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Our study focused on the identification and characterization of acid resistance determinants of <jats:italic>B. suis<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>B. microti<\/jats:italic> in Gerhardt\u2019s minimal medium at pH 4.5 and 7.0 for 20 min and 2 h by comparative RNA-Seq-based transcriptome analysis, validated by RT-qPCR. Results yielded a common core response in both species with a total of 150 differentially expressed genes, and acidic pH-dependent genes regulated specifically in each species. The identified core response mechanisms comprise proton neutralization or extrusion from the cytosol, participating in maintaining physiological intracellular pH values. Differential expression of 441 genes revealed species-specific mechanisms in <jats:italic>B. microti<\/jats:italic> with rapid physiological adaptation to acid stress, anticipating potential damage to cellular components and critical energy conditions. Acid stress-induced genes encoding cold shock protein CspA, pseudogene in <jats:italic>B. suis<\/jats:italic>, and stress protein Dps were associated with survival of <jats:italic>B. microti<\/jats:italic> at pH 4.5. <jats:italic>B. suis<\/jats:italic> response with 284 specifically regulated genes suggested increased acid stress-mediated protein misfolding or damaging, triggering the set-up of repair strategies countering the consequences rather than the origin of acid stress and leading to subsequent loss of viability. In conclusion, our work supports the hypothesis that increased acid stress resistance of <jats:italic>B. microti<\/jats:italic> is based on selective pressure for the maintenance of functionality of critical genes, and on specific differential gene expression, resulting in rapid adaptation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2021.794535","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,13]],"date-time":"2021-12-13T05:31:58Z","timestamp":1639373518000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Comparative Genome-Wide Transcriptome Analysis of Brucella suis and Brucella microti Under Acid Stress at pH 4.5: Cold Shock Protein CspA and Dps Are Associated With Acid Resistance of B. microti"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Jorge A.","family":"de la Garza-Garc\u00eda","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Safia","family":"Ouahrani-Bettache","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"S\u00e9bastien","family":"Lyonnais","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Erika","family":"Ornelas-Eusebio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luca","family":"Freddi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sascha","family":"Al Dahouk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alessandra","family":"Occhialini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephan","family":"K\u00f6hler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2053","DOI":"10.1128\/IAI.00063-13","article-title":"RegA, the regulator of the two-component system RegB\/RegA of Brucella suis, is a controller of both oxidative respiration and denitrification required for chronic infection in mice.","volume":"81","author":"Abdou","year":"2013","journal-title":"Infect. 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