Project description:Purpose: The purpose of this study is to clarify the response of Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124 to host polysaccharide. Methods: Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124 cells were cultured anaerobically in a medium containing Minimal medium-like condition Poor + medium, medium in which hyaluronic acid or mucin was added to Poor + medium. Total RNA was extracted from bacterial cells by the Hot-Phenol method. Samples for RNA-seq were prepared according to the Illmina protocol available from the manufacturer. Array leads passed through quality filters were analyzed at the transcript isoform level using bowtie v 1.1.2. Results: Using the optimized data analysis workflow, we mapped about 50 million sequence leads per sample to the whole genome of Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124. In addition, 2735 transcripts in C. perfringens ATCC 13124 were identified using a Bowtie aligner. Lead counts per genome were extracted from known gene annotations using the HTSeq program.
Project description:Clostridium botulinum is a Gram-positive bacterium that produces highly potent botulinum neurotoxins causing botulism. The study examines the temporal gene expression profile of C. botulinum ATCC 19397 over time. Using these data, we aimed developping new transcriptomic analytical tools as understanding the regulation of neurotoxin production. The research contributes to unraveling the complexities of controlling C. botulinum and its neurotoxin in the food industry.