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Evidence for involvement of the Fas BCAX regulon in capsule synthesis by Streptococcus equi.
Veterinary Microbiology 2018 June
The constitutively expressed hyaluronic acid capsule is an important virulence factor of Streptococcus equi, the cause of equine strangles. Study of the genomic sequence of CF22caps-, a non-encapsulated mutant of S. equi CF22 generated by gamma (Co60 ) irradiation revealed a non-sense mutation in fasC (SEQ_0302), a sensor kinase gene in FasBCAX an operon with an important regulatory role in expression of streptococcal secreted virulence and matrix binding proteins. The mutation was associated with a significant (p < .05) decrease in transcription of hasA, the synthase gene essential for hyaluronic acid synthesis and, conversely, with small increases in transcription of skc, covR and seM. The early growth phase of CF22caps- was also delayed compared to the CF22caps+ parent. In contrast to the human pathogen, S. pyogenes, capsule synthesis in S. equi therefore appears to be controlled by FasBCAX and not by CovRS.
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