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Spontaneous deletion of an “ORFanage” region facilitates host adaptation in a “photosynthetic” cyanophage

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Puxty, Richard John, Perez-Sepulveda, Blanca, Rihtman, Branko, Evans, David J., Millard, Andrew D. and Scanlan, David J. (2015) Spontaneous deletion of an “ORFanage” region facilitates host adaptation in a “photosynthetic” cyanophage. PLoS One, Volume 10 (Number 7). pp. 1-13. Article number e0132642. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132642

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Abstract

Viruses have been suggested to be the largest source of genetic diversity on Earth. Genome sequencing and metagenomic surveys reveal that novel genes with unknown functions are abundant in viral genomes. Yet few observations exist for the processes and frequency by which these genes are gained and lost. The surface waters of marine environments are dominated by marine picocyanobacteria and their co-existing viruses (cyanophages). Recent genome sequencing of cyanophages has revealed a vast array of genes that have been acquired from their cyanobacterial hosts. Here, we re-sequenced the cyanophage S-PM2 genome after 10 years of near continuous passage through its marine Synechococcus host. During this time a spontaneous mutant (S-PM2d) lacking 13% of the S-PM2 ORFs became dominant in the cyanophage population. These ORFs are found at one loci and are not homologous to any proteins in any other sequenced organism (ORFans). We demonstrate a fitness cost to S-PM2WT associated with possession of these ORFs under standard laboratory growth. Metagenomic surveys reveal these ORFs are present in various aquatic environments, are likely of cyanophage origin and appear to be enriched in environments from the extremes of salinity (freshwater and hypersaline). We posit that these ORFs contribute to the flexible gene content of cyanophages and offer a distinct fitness advantage in freshwater and hypersaline environments.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Microbiology & Infection
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Viral genetics, Cyanobacteria, Host-virus relationships
Journal or Publication Title: PLoS One
Publisher: Public Library of Science
ISSN: 1932-6203
Official Date: 15 July 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
15 July 2015Published
16 June 2015Accepted
13 April 2015Submitted
Volume: Volume 10
Number: Number 7
Number of Pages: 13
Page Range: pp. 1-13
Article Number: Article number e0132642
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132642
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
Funder: Natural Environment Research Council (Great Britain) (NERC), University of Warwick Vice Chancellor Scholarship

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