Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pyogenes</named-content> in Human Saliva

ABSTRACT Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]) causes 600 million cases of pharyngitis each year. Despite this considerable disease burden, the molecular mechanisms used by GAS to infect, cause clinical pharyngitis, and persist in the human oropharynx are poorly understood. Saliva is...

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Autores principales:	Luchang Zhu, Amelia R. L. Charbonneau, Andrew S. Waller, Randall J. Olsen, Stephen B. Beres, James M. Musser
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b65bbdb1395747efad15d39dcfa6d8ab2021-11-15T15:21:53ZNovel Genes Required for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pyogenes</named-content> in Human Saliva10.1128/mSphereDirect.00460-172379-5042https://doaj.org/article/b65bbdb1395747efad15d39dcfa6d8ab2017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphereDirect.00460-17https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042ABSTRACT Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]) causes 600 million cases of pharyngitis each year. Despite this considerable disease burden, the molecular mechanisms used by GAS to infect, cause clinical pharyngitis, and persist in the human oropharynx are poorly understood. Saliva is ubiquitous in the human oropharynx and is the first material GAS encounters in the upper respiratory tract. Thus, a fuller understanding of how GAS survives and proliferates in saliva may provide valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms at work in the human oropharynx. We generated a highly saturated transposon insertion mutant library in serotype M1 strain MGAS2221, a strain genetically representative of a pandemic clone that arose in the 1980s and spread globally. The transposon mutant library was exposed to human saliva to screen for GAS genes required for wild-type fitness in this clinically relevant fluid. Using transposon-directed insertion site sequencing (TraDIS), we identified 92 genes required for GAS fitness in saliva. The more prevalent categories represented were genes involved in carbohydrate transport/metabolism, amino acid transport/metabolism, and inorganic ion transport/metabolism. Using six isogenic mutant strains, we confirmed that each of the mutants was significantly impaired for growth or persistence in human saliva ex vivo. Mutants with an inactivated Spy0644 (sptA) or Spy0646 (sptC) gene had especially severe persistence defects. This study is the first to use of TraDIS to study bacterial fitness in human saliva. The new information we obtained will be valuable for future translational maneuvers designed to prevent or treat human GAS infections. IMPORTANCE The human bacterial pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]) causes more than 600 million cases of pharyngitis annually worldwide, 15 million of which occur in the United States. The human oropharynx is the primary anatomic site for GAS colonization and infection, and saliva is the first material encountered. Using a genome-wide transposon mutant screen, we identified 92 GAS genes required for wild-type fitness in human saliva. Many of the identified genes are involved in carbohydrate transport/metabolism, amino acid transport/metabolism, and inorganic ion transport/metabolism. The new information is potentially valuable for developing novel GAS therapeutics and vaccine research. Podcast: A podcast concerning this article is available.Luchang ZhuAmelia R. L. CharbonneauAndrew S. WallerRandall J. OlsenStephen B. BeresJames M. MusserAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleStreptococcus pyogenesTraDISfitnesshuman pathogensalivatransposon mutagenesisMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSphere, Vol 2, Iss 6 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Streptococcus pyogenes TraDIS fitness human pathogen saliva transposon mutagenesis Microbiology QR1-502 Luchang Zhu Amelia R. L. Charbonneau Andrew S. Waller Randall J. Olsen Stephen B. Beres James M. Musser Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pyogenes</named-content> in Human Saliva
description	ABSTRACT Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]) causes 600 million cases of pharyngitis each year. Despite this considerable disease burden, the molecular mechanisms used by GAS to infect, cause clinical pharyngitis, and persist in the human oropharynx are poorly understood. Saliva is ubiquitous in the human oropharynx and is the first material GAS encounters in the upper respiratory tract. Thus, a fuller understanding of how GAS survives and proliferates in saliva may provide valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms at work in the human oropharynx. We generated a highly saturated transposon insertion mutant library in serotype M1 strain MGAS2221, a strain genetically representative of a pandemic clone that arose in the 1980s and spread globally. The transposon mutant library was exposed to human saliva to screen for GAS genes required for wild-type fitness in this clinically relevant fluid. Using transposon-directed insertion site sequencing (TraDIS), we identified 92 genes required for GAS fitness in saliva. The more prevalent categories represented were genes involved in carbohydrate transport/metabolism, amino acid transport/metabolism, and inorganic ion transport/metabolism. Using six isogenic mutant strains, we confirmed that each of the mutants was significantly impaired for growth or persistence in human saliva ex vivo. Mutants with an inactivated Spy0644 (sptA) or Spy0646 (sptC) gene had especially severe persistence defects. This study is the first to use of TraDIS to study bacterial fitness in human saliva. The new information we obtained will be valuable for future translational maneuvers designed to prevent or treat human GAS infections. IMPORTANCE The human bacterial pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]) causes more than 600 million cases of pharyngitis annually worldwide, 15 million of which occur in the United States. The human oropharynx is the primary anatomic site for GAS colonization and infection, and saliva is the first material encountered. Using a genome-wide transposon mutant screen, we identified 92 GAS genes required for wild-type fitness in human saliva. Many of the identified genes are involved in carbohydrate transport/metabolism, amino acid transport/metabolism, and inorganic ion transport/metabolism. The new information is potentially valuable for developing novel GAS therapeutics and vaccine research. Podcast: A podcast concerning this article is available.
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author	Luchang Zhu Amelia R. L. Charbonneau Andrew S. Waller Randall J. Olsen Stephen B. Beres James M. Musser
author_facet	Luchang Zhu Amelia R. L. Charbonneau Andrew S. Waller Randall J. Olsen Stephen B. Beres James M. Musser
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title	Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pyogenes</named-content> in Human Saliva
title_short	Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pyogenes</named-content> in Human Saliva
title_full	Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pyogenes</named-content> in Human Saliva
title_fullStr	Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pyogenes</named-content> in Human Saliva
title_full_unstemmed	Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pyogenes</named-content> in Human Saliva
title_sort	novel genes required for the fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">streptococcus pyogenes</named-content> in human saliva
publisher	American Society for Microbiology
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/b65bbdb1395747efad15d39dcfa6d8ab
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Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus pyogenes</named-content> in Human Saliva

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