Title
Genetic Diversity of Xylella fastidiosa Plasmids Assessed by Comparative Genomics
Date Issued
01 June 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Pierry P.M.
Feitosa-Junior O.R.
Martins-Junior J.
de Santana W.O.
Coletta-Filho H.D.
Zaini P.A.
da- Silva A.M.
Universidade de São Paulo
Abstract
Plasmids are a major source of horizontal gene transfer among bacteria contributing to their evolution and ecology. The known collection of plasmids carried by the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa increases as new strains from different origins and hosts are sampled and sequenced. Here we performed an extensive comparison of 61 publicly available sequences annotated as plasmids belonging to 38 X. fastidiosa strains isolated from different plant species and distinct geographical locations. Twenty-six strains exhibited at least one plasmid and up to four plasmids were found in a single strain. Plasmids sizes varied widely from 1.3 kbp to 64.3 kbp, ranging from 1 to 70 protein-coding sequences (CDS) encompassing 324 orthologs. Based on the presence of specific mobility proteins such as relaxases and type 4 secretion system-related genes, respectively 40 and 8 of the X. fastidiosa plasmids were classified as conjugative and mobilizable, while 13 were classified as non-mobilizable. X. fastidiosa plasmids did not carry known antibiotic resistance or virulence genes, and their stability seems to take advantage of toxin/antitoxin systems. The comparative analyses described here revealed similarity among plasmids of X. fastidiosa from different subspecies, geographical regions, and hosts, as well as with sequences found in plasmids from other bacterial species. Altogether, our results provide an in silico analysis of X. fastidiosa plasmid content and their main features, with applications in future studies of epidemiology, ecology, and evolution of this phytopathogen.
Start page
342
End page
360
Volume
45
Issue
3
OCDE Knowledge area
Genética, Herencia
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85086367485
Source
Tropical Plant Pathology
ISSN of the container
19825676
Sponsor(s)
Funding text 1
Funding for this work was provided by São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), research grant 08/11703-4, and by Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), research grant 3385/2013. PMP and JMJ received fellowships from FAPESP (grants 09/13527-1 and 11/01217-8). WOS, ORFJ and GUC were supported by fellowships from CAPES. AMDS and HDCF received Research Fellowship Awards from National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).
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