Article
Phylogeographic reconstruction of a bacterial species with high levels of lateral gene transfer.
BMC biology - 18 Nov 2009
Pearson Talima, Giffard Philip, Beckstrom-Sternberg Stephen, Auerbach Raymond, Hornstra Heidie, Tuanyok Apichai, Price Erin P, Glass Mindy B, Leadem Benjamin, Beckstrom-Sternberg James S, Allan Gerard J, Foster Jeffrey T, Wagner David M, Okinaka Richard T, Sim Siew Hoon, Pearson Ofori, Wu Zaining, Chang Jean, Kaul Rajinder, Hoffmaster Alex R, Brettin Thomas S, Robison Richard A, Mayo Mark, Gee Jay E, Tan Patrick, Currie Bart J, Keim Paul
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Phylogeographic reconstruction of some bacterial populations is hindered by low diversity coupled with high levels of lateral gene transfer. A comparison of recombination levels and diversity at seven housekeeping genes for eleven bacterial species, most of which are commonly cited as having high levels of lateral gene transfer shows that the relative contributions of homologous recombination versus...
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