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Complete, closed and curated genome sequences of subsp. isolates from Australia indicate mobilome-driven localized evolution and novel pathogenicity determinants Open Access

Abstract

Despite the recent advances in sequencing technologies, the complete assembly of multi-chromosome genomes of the , often containing several plasmids, remains challenging. Using a combination of Oxford Nanopore MinION long reads and short Illumina reads, we fully sequenced, closed and curated the genomes of two strains of a primary aquatic pathogen subsp. isolated in Australia. These are also the first genome sequences of subsp. isolated in Oceania and, to our knowledge, in the Southern hemisphere. We also investigated the phylogenetic relationships between Australian and overseas isolates, revealing that Australian subsp. are more closely related to the Asian and American strains rather than to the European ones. We investigated the mobilome and present new evidence showing that a host specialization process and progressive adaptive evolution to fish are ongoing in subsp. , and are largely mediated by transposable elements, predominantly in chromosome 2, and by plasmids. Finally, we identified two novel potential virulence determinants in subsp. – a chorismate mutase gene, which is ubiquitously retained and co-localized with the AIP56 apoptogenic toxin-encoding gene on the pPHDP10 plasmid, and transfer-messenger RNA gene located on the main chromosome, homologous to a critical-to-virulence determinant in . Our study describes, to our knowledge, the only fully closed and manually curated genomes of subsp. available to date, offering new insights into this important fish pathogen and its evolution.

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Keyword(s): Nanopore , Photobacterium damselae subspecies piscicida , phylogenetics and plasmid assembly
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (Award 2018-101)
    • Principle Award Recipient: AndrewC Barnes
© 2021 The Authors
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Complete, closed and curated genome sequences of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida isolates from Australia indicate mobilome-driven localized evolution and novel pathogenicity determinants
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