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Wu S, Tang J, Wang B, Cai J, Jian J. Roles of Hcp2, a Hallmark of T6SS2 in Motility, Adhesive Capacity, and Pathogenicity of Vibrio alginolyticus. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2893. [PMID: 38138037 PMCID: PMC10745990 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11122893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a large secretory device, widely found in Gram-negative bacteria, which plays important roles in virulence, bacterial competition, and environmental adaptation. Vibrio alginolyticus (V. alginolyticus) is an opportunistic pathogen that causes vibriosis in aquaculture animals. V. alginolyticus possesses two type VI secretion systems (named the T6SS1 and T6SS2), but their functions remain largely unclear. In this paper, the roles of the core component of the T6SS2 cluster of V. alginolyticus HY9901, hemolysin-coregulated protein2 coding gene hcp2, are reported. Deletion of hcp2 clearly impaired the swarming motility, adhesive capacity, and pathogenicity of V. alginolyticus against zebrafish. Furthermore, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) found that the abnormal morphology of flagellum filament in the hcp2 mutant strain could be partially restored by hcp2 complementarity. By proteomic and RT-qPCR analysis, we confirmed that the expression levels of flagellar flagellin and assembly-associated proteins were remarkably decreased in an hcp2 mutant strain, compared with the wild-type strain, and could be partially restored with a supply of hcp2. Accordingly, hcp2 had a positive influence on the transcription of flagellar regulons rpoN, rpoS, and fliA; this was verified by RT-qPCR. Taken together, these results suggested that hcp2 was involved in mediating the motility, adhesion, and pathogenicity of Vibrio alginolyticus through positively impacting its flagellar system.
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- Shuilong Wu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Key Laboratory of Diseases Controlling for Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutions, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Central People’s Hospital of Zhanjiang, Zhanjiang 524045, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Key Laboratory of Diseases Controlling for Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutions, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Key Laboratory of Diseases Controlling for Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutions, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Key Laboratory of Diseases Controlling for Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutions, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
- Key Laboratory of Diseases Controlling for Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutions, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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Xiao X, Li W, Pan Y, Wang J, Wei Z, Wang S, Wang N, Jian J, Pang H. Holistic analysis of lysine acetylation in aquaculture pathogenic bacteria Vibrio alginolyticus under bile salt stress. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1099255. [PMID: 37180076 PMCID: PMC10172577 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1099255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Lysine acetylation modification is a dynamic and reversible post-translational modification, which plays an important role in the metabolism and pathogenicity of pathogenic bacteria. Vibrio alginolyticus is a common pathogenic bacterium in aquaculture, and bile salt can trigger the expression of bacterial virulence. However, little is known about the function of lysine acetylation in V. alginolyticus under bile salt stress. In this study, 1,315 acetylated peptides on 689 proteins were identified in V. alginolyticus under bile salt stress by acetyl-lysine antibody enrichment and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Bioinformatics analysis found that the peptides motif ****A*Kac**** and *******Kac****A* were highly conserved, and protein lysine acetylation was involved in regulating various cellular biological processes and maintaining the normal life activities of bacteria, such as ribosome, aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, fatty acid metabolism, two-component system, and bacterial secretion system. Further, 22 acetylated proteins were also found to be related to the virulence of V. alginolyticus under bile salt stress through secretion system, chemotaxis and motility, and adherence. Finally, comparing un-treated and treated with bile salt stress lysine acetylated proteins, it was found that there were 240 overlapping proteins, and found amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, beta-Lactam resistance, fatty acid degradation, carbon metabolism, and microbial metabolism in diverse environments pathways were significantly enriched in bile salt stress alone. In conclusion, this study is a holistic analysis of lysine acetylation in V. alginolyticus under bile salt stress, especially many virulence factors have also acetylated.
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- Xing Xiao
- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fujian, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
- *Correspondence: Huanying Pang
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Zhang W, Chen L, Feng H, Wang J, Zeng F, Xiao X, Jian J, Wang N, Pang H. Functional characterization of Vibrio alginolyticus T3SS regulator ExsA and evaluation of its mutant as a live attenuated vaccine candidate in zebrafish ( Danio rerio) model. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:938822. [PMID: 37265802 PMCID: PMC10230115 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.938822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Vibrio alginolyticus, a Gram-negative bacterium, is an opportunistic pathogen of both marine animals and humans, resulting in significant losses in the aquaculture industry. Type III secretion system (T3SS) is a crucial virulence mechanism of V. alginolyticus. In this study, the T3SS regulatory gene exsA, which was cloned from V. alginolyticus wild-type strain HY9901, is 861 bp encoding a protein of 286 amino acids. The ΔexsA was constructed by homologous recombination and Overlap-PCR. Although there was no difference in growth between HY9901 and ΔexsA, the ΔexsA exhibited significantly decreased extracellular protease activity and biofilm formation. Besides, the ΔexsA showed a weakened swarming phenotype and an ~100-fold decrease in virulence to zebrafish. Antibiotic susceptibility testing showed the HY9901ΔexsA was more sensitive to kanamycin, minocycline, tetracycline, gentamicin, doxycycline and neomycin. Compared to HY9901 there were 541 up-regulated genes and 663 down-regulated genes in ΔexsA, screened by transcriptome sequencing. qRT-PCR and β-galactosidase reporter assays were used to analyze the transcription levels of hop gene revealing that exsA gene could facilitate the expression of hop gene. Finally, Danio rerio, vaccinated with ΔexsA through intramuscular injection, induced a relative percent survival (RPS) value of 66.7% after challenging with HY9901 wild type strain. qRT-PCR assays showed that vaccination with ΔexsA increased the expression of immune-related genes, including GATA-1, IL6, IgM, and TNF-α in zebrafish. In summary, these results demonstrate the importance of exsA in V. alginolyticus and provide a basis for further investigations into the virulence and infection mechanism.
