PMID- 32325168 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210825 LR - 20231111 IS - 1096-0937 (Electronic) IS - 1087-1845 (Print) IS - 1087-1845 (Linking) VI - 140 DP - 2020 Jul TI - Genomic diversity of the human pathogen Paracoccidioides across the South American continent. PG - 103395 LID - S1087-1845(20)30086-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.fgb.2020.103395 [doi] AB - Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a life-threatening systemic mycosis widely reported in the Gran Chaco ecosystem. The disease is caused by different species from the genus Paracoccidioides, which are all endemic to South and Central America. Here, we sequenced and analyzed 31 isolates of Paracoccidioides across South America, with particular focus on isolates from Argentina and Paraguay. The de novo sequenced isolates were compared with publicly available genomes. Phylogenetics and population genomics revealed that PCM in Argentina and Paraguay is caused by three distinct Paracoccidioides genotypes, P. brasiliensis (S1a and S1b) and P. restrepiensis (PS3). P. brasiliensis S1a isolates from Argentina are frequently associated with chronic forms of the disease. Our results suggest the existence of extensive molecular polymorphism among Paracoccidioides species, and provide a framework to begin to dissect the connection between genotypic differences in the pathogen and the clinical outcomes of the disease. CI - Copyright (c) 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc. FAU - Teixeira, Marcus de Melo AU - Teixeira MM AD - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA; Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil. Electronic address: marcus.teixeira@gmail.com. FAU - Cattana, Maria Emilia AU - Cattana ME AD - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA; Hospital Dr. Julio C. Perrando, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina. FAU - Matute, Daniel R AU - Matute DR AD - Biology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. FAU - Munoz, Jose F AU - Munoz JF AD - Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA. FAU - Arechavala, Alicia AU - Arechavala A AD - Hospital Muniz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. FAU - Isbell, Kristin AU - Isbell K AD - Biology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. FAU - Schipper, Rafael AU - Schipper R AD - Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil. FAU - Santiso, Gabriela AU - Santiso G AD - Hospital Muniz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. FAU - Tracogna, Fernanda AU - Tracogna F AD - Hospital Dr. Julio C. Perrando, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina. FAU - Sosa, Maria de Los Angeles AU - Sosa MLA AD - Laboratorio Central De Redes y Programas, Corrientes, Argentina. FAU - Cech, Norma AU - Cech N AD - Hospital 4 de Junio, Chaco, Argentina. FAU - Alvarado, Primavera AU - Alvarado P AD - Servicio Autonomo Instituto de Biomedicina Dr. Jacinto Convit, Caracas, Venezuela. FAU - Barreto, Laura AU - Barreto L AD - Instituto Superior de Formacion Docente Salome Urena, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. FAU - Chacon, Yone AU - Chacon Y AD - Hospital Senor del Milagro, Salta, Argentina. FAU - Ortellado, Juana AU - Ortellado J AD - Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Asuncion, Paraguay. FAU - Lima, Cleoni Mendes de AU - Lima CM AD - Universidade Federal de Rondonia, Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil. FAU - Chang, Marilene Rodrigues AU - Chang MR AD - Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. FAU - Nino-Vega, Gustavo AU - Nino-Vega G AD - Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. FAU - Yasuda, Maria Aparecida Shikanai AU - Yasuda MAS AD - Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Felipe, Maria Sueli Soares AU - Felipe MSS AD - Universidade Catolica de Brasilia, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil. FAU - Negroni, Ricardo AU - Negroni R AD - Hospital Muniz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. FAU - Cuomo, Christina A AU - Cuomo CA AD - Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA. FAU - Barker, Bridget AU - Barker B AD - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA. FAU - Giusiano, Gustavo AU - Giusiano G AD - Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina. Electronic address: gustavogiusiano@yahoo.com.ar. LA - eng GR - R01 AI153523/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM121750/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200420 PL - United States TA - Fungal Genet Biol JT - Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B JID - 9607601 SB - IM MH - Argentina/epidemiology MH - Ecosystem MH - Genetic Variation/*genetics MH - Genetics, Population MH - Genome, Fungal/genetics MH - *Genomics MH - Genotype MH - Humans MH - Paracoccidioides/classification/*genetics/pathogenicity MH - Paracoccidioidomycosis/classification/epidemiology/*genetics/microbiology MH - Paraguay/epidemiology MH - Phylogeny PMC - PMC7385733 MID - NIHMS1604993 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Gran Chaco OT - Paracoccidioides OT - Phylogenomics OT - Population genetics COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/04/24 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/26 06:00 PMCR- 2021/07/01 CRDT- 2020/04/24 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/02/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/04/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/04/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1087-1845(20)30086-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.fgb.2020.103395 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Fungal Genet Biol. 2020 Jul;140:103395. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2020.103395. Epub 2020 Apr 20.