Characterization of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa transposon insertion mutant with defective release of exoenzymes |
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Authors: | V Lindgren B Wretlind |
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Institution: | Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. |
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Abstract: | A Pseudomonas aeruginosa transposon insertion mutant with defective release of several exoenzymes has been characterized. The Tn5-751 insertion mutation was located in the previously described xcp-1 locus at 0 min on the chromosomal map and caused several exoenzymes to remain in cell-bound form. At least one of the exoenzymes, elastase, was accumulated in the periplasmic space. The periplasmic elastase had the same Mr as the extracellular enzyme produced by the wild-type strain. The virulence of the mutant was comparable to that of wild-type strains in experimental burn infection in mice. The presence of an easily selectable antibiotic resistance marker in the xcp-1 locus offers the possibility of cloning the gene(s) involved in exoprotein secretion. |
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