Abstract
BackgroundThe Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O91:H21 strains NCCP15736 and NCCP15737 were isolated during a single outbreak in Korea, NCCP15736 from a symptomatic carrier and NCCP15737 from an asymptomatic carrier. To investigate genomic differences between the two strains, we performed whole-genome sequencing of both strains and conducted a comparative genomic analysis.ResultsUsing the Illumina HiSeq 2000 platform and Rapid Annotation using the Subsystem Technology (RAST) server, whole-genome sequences of NCCP15736 and NCCP15737 were obtained and annotated. Phylogenetic analysis of ten E. coli strains showed that NCCP15736 and NCCP15737 are evolutionarily close. The two strains were found to be most close to E. coli O91:NM str. 2009C-3745. The genomic comparison showed that the fimD gene of NCCP15737 is truncated and that the truncation could underlie the defects in infection and pathogenicity of NCCP15737. The two strains showed the same virulence factor profiles, and we identified 25 virulence factors from NCCP15736 and NCCP15737, respectively. We identified ten and nine phage-associated regions in the NCCP15736 and NCCP15737 genomes, respectively; the two strains share five of these.ConclusionsNCCP15736 and NCCP15737 differ at the genomic level, even though they share features such as virulence-related genes. NCCP15737 has a deletion in fimD, which may underlie its asymptomatic character. We conclude that complete genome sequencing and integration of other types of omics data are needed to fully reveal the mechanism underlying the asymptomatic character of NCCP15737.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13099-016-0138-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Highlights
The Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O91:H21 strains NCCP15736 and NCCP15737 were isolated during a single outbreak in Korea, NCCP15736 from a symptomatic carrier and NCCP15737 from an asympto‐ matic carrier
enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) belongs to the STEC group but it is associated with a distinctive clinical syndrome, namely hemorrhagic colitis (HC), mainly caused by E. coli O157:H7 [7, 8]
Based on a Rapid Annotation using the Subsystem Technology (RAST) analysis, 4823 putative coding DNA sequences (CDS) and 14 tRNA genes were identified in the NCCP15736 genome
Summary
Using the Illumina HiSeq 2000 platform and Rapid Annotation using the Subsystem Technology (RAST) server, whole-genome sequences of NCCP15736 and NCCP15737 were obtained and annotated. Phylogenetic analysis of ten E. coli strains showed that NCCP15736 and NCCP15737 are evolutionarily close. The two strains were found to be most close to E. coli O91:NM str. The genomic comparison showed that the fimD gene of NCCP15737 is truncated and that the truncation could underlie the defects in infection and pathogenicity of NCCP15737. The two strains showed the same virulence factor profiles, and we identified 25 virulence factors from NCCP15736 and NCCP15737, respectively. We identified ten and nine phage-associated regions in the NCCP15736 and NCCP15737 genomes, respectively; the two strains share five of these
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