Molecular characterization of pathogenic members of the genus Fonsecaea using multilocus analysis.
Members of the fungal genus Fonsecaea causing human chromoblastomycosis show substantial geographic structuring. Genetic identity of clinical and environmental strains suggests transmission from plant debris, while the evolutionary processes that have led to spatially separated populations have rema...
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| author | Jiufeng Sun Mohammad J Najafzadeh Albertus H G Gerrits van den Ende Vania A Vicente Peiying Feng Liyan Xi Gerrit S De Hoog |
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| description | Members of the fungal genus Fonsecaea causing human chromoblastomycosis show substantial geographic structuring. Genetic identity of clinical and environmental strains suggests transmission from plant debris, while the evolutionary processes that have led to spatially separated populations have remained unexplained. Sequences of ITS, BT2, ACT1, Cdc42, Lac and HmgA were analyzed, either by direct sequencing or by cloning. Thirty-seven clinical and environmental Fonsecaea strains from Central and South America, Asia, Africa and Europe were sequenced and possible recombination events were calculated. Phylogenetic trees of Cdc42, Lac and HmgA were statistically supported, but ITS, BT2 and ACT1 trees were not. The Standardized Index of Association (I(A) (S)) did not detect recombination (I(A) (S) = 0.4778), neither did the Phi-test for separate genes. In Fonsecaea nubica non-synonymous mutations causing functional changes were observed in Lac gene, even though no selection pressures were detected with the neutrality test (Tajima D test, p>0.05). Genetic differentiation of populations for each gene showed separation of American, African and Asian populations. Strains of clinical vs. environmental origin showed genetic distances that were comparable or lower than found in geographic differentiation. In conclusion, here we demonstrated clonality of sibling species using multilocus data, geographic structuring of populations, and a low functional and structural selective constraint during evolution of the genus Fonsecaea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d38a53861883443f814a720185c64a0c2022-12-22T00:31:38ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0178e4151210.1371/journal.pone.0041512Molecular characterization of pathogenic members of the genus Fonsecaea using multilocus analysis.Jiufeng SunMohammad J NajafzadehAlbertus H G Gerrits van den EndeVania A VicentePeiying FengLiyan XiGerrit S De HoogMembers of the fungal genus Fonsecaea causing human chromoblastomycosis show substantial geographic structuring. Genetic identity of clinical and environmental strains suggests transmission from plant debris, while the evolutionary processes that have led to spatially separated populations have remained unexplained. Sequences of ITS, BT2, ACT1, Cdc42, Lac and HmgA were analyzed, either by direct sequencing or by cloning. Thirty-seven clinical and environmental Fonsecaea strains from Central and South America, Asia, Africa and Europe were sequenced and possible recombination events were calculated. Phylogenetic trees of Cdc42, Lac and HmgA were statistically supported, but ITS, BT2 and ACT1 trees were not. The Standardized Index of Association (I(A) (S)) did not detect recombination (I(A) (S) = 0.4778), neither did the Phi-test for separate genes. In Fonsecaea nubica non-synonymous mutations causing functional changes were observed in Lac gene, even though no selection pressures were detected with the neutrality test (Tajima D test, p>0.05). Genetic differentiation of populations for each gene showed separation of American, African and Asian populations. Strains of clinical vs. environmental origin showed genetic distances that were comparable or lower than found in geographic differentiation. In conclusion, here we demonstrated clonality of sibling species using multilocus data, geographic structuring of populations, and a low functional and structural selective constraint during evolution of the genus Fonsecaea.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3410912?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Jiufeng Sun Mohammad J Najafzadeh Albertus H G Gerrits van den Ende Vania A Vicente Peiying Feng Liyan Xi Gerrit S De Hoog Molecular characterization of pathogenic members of the genus Fonsecaea using multilocus analysis. PLoS ONE |
| title | Molecular characterization of pathogenic members of the genus Fonsecaea using multilocus analysis. |
| title_full | Molecular characterization of pathogenic members of the genus Fonsecaea using multilocus analysis. |
| title_fullStr | Molecular characterization of pathogenic members of the genus Fonsecaea using multilocus analysis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular characterization of pathogenic members of the genus Fonsecaea using multilocus analysis. |
| title_short | Molecular characterization of pathogenic members of the genus Fonsecaea using multilocus analysis. |
| title_sort | molecular characterization of pathogenic members of the genus fonsecaea using multilocus analysis |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3410912?pdf=render |
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