Genomic Characteristics Revealed Plasmid-Mediated Pathogenicity and Ubiquitous Rifamycin Resistance of

Overview

Journal Front Cell Infect Microbiol

Specialties Cell Biology
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology

Date 2022 Mar 7

PMID 35252029

Authors

Yang Song

Xinmin Xu

Zhenzhou Huang

Yue Xiao

Keyi Yu

Mengnan Jiang

Shangqi Yin

Mei Zheng

Huan Meng

Ying Han

Yajie Wang

Duochun Wang

Qiang Wei

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Abstract

is a zoonotic pathogen that can cause fatal disease in patients who are immunocompromised. At present, the epidemiology and pathogenic mechanisms of infection are not clear. This study characterized the genomes of 53 strains from different sources. Pan-genome analysis showed that all strains contained 11481 pan genes, including 3690 core genes and 602 ~ 1079 accessory genes. Functional annotation of pan genome focused on the genes related to basic lifestyle, such as the storage and expression of metabolic and genetic information. Phylogenetic analysis based on pan-genome showed that the strains were clustered into six clades, which was not directly related to the isolation location and host source. Also, a total of 84 virulence genes were predicted in 53 strains. These virulence factors can be divided into 20 categories related to substance metabolism, secreted protein and immune escape. Meanwhile, six antibiotic resistance genes ( and ) were detected, and all strains carried related to rifamycin resistance. In addition, 28 plasmids were found in the 53 strains, belonging to Type-A (n = 14), Type-B (n = 8) and Type-N (n = 6), respectively. The genetic structures of the same type of plasmid were highly similar. In conclusion, strains show different genomic characteristics, virulence-related genes, potential drug resistance and virulence plasmid structures, which may be conducive to the evolution of its pathogenesis.

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