ABSTRACT
Here, we report the high-quality complete genome sequences and plasmid arrays of Priestia megaterium ATCC 14581T and of two clinical strains (2008724129 and 2008724142) isolated from human samples in the United States.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Priestia megaterium (basonym: Bacillus megaterium) is a common environmental bacterium that was first documented by Anton De Bary in 1884 (1) and is significant in biotechnology for the production of enzymes, recombinant proteins, and vitamins and for bioremediation activities (2). P. megaterium has been isolated from soil and seawater (2), indoor air (3), hospital environments (4), human infections (5), and blood samples (6). The genome of P. megaterium typically contains substantial plasmid content, and the genes carried on these mobile genetic elements are believed to contribute to the survival of the bacterium in diverse habitats (2). In order to understand the genetic background of selected clinical strains, we sequenced the complete genomes of two isolates collected from Laboratory Response Network sentinel laboratories in Rhode Island (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isolates 2008724129 and 2008724142 [6]) and the type strain P. megaterium ATCC 14581.
Clinical strains were preserved as secondary –80°C glycerol stocks. ATCC 14581 was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). All strains were streaked onto brain heart infusion (BHI) agar plates, and single colonies were grown in 2 ml of BHI medium at 30°C with shaking at 220 rpm for 24 h. DNA was extracted using the MasterPure Gram-positive DNA purification kit (Lucigen Corporation) and treated with RNase A (2 µl at 10 mg/ml, 30 min at 37°C) and purified using solid-phase reversible immobilization selection (7). Short-read whole-genome sequences were collected on the MiSeq platform (v3 chemistry) using the 2 × 300-bp paired-end read protocol and Nextera XT library prep kits according to the manufacturer’s instructions (Illumina, Inc.). The short-read genome sequence of P. megaterium ATCC 14581T was previously reported (8). Long-read sequencing was carried out on the MinION platform, and strain libraries were generated with PCR barcoding kit SQK-PBK004 and sequenced using the SQK-LSK108 kit on a FLO-106 flow cell as per the manufacturer’s instructions (Oxford Nanopore Technologies).
The hybrid genome assemblies were performed using both Nanopore and Illumina reads using Unicycler v0.4.8 (9) in bold mode and rotated using default parameters. Illumina read quality was assessed using FastQC v0.11.8 (http://www.bioinformatics.babraham.ac.uk/projects/fastqc). Raw sequencing reads were filtered to remove Illumina adapters, 3′ Q scores of <20, and reads of <15 bp using BBDuk v38 in the BBTools software suite (https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbmap/). The numbers of pre- and postfiltered Illumina reads were 3,790,156 and 3,789,803 (ATCC 14581T), 2,244,503 and 2,244,466 (CDC 2008724129), and 2,101,794 and 2,101,768 (CDC 2008724142), respectively. Following Guppy base calling (Guppy GPU v3.3.3+fa743ab), the MinION data set quality was analyzed using Nanoplot v1.20.0 (10), and MinION adapters were removed using Porechop v0.2.4 (https://github.com/rrwick/Porechop) with default settings. The numbers of pre- and postfiltered MinION reads, respectively, were 247,934 and 246,571 (ATCC 14581T), 171,448 and 170,600 (CDC 2008724129), and 48,664 and 48,466 (CDC 2008724142). The N50 values were 8,122 bp (ATCC 14581T), 8,956 bp (CDC 2008724129), and 7,768 bp (CDC 2008724142).
The NCBI Prokaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline v4.13 (11) was used for annotation. Genome similarity was determined by the reciprocal best hit average nucleotide identity (two-way ANI) using the type strain genome server (12). The BLASTn algorithm was used to validate poly-γ-d-glutamic acid (PDGA) capsule gene presence against B. anthracis plasmid pXO2 (GenBank accession number NC_012655.1).
The closed genomes of P. megaterium ATCC 14581T, CDC 2008724129, and CDC 2008724142 had 313-, 178-, and 174-fold coverages, respectively. At 5.4 Mbp, strain CDC 2008724142 is comparable in size to ATCC 14581T and has a high genome similarity reflected by a two-way ANI value of 99.3%. Strain CDC 2008724129 also has a high genome similarity to ATCC 14581T with a two-way ANI value of 95.4%, although it is 0.6 Mbp smaller.
All the genomes feature genes for poly-γ-glutamate synthase (pgsB, -C, and -A) that account for the previous observation of capsules, antigenically similar to the PDGA capsule of B. anthracis (6). The major discriminators between the three strains are the plasmid/megaplasmid arrays and associated gene contents that are more numerous in the clinical strains than in the type strain. The closed genomes of P. megaterium ATCC 14581T and two clinical strains may provide insights into comparative genomic analyses and the adaptations that have taken place in medical environments.
Data availability.
