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MICROBIOLOGY-SGM
卷 154, 期 -, 页码 2522-2532出版社
SOC GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2008/017988-0
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- MRC [G0400268]
- MRC [G0400268] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G0400268] Funding Source: researchfish
Escherichia coli K1 isolates synthesize a polysialic acid (l capsule, are components of the adult gastrointestinal microbiota and may cause lethal bacteraemia and meningitis if acquired maternally by newborn infants. We used a neonatal rat pup K1 infection model to establish that prompt administration of a selective capsule depolymerase reverses the bacteraemic state and prevents death of almost all pups. In untreated animals, bacteria colonize the gastrointestinal tract and gain entry to the blood compartment, where they express the non-O-acetylated form of polySia. The bacteria invade the major organs of the host; histological and histochemical analysis of brain sections revealed that at least some bacteria enter the central nervous system through the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier at the choroid plexus prior to colonization of the meninges. Once in this location, they cease expression of l The unexpected abrogation of l a factor associated with the pathogenesis of meningitis and essential for transit through the blood, suggests that the neuropathogen dispenses with its protective capsule once it has colonized protected niches. Thus, systemic infections due to encapsulated pathogens may be resolved by capsule depolymerization only if the enzyme modifies the bacteria whilst they are in the blood compartment.
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