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  • Title: Divergent activity and function of superoxide dismutases in Pasteurella haemolytica serotypes A1 and A2 and Pasteurella trehalosi serotype T10.
    Author: Rowe HA, Knox DP, Poxton IR, Donachie W.
    Journal: FEMS Microbiol Lett; 1997 May 15; 150(2):197-202. PubMed ID: 9170262.
    Abstract:
    Representative strains of Pasteurella haemolytica serotypes A1 and A2 and Pasteurella trehalosi serotype T10 were examined for the presence of superoxide dismutase. Visualisation of superoxide dismutase enzyme activity on polyacrylamide gels, and specific inhibition with potassium cyanide verified a copper/zinc (Cu/Zn) superoxide dismutase only in serotype A2 whereas serotypes A1 and T10 showed other superoxide dismutase activity. Using a simple freeze-thaw method the cellular location of superoxide dismutase enzyme activity was determined in all three serotypes. In serotypes A1 and A2 but not T10 superoxide dismutases were located in the periplasm. The viability of serotypes A2 and T10 cells in the presence of exogenous superoxide was unchanged over a 30 min period, whereas serotype A1 cells declined in viability between 15 and 30 min. Purified immunoglobulin from sheep convalescent serum did not reduce superoxide dismutase activity in the serotypes in an in vitro assay. The presence of this enzyme within the pasteurellae suggests a supportive role in the virulence of this major pathogen of ruminants.
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