Comparative genomics of the genus Bifidobacterium

Microbiology
Francesca BottaciniMarco Ventura

Abstract

Whole-genome sequencing efforts have revolutionized the study of bifidobacterial genetics and physiology. Unfortunately, the sequence of a single genome does not provide information on bifidobacterial genetic diversity and on how genetic variability supports improved adaptation of these bacteria to the environment of the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Analysis of nine genomes from bifidobacterial species showed that such genomes display an open pan-genome structure. Mathematical extrapolation of the data indicates that the genome reservoir available to the bifidobacterial pan-genome consists of more than 5000 genes, many of which are uncharacterized, but which are probably important to provide adaptive abilities pertinent to the human GIT. We also define a core bifidobacterial gene set which will undoubtedly provide a new baseline from which one can examine the evolution of bifidobacteria. Phylogenetic investigation performed on a total of 506 orthologues that are common to nine complete bifidobacterial genomes allowed the construction of a Bifidobacterium supertree which is largely concordant with the phylogenetic tree obtained using 16S rRNA genes. Moreover, this supertree provided a more robust phylogenetic resolution t...Continue Reading

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