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1. Core-Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing for Epidemiological and Evolutionary Analyses of Phytopathogenic Xanthomonas citri

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Ragupathy, R, Jolley, KA, Zamuner, C, Jones, JB, Redfern, J, Behlau, F, Ferreira, H, Enright, MC, Ragupathy, R, Jolley, KA, Zamuner, C, Jones, JB, Redfern, J, Behlau, F, Ferreira, H, and Enright, MC

Abstract

Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri is the cause of bacterial citrus canker, responsible for major economic losses to the citrus industry. X. citri subspecies and pathovars are responsible for diseases in soybean, common bean, mango, pomegranate, and cashew. X. citri disease has been tracked using several typing methods, but recent studies using genomic sequencing have been key to understanding the evolutionary relationships within the species, including fundamental differences among X. citri subsp. citri pathotypes. Here, we describe a core-genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST) scheme for X. citri based on 250 genomes comprising multiple examples of X. citri subsp. citri pathotypes A, A*, and Aw; X. citri subsp. malvacearum; X. citri pv. aurantifolii, pv. fuscans, pv. glycines, pv. mangiferaeindicae, pv. viticola, and pv. vignicola; and single isolates of X. citri pv. dieffenbachiae and pv. punicae. This data set included genomic sequencing of 100 novel X. citri subsp. citri isolates. cgMLST, based on 1,618 core genes across 250 genomes, is implemented at PubMLST (https://pubmlst.org/organisms/xanthomonas-citri/). GrapeTree minimum-spanning tree and Interactive Tree of Life (iTOL) neighbor-joining phylogenies generated from the cgMLST data resolved almost identical groupings of isolates to a core-genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based neighbor-joining phylogeny. These resolved identical groupings of X. citri subsp. citri pathotypes and X. citri subspecies and pathovars. X. citri cgMLST should prove to be an increasingly valuable resource for the study of this key species of plant-pathogenic bacteria. Users can submit genomic data and associated metadata for comparison with previously characterized isolates at PubMLST to allow the rapid characterization of the local, national, and global epidemiology of these pathogens and examine evolutionary relationships.

Published
2023

3. Characterization of immune responses to capsid protein p24 of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and implications for detection.

Author

Tang S, Zhao J, Wang A, Viswanath R, Harma H, Little RF, Yarchoan R, Stramer SL, Nyambi PN, Lee S, Wood O, Wong EY, Wang X, and Hewlett IK

Subjects
Cross Reactions, HIV Infections immunology, HIV Infections virology, Humans, Immunoassay methods, Sensitivity and Specificity, Epitope Mapping, HIV Antibodies blood, HIV Core Protein p24 immunology, HIV Infections diagnosis, Immunodominant Epitopes immunology
Abstract

To further refine our current nanoparticle-based HIV-1 p24 antigen assay, we investigated immune responses to p24 to identify diagnostically significant immune dominant epitopes (IDEs) in HIV-infected human sera, to address cross-reactivity of anti-p24 antibodies to different subtypes, and to identify new biomarkers that distinguish acute from chronic HIV infection for more accurate incidence estimation. We identified two major linear epitope regions, located in the CypA binding loop and adjacent helices and at the end of the C-terminal domain. Most sera (86%) from acutely HIV-1-infected individuals reacted with multiple peptides, while 60% and 30% of AIDS patient samples reacted with multiple and single peptides, respectively. In contrast, 46% and 43% of chronically HIV-1-infected individuals reacted with one and none of the peptides, respectively, and only 11% reacted with multiple p24 peptides, indicating a progression of immune responses from polyclone-like during acute infection to monoclone-like or a nonresponse to linear epitopes during chronic infection. Anti-p24 antibodies (subtype B) show broad cross-reactivity to different HIV-1 subtypes, and the synergistic action of different combinations of anti-HIV antibodies improves capture and detection of divergent HIV-1 subtypes. Our results indicate that the modified peptide immunoassay is sensitive and specific for the rapid identification of HIV-1 p24 IDEs and for investigation of immune responses to p24 during natural HIV-1 infection. The data provide the foundation for development and refinement of new assays for improved p24 antigen testing as future tools for rapid and accurate diagnosis as part of early intervention strategies and estimations of incidence.

Published
2010
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