Article
The underlying mechanisms of genetic innovation and speciation in the family Corynebacteriaceae: A phylogenomics approach.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Feb 2017
Zhi Xiao-Yang, Jiang Zhao, Yang Ling-Ling, Huang Ying
Abstract excerpt
The pangenome of a bacterial species population is formed by genetic reduction and genetic expansion over the long course of evolution. Gene loss is a pervasive source of genetic reduction, and (exogenous and endogenous) gene gain is the main driver of genetic expansion. To understand the genetic innovation and speciation of the family Corynebacteriaceae, which cause a wide range of serious infections in humans...
Topics
- Actinomycetales
- Animals
- Gene Transfer, Horizontal
- Genetic Speciation
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Bacterial
- Genomics
- Metabolic Networks and Pathways
- Phylogeny
