The first bacterial genome was sequenced in 1995, and the first archaeal genome in 1996.
Soon after these breakthroughs, an exponential rate of genome sequencing was …

Comparative analysis of the complete sequences of seven bacterial and three archaeal
genomes leads to the first generalizations of emerging genome-based microbiology. Protein …

Archaea comprise one of the three distinct domains of life (with bacteria and eukaryotes).
With 16 complete archaeal genomes sequenced to date, comparative genomics has …

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In the course of evolution, genomes are shaped by processes like gene loss, gene
duplication, horizontal gene transfer, and gene genesis (the de novo origin of genes). Here …

Prokaryote genomics started in earnest in 1995, with the complete sequences of two small
bacterial genomes, those of Haemophilus influenzae and Mycoplasma genitalium. During …

The Genome that by the turn of the century, 100 microbial genomes It is self-evident that the
genome (its structure and orgawill have been sequenced. At the time, microbial ge- nization) …

The determination and analysis of complete genome sequences have recently enabled
many major advances to be made in the area of microbial evolutionary biology. These …

Sequencing of bacterial and archaeal genomes has revolutionized our understanding of the
many roles played by microorganisms. There are now nearly 1,000 completed bacterial and …

Given the considerable promise whole-genome sequencing offers for phylogeny and
classification, it is surprising that microbial systematics and genomics have not yet been …