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JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
Volume 186, Issue 17, Pages 5692-5698Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.17.5692-5698.2004
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- NIAID NIH HHS [AI04936] Funding Source: Medline
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Bordetella species utilize the BvgAS (Bordetella virulence gene) two-component signal transduction system to sense the environment and regulate gene expression among at least three phases: a virulent Bvg(+) phase, a nonvirulent Bvg(-) phase, and an intermediate Bvg(i) phase. Genes expressed in the Bvg(+) phase encode known virulence factors, including adhesins such as filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) and fimbriae, as well as toxins such as the bifunctional adenylate cyclase/hemolysin (ACY). Previous studies showed that in the Bvg(i) phase, FHA and fimbriae continue to be expressed, but ACY expression is significantly downregulated. In this report, we determine that Bordetella bronchiseptica can form biofilms in vitro and that the generation of biofilm is maximal in the Bvg(i) phase. We show that FHA is required for maximal biofilm formation and that fimbriae may also contribute to this phenotype. However, expression of ACY inhibits biofilm formation, most likely via interactions with FHA. Therefore, the coordinated regulation of adhesins and ACY expression leads to maximal biofilm formation in the Bvg(i) phase in B. bronchiseptica.
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