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Phylogenomics of "Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum," a Lineage of Mollicutes Associated with Noninsect Arthropods.

Jessica Dittmer
Didier Bouchon
Richard Cordaux
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Bacterial gut communities of arthropods are highly diverse and tightly related to host feeding habits. However, our understanding of the origin and role of the symbionts is often hindered by the lack of genetic information. "Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum" is a Mollicutes symbiont found in the midgut glands of terrestrial isopods. The only available nucleotide sequence for this symbiont is a partial 16S rRNA gene sequence. Here, we present the 657,101 bp assembled genome of Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum isolated from the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare. While previous 16S rRNA gene-based analyses have provided inconclusive results regarding the phylogenetic position of Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum within Mollicutes, we performed a phylogenomic analysis of 127 Mollicutes orthologous genes which confidently branches the species as a sister group to the Hominis group of Mycoplasma. Several genome properties of Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum are also highlighted compared with other Mollicutes genomes, including adjacent tryptophan tRNA genes, which further our understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of these genes in Mollicutes, and the presence of a probably inactivated CRISPR/Cas system, which constitutes a testimony of past interactions between Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum and mobile genetic elements, despite their current lack in this streamlined genome. Overall, the availability of the complete genome sequence of Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum paves the way for further investigation of its ecology and evolution.
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Sébastien Leclercq, Jessica Dittmer, Didier Bouchon, Richard Cordaux. Phylogenomics of "Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum," a Lineage of Mollicutes Associated with Noninsect Arthropods.. Genome Biology and Evolution, 2014, 6 (2), pp.407-415. ⟨10.1093/gbe/evu020⟩. ⟨hal-00955965⟩
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