A genomic island integrated into recA of Vibrio cholerae contains a divergent recA and provides multi-pathway protection from DNA damage

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Rapa, Rita A., Islam, Atiqul, Monahan, Leigh G., Mutreja, Ankur, Thomson, Nicholas, Charles, Ian G., Stokes, Harold W. and Labbate, Maurizio (2015) A genomic island integrated into recA of Vibrio cholerae contains a divergent recA and provides multi-pathway protection from DNA damage. Environmental Microbiology, 17 (4). pp. 1090-1102. ISSN 1462-2912

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Abstract

Lateral gene transfer (LGT) has been crucial in the evolution of the cholera pathogen, Vibrio cholerae. The two major virulence factors are present on two different mobile genetic elements, a bacteriophage containing the cholera toxin genes and a genomic island (GI) containing the intestinal adhesin genes. Non-toxigenic V.cholerae in the aquatic environment are a major source of novel DNA that allows the pathogen to morph via LGT. In this study, we report a novel GI from a non-toxigenic V.cholerae strain containing multiple genes involved in DNA repair including the recombination repair gene recA that is 23% divergent from the indigenous recA and genes involved in the translesion synthesis pathway. This is the first report of a GI containing the critical gene recA and the first report of a GI that targets insertion into a specific site within recA. We show that possession of the island in Escherichia coli is protective against DNA damage induced by UV-irradiation and DNA targeting antibiotics. This study highlights the importance of genetic elements such as GIs in the evolution of V.cholerae and emphasizes the importance of environmental strains as a source of novel DNA that can influence the pathogenicity of toxigenic strains.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	microbiology,ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2400/2404
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2019 16:30
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 04:49
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/71328
DOI:	10.1111/1462-2920.12512

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