the role of flagella in clostridium difficile pathogenesis ... · flagella of c. difficile 630Δerm...
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The Role of Flagella in Clostridium difficile Pathogenesis: Comparison between a Non-Epidemic and an Epidemic Strain
Soza T. Baban, Sarah A. Kuehne, Amira Barketi-Klai, Stephen T. Cartman, Michelle Kelly, Kim R. Hardie, Imad Kansau, Anne Collignon, Nigel P. Minton
Clostridia Research Group NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in GI Disease
Centre for Biomolecular Sciences The University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
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Background- Clostridium difficile- the organism and the disease
Clostridium difficile- The worldwide leading cause of hospital-associated infections.
The incidence and severity of CDI continue to
increase particularly following the global emergence of epidemic hypervirulent C. difficile strains (027/BI/NAP1).
The prevention and control of C. difficile
infection in health care settings has become a global public health challenge.
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C. difficile expresses multiple surface adhesins, potentially functioning as colonization factors.
C. difficile virulence factors
C. difficile produce two major toxins, toxin A and toxin B, both of which are responsible of the clinical manifestations of the disease.
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Flagella function as an adhesin in mediating adherence of C. difficile bacteria to intestinal epithelial cells.
Role of flagella & motility in virulence
Potential functions for flagella in virulence:
Motility apparatus
Surface adhesins and invasins
Secretion apparatus
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To elucidate the mechanism by which flagella contribute to C. difficile adhesion to human intestinal epithelial cells
To assess the contribution of flagellum-mediated motility in
colonisation of the intestinal tract in mice
Does some part of the polar flagellum act as an adhesin, or is it active motility that is needed for adherence and intestinal colonization?
Aims of this study
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Construction and phenotypic characterization of flagella-associated mutants
• Southern blot analysis
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Phenotypic characterization of flagella-associated mutants for motility
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Phenotypic characterization of flagella-associated mutants for flagellation
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Importance of flagella of R20291 for in vitro cell adherence
The flagellum of R20291 is used as an adhesin to enhance bacterial association to human intestinal epithelial cells in vitro
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Importance of flagella of C. difficile 630Δerm for in vitro cell adherence
Surprisingly, all flagellar mutants adhered significantly more strongly to human intestinal caco-2 cells than the wild-type strains.
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Monoxenic mouse model of colonization (Individual mouse infections)
In vivo analysis: Importance of flagellum of R20291 strain in intestinal colonization of axenic mice
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Dixenic mouse model of colonization (coinfection study)
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Dixenic mouse model of colonization (coinfection study)
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In vivo analysis: Importance of flagellum of C. difficile 630Δerm strain in intestinal colonization of axenic mice
Human Microbial Flora mouse model
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Monoxenic mouse model of colonization (Individual mouse infections)
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Dixenic mouse model of colonization (coinfection study)
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The flagellum of R20291 functions as a surface adhesin, not as motility apparatus to enhance bacterial association to human intestinal epithelial cells and establish intestinal colonization.
Flagella of C. difficile 630Δerm are not required for adherence and intestinal
colonisation in this strain, but flagella-mediated motility might contribute to an overall fitness of the bacteria.
The flagellum plays an important role as a virulence factor in contributing to the “hypervirulence“ of the epidemic C. difficile R20291 which causes more severe infections than historical strain.
Conclusion
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Prof. Nigel P. Minton Dr. Kim R. Hardie Dr. Sarah A. Kuehne Dr. Stephen T. Cartman Michelle Kelly Prof. Anne Collignon Dr. Imad Kansau Dr. Amira Barketi-Klai
Acknowledgments