Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (12): 287-299.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2023-0578

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Genome Comparison and Virulence Factor Analysis of Pathogenic Escherichia coli from Porcine

WU Li-dan1(), RAN Xue-qin2, NIU Xi1, HUANG Shi-hui2, LI Sheng1, WANG Jia-fu1()   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Conservation of Mountain Plant Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025
    2. College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Key Laboratory of Genetic Breeding and Reproduction of Plateau Mountain Animals, Ministry of Education, Guiyang 550025
  • Received:2023-06-16 Online:2023-12-26 Published:2024-01-11
  • Contact: WANG Jia-fu E-mail:1848642537@qq.com;jfwang@gzu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The pathogenicity of different strains of porcine-derived Escherichia coli varies greatly. By focusing on the types and quantities of virulence factors carried in the genomes of the strains, we can analyze the molecular mechanism of porcine-derived E. coli causing disease. Next-generation high-throughput DNA sequencing technology was used to determine the genomic DNA sequence of porcine-derived pathogenic E. coli, and bioinformatics methods were adapted to analyze the genome structural characteristics, evolutionary types, virulence factor genes and base variation of different virulent strains. PCR method was to verify the candidate virulence factor genes. The full lengths of the genomes from different virulent strains of porcine pathogenic E. coli ranged from 4.62 Mb to 5.3 Mb, containing 3 364 to 3 557 coding genes. Most phylogenetic groups and multi-locus sequence typing of strains belonged to group A and ST10 clonal complex groups. Six virulent strains carried 112 to 280 virulence factor genes. Virulence factor genes, especially toxin genes, in strong virulent strains were more than that in the weak virulent strains, and the number of genes in the secretion system of each strain varied greatly. In addition, there were high-impact variations(e.g., insertion deletion, frameshift mutation, and nonsense mutation)in virulence factor genes. And representative virulence factor genes and their mutations were confirmed by PCR method. The virulence of porcine-derived pathogenic E. coli was correlated with genome size and number and variation in coding genes, and was not necessarily related to the GC content, prophage, and CRISPR sequence in genome.

Key words: porcine-derived pathogenic Escherichia coli, virulence, genome-wide, genotyping, virulence factor genes