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The Perchlorate Reduction Genomic Island: Mechanisms and Pathways of Evolution by
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Melnyk RA
; Coates JD
BMC Genomics
2015[Oct]; 16
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BACKGROUND: Perchlorate is a widely distributed anion that is toxic to humans,
but serves as a valuable electron acceptor for several lineages of bacteria. The
ability to utilize perchlorate is conferred by a horizontally transferred piece
of DNA called the perchlorate reduction genomic island (PRI). METHODS: We
compared genomes of perchlorate reducers using phylogenomics, SNP mapping, and
differences in genomic architecture to interrogate the evolutionary history of
perchlorate respiration. RESULTS: Here we report on the PRI of 13 genomes of
perchlorate-reducing bacteria from four different classes of Phylum
Proteobacteria (the Alpha-, Beta-, Gamma- and Epsilonproteobacteria). Among the
different phylogenetic classes, the island varies considerably in genetic content
as well as in its putative mechanism and location of integration. However, the
islands of the densely sampled genera Azospira and Magnetospirillum have striking
nucleotide identity despite divergent genomes, implying horizontal transfer and
positive selection within narrow phylogenetic taxa. We also assess the
phylogenetic origin of accessory genes in the various incarnations of the island,
which can be traced to chromosomal paralogs from phylogenetically similar
organisms. CONCLUSION: These observations suggest a complex phylogenetic history
where the island is rarely transferred at the class level but undergoes frequent
and continuous transfer within narrow phylogenetic groups. This restricted
transfer is seen directly by the independent integration of near-identical
islands within a genus and indirectly due to the acquisition of lineage-specific
accessory genes. The genomic reversibility of perchlorate reduction may present a
unique equilibrium for a metabolism that confers a competitive advantage only in
the presence of an electron acceptor, which although widely distributed, is
generally present at low concentrations in nature.