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- Weijie Zhang
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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Xu Z, Wang L, Wang X, Wan M, Tang M, Ding Y. Characterizing the Effect of the Lysine Deacetylation Modification on Enzyme Activity of Pyruvate Kinase I and Pathogenicity of Vibrio alginolyticus. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:877067. [PMID: 35795782 PMCID: PMC9252168 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.877067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Pyruvate kinase I (PykF) is one of the key enzymes of glycolysis and plays a crucial role in bacterial metabolism. Several acetylation sites of Vibrio alginolyticus PykF were reported in previous studies and then 11 sites were first verified in this study, however, the specific roles of PykF acetylation remains unclear. Overlap-PCR and homologous recombination were implied to delete V. alginolyticus pykF gene and constructed complementary strains of site-directed mutagenesis for the further research focus on the deacetylation regulation on PykF. The results showed that the pyruvate kinase activity was sharply suppressed in the deacetylation status of K52, K68, and K317 of PykF, as well as the extracellular protease activity was significantly decreased in the deacetylation status of K52 and K68, but not induced with K317. Moreover, the growth rates of V. alginolyticus were not influenced with these three deacetylation sites. The ΔpykF mutant exhibited a 6-fold reduction in virulence to zebrafish. Site-directed mutations of K52R and K68R also showed reduced virulence while mutations of K317R didn't. The in vitro experiments showed that PykF was acetylated by acetyl phosphate (AcP), with the increase of incubation time by AcP, the acetylation level of PykF increased while the enzyme activity of PykF decreased correspondingly. Besides, PykF was deacetylated by CobB deacetylase and in result that the deacetylation was significantly down-regulated while the pyruvate kinase activity of PykF increased. Moreover, deletion of cobB gene had no significant difference in pyruvate kinase activity. These results confirm that CobB can regulate the acetylation level and pyruvate kinase activity of PykF. In summary, the results of this study provide a theoretical basis for further understanding of the deacetylation modification of PykF. It provides a new idea for the prevention and cure of vibriosis.
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- Zhou Xu
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, China
- *Correspondence: Yu Ding
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Tan H, Da F, Lin G, Wan X, Cai S, Cai J, Qin Q. Construction of a phosphodiesterase mutant and evaluation of its potential as an effective live attenuated vaccine in pearl gentian grouper (♀Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂Epinephelus lanceolatus). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2022; 124:543-551. [PMID: 35460878 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Vibrio alginolyticus is a dominant pathogen that causes vibriosis of fish and shellfish. VAGM003125 is a specific phosphodiesterase bearing HD-GYP domain, which extensively regulates multicellular behavior and physiological processes in bacteria. In this study, an in-frame deleted ΔVAGM003125 mutant was constructed and changes of ΔVAGM003125 mutant in physiology and pathogenicity were examined. The potential application of ΔVAGM003125 mutant as a live attenuated vaccine was also assessed. The ΔVAGM003125 mutant displayed no significant differences in the growth rate and morphology in comparison to the wild type strain. However, the ΔVAGM003125 mutant significantly enhanced biofilm formation compared to the wild type strain. Also, the ΔVAGM003125 mutant was noted as being able to attenuate swarming motility, ECPase, and adherence compared to the wild type strain. Moreover, the ΔVAGM003125 mutant induced high antibody titers and provided effective immune protection, which was evidenced with a relative survival rate of 81% without histopathological abnormality. Following ΔVAGM003125 mutant vaccination, immune-related genes of pearl gentian grouper (♀Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂Epinephelus lanceolatus) including IgM, MHC-Iα, IL-16, IL-1, and TNF-α was up-regulated. Taken together, the present data suggested that the ΔVAGM003125 mutant might be applied as an attenuated live vaccination against V. alginolyticus during fish culture.
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- Huiming Tan
- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Aquatic Animal Health Assessment, Shenzhen Public Service Platform for Evaluation of Marine Economic Animal Seedings, Shenzhen Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, China.
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Aquatic Animal Health Assessment, Shenzhen Public Service Platform for Evaluation of Marine Economic Animal Seedings, Shenzhen Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Chen S, Chang Y, Ding Y. Roles of H 2S and NO in regulating the antioxidant system of Vibrio alginolyticus under norfloxacin stress. PeerJ 2021; 9:e12255. [PMID: 34707937 PMCID: PMC8500093 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Antioxidant system is of great importance for organisms to regulate the level of excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) under the environmental stresses including antibiotics stress. Effects of norfloxacin (NOR) on cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS), nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and antioxidant enzymes were investigated, and interaction between NO and H2S and their regulation on the antioxidant system of Vibrio alginolyticus under NOR were determined as well in the present study. After treated with 2 µg/mL NOR (1/2 MIC), CBS content, H2S and NO contents decreased while H2O2 accumulation and the antioxidant-related genes mRNA level increased. Additionally, the endogenous H2S content in V. alginolyticus was increased by the exogenous NO, while H2O2 accumulation and the relative expression level of SOD (Superoxide dismutase gene) decreased under exogenous NO or H2S. And the content of endogenous NO and NOS in V. alginolyticus increased under the exogenous H2S as well. Taken together, these results showed that anti-oxidative ability in V. alginolyticus was respectively enhanced by the gas molecules of H2S and NO under NOR-induced stress, and there may be a crosstalk regulative mechanism between H2S and NO. These results lay a foundation for the research of regulation network of H2S and NO, and provide a hint to synthesize anti-vibrio drugs in the future.
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- Shuhe Chen
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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Yin WL, Zhang N, Xu H, Gong XX, Long H, Ren W, Zhang X, Cai XN, Huang AY, Xie ZY. Stress adaptation and virulence in Vibrio alginolyticus is mediated by two (p)ppGpp synthetase genes, relA and spoT. Microbiol Res 2021; 253:126883. [PMID: 34626929 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2021.126883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Vibrio alginolyticus belongs to gram-negative opportunistic pathogen realm infecting humans and aquatic animals causing severe economic losses. The (p)ppGpp-mediated stringent response is corroborated to stress adaptation and virulence of pathogenic mechanisms. Limited reports are documented for the intricate assessment of (p)ppGpp synthetase genes in combating various stress adaptation and elucidation of virulence in V. alginolyticus remains unraveled. The present assessment comprises of generation of deletion mutants in the (p)ppGpp-deficient strains, ΔrelA (relA gene single mutant) and ΔrelAΔspoT (relA and spoT genes double mutant), and the complemented strains, ΔrelA+ and ΔrelAΔspoT+, were constructed to investigate the pivotal roles of (p)ppGpp synthetase genes in V. alginolyticus, respectively. Amino acid sequence alignment analysis initially revealed that RelA and SpoT possess relatively conserved domains and synthetase activity. Hydrolase activity was emancipated by SpoT alone showing variant mode of action. Compared with the wild type and complemented strains, the relA-deficient strain was more sensitive to amino acid starvation and mupirocin. Interestingly, the deletion of spoT resulted in a significant growth deficiency supplemented with bile salts, 3 % ethanol and heat shock. Rapid growth was observed in the stationary phase upon exposure to cold stress and lower doses of ethanol. Subsequently, disruption of (p)ppGpp synthetase genes caused the decline in swimming motility, enhanced biofilm formation, cell aggregation of V. alginolyticus, and reduced mortality of Litopenaeus vannamei. The expression levels of some virulence-associated genes were quantified affirming consistency established by pleiotropic phenotypes. The results are evident for putative roles of (p)ppGpp synthetase genes attributing essential roles for environmental adaption and virulence regulation in V. alginolyticus.
