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Abstract

In enterohaemorrhagic (EHEC), or genes encode Shiga toxin (Stx1 or Stx2, respectively) and are carried by prophages. The production and release of both phages and toxin occur upon initiation of the phage lytic cycle. Phages can further disseminate genes by infecting naïve bacteria in the intestine. Here, the effect of RNase E deficiency on these two virulence traits was investigated.

Cultures of the EHEC strains TEA028- containing low versus normal RNase E levels or the parental strain (TEA028) were treated with mitomycin C (MMC) to induce the phage lytic cycle. Phages and Stx2 titres were quantified by the double-agar assay and the receptor ELISA technique, respectively.

RNase E deficiency in MMC-treated cells significantly reduced the yield of infectious phages. Delayed cell lysis and the appearance of encapsidated phage DNA copies suggest a slow onset of the lytic cycle. However, these observations do not entirely explain the decrease of phage yields. phages were not detected under normal or deficient RNase E levels. After an initial delay, high levels of toxin were finally produced in MMC-treated cultures.

RNase E scarcity reduces phage production but not toxin. Normal concentrations of RNase E are likely required for correct phage morphogenesis. Our future work will address the mechanism of RNase E action on phage morphogenesis.

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