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7832691

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-17
pubmed:abstractText
Salmonella typhimurium strain 3333/O was used to assess the role of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in intestinal colonization of broiler chicks by salmonellae. LPS-defective TnPhoA mutants of this strain were isolated. The sensitivities of the mutants to smooth and rough phages and LPS banding patterns in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicated a defect in the polysaccharide side chain of the LPS molecule. Colonization was determined by orally administering 10(8) cells each of the wild-type and/or the mutant strains per chick and counting the colony-forming units (CFU) from the ceca 1 to 3 weeks after gavage. CFU of chicks given the LPS-deficient strains either were not detected or were significantly lower than the CFU from chicks given the wild-type strain. The incidence of the wild-type strain in spleens was higher than incidence of the mutant strains. In vitro binding studies with LPS-deficient mutants derived in this study and from S. typhimurium LT2 suggest that LPS side-chain components may shield the bacterial cell from entrapment in the chicken mucus. The LPS layer appears to enhance persistence of Salmonella in the avian intestinal tract.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0005-2086
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
401-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Altered colonizing ability for the ceca of broiler chicks by lipopolysaccharide-deficient mutants of Salmonella typhimurium.
pubmed:affiliation
Poultry Microbiological Safety Research Unit, R. B. Russell Agricultural Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Athens, Georgia 30613.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro