Surface macromolecules and virulence in intracellular parasitism: comparison of cell envelope components of smooth and rough strains of Brucella abortus.
AUTOR(ES)
Kreutzer, D L
RESUMO
The surface topography of whole cells and the chemical composition of cell envelopes of a smooth-intermediate strain (45/0) and a rough strain (45/20) of Brucella abortus was examined. Electron microscopy of whole cells and thin sections did not reveal any gross surface difference(s). Only minor quantitative differences were observed in total lipids, proteins, and the murein layer. However, the lipopolysaccharide composition of the two strains was quite different. Both phenol- and water-soluble lipopolysaccharide fractions were obtained from the strain of higher virulence (45/0), whereas only aqueous lipopolysaccharide could be isolated from the rough strain. In addition to being toxic, the phenol-soluble lipopolysaccharide may be a key virulence factor in intracellular survival of B. obortus within phagocytic cells.
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