Molecular characterization of a carbon dioxide-dependent Proteus mirabilis small-colony variant isolated from a clinical specimen
Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy(2024)
摘要
Introduction
Carbon dioxide-dependent Proteus mirabilis has been isolated from clinical specimens. It is not clear whether mutations in carbonic anhydrase are responsible for the carbon dioxide dependence of P. mirabilis. The pathogenicity of carbon dioxide-dependent P. mirabilis also remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the cause carbon dioxide dependence of P. mirabilis and its pathogenicity.
Methods
The DNA sequence of can encoding carbonic anhydrase of a carbon dioxide-dependent P. mirabilis small colony variant (SCV) isolate was analysed. To confirm that impaired carbonic anhydrase activity is responsible for the formation of the carbon dioxide-dependent SCV phenotype of P. mirabilis, we performed complementation experiments using plasmids with intact can. Additionally, mouse infection experiments were performed to confirm the change in virulence due to the mutation of carbonic anhydrase.
Results
We found that the can gene of the carbon dioxide-dependent P. mirabilis SCV isolate showed had a frameshift mutation with a deletion of 1 bp (c. 173delC). The can of P. mirabilis encodes carbonic anhydrase was also found to function in Escherichia coli. The cause of the carbon dioxide-dependent SCV phenotype of P. mirabilis was an abnormality in carbonic anhydrase. Nevertheless, no changes were observed in virulence due to the mutation of carbonic anhydrase in mouse infection experiments.
Conclusions
The can gene is essential for the growth of P. mirabilis in ambient air. The mechanisms underlying this fitness advantage in terms of infection warrant further investigation.
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Small-colony variants,Carbonic anhydrase,Can,Carbon dioxide-dependent,Proteus mirabilis
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