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Title: Allelic variation contributes to bacterial host specificity

Journal Article · · Nature Communications
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9754· OSTI ID:1258603
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  1. Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  2. San Diego State Univ., San Diego, CA (United States)
  3. South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, SD (United States)
  4. Pennsylvania Department of Health, Exton, PA (United States)
  5. US FDA Office of Research, Laurel, MD (United States). Center for Veterinary Medicine
  6. Pasteur Institute, Paris (France)
  7. Univ. of Liege, (Belgium)
  8. Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (United States). Institute for Genome Sciences
  9. San Diego State Univ., San Diego, CA (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  10. Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)

Understanding the molecular parameters that regulate cross-species transmission and host adaptation of potential pathogens is crucial to control emerging infectious disease. Although microbial pathotype diversity is conventionally associated with gene gain or loss, the role of pathoadaptive nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) has not been systematically evaluated. Here, our genome-wide analysis of core genes within Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium genomes reveals a high degree of allelic variation in surface-exposed molecules, including adhesins that promote host colonization. Subsequent multinomial logistic regression, MultiPhen and Random Forest analyses of known/suspected adhesins from 580 independent Typhimurium isolates identifies distinct host-specific nsSNP signatures. Moreover, population and functional analyses of host-associated nsSNPs for FimH, the type 1 fimbrial adhesin, highlights the role of key allelic residues in host-specific adherence in vitro. In conclusion, together, our data provide the first concrete evidence that functional differences between allelic variants of bacterial proteins likely contribute to pathoadaption to diverse hosts.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1258603
Journal Information:
Nature Communications, Vol. 6; ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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