Research Article

Comparative Genomic Hybridization Analysis of Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Identifies Genetic Traits to Elucidate Their Different Ecologies

Table 1

Main differences in gene clusters between enteropathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (YP) strains.

Present inAbsent fromLocusGene namesRoleDescription and comments

YEYPCBY25444.1-
CBY25441.1
aapJQMPTransportationABC transporter (L-amino acids).

YEYPCBY25938.1-
CBY25944.1
sorEMABFTransportationPhosphotransferase system (sorbose) [21].

YEYP, YE str. 8081CBY25947.1-
CBY25953.1
urtEDCBATransportationABC transporter (urea). This copy of operon is absent from strain 8081.

YEYPCBY26058.1-
CBY26056.1
aglBATransportationPhosphotransferase system (alpha-glycosides).

YEYPCBY26159.1-
CBY26152.1
TransportationABC transporter (metallic ion).

YEYPCBY26547.1-
CBY26568.1
pduVUTONMLKJBAPropanediol utilization1,2-Propanediol utilization [21].

YEYPCBY26570.1-
CBY26589.1
cbiGKNQOPropanediol utilizationCobalamin synthesis [21].

YEYPCBY26648.1-
CBY26640.1
citXFEDCABMetabolismCitrate lyase, ability to ferment citrate in anaerobic conditions.

YEYPCBY26805.1-
CBY26815.1
rutGEFDCGRNitrogen metabolismPyrimidine utilization. Use of pyrimidines as a source of nitrogen in E. coli. Genes rutA and rutG are interrupted in Y. enterocolitica.

YEYPCBY28018.1-
CBY28009.1
scsBCDResistanceSuppressor for copper sensitivity operon 2. Similar operon described in E. coli.

YEYPCBY28023.1-
CBY28018.1
TransportationPhosphotransferase system (lactose/cellobiose).

YEYPCBY28059.1-
CBY28057.1
ascGFBTransportationPhosphotransferase system (β-glycosides).

YEYPCBY28068.1-
CBY28065.1
yrbFETransportationABC transporter (YrbF/E).

YEYPCBY28213.1-
CBY28205.1
gutQRMDBEATransportationPhosphotransferase system (glucitol/sorbitol).

YEYPCBY28759.1-
CBY28735.1
gldA, dhaKR, scrRBAYKMetabolism, transportationGlycerol metabolism operon, phosphotransferase system (sucrose).

YEYPCBY29405.1-
CBY29415.1
bcsCBAFEGGut colonizationCellulose biosynthesis [21].

YEYPCBY29454.1-
CBY29443.1
manA, bglA, gmuDTransportationPhosphotransferase system (lactose/cellobiose), maltoporin, and β-glucosidase

YPYECAH19316.1-
CAH19320.1
TransportationABC transporter (molybdate-malate).

YPYECAH19585.1-
CAH19591.1
ResistanceMethyltetrahydrofolate reduction, conserved with ter operon

YPYECAH19592.1-
CAH19597.1
terZABCDEResistanceTellurite/tellurium resistance. Similar to the operon in Y. pestis plasmid.

YPYECAH19782.1-
CAH19785.1
frwDBC, pstATransportationPhosphotransferase system (fructose).

YPYECAH19879.1-
CAH19896.1
impACG, hcp, vasG, icmFType VI secretion YPTB T6SS-1, interbacterial interaction.

YPYECAH20037.1-
CAH20044.1
sgbK, araDTransportationABC transporter (L-xylose), epimerase.

YPYECAH20283.1-
CAH20290.1
UnknownCDP-diacylglycerol synthesis operon. A similar gene cluster of unknown function has been described in E. coli.

YPYECAH20313.1-
CAH20316.1
TransportationABC transporter (myoinositol), dehydrogenase.

YPYECAH20560.1-
CAH20567.1
rpiATransportationABC transporter (sugar), dehydrogenase.

YPYECAH20608.1-
CAH20613.1
TransportationABC transporter (iron).

YPYECAH20708.1-
CAH20725.1
Type VI secretion Conserved area before type VI secretion system.

YPYECAH20725.1-
CAH20742.1
impKL, hcp, vasGDType VI secretion YPTB T6SS-2.

YPYECAH20812.1-
CAH20822.1
lidDTransportationSymport.

YPYECAH20875.1-
CAH20884.1
hpaRGEDFHIXBCUse of aromatic substancesHpa operon.

YPYECAH20923.1-
CAH20928.1
TransportationABC transporter (sugar).

YPYECAH21145.1-
CAH21154.1
TransportationABC transporter (sorbitol).

YPYECAH21162.1-
CAH21172.1
TransportationMFS transporter (aromatic acids).

YPYECAH21251.1-
CAH21255.1
potDCBATransportationABC transporter (polyamines).

YPYECAH21445.1-
CAH21448.1
tauBTransportationTransporter (taurine/sulfonate).

YPYECAH21739.1-
CAH21760.1
manB, mtlKTransportationMFS transporter (sugar), ABC transporter (sugar), and CRISPR repeats.

YPYECAH21766.1-
CAH21777.1
gutBTransportationCarnitine transporter, tartrate dehydrogenase, and ABC transporter (sorbitol).

YPYECAH22045.1-
CAH22050.1
goaGTransportationABC transporter (opines/polyamines).

YPYECAH22292.1-
CAH22299.1
gspLKJHIType II secretionGeneral secretion pathway.

YPYECAH22307.1-
CAH22312.1
Growth on chondroitin sulfateSecreted chondroitin ABC lyase.

YPYECAH22317.1-
CAH22328.1
kduD2TransportationPhosphotransferase system (N-acetylgalactosamine), chondro-6-sulfatase.

YPYECAH22333.1-
CAH22353.1
lamb, bgaBTransportationABC transporter (maltodextrin/maltose/ribose).

YPYECAH22467.1-
CAH22469.1
mglATransportationABC transporter (sugar).

YPYECAH22662.1-
CAH22687.1
yapFTransportationNa+/H+-antiport, ABC transporter (sugar).

YPYECAH23038.1-
CAH23046.1
TransportationABC transporter (ribose), two-component system.

YE 4/O:3YE BT 1–3, YPCBY26503.1-
CBY26517.1
Serotype O:3 antigendDTP-L-rhamnose biosynthesis [22, 23].

YE 4/O:3YE BT 1–3, YPCBY26512.1-
CBY26517.1
Serotype O:3 antigenConserved area posterior to the O:3 antigen. Hypothetical proteins, transposon.

YE BT 2–4YE BT 1A, 1B; YPCBY25728.1-
CBY25740.1
aatBCAP, araCResistanceMultidrug efflux system. Cluster includes 6 genes and 7 hypothetical insertion sequences.

YE BT 2–4, 1YE BT 1A, 1B; YPCBY29000.1-
CBY29007.1
sseDBCEBFVirulence, type III secretionType III secreting effectors and chaperones.  Salmonella type III secretion Sse operon is involved in interaction with macrophages.

YE BT 2–4, 1AYE BT 1BCBY28981.1-
CBY29013.1
yspVirulence, type III secretionNot fully conserved in biotype 1A strains [24].

YE BT 2–4, 1AYE BT 1BCBY26978.1-
CBY26985.1
agaRZVWEFSYN-Acetylgalactosamine
utilization
Use of intestinal mucin as a carbon source [24].

YE = Y. enterocolitica, YP = Y. pseudotuberculosis, BT = biotype(s).