Molecular characterization, intra-species diversity and abundance of freshwater plesiomonas shigelloides isolates

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Molecular signatures of Plesiomonas shigelloides strain specific to pathogenic and nonpathogenic variants are not well established till present. There is a need for intra-species barcoding of P. shigelloides to aid infection control. This study aims at characterizing and assessing intra-species diversity and abundance of P. shigelloides isolated from three freshwaters in the Eastern Cape Province. The study used a Plesiomonas-specific PCR to characterize the isolates. Intra-species (dis)similarities were assessed using ERIC-PCR and (GTG)5-PCR techniques. The DNA fingerprints produced were electrophoresed, digitized, and documented via computer-assisted pattern analysis. The fingerprints were analyzed using neighbor-joining clustering (NJC) based on Euclidean similarity index. Results revealed 80%, 83.64%, and 80% of the water samples from Tyhume, Kat, and Kubusie rivers, respectively, positive for P. shigelloides isolation. The prevalence of P. shigelloides from sites ranged from 13.5% to 88.9%. NJC delineated 48 isolates to 8 clades (ERIC-fingerprints) and 34 isolates into 7 clades ((GTG)5-fingerprints). The relative abundance of unique strains ranged from 6.3% to 22.9% via the two methods. Both fingerprinting approaches have strain-differentiating potential for P. shigelloides, however ERIC-PCR possessed higher resolution (D = 37.46) advantage over (GTG)5-PCR (D = 29.64). In conclusion, the study achieved intra-species diversity and abundance of P. shigelloides from aquatic milieu and provide further opportunity for intra-species-specific barcoding.

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Ekundayo, T., & Okoh, A. (2020). Molecular characterization, intra-species diversity and abundance of freshwater plesiomonas shigelloides isolates. Microorganisms, 8(7), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8071081

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