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Streptococcus agalactiae is a poorly transformable bacterium and studies of molecular mechanisms are difficult due to the limitations of genetic tools. Employing the novel pGh9:ISS1 transposition vector we generated plasmid-based mutant libraries ofS. agalactiae strains O90R and AC475 by random chromosomal integration. A screen for mutants with a nonhemolytic phenotype on sheep blood agar led to the identification of a genetic locus harboring several genes that are essential for the hemolytic function and pigment production ofS. agalactiae . Nucleotide sequence analysis of nonhemolytic mutants revealed that four mutants had distinct insertion sites in a single genetic locus of 7 kb that was subsequently designatedcyl . Eight different open reading frames were identified:cylX ,cylD ,cylG ,acpC ,cylZ ,cylA ,cylB , andcylE , coding for predicted proteins with molecular masses of 11, 33, 26, 11, 15, 35, 32, and 78 kDa, respectively. The deduced amino acid sequence of the protein encoded bycylA harbors a conserved ATP-binding cassette (ABC) motif, and the predicted proteins encoded bycylA andcylB have significant similarities to the nucleotide binding and transmembrane proteins of typical ABC transporter systems. Transcription analysis by reverse transcription-PCR suggests thatcylX tocylE are part of an operon. The requirement ofacpC andcylZABE for hemolysin production ofS. agalactiae was confirmed either by targeted mutagenesis with the vector pGh5, complementation studies with pAT28, or analysis of insertion elements in naturally occurring nonhemolytic mutants.

Identification of Genetic Determinants for the Hemolytic Activity of Streptococcus agalactiae by IS S1 Transposition