Free-Living Enterobacterium Pragia fontium 24613: Complete Genome Sequence and Metabolic Profiling

• Authors: SNOPKOVÁ Kateřina; SEDLÁŘ Karel; BOSÁK Juraj; CHALOUPKOVÁ Eva; SEDLÁČEK Ivo; PROVAZNÍK Ivo; ŠMAJS David
• Year of publication: 2017
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Evolutionary Bioinformatics
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1176934317700863
• Field: Microbiology, virology
• Keywords: Pragia fontium; Enterobacteriaceae; whole genome sequence; phylogeny; free-living bacteria
• Description: Whole genome sequencing and metabolic fingerprinting confirmed the phylogenetic position of P. fontium inside the group of atypical H2S producers. Genomic data have revealed that P- fontium 24613 has limited pathogenic potential, although there are signs of genome decay. Although the lack of specific virulence factors and no association with a host species suggest a free-living style, the signs of genome decay suggest a proces of adaptation to an as-yet-unknown host.

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