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Proteomics-inferred genome typing (PIGT) demonstrates inter-population recombination as a strategy for environmental adaptation.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 2009
Denef Vincent J, VerBerkmoes Nathan C, Shah Manesh B, Abraham Paul, Lefsrud Mark, Hettich Robert L, Banfield Jillian F
Abstract excerpt
Analyses of ecological and evolutionary processes that shape microbial consortia are facilitated by comprehensive studies of ecosystems with low species richness. In the current study we evaluated the role of recombination in altering the fitness of chemoautotrophic bacteria in their natural envi...
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