NDLI: Escherichia coli Clone Sonnei (Shigella sonnei) Had a Chromosomal O-Antigen Gene Cluster Prior to Gaining Its Current Plasmid-Borne O-Antigen Genes

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Lai, Vincent Wang, Lei Reeves, Peter R.
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	O antigen is part of the lipopolysaccharide present in the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria. The surface-exposed O antigen is subject to selection by the host immune system, which may account for the maintenance of many different O-antigen forms. Characteristically, all genes specific to O-antigen synthesis are clustered in a region close to the his and gnd genes on the chromosome of Escherichia coli and related species. Shigella sonnei, essentially a clone of E. coli (E. coli clone Sonnei), is an important human pathogen and is unusual in that its O-antigen gene cluster is located on a plasmid. Our results suggest that it once had a normal chromosomal O-antigen gene cluster which has been largely deleted. We suggest that the O antigen encoded by the plasmid-borne genes offered a selective advantage in adapting to a new environment and that the chromosomal O-antigen genes were eventually inactivated. We also identified, by PCR and sequencing, a potential ancestor of E. coli Sonnei among the 166 known E. coli serotype strains.
Starting Page	2983
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10985530
e-ISSN	10985530
Journal	Journal of Bacteriology
Issue Number	11
Volume Number	180
Language	English
Publisher	American Society for Microbiology
Publisher Date	1998-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	American Society for Microbiology
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Molecular Biology Microbiology

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