An isogenic Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae AasP mutant exhibits altered biofilm formation but retains virulence
| Autor: | Halina E. Tegetmeyer, Nina Baltes, Kerstin Fricke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Bacterial Male Swine Mutant Virulence Microbiology Bacterial Adhesion Actinobacillus Infections Bacterial Proteins Porcine lung Animals Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Swine Diseases Serine protease General Veterinary Strain (chemistry) biology Biofilm General Medicine respiratory system biology.organism_classification Biofilms biology.protein NAD+ kinase |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Microbiology. 137:392-396 |
| ISSN: | 0378-1135 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.01.026 |
| Popis: | AasP, an autotransporter serine protease of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, has been shown to be expressed in necrotic porcine lung tissue. Based on the hypothesis that AasP might play an important role in A. pleuropneumoniae adhesion and virulence by processing other surface-associated proteins, the predicted catalytic site of AasP was deleted and the isogenic mutant, AP76DeltaaasP, was compared to the wild-type strain in a biofilm assay as well as an aerosol infection model. AP76DeltaaasP showed increased adherence compared to the wild-type strain under standard culturing conditions as well as under NAD restriction. No significant differences between AP76 wild-type and AP76DeltaaasP were observed upon experimental infection of pigs, indicating that AasP does not play a crucial role in A. pleuropneumoniae virulence. |
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