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ArticleBMC veterinary research2014

Identification of a virulence-related surface protein XF in piscine Streptococcus agalactiae by pre-absorbed immunoproteomics.

Guangjin Liu, Wei Zhang, Yongjie Liu, Huochun Yao, Chengping Lu, Pao Xu

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Guangjin LiuKey Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang No.1, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China. liugj100@njau.edu.cn.
Wei ZhangKey Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang No.1, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China. vszw@njau.edu.cn.
Yongjie LiuKey Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang No.1, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China. liuyongjie@njau.edu.cn.
Huochun YaoKey Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang No.1, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China. yaohch@njau.edu.cn.
Chengping LuKey Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang No.1, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China. lucp@njau.edu.cn.
Pao XuKey Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, 214081, China. xup@ffrc.cn.
Nanjing Agricultural University · CNChinese Academy of Fishery Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSince 2009, large-scale Streptococcus agalactiae infections have broken out in cultured tilapia farms in China, resulting in considerable economic losses. Screening of the surface proteins is required to identify virulence factors or protective antigens involved in piscine S.agalactiae infections in tilapia. Pre-absorbed immunoproteomics method (PAIM) is a useful method previously established in our laboratory for identifying bacterial surface proteins.

resultsA serine-rich repeat protein family 1 (Srr-1), designated XF, was identified by PAIM in piscine S. agalactiae isolate GD201008-001. To investigate the role of XF in the pathogenesis of piscine S. agalactiae, an isogenic xf mutant strain (Δxf) and a complemented strain (CΔxf) were successfully constructed. The Δxf mutant and CΔxf showed no significant differences in growth characteristics and adherence to HEp-2 cells compared with the wild-type strain. However the 50% lethal dose of Δxf was increased (4-fold) compared with that of the parental strain in a zebrafish infection model.

conclusionsThe findings demonstrated that XF is a virulence-related, highly immunoreactive surface protein and is involved in the pathogenicity of S. agalactiae infections in fish.

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Adhesins, BacterialAnimalsFish DiseasesHep G2 CellsHumansImmunoblottingProteomicsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus agalactiaeVirulence FactorsZebrafishAdhesins, BacterialSrr-1 protein, Streptococcus agalactiaeVirulence Factors

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