6 results on '"Bagagli, Eduardo"'
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2. Genome Diversity, Recombination, and Virulence across the Major Lineages of Paracoccidioides
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Muñoz, José F, Farrer, Rhys A, Desjardins, Christopher A, Gallo, Juan E, Sykes, Sean, Sakthikumar, Sharadha, Misas, Elizabeth, Whiston, Emily A, Bagagli, Eduardo, Soares, Celia MA, de M. Teixeira, Marcus, Taylor, John W, Clay, Oliver K, McEwen, Juan G, and Cuomo, Christina A
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Microbiology ,Biological Sciences ,Genetics ,Biotechnology ,Human Genome ,2.2 Factors relating to the physical environment ,Aetiology ,Infection ,Paracoccidioides ,evolution ,genetic recombination ,genome analysis ,mycology ,population genetics - Abstract
The Paracoccidioides genus includes two species of thermally dimorphic fungi that cause paracoccidioidomycosis, a neglected health-threatening human systemic mycosis endemic to Latin America. To examine the genome evolution and the diversity of Paracoccidioides spp., we conducted whole-genome sequencing of 31 isolates representing the phylogenetic, geographic, and ecological breadth of the genus. These samples included clinical, environmental and laboratory reference strains of the S1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 lineages of P. brasiliensis and also isolates of Paracoccidioides lutzii species. We completed the first annotated genome assemblies for the PS3 and PS4 lineages and found that gene order was highly conserved across the major lineages, with only a few chromosomal rearrangements. Comparing whole-genome assemblies of the major lineages with single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) predicted from the remaining 26 isolates, we identified a deep split of the S1 lineage into two clades we named S1a and S1b. We found evidence for greater genetic exchange between the S1b lineage and all other lineages; this may reflect the broad geographic range of S1b, which is often sympatric with the remaining, largely geographically isolated lineages. In addition, we found evidence of positive selection for the GP43 and PGA1 antigen genes and genes coding for other secreted proteins and proteases and lineage-specific loss-of-function mutations in cell wall and protease genes; these together may contribute to virulence and host immune response variation among natural isolates of Paracoccidioides spp. These insights into the recent evolutionary events highlight important differences between the lineages that could impact the distribution, pathogenicity, and ecology of Paracoccidioides. IMPORTANCE Characterization of genetic differences between lineages of the dimorphic human-pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides can identify changes linked to important phenotypes and guide the development of new diagnostics and treatments. In this article, we compared genomes of 31 diverse isolates representing the major lineages of Paracoccidioides spp. and completed the first annotated genome sequences for the PS3 and PS4 lineages. We analyzed the population structure and characterized the genetic diversity among the lineages of Paracoccidioides, including a deep split of S1 into two lineages (S1a and S1b), and differentiated S1b, associated with most clinical cases, as the more highly recombining and diverse lineage. In addition, we found patterns of positive selection in surface proteins and secreted enzymes among the lineages, suggesting diversifying mechanisms of pathogenicity and adaptation across this species complex. These genetic differences suggest associations with the geographic range, pathogenicity, and ecological niches of Paracoccidioides lineages.
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- 2016
3. A hidden battle in the dirt: Soil amoebae interactions with Paracoccidioides spp.
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Albuquerque, Patrícia, Nicola, André Moraes, Magnabosco, Diogo Almeida Gomes, Derengowski, Lorena da Silveira, Crisóstomo, Luana Soares, Xavier, Luciano Costa Gomes, Frazão, Stefânia de Oliveira, Guilhelmelli, Fernanda, de Oliveira, Marco Antônio, Dias, Jhones do Nascimento, Hurtado, Fabián Andrés, Teixeira, Marcus de Melo, Guimarães, Allan Jefferson, Paes, Hugo Costa, Bagagli, Eduardo, Felipe, Maria Sueli Soares, Casadevall, Arturo, and Silva-Pereira, Ildinete
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SOIL fungi ,CILIATA ,AMOEBA ,PATTERN perception receptors ,MOLECULAR recognition ,ACANTHAMOEBA castellanii ,FUNGAL virulence - Abstract
Paracoccidioides spp. are thermodimorphic fungi that cause a neglected tropical disease (paracoccidioidomycosis) that is endemic to Latin America. These fungi inhabit the soil, where they live as saprophytes with no need for a mammalian host to complete their life cycle. Despite this, they developed sophisticated virulence attributes allowing them not only to survive in host tissues but also to cause disease. A hypothesis for selective pressures driving the emergence or maintenance of virulence of soil fungi is their interaction with soil predators such as amoebae and helminths. We evaluated the presence of environmental amoeboid predators in soil from armadillo burrows where Paracoccidioides had been previously detected and tested if the interaction of Paracoccidioides with amoebae selects for fungi with increased virulence. Nematodes, ciliates, and amoebae–all potential predators of fungi–grew in cultures from soil samples. Microscopical observation and ITS sequencing identified the amoebae as Acanthamoeba spp, Allovahlkampfia spelaea, and Vermamoeba vermiformis. These three amoebae efficiently ingested, killed and digested Paracoccidioides spp. yeast cells, as did laboratory adapted axenic Acanthamoeba castellanii. Sequential co-cultivation of Paracoccidioides with A. castellanii selected for phenotypical traits related to the survival of the fungus within a natural predator as well as in murine macrophages and in vivo (Galleria mellonella and mice). These changes in virulence were linked to the accumulation of cell wall alpha-glucans, polysaccharides that mask recognition of fungal molecular patterns by host pattern recognition receptors. Altogether, our results indicate that Paracoccidioides inhabits a complex environment with multiple amoeboid predators that can exert selective pressure to guide the evolution of virulence traits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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4. Multiple Origins of the Pathogenic Yeast Candida orthopsilosis by Separate Hybridizations between Two Parental Species.
