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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The role of zinc efflux during Acinetobacter baumannii infection |
Author: | Alquethamy, S. Adams, F.G. Naidu, V. Khorvash, M. Pederick, V.G. Zang, M. Paton, J.C. Paulsen, I.T. Hassan, K. Cain, A.K. McDevitt, C.A. Eijkelkamp, B.A. |
Citation: | ACS Infectious Diseases, 2020; 6(1):150-158 |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
ISSN: | 2373-8227 2373-8227 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Saleh F. Alquethamy, Felise G. Adams, Varsha Naidu, Marjan Khorvash, Victoria G. Pederick, Maoge Zang, James C. Paton, Ian T. Paulsen, Karl A. Hassan, Amy K. Cain, Christopher A. McDevitt, and Bart A. Eijkelkamp |
Abstract: | Acinetobacter baumannii is a highly ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium, that is associated with significant disease in immunocompromised individuals. The success of A. baumannii is partly attributable to its high level of antibiotic resistance. Further, A. baumannii expresses a broad arsenal of putative zinc efflux systems that are likely to aid environmental persistence and host colonisation, but detailed insights into how the bacterium deals with toxic concentrations of zinc is lacking. In this study we present the transcriptomic responses of A. baumannii to toxic zinc concentrations. Subsequent mutant analyses revealed a primary role for the resistance-nodulation-cell division heavy metal efflux system CzcCBA, and the cation diffusion facilitator transporter CzcD in zinc resistance. To examine the role of zinc at the host-pathogen interface we utilised a murine model of zinc deficiency and challenge with wild-type and czcA mutant cells, which identified highly site-specific roles for zinc during A. baumannii infection. Overall, we provide novel insight into the key zinc resistance mechanisms of A. baumannii and outline the role these systems play in enabling the bacterium to survive in diverse environments. |
Keywords: | Metal ions; nutrition; infection; transporters; pneumonia |
Rights: | © 2019 American Chemical Society |
DOI: | 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00351 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1159752 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1080784 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1122582 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1071659 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170102102 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1120298 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100006 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00351 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Microbiology and Immunology publications |
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