Profiling Mycobacterium ulcerans: sporulation, survival strategy and response to environmental factors
Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer – a necrotizing skin infection. As an environmental pathogen, it has developed stress response mechanisms for survival. Similar to endospore formation in M. marinum, it is likely that M. ulcerans employs sporulation mechanisms for its sur...
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| author | Eunice Ampadubea Ayerakwa Molly Kukua Abban Abiola Isawumi Lydia Mosi |
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| description | Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer – a necrotizing skin infection. As an environmental pathogen, it has developed stress response mechanisms for survival. Similar to endospore formation in M. marinum, it is likely that M. ulcerans employs sporulation mechanisms for its survival and transmission. In this review, we modeled possible transmission routes and patterns of M. ulcerans from the environment to its host. We provided insights into the evolution of M. ulcerans and its genomic profiles. We discuss reservoirs of M. ulcerans as an environmental pathogen and its environmental survival. We comprehensively discuss sporulation as a possible stress response mechanism and modelled endospore formation in M. ulcerans. At last, we highlighted sporulation associated markers, which upon expression trigger endospore formation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2f80703a67034c6096b6101a3dcd92d22025-08-20T02:25:50ZengTaylor & Francis GroupFuture Science OA2056-56232023-03-019310.2144/fsoa-2022-0044Profiling Mycobacterium ulcerans: sporulation, survival strategy and response to environmental factorsEunice Ampadubea Ayerakwa0Molly Kukua Abban1Abiola Isawumi2Lydia Mosi31West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, LG 54 Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon Accra, Ghana1West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, LG 54 Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon Accra, Ghana1West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, LG 54 Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon Accra, Ghana1West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, LG 54 Volta Road, University of Ghana, Legon Accra, GhanaMycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer – a necrotizing skin infection. As an environmental pathogen, it has developed stress response mechanisms for survival. Similar to endospore formation in M. marinum, it is likely that M. ulcerans employs sporulation mechanisms for its survival and transmission. In this review, we modeled possible transmission routes and patterns of M. ulcerans from the environment to its host. We provided insights into the evolution of M. ulcerans and its genomic profiles. We discuss reservoirs of M. ulcerans as an environmental pathogen and its environmental survival. We comprehensively discuss sporulation as a possible stress response mechanism and modelled endospore formation in M. ulcerans. At last, we highlighted sporulation associated markers, which upon expression trigger endospore formation.https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/fsoa-2022-0044Buruli ulcerenvironmental pathogenmycobacteriaMycobacteria ulceranssporulationstress response mechanisms |
| spellingShingle | Eunice Ampadubea Ayerakwa Molly Kukua Abban Abiola Isawumi Lydia Mosi Profiling Mycobacterium ulcerans: sporulation, survival strategy and response to environmental factors Future Science OA Buruli ulcer environmental pathogen mycobacteria Mycobacteria ulcerans sporulation stress response mechanisms |
| title | Profiling Mycobacterium ulcerans: sporulation, survival strategy and response to environmental factors |
| title_full | Profiling Mycobacterium ulcerans: sporulation, survival strategy and response to environmental factors |
| title_fullStr | Profiling Mycobacterium ulcerans: sporulation, survival strategy and response to environmental factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Profiling Mycobacterium ulcerans: sporulation, survival strategy and response to environmental factors |
| title_short | Profiling Mycobacterium ulcerans: sporulation, survival strategy and response to environmental factors |
| title_sort | profiling mycobacterium ulcerans sporulation survival strategy and response to environmental factors |
| topic | Buruli ulcer environmental pathogen mycobacteria Mycobacteria ulcerans sporulation stress response mechanisms |
| url | https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/fsoa-2022-0044 |
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