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Whole Genome Sequencing of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cultured from Blood Stream Infections Reveals Three Major Phylogenetic Groups Including a Novel Lineage Expressing Serotype a Membrane O Polysaccharide
Twenty-nine strains of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans cultured from blood stream infections in Denmark were characterised. Serotyping was unremarkable, with almost equal proportions of the three major types plus a single serotype e strain. Whole genome sequencing positioned the serotype e str...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6963875/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31766652 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8040256 |
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author | Nedergaard, Signe Kobel, Carl M. Nielsen, Marie B. Møller, Rikke T. Jensen, Anne B. Nørskov-Lauritsen, Niels |
author_facet | Nedergaard, Signe Kobel, Carl M. Nielsen, Marie B. Møller, Rikke T. Jensen, Anne B. Nørskov-Lauritsen, Niels |
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description | Twenty-nine strains of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans cultured from blood stream infections in Denmark were characterised. Serotyping was unremarkable, with almost equal proportions of the three major types plus a single serotype e strain. Whole genome sequencing positioned the serotype e strain outside the species boundary; moreover, one of the serotype a strains was unrelated to other strains of the major serotypes and to deposited sequences in the public databases. We identified five additional strains of this type in our collections. The particularity of the group was corroborated by phylogenetic analysis of concatenated core genes present in all strains of the species, and by uneven distribution of accessory genes only present in a subset of strains. Currently, the most accurate depiction of A. actinomycetemcomitans is a division into three lineages that differ in genomic content and competence for transformation. The clinical relevance of the different lineages is not known, and even strains excluded from the species sensu stricto can cause serious human infections. Serotyping is insufficient for characterisation, and serotypes a and e are not confined to specific lineages. |
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spelling | pubmed-69638752020-01-27 Whole Genome Sequencing of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cultured from Blood Stream Infections Reveals Three Major Phylogenetic Groups Including a Novel Lineage Expressing Serotype a Membrane O Polysaccharide Nedergaard, Signe Kobel, Carl M. Nielsen, Marie B. Møller, Rikke T. Jensen, Anne B. Nørskov-Lauritsen, Niels Pathogens Article Twenty-nine strains of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans cultured from blood stream infections in Denmark were characterised. Serotyping was unremarkable, with almost equal proportions of the three major types plus a single serotype e strain. Whole genome sequencing positioned the serotype e strain outside the species boundary; moreover, one of the serotype a strains was unrelated to other strains of the major serotypes and to deposited sequences in the public databases. We identified five additional strains of this type in our collections. The particularity of the group was corroborated by phylogenetic analysis of concatenated core genes present in all strains of the species, and by uneven distribution of accessory genes only present in a subset of strains. Currently, the most accurate depiction of A. actinomycetemcomitans is a division into three lineages that differ in genomic content and competence for transformation. The clinical relevance of the different lineages is not known, and even strains excluded from the species sensu stricto can cause serious human infections. Serotyping is insufficient for characterisation, and serotypes a and e are not confined to specific lineages. MDPI 2019-11-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6963875/ /pubmed/31766652 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8040256 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Nedergaard, Signe Kobel, Carl M. Nielsen, Marie B. Møller, Rikke T. Jensen, Anne B. Nørskov-Lauritsen, Niels Whole Genome Sequencing of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cultured from Blood Stream Infections Reveals Three Major Phylogenetic Groups Including a Novel Lineage Expressing Serotype a Membrane O Polysaccharide |
title | Whole Genome Sequencing of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cultured from Blood Stream Infections Reveals Three Major Phylogenetic Groups Including a Novel Lineage Expressing Serotype a Membrane O Polysaccharide |
title_full | Whole Genome Sequencing of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cultured from Blood Stream Infections Reveals Three Major Phylogenetic Groups Including a Novel Lineage Expressing Serotype a Membrane O Polysaccharide |
title_fullStr | Whole Genome Sequencing of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cultured from Blood Stream Infections Reveals Three Major Phylogenetic Groups Including a Novel Lineage Expressing Serotype a Membrane O Polysaccharide |
title_full_unstemmed | Whole Genome Sequencing of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cultured from Blood Stream Infections Reveals Three Major Phylogenetic Groups Including a Novel Lineage Expressing Serotype a Membrane O Polysaccharide |
title_short | Whole Genome Sequencing of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cultured from Blood Stream Infections Reveals Three Major Phylogenetic Groups Including a Novel Lineage Expressing Serotype a Membrane O Polysaccharide |
title_sort | whole genome sequencing of aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans cultured from blood stream infections reveals three major phylogenetic groups including a novel lineage expressing serotype a membrane o polysaccharide |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6963875/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31766652 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8040256 |
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