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Comparative population genomics reveal the genetic features associated with the plant host adaptation of Clostridium butyricum.
BMC genomics - 28 Apr 2026
Li Cong-Jian, Zhao Yu, Tang Mei, Chu Xiao, Zhan Peng-Chao, Jiang Xing-Wang, Tian Jin-Yu, Hai Xuan, Lu Yi-Fei, Yang Ling-Ling, Zhi Xiao-Yang
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BACKGROUND: Plants are increasingly considered as secondary reservoirs for enterics. However, little is known about their population dynamics and the genetic mechanisms during plant colonization. Clostridium butyricum is a gut symbiont of humans and animals and, rarely, a pathogen. Here, 55 strains of C. butyricum isolated from the roots of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis provided a new model for understanding...
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