scholarly journals Relationship of the Pine Growth Promoting Pantoea eucalypti FBS135 with Type Strains P. eucalypti LMG 24197T and P. vagans 24199T

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 608
Author(s):  
Chunyue Wei ◽  
Zhongwen Song ◽  
Yiming Lu ◽  
Yinjuan Zhao ◽  
Ben Fan
Keyword(s):  
Endophytic Bacterium ◽  
Pinus Massoniana ◽  
Comparative Genomic ◽  
Circular Chromosome ◽  
Single Chromosome ◽  
Whole Genomes ◽  
Phylogenetic Status ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Low Nitrogen Tolerance ◽  
Type Strains

Endophytes in woody plants are much less understood. Pantoea strain FBS135 is an endophytic bacterium isolated from Pinus massoniana with the ability to promote pine growth significantly. In this study, we demonstrated that FBS135 has the astonishing ability of low nitrogen tolerance but no ability of nitrogen fixation. To exactly determine the phylogenetic status of FBS135, we sequenced the whole genomes of P. eucalypti LMG 24197T and P. vagans 24199T, type strains of two Pantoea species, which are evolutionarily closest to FBS135. P. eucalypti LMG 24197T contained a single chromosome of 4,035,995 bp (C+G, 54.6%) plus three circular plasmids while LMG 24199T comprises a single circular chromosome of 4,050,173 bp (C+G, 55.6%) and two circular plasmids. With the genomic information, FBS135 was finally identified as a P. eucalypti strain, although it showed some different physiological traits from the two type strains. Comparative genomic analyses were performed for the three strains, revealing their common molecular basis associated with plant lifecycle as well as the differences in their gene arrangements relating to nitrogen utilization.

scholarly journals Re-assessing the phylogenetic status and evolutionary relationship of Forest Owlet [Athene blewitti (Hume 1873)] using genomic data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.L Vinay ◽  
Meghana Natesh ◽  
Prachi Mehta ◽  
Rajah Jayapal ◽  
Shomita Mukherjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Relationship ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
List Type ◽  
Tree Construction ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Whole Genomes ◽  
Divergence Dating ◽  
Phylogenetic Status ◽  
Taxonomic Affiliation ◽  
Relationship Of

ABSTRACTPhylogenetic relationships are often challenging to resolve in recent/younger lineage when only a few loci are used. Ultra Conserved Elements (UCE) are highly conserved regions across taxa that help resolve shallow and deep divergences. We utilized UCEs harvested from whole genomes to assess the phylogenetic position and taxonomic affiliation of an endangered endemic owlet in the family Strigidae – the Forest Owlet Athene blewitti. The taxonomic placement of this species has been revised multiple times. A multigene study attempted to address the question but showed a discrepancy across datasets in its placement of the species within genus Athene. We assembled a dataset of 5018 nuclear UCE loci with increased taxon sampling. Forest Owlet was found to be an early split from the Athene clade but sister to other Athene; and consistent across three approaches - maximum likelihood, bayesian, and the multispecies coalescence. Divergence dating using fossil calibrations suggest that the Athene lineage split from its ancestor about 7.6Mya, and the Forest Owlet diverged about 5.2Mya, consistent with previous multigene approaches. Despite osteological differences from other Athene, we suggest the placement of the Forest Owlet as a member of the Athene to emphasize its evolutionary relationship.Graphical AbstractHIGHLIGHTSPhylogenomics using genome-wide nuclear markers yielded a well-supported topology for Athene and Glaucidium lineages.Three different methods of phylogenetic tree construction showed that Forest Owlet is an early split from all other Athene species.Divergence dating in the bayesian framework puts the Forest Owlet age between 5.0my to 5.5my.

