Characterization of in vitro phenotypes of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei strains potentially associated with persistent infection in mice

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• 作者：R. C. Bernhards ; C. K. Cote ; K. Amemiya ; D. M. Waag&#8230
• 关键词：Burkholderia ; Glanders ; Melioidosis ; Mouse ; Spleen isolates
• 刊名：Archives of Microbiology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：199
• 期：2
• 页码：277-301
• 全文大小：1493KB
• 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
• 刊物主题：Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Biochemistry, general; Cell Biology; Biotechnology; Ecology;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-072X
• 卷排序：199

文摘

Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp) and Burkholderia mallei (Bm), the agents of melioidosis and glanders, respectively, are Tier 1 biothreats. They infect humans and animals, causing disease ranging from acute and fatal to protracted and chronic. Chronic infections are especially challenging to treat, and the identification of in vitro phenotypic markers which signal progression from acute to persistent infection would be extremely valuable. First, a phenotyping strategy was developed employing colony morphotyping, chemical sensitivity testing, macrophage infection, and lipopolysaccharide fingerprint analyses to distinguish Burkholderia strains. Then mouse spleen isolates collected 3–180 days after infection were characterized phenotypically. Isolates from long-term infections often exhibited increased colony morphology differences and altered patterns of antimicrobial sensitivity and macrophage infection. Some of the Bp and Bm persistent infection isolates clearly displayed enhanced virulence in mice. Future studies will evaluate the potential role and significance of these phenotypic markers in signaling the establishment of a chronic infection.