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Genome Mining and Comparative Pathogenomic Analysis of An Endemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Clone, ST612-CC8-t1257-SCCmec_IVd(2B), Isolated in South Africa.


ABSTRACT: This study undertook genome mining and comparative genomics to gain genetic insights into the dominance of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endemic clone ST612-CC8-t1257-SCCmec_IVd(2B), obtained from the poultry food chain in South Africa. Functional annotation of the genome revealed a vast array of similar central metabolic, cellular and biochemical networks within the endemic clone crucial for its survival in the microbial community. In-silico analysis of the clone revealed the possession of uniform defense systems, restriction-modification system (type I and IV), accessory gene regulator (type I), arginine catabolic mobile element (type II), and type 1 clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)Cas array (N = 7 ± 1), which offer protection against exogenous attacks. The estimated pathogenic potential predicted a higher probability (average Pscore ? 0.927) of the clone being pathogenic to its host. The clone carried a battery of putative virulence determinants whose expression are critical for establishing infection. However, there was a slight difference in their possession of adherence factors (biofilm operon system) and toxins (hemolysins and enterotoxins). Further analysis revealed a conserved environmental tolerance and persistence mechanisms related to stress (oxidative and osmotic), heat shock, sporulation, bacteriocins, and detoxification, which enable it to withstand lethal threats and contribute to its success in diverse ecological niches. Phylogenomic analysis with close sister lineages revealed that the clone was closely related to the MRSA isolate SHV713 from Australia. The results of this bioinformatic analysis provide valuable insights into the biology of this endemic clone.

SUBMITTER: Amoako DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6963616 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genome Mining and Comparative Pathogenomic Analysis of An Endemic Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus Aureus</i> (MRSA) Clone, ST612-CC8-t1257-SCCmec_IVd(2B), Isolated in South Africa.

Amoako Daniel Gyamfi DG   Somboro Anou M AM   Abia Akebe Luther King ALK   Allam Mushal M   Ismail Arshad A   Bester Linda A LA   Essack Sabiha Y SY  

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 20190927 4


This study undertook genome mining and comparative genomics to gain genetic insights into the dominance of the methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) endemic clone ST612-CC8-t1257-SCCmec_IVd(2B), obtained from the poultry food chain in South Africa. Functional annotation of the genome revealed a vast array of similar central metabolic, cellular and biochemical networks within the endemic clone crucial for its survival in the microbial community. In-silico analysis of the clone  ...[more]

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