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Mutations of flagellar genes fliC12, fliA and flhDC of Edwardsiella tarda attenuated bacterial motility, biofilm formation and virulence to fish
Ist Teil von
  • Journal of applied microbiology, 2014-02, Vol.116 (2), p.236-244
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Oxford: Published for the Society for Applied Bacteriology by Blackwell Science
Erscheinungsjahr
2014
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MEDLINE
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  • AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate functions of flagellar genes fliC2, fliC12, fliA and flhDC in a bacterial fish pathogen Edwardsiella tarda. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, functions of flagellar genes, fliC2, fliC12 (fliC1 + fliC2), fliA and flhDC (flhD + flhC) of Edw. tarda H1 were analysed by constructing in‐frame deletion mutants respectively and complementary strains fliC2⁺and fliA⁺. Electron microscopy revealed that in‐frame deletion of fliC12, fliA and flhDC significantly impaired the number and length of flagellar filaments, resulting in loss of both swimming and swarming motilities of the bacteria. In addition, compared to the wild‐type strain and complementary strains, the flagellum‐impaired mutants exhibited reduced biofilm formation ability, showed decreased ability in adherence and internalization to Epithelioma papulosum cyprini (EPC) cells and reduced pathogenicity to zebrafish. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicated that fliC12, fliA and flhDC of Edw. tarda played essential roles in flagellar filaments structure, bacteria motility, biofilm formation, adherence, internalization and pathogenicity of this bacterium. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This study revealed that flagella function in facilitating virulence and it may provide a new target for vaccines against Edw. tarda infection.

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