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Pictures of Kombar barley infected with Pyrenophora teres f. teres and Pyrenophora teres f. maculata pure and hybrid progeny isolates
<p>Progeny isolates from three bi-parental Pyrenophora teres populations were inoculated on Kombar barley and their 7dpi reaction type was photographed. The populations used included two pure crosses, P. teres f. teres and P. teres f. maculata isolates crossed to other isolates of the same P. teres form and one hybrid cross generated by crossing P. teres f. teres and P. teres f. maculata isolates. The P. teres f. teres pure cross was 15Ax0-1, the P. teres f. maculata pure cross was FGOB10Ptm-1xSG1, and the hybrid cross was FGOB10Ptm-1x0-1. </p>
RASTtk annotation of Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas spp. isolated from cranberry upright galls
<p>RASTtk annotations for four Pseudomonas spp. and one Xanthomonas sp. isolated from cranberry upright galls (stem tumors) in Massachusetts. Annotations were produced as part of the PATRIC comprehensive genome analysis tool.</p>
Dataset related to article "Functional characterization and immunomodulatory properties of Lactobacillus helveticus strains isolated from Italian hard cheeses "
<p>This record contains raw datarelated to article "Functional characterization and immunomodulatory properties of Lactobacillus helveticus strains isolated from Italian hard cheeses "</p> <p>Lactobacillus helveticus carries many properties such as the ability to survive gastrointestinal transit, modulate the host immune response, accumulate biopeptides in milk, and adhere to the epithelial cells that could contribute to improving host health. In this study, the applicability as functional cultures of four L. helveticus strains isolated from Italian hard cheeses was investigated. A preliminary strain characterization showed that the ability to produce folate was generally low while antioxidant, proteolytic, peptidase, and β-galactosidase activities resulted high, although very variable, between strains. When stimulated moDCs were incubated in the presence of live cells, a dose-dependent release of both the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-12p70 and the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, was shown for all the four strains. In the presence of cell-free culture supernatants (postbiotics), a dose-dependent, decrease of IL-12p70 and an increase of IL-10 was generally observed. The immunomodulatory effect took place also in Caciotta-like cheese made with strains SIM12 and SIS16 as bifunctional (i.e., immunomodulant and acidifying) starter cultures, thus confirming tests in culture media. Given that the growth of bacteria in the cheese was not necessary (they were killed by pasteurization), the results indicated that some constituents of non-viable bacteria had immunomodulatory properties. This study adds additional evidence for the positive role of L. helveticus on human health and suggests cheese as a suitable food for delivering candidate strains and modulating their anti-inflammatory properties.</p> <p> </p>
Raw Data for the article: A retrospective molecular epidemiological scenario of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates in a Sicilian transplantation hospital shows a swift polyclonal divergence among sequence types, resistome and virulome
<p>In this work, we assessed and characterized the epidemiological scenario of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains (CR-Kp) at IRCCS-ISMETT, a transplantation hospital in Palermo, Italy, from 2008 to 2017. A total of 288 K. pneumoniae clinical isolates were selected based on their resistance to carbapenems. Molecular characterization was also done in terms of the presence of virulence and resistance genes. All patients were inpatients from our facility and clinical isolates were collected from several sources, either from infection or colonization cases. We observed that, in agreement with the Italian epidemiological scenario, initially only ST258 and ST512 clade II (but not from clade I) were identified from 2008 to 2011. From 2012 onwards, other STs have been observed, including the clinically relevant ST101 and ST307, but also others not previously observed in other Italian health settings, such as ST220 and ST753. The presence of genes involved in resistance and virulence was confirmed, and a heterogeneous genetic resistance profile throughout the years was observed. Our work highlights that resistance genes are rapidly disseminating between different and novel K. pneumoniae clones which, combined with resistance to multiple antibiotics, can derive into more aggressive and pathogenic multidrug-resistant strains of clinical importance. Our results stress the importance of continuous surveillance of CR Enterobacterales in health facilities so that novel STs carrying resistance and virulence genes that may become increasingly pathogenic can be identified and adequate therapies to adopted to avoid their dissemination and derived pathologies.</p>
Genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic comparison of MRSA CC398 isolates collected from human and wild animal samples (Genome assembly and annotation dataset)
