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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
卷 295, 期 4, 页码 237-242出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2005.05.005
关键词
Pseudomonas aeruginosa; copper homeostasis; P-type ATPase
资金
- NIAID NIH HHS [R15AI47801-01A2] Funding Source: Medline
A sequencing project identified a putative copper homeostasis gene, cueA, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. strain PAO1 Strains with mutations of the cueA gene, encoding a P-type ATPase linked to copper homeostasis in P. putida, displayed greater sensitivity to copper compared to wild-type bacteria using MIC determinations and in vitro passage in growth media with different concentrations of copper added. An LD50 assay showed a cueA deletion mutant was 50-fold more attenuated than wild-type strain PAO1 bacteria. Complementation of the cueA mutation restored in vitro tolerance to copper and virulence in a systemic model of infection to near wild-type levels. Competition assays between cueA mutants and wild-type P. aeruginosa strains demonstrated 20-fold attenuation by the cueA mutants within spleens of mice. This data suggests the P. aeruginosa CueA protein may be important in maintaining copper homeostasis both in vitro and in vivo. (C) 2005 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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