ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2016, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (1): 157-164.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2016.01.021

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The Role of phoP/Q Two-component System in Virulence of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli

LI Chun-xiao,ZHANG Yu-xi,QI Ke-zong*,HAN Xian-gan,TU Jian,XUE Ting,ZHOU Xiu-hong   

  1. (College of Animal Science and Technology,Anhui Agricultural University,Hefei 230036,China)
  • Received:2015-06-29 Online:2016-01-23 Published:2016-01-23

Abstract:

As a kind of external environment receptor,phoP/phoQ is involved in regulating bacterial adaptability to external environment.The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of phoP/Q two-component system to biological characteristics of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) such as growth,engraftment,and virulence.The phoP-phoQ deletion mutant strain was constructed by homologous recombination assay,and the complement strain was constructed through transformation deletion strain with the plasmid complement.The growth curve determination and motility assay,the adhesion and invasion to chicken embryo fibroblast (CEF),detection of virulence gene transcription and median lethal dose (LD50) experimental were used to compare biological characteristics of wild strain,deletion strain and complement strain.Compared with the wild strain,the growth characteristics of the mutant strain did not change;the motility of the mutant strain felled by 63% comparing with wild strain;its ability of adhesion and invasion to DEF cells respectively decreased to 69.83% and 62.17%;and LD50 was significantly reduced by 13.3 times.The transcription of polAtsh respectively increased by 41% and 54%,while the sodA and iss decreased by 64% and 98%.The phoP/Q two-component system is involved in the regulation of the APEC pathogenic,and its deletion can reduce the pathogenicity of APEC.

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