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Environmental shotgun sequencing (metagenomics) provides a new way to study communities in microbial ecology. We here use sequence data from the Global Ocean Sampling (GOS) expedition to investigate toxicant selection pressures revealed by the presence of detoxification genes in marine bacteria. To capture a broad range of potential toxicants we selected detoxification protein families representing systems protecting microorganisms from a variety of stressors, such as metals, organic compounds, antibiotics and oxygen radicals.Results
Using a bioinformatics procedure based on comparative analysis to finished bacterial genomes we found that the amount of detoxification genes present in marine microorganisms seems surprisingly small. The underrepresentation is particularly evident for toxicant transporters and proteins involved in detoxifying metals. Exceptions are enzymes involved in oxidative stress defense where peroxidase enzymes are more abundant in marine bacteria compared to bacteria in general. In contrast, catalases are almost completely absent from the open ocean environment, suggesting that peroxidases and peroxiredoxins constitute a core line of defense against reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the marine milieu.Conclusions
We found no indication that detoxification systems would be generally more abundant close to the coast compared to the open ocean. On the contrary, for several of the protein families that displayed a significant geographical distribution, like peroxidase, penicillin binding transpeptidase and divalent ion transport protein, the open ocean samples showed the highest abundance. Along the same lines, the abundance of most detoxification proteins did not increase with estimated pollution. The low level of detoxification systems in marine bacteria indicate that the majority of marine bacteria have a low capacity to adapt to increased pollution. Our study exemplifies the use of metagenomics data in ecotoxicology, and in particular how anthropogenic consequences on life in the sea can be examined.Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-749) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献3.
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Plant resistance genes (R genes) exist in large families and usually contain both a nucleotide-binding site domain and a leucine-rich repeat domain, denoted NBS-LRR. The genome sequence of cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a valuable resource for analysing the genomic organization of resistance genes in this crop.Results
With searches for Pfam domains and manual curation of the cassava gene annotations, we identified 228 NBS-LRR type genes and 99 partial NBS genes. These represent almost 1% of the total predicted genes and show high sequence similarity to proteins from other plant species. Furthermore, 34 contained an N-terminal toll/interleukin (TIR)-like domain, and 128 contained an N-terminal coiled-coil (CC) domain. 63% of the 327 R genes occurred in 39 clusters on the chromosomes. These clusters are mostly homogeneous, containing NBS-LRRs derived from a recent common ancestor.Conclusions
This study provides insight into the evolution of NBS-LRR genes in the cassava genome; the phylogenetic and mapping information may aid efforts to further characterize the function of these predicted R genes.Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-1554-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献6.
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Shengbin Li Bo Li Cheng Cheng Zijun Xiong Qingbo Liu Jianghua Lai Hannah V Carey Qiong Zhang Haibo Zheng Shuguang Wei Hongbo Zhang Liao Chang Shiping Liu Shanxin Zhang Bing Yu Xiaofan Zeng Yong Hou Wenhui Nie Youmin Guo Teng Chen Jiuqiang Han Jian Wang Jun Wang Chen Chen Jiankang Liu Peter J Stambrook Ming Xu Guojie Zhang M Thomas P Gilbert Huanming Yang Erich D Jarvis Jun Yu Jianqun Yan 《Genome biology》2014,15(12)
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Nearly one-quarter of all avian species is either threatened or nearly threatened. Of these, 73 species are currently being rescued from going extinct in wildlife sanctuaries. One of the previously most critically-endangered is the crested ibis, Nipponia nippon. Once widespread across North-East Asia, by 1981 only seven individuals from two breeding pairs remained in the wild. The recovering crested ibis populations thus provide an excellent example for conservation genomics since every individual bird has been recruited for genomic and demographic studies.Results
Using high-quality genome sequences of multiple crested ibis individuals, its thriving co-habitant, the little egret, Egretta garzetta, and the recently sequenced genomes of 41 other avian species that are under various degrees of survival threats, including the bald eagle, we carry out comparative analyses for genomic signatures of near extinction events in association with environmental and behavioral attributes of species. We confirm that both loss of genetic diversity and enrichment of deleterious mutations of protein-coding genes contribute to the major genetic defects of the endangered species. We further identify that genetic inbreeding and loss-of-function genes in the crested ibis may all constitute genetic susceptibility to other factors including long-term climate change, over-hunting, and agrochemical overuse. We also establish a genome-wide DNA identification platform for molecular breeding and conservation practices, to facilitate sustainable recovery of endangered species.Conclusions
These findings demonstrate common genomic signatures of population decline across avian species and pave a way for further effort in saving endangered species and enhancing conservation genomic efforts.Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13059-014-0557-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献10.
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Chao-Li Huang Pei-Hua Pu Hao-Jen Huang Huang-Mo Sung Hung-Jiun Liaw Yi-Min Chen Chien-Ming Chen Ming-Ban Huang Naoki Osada Takashi Gojobori Tun-Wen Pai Yu-Tin Chen Chi-Chuan Hwang Tzen-Yuh Chiang 《BMC genomics》2015,16(1)
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Comparative genomics provides insights into the diversification of bacterial species. Bacterial speciation usually takes place with lasting homologous recombination, which not only acts as a cohering force between diverging lineages but brings advantageous alleles favored by natural selection, and results in ecologically distinct species, e.g., frequent host shift in Xanthomonas pathogenic to various plants.Results
Using whole-genome sequences, we examined the genetic divergence in Xanthomonas campestris that infected Brassicaceae, and X. citri, pathogenic to a wider host range. Genetic differentiation between two incipient races of X. citri pv. mangiferaeindicae was attributable to a DNA fragment introduced by phages. In contrast to most portions of the genome that had nearly equivalent levels of genetic divergence between subspecies as a result of the accumulation of point mutations, 10% of the core genome involving with homologous recombination contributed to the diversification in Xanthomonas, as revealed by the correlation between homologous recombination and genomic divergence. Interestingly, 179 genes were under positive selection; 98 (54.7%) of these genes were involved in homologous recombination, indicating that foreign genetic fragments may have caused the adaptive diversification, especially in lineages with nutritional transitions. Homologous recombination may have provided genetic materials for the natural selection, and host shifts likely triggered ecological adaptation in Xanthomonas. To a certain extent, we observed positive selection nevertheless contributed to ecological divergence beyond host shifting.Conclusion
Altogether, mediated with lasting gene flow, species formation in Xanthomonas was likely governed by natural selection that played a key role in helping the deviating populations to explore novel niches (hosts) or respond to environmental cues, subsequently triggering species diversification.Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-1369-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献13.
Isabelle Lesur Grégoire Le Provost Pascal Bento Corinne Da Silva Jean-Charles Leplé Florent Murat Saneyoshi Ueno Jer?me Bartholomé Céline Lalanne Fran?ois Ehrenmann Céline Noirot Christian Burban Valérie Léger Joelle Amselem Caroline Belser Hadi Quesneville Michael Stierschneider Silvia Fluch Lasse Feldhahn Mika Tarkka Sylvie Herrmann Fran?ois Buscot Christophe Klopp Antoine Kremer Jér?me Salse Jean-Marc Aury Christophe Plomion 《BMC genomics》2015,16(1)
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