Pangenome analysis reveals the genetic basis for taxonomic classification of the Lactobacillaceae family

Akanksha Rajput, Siddharth M. Chauhan, Omkar S. Mohite, Jason C. Hyun, Omid Ardalani, Leonie J. Jahn, Morten OA Sommer, Bernhard O. Palsson*

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Abstract

Lactobacillaceae represent a large family of important microbes that are foundational to the food industry. Many genome sequences of Lactobacillaceae strains are now available, enabling us to conduct a comprehensive pangenome analysis of this family. We collected 3591 high-quality genomes from public sources and found that: 1) they contained enough genomes for 26 species to perform a pangenomic analysis, 2) the normalized Heap's coefficient λ (a measure of pangenome openness) was found to have an average value of 0.27 (ranging from 0.07 to 0.37), 3) the pangenome openness was correlated with the abundance and genomic location of transposons and mobilomes, 4) the pangenome for each species was divided into core, accessory, and rare genomes, that highlight the species-specific properties (such as motility and restriction-modification systems), 5) the pangenome of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (which contained the highest number of genomes found amongst the 26 species studied) contained nine distinct phylogroups, and 6) genome mining revealed a richness of detected biosynthetic gene clusters, with functions ranging from antimicrobial and probiotic to food preservation, but ∼93% were of unknown function. This study provides the first in-depth comparative pangenomics analysis of the Lactobacillaceae family.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104334
JournalFood Microbiology
Volume115
Number of pages15
ISSN0740-0020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Biosynthetic gene clusters
  • Lactic acid bacteria
  • Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
  • Lactobacillaceae
  • Lactobacillus
  • Mobilome
  • Mobilome.
  • Pangenome
  • Phylogroup

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