Analysis of bacterial metagenomes from the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico for pathogens detection

• DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftx058
• Publication Date: 2017-05-18T15:39:10Z
• Authors: Wendy Escobedo-Hi...; Liliana Pardo-López
• Keywords: Pathogenic bacteria

Little is known about the diversity of bacteria in Southwestern Gulf Mexico. The aim study illustrated this perspective was to search for presence bacterial pathogens ecosystem, using metagenomic data recently generated by Mexican research group as Mexico Research Consortium. Several genera annotated were detected water and sediment marine samples. As expected, native ubiquitous pathogenic such Burkolderia, Halomonas, Pseudomonas, Shewanella Vibrio highly represented. Surprisingly, non-native public health concern also detected, including Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Leptospira, Mycobacterium, Mycoplasma, Salmonella, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus Treponema. While there are no previous metagenomics studies environment, potential influences natural, anthropogenic ecological factors on putative found it reviewed. taxonomic annotation herein reported provides a starting point an improved understanding biodiversity It represents useful tool may help identify infectious diseases associated with exposure ingestion fish or shellfish, thus be predicting preventing waterborne disease outbreaks.