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- Wen-Liang Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, PR China; College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, PR China; College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, PR China; College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, PR China; College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in the South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Marine Microbial Resource, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, PR China; College of Marine Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan Province, PR China.
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Chang SC, Lee CY. Quorum-Sensing Regulator OpaR Directly Represses Seven Protease Genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:534692. [PMID: 33193123 PMCID: PMC7658014 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.534692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Proteases play a key role in numerous bacterial physiological events. Microbial proteases are used in the pharmaceutical industry and in biomedical applications. The genus Vibrio comprises protease-producing bacteria. Proteases transform polypeptides into shorter chains for easier utilization. They also function as a virulence factor in pathogens. The mechanism by which protease genes are regulated in Vibrio parahaemolyticus, an emerging world-wide human pathogen, however, still remains unclear. Quorum sensing is the communication system of bacteria. OpaR is the master quorum-sensing regulator in V. parahaemolyticus. In the present study, quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and protease gene promoter-fusion reporter assays revealed that OpaR represses seven protease genes—three metalloprotease genes and four serine protease genes—which are involved in environmental survival and bacterial virulence. Furthermore, the electrophoresis mobility shift assay demonstrated that OpaR is bound directly to the promoter region of each of the seven protease genes. DNase I footprinting identified the sequence of these OpaR-binding sites. ChIP-seq analyses revealed 435 and 835 OpaR-binding sites in the late-log and stationary phases, respectively. These OpaR-binding sequences indicated a conserved OpaR-binding motif: TATTGATAAAATTATCAATA. These results advance our understanding of the protease regulation system in V. parahaemolyticus. This study is the first to reveal the OpaR motif within V. parahaemolyticus in vivo, using ChIP-seq, and to provide a database for OpaR direct regulon.
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- San-Chi Chang
- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wu P, Zhou S, Su Z, Liu C, Zeng F, Pang H, Xie M, Jian J. Functional characterization of T3SS C-ring component VscQ and evaluation of its mutant as a live attenuated vaccine in zebrafish (Danio rerio) model. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2020; 104:123-132. [PMID: 32473362 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Vibrio alginolyticus, a Gram-negative bacterium, has been recognized as an opportunistic pathogen in marine animals as well as humans. Type III secretion system (T3SS) is critical for pathogen virulence and disease development. However, no more information is known about the C-ring component VscQ and its physiological role. In this study, gene vscQ was cloned from V. alginolyticus wild-type strain HY9901 and the mutant strain HY9901ΔvscQ was constructed by the in-frame deletion method. The HY9901ΔvscQ mutant showed an attenuated swarming phenotype and a closely 4.6-fold decrease in the virulence to Danio rerio. However, the HY9901ΔvscQ mutant showed no difference in growth, biofilm formation and ECPase activity. HY9901ΔvscQ reduces the release of LDH, NO and caspase-3 activity of infected FHM cell, which are involved in fish cell apoptosis. Deletion of gene vscQ downregulates the expression level of T3SS-related genes including vscL, vopB, hop, vscO, vscK, vopD, vcrV and vopS and flagellum-related genes (flaA and fliG). And Danio rerio vaccinated via i.m injection with HY9901ΔvscQ induced a relative percent survival (RPS) value of 71% after challenging with the wild-type HY9901. Real-time PCR assays showed that vaccination with HY9901ΔvscQ enhanced the expression of immune-related genes, including TNF-α, TLR5, IL-6R, IgM and c/ebpβ in liver and spleen after vaccination, indicating that it is able to induce humoral and cell-mediated immune response in zebrafish. These results demonstrate that the HY9901ΔvscQ mutant could be used as an effective live vaccine to combat V. alginolyticus infection.
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- Peiwen Wu
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Pang H, Li W, Zhang W, Zhou S, Hoare R, Monaghan SJ, Jian J, Lin X. Acetylome profiling of Vibrio alginolyticus reveals its role in bacterial virulence. J Proteomics 2019; 211:103543. [PMID: 31669173 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2019.103543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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It is well known that lysine acetylation (Kace) modification is a common post-translational modification (PTM) that plays an important role in multiple biological and pathological functions in bacteria. However, few studies have focused on lysine acetylation modification in aquatic pathogens to date. In this study, the acetylome profiling of fish pathogen, Vibrio alginolyticus was investigated by combining affinity enrichment with LC MS/MS. A total of 2883 acetylation modification sites on 1178 proteins in this pathogen were identified. The Kace modification of several selected proteins were further validated by Co-immunocoprecipitation combined with Western blotting. Bioinformatics analysis showed that seven conserved motifs can be enriched among Kace peptides, and many of them were significantly enriched in metabolic processes such as biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, microbial metabolism in diverse environments, and biosynthesis of amino acids, which was similar to data previously published for V. parahaemolyticus. Moreover, we found at least 102 acetylation modified proteins predicted as virulence factors, which indicate the important role of PTM on bacterial virulence. In general, our results provide a promising starting point for further investigations of the biological role of lysine acetylation on bacterial virulence in V. alginolyticus. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Lysine acetylation (Kace) modification, is well known to play important roles on diverse biological functions in prokaryotic cell, whereas few studies focused on aquatic pathogens to date. In this study, the acetylome profiling of fish pathogen, Vibrio alginolyticus was investigated by combining affinity enrichment with LC MS/MS. A total of 2883 acetylation modification sites on 1178 proteins in this pathogen were identified. The further bioinformatics analysis showed that seven conserved motifs can be enriched among Kace peptides, and many of them were significantly enriched in metabolic processes, which was similar to data previously published for V. parahemolyticus. Moreover, we found at least 102 acetylation modified proteins predicted as virulence factors, which indicate the important role of PTM on bacterial virulence. In general, our results provide a promising starting point for further investigations of the biological role of lysine acetylation on bacterial virulence in V. alginolyticus.
