Variations of plasmid content in Rickettsia felis.

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Title
Variations of plasmid content in Rickettsia felis.
Journal
Plos One
Author(s)
Fournier P.E., Belghazi L., Robert C., Elkarkouri K., Richards A.L., Greub G., Collyn F., Ogawa M., Portillo A., Oteo J.A., Psaroulaki A., Bitam I., Raoult D.
ISSN
1932-6203 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1932-6203
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2008
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
3
Number
5
Pages
e2289
Language
english
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Since its first detection, characterization of R. felis has been a matter of debate, mostly due to the contamination of an initial R. felis culture by R. typhi. However, the first stable culture of R. felis allowed its precise phenotypic and genotypic characterization, and demonstrated that this species belonged to the spotted fever group rickettsiae. Later, its genome sequence revealed the presence of two forms of the same plasmid, physically confirmed by biological data. In a recent article, Gillespie et al. (PLoS One. 2007;2(3):e266.) used a bioinformatic approach to refute the presence of the second plasmid form, and proposed the creation of a specific phylogenetic group for R. felis.
METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In the present report, we, and five independent international laboratories confirmed unambiguously by PCR the presence of two plasmid forms in R. felis strain URRWXCal(2) (T), but observed that the plasmid content of this species, from none to 2 plasmid forms, may depend on the culture passage history of the studied strain. We also demonstrated that R. felis does not cultivate in Vero cells at 37 degrees C but generates plaques at 30 degrees C. Finally, using a phylogenetic study based on 667 concatenated core genes, we demonstrated the position of R. felis within the spotted fever group.
SIGNIFICANCE: We demonstrated that R. felis, which unambiguously belongs to the spotted fever group rickettsiae, may contain up to two plasmid forms but this plasmid content is unstable.
Keywords
Base Sequence, DNA Primers, Phylogeny, Plasmids, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Rickettsia felis/classification, Rickettsia felis/genetics
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Web of science
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Yes
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