ArticleGenome research2007
Lateral gene transfer between obligate intracellular bacteria: evidence from the Rickettsia massiliae genome.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Metagenomic profiling of ticks: Identification of novel rickettsial genomes and detection of tick-borne canine parvovirus.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Conjugative Transposons and Their Cargo Genes Vary across Natural Populations of Rickettsia buchneri Infecting the Tick Ixodes scapularis.Genome biology and evolution · 2018Article
- Comparative Genomic Analysis of Acanthamoeba Endosymbionts Highlights the Role of Amoebae as a "Melting Pot" Shaping the Rickettsiales Evolution.Genome biology and evolution · 2017Article
- Multi-omics Analysis Sheds Light on the Evolution and the Intracellular Lifestyle Strategies of Spotted Fever GroupFrontiers in microbiology · 2017Article
- Rickettsia species in human-parasitizing ticks in Greece.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2016Article
- The Phylogeny of Rickettsia Using Different Evolutionary Signatures: How Tree-Like is Bacterial Evolution?Systematic biology · 2016Article
- Origin and Evolution of Rickettsial Plasmids.PloS one · 2016Article
- Rickettsia massiliae and Rickettsia conorii Israeli Spotted Fever Strain Differentially Regulate Endothelial Cell Responses.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
Rickettsia massiliae is a tick-borne obligate intracellular alpha-proteobacteria causing spotted fever in humans. Here, we present the sequence of its genome, comprising a 1.3-Mb circular chromosome and a 15.3-kb plasmid. The chromosome exhibits long-range colinearity with the other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia genomes, except for a large fragment specific to R. massiliae that contains 14 tra genes presumably involved in pilus formation and conjugal DNA transfer. We demonstrate that the tra region was acquired recently by lateral gene transfer (LGT) from a species related to Rickettsia bellii. Further analysis of the genomic sequences identifies additional candidates of LGT between Rickettsia. Our study indicates that recent LGT between obligate intracellular Rickettsia is more common than previously thought.
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