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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2013; 19(30): 5006-5010
Published online Aug 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.5006
Predicting a novel pathogenicity island in Helicobacter pylori by genomic barcoding
Guo-Qing Wang, Jian-Ting Xu, Guang-Yu Xu, Yang Zhang, Fan Li, Jian Suo
Guo-Qing Wang, Yang Zhang, Jian Suo, Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Guo-Qing Wang, Guang-Yu Xu, Fan Li, Department of Pathogenobiology, Norman Bethune Medical College of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Jian-Ting Xu, Cancer Centre, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Author contributions: Wang GQ performed the research; Xu JT and Xu GY collected the data; Zhang Y analyzed the data; Li F and Suo J conceived and designed the study; Wang GQ wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81271897 and 81071424; the National Basic Research Program of China 973 Program, No. 2011CB512003; the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China, No. 20110061120093; the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, No. 20110491311 and 2012T50285; the Foundation of Xinjiang Provincial Science and Technology Department, No. 201091148; the Foundation of Jilin Provincial Health Department, No. 2011Z049; and the Norman Bethune Program of Jilin University, No. 2012219
Correspondence to: Jian Suo, PhD, Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Jiefang Road 3808, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China. suojian0066@yahoo.com.cn
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Received: April 15, 2013
Revised: June 4, 2013
Accepted: June 8, 2013
Published online: August 14, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: The genomic barcoding technology was recently developed to increase the accuracy of genome analysis, and has facilitated the identification of origin-specific genomic regions of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic lifeforms. In this study, we applied the genomic barcode imaging approach to screen for pathogenicity islands (PAIs) in Helicobacter pylori using the six strains for which the complete genome sequences have been published and performing comparison to a common Enterobacter species. Bioinformatic-based functional analysis not only provided proof-of-principle (identifying the known cag-PAI) but also identified a novel PAI (designated as tsf3-PAI).