| Transposon mutagenesis in a hyper-invasive clinical isolate of Campylobacter jejuni reveals a number of genes with potential roles in invasion. | |
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PMID: 20035004 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Transposon mutagenesis has been applied to a hyper-invasive clinical isolate of Campylobacter jejuni, 01/51. A random transposon mutant library was screened in an in vitro assay of invasion and 26 mutants with a significant reduction in invasion were identified. Given that the invasion potential of C. jejuni is relatively poor compared to other enteric pathogens, the use of a hyper-invasive strain was advantageous as it greatly facilitated the identification of mutants with reduced invasion. The location of the transposon insertion in 23 of these mutants has been determined; all but three of the insertions are in genes also present in the genome-sequenced strain NCTC 11168. Eight of the mutants contain transposon insertions in one region of the genome (approximately 14 kb), which when compared with the genome of NCTC 11168 overlaps with one of the previously reported plasticity regions and is likely to be involved in genomic variation between strains. Further characterization of one of the mutants within this region has identified a gene that might be involved in adhesion to host cells. |
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Authors:
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Muhammad Afzal Javed; Andrew J Grant; Mary C Bagnall; Duncan J Maskell; Diane G Newell; Georgina Manning |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-12-24 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Microbiology (Reading, England) Volume: 156 ISSN: 1465-2080 ISO Abbreviation: Microbiology (Reading, Engl.) Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-01 Completed Date: 2010-07-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9430468 Medline TA: Microbiology Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1134-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK. |
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Bacterial Proteins
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genetics*,
metabolism Base Sequence Campylobacter Infections / microbiology* Campylobacter jejuni / genetics*, metabolism, pathogenicity* DNA Transposable Elements Humans Molecular Sequence Data Mutagenesis, Insertional Mutation Virulence |
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0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/DNA Transposable Elements |
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