Yahara, K., Méric, G., Taylor, A.J. orcid.org/0000-0003-1006-1205 et al. (24 more authors) (2017) Genome-wide association of functional traits linked with Campylobacter jejuni survival from farm to fork. Environmental Microbiology, 19 (1). pp. 361-380. ISSN 1462-2912
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, primarily associated with the consumption of contaminated poultry. C. jejuni lineages vary in host range and prevalence in human infection, suggesting differences in survival throughout the poultry processing chain. From 7,343 MLST-characterised isolates, we sequenced 600 C. jejuni and C. coli isolates from various stages of poultry processing and clinical cases. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) in C. jejuni ST-21 and ST-45 complexes identified genetic elements over-represented in clinical isolates that increased in frequency throughout the poultry processing chain. Disease-associated SNPs were distinct in these complexes, sometimes organised in haplotype blocks. The function of genes containing associated elements was investigated, demonstrating roles for cj1377c in formate metabolism, nuoK in aerobic survival and oxidative respiration, and cj1368-70 in nucleotide salvage. This work demonstrates the utility of GWAS for investigating transmission in natural zoonotic pathogen populations and provides evidence that major C. jejuni lineages have distinct genotypes associated with survival, within the host specific niche, from farm to fork. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Society for Applied Microbiology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Environmental Microbiology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Campylobacter; GWAS; industrial food safety; population genomics; poultry processing chain; survival; zoonosis |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) > Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2016 12:05 |
Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2017 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13628 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1462-2920.13628 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:108631 |