Diversity within species: interpreting strains in microbiomes
Studying within-species variation has traditionally been limited to culturable bacterial
isolates and low-resolution microbial community fingerprinting. Metagenomic sequencing …
isolates and low-resolution microbial community fingerprinting. Metagenomic sequencing …
Microbial diversity and the genetic nature of microbial species
The earth contains a huge number of largely uncharacterized Bacteria and Archaea.
Microbiologists are struggling to summarize their genetic diversity and classify them, which …
Microbiologists are struggling to summarize their genetic diversity and classify them, which …
Bacteriophage genomics
GF Hatfull - Current opinion in microbiology, 2008 - Elsevier
The past three years have seen an escalation in the number of sequenced bacteriophage
genomes with more than 500 now in the NCBI phage database, representing a more than …
genomes with more than 500 now in the NCBI phage database, representing a more than …
Genome sequencing of environmental Escherichia coli expands understanding of the ecology and speciation of the model bacterial species
Defining bacterial species remains a challenging problem even for the model bacterium
Escherichia coli and has major practical consequences for reliable diagnosis of infectious …
Escherichia coli and has major practical consequences for reliable diagnosis of infectious …
Resource partitioning and sympatric differentiation among closely related bacterioplankton
Identifying ecologically differentiated populations within complex microbial communities
remains challenging, yet is critical for interpreting the evolution and ecology of microbes in …
remains challenging, yet is critical for interpreting the evolution and ecology of microbes in …
Origins of major archaeal clades correspond to gene acquisitions from bacteria
S Nelson-Sathi, FL Sousa, M Roettger… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The mechanisms that underlie the origin of major prokaryotic groups are poorly understood.
In principle, the origin of both species and higher taxa among prokaryotes should entail …
In principle, the origin of both species and higher taxa among prokaryotes should entail …
The bacterial species challenge: making sense of genetic and ecological diversity
The Bacteria and Archaea are the most genetically diverse superkingdoms of life, and
techniques for exploring that diversity are only just becoming widespread. Taxonomists …
techniques for exploring that diversity are only just becoming widespread. Taxonomists …
[图书][B] The tangled tree: a radical new history of life
D Quammen - 2018 - books.google.com
In this New York Times bestseller and longlist nominee for the National Book Award,“our
greatest living chronicler of the natural world”(The New York Times), David Quammen …
greatest living chronicler of the natural world”(The New York Times), David Quammen …
Cryptic Lineages of the Genus Escherichia
Extended multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis of atypical Escherichia isolates was
used to identify five novel phylogenetic clades (CI to CV) among isolates from …
used to identify five novel phylogenetic clades (CI to CV) among isolates from …
Horizontal gene transfer as a source of conflict and cooperation in prokaryotes
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is one of the most important processes in prokaryote
evolution. The sharing of DNA can spread neutral or beneficial genes, as well as genetic …
evolution. The sharing of DNA can spread neutral or beneficial genes, as well as genetic …