Project description:We profiled the DNA methylation of saliva cell types, to develop a tool for epidemiologic studies. Saliva was collected from 22 children, 21 participants with samples usable for DNA methylation, and sorted into immune and epithelial cells, using size exclusion filtration and magnetic bead sorting. DNA methylation was measured using the Illumina MethylationEPIC BeadChip. Saliva immune and epithelial cells have distinct DNA methylation profiles, which can influence whole saliva epidemiologic measures.
2020-09-01 | GSE147318 | GEO
Project description:Epidemiologic investigation of Salmonella typhimurium
Project description:De novo sequencing of Piscirickettsia salmonis: a pathogen of importance in salmon farming in Chile, using 454 and Illumina sequencing.
Project description:Background: Mycobacterium avium is an opportunistic pathogen that requires complex multidrug treatment. Macrolides, like clarithromycin, are the cornerstone of treatment, but even macrolide-based treatment regimens have suboptimal outcomes. Combining transcriptomic profiling of macrophages and mycobacteria in an in vitro infection model may increase our understanding of the host-pathogen interaction and the effect of antibiotic treatment. Methods: To investigate the molecular interplay between pathogen and host, we developed an optimized protocol for dual RNA-sequencing of human monocyte-derived macrophages infected with M. avium. Results: Upon phagocytosis, host defense processes including immune activation and pathogen recognition were upregulated, while M. avium upregulated expression of PE/PPE genes, which are important for immune recognition. Clarithromycin did not affect gene regulation of the host; the effect of clarithromycin on M. avium gene expression was very different in RPMI compared to intracellular mycobacteria, likely due to the influence of the host environment on expression of the important regulatory WhiB genes. Conclusions These data identify the distinct stress responses of M. avium upon infection and clarithromycin treatment and underline the importance of taking the intracellular localization and interaction with the host into account when studying antibiotics against intracellular pathogens.
Project description:This study investigated the transcriptomic response of rice pathogen Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae (Aaa) strain RS-1 to ß-lactam antibiotics in particular Ampicillin (Amp) and the result highlights the importance of Amp-induced differentially expressed genes in the virulence of Aaa strain RS-1.
Project description:Single-molecule read technologies allow for detection of epigenomic base modifications during routine sequencing by analysis of kinetic data during the reaction, including the duration between base incorporations at the elongation site (the "inter-pulse duration.") Methylome data associated with a closed de novo bacterial genome of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Javiana str. CFSAN001992 was produced and submitted to the Gene Expression Omnibus. Single-sample sequencing and base modification detection of cultured isolate of a foodborne pathogen.
