Comparative genomics reveals high prophage diversity and horizontal gene transfer of effectors and phage defence systems in the Pseudomonas syringae complex.

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The mobilome, defined as the collection of mobile genetic elements within a bacterial genome, plays a role in the adaptation of bacteria to abiotic and biotic drivers. In particular, prophages have been reported to contribute to bacterial resistance to virulent bacteriophages, to competitive interactions among bacterial hosts within microbial communities and to pathogenicity and virulence. It is, therefore,...

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• Conserved Sequence
• Evolution, Molecular
• Gene Transfer, Horizontal
• Genome, Bacterial
• Genomics