Abstract
A two-component system encoding gene cluster kvgAS that is present only in virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae CG43 was isolated and its sequence determined. RT-PCR and Southern analysis demonstrated that kvgAS is organized as an operon. No apparent effect of a kvgS deletion on bacterial virulence was observed in a mouse peritonitis model. In the presence of paraquat or 2,2-dipyridyl, the activity of kvgAS promoter in the kvgS mutant was found to be reduced to half of the level in the wild-type strain. The data suggest that the KvgAS system is autoregulated and plays a role in countering free radical stresses and sensing iron-limiting conditions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 121-126 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | FEMS Microbiology Letters |
| Volume | 218 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 21 01 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Histidine kinase
- Klebsiella gene
- Response regulator
- Two-component system
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