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Mobile elements drive recombination hotspots in the core genome of Staphylococcus aureus.
Everitt, Richard G; Didelot, Xavier; Batty, Elizabeth M; Miller, Ruth R; Knox, Kyle; Young, Bernadette C; Bowden, Rory; Auton, Adam; Votintseva, Antonina; Larner-Svensson, Hanna; Charlesworth, Jane; Golubchik, Tanya; Ip, Camilla L C; Godwin, Heather; Fung, Rowena; Peto, Tim E A; Walker, A Sarah; Crook, Derrick W; Wilson, Daniel J.
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  • Everitt RG; 1] Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK [2].
  • Didelot X; 1] Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG, UK [2].
  • Batty EM; 1] Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG, UK [2] Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
  • Miller RR; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
  • Knox K; Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, 23-38 Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford OX1 2ET, UK.
  • Young BC; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
  • Bowden R; 1] Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG, UK [2] Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
  • Auton A; Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
  • Votintseva A; 1] Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK [2] Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG, UK.
  • Larner-Svensson H; 1] Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK [2] Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
  • Charlesworth J; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
  • Golubchik T; 1] Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK [2] Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG, UK.
  • Ip CL; 1] Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG, UK [2] Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
  • Godwin H; Oxford University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
  • Fung R; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
  • Peto TE; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
  • Walker AS; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
  • Crook DW; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
  • Wilson DJ; 1] Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK [2] Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
Nat Commun ; 5: 3956, 2014 May 23.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24853639
Horizontal gene transfer is an important driver of bacterial evolution, but genetic exchange in the core genome of clonal species, including the major pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, is incompletely understood. Here we reveal widespread homologous recombination in S. aureus at the species level, in contrast to its near-complete absence between closely related strains. We discover a patchwork of hotspots and coldspots at fine scales falling against a backdrop of broad-scale trends in rate variation. Over megabases, homoplasy rates fluctuate 1.9-fold, peaking towards the origin-of-replication. Over kilobases, we find core recombination hotspots of up to 2.5-fold enrichment situated near fault lines in the genome associated with mobile elements. The strongest hotspots include regions flanking conjugative transposon ICE6013, the staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) and genomic island νSaα. Mobile element-driven core genome transfer represents an opportunity for adaptation and challenges our understanding of the recombination landscape in predominantly clonal pathogens, with important implications for genotype-phenotype mapping.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Recombination, Genetic / Staphylococcus aureus / DNA Transposable Elements / Genome, Bacterial Language: En Journal: Nat Commun Journal subject: BIOLOGIA / CIENCIA Year: 2014 Document type: Article Country of publication: United kingdom
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Recombination, Genetic / Staphylococcus aureus / DNA Transposable Elements / Genome, Bacterial Language: En Journal: Nat Commun Journal subject: BIOLOGIA / CIENCIA Year: 2014 Document type: Article Country of publication: United kingdom