The complete genome sequences of P. megaterium ATCC 14581T, the clinical strains, and the plasmids have been deposited in GenBank under the accession numbers shown in Table 1 and under BioProject PRJNA658106. The raw sequence data were deposited in the SRA database as follows: P. megaterium ATCC 14581T, SRX9430688 and SRR12978882; isolate 2008724129, SRR12978825 and SRR12978880; and isolate 2008724142, SRR12978821, SRR12978823, and SRR12978881.
TABLE 1.
Genome assembly metrics of P. megaterium type and clinical strains
| Strain | Accession no. | Name/plasmid | Size (bp) | G+C content (%) | Topology | No. of coding sequences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATCC 14581T | CP069288 | Chromosome | 5,344,063 | 38.1 | Circular | 5,377 |
| CP069289 | pPmT-1 | 157,528 | 34.8 | Circular | 168 | |
| CP069290 | pPmT-2 | 143,745 | 34.3 | Circular | 151 | |
| CP069291 | pPmT-3 | 74,778 | 34.6 | Circular | 69 | |
| CP069292 | pPmT-4 | 11,064 | 35.1 | Circular | 10 | |
| CP069293 | pPmT-5 | 10,610 | 33.6 | Circular | 11 | |
| CP069294 | pPmT-6 | 3,766 | 36.0 | Circular | 3 | |
| CP069295 | pPmT-7 | 2,048 | 35.4 | Circular | 1 | |
| CDC 2008724129 | CP069397 | Chromosome | 4,835,211 | 38.4 | Circular | 4,853 |
| CP069398 | pPmC-129-1 | 188,115 | 34.9 | Circular | 187 | |
| CP069399 | pPmC-129-2 | 124,513 | 34.8 | Circular | 125 | |
| CP069400 | pPmC-129-3 | 115,923 | 39.0 | Linear | 113 | |
| CP069401 | pPmC-129-4 | 86,772 | 35.9 | Circular | 74 | |
| CP069402 | pPmC-129-5 | 61,040 | 36.6 | Circular | 49 | |
| CP069403 | pPmC-129-6 | 57,784 | 34.6 | Circular | 50 | |
| CP069404 | pPmC-129-7 | 35,433 | 38.1 | Linear | 36 | |
| CP069405 | pPmC-129-8 | 28,387 | 38.9 | Linear | 25 | |
| CP069406 | pPmC-129-9 | 12,225 | 34.4 | Circular | 13 | |
| CP069407 | pPmC-129-10 | 9,349 | 34.7 | Circular | 7 | |
| CP069408 | pPmC-129-11 | 8,381 | 34.2 | Circular | 7 | |
| CP069409 | pPmC-129-12 | 8,052 | 34.7 | Circular | 9 | |
| CP069410 | pPmC-129-13 | 7,421 | 36.9 | Circular | 8 | |
| CP069411 | pPmC-129-14 | 7,313 | 33.7 | Circular | 9 | |
| CP069412 | pPmC-129-15 | 7,312 | 37.5 | Circular | 7 | |
| CP069413 | pPmC-129-16 | 4,697 | 37.1 | Circular | 5 | |
| CP069414 | pPmC-129-17 | 4,359 | 35.3 | Circular | 5 | |
| CP069415 | pPmC-129-18 | 3,251 | 36.1 | Circular | 2 | |
| CP069416 | pPmC-129-19 | 1,702 | 36.3 | Circular | 1 | |
| CP069417 | pPmC-129-20 | 1,680 | 36.6 | Linear | 1 | |
| CDC 2008724142 | CP069606 | Chromosome | 5,416,261 | 38.1 | Circular | 5,420 |
| CP069607 | pPmC-142-1 | 180,233 | 35.3 | Circular | 193 | |
| CP069608 | pPmC-142-2 | 152,532 | 35.0 | Circular | 143 | |
| CP069609 | pPmC-142-3 | 76,096 | 35.9 | Circular | 64 | |
| CP069610 | pPmC-142-4 | 59,258 | 33.0 | Circular | 52 | |
| CP069611 | pPmC-142-5 | 51,966 | 33.3 | Circular | 52 | |
| CP069612 | pPmC-142-6 | 15,650 | 34.7 | Circular | 16 | |
| CP069613 | pPmC-142-7 | 9,026 | 36.4 | Circular | 9 | |
| CP069614 | pPmC-142-8 | 9,000 | 33.9 | Circular | 11 | |
| CP069615 | pPmC-142-9 | 8,954 | 34.7 | Circular | 8 | |
| CP069616 | pPmC-142-10 | 7,782 | 33.3 | Linear | 8 | |
| CP069617 | pPmC-142-11 | 7,717 | 35.0 | Circular | 8 | |
| CP069618 | pPmC-142-12 | 3,778 | 36.0 | Circular | 3 | |
| CP069619 | pPmC-142-13 | 1,702 | 36.4 | Circular | 1 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work was supported by the third phase of the Health Canada Chemicals Management Plan.
We thank Annika Flint for her technical assistance and Franco Pagotto and Serdal Sevinc for internal manuscript reviews.
Contributor Information
Philip S. Shwed, Email: phil.shwed@canada.ca.
