Article
Cryptic ecology among host generalist Campylobacter jejuni in domestic animals.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2014
Sheppard Samuel K, Cheng Lu, Méric Guillaume, de Haan Caroline P A, Llarena Ann-Katrin, Marttinen Pekka, Vidal Ana, Ridley Anne, Clifton-Hadley Felicity, Connor Thomas R, Strachan Norval J C, Forbes Ken, Colles Frances M, Jolley Keith A, Bentley Stephen D, Maiden Martin C J, Hänninen Marja-Liisa, Parkhill Julian, Hanage William P, Corander Jukka
Abstract excerpt
Homologous recombination between bacterial strains is theoretically capable of preventing the separation of daughter clusters, and producing cohesive clouds of genotypes in sequence space. However, numerous barriers to recombination are known. Barriers may be essential such as adaptive incompatibility, or ecological, which is associated with the opportunities for recombination in the natural habitat....
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