Flagellum-mediated adhesion by Burkholderia pseudomallei precedes invasion of Acanthamoeba astronyxis.
In this study we investigated the role of the bacterial flagellum in Burkholderia pseudomallei entry to Acanthamoeba astronyxis trophozoites. B. pseudomallei cells were tethered to the external amoebic surface via their flagella. MM35, the flagellum-lacking fliC knockout derivative of B. pseudomallei NCTC 1026b did not demonstrate flagellum-mediated endocytosis in timed coculture, confirming that an intact flagellar apparatus assists B. pseudomallei entry into A. astronyxis.
Inglis
Timothy J J
TJ
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Western Australian Centre for Pathology and Medical Research, Nedlands, WA 6909, Australia. tim.inglis@health.wa.gov.au
Robertson
Terry
T
Woods
Donald E
DE
Dutton
Nichole
N
Chang
Barbara J
BJ
D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D005407:Flagella / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005408:Flagellin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009154:Mutation
D005408:Flagellin