Candida parapsilosis 的小泛基体反映了整体的低种类内部多样性

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Whole Genome Sequencing of Candida glabrata for Detection of Markers of Antifungal Drug Resistance

Published on: December 28, 2017

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Adam P Ryan¹, Sean Bergin¹, Jillian Scully¹

¹School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

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概括

这项研究表明,Candida parapsilosis的遗传多样性较低,其泛基因组较小,基因含量变化影响代谢. 进一步的基因组监测可能会发现这种高优先级的真菌病原体的更多多样性.

科学领域:

微生物学
基因组学
医学真菌学

背景情况:

菌是一种机会性酵母,在免疫受损的个体中引起严重感染.
之前的研究表明基于单核酸多态 (SNP) 的C. parapsilosis的遗传多样性较低.
了解基因含量变异对于这一WHO重点病原体至关重要.

研究的目的:

确定372种Candida parapsilosis分离物的泛基因组,以评估基因含量变异.
识别有助于物种适应性和毒性的基因.
调查SNP分析之外的遗传多样性.

主要方法:

对C. parapsilosis372分离物的泛基因组分析.
基因功能研究的CRISPR-Cas9基因编辑.
进行比较基因组学以确定核心和辅助基因.

主要成果:

C. parapsilosis 泛基因组包括 5,859 个基因,其中 48 个基因不属于参考菌株.
包括DAL4在内的四个基因在一些菌株中显示了切断,影响了艾伦的利用.
辅助基因组富含与运输相关的基因和基因融合.
两种高度分离的菌株表现出相似的基因含量,

结论:

尽管具有临床意义,但Candida parapsilosis的基因含量变化有限.
基因含量的变化,特别是像DAL4这样的代谢基因,可能会影响病毒性.
需要进一步的基因组监测,以探索C. parapsilosis多样性的全部范围.

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其他一个进化基因组分析酵母

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