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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2023

Comparative genomic analysis reveals differential genomic characteristics and featured genes between rapid- and slow-growing

Menglu Zhang, Peihan Wang, Cuidan Li, Ofir Segev, Jie Wang, Xiaotong Wang, Liya Yue, Xiaoyuan Jiang, Yongjie Sheng, Asaf Levy and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Menglu ZhangNational Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Peihan WangCAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China.
Cuidan LiCAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China.
Ofir SegevDepartment of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Institute of Environmental Science, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Jie WangCAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China.
Xiaotong WangCAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China.
Liya YueCAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China.
Xiaoyuan JiangCAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China.
Yongjie ShengKey Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Asaf LevyDepartment of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Institute of Environmental Science, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Chunlai JiangNational Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Fei ChenCAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China.
Beijing Institute of Genomics · CNJilin University · CNHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILChinese Academy of Sciences · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Disease Prevention and Control Center · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Methods: In this study, we screened 335 high-quality, non-redundant NTM genome sequences covering 187 species from 3,478 online NTM genomes, and then performed a comprehensive comparative genomic analysis to identify differential genomic characteristics and featured genes/protein domains between RGM and SGM. Results: Our findings reveal that RGM has a larger genome size, more genes, lower GC content, and more featured genes/protein domains in metabolism of some main substances (e.g. carbohydrates, amino acids, nucleotides, ions, and coenzymes), energy metabolism, signal transduction, replication, transcription, and translation processes, which are essential for its rapid growth requirements. On the other hand, SGM has a smaller genome size, fewer genes, higher GC content, and more featured genes/protein domains in lipid and secondary metabolite metabolisms and cellular defense mechanisms, which help enhance its genome stability and environmental adaptability. Additionally, orthogroup analysis revealed the important roles of bacterial division and bacteriophage associated genes in RGM and secretion system related genes for better environmental adaptation in SGM. Notably, PCoA analysis of the top 20 genes/protein domains showed precision classification between RGM and SGM, indicating the credibility of our screening/classification strategies. Discussion: Overall, our findings shed light on differential underlying molecular mechanisms in survival state, adaptation and pathogenicity between RGM and SGM, show the potential for our comparative genomic pipeline to investigate differential genes/protein domains at whole genomic level across different bacterial species on a large scale, and provide an important reference and improved understanding of NTM.

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adaptive evolutioncomparative genomicsgrowth ratenon-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM)slowly growing mycobacteria (SGM)toxin-antitoxin

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