Mutations in the extracellular protein secretion pathway genes (eps) interfere with rugose polysaccharide production in and motility of Vibrio cholerae.

Abstract:

:Vibrio cholerae is the causal organism of the diarrheal disease cholera. The rugose variant of V. cholerae is associated with the secretion of an exopolysaccharide. The rugose polysaccharide has been shown to confer increased resistance to a variety of agents, such as chlorine, bioacids, and oxidative and osmotic stresses. It also promotes biofilm formation, thereby increasing the survival of the bacteria in the aquatic environments. Here we show that the extracellular protein secretion system (gene designated eps) is involved directly or indirectly in the production of rugose polysaccharide. A TnphoA insertion in epsD gene of the eps operon abolished the production of rugose polysaccharide, reduced the secretion of cholera toxin and hemolysin, and resulted in a nonmotile phenotype. We have constructed defined mutations of the epsD and epsE genes that affected these phenotypes and complemented these defects by plasmid clones of the respective wild-type genes. These results suggest a major role for the eps system in pathogenesis and environmental survival of V. cholerae.

journal_name

Infect Immun

journal_title

Infection and immunity

authors

Ali A,Johnson JA,Franco AA,Metzger DJ,Connell TD,Morris JG Jr,Sozhamannan S

doi

10.1128/iai.68.4.1967-1974.2000

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-04-01 00:00:00

pages

1967-74

issue

4

eissn

0019-9567

issn

1098-5522

journal_volume

68

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