scholarly journals Clostridium manihotivorum sp. nov., a novel mesophilic anaerobic bacterium that produces cassava pulp-degrading enzymes

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e10343
Author(s):  
Pattsarun Cheawchanlertfa ◽  
Sawannee Sutheeworapong ◽  
Piroon Jenjaroenpun ◽  
Thidathip Wongsurawat ◽  
Intawat Nookaew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Anaerobic Bacterium ◽  
Comparative Genomic ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Circular Chromosome ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Degrading Enzymes ◽  
Cassava Pulp ◽  
Pectinolytic Enzymes ◽  
Genes Encoding

Background Cassava pulp is a promising starch-based biomasses, which consists of residual starch granules entrapped in plant cell wall containing non-starch polysaccharides, cellulose and hemicellulose. Strain CT4T, a novel mesophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from soil collected from a cassava pulp landfill, has a strong ability to degrade polysaccharides in cassava pulp. This study explored a rarely described species within the genus Clostridium that possessed a group of cassava pulp-degrading enzymes. Methods A novel mesophilic anaerobic bacterium, the strain CT4T, was identified based on phylogenetic, genomic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic analysis. The complete genome of the strain CT4T was obtained following whole-genome sequencing, assembly and annotation using both Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT) platforms. Results Analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain CT4T is a species of genus Clostridium. Analysis of the whole-genome average amino acid identity (AAI) of strain CT4T and the other 665 closely related species of the genus Clostridium revealed a separated strain CT4T from the others. The results revealed that the genome consisted of a 6.3 Mb circular chromosome with 5,664 protein-coding sequences. Genome analysis result of strain CT4T revealed that it contained a set of genes encoding amylolytic-, hemicellulolytic-, cellulolytic- and pectinolytic enzymes. A comparative genomic analysis of strain CT4T with closely related species with available genomic information, C. amylolyticum SW408T, showed that strain CT4T contained more genes encoding cassava pulp-degrading enzymes, which comprised a complex mixture of amylolytic-, hemicellulolytic-, cellulolytic- and pectinolytic enzymes. This work presents the potential for saccharification of strain CT4T in the utilization of cassava pulp. Based on phylogenetic, genomic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data, we propose a novel species for which the name Clostridium manihotivorum sp. nov. is suggested, with the type strain CT4T (= TBRC 11758T = NBRC 114534T).

scholarly journals Complete Genome Sequence of the Biocontrol Agent Bacillus velezensis UFLA258 and Its Comparison with Related Species: Diversity within the Commons

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2818-2823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabíola de Jesus Silva ◽  
Larissa Carvalho Ferreira ◽  
Vicente Paulo Campos ◽  
Valter Cruz-Magalhães ◽  
Aline Ferreira Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Nucleotide Identity ◽  
Full Genome Sequence ◽  
Average Nucleotide Identity ◽  
Bacillus Velezensis ◽  
Circular Chromosome ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Genes Encoding

Abstract In this study, the full genome sequence of Bacillus velezensis strain UFLA258, a biological control agent of plant pathogens was obtained, assembled, and annotated. With a comparative genomics approach, in silico analyses of all complete genomes of B. velezensis and closely related species available in the database were performed. The genome of B. velezensis UFLA258 consisted of a single circular chromosome of 3.95 Mb in length, with a mean GC content of 46.69%. It contained 3,949 genes encoding proteins and 27 RNA genes. Analyses based on Average Nucleotide Identity and Digital DNA–DNA Hybridization and a phylogeny with complete sequences of the rpoB gene confirmed that 19 strains deposited in the database as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens were in fact B. velezensis. In total, 115 genomes were analyzed and taxonomically classified as follows: 105 were B. velezensis, 9 were B. amyloliquefaciens, and 1 was Bacillus siamensis. Although these species are phylogenetically close, the combined analyses of several genomic characteristics, such as the presence of biosynthetic genes encoding secondary metabolites, CRISPr/Cas arrays, Average Nucleotide Identity and Digital DNA–DNA Hybridization, and other information on the strains, including isolation source, allowed their unequivocal classification. This genomic analysis expands our knowledge about the closely related species, B. velezensis, B. amyloliquefaciens, and B. siamensis, with emphasis on their taxonomical status.

scholarly journals Pipeline for the Rapid Development of Cytogenetic Markers Using Genomic Data of Related Species

Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Kroupin ◽  
Victoria Kuznetsova ◽  
Dmitry Romanov ◽  
Alina Kocheshkova ◽  
Gennady Karlov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Genome Sequencing ◽  
Genome Sequencing ◽  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Evolutionary Divergence ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Target Genome ◽  
Target Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Chromosome Markers

Repetitive DNA including tandem repeats (TRs) is a significant part of most eukaryotic genomes. TRs include rapidly evolving satellite DNA (satDNA) that can be shared by closely related species, their abundance may be associated with evolutionary divergence, and they have been widely used for chromosome karyotyping using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The recent progress in the development of whole-genome sequencing and bioinformatics tools enables rapid and cost-effective searches for TRs including satDNA that can be converted into molecular cytogenetic markers. In the case of closely related taxa, the genome sequence of one species (donor) can be used as a base for the development of chromosome markers for related species or genomes (target). Here, we present a pipeline for rapid and high-throughput screening for new satDNA TRs in whole-genome sequencing of the donor genome and the development of chromosome markers based on them that can be applied in the target genome. One of the main peculiarities of the developed pipeline is that preliminary estimation of TR abundance using qPCR and ranking found TRs according to their copy number in the target genome; it facilitates the selection of the most prospective (most abundant) TRs that can be converted into cytogenetic markers. Another feature of our pipeline is the probe preparation for FISH using PCR with primers designed on the aligned TR unit sequences and the genomic DNA of a target species as a template that enables amplification of a whole pool of monomers inherent in the chromosomes of the target species. We demonstrate the efficiency of the developed pipeline by the example of FISH probes developed for A, B, and R subgenome chromosomes of hexaploid triticale (BBAARR) based on a bioinformatics analysis of the D genome of Aegilops tauschii (DD) whole-genome sequence. Our pipeline can be used to develop chromosome markers in closely related species for comparative cytogenetics in evolutionary and breeding studies.

scholarly journals Transposition and duplication of MADS-domain transcription factor genes in annual and perennial Arabis species modulates flowering

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (39) ◽  
pp. e2109204118
Author(s):  
Eva Madrid ◽  
Edouard Severing ◽  
Elisa de Ansorena ◽  
Christiane Kiefer ◽  
Luise Brand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Floral Induction ◽  
Perennial Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Recombination Mapping ◽  
Brassicaceae Species ◽  
Transcription Factor Genes ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Arabis Alpina

The timing of reproduction is an adaptive trait in many organisms. In plants, the timing, duration, and intensity of flowering differ between annual and perennial species. To identify interspecies variation in these traits, we studied introgression lines derived from hybridization of annual and perennial species, Arabis montbretiana and Arabis alpina, respectively. Recombination mapping identified two tandem A. montbretiana genes encoding MADS-domain transcription factors that confer extreme late flowering on A. alpina. These genes are related to the MADS AFFECTING FLOWERING (MAF) cluster of floral repressors of other Brassicaceae species and were named A. montbretiana (Am) MAF-RELATED (MAR) genes. AmMAR1 but not AmMAR2 prevented floral induction at the shoot apex of A. alpina, strongly enhancing the effect of the MAF cluster, and MAR1 is absent from the genomes of all A. alpina accessions analyzed. Exposure of plants to cold (vernalization) represses AmMAR1 transcription and overcomes its inhibition of flowering. Assembly of the tandem arrays of MAR and MAF genes of six A. alpina accessions and three related species using PacBio long-sequence reads demonstrated that the MARs arose within the Arabis genus by interchromosomal transposition of a MAF1-like gene followed by tandem duplication. Time-resolved comparative RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) suggested that AmMAR1 may be retained in A. montbretiana to enhance the effect of the AmMAF cluster and extend the duration of vernalization required for flowering. Our results demonstrate that MAF genes transposed independently in different Brassicaceae lineages and suggest that they were retained to modulate adaptive flowering responses that differ even among closely related species.

scholarly journals Genome skimming reveals novel plastid markers for the molecular identification of illegally logged African timber species

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0251655
Author(s):  
Maurizio Mascarello ◽  
Mario Amalfi ◽  
Pieter Asselman ◽  
Erik Smets ◽  
Olivier J. Hardy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Microscopic Analysis ◽  
Comparative Genomic ◽  
Timber Species ◽  
Illegal Logging ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Genome Skimming ◽  
The Tropics

