Characterization of a Mouse‐Passaged, Highly Encapsulated Variant of Group A Streptococcus in In Vitro and In Vivo Studies
| Autor: | Emanuel Hanski, Miriam Ravins, Ilanit Shetzigovski, Allon E. Moses, Shira Natanson-Yaron, Joseph Jaffe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Necrosis
Streptococcus pyogenes Ratón Biology medicine.disease_cause Regulon Group A Bacterial Adhesion Microbiology Mice Bacterial Proteins In vivo Streptococcal Infections Operon Tumor Cells Cultured medicine Animals Humans Immunology and Allergy RNA Messenger Hyaluronic Acid Skin Diseases Infectious Bacterial Capsules Virulence Streptococcus Soft Tissue Infections Membrane Proteins Epithelial Cells In vitro RNA Bacterial Phenotype Infectious Diseases Genes Bacterial Streptolysins Streptolysin medicine.symptom Carrier Proteins |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 182:1702-1711 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6613 0022-1899 |
| Popis: | JRS4(HE), a highly encapsulated, mouse-passaged variant of group A streptococcal strain JRS4, was characterized. The mucoid phenotype of JRS4(HE) was preserved after extensive passage in vitro. The level and size of csrRS transcript in JRS4(HE) was similar to that of JRS4, yet JRS4(HE) expressed high levels of has and sagA and exhibited an increased activity of streptolysin S. These findings indicate that the CsrRS repressor system was inactive in JRS4(HE). JRS4(HE) adhered to HEp-2 cells at the stationary phase but did not internalize these cells. At midlogarithmic phase, JRS4(HE) neither adhered to nor internalized cells, because of an increased amount of hyaluronic acid. Mice injected subcutaneously with JRS4(HE) developed large, deep necrotic lesions. In contrast, mice challenged with JRS4 developed small, superficial lesions. Despite the use of a high inoculum, mice challenged with JRS4(HE) did not develop a lethal bacteremic infection. It is concluded that inactivation of CsrRS in vivo is insufficient to cause a spreading necrotic disease. |
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