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ArticleJournal of bacteriology2008

Genome-wide analysis of ruminant Staphylococcus aureus reveals diversification of the core genome.

Nouri L Ben Zakour, Daniel E Sturdevant, Sergine Even, Caitriona M Guinane, Corinne Barbey, Priscila D Alves, Marie-Françoise Cochet, Michel Gautier, Michael Otto, J Ross Fitzgerald and 1 more

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular subtypes of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pig tonsils and cow's milk in China.Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Nouri L Ben ZakourINRA, UMR1253 STLO, F-35000 Rennes, France.
Daniel E Sturdevant
Sergine Even
Caitriona M Guinane
Corinne Barbey
Priscila D Alves
Marie-Françoise Cochet
Michel Gautier
Michael Otto
J Ross Fitzgerald
Yves Le Loir
Laboratoire Science & technologie du Lait & de l'œuf · FRNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · USUniversity of Edinburgh · GBEdinburgh Royal Infirmary · GBInstitut Agro Rennes-Angers · FR

Funding

Staphylococcal pathogenesisZIAAI000904 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI OTTO, MICHAEL · 2009 to 2025
$22.6M
Staphylococcus Epidermidis Biofilm FormationZ01AI000904 · NIAID · NIAID EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES · PI OTTO, MICHAEL J · 2002 to 2008
$2.5M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/D521222/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus causes disease in humans and a wide array of animals. Of note, S. aureus mastitis of ruminants, including cows, sheep, and goats, results in major economic losses worldwide. Extensive variation in genome content exists among S. aureus pathogenic clones. However, the genomic variation among S. aureus strains infecting different animal species has not been well examined. To investigate variation in the genome content of human and ruminant S. aureus, we carried out whole-genome PCR scanning (WGPS), comparative genomic hybridizations (CGH), and the directed DNA sequence analysis of strains of human, bovine, ovine, and caprine origin. Extensive variation in genome content was discovered, including host- and ruminant-specific genetic loci. Ovine and caprine strains were genetically allied, whereas bovine strains were heterogeneous in gene content. As expected, mobile genetic elements such as pathogenicity islands and bacteriophages contributed to the variation in genome content between strains. However, differences specific for ruminant strains were restricted to regions of the conserved core genome, which contained allelic variation in genes encoding proteins of known and unknown function. Many of these proteins are predicted to be exported and could play a role in host-pathogen interactions. The genomic regions of difference identified by the whole-genome approaches adopted in the current study represent excellent targets for studies of the molecular basis of S. aureus host adaptation.

Indexed as

Genetic VariationAnimalsCattleComparative Genomic HybridizationGenome, BacterialGenotypeGoatsHumansPolymerase Chain ReactionRuminantsSequence Analysis, DNASheepSpecies SpecificityStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID18567666
PMCPMC2566005
OpenAlexW2130857977

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