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Type 3 fimbriae, encoded by the conjugative plasmid pOLA52, enhance biofilm formation and transfer frequencies in Enterobacteriaceae strains

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Authors:
  • Burmølle, Mette ;
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  • Bahl, Martin Iain ;
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    Orcid logo0000-0003-1579-8038
    National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
  • Jensen, Lars Bogø ;
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    Orcid logo0000-0002-0077-1118
    National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
  • Sørensen, Søren J. ;
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  • Hansen, Lars Hestbjerg
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DOI:
10.1099/mic.0.2007/010454-0
Abstract:
The conjugative plasmid pOLA52, which confers resistance to olaquindox and other antimicrobial agents through a multidrug efflux pump, was investigated for its ability to promote biofilm formation in Escherichia coli. Screening of a transposon-mutagenized pOLA52 clone library revealed several biofilm-deficient mutants, which all mapped within a putative operon with high homology to the mrkABCDF operon of Klebsiella pneumoniae, where these genes are responsible for type 3 fimbriae expression, attachment to surfaces and biofilm formation. Biofilm formation in microtitre plates and in urinary catheters of clones containing pOLA52 with a disrupted putative mrk operon was reduced by more than 100-fold and 2-fold, respectively, compared to mutants with an intact mrk operon. The conjugative transfer rate of pOLA52 was also significantly lower when the mrk operon was disrupted. Through reverse transcriptase analysis, it was demonstrated that the genes contained in the putative mrk operon were linked and likely to be expressed as a single operon. Immunoblotting with type 3 fimbriae (MrkA)-specific antibodies further verified expression of type 3 fimbriae. When transferred to other, potentially pathogenic, members of the family Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella Typhimurium, Kluyvera sp. and Enterobacter aerogenes, pOLA52 facilitated increased biofilm formation. pOLA52 is believed to represent the first example of a conjugative plasmid encoding type 3 fimbriae, resulting in enhanced conjugation frequencies and biofilm formation of the plasmid-harbouring strain.
Type:
Journal article
Language:
English
Published in:
Microbiology-sgm, 2008, Vol 154, Issue 1, p. 187-195
Keywords:
Immunoblotting; Genetic Conjugation; Bacterial Fimbriae; Operon; Enterobacter aerogenes; Salmonella typhimurium; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA Messenger; R Factors; Kluyvera; Insertional Mutagenesis; Catheterization; Equipment and Supplies; DNA Transposable Elements; Escherichia coli; Bacteria; Biofilms; Klebsiella pneumoniae
Main Research Area:
Science/technology
Publication Status:
Published
Review type:
Peer Review
Submission year:
2008
Scientific Level:
Scientific
ID:
109787896

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