Distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets

Bacteria can manipulate their surrounding environment through the secretion of proteins into other living organisms and into the extracellular milieu. In Gram stain negative bacteria this process is mediated by different types of secretion systems from type I through type VI secretion system (T1SS–T...

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Main Authors: Barret, M., Egan, F., O'Gara, Fergal
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6413
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Egan, F.
O'Gara, Fergal
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description Bacteria can manipulate their surrounding environment through the secretion of proteins into other living organisms and into the extracellular milieu. In Gram stain negative bacteria this process is mediated by different types of secretion systems from type I through type VI secretion system (T1SS–T6SS). In this study the prevalence of these secretion systems in 312 publicly available microbiomes derived from a wide range of ecosystems was investigated by a gene-centric approach. Our analysis demonstrates that some secretion systems are over-represented in some specific samples. In addition, some T3SS and T6SS phylogenetic clusters were specifically enriched in particular ecological niches, which could indicate specific bacterial adaptation to these environments.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-64132017-09-13T14:42:16Z Distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets Barret, M. Egan, F. O'Gara, Fergal Bacteria can manipulate their surrounding environment through the secretion of proteins into other living organisms and into the extracellular milieu. In Gram stain negative bacteria this process is mediated by different types of secretion systems from type I through type VI secretion system (T1SS–T6SS). In this study the prevalence of these secretion systems in 312 publicly available microbiomes derived from a wide range of ecosystems was investigated by a gene-centric approach. Our analysis demonstrates that some secretion systems are over-represented in some specific samples. In addition, some T3SS and T6SS phylogenetic clusters were specifically enriched in particular ecological niches, which could indicate specific bacterial adaptation to these environments. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6413 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2012.00394.x Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. restricted
spellingShingle Barret, M.
Egan, F.
O'Gara, Fergal
Distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets
title Distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets
title_full Distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets
title_fullStr Distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets
title_full_unstemmed Distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets
title_short Distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets
title_sort distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6413