Silencing of xenogeneic DNA by H-NS—facilitation of lateral gene transfer in bacteria by a defense system that recognizes foreign DNA
WW Navarre, M McClelland, SJ Libby… - Genes & …, 2007 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Lateral gene transfer has played a prominent role in bacterial evolution, but the mechanisms
allowing bacteria to tolerate the acquisition of foreign DNA have been incompletely defined …
allowing bacteria to tolerate the acquisition of foreign DNA have been incompletely defined …
[HTML][HTML] Bacterial genomic G+ C composition-eliciting environmental adaptation
S Mann, YPP Chen - Genomics, 2010 - Elsevier
Bacterial genomes reflect their adaptation strategies through nucleotide usage trends found
in their chromosome composition. Bacteria, unlike eukaryotes contain a wide range of …
in their chromosome composition. Bacteria, unlike eukaryotes contain a wide range of …
[HTML][HTML] Globally distributed Myxococcota with photosynthesis gene clusters illuminate the origin and evolution of a potentially chimeric lifestyle
L Li, D Huang, Y Hu, NM Rudling, DP Canniffe… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Photosynthesis is a fundamental biogeochemical process, thought to be restricted to a few
bacterial and eukaryotic phyla. However, understanding the origin and evolution of …
bacterial and eukaryotic phyla. However, understanding the origin and evolution of …
[HTML][HTML] Evidence that mutation is universally biased towards AT in bacteria
R Hershberg, DA Petrov - PLoS genetics, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Mutation is the engine that drives evolution and adaptation forward in that it generates the
variation on which natural selection acts. Mutation is a random process that nevertheless …
variation on which natural selection acts. Mutation is a random process that nevertheless …
[HTML][HTML] Evidence of selection upon genomic GC-content in bacteria
The genomic GC-content of bacteria varies dramatically, from less than 20% to more than
70%. This variation is generally ascribed to differences in the pattern of mutation between …
70%. This variation is generally ascribed to differences in the pattern of mutation between …
Codon usage between genomes is constrained by genome-wide mutational processes
Analysis of genome-wide codon bias shows that only two parameters effectively differentiate
the genome-wide codon bias of 100 eubacterial and archaeal organisms. The first …
the genome-wide codon bias of 100 eubacterial and archaeal organisms. The first …
Environments shape the nucleotide composition of genomes
To test the impact of environments on genome evolution, we analysed the relative
abundance of the nucleotides guanine and cytosine ('GC content') of large numbers of …
abundance of the nucleotides guanine and cytosine ('GC content') of large numbers of …
Correlation between bacterial G+ C content, genome size and the G+ C content of associated plasmids and bacteriophages
A Almpanis, M Swain, D Gatherer… - Microbial …, 2018 - microbiologyresearch.org
Based on complete bacterial genome sequence data, we demonstrate a correlation
between bacterial chromosome length and the G+ C content of the genome, with longer …
between bacterial chromosome length and the G+ C content of the genome, with longer …
Parallel adaptations to high temperatures in the Archaean eon
Fossils of organisms dating from the origin and diversification of cellular life are scant and
difficult to interpret, for this reason alternative means to investigate the ecology of the last …
difficult to interpret, for this reason alternative means to investigate the ecology of the last …
Genomes of Novel Myxococcota Reveal Severely Curtailed Machineries for Predation and Cellular Differentiation
Cultured Myxococcota are predominantly aerobic soil inhabitants, characterized by their
highly coordinated predation and cellular differentiation capacities. Little is currently known …
highly coordinated predation and cellular differentiation capacities. Little is currently known …