Tropical forests represent vast carbon stocks and continue to be key carbon sinks and buffer climate changes. The international policy constructed several mechanisms aiming at conservation and sustainable use of these forests. Illegal logging is an important threat of forests, especially in the tropics. Several laws and regulations have been set up to combat illegal timber trade. Despite significant enforcement efforts of these regulations, illegal logging continues to be a serious problem and impacts for the functioning of the forest ecosystem and global biodiversity in the tropics. Microscopic analysis of wood samples and the use of conventional plant DNA barcodes often do not allow to distinguish closely-related species. The use of novel molecular technologies could make an important contribution for the identification of tree species. In this study, we used high-throughput sequencing technologies and bioinformatics tools to obtain the complete de-novo chloroplast genome of 62 commercial African timber species using the genome skimming method. Then, we performed a comparative genomic analysis that revealed new candidate genetic regions for the discrimination of closely-related species. We concluded that genome skimming is a promising method for the development of plant genetic markers to combat illegal logging activities supporting CITES, FLEGT and the EU Timber Regulation.

scholarly journals Genome-Wide Analysis of Ruminant Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Diversification of the Core Genome

2008 ◽  
Vol 190 (19) ◽  
pp. 6302-6317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nouri L. Ben Zakour ◽  
Daniel E. Sturdevant ◽  
Sergine Even ◽  
Caitriona M. Guinane ◽  
Corinne Barbey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Core Genome ◽  
Allelic Variation ◽  
Genomic Variation ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Comparative Genomic ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Extensive Variation ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Genome Content

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.

scholarly journals Degree of Functional Divergence in Duplicates Is Associated with Distinct Roles in Plant Evolution

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihiro Ezoe ◽  
Kazumasa Shirai ◽  
Kousuke Hanada
Keyword(s):  
Gene Duplication ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Plant Evolution ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Duplicated Genes ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Whole Genome Duplications ◽  
New Genes ◽  
Genome Duplications ◽  
Tandem Duplications

Abstract Gene duplication is a major mechanism to create new genes. After gene duplication, some duplicated genes undergo functionalization, whereas others largely maintain redundant functions. Duplicated genes comprise various degrees of functional diversification in plants. However, the evolutionary fate of high and low diversified duplicates is unclear at genomic scale. To infer high and low diversified duplicates in Arabidopsis thaliana genome, we generated a prediction method for predicting whether a pair of duplicate genes was subjected to high or low diversification based on the phenotypes of knock-out mutants. Among 4,017 pairs of recently duplicated A. thaliana genes, 1,052 and 600 are high and low diversified duplicate pairs, respectively. The predictions were validated based on the phenotypes of generated knock-down transgenic plants. We determined that the high diversified duplicates resulting from tandem duplications tend to have lineage-specific functions, whereas the low diversified duplicates produced by whole-genome duplications are related to essential signaling pathways. To assess the evolutionary impact of high and low diversified duplicates in closely related species, we compared the retention rates and selection pressures on the orthologs of A. thaliana duplicates in two closely related species. Interestingly, high diversified duplicates resulting from tandem duplications tend to be retained in multiple lineages under positive selection. Low diversified duplicates by whole-genome duplications tend to be retained in multiple lineages under purifying selection. Taken together, the functional diversities determined by different duplication mechanisms had distinct effects on plant evolution.

scholarly journals Comparative genomic and functional analysis of Akkermansia muciniphila and closely related species

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1253-1264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juyuan Xing ◽  
Xiaobo Li ◽  
Yingjiao Sun ◽  
Juanjuan Zhao ◽  
Shaohua Miao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Comparative Genomic ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Akkermansia Muciniphila

scholarly journals Gene decay in archaea

Archaea ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. W. J. van Passel ◽  
C. S. Smillie ◽  
H. Ochman
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Coding Sequences ◽  
Frameshift Mutations ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Inactivating Mutation ◽  
Gene Decay ◽  
Genome Comparisons

The gene-dense chromosomes of archaea and bacteria were long thought to be devoid of pseudogenes, but with the massive increase in available genome sequences, whole genome comparisons between closely related species have identified mutations that have rendered numerous genes inactive. Comparative analyses of sequenced archaeal genomes revealed numerous pseudogenes, which can constitute up to 8.6% of the annotated coding sequences in some genomes. The largest proportion of pseudogenes is created by gene truncations, followed by frameshift mutations. Within archaeal genomes, large numbers of pseudogenes contain more than one inactivating mutation, suggesting that pseudogenes are deleted from the genome more slowly in archaea than in bacteria. Although archaea seem to retain pseudogenes longer than do bacteria, most archaeal genomes have unique repertoires of pseudogenes.

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