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Genomic Characterization and Genetic Profiles of Salmonella Gallinarum Strains Isolated from Layers with Fowl Typhoid in Colombia

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GENES
卷 14, 期 4, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/genes14040823

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Salmonella Gallinarum; vaccine 9R; whole-genome sequencing; multilocus sequence typing; Salmonella pathogenicity island; prophage; virulence factors; antimicrobial resistance genes; plasmids; mobile genetic elements

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This study provides the genomic content of Colombian SG strains and a profile of the frequently found genetic elements in SG. It reveals the presence of multiple resistance genes encoding efflux pumps and point mutations in gyrA and gyrB genes, particularly the frequent occurrence of the gyrB mutation S464T in Colombian strains. Additionally, it identifies 135 virulence genes mainly located in 15 different Salmonella pathogenicity islands. Furthermore, it detects the presence of plasmids and various prophage sequences in most strains.
Salmonella Gallinarum (SG) is the causative agent of fowl typhoid (FT), a disease that is harmful to the poultry industry. Despite sanitation and prophylactic measures, this pathogen is associated with frequent disease outbreaks in developing countries, causing high morbidity and mortality. We characterized the complete genome sequence of Colombian SG strains and then performed a comparative genome analysis with other SG strains found in different regions worldwide. Eight field strains of SG plus a 9R-derived vaccine were subjected to whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and bioinformatics analysis, and the results were used for subsequent molecular typing; virulome, resistome, and mobilome characterization; and a comparative genome study. We identified 26 chromosome-located resistance genes that mostly encode efflux pumps, and point mutations were found in gyrase genes (gyrA and gyrB), with the gyrB mutation S464T frequently found in the Colombian strains. Moreover, we detected 135 virulence genes, mainly in 15 different Salmonella pathogenicity islands (SPIs). We generated an SPI profile for SG, including C63PI, CS54, ssaD, SPI-1, SPI-2, SPI-3, SPI-4, SPI-5, SPI-6, SPI-9, SPI-10, SPI-11, SPI-12, SPI-13, and SPI-14. Regarding mobile genetic elements, we found the plasmids Col(pHAD28) and IncFII(S) in most of the strains and 13 different prophage sequences, indicating a frequently obtained profile that included the complete phage Gifsy_2 and incomplete phage sequences resembling Escher_500465_2, Shigel_SfIV, Entero_mEp237, and Salmon_SJ46. This study presents, for the first time, the genomic content of Colombian SG strains and a profile of the genetic elements frequently found in SG, which can be further studied to clarify the pathogenicity and evolutionary characteristics of this serotype.

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