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ArticleScientific reports2018

The LetA/S two-component system regulates transcriptomic changes that are essential for the culturability of Legionella pneumophila in water.

Nilmini Mendis, Peter McBride, Joseph Saoud, Thangadurai Mani, Sebastien P Faucher

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nilmini MendisDepartment of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1699-9536
Peter McBrideDepartment of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Joseph SaoudDepartment of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Thangadurai ManiDepartment of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Sebastien P FaucherDepartment of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada. sebastien.faucher2@mcgill.ca.
McGill University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surviving the nutrient-poor aquatic environment for extended periods of time is important for the transmission of various water-borne pathogens, including Legionella pneumophila (Lp). Previous work concluded that the stringent response and the sigma factor RpoS are essential for the survival of Lp in water. In the present study, we investigated the role of the LetA/S two-component signal transduction system in the successful survival of Lp in water. In addition to cell size reduction in the post-exponential phase, LetS also contributes to cell size reduction when Lp is exposed to water. Importantly, absence of the sensor kinase results in a significantly lower survival as measured by CFUs in water at various temperatures and an increased sensitivity to heat shock. According to the transcriptomic analysis, LetA/S orchestrates a general transcriptomic downshift of major metabolic pathways upon exposure to water leading to better culturability, and likely survival, suggesting a potential link with the stringent response. However, the expression of the LetA/S regulated small regulatory RNAs, RsmY and RsmZ, is not changed in a relAspoT mutant, which indicates that the stringent response and the LetA/S response are two distinct regulatory systems contributing to the survival of Lp in water.

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Bacterial ProteinsFibronectinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHumansLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseSigma FactorTranscriptomeVirulenceWater MicrobiologyBacterial ProteinsCcdA protein, BacteriaFibronectinsSigma Factor

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PMID29712912
PMCPMC5928044
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