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Poly-N-acetylglucosamine mediates biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

Authors :
Izano, Era A.
Sadovskaya, Irina
Vinogradov, Evgeny
Mulks, Martha H.
Velliyagounder, Kabilan
Ragunath, Chandran
Kher, William B.
Ramasubbu, Narayanan
Jabbouri, Saïd
Perry, Malcolm B.
Kaplan, Jeffrey B.
Source :
Microbial Pathogenesis. Jul2007, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

Abstract: Most field isolates of the swine pathogen Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae form tenacious biofilms on abiotic surfaces in vitro. We purified matrix polysaccharides from biofilms produced by A. pleuropneumoniae field isolates IA1 and IA5 (serotypes 1 and 5, respectively), and determined their chemical structures by using NMR spectroscopy. Both strains produced matrix polysaccharides consisting of linear chains of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (GlcNAc) residues in β(1,6) linkage (poly-β-1,6-GlcNAc or PGA). A small percentage of the GlcNAc residues in each polysaccharide were N-deacetylated. These structures were nearly identical to those of biofilm matrix polysaccharides produced by Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. PCR analyses indicated that a gene encoding the PGA-specific glycoside transferase enzyme PgaC was present on the chromosome of 15 out of 15 A. pleuropneumoniae reference strains (serotypes 1–12) and 76 out of 77 A. pleuropneumoniae field isolates (serotypes 1, 5 and 7). A pgaC mutant of strain IA5 failed to form biofilms in vitro, as did wild-type strains IA1 and IA5 when grown in broth supplemented with the PGA-hydrolyzing enzyme dispersin B. Treatment of IA5 biofilms with dispersin B rendered them more sensitive to killing by ampicillin. Our findings suggest that PGA functions as a major biofilm adhesin in A. pleuropneumoniae. Biofilm formation may have relevance to the colonization and pathogenesis of A. pleuropneumoniae in pigs. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08824010
Volume :
43
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Microbial Pathogenesis
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24963898
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2007.02.004