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Urease activity may contribute to the ability of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae to establish infection.
Authors:J T Bossé and  J I MacInnes
Institution:Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Ontario.
Abstract:The contribution of urease activity to the pathogenesis of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae was investigated using 2 different urease-negative transposon mutants of the virulent serotype 1 strain, CM5 Nalr. One mutant, cbiK::Tn10, is deficient in the uptake of nickel, a cofactor required for urease activity. The other mutant, ureG::Tn10, is unable to produce active urease due to mutation of the urease accessory gene, ureG. In aerosol challenge experiments, pigs developed acute pleuropneumonia following exposure to high doses (10(6) cfu/mL) of the parental strain, CM5 Nalr, and to the cbiK::Tn10 mutant. When low dose (10(3) cfu/mL) challenges were used, neither urease-negative mutant was able to establish infection, whereas the parental strain was able to colonize and cause lesions consistent with acute pleuropneumonia in 8 of the 20 pigs challenged. These findings suggest that urease activity may be needed for A. pleuropneumoniae to establish infection in the respiratory tract of pigs.
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