0082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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To understand the mechanisms and epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance (AR), the genetic elements responsible must be identified. Due to the myriad of possible genes, a high-density genotyping technique is needed for initial screening. To achieve this, AR genes in the National Center for Biotechnology Information GenBank database were identified by their annotations and compiled into a nonredundant list of 775 genes. A DNA microarray was constructed of 70mer oligonucelotide probes designed to detect these genes encoding resistances to aminoglycosides, beta-lactams, chloramphenicols, glycopeptides, heavy metals, lincosamides, macrolides, metronidazoles, polyketides, quaternary ammonium compounds, streptogramins, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, and trimethoprims as well as resistance transfer genes. The microarray was validated with two fully sequenced control strains of Salmonella enterica: Typhimurium LT2 (sensitive) and Typhi CT18 (multidrug resistance [MDR]). All resistance genes encoded on the MDR plasmid, pHCM1, harbored by CT18 were detected in that strain, whereas no resistance genes were detected in LT2. The microarray was also tested with a variety of bacteria, including MDR Salmonella enterica serovars, Escherichia coli, Campylobacter spp., Enterococcus spp., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria spp., and Clostridium difficile. The results presented here demonstrate that a microarray can be designed to detect virtually all AR genes found in the National Center for Biotechnology Information database, thus reducing the subsequent assays necessary to identify specific resistance gene alleles.
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- Jonathan G Frye
- Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit, Richard B. Russell Research Center, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 950 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605, USA.
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Xia XQ, Jia Z, Porwollik S, Long F, Hoemme C, Ye K, Müller-Tidow C, McClelland M, Wang Y. Evaluating oligonucleotide properties for DNA microarray probe design. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 38:e121. [PMID: 20236987 PMCID: PMC2887943 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Most current microarray oligonucleotide probe design strategies are based on probe design factors (PDFs), which include probe hybridization free energy (PHFE), probe minimum folding energy (PMFE), dimer score, hairpin score, homology score and complexity score. The impact of these PDFs on probe performance was evaluated using four sets of microarray comparative genome hybridization (aCGH) data, which included two array manufacturing methods and the genomes of two species. Since most of the hybridizing DNA is equimolar in CGH data, such data are ideal for testing the general hybridization properties of almost all candidate oligonucleotides. In all our data sets, PDFs related to probe secondary structure (PMFE, hairpin score and dimer score) are the most significant factors linearly correlated with probe hybridization intensities. PHFE, homology and complexity score are correlating significantly with probe specificities, but in a non-linear fashion. We developed a new PDF, pseudo probe binding energy (PPBE), by iteratively fitting dinucleotide positional weights and dinucleotide stacking energies until the average residue sum of squares for the model was minimized. PPBE showed a better correlation with probe sensitivity and a better specificity than all other PDFs, although training data are required to construct a PPBE model prior to designing new oligonucleotide probes. The physical properties that are measured by PPBE are as yet unknown but include a platform-dependent component. A practical way to use these PDFs for probe design is to set cutoff thresholds to filter out bad quality probes. Programs and correlation parameters from this study are freely available to facilitate the design of DNA microarray oligonucleotide probes.
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- Xiao-Qin Xia
- Lechner-Haag Genomics Core, Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, 10835 Road to the Cure, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Kucerova E, Clifton SW, Xia XQ, Long F, Porwollik S, Fulton L, Fronick C, Minx P, Kyung K, Warren W, Fulton R, Feng D, Wollam A, Shah N, Bhonagiri V, Nash WE, Hallsworth-Pepin K, Wilson RK, McClelland M, Forsythe SJ. Genome sequence of Cronobacter sakazakii BAA-894 and comparative genomic hybridization analysis with other Cronobacter species. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9556. [PMID: 20221447 PMCID: PMC2833190 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2009] [Accepted: 02/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The genus Cronobacter (formerly called Enterobacter sakazakii) is composed of five species; C. sakazakii, C. malonaticus, C. turicensis, C. muytjensii, and C. dublinensis. The genus includes opportunistic human pathogens, and the first three species have been associated with neonatal infections. The most severe diseases are caused in neonates and include fatal necrotizing enterocolitis and meningitis. The genetic basis of the diversity within the genus is unknown, and few virulence traits have been identified. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We report here the first sequence of a member of this genus, C. sakazakii strain BAA-894. The genome of Cronobacter sakazakii strain BAA-894 comprises a 4.4 Mb chromosome (57% GC content) and two plasmids; 31 kb (51% GC) and 131 kb (56% GC). The genome was used to construct a 387,000 probe oligonucleotide tiling DNA microarray covering the whole genome. Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) was undertaken on five other C. sakazakii strains, and representatives of the four other Cronobacter species. Among 4,382 annotated genes inspected in this study, about 55% of genes were common to all C. sakazakii strains and 43% were common to all Cronobacter strains, with 10-17% absence of genes. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE CGH highlighted 15 clusters of genes in C. sakazakii BAA-894 that were divergent or absent in more than half of the tested strains; six of these are of probable prophage origin. Putative virulence factors were identified in these prophage and in other variable regions. A number of genes unique to Cronobacter species associated with neonatal infections (C. sakazakii, C. malonaticus and C. turicensis) were identified. These included a copper and silver resistance system known to be linked to invasion of the blood-brain barrier by neonatal meningitic strains of Escherichia coli. In addition, genes encoding for multidrug efflux pumps and adhesins were identified that were unique to C. sakazakii strains from outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units.
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- Eva Kucerova
- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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