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ArticleBMC genomics2019

Genetic boundaries delineate the potential human pathogen Salmonella bongori into discrete lineages: divergence and speciation.

Xiaoyu Wang, Songling Zhu, Jian-Hua Zhao, Hong-Xia Bao, Huidi Liu, Tie-Min Ding, Gui-Rong Liu, Yong-Guo Li, Randal N Johnston, Feng-Lin Cao and 2 more

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Article in BMC genomics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaoyu WangSystemomics Center, College of Pharmacy, and Genomics Research Center (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, China.
Songling ZhuSystemomics Center, College of Pharmacy, and Genomics Research Center (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, China.
Jian-Hua ZhaoSystemomics Center, College of Pharmacy, and Genomics Research Center (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, China.
Hong-Xia BaoSystemomics Center, College of Pharmacy, and Genomics Research Center (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, China.
Huidi LiuSystemomics Center, College of Pharmacy, and Genomics Research Center (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, China.
Tie-Min DingDepartment of Medicine and Food Engineering, Harbin Labor Technician College, Harbin, China.
Gui-Rong LiuSystemomics Center, College of Pharmacy, and Genomics Research Center (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, China.
Yong-Guo LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Randal N JohnstonDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Feng-Lin CaoSystemomics Center, College of Pharmacy, and Genomics Research Center (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, China. CFL023@163.com.
Le TangSystemomics Center, College of Pharmacy, and Genomics Research Center (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, China. le.tang@ucalgary.ca.
Shu-Lin LiuSystemomics Center, College of Pharmacy, and Genomics Research Center (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150081, China. slliu@hrbmu.edu.cn.
Harbin Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CNHeilongjiang Academy of Sciences · CNUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

Heilongjiang Innovation Endowment Awards for graduate studies YJSCX2012-197HLJHeilongjiang Innovation Endowment Awards for graduate studies YJSCX2012-198HLJNational Natural Science Foundation of China 30970078National Natural Science Foundation of China 31600001National Natural Science Foundation of China 31700126National Natural Science Foundation of China 81271786National Natural Science Foundation of China 81671980National Natural Science Foundation of China 81871623
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSalmonella bongori infect mainly cold-blooded hosts, but infections by S. bongori in warm-blooded hosts have been reported. We hypothesized that S. bongori might have diverged into distinct phylogenetic lineages, with some being able to infect warm-blooded hosts.

resultsTo inspect the divergence status of S. bongori, we first completely sequenced the parakeet isolate RKS3044 and compared it with other sequenced S. bongori strains. We found that RKS3044 contained a novel T6SS encoded in a pathogenicity island-like structure, in addition to a T6SS encoded in SPI-22, which is common to all S. bongori strains so far reported. This novel T6SS resembled the SPI-19 T6SS of the warm-blooded host infecting Salmonella Subgroup I lineages. Genomic sequence comparisons revealed different genomic sequence amelioration events among the S. bongori strains, including a unique CTAG tetranucleotide degeneration pattern in RKS3044, suggesting non-overlapping gene pools between RKS3044 and other S. bongori lineages/strains leading to their independent accumulation of genomic variations. We further proved the existence of a clear-cut genetic boundary between RKS3044 and the other S. bongori lineages/strains analyzed in this study.

conclusionsThe warm-blooded host-infecting S. bongori strain RKS3044 has diverged with distinct genomic features from other S. bongori strains, including a novel T6SS encoded in a previously not reported pathogenicity island-like structure and a unique genomic sequence degeneration pattern. These findings alert cautions about the emergence of new pathogens originating from non-pathogenic ancestors by acquiring specific pathogenic traits.

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Genomic IslandsAnimalsEvolution, MolecularGenetic SpeciationGenome, BacterialGenome SizeHumansParakeetsPhylogenySalmonellaVirulence FactorsWhole Genome SequencingVirulence FactorsBacterial pathogensGenetic boundaryGenomic divergenceSalmonella

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