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Schröder, Markus S., Martinez de San Vicente, Kontxi, Prandini, Tâmara H. R., Hammel, Stephen, Higgins, Desmond G., Bagagli, Eduardo, Wolfe, Kenneth H., and Butler, Geraldine
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CANDIDA ,FUNGAL hybridization ,ISOLATION of biotechnological microorganisms ,FUNGAL genomes ,PLANT-fungus relationships ,SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms ,PLANT evolution - Abstract
Mating between different species produces hybrids that are usually asexual and stuck as diploids, but can also lead to the formation of new species. Here, we report the genome sequences of 27 isolates of the pathogenic yeast Candida orthopsilosis. We find that most isolates are diploid hybrids, products of mating between two unknown parental species (A and B) that are 5% divergent in sequence. Isolates vary greatly in the extent of homogenization between A and B, making their genomes a mosaic of highly heterozygous regions interspersed with homozygous regions. Separate phylogenetic analyses of SNPs in the A- and B-derived portions of the genome produces almost identical trees of the isolates with four major clades. However, the presence of two mutually exclusive genotype combinations at the mating type locus, and recombinant mitochondrial genomes diagnostic of inter-clade mating, shows that the species C. orthopsilosis does not have a single evolutionary origin but was created at least four times by separate interspecies hybridizations between parents A and B. Older hybrids have lost more heterozygosity. We also identify two isolates with homozygous genomes derived exclusively from parent A, which are pure non-hybrid strains. The parallel emergence of the same hybrid species from multiple independent hybridization events is common in plant evolution, but is much less documented in pathogenic fungi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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5. Environmental Mapping of Paracoccidioides spp. in Brazil Reveals New Clues into Genetic Diversity, Biogeography and Wild Host Association.
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Arantes, Thales Domingos, Theodoro, Raquel Cordeiro, Teixeira, Marcus de Melo, Bosco, Sandra de Moraes Gimenes, and Bagagli, Eduardo
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ENVIRONMENTAL mapping ,PARACOCCIDIOIDES brasiliensis ,BACTERIAL genetics ,ETIOLOGY of diseases ,PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS ,MOLECULAR biology ,BIOGEOGRAPHY - Abstract
Background: Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and Paracoccidioides lutzii are the etiological agents of Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), and are easily isolated from human patients. However, due to human migration and a long latency period, clinical isolates do not reflect the spatial distribution of these pathogens. Molecular detection of P. brasiliensis and P. lutzii from soil, as well as their isolation from wild animals such as armadillos, are important for monitoring their environmental and geographical distribution. This study aimed to detect and, for the first time, evaluate the genetic diversity of P. brasiliensis and P. lutzii for Paracoccidioidomycosis in endemic and non-endemic areas of the environment, by using Nested PCR and in situ hybridization techniques. Methods/Principal Findings: Aerosol (n = 16) and soil (n = 34) samples from armadillo burrows, as well as armadillos (n = 7) were collected in endemic and non-endemic areas of PCM in the Southeastern, Midwestern and Northern regions of Brazil. Both P. brasiliensis and P. lutzii were detected in soil (67.5%) and aerosols (81%) by PCR of Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) region (60%), and also by in situ hybridization (83%). Fungal isolation from armadillo tissues was not possible. Sequences from both species of P. brasiliensis and P. lutzii were detected in all regions. In addition, we identified genetic Paracoccidioides variants in soil and aerosol samples which have never been reported before in clinical or armadillo samples, suggesting greater genetic variability in the environment than in vertebrate hosts. Conclusions/Significance: Data may reflect the actual occurrence of Paracoccidioides species in their saprobic habitat, despite their absence/non-detection in seven armadillos evaluated in regions with high prevalence of PCM infection by P. lutzii. These results may indicate a possible ecological difference between P. brasiliensis and P. lutzii concerning their wild hosts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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6. Paracoccidioides Species Complex: Ecology, Phylogeny, Sexual Reproduction, and Virulence.
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Teixeira, Marcus M., Theodoro, Raquel C., Nino-Vega, Gustavo, Bagagli, Eduardo, and Felipe, Maria S. S.
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PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS ,PUBLIC health ,PHYLOGENY ,PARACOCCIDIOIDES brasiliensis ,MICROBIAL virulence ,DIMORPHISM (Biology) - Abstract
The article offers information on the incidence of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in Latin America. Topics discussed include the phylogeny of paracoccidioides genus, ecology of paracoccidioides brasiliensis and paracoccidioides lutzii, sexual reproduction of the paracoccidioides species complex, virulence factors associated with dimorphism and host adaptation, and impact of paracoccidioides species complex on clinical and serological aspects of PCM.
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