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Examination of Salmonella gene expression in an infected mammalian host using the green fluorescent protein and two-colour flow cytometry

Bumann, D.. (2002) Examination of Salmonella gene expression in an infected mammalian host using the green fluorescent protein and two-colour flow cytometry. Molecular Microbiology, 43 (5). pp. 1269-1283.

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Abstract

Quantitative data on Salmonella gene expression in infected hosts are largely lacking because of technical problems. One attractive reporter, the green fluorescent protein (GFP), is widely used in vitro but is difficult to quantify in infected tissues because of the preponderance of background particles with similar fluorescence. Here, bacterial GFP emission was spectrally distinguished from host autofluorescence by two-colour flow cytometry. Using this technique, the in vivo activity of three well-characterized promoters (PsicA, PssaH and PpagC) was determined. Their spatial and temporal activity patterns are in close agreement with predictions based on previous data and the colonization defects of corresponding deletion strains. To identify additional Salmonella promoters that are induced in infected animals, a genomic library was sorted by flow cytometry yielding four independent promoters. Genes expressed from PpibB and PsifA contribute to virulence, and chorismate mutase expressed from ParoQ might participate in aromatic acid biosynthesis, which is also required for virulence. Promoter P3g appears to be part of a mobile genetic element that is lacking in the completely sequenced strain LT2.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Infection Biology > Molecular Microbiology (Bumann)
UniBasel Contributors:Bumann, Dirk
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Blackwell
ISSN:0950-382X
e-ISSN:1365-2958
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:23

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