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Toward Optimization of a Rabbit Model of Staphylococcus aureus (USA300) Skin and Soft Tissue Infection

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MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
卷 10, 期 2, 页码 -

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02716-21

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rabbit; MRSA; USA300; abscess; recurrent infection; animal model; Staphylococcus aureus

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  1. NIH [5R01 AI052474]
  2. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections worldwide. Animal infection models have been used to study its virulence and host response. However, current models require a high inoculum. This study developed a rabbit infection model with lower CFU and investigated the host response to infection.
Staphylococcus aureus remains a leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) globally. In the United States, many of these infections are caused by isolates classified as USA300. Our understanding of the success of USA300 as a human pathogen is due in part to data obtained from animal infection models, including rabbit SSTI models. These animal models have been used to study S. aureus virulence and pathogenesis and to gain an enhanced understanding of the host response to infection. Although significant knowledge has been gained, the need to use a relatively high inoculum of USA300 (1 x 10(8) to 5 x 10(8) CFU) is a caveat of these infection models. As a step toward addressing this issue, we created mutations in USA300 that mimic those found in S. aureus strains with naturally occurring rabbit tropism-namely, single nucleotide polymorphisms in dltB and/or deletion of rot. We then developed a rabbit SSTI model that utilizes an inoculum of 10(6) USA300 CFU to cause reproducible disease and tested whether primary SSTI protects rabbits against severe reinfection caused by the same strain. Although there was modest protection against severe reinfection, primary infection and reinfection with rabbit-tropic USA300 strains failed to increase the overall level of circulating anti-S. aureus antibodies significantly. These findings provide additional insight into the host response to S. aureus. More work is needed to further develop a low-inoculum infection model that can be used to better test the potential of new therapeutics or vaccine target antigens. IMPORTANCE Animal models of S. aureus infection are important for evaluating bacterial pathogenesis and host immune responses. These animal infection models are often used as an initial step in the testing of vaccine antigens and new therapeutics. The extent to which animal models of S. aureus infection approximate human infections remains a significant consideration for translation of results to human clinical trials. Although significant progress has been made with rabbit models of S. aureus infection, one concern is the high inoculum needed to cause reproducible disease. Here, we generated USA300 strains that have tropism for rabbits and developed a rabbit SSTI model that uses fewer CFU than previous models.

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