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Table 3 Prioritized core vaccine candidates against Acinetobacter baumannii

From: Pangenome and immuno-proteomics analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii strains revealed the core peptide vaccine targets

Protein name

T Cell Epitope

Location (aa)

Total number of MHC binding alleles

VaxiJen Score (Antigenicity) (Cut-off value 0.4)

Virulence score (Threshold 0.5)

COG

KEGG Description

P pilus assembly protein (HMPREF0010-00599)

WGDESNERC

820-829

18

1.85

1.0600

COG3188

P pilus assembly protein, porin PapC

adeK

YNSASGTSI

44-52

30

1.9336

1.0621

COG1538

Multidrug resistance outer membrane protein

ompA

YNVDASRLS

298-306

12

1.6125

1.0578

COG2885

ompF-ompA porin family

General secretion pathway protein D (HMPREF0010_01958)

YQQVPSGGK

706-714

7

0.6490

1.0605

COG1450

Bacterial secretion system

FhuE receptor (HMPREF0010-00709)

IKLYDSNVN

641-649

19

1.3939

1.0598

COG4773

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

General Secretion pathway protein D (HMPREF0010_02518)

IQSSGSYEY

221-229

12

1.1190

1.0606

COG4796

Type II secretory pathway

Type VI secretion system OmpA/MotB (HMPREF0010_01378)

LYLDQKEKK

75-83

9

0.881

1.0607

COG2885

ompF-ompA porin family

Ton B dependent siderophore receptor (HMPREF0010_01517)

YSGDSQLNA

286-294

5

1.4266

1.0636

COG4771

Iron complex Outer membrane receptor

Outer membrane protein (29_170)

IAGNQNLKA

82-90

9

1.8656

1.0596

COG1538

Outer membrane protein

Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (HMPREF0010_03292)

LQTMKEGGK

185-193

4

0.98

1.0610

COG0545

FKBP-type peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase

Peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (HMPREF0010_02142)

YQTLQAHAQ

91-99

17

0.72

1.0606

COG2885

ompF-ompA porin family

Pilus assembly chaperone (HMPREF0010_002598)

IKEDANLAA

159-167

20

0.9917

1.0607

COG3121

Pilus assembly protein

ponA/Penicillin binding protein 1a

FLIIIIILV

15-23

54

2.1254

1.0606

COG5009

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

  1. Thirteen putative proteins including P pilus assembly protein, pili assembly chaperone, adeK, ponA, ompA, general secretion pathway protein D, FhuE receptor, Type VI secretion system OmpA/MotB, Ton B dependent siderophore receptor, general secretion pathway protein D (HMPREF0010_01958), outer membrane protein, peptidoglycan associated lipoprotein and peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase have been identified as core vaccine targets by employing in silico reverse vaccinology approaches. Antigenic 9-mer T-cell epitopes were identified for each protein by comprehensive epitope mapping strategies. A cluster of orthologous genes (COG) classification and biological/molecular process KEGG description of the potential proteins was determined. Antigenicity and virulence scores were predicted for each of the candidate epitope