Research
| Title： | Searching for putative virulence factors in the genomes ofShewanella indicaandShewanella algae |
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| First author： | Tamez, Alazea M.; McLaughlin, Richard William; Li, Jia; Wan, XiaoLing; Zheng, JinSong |
| Journal： | ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY |
| Years： | 2020 |
| DOI： | 10.1007/s00203-020-02060-1 |
| Abstract： | Bacterial pathogens are a major threat to both humans and animals worldwide. It is crucial to understand the mechanisms of various disease processes at the molecular level.Shewanellaspecies are widespread in the environment and some are considered as emerging opportunistic human and marine mammal pathogens. In this study, putative virulence factors on the genome ofShewanella indicaBW, a bacterium isolated from the Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni), were determined. Additionally, for comparative purposes, putative virulence factors from two otherS. indicaand tenS. algaestrains were also determined using the Pathosystems Resource Integration Center (PATRIC) pipeline. We confirmed the presence of previously reported virulence factors and we are proposing several new candidate virulence factors. Interestingly, the putative virulence factors were very similar between the two species with the exception of microbial collagenase which was present in allS. algaegenomes, but absent in allS. indicagenomes. |
