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ArticleGut pathogens2021

Genome insights of Enterococcus raffinosus CX012922, isolated from the feces of a Crohn's disease patient.

Hailan Zhao, Yao Peng, Xunchao Cai, Yongjian Zhou, Youlian Zhou, Hongli Huang, Long Xu, Yuqiang Nie

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Article in Gut pathogens, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Hailan Zhao *Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Yao Peng *Department of Gastroenterology, Guangzhou Digestive Disease Center, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, 510180, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Xunchao CaiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, 518071, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Yongjian ZhouDepartment of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Youlian ZhouDepartment of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Hongli HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Long XuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, 518071, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. longxu1012@szu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2869-8474
Yuqiang NieDepartment of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. eynieyuqiang@scut.edu.cn.
Guangzhou First People's Hospital · CNShenzhen University · CNSouth China University of Technology · CN

Funding

Guangzhou Planned Project of Science and Technology 202002020012Guangzhou Planned Project of Science and Technology 202002030288Guangzhou Planned Project of Science and Technology 202002030293National Natural Science Foundation of China 41907214National Natural Science Foundation of China 81871905National Natural Science Foundation of Shenzhen JCYJ20190808111610984Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2020A1515011000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEnterococcus raffinosus is one of the Enterococcus species that often cause nosocomial infections. To date, only one E. raffinosus genome has been completely assembled, and the genomic features have not been characterized. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of the strain CX012922, isolated from the feces of a Crohn's disease patient, and perform a comparative genome analysis to the relevant Enterococcus spp. strains in silico.

resultsDe novo assembly of the sequencing reads of the strain CX012922 generated a circular genome of 2.83 Mb and a circular megaplasmid of 0.98 Mb. Phylogenomic analysis revealed that the strain CX012922 belonged to the E. raffinosus species. By comparative genome analysis, we found that some strains previously identified as E. raffinosus or E. gilvus should be reclassified as novel species. Genome islands (GIs), virulence factors, and antibiotic genes were found in both the genome and the megaplasmid, although pathogenic genes were mainly encoded in the genome. A large proportion of the genes encoded in the megaplasmid were involved in substrate utilization, such as raffinose metabolism. Giant megaplasmids (~1 Mb) equipped with toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems generally formed symbiosis relationships with the genome of E. raffinosus strains.

conclusionsEnterococcus spp. have a higher species-level diversity than is currently appreciated. The pathogenicity of E. raffinosus is mainly determined by the genome-encoded virulence factors, while the megaplasmid broadens the gene function pool. The symbiosis between the genome and the megaplasmids endows E. raffinosus with large genomic sizes as well as versatile gene functions, especially for their colonization, adaptation, virulence, and pathogenesis in the human gut.

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Antibiotic resistance genesEnterococcusMegaplasmidToxin-antitoxin systemVirulence factor

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