Phylum Gemmatimonadota and its role in the environment
Bacteria are an important part of every ecosystem that they inhabit on Earth. Environmental
microbiologists usually focus on a few dominant bacterial groups, neglecting less abundant …
microbiologists usually focus on a few dominant bacterial groups, neglecting less abundant …
Gene transfer agents: phage-like elements of genetic exchange
Horizontal gene transfer is important in the evolution of bacterial and archaeal genomes. An
interesting genetic exchange process is carried out by diverse phage-like gene transfer …
interesting genetic exchange process is carried out by diverse phage-like gene transfer …
Horizontal transfer, not duplication, drives the expansion of protein families in prokaryotes
TJ Treangen, EPC Rocha - PLoS genetics, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Gene duplication followed by neo-or sub-functionalization deeply impacts the evolution of
protein families and is regarded as the main source of adaptive functional novelty in …
protein families and is regarded as the main source of adaptive functional novelty in …
Inferring horizontal gene transfer
M Ravenhall, N Škunca, F Lassalle… - PLoS computational …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Horizontal or Lateral Gene Transfer (HGT or LGT) is the transmission of portions of genomic
DNA between organisms through a process decoupled from vertical inheritance. In the …
DNA between organisms through a process decoupled from vertical inheritance. In the …
Assembly, function and evolution of cyanobacterial carboxysomes
CA Kerfeld, MR Melnicki - Current opinion in plant biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Alpha and beta carboxysomes differ in composition, assembly, and
evolution.•Alphas appear to co-assemble shell and cargo proteins; betas assemble inside …
evolution.•Alphas appear to co-assemble shell and cargo proteins; betas assemble inside …
Molecular biology of cyanobacterial salt acclimation
M Hagemann - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2011 - academic.oup.com
High and changing salt concentrations represent major abiotic factors limiting the growth of
microorganisms. During their long evolution, cyanobacteria have adapted to aquatic habitats …
microorganisms. During their long evolution, cyanobacteria have adapted to aquatic habitats …
A review of the phylogeny, ecology and toxin production of bloom-forming Aphanizomenon spp. and related species within the Nostocales (cyanobacteria)
The traditional genus Aphanizomenon comprises a group of filamentous nitrogen-fixing
cyanobacteria of which several memebers are able to develop blooms and to produce toxic …
cyanobacteria of which several memebers are able to develop blooms and to produce toxic …
Horizontal gene transfer in evolution: facts and challenges
L Boto - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The contribution of horizontal gene transfer to evolution has been controversial since it was
suggested to be a force driving evolution in the microbial world. In this paper, I review the …
suggested to be a force driving evolution in the microbial world. In this paper, I review the …
Lichen algae: the photosynthetic partners in lichen symbioses
WB Sanders, H Masumoto - The Lichenologist, 2021 - cambridge.org
A review of algal (including cyanobacterial) symbionts associated with lichen-forming fungi
is presented. General aspects of their biology relevant to lichen symbioses are summarized …
is presented. General aspects of their biology relevant to lichen symbioses are summarized …
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 …