<p>This dataset includes the assembled contigs (.fasta and .gbk files), the nucleotide sequences of the prediction transcripts (CDS, rRNA, tRNA, tmRNA, misc_RNA) (.ffn files) and the respective amino acid sequences of the translated CDS sequences (.faa files) for the following methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> (MRSA) strains: MRSA CC398 isolates recovered from humans, namely C5621 and C9017, and from a wild boar, namely OR418.</p> <p>All raw sequence reads used in this study were deposited in the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (BioProject PRJEB35102).</p>
Divergence time estimation using ddRAD data and an isolation-with-migration model applied to water vole populations of Arvicola
<p>Molecular dating methods of population splits are crucial in evolutionary biology, but they present important difficulties due to the complexity of the genealogical relationships of genes and past migrations between populations. Using the double digest restriction-site associated DNA (ddRAD) technique and an isolation-with-migration (IM) model, we studied the evolutionary history of water vole populations of the genus <em>Arvicola</em>, a group of complex evolution with fossorial and semi-aquatic ecotypes. To do this, we first estimated mutation rates of ddRAD loci using a phylogenetic approach. An IM model was then used to estimate split times and other relevant demographic parameters. A set of 300 ddRAD loci that included 85 calibrated loci resulted in good mixing and model convergence. The results showed that the two populations of <em>A. scherman</em> present in the Iberian Peninsula split 34 thousand years ago, during the last glaciation. In addition, the much greater divergence from its sister species, <em>A. amphibius</em>, may help to clarify the controversial taxonomy of the genus. We conclude that this approach, based on ddRAD data and an IM model, is highly useful for analyzing the origin of populations and species.</p>
Data from: A low-latitude species pump: Peripheral isolation, parapatric speciation and mating-system evolution converge in a marine radiation
<p><span>Geologically recent radiation can shed light on speciation processes, but incomplete lineage sorting and introgressive gene flow render accurate evolutionary reconstruction and interpretation challenging. Independently evolving metapopulations of low-dispersal taxa may provide an additional level of phylogeographic information, given sufficiently broad sampling and genome-wide sequencing. Evolution in the marine brown algal genus </span><span>Fucus</span><span> in the south-eastern Atlantic was shaped by Quaternary climate-driven range shifts. Over this timescale, divergence and speciation occurred against a background of expansion-contraction cycles from multiple refugia, together with mating-system shifts from outcrossing (dioecy) to selfing hermaphroditism. We tested the hypothesis that peripheral isolation of range edge (dioecious) </span><span>F. vesiculosus</span><span> led to parapatric speciation and radiation of hermaphrodite lineages. Species tree methods using 876 single-copy nuclear genes and extensive geographic coverage produced conflicting topologies with respect to geographic clades of </span><span>F. vesiculosus</span><span>. All methods, however, revealed a new and early diverging hermaphrodite species, </span><span>Fucus macroguiryi</span><span> sp. Nov. Both the multispecies coalescent and polymorphism-aware models (in contrast to concatenation) support sequential paraphyly in </span><span>F. vesiculosus</span><span> resulting from distinct evolutionary processes. Our results support 1) peripheral isolation of the southern </span><span>F. vesiculosus</span><span> clade prior to parapatric speciation and radiation of hermaphrodite lineages – a "low latitude species pump". 2) Directional introgressive gene flow into </span><span>F. vesiculosus</span><span> around the present-day secondary contact zone (sympatric-allopatric boundary) between dioecious/hermaphrodite lineages as hermaphrodites expanded northwards, as supported by concordance analysis and statistical tests of introgression. Species boundaries in the extensive sympatric range are likely maintained by reproductive system (selfing in hermaphrodites) and reinforcement.</span></p>
Annotated genomes of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from wild and cultivated cranberry bogs
<p><em>Pseudomonas</em> spp. were isolated from rhizospheres of wild and cultivated cranberry bogs in southeastern Massachusetts. Genomes were translated and annotated.</p>
Isolation-by-distance and genetic parentage analysis provide similar larval dispersal estimates
<p>An R studio project that includes original SNP data files used to quantify dispersal in <em>Elacatinus lori</em> via the isolation-by-distance (IBD) method. Associated R-code used to generate IBD regression slopes, calculate sigma, and construct dispersal kernels. Includes output from NeEstimator, estimating effective population size. </p> <p>Folders 1-3 contain the code/data needed to obtain the slope of the IBD relationship, effective population size, and the standard deviation (sigma) of the dispersal distribution, respectively. Folder 4 contains the R code needed to construct Laplacian dispersal kernels. </p>