Reclassification of Parvularcula flava as Aquisalinus luteolus nom. nov. and emended description of the genus Aquisalinus

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Jie Ying ◽  
Zhi-Cheng Wu ◽  
Yuan-Chun Fang ◽  
Lin Xu ◽  
Cong Sun
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Comparative Genomic ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Type Strains

Parvularcula flava was proposed as a novel member of genus Parvularcula in 2016. Some time earlier, Aquisalinus flavus has been proposed as a novel species of a novel genus named Aquisalinus . When comparing the 16S rRNA gene sequences of type strains P. flava NH6-79T and A. flavus D11M-2T, they showed 97.9 % sequence identity, much higher than the sequence identities 92.7–94.3 % between P. flava NH6-79T and type strains in the genus Parvularcula , indicating that the later proposed novel taxon Parvularcula flava need reclassification. The phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and genome sequences both showed that P. flava NH6-79T and A. flavus D11M-2T formed a separated branch away from strains in the genera Parvularcula , Marinicaulis and Amphiplicatus . The average amino acid identity and average nucleotide identity values of P. flava NH6-79T and A. flavus D11M-2T were 87.9 and 85.0 %, respectively, much higher than the values between P. flava NH6-79T and other closely related type strains (54.3 %–58.1 % and 68.6–70.4 %, respectively). P. flava NH6-79T and A. flavus D11M-2T also contained summed feature 8 (C18 : 1  ω6c and/or C18 : 1  ω7c) and C16 : 0 as major fatty acids, distinguishing them from other closely related taxa. Based on the results of the phylogenetic, comparative genomic and phenotypic analyses, Parvularcula flava should be reclassified as Aquisalinus luteolus nom. nov. and the description of genus Aquisalinus is emended.

scholarly journals Molecular detection and phylogenetic relationship of wild-type strains of canine distemper virus in symptomatic dogs from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais

2015 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 1510-1518
Author(s):  
S.A. Headley ◽  
T.R. Santos ◽  
L. Bodnar ◽  
J.P.E. Saut ◽  
A.P. Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Canine Distemper Virus ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
N Gene ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Canine Distemper ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Type Strains

This study investigated the occurrence of canine distemper virus (CDV) by evaluating the presence of viral RNA within urine samples of dogs from Uberlândia, MG, with clinical manifestations suggestive of infection by CDV by targeting the CDV N gene. Of the clinical samples collected ( n =33), CDV viruria was detected in 45.5%. Five dogs died spontaneously; all had characteristic CDV-associated histopathological alterations and demonstrated CDV viruria. Statistical analyses revealed that the age, gender, breed, or the organ system of the dog affected had no influence on the occurrence of canine distemper. Myoclonus and motor incoordination were the most significant neurological manifestations observed. A direct association was observed between keratoconjunctivitis and dogs with CDV viruria. These findings suggest that CDV viruria in symptomatic dogs might not be age related, and that symptomatic dogs can demonstrate clinical manifestations attributed to CDV without viruria identified by RT-PCR. Additionally, the results of the sequence identities analysed have suggested that all Brazilian wild-type strains of CDV currently identified are closely related and probably originated from the same lineage of CDV. Nevertheless, phylogenetic analyses suggest that there are different clusters of wild-type strains of CDV circulating within urban canine populations in Brazil.

scholarly journals Clostridium manihotivorum sp. nov., a novel mesophilic anaerobic bacterium that produces cassava pulp-degrading enzymes

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e10343
Author(s):  
Pattsarun Cheawchanlertfa ◽  
Sawannee Sutheeworapong ◽  
Piroon Jenjaroenpun ◽  
Thidathip Wongsurawat ◽  
Intawat Nookaew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Anaerobic Bacterium ◽  
Comparative Genomic ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Circular Chromosome ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Degrading Enzymes ◽  
Cassava Pulp ◽  
Pectinolytic Enzymes ◽  
Genes Encoding