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- Huanying Pang
- Shenzhen Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen 510000, China; Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring (School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University), Fuzhou, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang 524025, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring (School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University), Fuzhou, China.
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Faja OM, Sharad AA, Younis KM, Alwan MG, Mohammed BJ, Ahmad A. Isolation, detection of virulence genes, antibiotic resistance genes, plasmid profile, and molecular typing among Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated in Malaysian seawater from recreational beaches and fish. Vet World 2019; 12:1140-1149. [PMID: 31528045 PMCID: PMC6702555 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.1140-1149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Despite the importance of the global emergence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections worldwide, there has been scanty information on its occurrence in Malaysian seawaters and fish. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of V. parahaemolyticus isolates using polymerase chain reaction targeted at toxin operon gene, thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh), and tdh-related hemolysin genes and to determine antibiotic resistance pattern, genes, and plasmid profile of V. parahaemolyticus from Malaysian seawaters and fish. MATERIALS AND METHODS Samples were collected from four recreational beaches in Malaysia (Port Klang; Bachok; Port Dickson; and Mersing). Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose (TCBS) agar and chromogenic Vibrio agar were used for isolation and identification. Colonies with yellow color on TCBS and green color on chromogenic vibrio (CV) agar were considered to be V. parahaemolyticus and they were subjected to biochemical tests. All V. parahaemolyticus isolates were further subjected to identification using seven specific gene markers. RESULTS Seventy-three Vibrio isolates were recovered. Only one gene thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh) from seawater isolates of Vibrio has high virulence gene percentage (95.23%). Two genes alkaline serine protease (asp) and (tdh) had high percentage of virulence (83.87% and 80.64%, respectively) from fish. Comparatively, fish isolates have a higher virulence percentage compared to seawater isolates. Only gene streptomycin resistance B (strB) from seawater had 100% of the resistance genes. All isolates were multi-antibiotic resistant. Seventeen antibiotic resistance patterns were observed. The isolates had plasmids of varying sizes ranging from 2.7 kb to 42.4 kb. Dendrogram based on antibiotic resistance patterns of V. parahaemolyticus isolates discriminated the isolates into three clusters. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated the occurrence of pathogenic, multi-antibiotic-resistant V. parahaemolyticus strains in Malaysian coastal waters and fish, and this could constitute potential public health risks.
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- Orooba Meteab Faja
- Department of Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq
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- Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science, Anbar University, Iraq
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq
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- Department of Biology, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, The National University of Malaysia 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq
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- Department of Biology, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, The National University of Malaysia 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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Chen Y, Wu F, Pang H, Tang J, Cai S, Jian J. Superoxide dismutase B (sodB), an important virulence factor of Vibrio alginolyticus, contributes to antioxidative stress and its potential application for live attenuated vaccine. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2019; 89:354-360. [PMID: 30959182 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.03.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Vibrio alginolyticus is an opportunistic and halophilic Gram-negative pathogen in limiting the development of aquatic industry and affecting human health. SODs are oxidative enzymes that play a critical role in oxidative defense. In this study, an in-frame deleted mutant strain (ΔsodB) was constructed by allelic exchange mutagenesis to investigate physiological role of sodB in pathogenicity of V. alginolyticus. The results exhibited that ΔsodB showed no differences in growth compared with wild-type strain HY9901 (WT), but led to increasing in biofilm formation, ECPase activity and sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide, decreasing in swarming motility, adherence to CIK cells, SOD activity and virulence. In addition, ΔsodB induced a high antibody titer and provided a valid protection with a relative percent survival value of 86.5% without inducing clinical symptoms after challenging with WT. These results suggest that sodB is important for normal physiological function, oxidation resistance and virulence in V. alginolyticus, and ΔsodB may be considered as an effective live attenuated vaccine against V. alginolyticus.
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- Yanyan Chen
- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China.
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China.
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Chen Y, Cai S, Jian J. Protection against Vibrio alginolyticus in pearl gentian grouper (♀Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂Epinephelus lanceolatu) immunized with an acfA-deletion live attenuated vaccine. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2019; 86:875-881. [PMID: 30572128 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Vibrio alginolyticus is well-known as an opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen, which endangers the development of global aquaculture as well as human health. In this study, a ΔacfA mutant strain and complementation of the ΔacfA mutant (C-acfA) were constructed. The ΔacfA mutant was tested in pearl gentian grouper (♀Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂Epinephelus lanceolatu) to observe the changes in virulence and evaluate its potential as an attenuated live vaccine. The results showed that the ΔacfA mutant caused a high antibody titer and a significant reduction in the ability to colonize the intestine of pearl gentian grouper. Grouper vaccinated with ΔacfA mutant were more tolerant of the infection by virulent V. alginolyticus HY9901 without inducing clinical symptoms and obvious pathological changes. The relative percent survival value of pearl gentian grouper vaccinated with ΔacfA mutant intraperitoneal injection reached 81.1% after challenging with V. alginolyticus HY9901. The specific antibody titers immunized with ΔacfA was significantly higher than that in the PBS group. The antibody titer of ΔacfA group displayed the tendency of rising up from the first to fourth week and declining from fifth to eighth week and reached the peak at the fourth week. In the meanwhile, the expression level of genes associated with immunity, including IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-16, IgM, CD8α and MHC-Iα, was up-regulated after vaccination, indicating that the ΔacfA can induce effective and durable immune response in pearl gentian grouper and it may be an effective attenuated live vaccine candidate for the prevention of infections by V. alginolyticus.
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- Yanyan Chen
- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China.
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- Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, China.
