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 suis is an important zoonotic pathogen that can cause meningitis and sepsis in both pigs and humans. In this study,we evaluated the genetic difference of 40 Streptococcus suis strains belonging to various sequence types by comparative genomic hybridization to identify genes associated with the variation in pathogenicity using NimbleGen’s tilling microarray platform. Application of Comparative Phylogenomics to Identify Genetic Differences Relating to Pathogenicity of Streptococcus suis
Project description:In this study, we applied high-throughput sequencing technology to examine miRNAs in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) infected with Streptococcus iniae at different times.
Project description:Pastick2009 - Genome-scale metabolic network
of Streptococcus thermophilus (iMP429)
This model is described in the article:
Genome-scale model of
Streptococcus thermophilus LMG18311 for metabolic comparison of
lactic acid bacteria.
Pastink MI, Teusink B, Hols P,
Visser S, de Vos WM, Hugenholtz J.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2009 Jun;
75(11): 3627-3633
Abstract:
In this report, we describe the amino acid metabolism and
amino acid dependency of the dairy bacterium Streptococcus
thermophilus LMG18311 and compare them with those of two other
characterized lactic acid bacteria, Lactococcus lactis and
Lactobacillus plantarum. Through the construction of a
genome-scale metabolic model of S. thermophilus, the metabolic
differences between the three bacteria were visualized by
direct projection on a metabolic map. The comparative analysis
revealed the minimal amino acid auxotrophy (only histidine and
methionine or cysteine) of S. thermophilus LMG18311 and the
broad variety of volatiles produced from amino acids compared
to the other two bacteria. It also revealed the limited number
of pyruvate branches, forcing this strain to use the
homofermentative metabolism for growth optimization. In
addition, some industrially relevant features could be
identified in S. thermophilus, such as the unique pathway for
acetaldehyde (yogurt flavor) production and the absence of a
complete pentose phosphate pathway.
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