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Genome-wide screen in human plasma identifies multifaceted complement evasion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Frerich Masson
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Chantal Dumestre-Perard
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Bart Bardoel
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Suzan Rooijakkers
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa , an opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen, is a leading cause of bacteremia with a high mortality rate. We recently reported that P . aeruginosa forms a persister-like sub-population of evaders in human plasma. Here, using a gain-of-function transposon sequencing (Tn-seq) screen in plasma, we identified and validated previously unknown factors affecting bacterial persistence in plasma. Among them, we identified a small periplasmic protein, named SrgA, whose expression leads to up to a 100-fold increase in resistance to killing. Additionally, mutants in pur and bio genes displayed higher tolerance and persistence, respectively. Analysis of several steps of the complement cascade and exposure to an outer-membrane-impermeable drug, nisin, suggested that the mutants impede membrane attack complex (MAC) activity per se . Electron microscopy combined with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) revealed the formation of polyphosphate (polyP) granules upon incubation in plasma of different size in purD and wild-type strains, implying the bacterial response to a stress signal. Indeed, inactivation of ppk genes encoding polyP-generating enzymes lead to significant elimination of persisting bacteria from plasma. Through this study, we shed light on a complex P . aeruginosa response to the plasma conditions and discovered the multifactorial origin of bacterial resilience to MAC-induced killing.

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hal-03958155 , version 1 (26-01-2023)

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Manon Janet-Maitre, Stéphane Pont, Frerich Masson, Serena Sleiman, Julian Trouillon, et al.. Genome-wide screen in human plasma identifies multifaceted complement evasion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PLoS Pathogens, 2023, 1386 (1), pp.325-345. ⟨10.1371/journal.ppat.1011023⟩. ⟨hal-03958155⟩
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