RRC ID 71585
著者 Cao H, Xu D, Zhang T, Ren Q, Xiang L, Ning C, Zhang Y, Gao R.
タイトル Comprehensive and functional analyses reveal the genomic diversity and potential toxicity of Microcystis.
ジャーナル Harmful Algae
Abstract Microcystis is a cyanobacteria that is widely distributed across the world. It has attracted great attention because it produces the hepatotoxin microcystin (MC) that can inhibit eukaryotic protein phosphatases and pose a great risk to animal and human health. Due to the high diversity of morphospecies and genomes, it is still difficult to classify Microcystis species. In this study, we investigated the pangenome of 23 Microcystis strains to detect the genetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics. Microcystis revealed an open pangenome containing 22,009 gene families and exhibited different functional constraints. The core-genome phylogenetic analysis accurately differentiated the toxic and nontoxic strains and could be used as a taxonomic standard at the genetic level. We also investigated the functions of HGT events, of which were mostly conferred from cyanobacteria and closely related species. In order to detect the potential toxicity of Microcystis, we searched and characterized MC biosynthetic gene clusters and other secondary metabolite gene clusters. Our work provides insights into the genetic diversity, evolutionary dynamics, and potential toxicity of Microcystis, which could benefit the species classification and development of new methods for drinking water quality control and management of bloom formation in the future.
巻・号 113
ページ 102186
公開日 2022-3-1
DOI 10.1016/j.hal.2022.102186
PII S1568-9883(22)00015-4
PMID 35287927
MeSH Biological Evolution Cyanobacteria* Genomics Microcystis* Phylogeny
IF 3.707
リソース情報
藻類 NIES-88 NIES-102 NIES-298 NIES-843 NIES-2481 NIES-2549