基因流动和物种界限Salmonella属Salmonella的基因流动和物种界限
Marta Cobo-Simón1, Rowan Hart1, Howard Ochman1
1Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas, USA.
mSystems
|July 24, 2023
概括
沙门氏体,包括 Salmonella enterica 亚种,表现出繁殖隔离,这表明每个亚种是一个独特的生物物种. 这挑战了传统的细菌物种划分方法,仅基于遗传特征.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
背景情况:
- 沙门氏属*包括*S. bongori*和*S. enterica*,而*S. enterica*则进一步被划分为亚种.
- 由于无性繁殖,与真核生物不同,细菌物种概念受到争论.
- 以前的理解认为*沙门氏菌*血清病毒是严格克隆的.
研究的目的:
- 调查Salmonella*属内的基因流动和重组模式.
- 为了确定Salmonella亚种是否符合生物物种概念 (BSC) 的标准.
- 重新评估细菌的物种划分方法.
主要方法:
- 分析了超过1000个Salmonella基因组的重组模式.
- 对亚种进行比较基因组分析,重点是S. enterica和S. diarizonae.
- 基于基因组序列分歧的生殖隔离的评估.
主要成果:
- *Salmonella*亚种,包括*S. enterica*和*S. diarizonae*,是相互和其他亚种的繁殖隔离.
- 萨尔莫内拉属*表现出足够的同源重组,可以被归类为BSC.
- 基因组序列分歧表明,大多数,如果不是全部,Salmonella亚种代表着不同的生物物种.
结论:
- 每种*Salmonella*亚种都应该被视为一个单独的生物物种.
- 核酸识别值对于细菌物种划分是不可靠的.
- 生物物种概念适用于细菌,即使是那些具有复杂分歧模式的细菌.
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