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Abstract

A mutant which was attenuated in a mouse model of melioidosis was identified by a signature tagged mutagenesis approach. The transposon was shown to be inserted into a gene within the capsular biosynthetic operon. Compared with the wild-type bacteria this mutant demonstrated a 10-fold increase in the median lethal dose in a mouse model and it did not react with a monoclonal antibody against high mol. wt polysaccharide of . To determine the kinetics of infection, mice were dosed intraperitoneally (i.p.) and intravenously (i.v.) with mutant and wild-type bacteria. After i.p challenge, the number of mutant bacteria in the peritoneal cavity declined, whereas wild-type bacteria proliferated. When administered by the i.v. route, the mutant was able to cause disease but the time to death was increased compared with the wild type. Mice were dosed with the mutant and subsequently challenged with wild-type , but the mutant failed to induce a protective immune response.

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2002-07-01
2024-12-12
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