Bile-induced curing of the virulence plasmid in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
Bile-induced curing of the virulence plasmid in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
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DOI:
10.1128/jb.00995-06
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发表时间:
2006-11-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Casadesus, Josep
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作者:
Garcia-Quintanilla, Meritxell;Prieto, Ana I.;Casadesus, Josep
Exposure to bile induces curing of the virulence plasmid in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (pSLT). Disruption of the ccdB gene increases pSLT curing, both spontaneous and induced by bile, suggesting that the pSLT ccdAB genes may encode a homolog of the CedAB addiction module previously described in the F sex factor. Unlike the F sex factor, synthesis of pSLT-encoded pili does not confer bile sensitivity. These observations may provide insights into the evolution of virulence plasmids in Salmonella subspecies 1, as well as the causes of virulence plasmid loss in other Salmonella subspecies.