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ArticleInfection and immunity2009

Genomic analysis of an attenuated Chlamydia abortus live vaccine strain reveals defects in central metabolism and surface proteins.

L S Burall, A Rodolakis, A Rekiki, G S A Myers, P M Bavoil

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

L S BurallDepartment of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, Maryland 21042, USA.
A Rodolakis
A Rekiki
G S A Myers
P M Bavoil
University of Maryland, Baltimore · USInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique · MA

Funding

TRAINING IN OROFACIAL BIOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCET32DE007309 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI GORDON, SHARON M. · 1997 to 2012
$6.8M
Comparative Genomics of the ChlamydiaceaeR01AI051472 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI MYERS, GARRY STEWART ANTHONY · 2003 to 2007
$2.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI051472NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI51472NIDCR NIH HHS T32 DE007309NIDCR NIH HHS T32 DE07309-08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Comparative genomic analysis of a wild-type strain of the ovine pathogen Chlamydia abortus and its nitrosoguanidine-induced, temperature-sensitive, virulence-attenuated live vaccine derivative identified 22 single nucleotide polymorphisms unique to the mutant, including nine nonsynonymous mutations, one leading to a truncation of pmpG, which encodes a polymorphic membrane protein, and two intergenic mutations potentially affecting promoter sequences. Other nonsynonymous mutations mapped to a pmpG pseudogene and to predicted coding sequences encoding a putative lipoprotein, a sigma-54-dependent response regulator, a PhoH-like protein, a putative export protein, two tRNA synthetases, and a putative serine hydroxymethyltransferase. One of the intergenic mutations putatively affects transcription of two divergent genes encoding pyruvate kinase and a putative SOS response nuclease, respectively. These observations suggest that the temperature-sensitive phenotype and associated virulence attenuation of the vaccine strain result from disrupted metabolic activity due to altered pyruvate kinase expression and/or alteration in the function of one or more membrane proteins, most notably PmpG and a putative lipoprotein.

Indexed as

Genome, BacterialBacterial ProteinsBacterial VaccinesCephalosporinsChlamydophila psittaciGlycine HydroxymethyltransferaseMembrane ProteinsMethionine-tRNA LigaseMutationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideVaccines, AttenuatedVirulenceBacterial ProteinsBacterial VaccinesCB 181963CephalosporinsGlycine HydroxymethyltransferaseMembrane ProteinsMethionine-tRNA LigaseVaccines, Attenuated

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PMID19596773
PMCPMC2738009
OpenAlexW2131228795

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