Article
Genome-wide selective sweeps and gene-specific sweeps in natural bacterial populations.
The ISME journal - 1 Jul 2016
Bendall Matthew L, Stevens Sarah Lr, Chan Leong-Keat, Malfatti Stephanie, Schwientek Patrick, Tremblay Julien, Schackwitz Wendy, Martin Joel, Pati Amrita, Bushnell Brian, Froula Jeff, Kang Dongwan, Tringe Susannah G, Bertilsson Stefan, Moran Mary A, Shade Ashley, Newton Ryan J, McMahon Katherine D, Malmstrom Rex R
Abstract excerpt
Multiple models describe the formation and evolution of distinct microbial phylogenetic groups. These evolutionary models make different predictions regarding how adaptive alleles spread through populations and how genetic diversity is maintained. Processes predicted by competing evolutionary models, for example, genome-wide selective sweeps vs gene-specific sweeps, could be captured in natural populations using...
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