Comparative phenotype and transcriptome analysis revealed the role of ferric uptake regulator (Fur) in the virulence of Vibrio harveyi isolated from diseased American eel (Anguilla rostrata)

Author:

Wan Qijuan12,Zhai Shaowei12,Chen Minxia12,Xu Ming12,Guo Songlin12ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Fisheries College of Jimei University/Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel, Ministry of Education of PRC Xiamen China

2. State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding Fisheries College of Jimei University Xiamen China

Abstract

AbstractVibrio harveyi is commonly found in salt and brackish water and is recognized as a serious bacterial pathogen in aquaculture worldwide. In this study, we cloned the ferric uptake regulator (fur) gene from V. harveyi wild‐type strain HA_1, which was isolated from diseased American eels (Anguilla rostrata) and has a length of 450 bp, encoding 149 amino acids. Then, a mutant strain, HA_1‐Δfur, was constructed through homologous recombination of a suicide plasmid (pCVD442). The HA_1‐Δfur mutant exhibited weaker biofilm formation and swarming motility, and 18‐fold decrease (5.5%) in virulence to the American eels; compared to the wild‐type strain, the mutant strain showed time and diameter differences in growth and haemolysis, respectively. Additionally, the adhesion ability of the mutant strain was significantly decreased. Moreover, there were 15 different biochemical indicators observed between the two strains. Transcriptome analysis revealed that 875 genes were differentially expressed in the Δfur mutant, with 385 up‐regulated and 490 down‐regulated DEGs. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis revealed that, compared to the wild‐type strain, the type II and type VI secretion systems (T2SS and T6SS), amino acid synthesis and transport and energy metabolism pathways were significantly down‐regulated, but the ABC transporters and biosynthesis of siderophore group non‐ribosomal peptides pathways were up‐regulated in the Δfur strain. The qRT‐PCR results further confirmed that DEGs responsible for amino acid transport and energy metabolism were positively regulated, but DEGs involved in iron acquisition were negatively regulated in the Δfur strain. These findings suggest that the virulence of the Δfur strain was significantly decreased, which is closely related to phenotype changing and gene transcript regulation.

Funder

Natural Science Foundation of Xiamen Municipality

Publisher

Wiley

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