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Leukotoxin A production and release by JP2 and non-JP2 genotype Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in relation to culture conditions
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Implant Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3251-2417
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Odontology.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Odontology. (Aa-gruppen)
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Odontology. (Aa-gruppen)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8069-8263
2024 (English)In: Pathogens, E-ISSN 2076-0817, Vol. 13, no 7, article id 569Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Aggressive forms of periodontitis, especially in young patients, are often associated with an increased proportion of the Gram-negative bacterium Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans of the microbiota of the affected periodontal sites. One of the virulence factors of A. actinomycetemcomitans is a leukotoxin (LtxA) that induces a pro-inflammatory cell death process in leukocytes. A. actinomycetemcomitans exhibits a large genetic diversity and different genotypes vary in LtxA production capacity. The genotype JP2 is a heavy LtxA producer due to a 530-base pair deletion in the promoter for the toxin genes, and this trait has been associated with an increased pathogenic potential. The present study focused on the production and release of LtxA by different A. actinomycetemcomitans genotypes and serotypes under various growth conditions. Four different strains of this bacterium were cultured in two different culture broths, and the amount of LtxA bound to the bacterial surface or released into the broths was determined. The cultures were examined during the logarithmic and the early stationary phases of growth. The JP2 genotype exhibited the highest LtxA production among the strains tested, and production was not affected by the growth phase. The opposite was observed with the other strains. The composition of the culture broth had no effect on the growth pattern of the tested strains. However, the abundant release of LtxA from the bacterial surface into the culture broth was found in the presence of horse serum. Besides confirming the enhanced leucotoxicity of the JP2 genotype, the study provides new data on LtxA production in the logarithmic and stationary phases of growth and the effect of media composition on the release of the toxin from the bacterial membrane.

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Basel: MDPI, 2024. Vol. 13, no 7, article id 569
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, leukotoxin release, JP2-genotype, culture conditions
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Microbiology Dentistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-227846DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13070569ISI: 001278681400001PubMedID: 39057796Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85199878887OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-227846DiVA, id: diva2:1883775
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