Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Identification of point mutations in clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains that produce small-colony variants auxotrophic for menadione.
- Journal:
- Infection and immunity
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- Dean, Melissa A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Houston Methodist Research Institute · United States
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants (SCVs) are implicated in chronic and relapsing infections that are difficult to diagnose and treat. Despite many years of study, the underlying molecular mechanisms and virulence effect of the small-colony phenotype remain incompletely understood. We sequenced the genomes of five S. aureus SCV strains recovered from human patients and discovered previously unidentified nonsynonymous point mutations in three genes encoding proteins in the menadione biosynthesis pathway. Analysis of genetic revertants and complementation with wild-type alleles confirmed that these mutations caused the SCV phenotype and decreased virulence for mice.
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