Evolutionary Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Insights into the Origin and Molecular Basis of Ruminant Host Adaptation

henotypic biotyping has traditionally been used to differentiate bacteria occupying distinct ecological niches such as host species. For example, the capacity of Staphylococcus aureus from sheep to coagulate ruminant plasma, reported over 60 years ago, led to the description of small ruminant and bo...

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Autores principales: Guinane, Caitriona M., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Tormo-Mas, María A., Weinert, Lucy A., Lowder, Bethan V., Cartwright, Robyn A., Smyth, Cyril J., Lindsay, Jodi A., Gould, Katherine A., Witney, Adam, Hinds, Jason, Bollback, Jonathan P., Rambaut, Andrew, Penadés, José R., Fitzgerald, J. Ross
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6741
https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/doi/10.1093/gbe/evq031/573716
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author Guinane, Caitriona M.
Ben Zakour, Nouri L.
Tormo-Mas, María A.
Weinert, Lucy A.
Lowder, Bethan V.
Cartwright, Robyn A.
Smyth, Cyril J.
Lindsay, Jodi A.
Gould, Katherine A.
Witney, Adam
Hinds, Jason
Bollback, Jonathan P.
Rambaut, Andrew
Penadés, José R.
Fitzgerald, J. Ross
author_browse Ben Zakour, Nouri L.
Bollback, Jonathan P.
Cartwright, Robyn A.
Fitzgerald, J. Ross
Gould, Katherine A.
Guinane, Caitriona M.
Hinds, Jason
Lindsay, Jodi A.
Lowder, Bethan V.
Penadés, José R.
Rambaut, Andrew
Smyth, Cyril J.
Tormo-Mas, María A.
Weinert, Lucy A.
Witney, Adam
author_facet Guinane, Caitriona M.
Ben Zakour, Nouri L.
Tormo-Mas, María A.
Weinert, Lucy A.
Lowder, Bethan V.
Cartwright, Robyn A.
Smyth, Cyril J.
Lindsay, Jodi A.
Gould, Katherine A.
Witney, Adam
Hinds, Jason
Bollback, Jonathan P.
Rambaut, Andrew
Penadés, José R.
Fitzgerald, J. Ross
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description henotypic biotyping has traditionally been used to differentiate bacteria occupying distinct ecological niches such as host species. For example, the capacity of Staphylococcus aureus from sheep to coagulate ruminant plasma, reported over 60 years ago, led to the description of small ruminant and bovine S. aureus ecovars. The great majority of small ruminant isolates are represented by a single, widespread clonal complex (CC133) of S. aureus, but its evolutionary origin and the molecular basis for its host tropism remain unknown. Here, we provide evidence that the CC133 clone evolved as the result of a human to ruminant host jump followed by adaptive genome diversification. Comparative whole-genome sequencing revealed molecular evidence for host adaptation including gene decay and diversification of proteins involved in host–pathogen interactions. Importantly, several novel mobile genetic elements encoding virulence proteins with attenuated or enhanced activity in ruminants were widely distributed in CC133 isolates, suggesting a key role in its host-specific interactions. To investigate this further, we examined the activity of a novel staphylococcal pathogenicity island (SaPIov2) found in the great majority of CC133 isolates which encodes a variant of the chromosomally encoded von Willebrand-binding protein (vWbpSov2), previously demonstrated to have coagulase activity for human plasma. Remarkably, we discovered that SaPIov2 confers the ability to coagulate ruminant plasma suggesting an important role in ruminant disease pathogenesis and revealing the origin of a defining phenotype of the classical S. aureus biotyping scheme. Taken together, these data provide broad new insights into the origin and molecular basis of S. aureus ruminant host specificity.
