The Plasmid of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strain S88 (O45:K1:H7) That Causes Neonatal Meningitis Is Closely Related to Avian Pathogenic <i>E. coli</i> Plasmids and Is Associated with High-Level Bacteremia in a Neonatal Rat Meningitis Model - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Infection and Immunity Année : 2009

The Plasmid of Escherichia coli Strain S88 (O45:K1:H7) That Causes Neonatal Meningitis Is Closely Related to Avian Pathogenic E. coli Plasmids and Is Associated with High-Level Bacteremia in a Neonatal Rat Meningitis Model

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A new Escherichia coli virulent clonal group, O45:K1, belonging to the highly virulent subgroup B2 1 was recently identified in France, where it accounts for one-third of E. coli neonatal meningitis cases. Here we describe the sequence, epidemiology and function of the large plasmid harbored by strain S88, which is representative of the O45:K1 clonal group. Plasmid pS88 is 133,853 bp long and contains 144 protein-coding genes. It harbors three different iron uptake systems (aerobactin, salmochelin, and the sitABCD genes) and other putative virulence genes ( iss , etsABC , ompT P , and hlyF ). The pS88 sequence is composed of several gene blocks homologous to avian pathogenic E. coli plasmids pAPEC-O2-ColV and pAPEC-O1-ColBM. PCR amplification of 11 open reading frames scattered throughout the plasmid was used to investigate the distribution of pS88 and showed that a pS88-like plasmid is present in other meningitis clonal groups such as O18:K1, O1:K1, and O83:K1. A pS88-like plasmid was also found in avian pathogenic strains and human urosepsis strains belonging to subgroup B2 1 . A variant of S88 cured of its plasmid displayed a marked loss of virulence relative to the wild-type strain in a neonatal rat model, with bacteremia more than 2 log CFU/ml lower. The salmochelin siderophore, a known meningovirulence factor, could not alone explain the plasmid's contribution to virulence, as a salmochelin mutant displayed only a minor fall in bacteremia (0.9 log CFU/ml). Thus, pS88 is a major virulence determinant related to avian pathogenic plasmids that has spread not only through meningitis clonal groups but also human urosepsis and avian pathogenic strains.
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Chantal Peigne, Philippe Bidet, Farah Mahjoub-Messai, Céline Plainvert, Valérie Barbe, et al.. The Plasmid of Escherichia coli Strain S88 (O45:K1:H7) That Causes Neonatal Meningitis Is Closely Related to Avian Pathogenic E. coli Plasmids and Is Associated with High-Level Bacteremia in a Neonatal Rat Meningitis Model. Infection and Immunity, 2009, 77 (6), pp.2272 - 2284. ⟨10.1128/iai.01333-08⟩. ⟨hal-04581643⟩
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