Project description:We report here the complete genomic sequence and methylome of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans strain IDH781. This rough strain is used extensively as a model organism to characterize localized aggressive periodontitis pathogenesis, the basic biology and oral cavity colonization of A. actinomycetemcomitans, and its interactions with other members of the oral microbiome.
Project description:Here, we report the complete genome sequence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans strain CU1000N. This rough strain is used extensively as a model organism to characterize localized aggressive periodontitis pathogenesis, the basic biology and oral cavity colonization of A. actinomycetemcomitans, and its interactions with other members of the oral microbiome.
Project description:The authors have previously shown that the periodontal pathogen Aggregatibacter (formerly Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans Y4 contains an operon for a genotoxin known as the cytolethal distending toxin (Cdt). The cdt locus in strain Y4 is flanked by remnants of heterologous plasmid and integrase sequences. In this study, the DNA sequence immediately downstream from the cdt locus on the Y4 chromosome was examined. The extended sequence contained a region that had all the characteristics of a typical bacterial pathogenicity or genomic island. The genomic island (GIY4-1) was approximately 22 kb long, was flanked by a bacteriophage attachment (att) sequence and contained a full-length integrase/resolvase gene (xerD). A total of 22 complete and partial ORFs represented putative DNA replication/DNA binding/conjugation proteins as well as hypothetical proteins. GIY4-1 was most closely related to putative genomic islands in Haemophilus ducreyi 35000HP and Haemophilus influenzae 86-028NP and to a chromosomal region in Haemophilus somnus 129PT. GIY4-1 was not present in HK1651, which was used as the prototype strain for genomic sequencing of A. actinomycetemcomitans. Several sequences in GIY4-1 were homologous to ORFs found on the A. actinomycetemcomitans plasmid pVT745. None of the identified ORFs in GIY4-1 appeared to encode potential virulence genes. However, several unique observations supported the possibility that the cdt locus of A. actinomycetemcomitans Y4 was originally contained within the genomic island.
Project description:Polyamines are ubiquitous polycationic molecules that are present in all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and they serve as important modulators of cell growth, stress, and cell proliferation. Polyamines are present at high concentrations in the periodontal pocket and could potentially affect the stress response of periodontal bacteria to antibiotics. The effects of polyamines on inhibition of growth by amoxicillin (AMX), azithromycin (AZM), and doxycycline (DOX) were investigated with the Y4 strain of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa). Bacteria were grown in brain heart infusion broth under the following conditions: (1) Aa only, (2) Aa + polyamine mix (1 mM putrescine, 0.4 mM spermidine, and 0.4 mM spermine), (3) Aa + antibiotic, and (4) Aa + antibiotic + polyamines. Growth curve analysis, minimal inhibitory concentration determination, and transcriptomic studies were conducted. The presence of exogenous polyamines produced a small, but significant increase in Aa growth, and polyamines attenuated the inhibitory effects of AMX, AZM, and DOX on growth. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that polyamines upregulate expression of ribosomal biogenesis proteins and small subunits, attenuate the bacterial stress response to antibiotics, and modulate bacterial nutritional pathways in a manner that could potentially increase the virulence of Aa. In summary, the polyamine-rich environment found in periodontal pockets appears to protect Aa and reduce its susceptibility to several antimicrobial agents in this in vitro model.
Project description:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a major etiological agent of periodontitis. Here we report the complete genome sequence of serotype c strain D11S-1, which was recovered from the subgingival plaque of a patient diagnosed with generalized aggressive periodontitis.
Project description:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is considered to be a major etiological agent of aggressive periodontitis and includes serotype a to g strains. We herein report the first complete genome sequence of A. actinomycetemcomitans serotype g strain NUM4039. The genome is 2,382,853 bp in length with a G+C content of 44.34%.