Comparative genomic analysis of Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 provides insights into virulence attenuation.
The Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 is widely used to prevent and control brucellosis in animals. In this study, we determined the whole-genome sequence of M5, and conducted a comprehensive comparative analysis against the whole-genome sequence of the virulent strain 16 M and other reference s...
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| author | Hai Jiang Pengcheng Du Wen Zhang Heng Wang Hongyan Zhao Dongri Piao Guozhong Tian Chen Chen Buyun Cui |
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| description | The Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 is widely used to prevent and control brucellosis in animals. In this study, we determined the whole-genome sequence of M5, and conducted a comprehensive comparative analysis against the whole-genome sequence of the virulent strain 16 M and other reference strains. This analysis revealed 11 regions of deletion (RDs) and 2 regions of insertion (RIs) within the M5 genome. Among these regions, the sequences encompassed in 5 RDs and 1 RI showed consistent variation, with a large deletion between the M5 and the 16 M genomes. RD4 and RD5 showed the large diversity among all Brucella genomes, both in RD length and RD copy number. Thus, RD4 and RD5 are potential sites for typing different Brucella strains. Other RD and RI regions exhibited multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). In addition, a genome fragment with a 56 kb rearrangement was determined to be consistent with previous studies. Comparative genomic analysis indicated that genomic island inversion in Brucella was widely present. With the genetic pattern common among all strains analyzed, these 2 RDs, 1 RI, and one inversion region are potential sites for detection of genomic differences. Several SNPs of important virulence-related genes (motB, dhbC, sfuB, dsbAB, aidA, aroC, and lysR) were also detected, and may be used to determine the mechanism of virulence attenuation. Collectively, this study reveals that comparative analysis between wild-type and vaccine strains can provide resources for the study of virulence and microevolution of Brucella. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3523e270d414b67b1acd9393a7a6f892022-12-22T03:37:49ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0188e7085210.1371/journal.pone.0070852Comparative genomic analysis of Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 provides insights into virulence attenuation.Hai JiangPengcheng DuWen ZhangHeng WangHongyan ZhaoDongri PiaoGuozhong TianChen ChenBuyun CuiThe Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 is widely used to prevent and control brucellosis in animals. In this study, we determined the whole-genome sequence of M5, and conducted a comprehensive comparative analysis against the whole-genome sequence of the virulent strain 16 M and other reference strains. This analysis revealed 11 regions of deletion (RDs) and 2 regions of insertion (RIs) within the M5 genome. Among these regions, the sequences encompassed in 5 RDs and 1 RI showed consistent variation, with a large deletion between the M5 and the 16 M genomes. RD4 and RD5 showed the large diversity among all Brucella genomes, both in RD length and RD copy number. Thus, RD4 and RD5 are potential sites for typing different Brucella strains. Other RD and RI regions exhibited multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). In addition, a genome fragment with a 56 kb rearrangement was determined to be consistent with previous studies. Comparative genomic analysis indicated that genomic island inversion in Brucella was widely present. With the genetic pattern common among all strains analyzed, these 2 RDs, 1 RI, and one inversion region are potential sites for detection of genomic differences. Several SNPs of important virulence-related genes (motB, dhbC, sfuB, dsbAB, aidA, aroC, and lysR) were also detected, and may be used to determine the mechanism of virulence attenuation. Collectively, this study reveals that comparative analysis between wild-type and vaccine strains can provide resources for the study of virulence and microevolution of Brucella.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3743847?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Hai Jiang Pengcheng Du Wen Zhang Heng Wang Hongyan Zhao Dongri Piao Guozhong Tian Chen Chen Buyun Cui Comparative genomic analysis of Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 provides insights into virulence attenuation. PLoS ONE |
| title | Comparative genomic analysis of Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 provides insights into virulence attenuation. |
| title_full | Comparative genomic analysis of Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 provides insights into virulence attenuation. |
| title_fullStr | Comparative genomic analysis of Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 provides insights into virulence attenuation. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative genomic analysis of Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 provides insights into virulence attenuation. |
| title_short | Comparative genomic analysis of Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 provides insights into virulence attenuation. |
| title_sort | comparative genomic analysis of brucella melitensis vaccine strain m5 provides insights into virulence attenuation |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3743847?pdf=render |
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