Insights of biosurfactant producing Serratia marcescens strain W2.3 isolated from diseased tilapia fish: a draft genome analysis
Background Serratia marcescens is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen with broad range of host ranging from vertebrates, invertebrates and plants. S. marcescens strain W2.3 was isolated from a diseased tilapia fish and it was suspected to be the causal agent for the fish disease as virulence genes...
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| author | Chan, Xin Yue Chang, Chien Yi Hong, Kar Wai Tee, Kok Keng Yin, Wai Fong Chan, Kok Gan |
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Serratia marcescens is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen with broad range of host ranging from vertebrates, invertebrates and plants. S. marcescens strain W2.3 was isolated from a diseased tilapia fish and it was suspected to be the causal agent for the fish disease as virulence genes were found within its genome. In this study, for the first time, the genome sequences of S. marcescens strain W2.3 were sequenced using the Illumina MiSeq platform.
Result
Several virulent factors of S. marcescens such as serrawettin, a biosurfactant, has been reported to be regulated by N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL)-based quorum sensing (QS). In our previous studies, an unusual AHL with long acyl side chain was detected from this isolate suggesting the possibility of novel virulence factors regulation. This evokes our interest in the genome of this bacterial strain and hereby we present the draft genome of S. marcescens W2.3, which carries the serrawettin production gene, swrA and the AHL-based QS transcriptional regulator gene, luxR which is an orphan luxR.
Conclusion
With the availability of the whole genome sequences of S. marcescens W2.3, this will pave the way for the study of the QS-mediated genes expression in this bacterium. |
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| spelling | nottingham-27512020-05-04T16:39:16Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2751/ Insights of biosurfactant producing Serratia marcescens strain W2.3 isolated from diseased tilapia fish: a draft genome analysis Chan, Xin Yue Chang, Chien Yi Hong, Kar Wai Tee, Kok Keng Yin, Wai Fong Chan, Kok Gan Background Serratia marcescens is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen with broad range of host ranging from vertebrates, invertebrates and plants. S. marcescens strain W2.3 was isolated from a diseased tilapia fish and it was suspected to be the causal agent for the fish disease as virulence genes were found within its genome. In this study, for the first time, the genome sequences of S. marcescens strain W2.3 were sequenced using the Illumina MiSeq platform. Result Several virulent factors of S. marcescens such as serrawettin, a biosurfactant, has been reported to be regulated by N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL)-based quorum sensing (QS). In our previous studies, an unusual AHL with long acyl side chain was detected from this isolate suggesting the possibility of novel virulence factors regulation. This evokes our interest in the genome of this bacterial strain and hereby we present the draft genome of S. marcescens W2.3, which carries the serrawettin production gene, swrA and the AHL-based QS transcriptional regulator gene, luxR which is an orphan luxR. Conclusion With the availability of the whole genome sequences of S. marcescens W2.3, this will pave the way for the study of the QS-mediated genes expression in this bacterium. BioMed Central 2013-10-22 Article PeerReviewed Chan, Xin Yue, Chang, Chien Yi, Hong, Kar Wai, Tee, Kok Keng, Yin, Wai Fong and Chan, Kok Gan (2013) Insights of biosurfactant producing Serratia marcescens strain W2.3 isolated from diseased tilapia fish: a draft genome analysis. Gut Pathogens, 5 (Octobe). 5/1-5/5. ISSN 1757-4749 Serratia marcescens Biosurfactant Serrawettin Quorum sensing N-acyl homoserine lactone swrA Next generation sequencing technology http://www.gutpathogens.com/content/5/1/29 doi:10.1186/1757-4749-5-29 doi:10.1186/1757-4749-5-29 |
| spellingShingle | Serratia marcescens Biosurfactant Serrawettin Quorum sensing N-acyl homoserine lactone swrA Next generation sequencing technology Chan, Xin Yue Chang, Chien Yi Hong, Kar Wai Tee, Kok Keng Yin, Wai Fong Chan, Kok Gan Insights of biosurfactant producing Serratia marcescens strain W2.3 isolated from diseased tilapia fish: a draft genome analysis |
| title | Insights of biosurfactant producing Serratia marcescens strain W2.3 isolated from diseased tilapia fish: a draft genome analysis |
| title_full | Insights of biosurfactant producing Serratia marcescens strain W2.3 isolated from diseased tilapia fish: a draft genome analysis |
| title_fullStr | Insights of biosurfactant producing Serratia marcescens strain W2.3 isolated from diseased tilapia fish: a draft genome analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insights of biosurfactant producing Serratia marcescens strain W2.3 isolated from diseased tilapia fish: a draft genome analysis |
| title_short | Insights of biosurfactant producing Serratia marcescens strain W2.3 isolated from diseased tilapia fish: a draft genome analysis |
| title_sort | insights of biosurfactant producing serratia marcescens strain w2.3 isolated from diseased tilapia fish: a draft genome analysis |
| topic | Serratia marcescens Biosurfactant Serrawettin Quorum sensing N-acyl homoserine lactone swrA Next generation sequencing technology |
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