Project description:Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Group B streptococcus, emerged in the 1960s as a leading cause of septicemia and meningitis in neonates. It is also an increasing cause of infections in adults with underlying diseases. To characterize regulatory elements in this species we performed a genome-wide transcription start site (TSS) profiling and whole-transcript sequencing. TSS were identified by using a differential RNA-seq strategy, based on selective Tobacco Acid Pyrophosphatase (TAP) treatment and adapter ligation, which differentiates primary transcripts and processed RNAs. The accuracy and sensitivity of TSS identification were increased by combining differential RNA-seq analyses under eight conditions corresponding to variations in growth conditions and genetic backgrounds. Whole-transcript sequencing used a two-step adaptor ligation-based directional RNA-seq protocol and was performed under two experimental conditions with triplicate experiments to assess variations in gene expression in response to an acid stress
Project description:Streptococcus agalactiae (Lancefield’s group B Streptococcus, GBS) is a major bacterial species of genus Streptococcus and has medical and veterinary importance by affecting mainly humans (Maione et al., 2005; Johri et al., 2006), cattle (Keefe, 1997) and fish (Mian et al., 2009). The GBS is the most important pathogen for the Nile tilapia, a global commodity of the aquaculture sector, causing outbreaks of septicemia and meningoencephalitis (Hernández et al., 2009; Mian et al., 2009). This study aimed to evaluate the global abundancy of proteins among the main genotypes of GBS isolated from fish identified in Brazil using a label free shotgun liquid chromatography-ultra definition mass spectrometry (LC-UDMSE) approach and to compare the differential expression of proteins identified between isolates from fish and human.
Project description:In a subclinical infection such as bovine streptococcal mastitis, early recognition is a great challenge, and miRNAs profiling could potentially assist in the diagnosis and contribute to the understanding of pathogenicity and defense mechanisms. We have examined the miRNA repertoire during the early phase response of bovine macrophages to in vitro infection with live Streptococcus agalactiae. Next generation sequencing of 20 small RNA libraries from blood monocyte-derived macrophages exposed to two sequence types of S. agalactiae (ST103 and ST12) for 6 hours in vitro was performed. Analyzes of over 356 million of high quality sequence reads, revealed that 17 and 44 miRNAs were differentially expressed (P < 0.05) between the control unchallenged macrophages and the macrophages infected with ST103 and ST12, respectively. We also identified the expression of 31 potentially novel bovine miRNAs.
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) grown under control conditions or coincubated with serine hydroxamate to induce the bacterial stringent response