Hydrogen peroxide production by Mycoplasma bovis and Mycoplasma agalactiae and effect of in vitro passage on a Mycoplasma bovis strain producing high levels of H2O2.
Vet Res Commun
; 29(3): 181-8, 2005 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production and oxygen uptake during the oxidation of NADH and L-alpha-glycerophosphate (GP) by lysed cells was determined for the type and field strains of Mycoplasma bovis and M. agalactiae. NADH oxidation by all the strains showed variable production of H2O2 ranging from 0 to 1.21 mol/mol O2 taken up. All strains were unable to oxidize GP, showing absence of GP oxidase activity. Some strains were identified that produced relatively high levels of H2O2 (> 1.0 mol/ mol O2 taken up). In vitro passage of M. bovis strain 119B96 showed reduced H2O2 production 0.52, 0.16, and 0.07 mol/mol O2 taken up after the 50th, 100th and 200th passages, respectively. SDS-PAGE analysis showed the loss of a protein band of 32 kDa after 50 passages. These preliminary studies show that not only does H2O2 production by potentially pathogenic Mycoplasma spp. vary in the field but also that similar alterations can be induced by passage in culture. In the latter case, at least in one M. bovis strain, this alteration has been shown by SDS-PAGE to be associated with a loss of specific protein production. Further study of these phenomena is essential background for the production of more efficient vaccines for mycoplasmas.
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Assunto principal:
Mycoplasma agalactiae
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Mycoplasma bovis
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Peróxido de Hidrogênio
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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En
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Vet Res Commun
Ano de publicação:
2005
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Article
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Reino Unido