Legionella plasmidome – the role of HGT in shaping the evolution and virulence of the etiological agent of legionellosis

2022/47/D/NZ8/00258

Keywords

Descriptors

  • NZ8_009: Genetyka populacyjna
  • NZ8_001: Biologia ewolucyjna

Panel

NZ8 – Evolutionary and environmental biology: evolution, ecology, population biology, biodiversity, biogeography

Host institution

Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Wydział Biologii i Biotechnologii

Voivodeship: lubelskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution)

dr Piotr Krzysztof Koper

Number of co-investigators in the project: 5

Call

SONATA 18 – announced on 2022-07-15

Amount awarded
1 397 510 PLN
Project start date
2023-10-02
Project end date
2026-10-01
Project duration
36 months (the same as in the proposal)
Project status
Pending project

Project description

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Information in the final report

Publication in academic press/journals (2)

  1. Comparative analysis of Legionella lytica genome identifies specific metabolic traits and virulence determinants

    Authors:
    Piotr Koper, Jakub Wysokiński, Kamil Żebracki, Przemysław Decewicz, Łukasz Dziewit, Michał Kalita, Marta Palusińska-Szysz, Andrzej Mazur
    Academic press:
    Scientific Reports (year: 2025, volume: 15, pages: 5554), Publisher: Springer Nature
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1038/s41598-025-90154-5 – link to the publication
  2. Unravelling the Genomic and Virulence Diversity of Legionella pneumophila Strains Isolated from Anthropogenic Environments

    Authors:
    Sofia Barigelli, Piotr Koper, Maya Petricciuolo, Andrea Firrincieli, Marta Palusińska-Szysz, Ermanno Federici
    Academic press:
    Microorganisms (year: 2025, volume: 13, pages: 2832), Publisher: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/microorganisms13122832 – link to the publication

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