Journal of fish pathology (한국어병학회지)

The Korean Society of Fish Pathology (한국어병학회)
권호 표지

Cloning of phosphoglucomutase gene (pgm) in Streptococcus parauberis

  • Woo, Sung-Ho (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Han, Hyun-Ja (Fish Health Center, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Do-Hyung (Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Park, Soo-Il (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2010.06.18
  • Accepted : 2010.08.23
  • Published : 2010.08.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Here, we have cloned and sequenced Streptococcus parauberis pgm gene, encoding the enzyme phosphoglucomutase (PGM), which is known to be in association with virulence in other streptococcal species. The PGM of S. parauberis is the most closely related to that of S. iniae based on their amino acid sequences.

Keywords

References

  1. Austin, B. and Austin, D.A.: Bacterial Fish Pathogens, Disease of Farmed and Wild Fish, 4th (revised) edn. Springer-Praxis, Godalming, 2007.
  2. Bizzini, A., Majcherczyk, P., Beggah-Moller, S., Soldo, B., Entenza, J.M., Gaillard, M., Moreillon, P. and Lazarevic, V.: Effects of $\alpha$-phosphoglucomutase deficiency on cell wall properties and fitness in Streptococcus gordonii. Microbiol., 153:490-498, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.29256-0
  3. Buchanan, J.T., Stannard, J.A., Lauth, X., Ostland, V.E., Powell, H.C., Westerman, M.E. and Nizet, V.: Streptococcus iniae phosphoglucomutase is a virulence factor and a target for vaccine development. Infect. Immun., 73:6935-6944, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.73.10.6935-6944.2005
  4. Cho, M.Y., Oh, Y.K., Lee, D.C., Kim, J.H. and Park, M.A.: Geographical comparison on different methods for identification of Streptococcus parauberis isolated from cultured olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. J. Fish Pathol., 20:49-60, 2007.
  5. Curras, M., Magarinos, B., Toranzo, A.E. and Romalde, J.L.: Dormancy as a survival strategy of the fish pathogen Streptococcus parauberis in the marine environment. Dis. Aquat. Org., 52:129-136, 2003.
  6. Domeenech, A., Derenaaandez-Garayzabal, J.F., Pascual, C., García, J.A., Cutuli, M.T., Moreno, M.A., Collins, M.D. and Dominguez, L.: Streptococcosis in cultured turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.), associated with Streptococcus parauberis. J. Fish Dis., 19:33-38, 1996. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2761.1996.tb00117.x
  7. Eldar, A., Bejerano, Y. and Bercovier, H.: Streptococcus shiloi and Streptococcus difficile: two new streptococcal species causing a meningoencephalitis in fish. Curr. Microbiol., 28:139-143, 1994. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01571054
  8. Eldar, A., Ghittino, C., Asanta, L., Bozzetta, E., Goria, M., Prearo, M. and Bercovier, H.: Enterococcus seriolicida is a junior synonym of Lactococcus garvieae, a causative agent of septicemia and meningoencephalitis in fish. Curr. Microbiol., 32:85-88, 1996. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002849900015
  9. Hardy, G.G., Magee, A.D., Ventura, C.L., Caimano, M.J. and Yother, J.: Essential role for cellular phosphoglucomutase in virulence of type 3 Streptococcus pneumonia. Infect. immun., 69: 2309-2317, 2001. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.69.4.2309-2317.2001
  10. Jeong, Y.U., Kang, C.Y., Kim, M.J., Heo, M.S., Oh, D.C. and Kang, B.J.: Characterization of Streptococcosis occurrence and molecular identification of the pathogens of cultured flounder in Jeju island. J. Korean Soc. Microbiol., 42:199-204, 2006.
  11. Romalde, J.L., Magariños, B., Nunez, S., Barja, J.L. and Toranzo, A.E.: Host range susceptibility of Enterococcus sp. strains isolated from diseased turbot: possible routes of infection. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 62, 607-611, 1996.
  12. Schultz, J., Copley, R.R., Doerks, T., Ponting, C.P. and Bork, P.: SMART: a web-based tool for the study of genetically mobile domains. Nucleic Acids Res., 28:231-234, 2000. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/28.1.231
  13. Shackelford, G.S., Regni, C.A. and Beamer, L.J.: Evolutionary trace analysis of the D-phosphohexomutase superfamily. Protein Sci., 13:2130-2138, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1110/ps.04801104
  14. Toranzo, A.E., Devesa, S., Heinen, P., Riaza, A., Nunez, S. and Barja, J.L.: Streptococcosis in cultured turbot caused by an Enterococcus-like bacterium. Bull. Eur. Assoc. Fish Pathol., 14:19-23, 1994.
  15. Zlotkin, A., Hershko, H. and Eldar, A.: Possible transmission of Streptococcus iniae from wild fish to cultured marine fish. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 64:4065-4067, 1998.