Genome Analysis of Anti-Phage Defense Systems and Defense Islands in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: Preservation and Variability
Anti-phage defense systems are widespread in bacteria due to the latter continuous adaptation to infection by bacteriophages (phages). Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has a high degree of intrinsic antibiotic resistance, which makes phage therapy relevant for the treatment of infections caused by this...
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| Vydáno v: | Viruses Ročník 16; číslo 12; s. 1903 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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01.12.2024
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| ISSN: | 1999-4915, 1999-4915 |
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| Shrnutí: | Anti-phage defense systems are widespread in bacteria due to the latter continuous adaptation to infection by bacteriophages (phages). Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has a high degree of intrinsic antibiotic resistance, which makes phage therapy relevant for the treatment of infections caused by this species. Studying the array of anti-phage defense systems that could be found in S. maltophilia helps in better adapting the phages to the systems present in the pathogenic bacteria. Pangenome analysis of the available S. maltophilia strains with complete genomes that were downloaded from GenBank, including five local genomes, indicated a wide set of 72 defense systems and subsystems that varied between the strains. Seven of these systems were present in more than 20% of the studied genomes and the proteins encoded by the systems were variable in most of the cases. A total of 27 defense islands were revealed where defense systems were found; however, more than 60% of the instances of systems were found in four defense islands. Several elements linked to the transfer of these systems were found. No obvious associations between the pattern of distribution of the anti-phage defense systems of S. maltophilia and the phylogenetic features or the isolation site were found. |
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1999-4915 1999-4915 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/v16121903 |