Role of the acid tolerance response in virulence of Salmonella typhimurium.

Infection and Immunity
M R Wilmes-RiesenbergR Curtis

Abstract

During its life cycle, Salmonella typhimurium is exposed to a variety of acidic conditions. Survival in the acidic environments within the host may require the adaptive acid tolerance response (ATR), which is characterized by the induction of several Salmonella proteins upon exposure to mildly acidic conditions. These induced proteins protect the bacterium from death under severe acid challenge. The goal of this study was to examine the role of ATR in Salmonella pathogenesis. Initially, we observed that differences exist between the virulent S. typhimurium strains and the laboratory S. typhimurium strain LT2 with respect to their ATR. Mutations affecting the ATR of S. typhimurium LT2, including atrB, atrC (polA), atrD, atbR, and fur, were crossed into virulent Salmonella strains, and the resultant transductants were screened for virulence in mice and acid sensitivity. Surprisingly, with the exception of the fur mutation, none of the muatations had a major effect on acid resistance or virulence in the pathogenic strains. The fur mutants showed a 1-to 3-log increase in the 50% lethal dose; however, the magnitude of its effect was dependent on the strain background. Strains containing two or three different atr mutations were cons...Continue Reading

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