Publications
2014
Haller Samantha, Limmer Stefanie, Ferrandon Dominique
Assessing Pseudomonas virulence with a nonmammalian host: Drosophila melanogaster Journal Article
In: Methods Mol. Biol., vol. 1149, pp. 723–740, 2014, ISSN: 1940-6029.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Animal, Animals, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides, Biological Assay, Colony Count, Disease Models, ferrandon, Hemolymph, Host-Pathogen Interactions, M3i, Mammals, Microbial, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas Infections, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Virulence
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title = {Assessing Pseudomonas virulence with a nonmammalian host: Drosophila melanogaster},
author = {Samantha Haller and Stefanie Limmer and Dominique Ferrandon},
doi = {10.1007/978-1-4939-0473-0_56},
issn = {1940-6029},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Methods Mol. Biol.},
volume = {1149},
pages = {723--740},
abstract = {Drosophila melanogaster flies represent an interesting model to study host-pathogen interactions as: (1) they are cheap and easy to raise rapidly and do not bring up ethical issues, (2) available genetic tools are highly sophisticated, for instance allowing tissue-specific alteration of gene expression, e.g., of immune genes, (3) they have a relatively complex organization, with distinct digestive tract and body cavity in which local or systemic infections, respectively, take place, (4) a medium throughput can be achieved in genetic screens, for instance looking for Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutants with altered virulence. We present here the techniques used to investigate host-pathogen relationships, namely the two major models of infections as well as the relevant parameters used to monitor the infection (survival, bacterial titer, induction of host immune response).},
keywords = {Animal, Animals, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides, Biological Assay, Colony Count, Disease Models, ferrandon, Hemolymph, Host-Pathogen Interactions, M3i, Mammals, Microbial, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas Infections, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Virulence},
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2011
Limmer Stefanie, Haller Samantha, Drenkard Eliana, Lee Janice, Yu Shen, Kocks Christine, Ausubel Frederick M, Ferrandon Dominique
Pseudomonas aeruginosa RhlR is required to neutralize the cellular immune response in a Drosophila melanogaster oral infection model Journal Article
In: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., vol. 108, no. 42, pp. 17378–17383, 2011, ISSN: 1091-6490.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Animal, Animals, Bacteremia, Bacterial Proteins, Cellular, Disease Models, ferrandon, Genes, Genetically Modified, Hemolymph, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Immunity, Insect, M3i, Mutation, Oral, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas Infections, Quorum Sensing, Trans-Activators, Viral, Virulence
@article{limmer_pseudomonas_2011b,
title = {Pseudomonas aeruginosa RhlR is required to neutralize the cellular immune response in a Drosophila melanogaster oral infection model},
author = {Stefanie Limmer and Samantha Haller and Eliana Drenkard and Janice Lee and Shen Yu and Christine Kocks and Frederick M Ausubel and Dominique Ferrandon},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1114907108},
issn = {1091-6490},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-10-01},
journal = {Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.},
volume = {108},
number = {42},
pages = {17378--17383},
abstract = {An in-depth mechanistic understanding of microbial infection necessitates a molecular dissection of host-pathogen relationships. Both Drosophila melanogaster and Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been intensively studied. Here, we analyze the infection of D. melanogaster by P. aeruginosa by using mutants in both host and pathogen. We show that orally ingested P. aeruginosa crosses the intestinal barrier and then proliferates in the hemolymph, thereby causing the infected flies to die of bacteremia. Host defenses against ingested P. aeruginosa included an immune deficiency (IMD) response in the intestinal epithelium, systemic Toll and IMD pathway responses, and a cellular immune response controlling bacteria in the hemocoel. Although the observed cellular and intestinal immune responses appeared to act throughout the course of the infection, there was a late onset of the systemic IMD and Toll responses. In this oral infection model, P. aeruginosa PA14 did not require its type III secretion system or other well-studied virulence factors such as the two-component response regulator GacA or the protease AprA for virulence. In contrast, the quorum-sensing transcription factor RhlR, but surprisingly not LasR, played a key role in counteracting the cellular immune response against PA14, possibly at an early stage when only a few bacteria are present in the hemocoel. These results illustrate the power of studying infection from the dual perspective of host and pathogen by revealing that RhlR plays a more complex role during pathogenesis than previously appreciated.},
keywords = {Animal, Animals, Bacteremia, Bacterial Proteins, Cellular, Disease Models, ferrandon, Genes, Genetically Modified, Hemolymph, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Immunity, Insect, M3i, Mutation, Oral, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas Infections, Quorum Sensing, Trans-Activators, Viral, Virulence},
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