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Infect Immun. 1986 July; 53(1): 26-31

Yersinia enterocolitica infection in resistant and susceptible strains of mice.

G E Hancock, R W Schaedler and T T MacDonald

ABSTRACT

We investigated natural resistance in mice to Yersinia enterocolitica, an enteric bacterial pathogen of humans, with a view to determine host genetic factors that are important in resistance. Most mouse strains studied (C3H/HeN, BALB/c, BALB.B, DBA/2, A, Swiss, and SWR) were highly susceptible to infection (50% lethal dose [LD50], 2 X 10(2) to 6 X 10(2) Y. enterocolitica administered intravenously [i.v.]). In contrast, C57BL/6 mice were highly resistant (LD50, 2 X 10(5) Y. enterocolitica administered i.v.). Resistance to i.v. Yersinia infection did not appear to be related to the Ity locus (which codes for resistance to Salmonella typhimurium and other pathogens) because Ityr mice (C3H/HeN, DBA/2, A, and SWR) were more susceptible to Y. enterocolitica than were Itys (C57BL/6) mice. In addition, because BALB.B mice (congenic to C57BL/6 mice at the H-2 locus) were susceptible, resistance was probably not H-2 linked. BALB/c X C57BL/6 F1 mice were intermediate in their resistance to Y. enterocolitica infection (LD50, 3 X 10(4) organisms administered i.v.), suggesting that resistance to Y. enterocolitica depends on a gene dosage affect or a resistance gene(s) interaction between susceptible and resistant parents. Further studies with C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice as prototype resistant and susceptible strains were undertaken. A time course study of Y. enterocolitica growth in various organs following i.v. infection revealed no strain difference in bacterial growth during the first 48 h of infection. Thereafter, however, C57BL/6 mice were capable of restricting Y. enterocolitica growth in all tissues (liver, lung, spleen, kidneys), whereas extensive bacterial proliferation occurred in BALB/c mice tissues. BALB/c mice were also more susceptible to oral Y. enterocolitica infection than were C57BL/6 mice, demonstrating increased mortality and greater numbers of bacteria in the Peyer's patches. Finally, whereas thymus-bearing C57BL/6 X BALB/c F1 mice were resistant to infection, athymic (nude) C57BL/6 X BALB/c F1 mice were susceptible. These studies provide a model to investigate natural immunity to enteric pathogens at mucosal surfaces, as well as provide the basis for clarifying the role of host genotype in Y. enterocolitica resistance.

Infect Immun. 1986 July; 53(1): 26-31




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