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Ina-Salwany MY, Al-Saari N, Mohamad A, Mursidi FA, Mohd-Aris A, Amal MNA, Kasai H, Mino S, Sawabe T, Zamri-Saad M. Vibriosis in Fish: A Review on Disease Development and Prevention. J Aquat Anim Health 2019; 31:3-22. [PMID: 30246889 DOI: 10.1002/aah.10045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Current growth in aquaculture production is parallel with the increasing number of disease outbreaks, which negatively affect the production, profitability, and sustainability of the global aquaculture industry. Vibriosis is among the most common diseases leading to massive mortality of cultured shrimp, fish, and shellfish in Asia. High incidence of vibriosis can occur in hatchery and grow-out facilities, but juveniles are more susceptible to the disease. Various factors, particularly the source of fish, environmental factors (including water quality and farm management), and the virulence factors of Vibrio, influence the occurrence of the disease. Affected fish show weariness, with necrosis of skin and appendages, leading to body malformation, slow growth, internal organ liquefaction, blindness, muscle opacity, and mortality. A combination of control measures, particularly a disease-free source of fish, biosecurity of the farm, improved water quality, and other preventive measures (e.g., vaccination) might be able to control the infection. Although some control measures are expensive and less practical, vaccination is effective, relatively cheap, and easily implemented. In this review, the latest knowledge on the pathogenesis and control of vibriosis, including vaccination, is discussed.
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- M Y Ina-Salwany
- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- International Institute for Halal Research and Training, International Islamic University Malaysia, KICT Building, Level 3, 53100, Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Biology, School of Biology, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kampus Kuala Pilah, 72000, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Fish Pathology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Maekawa S, Wang PC, Chen SC. Comparative Study of Immune Reaction Against Bacterial Infection From Transcriptome Analysis. Front Immunol 2019; 10:153. [PMID: 30804945 PMCID: PMC6370674 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Transcriptome analysis is a powerful tool that enables a deep understanding of complicated physiological pathways, including immune responses. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq)-based transcriptome analysis and various bioinformatics tools have also been used to study non-model animals, including aquaculture species for which reference genomes are not available. Rapid developments in these techniques have not only accelerated investigations into the process of pathogenic infection and defense strategies in fish, but also used to identify immunity-related genes in fish. These findings will contribute to fish immunotherapy for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections through the design of more specific and effective immune stimulants, adjuvants, and vaccines. Until now, there has been little information regarding the universality and diversity of immune reactions against pathogenic infection in fish. Therefore, one of the aims of this paper is to introduce the RNA-Seq technique for examination of immune responses in pathogen-infected fish. This review also aims to highlight comparative studies of immune responses against bacteria, based on our previous findings in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) against Nocardia seriolae, gray mullet (Mugil cephalus) against Lactococcus garvieae, orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) against Vibrio harveyi, and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) against Aeromonas sobria, using RNA-seq techniques. We demonstrated that only 39 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were present in all species. However, the number of specific DEGs in each species was relatively higher than that of common DEGs; 493 DEGs in largemouth bass against N. seriolae, 819 DEGs in mullets against L. garvieae, 909 in groupers against V. harveyi, and 1471 in carps against A. sobria. The DEGs in different fish species were also representative of specific immune-related pathways. The results of this study will enhance our understanding of the immune responses of fish, and will aid in the development of effective vaccines, therapies, and disease-resistant strains.
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- Shun Maekawa
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Southern Taiwan Fish Disease Centre, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Southern Taiwan Fish Disease Centre, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,International Degree Program of Ornamental Fish Technology and Aquatic Animal Health, International College, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan.,Research Center for Animal Biologics, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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Pang H, Qiu M, Zhao J, Hoare R, Monaghan SJ, Song D, Chang Y, Jian J. Construction of a Vibrio alginolyticus hopPmaJ (hop) mutant and evaluation of its potential as a live attenuated vaccine in orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2018; 76:93-100. [PMID: 29427720 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Vibrio alginolyticus, a bacterial pathogen in fish and humans, expresses a type III secretion system (T3SS) that is critical for pathogen virulence and disease development. However, little is known about the associated effectors (T3SEs) and their physiological role. In this study, the T3SE gene hopPmaJ (hop) was cloned from V. alginolyticus wild-type strain HY9901 and the mutant strain HY9901Δhop was constructed by the in-frame deletion method. The results showed that the deduced amino acid sequence of V. alginolyticus HopPmaJ shared 78-98% homology with other Vibrio spp. In addition, the HY9901Δhop mutant showed an attenuated swarming phenotype and a 2600-fold decrease in the virulence to grouper. However, the HY9901Δhop mutant showed no difference in morphology, growth, biofilm formation and ECPase activity. Finally, grouper vaccinated via intraperitoneal (IP) injection with HY9901Δhop induced a high antibody titer with a relative percent survival (RPS) value of 84% after challenging with the wild-type HY9901. Real-time PCR assays showed that vaccination with HY9901Δhop enhanced the expression of immune-related genes, including MHC-Iα, MHC-IIα, IgM, and IL-1β after vaccination, indicating that it is able to induce humoral and cell-mediated immune response in grouper. These results demonstrate that the HY9901Δhop mutant could be used as an effective live vaccine to combat V. alginolyticus in grouper.
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- Huanying Pang
- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, 524025, China.
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Cai S, Cheng H, Pang H, Jian J, Wu Z. AcfA is an essential regulator for pathogenesis of fish pathogen Vibrio alginolyticus. Vet Microbiol 2017; 213:35-41. [PMID: 29292001 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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V. alginolyticus is an important opportunistic pathogen which causes vibriosis in aquatic animals. AcfA, as an accessory colonization factor, is hypothesized to be involved in the pathogenesis of infection. In this study, a mutant strain with an in-frame deletion removed nucleotides 86 to 561 of the acfA gene was constructed to reveal the role of AcfA in the physiology and virulence from V. alginolyticus. An acfA mutant showed a similar growth level, an obvious decrease in swarming motility and the activity of ECPase, a higher LD50 value by intraperitoneal injection of grouper fish compared to that of the wild-type. Furthermore, the deletion of acfA could enhance the level of biofilm formation and suppress the polar flagellum forming. The comparative proteomic analysis demonstrated the deletion mutation of acfA could up-regulate the expression of 4 proteins of p4alcd, deoD, phb and DctP, and down-regulate the expression of 8 proteins of Clp, hpV36980, ABCtp, pepD, arA, aggp, fla and ompA compared to that of the wild-type. The analysis of RT-qPCR showed the mRNA levels of DctP and deoD were significantly induced, and the mRNA levels of pepD, arA, fla and ompA were significantly reduced in acfA mutant compared with the wild-type. The results suggest that acfA may contribute to the overall success in the pathogenesis of V. alginolyticus by regulating the expression of some relevant genes.
