Insights into the Evolution of Host Association through the Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Human Periodontal Pathobiont, <italic toggle="yes">Desulfobulbus oralis</italic>

ABSTRACT The human oral microbiota encompasses representatives of many bacterial lineages that have not yet been cultured. Here we describe the isolation and characterization of previously uncultured Desulfobulbus oralis, the first human-associated representative of its genus. As mammalian-associate...

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Autores principales: Karissa L. Cross, Payal Chirania, Weili Xiong, Clifford J. Beall, James G. Elkins, Richard J. Giannone, Ann L. Griffen, Adam M. Guss, Robert L. Hettich, Snehal S. Joshi, Elaine M. Mokrzan, Roman K. Martin, Igor B. Zhulin, Eugene J. Leys, Mircea Podar
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5a61ddf784984c618a51d5b4ef8b82f12021-11-15T15:53:26ZInsights into the Evolution of Host Association through the Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Human Periodontal Pathobiont, <italic toggle="yes">Desulfobulbus oralis</italic>10.1128/mBio.02061-172150-7511https://doaj.org/article/5a61ddf784984c618a51d5b4ef8b82f12018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02061-17https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT The human oral microbiota encompasses representatives of many bacterial lineages that have not yet been cultured. Here we describe the isolation and characterization of previously uncultured Desulfobulbus oralis, the first human-associated representative of its genus. As mammalian-associated microbes rarely have free-living close relatives, D. oralis provides opportunities to study how bacteria adapt and evolve within a host. This sulfate-reducing deltaproteobacterium has adapted to the human oral subgingival niche by curtailing its physiological repertoire, losing some biosynthetic abilities and metabolic independence, and by dramatically reducing environmental sensing and signaling capabilities. The genes that enable free-living Desulfobulbus to synthesize the potent neurotoxin methylmercury were also lost by D. oralis, a notably positive outcome of host association. However, horizontal gene acquisitions from other members of the microbiota provided novel mechanisms of interaction with the human host, including toxins like leukotoxin and hemolysins. Proteomic and transcriptomic analysis revealed that most of those factors are actively expressed, including in the subgingival environment, and some are secreted. Similar to other known oral pathobionts, D. oralis can trigger a proinflammatory response in oral epithelial cells, suggesting a direct role in the development of periodontal disease. IMPORTANCE Animal-associated microbiota likely assembled as a result of numerous independent colonization events by free-living microbes followed by coevolution with their host and other microbes. Through specific adaptation to various body sites and physiological niches, microbes have a wide range of contributions, from beneficial to disease causing. Desulfobulbus oralis provides insights into genomic and physiological transformations associated with transition from an open environment to a host-dependent lifestyle and the emergence of pathogenicity. Through a multifaceted mechanism triggering a proinflammatory response, D. oralis is a novel periodontal pathobiont. Even though culture-independent approaches can provide insights into the potential role of the human microbiome “dark matter,” cultivation and experimental characterization remain important to studying the roles of individual organisms in health and disease.Karissa L. CrossPayal ChiraniaWeili XiongClifford J. BeallJames G. ElkinsRichard J. GiannoneAnn L. GriffenAdam M. GussRobert L. HettichSnehal S. JoshiElaine M. MokrzanRoman K. MartinIgor B. ZhulinEugene J. LeysMircea PodarAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticleevolutiongenome analysisoral microbiologyperiodontitisproteomicsMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2018)
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collection DOAJ
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topic evolution
genome analysis
oral microbiology
periodontitis
proteomics
Microbiology
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spellingShingle evolution
genome analysis
oral microbiology
periodontitis
proteomics
Microbiology
QR1-502
Karissa L. Cross
Payal Chirania
Weili Xiong
Clifford J. Beall
James G. Elkins
Richard J. Giannone
Ann L. Griffen
Adam M. Guss
Robert L. Hettich
Snehal S. Joshi
