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- Title
Evolutionary origin and emergence of a highly successful clone of serotype M1 group a Streptococcus involved multiple horizontal gene transfer events.
- Authors
Sumby, Paul; Porcella, Steve F; Madrigal, Andres G; Barbian, Kent D; Virtaneva, Kimmo; Ricklefs, Stacy M; Sturdevant, Daniel E; Graham, Morag R; Vuopio-Varkila, Jaana; Hoe, Nancy P; Musser, James M
- Abstract
To better understand the molecular events involved in the origin of new pathogenic bacteria, we studied the evolution of a highly virulent clone of serotype M1 group A Streptococcus (GAS). Genomic, DNA-DNA microarray, and single-nucleotide polymorphism analyses indicated that this clone evolved through a series of horizontal gene transfer events that involved (1) the acquisition of prophages encoding streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A and extracellular DNases and (2) the reciprocal recombination of a 36-kb chromosomal region encoding the extracellular toxins NAD+-glycohydrolase (NADase) and streptolysin O (SLO). These gene transfer events were associated with significantly increased production of SLO and NADase. Virtual identity in the 36-kb region present in contemporary serotype M1 and M12 isolates suggests that a serotype M12 strain served as the donor of this region. Multiple horizontal gene transfer events were a crucial factor in the evolutionary origin and emergence of a very abundant contemporary clone of serotype M1 GAS.
- Publication
The Journal of infectious diseases, 2005, Vol 192, Issue 5, p771
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/432514