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Area of Science:

  • Microbiology
  • Genetics
  • Bacterial Pathogenesis

Background:

  • Phase variation (PV) enables bacterial pathogens to adapt to changing environments and evade host immunity.
  • In *Campylobacter jejuni*, simple sequence repeat (SSR)-mediated PV controls surface molecules crucial for host interaction and immune resistance.
  • The inherent randomness of PV has hindered systematic analysis of individual phase-variable genes (PVGs) and their combinatorial effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a scalable platform, PV-GenShift, for genetically stabilizing and analyzing phase-locked variants of *C. jejuni*.
  • To systematically investigate the functional impact of specific combinations of PVG states (phasotypes) on bacterial adaptation under selective pressures.
  • To identify specific phasotypes associated with enhanced survival in host environments, such as serum exposure and murine colonization.

Main Methods:

  • Creation of a genetically stabilized library of phase-locked *C. jejuni* variants.
  • Utilizing multiplex genome editing via natural transformation to fix the ON/OFF states of 15 SSR-containing PVGs.
  • Applying the PV-GenShift platform to models of human serum exposure, murine colonization, and chicken gut passage to analyze distinct phasotypes.

Main Results:

  • Identified distinct phasotypes linked to enhanced serum resistance and enrichment during mouse colonization.
  • Observed that capsular polysaccharide modifications, specifically *O*-methyl phosphoramidation and methylation, were associated with successful murine colonization.
  • Found heterogeneous PVG expression patterns during chicken gut passage, suggesting weak or non-specific selection in this environment.

Conclusions:

  • The combinatorial expression states of multiple PVGs significantly influence bacterial adaptation and host colonization.
  • PV-GenShift provides a versatile and scalable framework for dissecting PV-driven phenotypic diversity in bacterial pathogens.
  • The findings have implications for developing novel vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics targeting bacterial adaptation strategies.