Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis:全基因组测序揭示了这种病原体的意外和相关的遗传多样性
Ekkehard Hiller1, Verena Hörz1, Reinhard Sting1,2
1Chemical and Veterinary Analysis Agency Stuttgart, Fellbach, Germany.
PloS one
|August 26, 2024
概括
全基因组测序揭示了一种新的Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (CPS) 集群在驼类动物中,与传统的生物病毒不同. 基因分析发现了酸盐减少酶基因中的失活突变,有助于分子流行病学和诊断这种重要的动物病原体.
科学领域:
- 细菌学和动物病理学
- 基因组学和分子流行病学
背景情况:
- 科里尼细菌伪结核病 (Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis,CPS) 是一种重要的细菌病原体,在牲畜和野生草食动物中引起不可治愈的疾病,包括驼类动物.
- 传统的生物菌种分类 (Equi和Ovis) 依赖于酸还原酶活性,但缺乏复杂的流行病学调查的解决方案.
- CPS也可以感染人类,突出需要精确的病原体表征.
研究的目的:
- 研究Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis分离物的遗传多样性和分子流行病学,特别是来自驼类的分离物.
- 精确CPS分离物的分类,超越传统的生物化学方法.
- 确定基因标记物,以改善CPS的诊断和流行病学追踪.
主要方法:
- 全基因组测序 (WGS) 用于生成CPS分离物的综合遗传数据.
- 开发和分析了核心基因组多部位序列类型 (cgMLST) 档案,以建立家族遗传关系.
- 进行了酸盐还原酶操作子 (narG,narH) 和ABC载体基因 (narT,CP258_RS07935) 的序列分析.
主要成果:
- 使用cgMLST识别出一种来自驼类动物 (驼,驼,驼,大象) 的新型CPS分离集群,与已确立的生物品种不同.
- 这些新型驼动物分离物,虽然缺乏酸减少酶活性 (类似于biovar Ovis),但具有减少酸盐的遗传位置,但在narG和narH基因中具有失活的indels.
- 对ABC载体基质结合蛋白 (CP258_RS07935) 的序列分析证明对生物菌和新型基因组菌的分配有效.
结论:
- 全基因组测序和cgMLST为CPS分离物分类提供了增强的分辨率,揭示了与驼类动物相关的新型基因组.
- 亚酸还原酶途径内的非活化突变解释了这些驼类CPS分离物的生物化学表型.
- 将生物化学测试与以PCR为基础的酸盐还原酶活性检测和特定基因测序 (例如,CP258_RS07935) 结合起来,为常规诊断和流行病学监测CPS提供了一个强大的方法,特别是在驼类动物中.
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