Abstract

살모넬라는 질병을 일으키기 위해서 장내의 상피세포에 먼저 부착하여 집락을 이루게 된다. 이에 따라 살모넬라는 부착에 관여하는 세포내 몇 몇 소기관들을 합성한다. 이러한 소기관에는 type 1 fimbriae, plasmid-encoded fimbriae, long polar fimbriae 그리고 thin aggregative fimbriae 등이 있다. 본 논문에서는 type 1 fimbriae, thin aggregative fimbriae, LP fimbriae, 그리고 PE fimbriae 각각을 결손시킨 변이주와 4종류를 모두 결손시킨 변이주를 만들 수 있었다. 변이주들에 대해서 세포배양 부착성 실험을 한 결과, 각각을 결손시킨 변이주들은 몇몇 mammalian 세포주에서 야생형 살모넬라와 동일한 양상으로 부착성을 나타내었고 마우스 실험에서 야생형과 거의 마찬가지로 독성을 가지고 있었다. 반면, 4종류의 fimbriae가 모두 결손된 균주는 닭에서는 독성을 나타내었으나 마우스에서는 매우 약독화되어있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로부터 오는 차이점은 닭과 비교하여 마우스에서 살모넬라의 부착을 매개하는 표면 구조에 연관성이 있음을 제시하였다. Following ingestion, Salmonella must adhere to and colonize the intestinal epithelium of the host in order to establish infection. S. typhimurium synthesize several appendages that are believed to mediate attachment. These include type 1 fimbriae, plasmid-encoded (PE) fimbriae, long polar (LP) fimbriae, and thin aggregative fimbriae. However, the precise roles of these putative adhesins remain unclear, due to conflicting data in the literature. We constructed strains lacking four different fimbriae including type 1 fimbriae, PE fimbriae, LP fimbriae, and thin aggregative fimbriae, as well as strains lacking each fimbriae alone. In cell culture adhesion assays, these mutants adhered to several mammalian cell lines as well as wild-type S. typhimurium. These strains were also screened for virulence in mice, and all strains were virulent or nearly as virulent as their wild-type parents. In contrast, When a strain lacking four fimbriae was screened for virulence in chicks, it was found to be highly attenuated. This suggests a role for either type 1 fimbriae, PE fimbriae, LP fimbriae or thin aggregative fimbriae or a combination of thease fimbriae in the colonization of chicks. It also suggests that differences exist with respect to the surface structures that mediate attachment of Salmonella in chicks as compared with mice.

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