Genetic and biochemical characterization of a Pseudomonas solanacearum gene cluster required for extracellular polysaccharide production and for virulence.
AUTOR(ES)
Cook, D
RESUMO
Infection of host plants by Pseudomonas solanacerum results in wilting, which is thought to be due largely to the occlusion of xylem vessels by the P. solanacearum extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) that primarily consists of N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc). By means of Tn3 mutagenesis, we identified a 6.5-kb gene cluster that contains five complementation units required for EPS production and virulence in this bacterium. There was positive correlation between the amount of EPS produced in culture and (i) in planta growth and (ii) virulence. Based on analysis of beta-glucuronidase-gene fusions, these genes are expressed both in broth cultures and in planta and may be constitutive. Both wild-type and mutant strains contained similar amounts of UDP-GalNAc, the predicted primary substrate for EPS synthesis. Thus, the EPS mutants we obtained should be useful in the analysis of steps in the assembly of the polysaccharide and how this process is related to virulence.
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