Genome analyses, transcriptome, mutants' construction and phenotypic characterization of Campylobacter coli strains isolated from different sources during 25 years in Brazil

• Grant number: 22/07013-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2022
• End date: April 30, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Microbiology - Biology and Physiology of Microorganisms
• Principal Investigator: Juliana Pfrimer Falcão
• Grantee: Juliana Pfrimer Falcão
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto (FCFRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The infection caused by Campylobacter spp. is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution with significant repercussions in the level of public health. However, in Brazil the study and isolation of C. coli has not been frequent, making it difficult to evaluate its involvement as a cause of disease in humans and animals, as well as to determine the impact of its presence in food and the environment. The aims of this project are to analyze, by genomics , transcriptomic , mutants' construction and phenotypic tests related to virulence, resistance and survival to different stress conditions, 82 C. coli strains isolated from humans, animals, the environment and food between 1995-2019 in Brazil. The comparative analyses of the genome by wgMLST, ANI, pan-genome and CRISPR system, as well as the search for the presence of genes related to virulence, pathogenicity islands, phage sequences, presence of plasmids, metabolic islands and the presence of tlp genes belonging to groups A, B and C, related to chemotaxis, biofilm formation, interaction with human intestinal cells and colonization in birds, will be performed for all C. coli strains of this study. Phenotypic tests of motility, biofilm formation, air tolerance, resistance to freezing, heating and peracetic acid will be performed for 40 strains. The virulence assay in Galleria mellonella will be carried out for 20 strains. The transcriptome analysis of one C. coli strain submitted to in vitro colonic model SEMH®, as well as the evaluation of the modulation of the intestinal microbiota in this model will be carried out. After the identification of the tlp genes present, the mutants' construction by deleting one or more tlp of choice and the phenotype analyses of the mutant(s) strain(s) will be performed. Due to the paucity of studies involving the C. coli species, studies that aim to analyse the genome, mechanisms of pathogenicity, virulence and survival under different stress conditions are original and of great importance. The results to be obtained should contribute significantly to the characterization of C. coli isolated during 25 years in Brazil. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

GOMES, CAROLINA NOGUEIRA; DUQUE, SHEILA DA SILVA; BALKEY, MARIA; ALLARD, MARC WILLIAN; FALCAO, JULIANA PFRIMER. Draft Genome Sequences of 17 Campylobacter coli Strains Isolated from Animal and Food Sources in Brazil. MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, v. 12, n. 7, p. 3-pg., 2023-06-12. (20/05362-1, 22/07013-0)

GOMES, CAROLINA NOGUEIRA; FELICE, ANDREI GIACCHETTO; PEREIRA, GIOVANA DO NASCIMENTO; CEBALLOS, VICTOR AUGUSTO SALLUM; SOARES, SIOMAR DE CASTRO; TONANI, LUDMILLA; BARIAO, PATRICIA HELENA GRIZANTE; KRESS, MARCIA REGINA VON ZESKA; DUQUE, SHEILA DA SILVA; BALKEY, MARIA; et al. Comparative genomics and virulence potential of Campylobacter coli strains isolated from different sources over 25 years in Brazil. BMC Microbiology, v. 24, n. 1, p. 16-pg., 2024-11-30. (20/05362-1, 22/07013-0)

CAMPOS, ISABELA C.; VILELA, FELIPE PINHEIRO; SARAIVA, MAURO DE M. S.; JUNIOR, ANGELO BERCHIERI; FALCAO, JULIANA PFRIMER. Insights into the global genomic features of Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum biovars Gallinarum and Pullorum. Journal of Applied Microbiology, v. 135, n. 9, p. 11-pg., 2024-09-02. (21/07365-0, 22/07013-0)

GOMES, CAROLINA NOGUEIRA; FRAZAO, MILIANE RODRIGUES; SERIBELLI, AMANDA APARECIDA; BARKER, DILLON OLIVER REESE; CHE, EMILY VICTORIA; NOGUEIRA, MARA CORREA LELLES; TABOADA, EDUARDO NAPOLEON; FALCAO, JULIANA PFRIMER. Insights on the genomic diversity, virulence and resistance profile of a Campylobacter jejuni strain isolated from a hospitalized patient in Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, v. 55, n. 2, p. 11-pg., 2024-03-28. (19/19338-8, 15/23408-0, 18/26043-1, 22/07013-0)

PEREIRA, GIOVANA DO NASCIMENTO; SERIBELLI, AMANDA APARECIDA; GOMES, CAROLINA NOGUEIRA; VILELA, FELIPE PINHEIRO; TONANI, LUDMILLA; TIBA-CASAS, MONIQUE RIBEIRO; MEDEIROS, MARTA INES CAZENTINI; RODRIGUES, DALIA DOS PRAZERES; KRESS, MARCIA REGINA VON ZESKA; FALCAO, JULIANA PFRIMER. Virulence potential of Salmonella 1,4, [5],12:i:- strains isolated during decades from different sources in the Southeast region of Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, v. 54, n. 4, p. 17-pg., 2023-10-10. (19/19338-8, 22/07013-0)

GOMES, CAROLINA NOGUEIRA; CAMPIONI, FABIO; BARKER, DILLON OLIVER REESE; CHE, EMILY VICTORIA; DUQUE, SHEILA DA SILVA; TABOADA, EDUARDO NAPOLEON; FALCAO, JULIANA PFRIMER. Antimicrobial resistance genotypes and phenotypes of Campylobacter coli isolated from different sources over a 16-year period in Brazil. JOURNAL OF GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, v. 33, p. 5-pg., 2023-06-01. (22/07013-0, 18/26043-1, 16/24716-3, 19/19338-8, 15/23408-0)

PEREIRA, GIOVANA DO NASCIMENTO; SERIBELLI, AMANDA APARECIDA; CAMPIONI, FABIO; GOMES, CAROLINA NOGUEIRA; TIBA-CASAS, MONIQUE RIBEIRO; MEDEIROS, MARTA INES CAZENTINI; RODRIGUES, DALIA DOS PRAZERES; FALCAO, JULIANA PFRIMER. High levels of multidrug- resistant isolates of genetically similar Salmonella 1,4, [5],12:I:- from Brazil between 1983 and 2020. Journal of Medical Microbiology, v. 73, n. 2, p. 15-pg., 2024-01-01. (19/19338-8, 22/07013-0)