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- Title
Comparative Genome Analysis of 33 Chlamydia Strains Reveals Characteristic Features of Chlamydia Psittaci and Closely Related Species.
- Authors
Hölzer, Martin; Barf, Lisa-Marie; Lamkiewicz, Kevin; Vorimore, Fabien; Lataretu, Marie; Favaroni, Alison; Schnee, Christiane; Laroucau, Karine; Marz, Manja; Sachse, Konrad
- Abstract
To identify genome-based features characteristic of the avian and human pathogen Chlamydia (C.) psittaci and related chlamydiae, we analyzed whole-genome sequences of 33 strains belonging to 12 species. Using a novel genome analysis tool termed Roary ILP Bacterial Annotation Pipeline (RIBAP), this panel of strains was shown to share a large core genome comprising 784 genes and representing approximately 80% of individual genomes. Analyzing the most variable genomic sites, we identified a set of features of C. psittaci that in its entirety is characteristic of this species: (i) a relatively short plasticity zone of less than 30,000 nt without a tryptophan operon (also in C. abortus, C. avium, C. gallinacea, C. pneumoniae), (ii) a characteristic set of of Inc proteins comprising IncA, B, C, V, X, Y (with homologs in C. abortus, C. caviae and C. felis as closest relatives), (iii) a 502-aa SinC protein, the largest among Chlamydia spp., and (iv) an elevated number of Pmp proteins of subtype G (14 in C. psittaci, 14 in Cand. C. ibidis). In combination with future functional studies, the common and distinctive criteria revealed in this study provide important clues for understanding the complexity of host-specific behavior of individual Chlamydia spp.
- Subjects
CHLAMYDIA; COMPARATIVE genomics; NUCLEOTIDE sequencing; SPECIES; CHLAMYDIA trachomatis; COMPARATIVE studies; G proteins
- Publication
Pathogens, 2020, Vol 9, Issue 11, p899
- ISSN
2076-0817
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pathogens9110899