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The Acquisition of the scr Gene Cluster Encoding Sucrose Metabolization Enzymes Enables Strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus to Utilize Sucrose as Carbon Source

Most strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus are unable to utilize sucrose as carbon source, though few exceptions exist. We investigated a sucrose-positive V. parahaemolyticus strain by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and confirmed the presences of a genomic island containing sucrose utilization genes. A...

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Autores principales: Hammerl, Jens Andre, Göllner, Cornelia, Jäckel, Claudia, Swidan, Fatima, Gutmann, Helena, Strauch, Eckhard
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8636126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34867877
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.754464
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author Hammerl, Jens Andre
Göllner, Cornelia
Jäckel, Claudia
Swidan, Fatima
Gutmann, Helena
Strauch, Eckhard
author_facet Hammerl, Jens Andre
Göllner, Cornelia
Jäckel, Claudia
Swidan, Fatima
Gutmann, Helena
Strauch, Eckhard
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description Most strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus are unable to utilize sucrose as carbon source, though few exceptions exist. We investigated a sucrose-positive V. parahaemolyticus strain by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and confirmed the presences of a genomic island containing sucrose utilization genes. A 4.7 kb DNA cluster consisting of three genes: scrA encoding a sucrose uptake protein, scrK encoding a fructokinase, and scrB coding for a sucrose-6-phosphate hydrolase, was PCR amplified and inserted into the Vibrio/Escherichia coli shuttle vector pVv3. Two recombinant plasmids, only differing in the orientation of the insert with respect to the pVv3-lacZα-fragment, conferred the E. coli K12 transformants the ability to utilize sucrose. The introduction of the two plasmids into sucrose-negative V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus strains also results in a change of the sucrose utilization phenotype from negative to positive. By performing a multiplex PCR targeting scrA, scrK, and scrB, 43 scr-positive V. parahaemolyticus isolates from our collection of retail strains were detected and confirmed to be able to use sucrose as carbon source. Strains unable to utilize the disaccharide were negative by PCR for the scr genes. For in-depth characterization, 17 sucrose-positive V. parahaemolyticus were subjected to WGS. A genomic island with a nucleotide identity of >95% containing scrA, scrB, scrK and three additional coding sequences (CDS) were identified in all strains. The additional genes were predicted as a gene coding for a transcriptional regulator (scrR), a porin encoding gene and a CDS of unknown function. Sequence comparison indicated that the genomic island was located in the same region of the chromosome II in all analyzed V. parahaemolyticus strains. Structural comparison of the genomes with sequences of the sucrose utilizing species V. alginolyticus revealed the same genomic island, which indicates a possible distribution of this genetic structure by horizontal gene transfer. The comparison of all genome sequences based on SNP differences reveals that the presence of sucrose utilizing genes is found in genetically diverse V. parahaemolyticus strains and is not restricted to a subset of closely related strains.
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spelling pubmed-86361262021-12-02 The Acquisition of the scr Gene Cluster Encoding Sucrose Metabolization Enzymes Enables Strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus to Utilize Sucrose as Carbon Source Hammerl, Jens Andre Göllner, Cornelia Jäckel, Claudia Swidan, Fatima Gutmann, Helena Strauch, Eckhard Front Microbiol Microbiology Most strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus are unable to utilize sucrose as carbon source, though few exceptions exist. We investigated a sucrose-positive V. parahaemolyticus strain by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and confirmed the presences of a genomic island containing sucrose utilization genes. A 4.7 kb DNA cluster consisting of three genes: scrA encoding a sucrose uptake protein, scrK encoding a fructokinase, and scrB coding for a sucrose-6-phosphate hydrolase, was PCR amplified and inserted into the Vibrio/Escherichia coli shuttle vector pVv3. Two recombinant plasmids, only differing in the orientation of the insert with respect to the pVv3-lacZα-fragment, conferred the E. coli K12 transformants the ability to utilize sucrose. The introduction of the two plasmids into sucrose-negative V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus strains also results in a change of the sucrose utilization phenotype from negative to positive. By performing a multiplex PCR targeting scrA, scrK, and scrB, 43 scr-positive V. parahaemolyticus isolates from our collection of retail strains were detected and confirmed to be able to use sucrose as carbon source. Strains unable to utilize the disaccharide were negative by PCR for the scr genes. For in-depth characterization, 17 sucrose-positive V. parahaemolyticus were subjected to WGS. A genomic island with a nucleotide identity of >95% containing scrA, scrB, scrK and three additional coding sequences (CDS) were identified in all strains. The additional genes were predicted as a gene coding for a transcriptional regulator (scrR), a porin encoding gene and a CDS of unknown function. Sequence comparison indicated that the genomic island was located in the same region of the chromosome II in all analyzed V. parahaemolyticus strains. Structural comparison of the genomes with sequences of the sucrose utilizing species V. alginolyticus revealed the same genomic island, which indicates a possible distribution of this genetic structure by horizontal gene transfer. The comparison of all genome sequences based on SNP differences reveals that the presence of sucrose utilizing genes is found in genetically diverse V. parahaemolyticus strains and is not restricted to a subset of closely related strains. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8636126/ /pubmed/34867877 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.754464 Text en Copyright © 2021 Hammerl, Göllner, Jäckel, Swidan, Gutmann and Strauch. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Microbiology
Hammerl, Jens Andre
Göllner, Cornelia
Jäckel, Claudia
Swidan, Fatima
Gutmann, Helena
Strauch, Eckhard
The Acquisition of the scr Gene Cluster Encoding Sucrose Metabolization Enzymes Enables Strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus to Utilize Sucrose as Carbon Source
title The Acquisition of the scr Gene Cluster Encoding Sucrose Metabolization Enzymes Enables Strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus to Utilize Sucrose as Carbon Source
title_full The Acquisition of the scr Gene Cluster Encoding Sucrose Metabolization Enzymes Enables Strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus to Utilize Sucrose as Carbon Source
title_fullStr The Acquisition of the scr Gene Cluster Encoding Sucrose Metabolization Enzymes Enables Strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus to Utilize Sucrose as Carbon Source
title_full_unstemmed The Acquisition of the scr Gene Cluster Encoding Sucrose Metabolization Enzymes Enables Strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus to Utilize Sucrose as Carbon Source
title_short The Acquisition of the scr Gene Cluster Encoding Sucrose Metabolization Enzymes Enables Strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus to Utilize Sucrose as Carbon Source
title_sort acquisition of the scr gene cluster encoding sucrose metabolization enzymes enables strains of vibrio parahaemolyticus and vibrio vulnificus to utilize sucrose as carbon source
topic Microbiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8636126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34867877
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.754464
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