Comparative analysis of the virulence control systems of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica

Molecular Microbiology
G Martínez de TejadaP A Cotter

Abstract

Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica contain nearly identical BvgAS signal-transduction systems that mediate a biphasic transition between virulent (Bvg+) and avirulent (Bvg-) phases. In the Bvg+ phase, the two species express a similar set of adhesins and toxins, and in both organisms the transition to the Bvg- phase occurs in response to the same environmental signals (low temperature or the presence of nicotinic acid or sulphate anion). These two species differ, however, with regard to Bvg(-)-phase phenotypes, host specificity, the severity and course of the diseases they cause, and also potentially in their routes of transmission. To investigate the contribution of the virulence-control system to these phenotypic differences, we constructed a chimeric B. bronchiseptica strain containing bvgAS from B. pertussis and compared it with wild-type B. bronchiseptica in vitro and in vivo. The chimeric strain was indistinguishable from the wild type in its ability to express Bvg(+)- and Bvg(-)- phase-specific factors. However, although the chimeric strain responded to the same signals as the wild type, it differed dramatically in sensitivity to these signals; significantly more nicotinic acid or MgSO4 was required to mo...Continue Reading

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