TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative genomic analysis of Mycobacterium avium subspecies obtained from multiple host species
AU - Paustian, Michael L.
AU - Zhu, Xiaochun
AU - Sreevatsan, Srinand
AU - Robbe-Austerman, Suelee
AU - Kapur, Vivek
AU - Bannantine, John P.
N1 - Funding Information:
The expert technical assistance of Nadja W. Hanson and Janis K. Hansen is greatly appreciated. Bacterial isolates 5835 cc and 5836 cc were provided by N. Beth Harris. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this article is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Funding for the construction of the oligonucleotide microarray was provided by the Johne's Disease Integrated Program (JDIP) and the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS). This work was supported by the ARS (M.P. and J.B.).
PY - 2008/3/20
Y1 - 2008/3/20
N2 - Background: Mycobacterium avium (M. avium) subspecies vary widely in both pathogenicity and host specificity, but the genetic features contributing to this diversity remain unclear. Results: A comparative genomic approach was used to identify large sequence polymorphisms among M. avium subspecies obtained from a variety of host animals. DNA microarrays were used as a platform for comparing mycobacterial isolates with the sequenced bovine isolate M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) K-10. Open reading frames (ORFs) were classified as present or divergent based on the relative fluorescent intensities of the experimental samples compared to MAP K-10 DNA. Multiple large polymorphic regions were found in the genomes of MAP isolates obtained from sheep. One of these clusters encodes glycopeptidolipid biosynthesis enzymes which have not previously been identified in MAP. M. avium subsp. silvaticum isolates were observed to have a hybridization profile very similar to yet distinguishable from M. avium subsp. avium. Isolates obtained from cattle (n = 5), birds (n = 4), goats (n = 3), bison (n = 3), and humans (n = 9) were indistinguishable from cattle isolate MAP K-10. Conclusion: Genome diversity in M. avium subspecies appears to bemediated by large sequence polymorphisms that are commonly associated with mobile genetic elements. Subspecies and host adapted isolates of M. avium were distinguishable by the presence or absence of specific polymorphisms.
AB - Background: Mycobacterium avium (M. avium) subspecies vary widely in both pathogenicity and host specificity, but the genetic features contributing to this diversity remain unclear. Results: A comparative genomic approach was used to identify large sequence polymorphisms among M. avium subspecies obtained from a variety of host animals. DNA microarrays were used as a platform for comparing mycobacterial isolates with the sequenced bovine isolate M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) K-10. Open reading frames (ORFs) were classified as present or divergent based on the relative fluorescent intensities of the experimental samples compared to MAP K-10 DNA. Multiple large polymorphic regions were found in the genomes of MAP isolates obtained from sheep. One of these clusters encodes glycopeptidolipid biosynthesis enzymes which have not previously been identified in MAP. M. avium subsp. silvaticum isolates were observed to have a hybridization profile very similar to yet distinguishable from M. avium subsp. avium. Isolates obtained from cattle (n = 5), birds (n = 4), goats (n = 3), bison (n = 3), and humans (n = 9) were indistinguishable from cattle isolate MAP K-10. Conclusion: Genome diversity in M. avium subspecies appears to bemediated by large sequence polymorphisms that are commonly associated with mobile genetic elements. Subspecies and host adapted isolates of M. avium were distinguishable by the presence or absence of specific polymorphisms.
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U2 - 10.1186/1471-2164-9-135
DO - 10.1186/1471-2164-9-135
M3 - Article
C2 - 18366709
AN - SCOPUS:42449157658
SN - 1471-2164
VL - 9
JO - BMC genomics
JF - BMC genomics
M1 - 135
ER -