Xenorhabdus nematophilus as a model for host-bacterium interactions: rpoS is necessary for mutualism with nematodes.

Abstract:

:Xenorhabdus nematophilus, a gram-negative bacterium, is a mutualist of Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes and a pathogen of larval-stage insects. We use this organism as a model of host-microbe interactions to identify the functions bacteria require for mutualism, pathogenesis, or both. In many gram-negative bacteria, the transcription factor sigma(S) controls regulons that can mediate stress resistance, survival, or host interactions. Therefore, we examined the role of sigma(S) in the ability of X. nematophilus to interact with its hosts. We cloned, sequenced, and disrupted the X. nematophilus rpoS gene that encodes sigma(S). The X. nematophilus rpoS mutant pathogenized insects as well as its wild-type parent. However, the rpoS mutant could not mutualistically colonize nematode intestines. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a specific allele that affects the ability of X. nematophilus to exist within nematode intestines, an important step in understanding the molecular mechanisms of this association.

journal_name

J Bacteriol

journal_title

Journal of bacteriology

authors

Vivas EI,Goodrich-Blair H

doi

10.1128/JB.183.16.4687-4693.2001

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-08-01 00:00:00

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4687-93

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16

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0021-9193

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1098-5530

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183

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