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Serratia liquefaciens FG3 isolated from a metallophyte plant sheds light on the evolution and mechanisms of adaptive traits in extreme environments.

ABSTRACT: Serratia liquefaciens strain FG3 (SlFG3), isolated from the flower of Stachytarpheta glabra in the Brazilian ferruginous fields, has distinctive genomic, adaptive, and biotechnological potential. Herein, using a combination of genomics and molecular approaches, we unlocked the evolution of the adaptive traits acquired by S1FG3, which exhibits the second largest chromosome containing the largest conjugative plasmids described for Serratia. Comparative analysis revealed the presence of 18 genomic islands and 311 unique protein families involved in distinct adaptive features. S1FG3 has a diversified repertoire of genes associated with Nonribosomal peptides (NRPs/PKS), a complete and functional cluster related to cellulose synthesis, and an extensive and functional repertoire of oxidative metabolism genes. In addition, S1FG3 possesses a complete pathway related to protocatecuate and chloroaromatic degradation, and a complete repertoire of genes related to DNA repair and protection that includes mechanisms related to UV light tolerance, redox process resistance, and a laterally acquired capacity to protect DNA using phosphorothioation. These findings summarize that SlFG3 is well-adapted to different biotic and abiotic stress situations imposed by extreme conditions associated with ferruginous fields, unlocking the impact of the lateral gene transfer to adjust the genome for extreme environments, and providing insight into the evolution of prokaryotes.

SUBMITTER: Caneschi WL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6884506 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Serratia liquefaciens FG3 isolated from a metallophyte plant sheds light on the evolution and mechanisms of adaptive traits in extreme environments.

Caneschi Washington Luiz WL Sanchez Angélica Bianchini AB Felestrino Érica Barbosa ÉB Lemes Camila Gracyelle de Carvalho CGC Cordeiro Isabella Ferreira IF Fonseca Natasha Peixoto NP Villa Morghana Marina MM Vieira Izadora Tabuso IT Moraes Lauro Ângelo Gonçalves LÂG Assis Renata de Almeida Barbosa RAB do Carmo Flávio Fonseca FF Kamino Luciana Hiromi Yoshino LHY Silva Robson Soares RS Ferro Jesus Aparecido JA Ferro Maria Inês Tiraboschi MIT Ferreira Rafael Marini RM Santos Vera Lúcia VL Silva Ubiana de Cássia Mourão UCM Almeida Nalvo Franco NF Varani Alessandro de Mello AM Garcia Camila Carrião Machado CCM Setubal João Carlos JC Moreira Leandro Marcio LM

Scientific reports 20191129 1

Serratia liquefaciens strain FG3 (SlFG3), isolated from the flower of Stachytarpheta glabra in the Brazilian ferruginous fields, has distinctive genomic, adaptive, and biotechnological potential. Herein, using a combination of genomics and molecular approaches, we unlocked the evolution of the adaptive traits acquired by S1FG3, which exhibits the second largest chromosome containing the largest conjugative plasmids described for Serratia. Comparative analysis revealed the presence of 18 genomic ...[more]

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Serratia liquefaciens FG3 isolated from a metallophyte plant sheds light on the evolution and mechanisms of adaptive traits in extreme environments.

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Serratia liquefaciens FG3 isolated from a metallophyte plant sheds light on the evolution and mechanisms of adaptive traits in extreme environments.

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