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. 1991 Aug;173(15):4765–4772. doi: 10.1128/jb.173.15.4765-4772.1991

Type 1 fimbriae of Salmonella enteritidis.

K H Müller 1, S K Collinson 1, T J Trust 1, W W Kay 1
PMCID: PMC208155  PMID: 1677356

Abstract

Salmonella enteritidis was previously shown to produce fimbriae composed of 14,000-molecular-weight (Mr) fimbrin monomers (J. Feutrier, W. W. Kay, and T. J. Trust, J. Bacteriol. 168:221-227, 1986). Another distinct fimbrial structure, comprising 21,000-Mr fimbrin monomers, has now been identified. These fimbriae are simply designated as SEF 14 and SEF 21, respectively (for S. enteritidis fimbriae and the Mr [in thousands] of the fimbrin monomer). A simple method for the purification of both structures was developed by using the different biochemical properties of these fimbriae. SEF 21 remained intact after being boiled in sodium dodecyl sulfate but readily dissociated into subunits of 21,000 Mr at pH 2.2. The overall amino acid composition and the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the SEF 21 fimbrin were distinct from those of SEF 14 but were virtually identical to the predicted sequence for type 1 fimbrin of Salmonella typhimurium. Immunoelectron microscopy of S. enteritidis clearly revealed fimbrial structures that reacted with immune serum specific to the 21,000-Mr fimbrin. Immune sera raised against this subunit were cross-reactive with type 1 fimbrins found in whole-cell lysates of S. typhimurium, Salmonella illinois, and Salmonella cubana. However, there was no cross-reaction with Escherichia coli type 1 fimbriae or with other fimbrins produced by S. enteritidis. Under certain growth conditions, S. enteritidis produced both SEF 14 and SEF 21. However, when S. enteritidis was grown at 30 degrees C or lower, only the 21,000-Mr SEF 21 fimbrin could be detected. There was a direct correlation between mannose-sensitive hemagglutination and the presence of SEF 21.

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