Genomic consequences of a century of inbreeding and isolation in the Danish wild boar population
Demographic events such as series of bottlenecks impact the genetic variation and adaptive potential of populations. European megafauna, such as wild boars (Sus scrofa), have experienced severe climatic and size fluctuations that have shaped their genetic variation. Habitat fragmentation as well as human-mediated translocations have further contributed to the complex demographic history of European wild boar. Danish wild boars represent an extreme case of a small and isolated population founded by four wild boars from Germany. Here, we explore the genetic composition of the Danish wild boar population in Klelund. We genotyped all 21 Danish wild boars that were recently transferred from the source population in Lille Vildmose into the Klelund Plantation to establish a novel wild boar population. We compared the Danish wild boars to high‐density single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes from a comprehensive reference set of 1263 wild and domesticated pigs, including 11 individuals from Ulm, one of two presumed founder locations in Germany. Our findings support the European wild background of the Danish population and no traces of gene flow with wild or domesticated pigs were found. The narrow genetic origin of the Danish wild boars is illustrated by extremely long and frequent runs of homozygous stretches in their genomes, indicative of recent inbreeding. This study provides the first insights into one of the most inbred wild boar populations globally established a century ago from a narrow base of only four founders. --
Mesocosm experiments reveal the loss of migratory tendencies in a recently isolated population of three-spined sticklebacks
<p>In the 1970s, water management in the Netherlands resulted in numerous isolated populations of three-spined sticklebacks, which can no longer migrate from freshwater to the sea. We tested whether ~50 years of isolation resulted in reduced migratory tendencies in these resident sticklebacks. Lab-based individual testing showed behavioural divergence between residents and migrants, but also produced counter-intuitive results, especially with regards to movement tendencies. To detect differences in migration tendencies, we set up a semi-natural mesocosm, consisting of connected ponds, where movements of numerous individuals could continually be tracked at larger spatial scales. We found that wild-caught residents and migrants exhibited no differences in movement tendencies within ponds, but residents moved significantly less between ponds than migrants. Between-pond movements were consistent and the observed differences were robust across contexts (changes in water flow and group size). Our study reveals that larger-scale movement tendencies can diverge over short time scales in response to human-induced isolation, and highlights the importance of observing behaviour in ecologically relevant setups that bridge the gap between lab and field studies.</p>
Epigenetic clock estimations in patients with isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
<p>Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (iRBD) is the strongest prodromal marker for conversion to α-synucleinopathies. A continuum between aging and neurodegeneration has been proposed, but this hypothesis has not been tested in iRBD so far. Here we used epigenetic clocks, estimated from DNA methylation arrays using the DNA Methylation Age Calculator available at https://dnamage.genetics.ucla.edu/home, to measure biological aging in videopolysomnography-confirmed iRBD patients (iRBDs, n=28), videopolysomnography-negative controls (CTR_neg; n=57), and controls from the general population (CTR_pop; n=31)<strong>.</strong></p>
The importance of fine-scale predictors of wild boar habitat use in an isolated population
<p>Predicting the likelihood of wildlife presence at potential wildlife-livestock interfaces is challenging. These interfaces are usually relatively small geographical areas where landscapes show large variation over small distances. Models of wildlife distribution based on coarse data over wide geographical ranges may not be representative of these interfaces. High-resolution data can help identify fine scale predictors of wildlife habitat use at a local scale and provide more accurate predictions of species habitat use. These data may be used to inform knowledge of interface risks, such as disease transmission between wildlife and livestock, or human-wildlife conflict. This study uses fine-scale habitat use data from wild boar (Sus scrofa) based on activity signs and direct field observations in and around the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. Spatial logistic regression models fitted using a variant of penalized quasi‐likelihood were used to identify habitat-based and anthropogenic