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The minor flagellin of Campylobacter jejuni (FlaB) confers defensive properties against bacteriophage infection

Lis, Lukas; Connerton, Ian F.

Authors

Lukas Lis

IAN CONNERTON IAN.CONNERTON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Northern Foods Professor of Food Safety



Abstract

A screen of bacteriophages infecting a panel of Campylobacter jejuni PT14 gene knock-out mutants identified a role for the minor flagellin encoded by the flaB gene, in the defense of the host against CP8unalikevirus bacteriophage CP_F1 infection. Inactivation of the flaB gene resulted in an increase in the susceptibility of PT14 cultures to infection by CP_F1 and an increase in bacteriophage yields. Infection of wild type PT14 with CP_F1 produces turbid plaques in bacterial lawns, from which 78% of the resistant isolates recovered exhibit either attenuation or complete loss of motility. CP_F1 produces clear plaques on the flaB mutant with no regrowth in the lysis zones. Complementation of the mutant restored overgrowth and the development of resistance at the expense of motility. Further analyses revealed an increase in bacteriophage adsorption constant of nearly two-fold and burst-size three-fold, relative to the wild type. Motility analysis showed no major reduction in swarming motility in the flaB mutant. Thus we propose a new role for FlaB in the defense of campylobacters against bacteriophage infection.

Citation

Lis, L., & Connerton, I. F. (in press). The minor flagellin of Campylobacter jejuni (FlaB) confers defensive properties against bacteriophage infection. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01908

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 15, 2016
Online Publication Date Nov 29, 2016
Deposit Date Nov 18, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Frontiers in Microbiology
Electronic ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01908
Keywords Campylobacter, Bacteriophages, Flagellin, flaB, Phage escape
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/826631
Publisher URL http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01908/full

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