Background Cassava pulp is a promising starch-based biomasses, which consists of residual starch granules entrapped in plant cell wall containing non-starch polysaccharides, cellulose and hemicellulose. Strain CT4T, a novel mesophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from soil collected from a cassava pulp landfill, has a strong ability to degrade polysaccharides in cassava pulp. This study explored a rarely described species within the genus Clostridium that possessed a group of cassava pulp-degrading enzymes. Methods A novel mesophilic anaerobic bacterium, the strain CT4T, was identified based on phylogenetic, genomic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic analysis. The complete genome of the strain CT4T was obtained following whole-genome sequencing, assembly and annotation using both Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT) platforms. Results Analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain CT4T is a species of genus Clostridium. Analysis of the whole-genome average amino acid identity (AAI) of strain CT4T and the other 665 closely related species of the genus Clostridium revealed a separated strain CT4T from the others. The results revealed that the genome consisted of a 6.3 Mb circular chromosome with 5,664 protein-coding sequences. Genome analysis result of strain CT4T revealed that it contained a set of genes encoding amylolytic-, hemicellulolytic-, cellulolytic- and pectinolytic enzymes. A comparative genomic analysis of strain CT4T with closely related species with available genomic information, C. amylolyticum SW408T, showed that strain CT4T contained more genes encoding cassava pulp-degrading enzymes, which comprised a complex mixture of amylolytic-, hemicellulolytic-, cellulolytic- and pectinolytic enzymes. This work presents the potential for saccharification of strain CT4T in the utilization of cassava pulp. Based on phylogenetic, genomic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data, we propose a novel species for which the name Clostridium manihotivorum sp. nov. is suggested, with the type strain CT4T (= TBRC 11758T = NBRC 114534T).

scholarly journals Congruence Amidst Discordance between Sequence and Protein-Content Based Phylogenies of Fungi

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Guohua Xiao ◽  
Guirong Tang ◽  
Chengshu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Protein Content ◽  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Evolutionary Rate ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Phylogenomic Analysis ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Whole Genomes ◽  
Data Explosion ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Varied Level

Amid the genomic data explosion, phylogenomic analysis has resolved the tree of life of different organisms, including fungi. Genome-wide clustering has also been conducted based on gene content data that can lighten the issue of the unequal evolutionary rate of genes. In this study, using different fungal species as models, we performed phylogenomic and protein-content (PC)-based clustering analysis. The obtained sequence tree reflects the phylogenetic trajectory of examined fungal species. However, 15 PC-based trees constructed from the Pfam matrices of the whole genomes, four protein families, and ten subcellular locations largely failed to resolve the speciation relationship of cross-phylum fungal species. However, lifestyle and taxonomic associations were more or less evident between closely related fungal species from PC-based trees. Pairwise congruence tests indicated that a varied level of congruent or discordant relationships were observed between sequence- and PC-based trees, and among PC-based trees. It was intriguing to find that a few protein family and subcellular PC-based trees were more topologically similar to the phylogenomic tree than was the whole genome PC-based phylogeny. In particular, a most significant level of congruence was observed between sequence- and cell wall PC-based trees. Cophylogenetic analysis conducted in this study may benefit the prediction of the magnitude of evolutionary conservation, interactive associations, or networking between different family or subcellular proteins.

Sphingobacterium nematocida sp. nov., a nematicidal endophytic bacterium isolated from tobacco

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_8) ◽  
pp. 1809-1813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Liu ◽  
Ling-Ling Yang ◽  
Chuan-Kun Xu ◽  
Jia-Qin Xi ◽  
Fa-Xiang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Endophytic Bacterium ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Content Sharing ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Type Strains

A novel Gram-negative strain, designated M-SX103T, was isolated from a fresh leaf of Nicotiana tabacum Linn. collected at Yuxi City, Yunnan province, China, and subjected to a polyphasic taxonomic study. Growth occurred at 10–40 °C, at pH 6.0–9.0 and with 0–3 % (w/v) NaCl. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. The major cellular fatty acids of strain M-SX103T were iso-C15 : 0, iso-C17 : 0 3-OH and summed feature 3 (C16 : 1ω7c and/or C16 : 1ω6c). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 40.6 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the isolate belongs to the genus Sphingobacterium , sharing 95.4–89.7 % sequence similarity with type strains of members of the genus Sphingobacterium ; it was most closely related to Sphingobacterium composti T5-12T. On the basis of the taxonomic evidence, a novel species, Sphingobacterium nematocida sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is M-SX103T ( = JCM 17339T = CCTCC AB 2010390T).

