有针对性的IS元素测序揭示了在肠球菌中选择性压力期间的转位动态
Joshua M Kirsch1, Shannon Ely1, Madison E Stellfox2
1Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America.
PLoS pathogens
|June 2, 2023
概括
菌体和抗生素等压力因素推动了肠球菌的快速基因组进化. 插入序列 (IS) 元素IS256的多样化解释了这些压力如何导致危险的医院适应的细菌系的出现.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
- 细菌病原体的产生
背景情况:
- 插入序列 (IS) 是细菌基因组进化中至关重要的移动遗传元素.
- 肠球菌是人类重要的病原体,其毒性和抗生素耐药性与基因组进化有关.
- IS元素IS256与肠球菌病变适应有关,但其调节和激活机制尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究菌体感染和抗生素暴露如何驱动IS256肠球菌的多样化.
- 阐明控制Enterococcus faecalis.IS256移动性的监管机制.
- 了解IS256多样化在医院适应性肠球菌系的出现中的作用.
主要方法:
- 一种针对IS256的深度测序方法的调整.
- 肠球菌分离物的比较基因组学.
- 对IS256转移酶基因表达水平的分析.
- 针对菌体和抗生素压力的IS256多样化的研究.
主要成果:
- 慢性溶解性菌体感染推动了E. faecalis.中广泛的IS256多样化.
- 抗生素暴露与临床感染期间E. faecium的IS256多样化有关.
- IS256主要存在于医院适应的肠球菌分离物中.
- 在E. faecalis中,IS256的移动性是通过多种机制转录调节的,这表明了严格的控制.
结论:
- 菌体和抗生素等压力因素会在肠球菌中诱导快速的全基因组转移.
- IS256 多样化是选择性压力调解肠球菌基因组进化的关键机制.
- 这种多样化有助于主导性医院内肠球菌系的出现.
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