Palmer Marike, de Maayer Pieter, Poulsen Michael, Steenkamp Emma T, van Zyl Elritha, Coutinho Teresa A, Venter Stephanus N
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and the Genome Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa ; DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and the Genome Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa ; Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
Stand Genomic Sci. 2016 Mar 1;11:23. doi: 10.1186/s40793-016-0144-z. eCollection 2016.
The genus Pantoea incorporates many economically and clinically important species. The plant-associated species, Pantoea agglomerans and Pantoea vagans, are closely related and are often isolated from similar environments. Plasmids conferring certain metabolic capabilities are also shared amongst these two species. The genomes of two isolates obtained from fungus-growing termites in South Africa were sequenced, assembled and annotated. A high number of orthologous genes are conserved within and between these species. The difference in genome size between P. agglomerans MP2 (4,733,829 bp) and P. vagans MP7 (4,598,703 bp) can largely be attributed to the differences in plasmid content. The genome sequences of these isolates may shed light on the common traits that enable P. agglomerans and P. vagans to co-occur in plant- and insect-associated niches.
泛菌属包含许多在经济和临床方面具有重要意义的物种。与植物相关的物种，成团泛菌和游荡泛菌，关系密切，且常从相似环境中分离得到。赋予某些代谢能力的质粒在这两个物种中也有共享。对从南非真菌共生白蚁中获得的两个分离株的基因组进行了测序、组装和注释。这些物种内部和之间有大量直系同源基因是保守的。成团泛菌MP2（4,733,829 bp）和游荡泛菌MP7（4,598,703 bp）之间基因组大小的差异在很大程度上可归因于质粒含量的差异。这些分离株的基因组序列可能有助于揭示使成团泛菌和游荡泛菌能够在与植物和昆虫相关的生态位中共存的共同特征。