Elaine M. Mokrzan
Roman K. Martin
Igor B. Zhulin
Eugene J. Leys
Mircea Podar
Insights into the Evolution of Host Association through the Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Human Periodontal Pathobiont, <italic toggle="yes">Desulfobulbus oralis</italic>
description ABSTRACT The human oral microbiota encompasses representatives of many bacterial lineages that have not yet been cultured. Here we describe the isolation and characterization of previously uncultured Desulfobulbus oralis, the first human-associated representative of its genus. As mammalian-associated microbes rarely have free-living close relatives, D. oralis provides opportunities to study how bacteria adapt and evolve within a host. This sulfate-reducing deltaproteobacterium has adapted to the human oral subgingival niche by curtailing its physiological repertoire, losing some biosynthetic abilities and metabolic independence, and by dramatically reducing environmental sensing and signaling capabilities. The genes that enable free-living Desulfobulbus to synthesize the potent neurotoxin methylmercury were also lost by D. oralis, a notably positive outcome of host association. However, horizontal gene acquisitions from other members of the microbiota provided novel mechanisms of interaction with the human host, including toxins like leukotoxin and hemolysins. Proteomic and transcriptomic analysis revealed that most of those factors are actively expressed, including in the subgingival environment, and some are secreted. Similar to other known oral pathobionts, D. oralis can trigger a proinflammatory response in oral epithelial cells, suggesting a direct role in the development of periodontal disease. IMPORTANCE Animal-associated microbiota likely assembled as a result of numerous independent colonization events by free-living microbes followed by coevolution with their host and other microbes. Through specific adaptation to various body sites and physiological niches, microbes have a wide range of contributions, from beneficial to disease causing. Desulfobulbus oralis provides insights into genomic and physiological transformations associated with transition from an open environment to a host-dependent lifestyle and the emergence of pathogenicity. Through a multifaceted mechanism triggering a proinflammatory response, D. oralis is a novel periodontal pathobiont. Even though culture-independent approaches can provide insights into the potential role of the human microbiome “dark matter,” cultivation and experimental characterization remain important to studying the roles of individual organisms in health and disease.
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author Karissa L. Cross
Payal Chirania
Weili Xiong
Clifford J. Beall
James G. Elkins
Richard J. Giannone
Ann L. Griffen
Adam M. Guss
Robert L. Hettich
Snehal S. Joshi
Elaine M. Mokrzan
Roman K. Martin
Igor B. Zhulin
Eugene J. Leys
Mircea Podar
author_facet Karissa L. Cross
Payal Chirania
Weili Xiong
Clifford J. Beall
James G. Elkins
Richard J. Giannone
Ann L. Griffen
Adam M. Guss
Robert L. Hettich
Snehal S. Joshi
Elaine M. Mokrzan
Roman K. Martin
Igor B. Zhulin
Eugene J. Leys
Mircea Podar
author_sort Karissa L. Cross
title Insights into the Evolution of Host Association through the Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Human Periodontal Pathobiont, <italic toggle="yes">Desulfobulbus oralis</italic>
title_short Insights into the Evolution of Host Association through the Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Human Periodontal Pathobiont, <italic toggle="yes">Desulfobulbus oralis</italic>
title_full Insights into the Evolution of Host Association through the Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Human Periodontal Pathobiont, <italic toggle="yes">Desulfobulbus oralis</italic>
title_fullStr Insights into the Evolution of Host Association through the Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Human Periodontal Pathobiont, <italic toggle="yes">Desulfobulbus oralis</italic>
title_full_unstemmed Insights into the Evolution of Host Association through the Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Human Periodontal Pathobiont, <italic toggle="yes">Desulfobulbus oralis</italic>
title_sort insights into the evolution of host association through the isolation and characterization of a novel human periodontal pathobiont, <italic toggle="yes">desulfobulbus oralis</italic>
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2018
url https://doaj.org/article/5a61ddf784984c618a51d5b4ef8b82f1
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