Host–pathogen
Which genes does P. gingivalis need to grow?
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A near-saturating Tn-seq screen finds ~463 (~22%) P. gingivalis genes putatively essential on blood agar.
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Which genes does P. gingivalis need to grow?
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463 (22.0%) genes putatively essential for in vitro survival.
Applying these rules, out of a total 2,102 genes in the ATCC 33277 genome (all protein coding sequences and rRNA genes combined minus the 53 tRNAs), we identified 463 (22.0%) genes as putatively essential for in vitro survival (described below) (Figure ) (Additional file : Table S1).
78.6% of putative essentials have known essential homologues.
gingivalis , 364 (78.6%) have known essential gene homologues determined by BLASTP interrogation of the DEG ( http://tubic.tju.edu.cn/deg/ ), version 6.8, updated on November 4, 2011 (Additional file : Table S1) [,].
Key findings
463 genes (22%) are putatively essential; most have essential homologues elsewhere, while ~21% may be species/niche-specific essentials.
Methodology
Authors built a Mariner Tn-seq library in P. gingivalis ATCC 33277 and scored insertion under-representation to call genes required for in vitro survival on blood agar.
Limitations
Blood-agar essentials ≠ all virulence genes in the host; different selective pressures will reveal other gene sets.
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