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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2013

Legionella pneumophila transcriptional response following exposure to CuO nanoparticles.

Jingrang Lu, Ian Struewing, Helen Y Buse, Jiahui Kou, Howard A Shuman, Sébastien P Faucher, Nicholas J Ashbolt

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jingrang LuU.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. lu.jingrang@epa.gov
Ian Struewing
Helen Y Buse
Jiahui Kou
Howard A Shuman
Sébastien P Faucher
Nicholas J Ashbolt
Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac (United States) · USEnvironmental Protection Agency · USMcGill University · CAOhio Environmental Protection Agency · USUniversity of Chicago · US

Funding

Gene Expression Patterns and Lifestyles in LegionellaR01AI064481 · NIAID · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SHUMAN, HOWARD A · 2005 to 2009
$3.1M
NIAID NIH HHS AI 064481NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064481
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Copper ions are an effective antimicrobial agent used to control Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever arising from institutional drinking water systems. Here, we present data on an alternative bactericidal agent, copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs), and its efficacy on Legionella pneumophila. In broth cultures, the CuO-NPs caused growth inhibition, which appeared to be concentration and exposure time dependent. The transcriptomic response of L. pneumophila to CuO-NP exposure was investigated by using a whole-genome microarray. The expression of genes involved in metabolism, transcription, translation, DNA replication and repair, and unknown/hypothetical proteins was significantly affected by exposure to CuO-NPs. In addition, expression of 21 virulence genes was also affected by exposure to CuO-NP and further evaluated by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR). Some virulence gene responses occurred immediately and transiently after addition of CuO-NPs to the cells and faded rapidly (icmV, icmW, lepA), while expression of other genes increased within 6 h (ceg29, legLC8, legP, lem19, lem24, lpg1689, and rtxA), 12 h (cegC1, dotA, enhC, htpX, icmE, pvcA, and sidF), and 24 h (legP, lem19, and ceg19), but for most of the genes tested, expression was reduced after 24 h of exposure. Genes like ceg29 and rtxA appeared to be the most responsive to CuO-NP exposures and along with other genes identified in this study may prove useful to monitor and manage the impact of drinking water disinfection on L. pneumophila.

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Metal NanoparticlesAnti-Bacterial AgentsCopperGene ExpressionLegionella pneumophilaTrace ElementsTranscription, GeneticAnti-Bacterial AgentsCoppercupric oxideTrace Elements

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PMID23416998
PMCPMC3623207
OpenAlexW2128519370

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