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Hooton, Steven P.T., Brathwaite, Kelly J. and Connerton, Ian F. (2016) The bacteriophage carrier state of Campylobacter jejuni features changes in host non-coding RNAs and the acquisition of new host-derived CRISPR spacer sequences. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7 (355). 355/1-355/8. ISSN 1664-302X

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Abstract

Incorporation of self-derived CRISPR DNA protospacers in Campylobacter jejuni PT14 occurs in the presence of bacteriophages encoding a CRISPR-like Cas4 protein. This

phenomenon was evident in carrier state infections where both bacteriophages and host are maintained for seemingly indefinite periods as stable populations following serial passage. Carrier state cultures of C. jejuni PT14 have greater aerotolerance in nutrient limited conditions, and may have arisen as an evolutionary response to selective

pressures imposed during periods in the extra-intestinal environment. A consequence of this is that bacteriophage and host remain associated and able to survive transition

periods where the chances of replicative success are greatly diminished. The majority of the bacteriophage population do not commit to lytic infection, and conversely the bacterial population tolerates low-level bacteriophage replication. We recently examined the effects of Campylobacter bacteriophage/C. jejuni PT14 CRISPR spacer acquisition using deep sequencing strategies of DNA and RNA-Seq to analyze carrier state cultures. This approach identified de novo spacer acquisition in C. jejuni PT14 associated with Class III Campylobacter phages CP8/CP30A but spacer acquisition was oriented toward the capture of host DNA. In the absence of bacteriophage predation the CRISPR spacers in uninfected C. jejuni PT14 cultures remain unchanged. A distinct preference was observed for incorporation of self-derived protospacers into the third spacer position of the C. jejuni PT14 CRISPR array, with the first and second spacers remaining fixed. RNA-Seq also revealed the variation in the synthesis of non-coding RNAs with the potential to bind bacteriophage genes and/or transcript sequences.

Item Type:	Article
RIS ID:	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/779431
Keywords:	CRISPR, ncRNA, campylobacter, bacteriophage, carrier state lifecycle, RNA-Seq
Schools/Departments:	University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Biosciences > Division of Food Sciences
Identification Number:	10.3389/fmicb.2016.00355
Depositing User:	Connerton, Ian
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2016 11:40
Last Modified:	04 May 2020 17:40
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/32479

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