Abstract
Shigella species are characteristically nicotinic acid (NA) auxotrophs. The invasiveS. flexneri strain M90T, transformed with the multicopy plasmid pZT349 encoding thenadB gene ofSalmonella typhimurium, can grow in minimal glucose medium without exogenous NA, whereas, M90T containing the control vector, pUC18 does not, suggesting that this species lacksl-aspartic acid oxidase, the first enzyme in the de novo NAD biosynthetic pathway. The estimated growth rate of strain M90T (pZT349) in HeLa cells was identical to that of M90T (pUC18), indicating the available intracellular concentration of NA is not limiting for bacterial growth.
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Mantis, N.J., Sansonetti, P.J. ThenadB gene ofSalmonella typhimurium complements the nicotinic acid auxotrophy ofShigella flexneri . Molec. Gen. Genet. 252, 626–629 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02172409
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