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spelling ReDivia67412025-04-25T14:47:45Z Evolutionary Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Insights into the Origin and Molecular Basis of Ruminant Host Adaptation Guinane, Caitriona M. Ben Zakour, Nouri L. Tormo-Mas, María A. Weinert, Lucy A. Lowder, Bethan V. Cartwright, Robyn A. Smyth, Cyril J. Lindsay, Jodi A. Gould, Katherine A. Witney, Adam Hinds, Jason Bollback, Jonathan P. Rambaut, Andrew Penadés, José R. Fitzgerald, J. Ross Mobile genetic elements Genome diversification Niche adaptation L10 Animal genetics and breeding L50 Animal physiology and biochemistry Bacteria Population genetics henotypic biotyping has traditionally been used to differentiate bacteria occupying distinct ecological niches such as host species. For example, the capacity of Staphylococcus aureus from sheep to coagulate ruminant plasma, reported over 60 years ago, led to the description of small ruminant and bovine S. aureus ecovars. The great majority of small ruminant isolates are represented by a single, widespread clonal complex (CC133) of S. aureus, but its evolutionary origin and the molecular basis for its host tropism remain unknown. Here, we provide evidence that the CC133 clone evolved as the result of a human to ruminant host jump followed by adaptive genome diversification. Comparative whole-genome sequencing revealed molecular evidence for host adaptation including gene decay and diversification of proteins involved in host–pathogen interactions. Importantly, several novel mobile genetic elements encoding virulence proteins with attenuated or enhanced activity in ruminants were widely distributed in CC133 isolates, suggesting a key role in its host-specific interactions. To investigate this further, we examined the activity of a novel staphylococcal pathogenicity island (SaPIov2) found in the great majority of CC133 isolates which encodes a variant of the chromosomally encoded von Willebrand-binding protein (vWbpSov2), previously demonstrated to have coagulase activity for human plasma. Remarkably, we discovered that SaPIov2 confers the ability to coagulate ruminant plasma suggesting an important role in ruminant disease pathogenesis and revealing the origin of a defining phenotype of the classical S. aureus biotyping scheme. Taken together, these data provide broad new insights into the origin and molecular basis of S. aureus ruminant host specificity. 2020-11-11T08:58:10Z 2020-11-11T08:58:10Z 2010 article publishedVersion Guinane, C. M., Ben Zakour, N. L., Tormo-Mas, M. A., Weinert, L. A., Lowder, B. V., Cartwright, R. A., ... & Fitzgerald, J. Ross (2010). Evolutionary genomics of Staphylococcus aureus reveals insights into the origin and molecular basis of ruminant host adaptation. Genome biology and evolution, 2, 454-466. 1759-6653 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6741 10.1093/gbe/evq031 https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/doi/10.1093/gbe/evq031/573716 en Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess Oxford University Press electronico
spellingShingle Mobile genetic elements
Genome diversification
Niche adaptation
L10 Animal genetics and breeding
L50 Animal physiology and biochemistry
Bacteria
Population genetics
Guinane, Caitriona M.
Ben Zakour, Nouri L.
Tormo-Mas, María A.
Weinert, Lucy A.
Lowder, Bethan V.
Cartwright, Robyn A.
Smyth, Cyril J.
Lindsay, Jodi A.
Gould, Katherine A.
Witney, Adam
Hinds, Jason
Bollback, Jonathan P.
Rambaut, Andrew
Penadés, José R.
Fitzgerald, J. Ross
Evolutionary Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Insights into the Origin and Molecular Basis of Ruminant Host Adaptation
title Evolutionary Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Insights into the Origin and Molecular Basis of Ruminant Host Adaptation
title_full Evolutionary Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Insights into the Origin and Molecular Basis of Ruminant Host Adaptation
title_fullStr Evolutionary Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Insights into the Origin and Molecular Basis of Ruminant Host Adaptation
title_full_unstemmed Evolutionary Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Insights into the Origin and Molecular Basis of Ruminant Host Adaptation
title_short Evolutionary Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus Reveals Insights into the Origin and Molecular Basis of Ruminant Host Adaptation
title_sort evolutionary genomics of staphylococcus aureus reveals insights into the origin and molecular basis of ruminant host adaptation
topic Mobile genetic elements
Genome diversification
Niche adaptation
L10 Animal genetics and breeding
L50 Animal physiology and biochemistry
Bacteria
Population genetics
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6741
https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/doi/10.1093/gbe/evq031/573716
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