Genomic diversity and relationship of Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus by multi-REP-PCR fingerprinting

2007 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ameur Cherif ◽  
Besma Ettoumi ◽  
Noura Raddadi ◽  
Daniele Daffonchio ◽  
Abdellatif Boudabous
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Bacillus Cereus ◽  
Genetic Relationship ◽  
Genomic Diversity ◽  
Consensus Sequences ◽  
Pcr Fingerprinting ◽  
Polymorphic Bands ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Type Strains ◽  
Group Similarity

The genomic diversity and relationship among 56 Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus type strains were investigated by multi-REP-PCR fingerprinting consisting of three PCR reactions targeting the enterobacterial ERIC1 and ERIC2 and the streptococcal BOXA1R consensus sequences. A total of 113 polymorphic bands were generated in the REP-PCR profiles that allowed tracing of a single dendrogram with three major groups. Bacillus cereus strains clustered together in the A and B groups. Most of the B. thuringiensis strains clustered in group C, which included groups of serovars with a within-group similarity higher than 40% as follows: darmstadiensis, israelensis, and morrisoni; aizawai, kenyae, pakistani, and thompsoni; canadensis, entomocidus, galleriae, kurstaki, and tolworthi; alesti, dendrolimus, and kurstaki; and finitimus, sotto, and thuringiensis. Multi-REP-PCR fingerprinting clustered B. thuringiensis serovars in agreement with previously developed multilocus sequence typing schemes, indicating that it represents a rapid shortcut for addressing the genetic relationship of unknown strains with the major known serovars.

16S rRNA and Multilocus Phylogenetic Analysis of the Iron Oxidizing Acidophiles of the Acidiferrobacteraceae Family

2017 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 339-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Issotta ◽  
Paulo C. Covarrubias ◽  
Ana Moya-Beltrán ◽  
Sören Bellenberg ◽  
Christian Thyssen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Draft Genome ◽  
Phylogenetic Reconstruction ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Genomic Diversity ◽  
Evolutionary Information ◽  
Comparative Genomic ◽  
The Family ◽  
Sulfur Oxidizer ◽  
Acid Waters ◽  
Type Strains

The family Acidiferrobacteraceae (order Acidiferrobacterales) currently contains three genera of chemolithoautotrophs: Sulfuricaulis (2016), Sulfurifustis (2015) and Acidiferrobacter (2011). While the two former are neutrophilic sulfur oxidizers isolated from lake sediments in Japan, the latter is an extremely acidophilic, moderately osmophilic, thermotolerant iron/sulfur oxidizer known to occur in macroscopic streamers in Rio Tinto, Spain and in acid waters worldwide. The type strains of both Sulfuricaulis limnicola (HA5T) and Sulfurifustis variabilis (skN76T) have been sequenced, and the draft genome of the ZJ isolate of Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans (MDCF01) has recently been deposited in public databases. Despite this fact, little evidence on the genomic diversity and evolution of this group has been presented so far. Using comparative genomic analyses and phylogenetic reconstruction strategies, we explored the evolutionary information contained in the available genome sequences to shed light on the taxonomic status of a novel isolate of the genus Acidiferrobacter (SP-III/3; DSM 27195).

scholarly journals A Serological Study of the Haemolytic Streptococci associated with Scarlatina

1928 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. S. McLachlan ◽  
T. J. Mackie
Keyword(s):  
Serological Analysis ◽  
Serological Study ◽  
Cutaneous Reactions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Type Strains

1. A minority only of scarlatina streptococci are agglutinated by antisera for individual strains and no group agglutination has been observed.2. Absorption tests reveal the existence of common or generalised agglutinogenic constituents but these are not restricted to scarlatina strains and can be recognised among the majority of the haemolytic streptococci isolated from various sources.3. Though certain serological groups among scarlatina streptococci may be recognised as corresponding generally to “types” described by Smith and Griffith, there is such considerable antigenic overlap among the different groups that the differentiation and relationship of strains cannot be expressed satisfactorily by formulating definite serological types.4. A system of serological analysis of scarlatina and other haemolytic streptococci is suggested (see Table IV).5. While strains presenting particular serological characters may be associated more frequently with scarlatina, haemolytic streptococci with common serological characters occur both in scarlatina and other conditions. No essential serological distinction can be drawn between scarlatinal and other haemolytic streptococci and a “Streptococcus scarlatinae” group cannot be defined by serological methods.6. Among the haemolytic streptococci derived from conditions other than scarlatina no relationship exists between serological characteristics and toxigenic properties (as evidenced by cutaneous reactions to culture nitrates).We have to thank Drs J. Smith and F. Griffith for cultures of the type strains referred to in the text.

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