Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella typhimurium ST313 are not host-restricted and have an invasive phenotype in experimentally infected chickens.
Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella typhimurium ST313 are not host-restricted and have an invasive phenotype in experimentally infected chickens.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0002487
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Wigley P
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作者:
Parsons BN;Humphrey S;Salisbury AM;Mikoleit J;Hinton JC;Gordon MA;Wigley P
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Sequence Type (ST) 313 is a major cause of invasive non-Typhoidal salmonellosis in sub-Saharan Africa. No animal reservoir has been identified, and it has been suggested that ST313 is adapted to humans and transmission may occur via person-to-person spread. Here, we show that ST313 cause severe invasive infection in chickens as well as humans. Oral infection of chickens with ST313 isolates D23580 and Q456 resulted in rapid infection of spleen and liver with all birds infected at these sites by 3 days post-infection. In contrast, the well-defined ST19 S. Typhimurium isolates F98 and 4/74 were slower to cause invasive disease. Both ST19 and ST313 caused hepatosplenomegaly, and this was most pronounced in the ST313-infected animals. At 3 and 7 days post-infection, colonization of the gastrointestinal tract was lower in birds infected with the ST313 isolates compared with ST19. Histological examination and expression of CXCL chemokines in the ileum showed that both D23580 (ST313) and 4/74 (ST19) strains caused increased CXCL expression at 3 days post-infection, and this was significantly higher in the ileum of D23580 vs 4/74 infected birds. At 7 days post-infection, reduced chemokine expression occurred in the ileum of the D23580 but not 4/74-infected birds. Histological analysis showed that D23580 infection resulted in rapid inflammation and pathology including villous flattening and fusion at 3 days post-infection, and subsequent resolution by 7 days. In contrast, 4/74 induced less inflammation and pathology at 3 days post-infection. The data presented demonstrate that ST313 is capable of causing invasive disease in a non-human host. The rapid invasive nature of infection in the chicken, coupled with lower gastrointestinal colonization, supports the hypothesis that ST313 is a distinct pathovariant of S. Typhimurium that has evolved to become a systemic pathogen that can cause disease in several hosts. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium usually causes foodborne diarrheal infections in humans. Recently variants of S. Typhimurium have emerged in Africa associated with invasive and often fatal disease, especially in adults infected by HIV and children with malaria or malnutrition. Analysis of these Sequence Type (ST) 313 isolates has identified significant genome degradation, compared with the ST19 genotype that typically causes diarrhea in humans. This is characterised by pseudogenes and deletions observed in the human-adapted S.Typhi. This has led to the hypothesis that the ST313 has become specifically adapted to humans. Here, we show ST313 also cause invasive disease in chickens, a common source of human Salmonella infection. As in humans, ST313 strains are more invasive than ST19 S. Typhimurium, and also cause less intestinal colonization. However, unlike Salmonella serotypes associated with invasive disease in the chicken, ST313 causes inflammation and damage to the intestine. These findings suggest that ST313 is not host-restricted to humans, and may have evolved to cause a more invasive disease in a range of hosts. We highlight the fact that animals, including chickens, could still be a source of ST313 and that further epidemiological research is needed into potential animal reservoirs of ST313 in Africa.
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