Plasmid deficiency in urogenital isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis reduces infectivity and virulence in a mouse model
Plasmid deficiency in urogenital isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis reduces infectivity and virulence in a mouse model
We hypothesized that the plasmid of urogenital isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis would modulate infectivity and virulence in a mouse model. To test this hypothesis, we infected female mice in the respiratory or urogenital tract with graded doses of a human urogenital isolate of Chlamydia trachomatis, serovar F, possessing the cognate plasmid. For comparison, we inoculated mice with a plasmid-free serovar F isolate. Following urogenital inoculation, the plasmid-free isolate displayed significantly reduced infectivity compared to the wild type strain with the latter yielding a 17-fold lower infectious dose to yield 50% infection. When inoculated via the respiratory tract the plasmid-free isolate exhibited reduced infectivity and virulence (as measured by weight change) when compared to the wild type isolate. Further, differences in infectivity but not virulence were observed in a C. trachomatis, serovar E isolate with a deletion within the plasmid coding sequence 1 when compared to a serovar E isolate with no mutations in the plasmid. We conclude that plasmid loss reduces virulence and infectivity in this mouse model. These findings further support a role for the chlamydial plasmid in infectivity and virulence in vivo.
Sigar, Ira M.
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Schripsema, Justin H.
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Persson, Kenneth
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Ramsey, Kyle H.
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Sigar, Ira M.
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Wang, Yibing
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Clarke, Ian N.
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Cutcliffe, Lesley T.
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Seth-Smith, Helena M.B.
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Thomson, Nicholas R.
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Bjartling, Carina
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Unemo, Magnus
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Persson, Kenneth
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Ramsey, Kyle H.
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Sigar, Ira M., Schripsema, Justin H., Wang, Yibing, Clarke, Ian N., Cutcliffe, Lesley T., Seth-Smith, Helena M.B., Thomson, Nicholas R., Bjartling, Carina, Unemo, Magnus, Persson, Kenneth and Ramsey, Kyle H.
(2013)
Plasmid deficiency in urogenital isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis reduces infectivity and virulence in a mouse model.
Pathogens and Disease.
(doi:10.1111/2049-632X.12086).
(PMID:24022847)
Abstract
We hypothesized that the plasmid of urogenital isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis would modulate infectivity and virulence in a mouse model. To test this hypothesis, we infected female mice in the respiratory or urogenital tract with graded doses of a human urogenital isolate of Chlamydia trachomatis, serovar F, possessing the cognate plasmid. For comparison, we inoculated mice with a plasmid-free serovar F isolate. Following urogenital inoculation, the plasmid-free isolate displayed significantly reduced infectivity compared to the wild type strain with the latter yielding a 17-fold lower infectious dose to yield 50% infection. When inoculated via the respiratory tract the plasmid-free isolate exhibited reduced infectivity and virulence (as measured by weight change) when compared to the wild type isolate. Further, differences in infectivity but not virulence were observed in a C. trachomatis, serovar E isolate with a deletion within the plasmid coding sequence 1 when compared to a serovar E isolate with no mutations in the plasmid. We conclude that plasmid loss reduces virulence and infectivity in this mouse model. These findings further support a role for the chlamydial plasmid in infectivity and virulence in vivo.
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