predictors of wild boar signs. Our models showed that within the Forest of Dean, wild boar signs were more likely to be seen in spring, in forest-type habitats, closer to the centre of the forest and near litter bins. In the area surrounding the Forest of Dean, wild boar signs were more likely to be seen in forest-type habitats and near recreational parks and less likely to be seen near livestock. This approach shows that wild boar habitat use can be predicted using fine-scale data over comparatively small areas and in human-dominated landscapes, whilst taking account of the spatial correlation from other nearby fine-scale data-points. The methods we use could be applied to map habitat use of other wildlife species in similar landscapes, or of movement-restricted, isolated or fragmented wildlife populations.</p>
Data for: Elevated inbreeding in Heliconia tortuosa is determined by tropical forest stand age, isolation, and loss of hummingbird functional diversity
<p>Forest conversion and habitat loss are major threats to biological diversity. Forest regeneration can mitigate the negative effects of old growth forest loss on species diversity, but less is known about the extent to which forest loss reduces genetic diversity in remnant populations and whether secondary forests play a role in the maintenance of genetic diversity. We quantified genetic diversity in a tropical hummingbird-pollinated understory herb, <em>Heliconia tortuosa</em>, across a landscape mosaic of primary and secondary forest regrowth. Using microsatellite genotypes from >850 adult and juvenile plants within 33 forest patches and extensive bird surveys, we examined the effect of contemporary and historical landscape features including forest age (primary vs. secondary forest), stand isolation, and pollinator assemblages on genetic diversity and levels of inbreeding in <em>H. tortuosa</em>. We found that inbreeding was up to 3x higher in secondary forest, and this effect was amplified with reductions in primary forest in the surrounding landscape through reduced observed heterozygosity in isolated fragments. Inbreeding in forest patches was negatively correlated with the local frequency of specialist long-distance foraging traplining hummingbirds. Traplining hummingbirds therefore appear to facilitate mating among unrelated plants - an inference we tested using empirically parameterized simulations. Higher levels of inbreeding in <em>H. tortuosa</em> are therefore associated with reduced functional diversity of hummingbirds in secondary forests and forest patches isolated from primary forests. Our findings suggest a cryptic consequence of primary forest loss and secondary forest regeneration through the disruption of mutualistic interactions resulting in the erosion of genetic diversity in a common understory plant.</p>
16S sequence of gut bacterial isolates B. adolescentis 269-1 and A. caccae 127-8-5
<p>The 16S rRNA gene sequences of bacterial strains B. adolescentis 269-1 and A. caccae 127-8-5 determined by Sanger sequencing. Amplification primers were 8F and 1492R; 8F was used for sequencing.</p>
A genetically isolated dingo population in western Victoria, Australia, reveals greater structuring of the Australian dingo
<p>The Australian dingo is a relatively recent anthropogenic addition to the Australian fauna, which spread rapidly across the continent and has since widely interbred with modern dogs. Genetic studies of dingoes have given rise to speculation about their entry to the continent and subsequent biogeographic effects, but few studies of their contemporary population structure have been conducted. Here we investigated the dingo ancestry and population structure of free-living dogs in western Victoria and contrasted it with a wider southern Australian sample. We wished to determine whether their geographic isolation was mirrored in genetic isolation. To address this question, we analysed genetic data using Bayesian clustering and discriminant analysis of principal components, and summarised genetic diversity at the population and individual levels. Upon finding low genetic diversity in western Victoria, we tested for a recent genetic bottleneck. The broader southern Australia sample (n=1,138) comprised mostly hybrid animals, with ~30% dingoes. All western Victorian individuals (n= 59) appeared to be hybrids with high dingo ancestry. The population showed no evidence of admixture with other populations and no recent bottleneck. Based upon our characterisation of this unusual mainland population, we sound caution for future studies assuming homogeneity of dingoes across the continent.</p>
Direct prediction for carbapenemase-producing and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from routine MALDI-TOF mass spectrum using machine learning
