一个核心基因组多部位序列类型化方案,用于检测遗传相关的Streptococcus pyogenes集群
Myrthe M A Toorop1, Margriet E M Kraakman1, Irene V Hoogendijk1
1Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center , Leiden, the Netherlands.
Journal of clinical microbiology
|October 10, 2023
概括
一个新的核心基因组多部位序列排型 (cgMLST) 方案为Streptococcus pyogenes提供了高分辨率排型,与传统方法相比,改善了疫情检测和监测.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 遗传学 遗传学 是一个
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 侵袭性Streptococcus pyogenes感染在欧洲正在增加.
- 对于S. pyogenes而言,传统的分子分类方法缺乏足够的区分能力来进行疫情调查.
- 需要高分辨率的排版来评估遗传相关性和跟踪S. pyogenes爆发.
研究的目的:
- 开发和评估一种新型的高分辨率核心基因组多部位序列排型 (cgMLST) 方案,用于S. pyogenes.
- 为了比较新的cgMLST方案的歧视力与MLST和emm-typing等传统方法.
- 使用定义的疫情数据,为cgMLST计划建立一个集群值.
主要方法:
- 使用Ridom SeqSphere+软件设计了一个cgMLST方案.
- 该计划通过英国9次S. pyogenes疫情的公开数据进行了验证.
- 在荷兰,cgMLST计划适用于疑似爆发的隔离物和监视隔离物.
- 用MLST和emm-typing进行比较分析.
主要成果:
- 根据疫情数据,在1095个位点中提出了<=5个基差异的集群值.
- 从疑似爆发的23个分离物中,有7个 (30%) 被确定为潜在的集群 (<=2个基差异).
- 该cgMLST方案显示了比传统的打字方法更高的区分能力.
结论:
- 开发的cgMLST方案为S. pyogenes提供了高分辨率的类型化.
- 这种方法增强了对潜在疫情爆发集群的检测,并有助于监测工作.
- 该计划促进实验室之间共享测序数据,以改善公共卫生反应.
相关概念视频
Modern Molecular Taxonomy
26
Advancements in molecular biology have revolutionized the identification and characterization of bacteria, with multiple methods leveraging DNA sequencing for enhanced precision. As sequencing technologies improve and costs decline, these approaches are increasingly used in clinical, environmental, and evolutionary studies.Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) examines several housekeeping genes, essential chromosomal genes encoding cellular functions, to distinguish strains. Approximately...
26
Genomic DNA in Prokaryotes
43.9K
The genome of most prokaryotic organisms consists of double-stranded DNA organized into one circular chromosome in a region of cytoplasm called the nucleoid. The chromosome is tightly wound, or supercoiled, for efficient storage. Prokaryotes also contain other circular pieces of DNA called plasmids. These plasmids are smaller than the chromosome and often carry genes that confer adaptive functions, such as antibiotic resistance.
Genomic Diversity in Bacteria
Although bacterial genomes are much...
Genomic Diversity in Bacteria
Although bacterial genomes are much...
43.9K
Evolutionary Relationships through Genome Comparisons
5.8K
Genome comparison is one of the excellent ways to interpret the evolutionary relationships between organisms. The basic principle of genome comparison is that if two species share a common feature, it is likely encoded by the DNA sequence conserved between both species. The advent of genome sequencing technologies in the late 20th century enabled scientists to understand the concept of conservation of domains between species and helped them to deduce evolutionary relationships across diverse...
5.8K


