Caracterização genotípica de cepas brasileiras de Anaplasma marginale (Theiler, 1910)

Abstract

Anaplasma marginale is a vector-borne pathogen that causes a disease known as anaplasmosis. To date, there are no sequenced genomes of Brazilian strains available. The aim of this work was to compare whole genomes of Brazilian strains of A. marginale (Palmeira and Jaboticabal) with genomes of strains from other regions (North-American and Australian strains). Genome sequencing was performed by next-generation sequencing. Reads were mapped using the genome of the Florida strain of A. marginale as a reference sequence. Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and insertions/deletions (INDELs) was performed. Data showed significant differences between the two Brazilian strains, and their comparison with North-American strains (Florida and St. Maries) revealed more nucleotide differences than with Australian strains (Gypsy Plains and Dawn). These results shed light into the evolutionary history of A. marginale and provide the first genome information of South American isolates. Assessing sequences of the genomes of strains from different regions is essential to increase knowledge of the pan-genome of this rickettsia.