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    Comparative Genome Analysis of Enterobacter cloacae

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    Authors
    Liu, Wing Yee
    Wong, C.
    Chung, K.
    Jiang, J.
    Leung, F.
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Liu, W.Y. and Wong, C. and Chung, K. and Jiang, J. and Leung, F. 2013. Comparative Genome Analysis of Enterobacter cloacae. PLoS ONE. 8 (9): Article ID 74487.
    Source Title
    PLoS ONE
    DOI
    10.1371/journal.pone.0074487
    School
    Centre for Crop Disease Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3946
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The Enterobacter cloacae species includes an extremely diverse group of bacteria that are associated with plants, soil and humans. Publication of the complete genome sequence of the plant growth-promoting endophytic E. cloacae subsp. cloacae ENHKU01 provided an opportunity to perform the first comparative genome analysis between strains of this dynamic species. Examination of the pan-genome of E. cloacae showed that the conserved core genome retains the general physiological and survival genes of the species, while genomic factors in plasmids and variable regions determine the virulence of the human pathogenic E. cloacae strain; additionally, the diversity of fimbriae contributes to variation in colonization and host determination of different E. cloacae strains. Comparative genome analysis further illustrated that E. cloacae strains possess multiple mechanisms for antagonistic action against other microorganisms, which involve the production of siderophores and various antimicrobial compounds, such as bacteriocins, chitinases and antibiotic resistance proteins. The presence of Type VI secretion systems is expected to provide further fitness advantages for E. cloacae in microbial competition, thus allowing it to survive in different environments. Competition assays were performed to support our observations in genomic analysis, where E. cloacae subsp. cloacae ENHKU01 demonstrated antagonistic activities against a wide range of plant pathogenic fungal and bacterial species.

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