Microscopic Analysis of the Chlamydia abortus Inclusion and Its Interaction with Those Formed by Other Chlamydial Species.
Microscopic Analysis of the Chlamydia abortus Inclusion and Its Interaction with Those Formed by Other Chlamydial Species.
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流产衣原体包涵体及其与其他衣原体物种形成的包涵体的相互作用的显微分析。
DOI:
10.1128/iai.00499-21
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Rockey,DanielD
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作者:
Garvin,LotishaE;DeBoer,AddisonG;Carrell,StevenJ;Wang,Xisheng;Rockey,DanielD
The Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular pathogens that develop and multiply within a poorly characterized parasitophorous vacuole (the inclusion) during growth. Chlamydia abortus is a major pathogen of sheep and other ruminants, and its inclusion development is poorly characterized. We used immunofluorescence microscopy, quantitative culture, and qPCR to examine C. abortus inclusion development and to examine the interaction of C. abortus inclusions with those formed by other species. Antibodies used in these studies include sera from ewes from production facilities that were naturally infected with C. abortus. Multiple inclusions are often found inC. abortus-infected cells, even in populations infected at very low multiplicity of infection. Labeling of fixed cells with sera from infected sheep revealed fibrous structures that extend away from the inclusion into the cytoplasm of the host cell. C. abortus inclusions fused with C. caviae and C. psittaci inclusions in coinfected cells. Inclusions formed by C. abortus and C. caviae did not fuse with inclusions formed by C. trachomatis, C. pneumoniae, or C. pecorum. The ability of inclusions to fuse was correlated with the overall genomic relatedness between species, and with sequence similarity in the inclusion membrane protein IncA. Quantitative PCR data demonstrated thatC. abortusgrows at a decreased rate during coinfections with C. caviae, while C. caviae growth was unaffected. The collected data add depth to our understanding of inclusion development in this significant zoonotic veterinary pathogen.