Abstract
Members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex can secrete proteases, lipases, and hemolysins. We report in this study the identification of a general secretory pathway present in a B. vietnamiensis (formerly genomovar V) clinical isolate, which is required for the efficient secretion of phospholipase C and hemolysin activities. Southern blot hybridization experiments revealed that this general secretion pathway is highly conserved among the different genomovars of the B. cepacia complex and is homologous to a similar system described in B. pseudomallei. We also show that this pathway appears not to be necessary for intracellular survival of B. vietnamiensis within Acanthamoeba polyphaga.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 249-54 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Microbial Pathogenesis |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases