1.Department of Medical Parasitology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China; 2.Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, China
Abstract:To investigate the biological function of serp2169 gene in S. epidermidis, a plasmid pMAD- serp2169 encompassing the upstream and downstream homologous region of serp2169 and spectinomycin resistance gene (spc) was constructed, and then transformed into S. epidermidis 1457 by electroporation, continuously subcultured at 42 ℃ with shaking. The serp2169 knockout mutant (SE1457-Δserp2169) was selected by blue-white colony screening and antibiotic resistance. Bacterial growth curve was determined by measuring the value of OD600, and the pH value of culture medium was also examined. Effect of the serp2169 mutant on biofilm formation was detected by a semi-quantitative microtiter plate assay. The plasmid pMAD- serp2169 was constructed and serp2169 was deleted from the genome of S. epidermidis 1457. The knockout mutant was verified by PCR amplification and sequencing. The growth curve of the wild type strain indicated a two-peak pattern characterized by a second period of growth in the stationary phase, comparing with the mutant. However, the mutant and the wild type strain exhibited similar capacity to form biofilm. In conclusion, the serp2169 gene could regulate bacterial growth in the stationary phase, and has no effect on biofilm formation.
朱涛,赵艳丰,唐小牛,谷生丽,王少圣,李朝品. 表皮葡萄球菌serp2169基因敲除突变株的构建及其生长变化[J]. 中国人兽共患病学报, 2014, 30(9): 898-903.
ZHU Tao,ZHAO Yan-feng,TANG Xiao-niu,GU Sheng-li,WANG Shao-sheng,LI Chao-pin. Construction of serp2169 knockout mutant in Staphylococcus epidermidis and characterization of its change in growth. Chinese Journal of Zoonoses, 2014, 30(9): 898-903.
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