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ToolsNair, Satheesh, Fookes, Maria, Corton, Craig, Thomson, Nicholas R., Wain, John and Langridge, Gemma C. (2020) Genetic markers in s. Paratyphi c reveal primary adaptation to pigs. Microorganisms, 8 (5). ISSN 2076-2607
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Abstract
Salmonella enterica with the identical antigenic formula 6,7:c:1,5 can be differentiated biochemically and by disease syndrome. One grouping, Salmonella Paratyphi C, is currently considered a typhoidal serovar, responsible for enteric fever in humans. The human-restricted typhoidal serovars (S. Typhi and Paratyphi A, B and C) typically display high levels of genome degradation and are cited as an example of convergent evolution for host adaptation in humans. However, S. Paratyphi C presents a different clinical picture to S. Typhi/Paratyphi A, in a patient group with predisposition, raising the possibility that its natural history is different, and that infection is invasive salmonellosis rather than enteric fever. Using whole genome sequencing and metabolic pathway analysis, we compared the genomes of 17 S. Paratyphi C strains to other members of the 6,7:c:1,5 group and to two typhoidal serovars: S. Typhi and Paratyphi A. The genome degradation observed in S. Paratyphi C was much lower than S. Typhi/Paratyphi A, but similar to the other 6,7:c:1,5 strains. Genomic and metabolic comparisons revealed little to no overlap between S. Paratyphi C and the other typhoidal serovars, arguing against convergent evolution and instead providing evidence of a primary adaptation to pigs in accordance with the 6,7:c:1.5 strains.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | convergent evolution,genome degradation,genomic lesions,host adaptation,microbiology,virology,microbiology (medical),sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2400/2404 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 16 May 2020 00:23 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2024 02:44 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/75178 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/microorganisms8050657 |
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