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- Shuanghu Cai
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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Cai S, Cheng H, Pang H, Lu Y, Jian J. Role of the toxR Gene from Fish Pathogen Vibiro alginolyticus in the Physiology and Virulence. Indian J Microbiol 2017; 57:477-484. [PMID: 29151649 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-017-0685-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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A mutant strain of Vibiro alginolyticus with an in-frame deletion of the toxR gene was constructed to reveal the role of ToxR in the physiology and virulence of V. alginolyticus. The statistical analysis showed no significant difference in the growth ability, swarming motility, activity of extracellular protease and the virulence by injection (the value of LD50) between the wild-type and the toxR mutant. However, the deletion of toxR could decrease the level of biofilm formation. The comparative proteomic analysis demonstrated the deletion mutation of toxR could up-regulate the expression of glutamine synthetase and levansucrase, and down-regulate the expression of 10 proteins such as OmpU, DnaK, etc. These results suggest that ToxR may be involved in the early stages of infection by influencing colonization of the bacteria on the surface of the intestine through enhancing the biofilm information of V. alginolyticus via modulating the expression of glutamine synthetize, levansucrase and OmpU.
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- Shuanghu Cai
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals and Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals and Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals and Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals and Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals and Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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Mechri B, Monastiri A, Medhioub A, Medhioub MN, Aouni M. Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of highly pathogenic Vibrio alginolyticus strains isolated during mortality outbreaks in cultured Ruditapes decussatus juvenile. Microb Pathog 2017; 111:487-496. [PMID: 28923608 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In the summer of 2008 and 2009, a series of mortalities in growing out seeds of R. decussatus juveniles were occurred in the eastern Tunisian littoral. Nine predominant bacterial strains were isolated from dead and moribund juveniles and characterized as Vibrio alginolyticus. These isolates were subjected to biochemical and molecular characterization. All the Vibrio strains were tested for their susceptibility against the most widely used antibiotic in aquaculture as well as, the assessment of the presence of erythromycin (emrB) and tetracycline (tetS) resistance genes among the tested bacteria. The degree of genetic relatedness between V. alginolyticus strains was evaluated on the basis of the Entero-Bacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC) and the Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA-PCR (RAPD-PCR) approaches. We also looked for siderophore activity and the ability to grow under iron limitation. Furthermore, the pathogenic potential of the tested isolates was evaluated using R. decussatus larva and juveniles as infection models. On antimicrobial susceptibility test, Vibrio strains exhibited total resistance to at least four antibiotics. The MICs data revealed that flumequine and oxolinic acid were the most effective antibiotics to control the studied bacteria. Results also showed that studied antibiotics resistance genes were widely disseminated in the genome of V. alginolyticus strains. Both ERIC and RAPD-PCR fingerprinting showed the presence of genetic variation among Vibrio isolates. However, RAPD typing exhibited a higher discriminative potential than ERIC-PCR. Besides, we reported here for the first time the co-production of catechol and hydroxamte by V. alginolyticus species. The challenge experiment showed that most of Vibrio isolates caused high mortality rates for both larva and juveniles at 48-h post-exposure to a bacterial concentration of 106 CFU/ml.
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- Badreddine Mechri
- Laboratoire des Maladies Transmissibles et Substances Biologiquement Actives, Université de Monastir, Faculté de Pharmacie, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia; Laboratoire d'Aquaculture - Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Route de Khniss, B.P. 59, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.
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- Laboratoire des Maladies Transmissibles et Substances Biologiquement Actives, Université de Monastir, Faculté de Pharmacie, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire d'Aquaculture - Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Route de Khniss, B.P. 59, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire d'Aquaculture - Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Route de Khniss, B.P. 59, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire des Maladies Transmissibles et Substances Biologiquement Actives, Université de Monastir, Faculté de Pharmacie, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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Huang Y, Cai S, Pang H, Jian J, Wu Z. Immunogenicity and efficacy of DNA vaccine encoding antigenic AcfA via addition of the molecular adjuvant Myd88 against Vibrio alginolyticus in Epinephelus coioides. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2017; 66:71-77. [PMID: 28487211 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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DNA vaccines had been widely used against microbial infection in animals. The use of molecular adjuvants to improve the immunogenicity of DNA vaccines has been increasingly studied in recent years. MyD88 is one of the adapter molecules to activate the signaling cascades and produces inflammatory mediators, and its immunological role and adjuvant potential which had been proved in mammals were rarely reported in fish species. In this study, plasmid pcMyD88 was constructed and the capacity of MyD88 as molecular adjuvant was explored by co-injecting with a DNA vaccine encoding AcfA against Vibrio alginolyticus infection in orange spotted grouper. The results suggested that it needed at least 7 days to transported DNA vaccine pcacfA or molecular adjuvant pcMyD88 from the injected muscle to kidney and spleens and stimulate host's immune system for later protection. The co-injection of pcMyD88 with DNA vaccine pcacfA could increase significantly specific antibody levels and the expression levels of the immune-related genes including MHCIα, MHCIIα, CD4, CD8α, IL-1β and TNFα. Furthermore, pcMyD88 enhanced the immunoprotection of pcacfA against V. alginolyticus infection, with the significantly higher RPS of 83.3% in pcMyD88 + pcacfA group compared with that of pcacfA alone (73.3%) at challenging test of 10 weeks post vaccination. Together, these results clearly demonstrate that MyD88 is an effective adjuvant for the DNA vaccine pcacfA in orange spotted grouper.
