SssP1, a Streptococcus suis Fimbria-Like Protein Transported by the SecY2/A2 System, Contributes to Bacterial Virulence

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Yue ZhangHuochun Yao

Abstract

Streptococcus suis is an important Gram-positive pathogen in the swine industry and is an emerging zoonotic pathogen for humans. In our previous work, we found a virulent S. suis strain, CZ130302, belonging to a novel serotype, Chz, to be associated with acute meningitis in piglets. However, its underlying mechanisms of pathogenesis remain poorly understood. In this study, we sequenced and analyzed the complete genomes of three Chz serotype strains, including strain CZ130302 and two avirulent strains, HN136 and AH681. By genome comparison, we found two putative genomic islands (GIs) uniquely encoded in strain CZ130302 and designated them 50K GI and 58K GI. In mouse infection model, the deletion of 50K and 58K GIs caused 270-fold and 3-fold attenuation of virulence, respectively. Notably, we identified a complete SecY2/A2 system, coupled with its secretory protein SssP1 encoded in the 50K GI, which contributed to the pathogenicity of strain CZ130302. Immunogold electron microscopy and immunofluorescence analyses indicated that SssP1 could form fimbria-like structures that extend outward from the bacterial cell surface. The sssP1 mutation also attenuated bacterial adherence in human laryngeal epithelial (HEp-2) cells and human br...Continue Reading

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