Comparative genomics of the carmine cochineal symbiont Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum reveals possible protection to the host against viruses via CRISPR/Cas
IF 3.3 2区 生物学Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Rafael Bustamante-Brito , Arturo Vera-Ponce de León , Mónica Rosenblueth , Esperanza Martínez-Romero
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Abstract
We present new genomes from the bacterial symbiont Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum obtained from non-domesticated carmine cochineals belonging to the scale insect Dactylopius (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae). As Dactylopiibacterium has not yet been cultured in the laboratory, metagenomes and metatranscriptomics have been key in revealing putative symbiont functions. Dactylopiibacterium is a nitrogen-fixing beta-proteobacterium that may be vertically transmitted and shows differential gene expression inside the cochineal depending on the tissue colonized. Here we found that all cochineal species tested had Dactylopiibacterium carminicum which has a highly conserved genome. All Dactylopiibacterium genomes analyzed had genes involved in nitrogen fixation and plant polymer degradation. Dactylopiibacterium genomes resemble those from free-living plant bacteria, some found as endophytes. Notably, we found here a new putative novel function where the bacteria may protect the insect from viruses, since all Dactylopiibacterium genomes contain CRISPRs with a spacer matching nucleopolyhedrovirus that affects insects.
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Systematic and Applied Microbiology deals with various aspects of microbial diversity and systematics of prokaryotes. It focuses on Bacteria and Archaea; eukaryotic microorganisms will only be considered in rare cases. The journal perceives a broad understanding of microbial diversity and encourages the submission of manuscripts from the following branches of microbiology: