Metagenomic sequencing reveals microbial gene catalogue of phosphinothricin-utilized soils in South China

In the work, metagenomic sequencing was conducted to investigate the microbial gene catalogue in two samples of phosphinothricin (PPT)-utilized soils from South China. The gene sets contained an overwhelming majority of prevalent microbial genes, and were largely shared between these two samples. Se...

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Published in:Gene 2019-08, Vol.711, p.143942-143942, Article 143942
Main Authors: Lou, Jiali, Liu, Min, Gu, Jiali, Liu, Qinghai, Zhao, Li, Ma, Yushu, Wei, Dongzhi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antibiotic resistance genes
Metagenomics
Microbial community
N-acetyltransferase
Phosphinothricin
Virulence factors
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Summary:In the work, metagenomic sequencing was conducted to investigate the microbial gene catalogue in two samples of phosphinothricin (PPT)-utilized soils from South China. The gene sets contained an overwhelming majority of prevalent microbial genes, and were largely shared between these two samples. Several genus with high abundance were shared, such as norank_d__Bacteria, Nitrososphaera, Candidatus_Nitrosotalea, Candidatus_Nitrosocosmicus, and Rhodanobacter. Bacitracin resistance genes (61.4%) were the most dominant antibiotic resistance genes in two samples, followed by multidrug resistance efflux pump (12.5%). A lot of common virulence factors with high abundance were found in two samples, such as Alginate, Capsule I, ClpC, FbpABC, and HitABC, many of which were used for the iron uptake system. Total 57 putative PPT acetyltransferase were annotated, and two of them were found to be novel putative acetyltransferases for acetylation and detoxification of PPT. In conclusion, the work revealed microbial gene catalogue of PPT-utilized soils and found two novel putative PPT acetyltransferases using metagenomics. The work facilitates the understanding of impact of PPT on complex microbial community structure and physiology resides in PPT-utilized soils. Moreover, two annotated PPT acetyltransferases show important potential for the development of transgenic herbicide-resistant crops. •The gene sets were largely shared between two PPT-utilized samples.•Bacitracin resistance genes were the most dominant antibiotic resistance genes.•A lot of common virulence factors with high abundance were found.•Two novel putative acetyltransferases for acetylation of PPT were found.
ISSN:0378-1119
1879-0038
DOI:10.1016/j.gene.2019.143942