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| Author(s): |
Marcos Henrique de Moraes
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia |
| Defense date: | 2012-04-06 |
| Examining board members: |
Marcelo Brocchi;
Marilis do Valle Marques;
Alessandro dos Santos Farias
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| Advisor: | Marcelo Brocchi |
| Abstract | |
enterica is a Gram-negative bacterium classified in different sorovars which may causes gastroenteritis and systemic infections. The serovar Enteritidis is responsible for most of the cases of salmonellosis in humans and have poultry based products as its main source of infection. Poultry vaccination has been and effective strategy to control Enteritidis infections and it's already applied, but with limitations, because the vaccines sometimes are inactivated or are attenuated by unknown mechanisms. Another limitation is the lack of studies especific to Enteritidis, most of the research related to S. enterica is based on serovar Typhimurium. A target to vaccine strains development are the genes members of the group called Nucleoid Associeted Proteins, which are proteins that bind to DNA changing its topology and affecting global gene transcription. In this project, we constructed S. enterica null mutants to some of these genes aiming the evaluation of their vaccine potential and and role in pathogenesis. The strains were tested with the systemic infection model and cecum inflamation. In the systemic infection model, the wild and ?fis strain were virulent while the ?ihfA and ?ihfB were attenuated. The protection essays were made with attenuated mutants and provided 100% of protection. The wild and ?fis strains lead to inflammation in this model, but the mutant induced a mild inflammation, morfometrics analysis will clarify the role of this gene in inflammation. This project have as main outcomes: (i) the construction of strains, ?ihfA and ?ihfB, with good potential to be used as vaccines; (ii) New possibilities to the role of fis gene during inflammation (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/02518-9 - Construction of Attenuated Salmonella enterica Enteritidis strains: Evaluation of its immunogenic and protective potential. |
| Grantee: | Marcos Henrique de Moraes |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |