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PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 5(12): e1419, 2011 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22180799

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi is the cause of typhoid fever. It is a human-restricted pathogen, and few data exist on S. Typhi gene expression in humans. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We applied an RNA capture and amplification technique, Selective Capture of Transcribed Sequences (SCOTS), and microarray hybridization to identify S. Typhi transcripts expressed in the blood of five humans infected with S. Typhi in Bangladesh. In total, we detected the expression of mRNAs for 2,046 S. Typhi genes (44% of the S. Typhi genome) in human blood; expression of 912 genes was detected in all 5 patients, and expression of 1,100 genes was detected in 4 or more patients. Identified transcripts were associated with the virulence-associated PhoP regulon, Salmonella pathogenicity islands, the use of alternative carbon and energy sources, synthesis and transport of iron, thiamine, and biotin, and resistance to antimicrobial peptides and oxidative stress. The most highly represented group were genes currently annotated as encoding proteins designated as hypothetical, unknown, or unclassified. Of the 2,046 detected transcripts, 1,320 (29% of the S. Typhi genome) had significantly different levels of detection in human blood compared to in vitro cultures; detection of 141 transcripts was significantly different in all 5 patients, and detection of 331 transcripts varied in at least 4 patients. These mRNAs encode proteins of unknown function, those involved in energy metabolism, transport and binding, cell envelope, cellular processes, and pathogenesis. We confirmed increased expression of a subset of identified mRNAs by quantitative-PCR. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: We report the first characterization of bacterial transcriptional profiles in the blood of patients with typhoid fever. S. Typhi is an important global pathogen whose restricted host range has greatly inhibited laboratory studies. Our results suggest that S. Typhi uses a largely uncharacterized genetic repertoire to survive within cells and utilize alternate energy sources during infection.


Subject(s)
RNA, Bacterial/blood , Salmonella typhi/genetics , Typhoid Fever/microbiology , Adolescent , Adult , Bacteremia/microbiology , Bacterial Proteins/classification , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Bangladesh , Child , Child, Preschool , Gene Expression Profiling , Humans , Infant , Middle Aged , Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis , RNA, Bacterial/chemistry , RNA, Bacterial/classification , RNA, Messenger/blood , RNA, Messenger/chemistry , RNA, Messenger/classification , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Salmonella typhi/isolation & purification , Typhoid Fever/blood
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Front Microbiol ; 2: 266, 2011.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22291682

ABSTRACT

To identify factors contributing to the ability of tubercle bacilli to grow in the lung during active infection, we analyzed RNA expression patterns in bacteria present in patient sputum. Prominent among bacterial transcripts identified were those encoding secreted peptides of the Esat-6 subfamily that includes EsxK and EsxL (Rv1197 and Rv1198). H37Rv esxKL and esxJI transcripts were differentially expressed under different growth conditions, and disruption of these genes altered growth phase kinetics in typical laboratory batch broth cultures. These growth defects, including the reduced intracellular growth of an ΔesxKL mutant in primary human macrophages, were reversed by either low multiplicity co-infection or co-culture with wild-type bacteria, demonstrating the ability of the secreted factors to rescue isogenic mutants. Complementing either only esxL or esxI alone (Rv1198 or Rv1037c) also reduced observed growth defects, indicating these genes encode factors capable of contributing to growth. Our studies indicate that the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mtb9.9 family secreted factors EsxL and EsxI can act in trans to modulate growth of intracellular bacteria, and are highly expressed during active human lung infection.

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PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 4(12): e908, 2010 Dec 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21151879

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A is a human-restricted cause of paratyphoid fever, accounting for up to a fifth of all cases of enteric fever in Asia. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this work, we applied an RNA analysis method, Selective Capture of Transcribed Sequences (SCOTS), and cDNA hybridization-microarray technology to identify S. Paratyphi A transcripts expressed by bacteria in the blood of three patients in Bangladesh. In total, we detected 1,798 S. Paratyphi A mRNAs expressed in the blood of infected humans (43.9% of the ORFeome). Of these, we identified 868 in at least two patients, and 315 in all three patients. S. Paratyphi A transcripts identified in at least two patients encode proteins involved in energy metabolism, nutrient and iron acquisition, vitamin biosynthesis, stress responses, oxidative stress resistance, and pathogenesis. A number of detected transcripts are expressed from PhoP and SlyA-regulated genes associated with intra-macrophage survival, genes contained within Salmonella Pathogenicity Islands (SPIs) 1-4, 6, 10, 13, and 16, as well as RpoS-regulated genes. The largest category of identified transcripts is that of encoding proteins with unknown function. When comparing levels of bacterial mRNA using in vivo samples collected from infected patients to samples from in vitro grown organisms, we found significant differences for 347, 391, and 456 S. Paratyphi A transcripts in each of three individual patients (approximately 9.7% of the ORFeome). Of these, expression of 194 transcripts (4.7% of ORFs) was concordant in two or more patients, and 41 in all patients. Genes encoding these transcripts are contained within SPI-1, 3, 6 and 10, PhoP-regulated genes, involved in energy metabolism, nutrient acquisition, drug resistance, or uncharacterized genes. Using quantitative RT-PCR, we confirmed increased gene expression in vivo for a subset of these genes. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: To our knowledge, we describe the first microarray-based transcriptional analysis of a pathogen in the blood of naturally infected humans.


Subject(s)
Bacteremia/microbiology , Blood/microbiology , Gene Expression Profiling , Paratyphoid Fever/microbiology , Salmonella paratyphi A/genetics , Adolescent , Adult , Bangladesh , Child , Child, Preschool , DNA, Complementary/genetics , Humans , Microarray Analysis , Middle Aged , RNA, Bacterial/genetics , RNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification , RNA, Messenger/genetics , RNA, Messenger/isolation & purification , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Salmonella paratyphi A/isolation & purification , Young Adult
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J Bacteriol ; 190(11): 3955-61, 2008 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18390665

ABSTRACT

Mycobacterium tuberculosis maintains a large genetic capacity necessary for growth in different environments during infection and survival upon aerosol transmission to new hosts. Screening for bacterial RNAs produced in response to host interactions produced candidate lists where we noted proXVWZ, annotated as encoding a putative glycine betaine or proline transporter. As high surface-to-volume ratios make bacterial cells particularly vulnerable to changes in water availability, we investigated the contributions of this transporter to the ability of M. tuberculosis to colonize macrophages. An H37Rv proXVWZ mutant was impaired for initial survival and intracellular growth and exhibited reduced growth at elevated medium osmolarity. This defect could be complemented by restoring proXVWZ and was attributable to a failure to accumulate the compatible solute glycine betaine. We then demonstrated that ProXVWZ allows M. tuberculosis to obtain betaine from host macrophages and thereby contributes to early steps in colonizing this niche.


Subject(s)
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/metabolism , Betaine/metabolism , Macrophages/microbiology , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/metabolism , ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/genetics , Animals , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Cell Line , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial/physiology , Humans , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mutation , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/growth & development , Osmolar Concentration , Osmotic Pressure , Phagocytosis/physiology , RNA, Bacterial/metabolism , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Time Factors
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