Project description:Infection caused by bacteria from environmental reservoirs such as E. coli and S. uberis have not decreased in prevalence. Lack of success in controlling bovine mastitis due to S. uberis is associated with the route of infection which is not well understood and there is inadequate information on pathogenesis of S. uberis. Therefore, this study was to investigate the virulence factors of S. uberis using comparative genome analyses using isolates from cows with clinical mastitis and isolates from cows with a low cell count in their milk using a Subtracted Diversity Array (SDA). This study also reports the construction and validation of a microarray capable of fingerprinting the virulent and non-virulent isolates using the SDA technique.
Project description:Identification of Genes and Genomic Islands Correlated with High Pathogenicity through Tilling Microarray-Based Comparative Genomics in S. suis. Streptococcus suis is an important zoonotic pathogen that can cause meningitis and sepsis in both pigs and humans. S. suis isolates have been categorized into groups of different levels of pathogenicity, with sequence type (ST) ST1 clonal complex strains having a higher degree of virulence than other STs. However, the genetic basis of the differences in pathogenicity is still poorly understood. In this study, a comprehensive genomic comparison of 31 S. suis strains from different clinical sources with the genome sequence of the high pathogenicity (HP) strain GZ1 was conducted using NimbleGenM-bM-^@M-^Ys tilling microarray platform. Comparative genomic analysis on the 31 S. suis strains of different serotypes and ST types through tilling arrays.
Project description:Comparative analysis of genome wide binding profile of Ncb2 in azole sensitive (AS, Gu4) and azole resistant (AR, Gu5) clinical isolates of Candida albicans. The goal was to study the role of Ncb2 in acquisition of drug resistance by comparing the binding profiles of Ncb2 in both the isolates.
Project description:Comparative genomic hybridisation of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from a single clonal complex, in order to determine genomic diversity. Isolates were selected from a range of tissue types and serotypes in order to cover the full diversity of the clone, and also in order to try and identify tissue-specific genes Biological replicates: 19 clonal complex 199 S. pneumoniae isolates. One clonal complex 180 isolate used as an outgroup. Independently grown and isolated. One isolate per array
Project description:Comparative genomic hybridisation of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from a single clonal complex, in order to determine genomic diversity. Isolates were selected from a range of tissue types and serotypes in order to cover the full diversity of the clone, and also in order to try and identify tissue-specific genes