Steven R. Gill, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
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Data Availability Statement
The complete genome sequences of P. megaterium ATCC 14581T, the clinical strains, and the plasmids have been deposited in GenBank under the accession numbers shown in Table 1 and under BioProject PRJNA658106. The raw sequence data were deposited in the SRA database as follows: P. megaterium ATCC 14581T, SRX9430688 and SRR12978882; isolate 2008724129, SRR12978825 and SRR12978880; and isolate 2008724142, SRR12978821, SRR12978823, and SRR12978881.
TABLE 1.
Genome assembly metrics of P. megaterium type and clinical strains
| Strain | Accession no. | Name/plasmid | Size (bp) | G+C content (%) | Topology | No. of coding sequences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATCC 14581T | CP069288 | Chromosome | 5,344,063 | 38.1 | Circular | 5,377 |
| CP069289 | pPmT-1 | 157,528 | 34.8 | Circular | 168 | |
| CP069290 | pPmT-2 | 143,745 | 34.3 | Circular | 151 | |
| CP069291 | pPmT-3 | 74,778 | 34.6 | Circular | 69 | |
| CP069292 | pPmT-4 | 11,064 | 35.1 | Circular | 10 | |
| CP069293 | pPmT-5 | 10,610 | 33.6 | Circular | 11 | |
| CP069294 | pPmT-6 | 3,766 | 36.0 | Circular | 3 | |
| CP069295 | pPmT-7 | 2,048 | 35.4 | Circular | 1 | |
| CDC 2008724129 | CP069397 | Chromosome | 4,835,211 | 38.4 | Circular | 4,853 |
| CP069398 | pPmC-129-1 | 188,115 | 34.9 | Circular | 187 | |
| CP069399 | pPmC-129-2 | 124,513 | 34.8 | Circular | 125 | |
| CP069400 | pPmC-129-3 | 115,923 | 39.0 | Linear | 113 | |
| CP069401 | pPmC-129-4 | 86,772 | 35.9 | Circular | 74 | |
| CP069402 | pPmC-129-5 | 61,040 | 36.6 | Circular | 49 | |
| CP069403 | pPmC-129-6 | 57,784 | 34.6 | Circular | 50 | |
| CP069404 | pPmC-129-7 | 35,433 | 38.1 | Linear | 36 | |
| CP069405 | pPmC-129-8 | 28,387 | 38.9 | Linear | 25 | |
| CP069406 | pPmC-129-9 | 12,225 | 34.4 | Circular | 13 | |
| CP069407 | pPmC-129-10 | 9,349 | 34.7 | Circular | 7 | |
| CP069408 | pPmC-129-11 | 8,381 | 34.2 | Circular | 7 | |
| CP069409 | pPmC-129-12 | 8,052 | 34.7 | Circular | 9 | |
| CP069410 | pPmC-129-13 | 7,421 | 36.9 | Circular | 8 | |
| CP069411 | pPmC-129-14 | 7,313 | 33.7 | Circular | 9 | |
| CP069412 | pPmC-129-15 | 7,312 | 37.5 | Circular | 7 | |
| CP069413 | pPmC-129-16 | 4,697 | 37.1 | Circular | 5 | |
| CP069414 | pPmC-129-17 | 4,359 | 35.3 | Circular | 5 | |
| CP069415 | pPmC-129-18 | 3,251 | 36.1 | Circular | 2 | |
| CP069416 | pPmC-129-19 | 1,702 | 36.3 | Circular | 1 | |
| CP069417 | pPmC-129-20 | 1,680 | 36.6 | Linear | 1 | |
| CDC 2008724142 | CP069606 | Chromosome | 5,416,261 | 38.1 | Circular | 5,420 |
| CP069607 | pPmC-142-1 | 180,233 | 35.3 | Circular | 193 | |
| CP069608 | pPmC-142-2 | 152,532 | 35.0 | Circular | 143 | |
| CP069609 | pPmC-142-3 | 76,096 | 35.9 | Circular | 64 | |
| CP069610 | pPmC-142-4 | 59,258 | 33.0 | Circular | 52 | |
| CP069611 | pPmC-142-5 | 51,966 | 33.3 | Circular | 52 | |
| CP069612 | pPmC-142-6 | 15,650 | 34.7 | Circular | 16 | |
| CP069613 | pPmC-142-7 | 9,026 | 36.4 | Circular | 9 | |
| CP069614 | pPmC-142-8 | 9,000 | 33.9 | Circular | 11 | |
| CP069615 | pPmC-142-9 | 8,954 | 34.7 | Circular | 8 | |
| CP069616 | pPmC-142-10 | 7,782 | 33.3 | Linear | 8 | |
| CP069617 | pPmC-142-11 | 7,717 | 35.0 | Circular | 8 | |
| CP069618 | pPmC-142-12 | 3,778 | 36.0 | Circular | 3 | |
| CP069619 | pPmC-142-13 | 1,702 | 36.4 | Circular | 1 |