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ArticleInfection and immunity2002

Novel Aeromonas hydrophila PPD134/91 genes involved in O-antigen and capsule biosynthesis.

Y L Zhang, E Arakawa, K Y Leung

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Y L ZhangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, The National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543.
E Arakawa
K Y Leung
National Institute of Infectious Diseases · JPNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The sequences of the O-antigen and capsule gene clusters of the virulent Aeromonas hydrophila strain PPD134/91 were determined. The O-antigen gene cluster is 17,296 bp long and comprises 17 genes. Seven pathway genes for the synthesis of rhamnose and mannose, six transferase genes, one O unit flippase gene, and one O-antigen chain length determinant gene were identified by amino acid sequence similarity. PCR and Southern blot analysis were performed to survey the distribution of these 17 genes among 11 A. hydrophila strains of different serotypes. A. hydrophila PPD134/91 might belong to serotype O:18, as represented by JCM3980; it contained all the same O-antigen genes as JCM3980 (97 to 100% similarity at the DNA and amino acid levels). The capsule gene cluster of A. hydrophila PPD134/91 is 17,562 bp long and includes 13 genes, which were assembled into three distinct regions similar to those of the group II capsule gene cluster of Escherichia coli and other bacteria. Regions I and III contained four and two capsule transport genes, respectively. Region II had five genes which were highly similar to capsule synthesis pathway genes found in other bacteria. Both the purified O-antigen and capsular polysaccharides increased the ability of the avirulent A. hydrophila strain PPD35/85 to survive in naïve tilapia serum. However, the purified surface polysaccharides had no inhibitory effect on the adhesion of A. hydrophila PPD134/91 to carp epithelial cells.

Indexed as

Multigene FamilyAeromonas hydrophilaBacterial CapsulesBlood Bactericidal ActivityCloning, MolecularGenes, BacterialMannosyltransferasesO AntigensPolysaccharides, BacterialSerotypingMannosyltransferasesO AntigensPolysaccharides, Bacterial

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PMID11953367
PMCPMC127894
OpenAlexW2164750597

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