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ArticleArchives of microbiology2023

The phase variation between wrinkly and smooth colony phenotype affects the virulence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Qimin Wu, Xue Li, Miaomiao Zhang, Xingfan Xue, Tingting Zhang, Hui Sun, Shuhui Xiong, Renfei Lu, Yiquan Zhang, Min Zhou

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Article in Archives of microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qimin WuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006, Jiangsu, China.
Xue LiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006, Jiangsu, China.
Miaomiao ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006, Jiangsu, China.
Xingfan XueDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006, Jiangsu, China.
Tingting ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006, Jiangsu, China.
Hui SunDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006, Jiangsu, China.
Shuhui XiongDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006, Jiangsu, China.
Renfei LuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006, Jiangsu, China. rainman78@163.com.
Yiquan ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Nantong Hospital 3 of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006, Jiangsu, China. zhangyiquanq@163.com.
Min ZhouNantong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nantong, 226007, Jiangsu, China. 24909364@qq.com.
Nantong University · CNJiangsu University · CN

Funding

Natural Science Research Project of Nantong Science and Technology Bureau JC2021027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the causative agent of seafood-associated gastroenteritis, undergoes wrinkly and smooth colony switching on the plate. The wrinkly spreader grew faster, had stronger motility and biofilm capacity when compared with the smooth one. However, whether the two phenotypes differ in their virulence still needs to be further investigated. In this study, the data showed that the smooth spreader had stronger virulence phenotypes, including the cytotoxicity against HeLa cells, antibacterial activity against E. coli, adhesive capacity toward HeLa cells, and lethality in zebrafish, relative to the wrinkly one. However, the colony morphology variation had no influence on the haemolytic activity. The mRNA levels of major virulence genes including T3SS1, T6SS1, and T6SS2 were significantly enhanced in the smooth colonies relative to those in the wrinkly colonies. Taken together, the presented work highlighted the different virulence profiles of the wrinkly and smooth colony phenotypes.

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Vibrio parahaemolyticusAnimalsBacterial ProteinsEscherichia coliHeLa CellsHumansPhase VariationPhenotypeVirulenceVirulence FactorsZebrafishBacterial ProteinsVirulence FactorsSmoothVibrio parahaemolyticusVirulenceWrinkly

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PMID37973623
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