Genome-wide identification of Francisella tularensis virulence determinants.

Abstract:

:Francisella tularensis is a gram-negative pathogen that causes life-threatening infections in humans and has potential for use as a biological weapon. The genetic basis of the F. tularensis virulence is poorly understood. This study screened a total of 3,936 transposon mutants of the live vaccine strain for infection in a mouse model of respiratory tularemia by signature-tagged mutagenesis. We identified 341 mutants attenuated for infection in the lungs. The transposon disruptions were mapped to 95 different genes, virtually all of which are also present in the genomes of other F. tularensis strains, including human pathogenic F. tularensis strain Schu S4. A small subset of these attenuated mutants carried insertions in the genes encoding previously known virulence factors, but the majority of the identified genes have not been previously linked to F. tularensis virulence. Among these are genes encoding putative membrane proteins, proteins associated with stress responses, metabolic proteins, transporter proteins, and proteins with unknown functions. Several attenuated mutants contained disruptions in a putative capsule locus which partially resembles the poly-gamma-glutamate capsule biosynthesis locus of Bacillus anthracis, the anthrax agent. Deletional mutation analysis confirmed that this locus is essential for F. tularensis virulence.

journal_name

Infect Immun

journal_title

Infection and immunity

authors

Su J,Yang J,Zhao D,Kawula TH,Banas JA,Zhang JR

doi

10.1128/IAI.01865-06

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-06-01 00:00:00

pages

3089-101

issue

6

eissn

0019-9567

issn

1098-5522

pii

IAI.01865-06

journal_volume

75

pub_type

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