<p>The emergence of carbapenem-nonsusceptible K. pneumoniae (CnSKP) leads a serious threat to patient survival and colistin resistance makes the treatment of CnSKP more difficultly. To make treatment strategy properly and quickly, we aimed to develop a rapid prediction method for CnSKP and colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae (ColRKP) based on the spectra of routine matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI–TOF MS). The machine learning (ML) model for differentiating CnSKP and carbapenem-susceptible K. pneumoniae (CSKP) showed accuracy of 0.8869 and AUC of 0.9551; the model for ColRKP and colistin-intermediate K. pneumoniae (ColIKP) showed accuracy of 0.8361 and the AUC of 0.8447.</p>
Strong isolation by distance among local populations of an endangered butterfly species (Euphydryas aurinia)
<p>The marsh fritillary (<i>Euphydryas aurinia</i>) is a critically endangered butterfly species in Denmark known to be particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation due to its poor dispersal capacity. We identified and genotyped 318 novel SNP loci across 273 individuals obtained from 10 small and fragmented populations in Denmark using a genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) approach to investigate its population genetic structure. Our results showed clear genetic substructuring and highly significant population differentiation based on genetic divergence (F<sub>ST</sub>) among the 10 populations. The populations clustered in three overall clusters and due to further substructuring among these, it was possible to clearly distinguish six clusters in total. We found highly significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium due to heterozygote deficiency within every population investigated which indicates substructuring and/or inbreeding (due to mating among closely related individuals). The stringent filtering procedure that we have applied to our genotype quality could have overestimated the heterozygote deficiency and the degree of substructuring of our clusters but is allowing relative comparisons of the genetic parameters among clusters. Genetic divergence increased significantly with geographic distance, suggesting limited gene flow at spatial scales comparable to the dispersal distance of individual butterflies and strong isolation by distance. Altogether, our results clearly indicate that the marsh fritillary populations are genetically isolated. Further, our results highlight that the relevant spatial scale for conservation of rare, low mobile species may be smaller than previously anticipated.</p>
Draft Genome sequencing of Nocardia sp. strain WB46 Isolated from Salix purpurea Growing in a Site Chronically Contaminated by Petroleum Hydrocarbons
<p>Assembled contigs of the genome of <em>Nocardia</em> sp. strain WB46 isolated from <em>the rhizosphere of Salix purpurea </em>growing in a site chronically contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons located at Varennes, Qubec, Canada.</p>
Plant dispersal characteristics shape the relationship of diversity with area and isolation
<p><strong>Aim</strong> This study disentangles how plant dispersal syndromes influence the relationship of species richness with area and isolation while also accounting for the human impact on island biodiversity. It builds on the potential of islands at the mesoscale and of similar origin to contribute to the ongoing discussion in island biogeography on what determines species richness and filtering.</p> <p><strong>Location</strong> Denmark, 54 saltwater and brackish water islands in the North and Baltic Sea</p> <p><strong>Taxon</strong> Vascular plants, including pteridophytes (ferns, clubmosses and horsetails)</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong> Generalized linear models (GLMs) and linear regressions are used to analyse how dispersal syndromes influence the relationships of species numbers with island area and isolation, as well as island inhabitation and human density, respectively.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong> Species numbers, as well as mean seed mass and the proportion of zoochore and anemochore species, are positively related to island area while the share of water-dispersed species decreases with increasing area. The slope of the regression line representing the species-area relationship (SAR) was 0.34 and lies within the common range for this relationship. Isolation is weakly related to mean seed mass but has no explaining power for species numbers and the presence of specific dispersal syndrome on the target islands. Species richness and seed mass was positively related to human presence.</p> <p><strong>Main conclusions</strong> Human impact for centuries has not overwritten the strong relationship of species richness with area on the Danish Islands but is affecting the shape of this relationship. Island area constitutes a strong filter for different dispersal syndromes and leads to the assumption that heavier and animal-dispersed seeds are positively related to island area due to the presence of more bird and mammal species. Human-induced loss of isolation caused by ongoing traffic and the connection of landmasses by bridges and ferries may be a reason for the overall low explanatory power of island isolation. Higher species richness on inhabited islands may further be linked to higher habitat diversity in human modified landscapes.</p>
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