Diverse Pathogenicity of Salmonella Enteritidis Clones Isolated from Poultry Farms in Chicks and BALB/c Mice

Oral infection of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE) strains, SE #15, SE #26, and SE #56, isolated from poultry farms was performed with specific pathogen-free (SPF) 1-day-old chicks and 6 weeks-old BALB/c mice. SE #15 showed the strongest lethality to both chicks and mice, and SE #26 or...

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Main Authors: Tomoya Ekawa, Shiori Terai, Fumio Amano, Yukiko Hanatani, Hiroaki Ohta
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Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2009-10-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/46/4/46_46.370/_pdf/-char/en
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author Tomoya Ekawa
Shiori Terai
Fumio Amano
Yukiko Hanatani
Hiroaki Ohta
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description Oral infection of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE) strains, SE #15, SE #26, and SE #56, isolated from poultry farms was performed with specific pathogen-free (SPF) 1-day-old chicks and 6 weeks-old BALB/c mice. SE #15 showed the strongest lethality to both chicks and mice, and SE #26 or #56 showed no effects on the survival of mice, while SE #26 showed little and SE #56 intermediate lethal effects to chicks. Using reverse transcriptation-PCR (RT-PCR), expression of pathogenic genes in these SE clones was examined; flagella (fliC), invading host cell (invA), Salmonella enterotoxin (stn) and DNA-binding protein from starved cells of Salmonella (sep22) genes were expressed in SE #15 and SE #56, whereas invA was negative in SE #26. However sep22 was more weakly expressed in SE #26 and SE #56 than SE #15. Western blot analysis of total protein extracts of these SE strains revealed that SE #15 expressed highest levels of SEp22, while SE #26 and SE #56, significantly lower levels of this protein than SE#15. This study showed the extents of sep22 expression at mRNA as well as protein level correlated well with pathogenicity of SE clones to chicks and mice, and these results suggest that SEp22 is a new virulence factor in both chick and mouse.
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spelling doaj.art-31c87eb8747b4434b71fb37613b941852023-05-31T00:47:03ZengJapan Poultry Science AssociationThe Journal of Poultry Science1346-73951349-04862009-10-0146437037610.2141/jpsa.46.370jpsaDiverse Pathogenicity of Salmonella Enteritidis Clones Isolated from Poultry Farms in Chicks and BALB/c MiceTomoya Ekawa0Shiori Terai1Fumio Amano2Yukiko Hanatani3Hiroaki Ohta4CAF Laboratories Inc., JapanLaboratory of Biodefense & Regulation, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, JapanLaboratory of Biodefense & Regulation, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, JapanCAF Laboratories Inc., JapanCAF Laboratories Inc., JapanOral infection of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE) strains, SE #15, SE #26, and SE #56, isolated from poultry farms was performed with specific pathogen-free (SPF) 1-day-old chicks and 6 weeks-old BALB/c mice. SE #15 showed the strongest lethality to both chicks and mice, and SE #26 or #56 showed no effects on the survival of mice, while SE #26 showed little and SE #56 intermediate lethal effects to chicks. Using reverse transcriptation-PCR (RT-PCR), expression of pathogenic genes in these SE clones was examined; flagella (fliC), invading host cell (invA), Salmonella enterotoxin (stn) and DNA-binding protein from starved cells of Salmonella (sep22) genes were expressed in SE #15 and SE #56, whereas invA was negative in SE #26. However sep22 was more weakly expressed in SE #26 and SE #56 than SE #15. Western blot analysis of total protein extracts of these SE strains revealed that SE #15 expressed highest levels of SEp22, while SE #26 and SE #56, significantly lower levels of this protein than SE#15. This study showed the extents of sep22 expression at mRNA as well as protein level correlated well with pathogenicity of SE clones to chicks and mice, and these results suggest that SEp22 is a new virulence factor in both chick and mouse.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/46/4/46_46.370/_pdf/-char/eninvapathogenicitysalmonella enteritidissep22 (salmonella dps)virulence factor
spellingShingle Tomoya Ekawa
Shiori Terai
Fumio Amano
Yukiko Hanatani
Hiroaki Ohta
Diverse Pathogenicity of Salmonella Enteritidis Clones Isolated from Poultry Farms in Chicks and BALB/c Mice
The Journal of Poultry Science
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pathogenicity
salmonella enteritidis
sep22 (salmonella dps)
virulence factor
title Diverse Pathogenicity of Salmonella Enteritidis Clones Isolated from Poultry Farms in Chicks and BALB/c Mice
title_full Diverse Pathogenicity of Salmonella Enteritidis Clones Isolated from Poultry Farms in Chicks and BALB/c Mice
title_fullStr Diverse Pathogenicity of Salmonella Enteritidis Clones Isolated from Poultry Farms in Chicks and BALB/c Mice
title_full_unstemmed Diverse Pathogenicity of Salmonella Enteritidis Clones Isolated from Poultry Farms in Chicks and BALB/c Mice
title_short Diverse Pathogenicity of Salmonella Enteritidis Clones Isolated from Poultry Farms in Chicks and BALB/c Mice
title_sort diverse pathogenicity of salmonella enteritidis clones isolated from poultry farms in chicks and balb c mice
topic inva
pathogenicity
salmonella enteritidis
sep22 (salmonella dps)
virulence factor
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