Definition of the single integration site of the pathogenicity locus in Clostridium difficile

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V BraunC von Eichel-Streiber

Abstract

We determined the nucleotide sequence 3.8 kb upstream and 5.2 kb downstream of the toxin genes A and B of Clostridium difficile. Nine ORFs were discovered. Based on PCR-directed approaches, two were attributed to the pathogenicity locus (PaLoc). The other seven were found in every C. difficile isolate obtained from the human gastrointestinal tract, respectless of their toxinogenicity. The ORFs cdu1 and cdu2/2' upstream of the PaLoc displayed similarity to repressors of Gram-positive bacteria (cdu1), and to an Na+/H+ antiporter described for Enterococcus hirae (cdu2/2'). Downstream of the locus a putative ABC transporter (cdd2-4) was identified. With a set of three paired primers used in polymerase chain reactions we succeeded in delineating the PaLoc. Sequencing of the appropriate stretch of DNA in C. difficile VPI10463 and four additional toxinogenic strains proved a high conservation of the borders of the PaLoc in all these strains. Our data define the locus as a distinct genetic element. Comparing the sequences of five toxinogenic and five non-toxinogenic strains the integration site of the PaLoc was defined. This showed that a stretch of 115 bp found in non-toxinogenic strains is replaced by the 19-kb locus in toxinogenic s...Continue Reading

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