Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae, gonococci, or GC), the etiologic agent of gonorrhea, is a human-obligate bacterial pathogen. The GC surface contains pill that mediate the adherence to host cells. Studies have shown that GC pill, coded by pilin genes, undergo remarkable changes during human experimental gonorrhea, possibly generated by DNA phase variation during infection. The question that arises is whether the changes in pilins can alter the adherence capacity of N. gonorrhoeae to host cells. In this study, six variants initially isolated from male volunteers infected with one single clone of GC were examined for their adherence patterns with human Chang conjunctiva cells. In this study, we showed that the variants showed distinct adherence patterns to this cell line under light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Moreover, two reisolates showed higher adherence capacities than that of the input strain. The results provide an additional example as to how the pilus variation may play a role in the pathogenesis of N. gonorrhoeae.
基金:
Tongji Hospital, HUST, China; National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [NSFC 81271780, 81471915]; Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol,Tongji Hosp,Dept Clin Immunol,Tongji Med Coll,Wuhan,Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[2]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Union Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Tongji Med Coll, Wuhan, Peoples R China[5]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Union Shenzhen Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Shenzhen 518052, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
He Yingxia,Zhang Song,Zhang Yingmiao,et al.Distinct Patterns of Host Adherence by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated from Experimental Gonorrhea[J].CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY.2021,2021:doi:10.1155/2021/7865405.
APA:
He, Yingxia,Zhang, Song,Zhang, Yingmiao,Wu, Bicong,Xue, Ying...&Chen, Tie.(2021).Distinct Patterns of Host Adherence by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated from Experimental Gonorrhea.CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY,2021,
MLA:
He, Yingxia,et al."Distinct Patterns of Host Adherence by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated from Experimental Gonorrhea".CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2021.(2021)