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Global transcriptional and phenotypic analyseis of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain Xuzhou21 and its pO157_Sal cured mutant

ABSTRACT: Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an important food-borne pathogen that can cause hemorrhagic colitis (HC) and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) in humans. pO157_Sal, a novel conjugative plasmid is present in a Chinese O157:H7 outbreak strain Xuzhou21. Here we investigated the phenotypic and transcriptional differences between the wild type strain Xuzhou21 and the pO157_Sal cured mutant strain Xuzhou21m. RNA-seq analysis found that all 52 ORFs encoded on pO157_Sal were transcribed. 168 chromosomal and pO157 genes were differentially expressed (≥2 fold difference) between Xuzhou21 and Xuzhou21m. Sixty-seven and 101 genes were up-regulated and down-regulated respectively by pO157_Sal including genes related to stress response, adaption and virulence. The plasmid-cured mutant grew slower than wild type in M9 medium under the condition of high NaCl or presence of sodium deoxycholate (NaDC), corroborating with the RNA-seq data. Seven differentially expressed genes are associated with NaDC resistance, including the adenine-specific DNA-methyltransferase gene (dam), multidrug efflux system subunit gene mdtA, hyperosmotically inducible periplasmic protein gene osmY and oxidation-reduction related genes while two differentially expressed genes (osmY and pspD) are likely to be related to resistance to osmotic pressure. A number of differentially expressed genes were virulence associated including four genes encoding T3SS effectors from the chromosome and ehxD from pO157. These findings demonstrated that the plasmid pO157_Sal affects the chromosome and pO157 genes transcription and contributes to the enhanced ability to resist stress. We conclude that pO157_Sal plays an important role in regulating global gene expression and affects virulence and adaptation of E.coli O157:H7.

ORGANISM(S): Escherichia coli O157:H7

PROVIDER: GSE44846 | GEO | 2013/03/05

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA192331

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Global transcriptional and phenotypic analyseis of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain Xuzhou21 and its pO157_Sal cured mutant

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