Microbial genome analysis: the COG approach
MY Galperin, DM Kristensen… - Briefings in …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
For the past 20 years, the Clusters of Orthologous Genes (COG) database had been a
popular tool for microbial genome annotation and comparative genomics. Initially created for …
popular tool for microbial genome annotation and comparative genomics. Initially created for …
Comparative analysis of amplicon and metagenomic sequencing methods reveals key features in the evolution of animal metaorganisms
Background The interplay between hosts and their associated microbiome is now
recognized as a fundamental basis of the ecology, evolution, and development of both …
recognized as a fundamental basis of the ecology, evolution, and development of both …
The Population Structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is Characterized by Genetic Isolation of exoU+ and exoS+ Lineages
The diversification of microbial populations may be driven by many factors including
adaptation to distinct ecological niches and barriers to recombination. We examined the …
adaptation to distinct ecological niches and barriers to recombination. We examined the …
Evolution in action: habitat transition from sediment to the pelagial leads to genome streamlining in Methylophilaceae
MM Salcher, D Schaefle, M Kaspar… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The most abundant aquatic microbes are small in cell and genome size. Genome-
streamlining theory predicts gene loss caused by evolutionary selection driven by …
streamlining theory predicts gene loss caused by evolutionary selection driven by …
Chromosomal-level assembly of the blood clam, Scapharca (Anadara) broughtonii, using long sequence reads and Hi-C
CM Bai, LS Xin, U Rosani, B Wu, QC Wang… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The blood clam, Scapharca (Anadara) broughtonii, is an economically
and ecologically important marine bivalve of the family Arcidae. Efforts to study their …
and ecologically important marine bivalve of the family Arcidae. Efforts to study their …
Pseudomolecule-level assembly of the Chinese oil tree yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium) genome
Q Bi, Y Zhao, W Du, Y Lu, L Gui, Z Zheng, H Yu… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium) is a species of the Sapindaceae
family native to China and is an oil tree that can withstand cold and drought conditions. A …
family native to China and is an oil tree that can withstand cold and drought conditions. A …
[PDF][PDF] Population genomic analysis and de novo assembly reveal the origin of weedy rice as an evolutionary game
J Sun, D Ma, L Tang, M Zhao, G Zhang, W Wang… - Molecular plant, 2019 - cell.com
Crop weediness, especially that of weedy rice (Oryza sativa f. spontanea), remains
mysterious. Weedy rice possesses robust ecological adaptability; however, how this strain …
mysterious. Weedy rice possesses robust ecological adaptability; however, how this strain …
The persimmon (Diospyros oleifera Cheng) genome provides new insights into the inheritance of astringency and ancestral evolution
Q Zhu, Y Xu, Y Yang, C Guan, Q Zhang… - Horticulture …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) is an oriental perennial woody fruit tree whose popular fruit is
produced and consumed worldwide. The persimmon fruit is unique because of the …
produced and consumed worldwide. The persimmon fruit is unique because of the …
Transcriptomic and phytochemical analyses reveal root-mediated resource-based defense response to leaf herbivory by Ectropis oblique in tea plant (Camellia …
H Yang, Y Wang, L Li, F Li, Y He, J Wu… - Journal of agricultural …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Leaf herbivory on tea plants (Camellia sinensis) by tea geometrids (Ectropis oblique)
severely threaten the yield and quality of tea. In previous work, we found that local defense …
severely threaten the yield and quality of tea. In previous work, we found that local defense …
The mesopelagic anoxic Black Sea as an unexpected habitat for Synechococcus challenges our understanding of global “deep red fluorescence”
C Callieri, V Slabakova, N Dzhembekova… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Black Sea is the largest meromictic sea with a reservoir of anoxic water
extending from 100 to 1000 m depth. These deeper layers are characterised by a poorly …
extending from 100 to 1000 m depth. These deeper layers are characterised by a poorly …