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- Yucong Huang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals & Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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Gu D, Guo M, Yang M, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Wang Q. A σE-Mediated Temperature Gauge Controls a Switch from LuxR-Mediated Virulence Gene Expression to Thermal Stress Adaptation in Vibrio alginolyticus. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1005645. [PMID: 27253371 PMCID: PMC4890791 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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In vibrios, the expression of virulence factors is often controlled by LuxR, the master quorum-sensing regulator. Here, we investigate the interplay between LuxR and σE, an alternative sigma factor, during the control of virulence-related gene expression and adaptations to temperature elevations in the zoonotic pathogen Vibrio alginolyticus. An rpoE null V. alginolyticus mutant was unable to adapt to various stresses and was survival-deficient in fish. In wild type V. alginolyticus, the expression of LuxR-regulated virulence factors increased as the temperature was increased from 22°C to 37°C, but mutants lacking σE did not respond to temperature, indicating that σE is critical for the temperature-dependent upregulation of virulence genes. Further analyses revealed that σE binds directly to -10 and -35 elements in the luxR promoter that drive its transcription. ChIP assays showed that σE binds to the promoter regions of luxR, rpoH and rpoE at high temperatures (e.g., 30°C and 37°C). However, at higher temperatures (42°C) that induce thermal stress, σE binding to the luxR promoter decreased, while its binding to the rpoH and rpoE promoters was unchanged. Thus, the temperature-dependent binding of σE to distinct promoters appears to underlie a σE-controlled switch between the expression of virulence genes and adaptation to thermal stress. This study illustrates how a conserved temperature response mechanism integrates into quorum-sensing circuits to regulate both virulence and stress adaptation. Zoonotic Vibrio outbreaks are believed to be closely associated with increases in environmental temperature. The mechanisms underlying this phenomenon have not been defined. Here, we show that the expression of the V. alginolyticus exotoxin Asp and other quorum-sensing (QS)-regulated virulence factors are induced by increasing temperatures, with the maximum expression observed at approximately 37°C. σE plays an essential role in regulating the QS master regulator LuxR in response to temperature shifts by binding directly to the -10 and -35 regions of the luxR promoter to drive its transcription. However, at higher thermal stress temperatures, σE binding to the luxR promoter decreased, resulting in a reduction in luxR transcription. This change underlies a binomial switch mechanism that regulates σE-controlled virulence gene expression patterns. Furthermore, we found that anti-σE signaling was involved in this stress and virulence reciprocal switch. This study suggests that a common temperature response mechanism is integrated into QS circuits to regulate both virulence and adaptation in related Vibrio taxa.
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- Dan Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai—MOST Key Laboratory of Health and Disease Genomics, Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Maricultured Animal Vaccines, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
- * E-mail: (XZ); (QW)
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Maricultured Animal Vaccines, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (XZ); (QW)
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Zhou Z, Pang H, Ding Y, Cai J, Huang Y, Jian J, Wu Z. VscO, a putative T3SS chaperone escort of Vibrio alginolyticus, contributes to virulence in fish and is a target for vaccine development. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2013; 35:1523-1531. [PMID: 23994282 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Type III secretion system (T3SS) in Vibrio alginolyticus is essential for its pathogenesis. VscO's homologous proteins FliJ, InvI and YscO have been suggested to be putative chaperone escorts although its function in V. alginolyticus is unclear. To investigate the physiological role of VscO, a mutant strain of V. alginolyticus with an in-frame deletion of the vscO gene was constructed in the present study. One finding was that the mRNA expression levels of SycD, VopB and VopD proteins decreased in the ΔvscO mutant. In addition, the ΔvscO mutant showed an attenuated swarming ability and a ten-fold decrease in the virulence to fish. However, the ΔvscO mutant showed no difference in the biofilm formation and ECPase activity. Complementation of the mutant strain with the vscO gene could restore the phenotypes of the wild-type strain. Finally, the recombinant VscO protein caused a high antibody titer and an effective protection against lethal challenge with the wild-type strain V. alginolyticus. These results indicated that VscO protein has a specific role in the pathogenesis of V. alginolyticus and it may be a candidate antigen for development of a subunit vaccine against vibriosis.
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- Zejun Zhou
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang, PR China
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Cai SH, Lu YS, Jian JC, Wang B, Huang YC, Tang JF, Ding Y, Wu ZH. Protection against Vibrio alginolyticus in crimson snapper Lutjanus erythropterus immunized with a DNA vaccine containing the ompW gene. Dis Aquat Organ 2013; 106:39-47. [PMID: 24062551 DOI: 10.3354/dao02617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The outer membrane proteins of Vibrio alginolyticus play an important role in the virulence of the bacterium and are potential candidates for vaccine development. In the present study, the ompW gene was cloned, expressed and purified. A DNA vaccine was constructed by inserting the ompW gene into a pcDNA plasmid. Crimson snapper Lutjanus erythropterus (Bloch) were injected intramuscularly with the recombinant plasmid pcDNA-ompW. The expression of the DNA vaccine was detected in gill, head kidney, heart, liver, spleen and injection site muscle of crimson snapper by RT-PCR 7 and 28 d post-vaccination. The ELISA results demonstrated that the DNA vaccine produced an observable antibody response in all sera of the vaccinated fish. In addition, crimson snapper immunized with the DNA vaccine showed a relative percentage survival (RPS) of 92.53%, indicating effective protection against V. alginolyticus infection.
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- Shuang-Hu Cai
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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Cai SH, Lu YS, Wu ZH, Jian JC. Cloning, expression of Vibrio alginolyticus outer membrane protein-OmpU gene and its potential application as vaccine in crimson snapper, Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch. J Fish Dis 2013; 36:695-702. [PMID: 23383977 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2011] [Revised: 02/12/2012] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The outer membrane proteins of the marine aquatic animal pathogen, Vibrio alginolyticus, play an important role in the virulence of the bacterium and are potential candidates for vaccine development. In this study, the gene encoding an outer membrane protein-OmpU was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Polyclonal antibodies were raised in rabbits against the purified recombinant OmpU, and the reaction of the antibody was confirmed by Western blotting using the isolated OmpU and the recombinant OmpU of V. alginolyticus. To analyze the immunogenicity of the recombinant OmpU, crimson snapper, Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch, were immunized by intraperitoneal injection, and antibody response was assessed by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results demonstrated that the recombinant OmpU produced an observable antibody response in all sera of the vaccinated fish. The vaccinated fish were challenged by virulent V. alginolyticus and observed to have high resistance to infection. These results indicate that the recombinant OmpU is an effective vaccine candidate against V. alginolyticus in L. erythropterus.
