The ADP-Heptose Biosynthesis Enzyme GmhB is a Conserved Gram-Negative Bacteremia Fitness Factor

2022/06/28 by Caitlyn L. Holmes, Sara N. Smith, Stephen J. Gurczynski +5 · 14 citations
Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research #Gut microbiota and health #Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

paper · doi:10.1128/iai.00224-22

Abstract

) and complemented mutant were generated. During pneumonia, GmhB did not contribute to lung fitness and did not alter normal immune responses. However, GmhB enhanced bloodstream survival in a manner independent of serum susceptibility, specifically conveying resistance to spleen-mediated killing. In a tail-vein injection of murine bacteremia, GmhB was also required by K. pneumoniae, E. coli, and Citrobacter freundii for optimal fitness in the spleen and liver. Together, this study identifies GmhB as a conserved Gram-negative bacteremia fitness factor that acts through LPS-mediated mechanisms to enhance fitness in blood-filtering organs.

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