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April 21, 2020  |  

The Anaplasma ovis genome reveals a high proportion of pseudogenes.

Authors: Liu, Zhijie and Peasley, Austin M and Yang, Jifei and Li, Youquan and Guan, Guiquan and Luo, Jianxun and Yin, Hong and Brayton, Kelly A

The genus Anaplasma is made up of organisms characterized by small genomes that are undergoing reductive evolution. Anaplasma ovis, one of the seven recognized species in this genus, is an understudied pathogen of sheep and other ruminants. This tick-borne agent is thought to induce only mild clinical disease; however, small deficits may add to larger economic impacts due to the wide geographic distribution of this pathogen.In this report we present the first complete genome sequence for A. ovis and compare the genome features with other closely related species. The 1,214,674?bp A. ovis genome encodes 933 protein coding sequences, the split operon arrangement for ribosomal RNA genes, and more pseudogenes than previously recognized for other Anaplasma species. The metabolic potential is similar to other Anaplasma species. Anaplasma ovis has a small repertoire of surface proteins and transporters. Several novel genes are identified.Analyses of these important features and significant gene families/genes with potential to be vaccine candidates are presented in a comparative context. The availability of this genome will significantly facilitate research for this pathogen.

Journal: BMC genomics
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-5374-6
Year: 2019

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