Induction of Lysogenic Bacteriophage and Phage-Associated Toxin from Group A Streptococci during Coculture with Human Pharyngeal Cells

AUTOR(ES)

Broudy, Thomas B.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

We found that when group A streptococci are cocultured with human pharyngeal cells, they upregulate and secrete a 25-kDa toxin, determined to be the bacteriophage-encoded streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin C (SpeC). This prompted us to determine if the bacteriophage themselves are induced during coculture conditions. We found that bacteriophage induction does occur, resulting in the release of ∼105 phage particles during the 3-h coculture. Furthermore, we show that the bacteriophage induction event is mediated by a pharyngeal cell soluble factor for which we provide an initial characterization.

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