Campylobacter jejuni CsrA mediates oxidative stress responses, biofilm formation, and host cell invasion

J Bacteriol. 2008 May;190(9):3411-6. doi: 10.1128/JB.01928-07. Epub 2008 Feb 29.

Abstract

The putative global posttranscriptional regulator csrA was mutated in Campylobacter jejuni 81-176. The csrA mutant was attenuated in surviving oxidative stress. CsrA also contributed to biofilm formation and adherence to and invasion of INT407 intestinal epithelial cells, suggesting a regulatory role for CsrA in C. jejuni pathogenesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Adhesion / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Biofilms
  • Campylobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Campylobacter jejuni / genetics*
  • Campylobacter jejuni / pathogenicity
  • Campylobacter jejuni / physiology*
  • Cell Line
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions / genetics
  • Humans
  • Intestines / microbiology
  • Mutation
  • Oxidative Stress / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Transcription Factors