Project description:BackgroundOlsenella uli is anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria, commonly found in oral cavity or gastrointestinal tract, which has not been reported to be associated with lower respiratory tract infection. Herein, we report the first case of Olsenella uli infection in the lung.Case presentationA 70-year-old male farmer with no history of other respiratory tract diseases developed a cough with bloody sputum three times a day without obvious causes or other concomitant symptoms. After a period of treatment with empirical antibiotic, his condition did not improve. The computed tomography (CT) and lung biopsy results indicated bilateral pneumonia, and Olsenella uli was identified by micromorphology, sequence analysis and mass spectrometry analysis recovered from sputum. Ceftazidime, a third generation cephalosporin was used for the treatment, and the patient recovered after 10 days.ConclusionsOur report suggests a causative role of gingival bacteria in the pathogenesis of pneumonia, thus early diagnosis and prompt antibiotic therapy may play a role in the treatment of Olsenella uli induced pneumonia.
Project description:RNA modifications have important function in nearly every aspect of RNA biology. Epitranscriptome RNA modifications detected by high-throughput sequencing technologies is critical for understanding the distribution, regularity, stoichiometry, function of RNA modifications. One of disadvantages about these high-throughput sequencing technologies is needing high-input RNA. Here we use poly(A) tailing, template switching by reverse transcription during DNA synthesis and in vitro transcription (IVT) to develop a cutting-edge library construction strategy for profiling ultra-limited RNA modifications (Uli-Epic). We apply Uli-Epic for RNA-seq using 100 pg of poly A+ RNA. We also apply Uli-Epic to combine with BID-seq to characterize dynamics of pseudouridine in neural stem cells (NSC) and sperm under normal and fetal growth restriction (FGR) mice using as low as 100 pg of rRNA-depleted RNA. In addition, we combined Uli-Epic and GLORI to quantify the m6A methylomes of sperm and NSC under normal and FGR mice using 10ng of rRNA-depleted RNA. Summary, Uli-Epic is a strand-specific, high throughput and low input RNA library construction strategy which is compatible with many RNA modifications detected technologies.
Project description:RNA modifications have important function in nearly every aspect of RNA biology. Epitranscriptome RNA modifications detected by high-throughput sequencing technologies is critical for understanding the distribution, regularity, stoichiometry, function of RNA modifications. One of disadvantages about these high-throughput sequencing technologies is needing high-input RNA. Here we use poly(A) tailing, template switching by reverse transcription during DNA synthesis and in vitro transcription (IVT) to develop a cutting-edge library construction strategy for profiling ultra-limited RNA modifications (Uli-Epic). We apply Uli-Epic for RNA-seq using 100 pg of poly A+ RNA. We also apply Uli-Epic to combine with BID-seq to characterize dynamics of pseudouridine in neural stem cells (NSC) and sperm under normal and fetal growth restriction (FGR) mice using as low as 100 pg of rRNA-depleted RNA. In addition, we combined Uli-Epic and GLORI to quantify the m6A methylomes of sperm and NSC under normal and FGR mice using 10ng of rRNA-depleted RNA. Summary, Uli-Epic is a strand-specific, high throughput and low input RNA library construction strategy which is compatible with many RNA modifications detected technologies.
Project description:Olsenella uli (Olsen et al. 1991) Dewhirst et al. 2001 is the type species of the genus Olsenella, which belongs to the actinobacterial family Coriobacteriaceae. The species is of interest because it is frequently isolated from dental plaque in periodontitis patients and can cause primary endodontic infection. The species is a Gram-positive, non-motile and non-sporulating bacterium. The strain described in this study was isolated from human gingival crevices. This is the first completed sequence of the genus Olsenella and the fifth sequence from a member of the family Coriobacteriaceae. The 2,051,896 bp long genome with its 1,795 protein-coding and 55 RNA genes is a part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.