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- S H Cai
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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Sheng L, Lv Y, Liu Q, Wang Q, Zhang Y. Connecting type VI secretion, quorum sensing, and c-di-GMP production in fish pathogen Vibrio alginolyticus through phosphatase PppA. Vet Microbiol 2013; 162:652-662. [PMID: 23021863 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Revised: 09/03/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vibrio alginolyticus, a Gram-negative marine bacterium, has brought about severe economic damage to the mariculture industry by causing vibriosis in various fish species. We are intrigued in the regulation of the pathogenesis in this bacterium. Here, we reported a complex regulatory connection among the newly defined type VI secretion system (T6SS), quorum sensing (QS), and 3',5'-cyclic diguanylic acid (c-di-GMP) signal through the phosphatase PppA encoded in the T6SS gene cluster of V. alginolyticus. Whole-genome transcriptome analysis revealed various regulatory targets of PppA including the T6SS substrate hemolysin coregulated protein (Hcp), quorum sensing regulator LuxR, exotoxin alkaline serine protease (Asp), flagellar proteins, as well as proteins involved in polysaccharide biosynthesis and transport. Western blot analysis showed PppA served as a negative regulator of the expression and secretion of Hcp1. Mutation of pppA resulted in an increased level of the intracellular second messenger c-di-GMP and a decreased expression of the QS regulator LuxR as well as exotoxin Asp. Complementation of intact pppA gene in ΔpppA mutant restored the production of c-di-GMP, LuxR, and Asp to the wild-type level. Phenotypic studies suggested that PppA takes part in the modulation of biofilm formation, motility, and cell aggregation. These results demonstrated new roles of PppA in controlling virulence factors and pleiotropic phenotypes and contributed to our understanding of the regulation of pathogenesis in V. alginolyticus.
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- Lili Sheng
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Cai SH, Huang YC, Lu YS, Wu ZH, Wang B, Tang JF, Jian JC. Expression and immunogenicity analysis of accessory colonization factor A from Vibrio alginolyticus strain HY9901. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2013; 34:454-462. [PMID: 23261505 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Revised: 11/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The accessory colonization factor A (ACFA) of Vibrio alginolyticus plays an important role in the efficient colonization of the bacterium and is potential candidates for vaccine development. In present study, the acfA gene was cloned, expressed and purified. Western blot analysis revealed protein recognition with the native ACFA in different V. alginolyticus strains. To analyze the immunogenicity of the recombinant ACFA, Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch were immunized by intraperitoneal injection, and the results demonstrated that the recombinant ACFA produced an observable antibody response in all sera of the vaccinated fish. The differential expressions of RAG1 gene in various tissues of L. erythropterus were analyzed by fluorescent quantitative real-time PCR, and the results showed the RAG1 mRNA expression was significantly up-regulated in thymus, head kidney and spleen tissue. Furthermore, the protective property of recombinant ACFA was evaluated through challenge with six heterogeneous virulent V. alginolyticus strains, and the immunohistochemical analysis in different tissues after challenge with V. alginolyticus. The results showed L. erythropterus vaccinated with recombinant ACFA were more tolerant of the infection by virulent V. alginolyticus strains. The data indicate that the recombinant ACFA could provide heterologous protection for the different virulent V. alginolyticus strains.
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- Shuang-Hu Cai
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, PR China
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Yishan L, Jiaming F, Zaohe W, Jichang J. Genotype Analysis of Collagenase Gene by PCR-SSCP in Vibrio alginolyticus and its Association with Virulence to Marine Fish. Curr Microbiol 2011; 62:1697-703. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-011-9916-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 02/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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He H, Wang Q, Sheng L, Liu Q, Zhang Y. Functional Characterization of Vibrio alginolyticus Twin-Arginine Translocation System: Its Roles in Biofilm Formation, Extracellular Protease Activity, and Virulence Towards Fish. Curr Microbiol 2011; 62:1193-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-010-9844-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cao X, Wang Q, Liu Q, Rui H, Liu H, Zhang Y. Identification of a luxO-regulated extracellular protein Pep and its roles in motility in Vibrio alginolyticus. Microb Pathog 2010; 50:123-31. [PMID: 21167274 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2010.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Revised: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The fish pathogen Vibrio alginolyticus virulence factors and regulation mechanism are barely known except the quorum sensing regulated extracellular products. In the present study, the cleavable isotope-coded affinity tags (cICATs) were used to analyze the differentially expressed extracellular proteins of V. alginolyticus wild-type and a ΔluxO mutant, and a putative peptidase Pep was identified. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR confirmed that the transcription of pep was down-regulated by LuxO. Furthermore, western blotting demonstrated that the expression of Pep was cell-density dependent and quorum sensing regulated in V. alginolyticus. The pep in-frame mutant abolished the swimming and swarming motility, suggesting that it was involved in motility regulation in V. alginolyticus. In liquid medium, the polar flagellum was observed intact in ∆pep mutant while the chemotaxis related gene cheY, which is a response regulator causing change in direction of flagellar rotation, was down-regulated in ∆pep mutant. When ∆pep mutant was grown on hard agar plate, the lateral flagella disappeared and the transcriptions of flagellar biogenesis genes flaK, fliS, lafK, and lafA were down-regulated in ∆pep mutant. These results suggested that Pep was a luxO-regulated extracellular protein and involved in the motility of V. alginolyticus.
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- Xiaodan Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, PR China
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Ruwandeepika HAD, Defoirdt T, Bhowmick PP, Karunasagar I, Karunasagar I, Bossier P. In vitro and in vivo expression of virulence genes in Vibrio isolates belonging to the Harveyi clade in relation to their virulence towards gnotobiotic brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana). Environ Microbiol 2010; 13:506-17. [PMID: 20946530 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02354.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Vibrios belonging to the Harveyi clade are pathogenic marine bacteria affecting both vertebrates and invertebrates, thereby causing a severe threat to the aquaculture industry. In this study, the expression of haemolysin, metalloprotease, serine protease, the quorum sensing master regulator LuxR and the virulence regulator ToxR in different Harveyi clade isolates was measured with reverse transcriptase real-time PCR with specific primers. There was relatively low variation in the in vitro expression levels of the quorum sensing master regulator luxR (sevenfold), whereas for the other genes, the difference in expression between the isolates showing lowest and highest expression levels was over 25-fold. Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between expression levels of toxR and luxR and between the expression levels of these regulators and the protease genes. The expression levels of luxR, toxR and haemolysin were negatively correlated with the survival of brine shrimp larvae challenged with the isolates. Finally, a non-virulent, a moderately virulent and a strongly virulent isolate were selected to study in vivo expression of the virulence genes during infection of gnotobiotic brine shrimp larvae. The in vivo gene expression study showed a clear difference in virulence gene expression between both virulent isolates and the non-virulent isolate.
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Jellouli K, Bougatef A, Manni L, Agrebi R, Siala R, Younes I, Nasri M. Molecular and biochemical characterization of an extracellular serine-protease from Vibrio metschnikovii J1. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 36:939-48. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-009-0572-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2008] [Accepted: 04/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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