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dc.contributor.authorSubashchandrabose, S.-
dc.contributor.authorLeveque, R.-
dc.contributor.authorKirkwood, R.-
dc.contributor.authorKiupel, M.-
dc.contributor.authorMulks, M.-
dc.contributor.editorCamilli, A.-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.citationInfection and Immunity, 2013; 81(8):2952-2961-
dc.identifier.issn0019-9567-
dc.identifier.issn1098-5522-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/88052-
dc.description.abstractActinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is the etiological agent of porcine pleuropneumonia, an economically important disease of pigs. The hfq gene in A. pleuropneumoniae, encoding the RNA chaperone and posttranscriptional regulator Hfq, is upregulated during infection of porcine lungs. To investigate the role of this in vivo-induced gene in A. pleuropneumoniae, an hfq mutant strain was constructed. The hfq mutant was defective in biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces. The level of pgaC transcript, encoding the biosynthesis of poly-β-1,6-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG), a major biofilm matrix component, was lower and PNAG content was 10-fold lower in the hfq mutant than in the wild-type strain. When outer membrane proteins were examined, cysteine synthase, implicated in resistance to oxidative stress and tellurite, was not found at detectable levels in the absence of Hfq. The hfq mutant displayed enhanced sensitivity to superoxide generated by methyl viologen and tellurite. These phenotypes were readily reversed by complementation with the hfq gene expressed from its native promoter. The role of Hfq in the fitness of A. pleuropneumoniae was assessed in a natural host infection model. The hfq mutant failed to colonize porcine lungs and was outcompeted by the wild-type strain (median competitive index of 2 × 10−5). Our data demonstrate that the in vivo-induced gene hfq is involved in the regulation of PNAG-dependent biofilm formation, resistance to superoxide stress, and the fitness and virulence of A. pleuropneumoniae in pigs and begin to elucidate the role of an in vivo-induced gene in the pathogenesis of pleuropneumonia.-
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySargurunathan Subashchandrabose, Rhiannon M. Leveque, Roy N. Kirkwood, Matti Kiupel and Martha H. Mulks-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Microbiology-
dc.rightsCopyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology-
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.00392-13-
dc.subjectNo keywords specified-
dc.titleThe RNA chaperone Hfq promotes fitness of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae during porcine pleuropneumonia-
dc.typeJournal article-
dc.identifier.doi10.1128/IAI.00392-13-
pubs.publication-statusPublished-
dc.identifier.orcidKirkwood, R. [0000-0002-3294-8301]-
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