Genomic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae: a focus on the capsule locus.
Capsule locus
Genetic diversity
Haemophilus influenzae
Multilocus sequence typing
Serotype
Whole genome sequencing
Journal
BMC genomics
ISSN: 1471-2164
Titre abrégé: BMC Genomics
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100965258
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 Oct 2019
12 Oct 2019
Historique:
received:
15
03
2019
accepted:
26
09
2019
entrez:
14
10
2019
pubmed:
14
10
2019
medline:
26
2
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) can cause invasive diseases such as meningitis, pneumonia, or sepsis. Typeable Hi includes six serotypes (a through f), each expressing a unique capsular polysaccharide. The capsule, encoded by the genes within the capsule locus, is a major virulence factor of typeable Hi. Non-typeable (NTHi) does not express capsule and is associated with invasive and non-invasive diseases. A total of 395 typeable and 293 NTHi isolates were characterized by whole genome sequencing (WGS). Phylogenetic analysis and multilocus sequence typing were used to characterize the overall genetic diversity. Pair-wise comparisons were used to evaluate the capsule loci. A WGS serotyping method was developed to predict the Hi serotype. WGS serotyping results were compared to slide agglutination (SAST) or real-time PCR (rt-PCR) serotyping. Isolates of each Hi serotype clustered into one or two subclades, with each subclade being associated with a distinct sequence type (ST). NTHi isolates were genetically diverse, with seven subclades and 125 STs being detected. Regions I and III of the capsule locus were conserved among the six serotypes (≥82% nucleotide identity). In contrast, genes in Region II were less conserved, with only six gene pairs from all serotypes showing ≥56% nucleotide identity. The WGS serotyping method was 99.9% concordant with SAST and 100% concordant with rt-PCR in determining the Hi serotype. Genomic analysis revealed a higher degree of genetic diversity among NTHi compared to typeable Hi. The WGS serotyping method accurately predicted the Hi capsule type and can serve as an alternative method for Hi serotyping.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) can cause invasive diseases such as meningitis, pneumonia, or sepsis. Typeable Hi includes six serotypes (a through f), each expressing a unique capsular polysaccharide. The capsule, encoded by the genes within the capsule locus, is a major virulence factor of typeable Hi. Non-typeable (NTHi) does not express capsule and is associated with invasive and non-invasive diseases.
METHODS
METHODS
A total of 395 typeable and 293 NTHi isolates were characterized by whole genome sequencing (WGS). Phylogenetic analysis and multilocus sequence typing were used to characterize the overall genetic diversity. Pair-wise comparisons were used to evaluate the capsule loci. A WGS serotyping method was developed to predict the Hi serotype. WGS serotyping results were compared to slide agglutination (SAST) or real-time PCR (rt-PCR) serotyping.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Isolates of each Hi serotype clustered into one or two subclades, with each subclade being associated with a distinct sequence type (ST). NTHi isolates were genetically diverse, with seven subclades and 125 STs being detected. Regions I and III of the capsule locus were conserved among the six serotypes (≥82% nucleotide identity). In contrast, genes in Region II were less conserved, with only six gene pairs from all serotypes showing ≥56% nucleotide identity. The WGS serotyping method was 99.9% concordant with SAST and 100% concordant with rt-PCR in determining the Hi serotype.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Genomic analysis revealed a higher degree of genetic diversity among NTHi compared to typeable Hi. The WGS serotyping method accurately predicted the Hi capsule type and can serve as an alternative method for Hi serotyping.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31606037
doi: 10.1186/s12864-019-6145-8
pii: 10.1186/s12864-019-6145-8
pmc: PMC6790013
doi:
Substances chimiques
Polysaccharides, Bacterial
0
Virulence Factors
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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