The genomic characterisation and comparison of Bacillus cereus strains isolated from indoor air.
Balakrishnan N V PremkrishnanCassie E HeinleAkira UchidaRikky W PurbojatiKavita K KushwahaAlexander PutraPuramadathil Sasi SanthiBenjamin W Y KhooAnthony WongVineeth Kodengil VettathDaniela I Drautz-MosesAna Carolina M JunqueiraStephan C SchusterPublished in: Gut pathogens (2021)
Phylogenetic analysis combined with detection of haemolytic (hblA, hblC, and hblD) and non-haemolytic (nheA, nheB, and nheC) enterotoxin genes in both air-isolated strains point to the diarrheic potential of the air isolates, though not emetic. Characterization of these airborne strains and investigation of their potential disease-causing genes could facilitate identification of environmental sources of contamination leading to foodborne illnesses and nosocomial infections transported by air.
Keyphrases
- escherichia coli
- human health
- bioinformatics analysis
- particulate matter
- genome wide
- drinking water
- risk assessment
- air pollution
- genome wide identification
- dna methylation
- copy number
- staphylococcus aureus
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- heavy metals
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- genetic diversity
- genome wide analysis
- real time pcr