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The pneumococcal response to oxidative stress includes a role for Rgg Free

Abstract

resides in the oxygen-rich environment of the upper respiratory tract, and therefore the ability to survive in the presence of oxygen is an important aspect of its survival. To investigate how adapts to oxygen, we determined the global gene expression profile of the micro-organism in aerobiosis and anaerobiosis. It was found that exposure to aerobiosis elevated the expression of 54 genes, while the expression of 15 genes was downregulated. Notably there were significant changes in putative genome plasticity and hypothetical genes. In addition, increased expression of , a putative transcriptional regulator, was detected. To test the role of Rgg in the pneumococcal oxidative stress response, an isogenic mutant was constructed. It was found that the mutant was sensitive to oxygen and paraquat, but not to HO. In addition, the absence of Rgg strongly reduced the biofilm-forming ability of an unencapsulated pneumococcus. Virulence studies showed that the median survival time of mice infected intranasally with the mutant was significantly longer than that of the wild-type-infected group, and the animals infected with the mutant developed septicaemia later than those infected intranasally with the wild-type.

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Keyword(s): ABC, ATP binding cassette , PTS, phosphotransferase system , qRT-PCR, quantitative RT-PCR and ROS, reactive oxygen species
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